Sporting. Extracted from "Auckland Star."

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 238, 21 January 1888, Page 5

Sporting. Extracted from "Auckland Star."

Mr p. OBrien is certainty a lucky buyer of racehor&ei?, and one more instance to the "list of his many successes in this line is the fact of his disposing of Man Ifriday to, Mr Tatharoataprofitof £95. ' When the* son of Robinson Crusoe, wasf'sttld', the 6ther week there were rumours abroad 'that he would not' 'stand winding -,up, ' an ! d, perhaps this may account' for Mr OBrien getting rid, of the colt again, the other hand, £95 ' is a nice profit to turn over in s ) short a period, and added to this the Christchurch sportsman«has a better colt in Carbine. . ' , One of the great attractions; iio the visitors to Sylvja J?ar,k during, the* time; of our rajcecarnival >vas inspecting Nordenfeldt. The. h[orse, came in for no end of. praise, and , speaking of the son of Musket to Mr D. OBrien, he, i assured me 4 that ; he had never, se^n a fin,er ; lpokiqg or b.etter-made stallion,, and Mr Ste^d/was alt Dost quite as lpud inhis commendation,, Nordenfeldt's foals arc just as goojd-lo.oking as himself, andthey all possess ,those three essential requieites-r-size, bone* and symmetry ,>, k , . < ' The,, Duke, ot (writes .our London 4 . correspondent) , has finallyc ", re-, solyed.to send Ormonde to the, stud, andthe " horse,' of t>he century ",' wi}l leave Kings-, clerc almosfci'at once for Eaton Hall, ,wher© he^tould prove, a formidable riyal tqjhis Bire,BendOr,' S'fc. Sinion '.(like Prraondef left the k'ri ; 1 uh 4 d,efeated,bufc his record waa 'very' different. ..Years, , jnay, and probably wifi, . elapse, , before we 1 see' ,three . such ; •equine giants, as< Ormonde, , Minting, and; Saraband .fighting put ,. v a Two [Thousand Guineas,;, ,or, witness, •a n finish like to , that for, the Hardwire Stakes Jast Ascot..Theoneregretraany people havei^that, Bendigo.'^toulciuhave.been } l oflf , colour "on I that memqi-able afternoon. f -A,d m i ra l>Rp us used.to maintain, that you c,ould bring a . Derby winner, and, a donkey , together , .by handicapping. \Bendigo, u howeyer, stands, ,Vut 4p.afitEiking,jiistance of the,iallacy of *!$ tn^y f V '^gajpi. anfi again Jbe has^coni .ceded appafqntlyimpQssiblelumps.of weight; ; to really good-class animals. Has record ( and Ormondes-are, indeed, quite unique.* , Auairalian papers ,to Hand this.week^ cori-i tain full particulars of the^terribje accjidepi? atßandwick by? which A. his 4efit|i. -.One ,w,hp .w.as, standing" wh^rp ! the: accident happened .Silyermine was tKelfirst^to, fajl, und Vespasian', 1 and Iny,acler went over h,i,m. " ,,^ou,ng Rpolani , , w.h. p was , ridingr ila'f mi^re, ,>ya.s.,th.e ifijcst.. to, raise* Robertsons hgai^Beyon/i being; -shaken. • neitliej.' G9 t ug^,^pii,p'oqlan was, \ much Jiurt.j Roberts6^jsHej dece^sgd.jogkey,,? after, bis ieriiibjofajll, in^n^ambul^nce; to r Sb.'Yin I c,ent^^pspital, ! ,wher ( e everything was! done %,hini } t\a^ ; JrindnesB (# and sjip cpulci;^gges^'|bu,t h,e, : neyer v regairied liQ<i)9-; 1 iQ<i)9-; 'scio;ujn>|%^aaually s{ink l ,and. ) at:7,o qlqQk ■ pext 4pmmgJmthQdmMft wmp:£™'< ( sen6e t rpul%m, v an.dj of i Xp^eyJ ytho wpfc unremitting; r^n ,'tention,x Thgftyfnetfjf Si^vpnxie f f\v&BpnQi ophe } firsyo jgeJe^h^nVjAfte^i.the ,acoi4ent« aad}was Dresen%t fehe^Hoaj?«ial afcinjer&als - .jury w>s visiblev ffn4.excj|Rfe,fo^a» abrasip^ j'fin^lie'brjgge 3Js;c,olojKitipni f t]irdu^' t c9^|e j sjo ! n,,the i aftc^ey; a^^e toim |he dead-h^^e^okeWmpsii m i|Rasleap<i jthe} snrg^pn,, at 4J |jJ ? e fl H9sm&stated «tot f tTierfeMSjaf^acfc^ o| Jbe^osjhof^he-sj^ilk fTdj tne^^bpijn W be%n { | J^o^itajijeqi^ jjippfs.^but *fflpr%s J^ftd<g4 4 j,piji,t ijis-; asomo ncJrarwreatns \yere sent'by Mr W. Q&t fains. The pall-.bearers were Messrs,D! f , w¥ti& Psp(Jafi!BffiJiß f o|ftp c ,§ a M)» JtefltwltA jrrffg^oM | b'fja, very lajrge assen^iKgej,ana;tti6,'bddy

Us ldty&id :to ! ifer l&b'%3iing -piace/writli ! fevery niark of ttripedb. ''Amofrg^hoso pf^sepb were several friends from Victoria, ,pf whic^'colony 4 ft^bivC v 1 'the twoiear;oid^?fchab%ave been .seen puV.iri, (bj^^ublv "Senex" writes :—-Sbmneil , has - sp. w fyt , Bhown, ,the, ; best form and he^'certainlyVjis a nicely^ "shaped colt of his, inches,, with a'fair, turn of speed, bup lackifog^in,'. substance and , Without much' indication; ,d^ grooving into, a Derby^ho^siii M ! 3^he remark plges ngt, however, apply after tKe' Meeting, for in' the Middle Park Stakes' all three of the placed horses,-Oarb^, Rav^nswing and Man ton;' are .far- better houses than any of the youngsters tj^ab( stripped in. the spring. Of those the'|ii;B^driil third are sqns of the illustrious Musket; ftyid'the second a daughter of the fair renowned matron, Idalia, so they all , three claim fashionable parehtag'e oh Qne side or fcliq .other, which their looks arid performances verify, , parbine is the -plaineet-lookiiig of the three, bub handsome is as handsomo does, and there is no getting away from the fd'cti that although a slow beginner he is a grand mover when he gets into, his stride, and runs generously when callejj.upon to .bestir himself. Ravenswirig is|a' sweeb-lookmg filly, full of quality, and although on the small side, is bigger all over than, her halfbrother,' Betrayer," was at' the same age. Manton is a very shapely^ well-grown colb, favouring his sire both ,in colour and contour! and, so far as present appearance goes, bids fair to develqp into, a grand three-year-old' that would be a "credit, to any Derby ,fiqld t ih the, wofldi He was too v backward tp compete successfully against Well conditioned horses as Carbine and Ravenswing, but he showed good speed so long as his s^ength lasted!, and it will surprise" me if he does nob place a valuable stake or two to Mr Bubler's credit this 'aufcnmn.