SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1086, 13 June 1882, Page 2

SPORTING.

(To the Editor of the Standard). Sir. —Will you be good enough to tell me whether two entire horses named “ Riddles* worth ” appear in the Stud Book, and whether both, or either of them, came to New Zealand ? And what are their respective pedigrees and whether a Riddlesworth ever won the Two Thousand Guineas? —Yours, &c., Breeder. [Riddlesworth—Brown colt, bred by Mr Thonhill in 1837, By Emilius out of Bee in Bonnett, by Black lock out of Maniac, by Shuttle out of Anticipation by Beningborough, Expectation by Herod — Skiiu — Bartletts Childers—Counsellor—Snake. Emilius by Orville, Emily by Stamford, her dam by Whiskey, Grey Dorimant by Dorimant, Dizzy by Blank, Dizzy by Driver, Smiling Tom—Oysterfoot—Merlin—Commoner— Coppin Mare. Orville by Beningborough, Eveline by Highflyer, Termagant by Tantrum, Regulus— Marskes Dam. Beningborough by King Fergus out of a Herod mare, dam by M&tch’em. Imported to Wellington, New Zealand (by the Hon. Mr Petre), about 1843, where he served until 1857, w-.en he was sent to Nelson, where he died in 1861. Another horse appears in the Stud Book as “ Riddlesworth.” a chestnut colt also by Emilias, foaled in 1828, was winner of 2000 guineas in 1831 ; was afterwards sold for German wtud purposes, was afterwards brought back from Germany and exported, to America. — Ed. p. b. s-i NAPIER JOCKEY CLUE STEEPLECHASE MEETING. [B Y TELE G R A P ll.] The following nominstions have been received and weights declared for the above Steeplechase Meeting, to be hold at Hastings on the 28th instant :— p,t lb st lb Lone Hand 12 7IA. G 10 3 Te Whetu ... 11 0 Ruahine ... 10 0 Grey Momus 10 12 Wild Dayrell 10 0 Baron 10 10 Hurricane ... 10 0 New Year ... 10 9 Lady Bab ... 10 0 Sunray ... 10 6 Harukeko ... 10 0 (From Exchanges.) ENTRIES EOR MELBOURNE CUP. The following are tho entries for the Melbourne Cup, wnich include five New Zealand horses :— Melbourne Entries. Lord Lisgar Suwarrow Wm. Frederick Hobart Duke Essex Queen Kohinoor Commotion Lord Loftus Erictboneus Venom Winifred Duchess Spite Aide-camp Stockwell Czar Ace Gardenea Wizard Gem Canary Bosworth Flying Jib Bagot Transferred Proctor Petrel Kingvale Mulatto Gloster Salvage Odd Trick Boolka Grip Sunset Coreena Vanguard Santa Claus Prattle Iris Caudal Colstown Lady Hampden Anglesey Ironmaster Cheviot Lohengrin Attache Liberator Mistake Hereford Bay Ornearette Waterloo Nautilus Butterfly Sir Joseph Belmont Allendcr Calma Mistaken Pollio Euclid Little Jack Westbury Sydney Entries. Stag Martindale Quail Jessie Saionara Grosvenor Fandango Cunnamulla Burrwood Prima Donna Cetewayo Bryan O’Lynn Sardonyx Hesperian Baronet The Drummer Waxworks Rainbow Sylvanus Rupert Creswick Navigator Piracy Morpeth Paul Barber Gostwyck Gudarz Eva Bathurst Lord Clifden Harebell Dunedin Armidale Kai Kai Sweet William Crazy Jane Tyson Lord Burghley Wheatear Sauntorer Hecla Sir Oliver Hilltop Scgenhoe Brunette Adelaide Entries. Darcbin Wizard Standard-bearer Promethens Savanaka Royc.l Highness Assyrian First Water Sensation Bassanio Hebrew Lavinia Guesswork Footstep Plioreus Crystal