SPORTING NEWS. (By Hippona.)

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 286, 1 August 1888, Page 3

SPORTING NEWS. (By Hippona.)

So far as tho vaceeom\se is concerned, we nave seen bho last of Trident. The Hon. J. White has leased the son of Robinson Crusoe and Cocoam.t for stud purposes to Mr John Lee, of Bathurst, and lie is already located ub his now home. Durintr his career Trident proved himself to be one of the best racohorses that have trod the Australian ttuf. He won fifteen races, was twice each second, third, and unplaced, and eleven his victoriob were gained at three year? old. Trident's winnings in stakes totted up to 1 8,990, which is n. big recoid for Australia. I notico at the Christohurch Plumptou Park Meeting, logo mar's daughter Vandal nin second to Eiin-go-Bragh for the Flying Handicap. Son-ot-a-gun wasainoiifj the starter?, but he did not run kindly. He was ridden by a son of Bob Kays, ho had his first mount in public. T invaded the quie*. seclusion of Kean s training establishment at Kokimarama one day this week, and found his numerous string all healthy and well. Altogether the boxes are tenanted by tint teen hoi se?, six of whom are yeariinys, or who may now be called two-year-olds. I had not seen Escutcheon since the Mclbourno Cup meeting. The son of Musket has not grown up, but he has thickened to a good extent, and he bore evidence that Kean has not been idle with him of late. Escutcheon's forelegs were encased in bandages. Leopold is in blooming- health, and he likewise .shows that he has done a lot ot woi k. He i- an impioxecl colt, m every was , excepting that he has not uiou n upwards. Cuhas&icr has lost a lot of the (lesh that ho can ied when last :-cen out. but it ib quite evident that this colt lequireb time, and Kean bus his woik befoie him <o geij him li c lor hi.- eaily spiing engagement* Biac.nar (tho full btothei to Mitrailleuse) w;^ in t he rough, ha\ing only teen taken up a week ag-o. Ho lui^ been spelled since Januniy la.st The 'chaseis Mngn< Ma 'md HunUman weie turned out m 0110 of the paddock-. The youngsters comprise Coiunna, b\ Musket out of Lochiol s dam Nelly Muoie ; i\o.-o-gay, by Leohnus — Pennine; colt by Le ) limits — Atlantis; hlly, by Leolinu- - Line (full sister to Whaknuai) ; La Dauphine, a nice Hlly by The Dauphin from Brassalip, by Panic ; and a colt, by (irnnd Prix — Fleiuebte. All have been bioken in and ate in work, but the most forwaid of the lot is Lochiei'c halt-brother, probably with an eye to the Christohureh Welcome Stakes. He may be a bit on the small side to please some, but othci wise he takes a lot of picking- to pieces. At last advice-, Lady Betty was still an absentee from the Caulneld tiaining braeKs. Some mornings back Dunlop pulled up unsound, showing that he has not yet got with the mishap he met with at Bandwiclc in the autumn. Tranter is in slow work again at Flemington, while Siher Prince, Whitworth. Firelock and Preced ence are reported to be doing good work. It is said that Precedence has grown into a nice-looking mare, and she is sine to be troublesome in the spring cla-sic and handicip lace*. S. G. Cook's horses The Yeoman, Remus, The Charmer, and Cyclops are each doing well. I learn from Southern papers that the Canterbury Jockey Club have issued thoir programmes for next season, and ie will be noted that the powers t r >at be have altered the date ot ther Summer Meeting to the 31&t December Tho Metropolitan Meeting-, three days-, is fixed for November 6th, 7th, and Bth ; the MidSlimmer Meeting, one day, December 31st ; and the Autumn Meebi 1 £, two days, Easter Monday and Tuesday, April 22nd and 23rd. In several instances the pruning knife has been applied, but to no very great extent. At the Metropolitan Meeting the stakes i have been reduced ftom 1 5,030 to 1.4, 803, the piincipal alterations being eflecled over the minor events— the Spring Hut die Handictp, Criterion Stakes, Selling Plate, Handicap Selling Race, Steuaids'Stakes, Juvenile Plate, Nursery H mdicap, Metropolitan Handicap, and Flying Handicap, having all been reduced moie or le-s. €200 has been cut off the New Year programme, reductions being made in the Middle Park Stakes and Midsummer Handicap (reduced to 200sovs each) as well as the Hurdles, Craven Stakes, and Hornby 'Welter. Theie i- no alteration in the first day's progiamme of the Autumn Meeting, but on the second day the stakes aie cat down to £900 as compared with £1,050 last season. The Hurdles, Autumn Nursery, Easter, and Consolation Handicaps all show a reduction, and altogether the progiamme suffers to the extent of £150. The Welcome Stakes of 1889 is to be reduced from 300 soys to 250sovs, but the New Zealand Cup of that year .still has l.OOOovg added to it. The Club have added to the programme the folio vying- proviso in case Parliament interferes with the totalisator •— " The stakes in the foregoing programme aie subject to revision by the Committee prior to closing, both as to the amount ot added money and condition 6 *. *' Fiom " Martindale's " notes I glean the following interesting information anent the cracks in training at Rand wick : — The rivals, Abercorn and The Australian Peer, have Doth done well ; and no two colts ever looketi better than they. Strange to say, Abercorn occasionally shows signs of lameness, but it does not appear to interfere with him in any way. The Australian Peer has wintered exeeptionably well ; and it would delight his owner (who. by the way, is again 1 lid up) to have a look at him. Both were doing medium pace work, j Plutarch has thickened out considerably, and is now the cut of an excellent hurdle horse. Arsenal is quite himself, though he still wears the boot which was desciibed by Mr Weber as '"curious." Arsemil s brother, Magazine, is a source of great anxiety to Ray nor. He is a magnificent colt, and one who would, to appearances, play a very prominent part at forthcoming 1 meetings, wer* it not for his \t*>'t M lo* and Wycombe are in goo t order, as al-o Touchstone ; but the latter is ho badtempered that he has to be worked by him -elf. Alsopp ha- a string which keeps growing in number, his latest addition being the Queensland colt Benrligo, a brother to Ben Bolt, lie has got Cairo once more on the tr-ieks, and, to appearances, he is likely to stand a preparation. Though I have visited tho tracks, I have not seen any galloping of interest. Last Tuesday The Australian Peer and Arsenal got through a useful task on the tan gallop, arlyon, Aberdeen, and Abercorn were worked on the same track, and looked particularly well. Cran brook was missing from the string ; and it is just possible that he may not be well enough to be got ready for the spring — many thinking that a leg v/ill >be troublesome. Volley and Ensign are doing well, and will both be ready. Melos and Wycombe are doing useful work, asalsoDuggan'srecent purchase, Rand wick, a horse which, if looks go tor anything, should be a good one. Paahais also coming on fast ; and useful work is being done by Frisco and Aristocrat. I learn from Sydney that Too Soon is being treated to long slow work at Randwiek. At a special meeting of members of the Canterburj Jockey Club it was resolved to

I embody in the rules of the Club the regulations adopted by the Committee for the control of the totalisator. A- Napier scribe'states that trainers there aro now commencing- to work their charges with a viow to the Spring Meetings, and Silonco. Lady Florin, Meta, Bronte, Partner and Hike are regularly exercised; while several youngsters are al&o being put throuyti their pftcea. Warama seems quite sound, but Bronle has not improved in appearance as much as expected. TTiko has thickened out and grown into a nice little hor-e. IJg L-* only a i>ony in stature, but is strongly buiU, and with only a fwt burden in the .N.Z. Cup lie may render a good account of himsell should he btarl. The Hon. J. White's cast-oil Monte Christo, who is now the property ot the Hon. W. A. Long, came out of hih hhell at the last Rosehill races by carrying oil the Homobiifth Handicap of 1} mile.s and 100 yards. Ho had B*t in the saddle, and slatted iavonrite. Pa>ha, Rosebud, and Teddy Yiullj we*e < mong the unplaced division. Monte Cbru-lo was nuit^ at the top of the tree as a two-year-old, and as it is known ho «an gallop, his win has been the means of his receiving some little attention for the Hawke bury Handicap. J. II u>. table, the well-known light- w eight, lias gone to Melbourne, whero he has secuied an engagement. He has put on a lot of ilesh during t) c past few months, and at the time of his depatture scaled Bst 121b. In the race for the Chrihtchnrch Plumr»fcon Steeplechase Handicap ot 45sovs , Aitift cnt out the woik, attended bv Iri-h King, the othois in a body behind the two leaders, oi: w oin Artist ran off at the fence into the straight. Ti ish King letfc with the lead made good piny -until Shiilolagh ciept up to him on the far c ide, a. d the pnii wei c followed by IWac, HaUa and Kangaroo, the latter pulling double. At two mile^ Irkh King dropped out, and Shil'dn^h w.is left in com m md, but Kangatoo was coming fast on the outside, and at the turn fur Lome lie was prominent-. AttendeJ by ITaka, he quitted Shillelagh, and the pair lan a good race borne, the bitr Nurlli lhhiiide>" winning by tuo lengths, in 6min. 27see. Shillelagh a model ate third. Totalizator 183— 34— 1 4 16- 6d. Artnt »dso ian unplaced in the Handicap Hurdle Race, which \v.':s vvon by T. Stewatt's Playboy. T. Sandcis, who roda Dunlop,the la.-t Melbourne Cup winner, was- man ted a licence by the English Jockey Club immediately on his arrival in England, due to Mi R. Kowett, a piominent spoitsman, who did a tour ot the Australian colonies last yeai. Sanders's first <% leg up" was attheYoik Spring Meeting, where, on Mr llowett's Nell Cook, ho finished second toExpoit in the Stamford Stakes. Sanders's pecond mount — au Doncaster on the following clay — was also unsuccessful. He rode Mr Howett's Thanet in tho Londesboiough Plate; bub he oould not get nearer than fourth to Bi'ayley, who won a good race by a neck. The English sciibes speak favourably of Sandero s riding, but think he i^ not a good finisher. " Those who remember " (says a Dunedin writer) " Matas sensational Dunedin Cup victory — his Fecond win, I mean, when he was pitchforked in at Bst 91b — may likewise remember that in connection with the settling thereon thoie was a disputed wager of ,C 2,000 between one Coodison and the bookmaker, Drake. The foimer a\ erred that he had backed Mata with Drake, while the latter as stoutly denied it. The matter went befoie Dunedin Tatter&all's (then in ex'stence, hut since defunct), and ir, was decided after hearing cvi fence that Drake was liable. For a time he ab&olulely lefused to pay a wager that he repudiated having laid but rinding" that Jus business was seriously affected, he, through the mediumship ot the late Abe Snider, came to a com promise with Goodison by paying a sum down in full satisfaction of the cl»im. Such is what ha=> always been understood, but a few davh ago the said Goodison held a meeting of hh civdit^rs, and it appears from statements made thereat that ho still holds Drake to be in his debt to the extent of £1,400. Some of the latter's friends and some of (Joodison'fc creditoi shave communicated ui'h the bookmaker with the object of hearing his side of ohe question, which is looked for with interest. At the meet ing of Goodison's creditors, the Assignee suggested that the bankrupt had better formulate his chum on Drake, and apply to the club to see whethei the money, or part of it, could not be recovered. He did not know much about these things, but something might bo done Several creditors cvpressed the opinion that the debt, even if it existed at all, was not worth anything, and the meeting adjourned five die." Though the weights for the important spring handicap* have been before the Australian public for borne time, very little betting has been transacted. A fair amount of double business is doing on the Melbourne Derby and Cup and Caulfiokl and Melbourne Cups in Sydney, but rij>htout business is almost a dead letter. Recently Mr Qxenham laid 5,000 to 100 against Lonsdale for the V.R.C. Derby and Melbourne Cup, and 5,000 to 25 against Lonsdale and Aristocrat for the »arne events. The following may be taken as about the ruling 1 prices :—: — UAWKESRURY HANDICAP. 500 to 50 agst Monte Chmlo 500tofaO — Keith 500 to 25 — Souther y Buster b00t025 — First Flaneur 500 to 25 — Lyntl hurst UK HAT 51 KTRO 1 >O . IT AN'ST A X B>s. * 100 to 5 agst Tho Jewel 100 to 5 -- CardiKan 100 to 5 — Monto tJhvteto 100 to fa — Southerly Bustei - . 100 to 5 - Locksley 100 to 5 — Frisco 100 to 5 — Arsenal OAULVHiLII GUI'. 1000 to 40 agst Cranbrook 1000 to 30 — Onkloigh 1000 to 30 — Ai'istoerat 1000 to 30 — Oardisan 1000 to 30 - Remits 1000 to 30 — Lord Allen 1000 to 30 — Monte Christo 10nOto30 — Victory 1000 to 30 - 1 anioncl 1000 to 30 — Sorella

MELBOURNE GUJ*. 1000 to 40 agst Cardigan 1000 to 40 — Aristocrat 1000 to 30 — Cranbrook 1000 to 30 — t 'arlyon 1000 to 30 — Silver Prince 10C0to30 — Matador 1000 to 30 — Lonsdale 1000 to 30 — Meteor 1000 to 30 — Lamond 1000 to 30 — Australian Peer V.TI.C. DERBY. 4to 1 agst Volloy 6to 1 — Lonsdale 10 to 1 — others

V.R.C. DEJRUY AND MELBOURNE GUI'. 5000 to 100 agsn Lons iale and Lonsdalo 5000 to 40 — Lonsdale and Cranbrook 5000 to 25 — Lonsdale and Silver Prince 5000 to 40 — Lonsdale and Australian Poor 5000 to 25 — Lonsdalo and Aristocrat 5000 to 25 — Magazine and Arsenal 5000 to 25 — Magazine and Australian Pc n* 5000 to 40 - - Volley and Cardigan 5000 to 40 — "Volley and Silver Prince 50n0to 25 - Volley and Theorist 5000 to 50 — Volley and Cranbrook

CAUIiFIBIjt) CUP AND MELBOURNE OUP.

5600 to 5 mixed, if not previously laid. While afc the North Shore a day or two ago I had a look at Brigadier. He has arrow n and furnished into" one of the finest spec/mena ot the thoroughbred that one

could wish to look at, and for size, bone and substance J think he will be found hard to beat. -Certainly, fault can be tounct with his fore-leg:*, but otherwise he has every essential thai; makes the perfect horse. Last season Brigadier served a good number of mares belonging to his owners, and in addition Hipporina, Yabtacy, and Fish woman, but the latter has &inee died. Brigadier has been treated to mild canlei 8 during the last couple of month?, with a view to try and get a short race out of him, but 1 am certain he will never stand a preparation. From (Jluistchurch I learn that Carbine is in alow work, and the tout>? \ oto him a miii'b-improved colt. Wanton is highly spoken of, wd his stable companion, Artillery, is doing well. Engagement has gone amiss. The Programme Committee of the Auckland llucing Club have cou.plefed their labouus on next season's bills ot fare, but ifc is not intended to make them nuhlic juso yet. It iy certain, though, that iho distance ot the Auckland Cup will be cut down to two miles, and the Auckland Plate to i£ niile B . Mr A. Drake has issued n handy Sporting Guide, "imilar to Centaurs Index, and I have to thank him for sending me a copy. The little volume is published at .sixpence, and contain- a full list of the last performances of the New Zealand Cup candidates, and a host of valuable tuvf information. Mr A. Glover, of Tafctersall's Cigar Divan, is the Auckland agent for the sale of the book.