SPORTING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 338, 30 January 1889, Page 3

SPORTING NEWS.

The Committee~6f the Auckland Racing .Club "showed their good sense in nob interfering with 'the dates Sf trie Autumn Meeting, which wijl come off on Easter Saturday 1 and" Monday. 1 With the SOsovs. tacked ohtheithree.events, Easter Jlandicap, Autumn Handicap 1 atid-Elierslje Handicap, the programme is now an excellent one, and'whenthe date of nomination comes round on the Bth of Match, there will no doubt be firgtclass^entries for the meeting. •The forthcoming Autumn Meeting of the Victoria-Racing Club will be surrounded with no end of interest to New Zealanders on account of the number of horses that will take part hailing from the land of the Maori. Mr -Barnard's allotment; of the weights for, the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup -will *cc the light on Monday' next), • when, it-- will be settled, definitely, whether Cuirassier is- to be sent over. £6 strengthen the forces. ' «'. a \ -n'l Ttya shipment of JLochjeij R>ussley and the' two-year-old filly Ros,e N d' Urgent,' to Melbourne-- this 'week cameras a surprise toAuokland turfites. F-rbta what ha.d" eoine tOTny<ears,'l was quite' prepared, 1 to hear of MivSteaci once more making an invasion in Australia "with a team, but .was scarcely prepareff'to think that anything would he' done till /after the- weights for the Newmarket Handicap and Australian """"Cup had. *b.ee,n - made public. ; Lochiel 'is engaged in both, of. „ these events, and-.if'iSlr -Barnard" gives* him a chance depend lipbn.it the son of Prince Charlie will not disgrace himself. He is ajbetter hprse now in ©.very • way than at any- time during his career, and that is saying a great deal. Russley, who is ,a son of Doncaster and Steppe, has no engagements at present, ,but there are plenty of races for this speedy gentleman to be entered ..for. Rose d'Argent'is a full sister to Escutcheon, and was brjbd at Sylvia Bark, but she has riot yet sported silk in public. I notice her nanie appears among the entries for the rich Ascbfc yale. Stakes, and ifc can be taken for granted tKat she Is ho duffer; when the enterprising Canterbury sportsman ejects top'it her against ihe doughty two-year-old kings land' queens of the Australian turf. 1* glean" from - the notes of " Senex,;' who paida .visit to Yaldhursc, that Maxim islooking t bright and well, .' but there are pfenty 'more "gallops in store for him yet be"foreihe*sports silk again.' Gipsy King's leg, which»pai?tialiy gave way after, the last Dunedti'n iGujt Meeting, has not yet and puobaßly ne.v§r ayiU fine* down, again, and we''are%b^l&elJL^ t hear of him again for some tjjmeT-to •2&n&'-\ Lochiel had been eased off in hifr-Sjoris since his 'Auckland campaign, but.he:gfeill retains ample proof of gthe* great condition he carried while here.- With - these facts before us we can rest assured that Maxim and Gipsy King are likely to fulfil their V.R.C. engagements! - , A - . - , J.> Chaafe had good reason to be proud of the " send 'off M that was" given to him on Tuesday." -3?6r some reason, the veteran had been reticent about his -departure to even his .most intimate friends, and when the fact became known there was, little time for his admirers to get up a iarewell recognition.- Those that took the matter in hand, though, were of the right stamp, and in a very few hours a substantial amount was collected to give, him a 4a 4 helping hand. .This could have been considerably added to. From what I gather, Chaafe will go on-" to Brisbane • after • his arrival in Sydney, --where - he. . will train for a syndicate formed.- there., His charges will consist of Kingfish (the Hawkesbury Guineas" winner), the *two -year - old filly Bustle (by Musket — Crinoline), Tartar} the yearling colt by Nordehfeldt — Pufchraj and a. couple -oJE other horses."* Ghaafe paid £350 for Tartar to the gentleman whom he trained for here: Peter Chaafe accompanied his father. * ' _ ', Silvermark' now "occupies the position of favourite for "the Dunedin Cup at 5 to 1. He is' owned and > trained by Harry Goodman, of JD.unedin, being got by Apremont from" Hammock. Up to the present his successes have been in racesunde'r. two mile's, ,but he is a horse possessing great pace, as he has frequently . shown. I notice by Riccarton training notes that Ray i 3 treating Engagement (Martini-Henry's sister) to strong work with a view to the race, but her feet are none too sound. Chain Shot also sho.ws .signs of success in his work, but inhere appear tp be no two opinions about the state of Matron's health at the present time, and we will have to wait till nearer the day before finally determining his chance .of success in the big Forbury race. ' Those who were .present at the Gisborne Meeting, say some very nasty things about the stewards disqualifying Lady Norah in the Turanga Stakes; The mare won very easily, and from the grand stand the alleged cross appeared to have been most decidedly the faulb either of Man Friday shirking on being collared, or of his jockey pulling: his .horse on to-theimare's quarters.-- It appears that several witnesses who were at the point where the alleged crossis.said to have taken place were prepared to give .evidence in" favour of Mr Bobbett's mare, r bub the Chairman refused to let- Hope bring any outside' evidence, and only the- respective trainers and owners were .heard. Both the owner and trainer of Lady Norah had the sympathy of the great ' majority on the ground, and it is certain that the occurrence will be the means of Auckland horses being conspicuous by their '•absence at. future Oieborne race meetings'.- The dividend on Lady Norah in the totalisator would have only been £1 7s. •" "- t '• ,On the second day, of the meeting there was also a dispute between the Club and Mr G.« Ellis,,, of who owns Lady Florin. This, \yas over the Tradesmen's Handicap, won by. Fitzjames, . in which Lady Florin ran second. • Mr Ellis entered a projbest .against, the stakes being paid ,o, ver -on the- ground that Fifczjames had not accepted before or rat" the time advertised. The "facts in this matter appear to be these,:, On the Tuesday .night, at, 9 o'clock, all .acceptances were due, and the horses haying accepted were duly notified on, the ~Club'£ notice board '"at the, Masonic Hotel, The name of Fitzjames did aot appear wjibh the o.there, and Mr Ellis made inquiries , -as- to whether 'the horses se£'f<^fch, were all<the' acceptors. > He> was informed that they were Fall there. 'Later on 'a^ "gentleman (not,an officer of the Club) added jbo'.the. posted jl^st the'name of Fitzjames, and on Mr ElJi« pointing this" out he wasjinfprmed that it^vas only, ♦-"a poutkd to a penny chance,", and^that it need pot ' troublejtynr. On'the; pther. hand it. is stated that the necessary acceptance, mdhey was in the' nptel^l-the time,- tbut £hab the -Secre-fcatynacl!'never-.been; informed of the fact. The stewards took legal/advice-'nbout.;the matter! and decided to give the stakes to Fijbz- - james oiijthe ground that the perso.n who en.•tiered'the'"protest'must''hfaye'known what happened,-' and, tWefore^'as i ppQing..lih^t the acceptance, was, wronghis '.duty was to lodged' protest J before the ra'ceV^pcT not afterwards. V s , ",."/ ' • .JThe : Gomniittee/pt'th'e 'Auckland Raoing &hj[b' decided at' a, meeting' tßis'week to remove!; th'e^disqudlificktioiig from airhdrsei s ifhp hiave raced at" CQuntry.meetihgswJxer^

the .programmes were inadvertently not submitted." It was 'shown that there were extenuatjflg\*cu'cumstauces', in connection' with the disqualifications, and the districts w.here" the racing .took place T 'were very , remote. ..Secretaries of country racing clubs and stewards should read up the, rules of racing,- for the amount of ignorance displayed by- the majority is 'out of ' all reason. It cannot be expected that the A.R.C. will show any leniency for a second offence. % < ' Mantilla, the winner of the dnehunga Cup, was got by Anteros from 'Matana [(a ' full sister to Sou-w ester.) Matana wasini•ported by Mr D. White from Sydney some .years ago along with' that arch-deceiver Maori, but she has since'died. While at t the stud Matana produced only two foals, the result being St Michael and Mantilla. Mantilla has raced on several occasions, bufc her only success previous to last Saturday was running a dead heat with Pretender in the Drury Cup on the 27th of December last. "■; Mr A. Town's sale at Hobartville this 'w.eek,appearstohave been a most successful qn-e. v Th,e cable tells us that 185 yearlings , were sold+h^heh' highest-priced one being a .cojt by, Epigram— Olive,' which brought X 720 guineas ■ What a slippeVy customer. Tupaki is in second-rate"' company. The easy manner in, which; he won the '"Flying Stakes 'at Onehunga races on Saturday in the good time ot lmin 18sec, surprised bis most at dent admirers, for he" had Bst 101b to carry, .'and ,was opp6sed v by 1 a fast mare- iq „I£usee. Tupaki 'is one of tho quickest- horses I -have' seen to get in his stride, and Farrell 'certainly knows how to handle him. He was sired by Anteros out of a mare named Batafia, owned by Mr J. Marshall, the dam is dead. It is^pieasing to, know that the gentleman who was Chaafe's latest patron does not intend giving up racing, although little is likely to be seen of his "amber and black jacket again this season. It is proposed to geld Rataplan, and turn him out for a spell- Previous to Übaafe leaving, he broke in, and handled the yearling colts, by Nordenfeldt — Pnlchra and Kordenfeldt — .Ecycina. They were both in' town one day last week, being ridden by. very light boys. The Pulonra colt was taken across to' .Sydney, but the Erycina colt will be' seen Qut on our local racecourse in due time. The-ersfc Auckland-owned pony Mayflower still keeps* in a winning vein. 1 notice that at the last Sydney DHving Park Meeting she annexed the' Pony 'Race for class 14 hands and under, carrying 9st 101b. Mayflower started* favourite at 6 to 4, and won by two lengths. The Christchurch sporting scribes have been interviewing the yearlings brought down there from' Auckland, and add their quota to confirming the good opinion held of the young Nordenfeldts. " Senex " says Mr Stead's yearlings appear to gain admirers every time they are seen. The Locket colt towers 1 above his companions, and perhaps looks more like speed than staying. In connection, with the contest for the Consultation Time Handicap Trot at the last Sydney. Driving Club _ Meeting, and won by a horse named Maori, "Martindale "' writes : — "A protest was entered against the winner on the ground that he had been improperly entered. The allegation was that Maori had been a performer in New Zealand, and when first entered by Mr Hordern's representative, the fact had not been'stated. Mr Morley, the club's secretary, at once made a .clear statement which not only exonerated Mr S. Hordern from suspicion of blame, but reflected credit on him as a horseowner. From Mr Moriey's statement it appeared that Mr Hordern bought the horse at Ki&s's "Bazaar on the understanding that he was a non-per-former. He christened .the horse Maori, and as such he had run at'two meetings. When entering Maori for the late meeting. a vague statement having reached Mr Hordern that the horse had performed in New Zealand, he authorised Mt Morley- to' cable 'to JjTew Zealand for information at considerable expense. It was ascertained that. a horse, supposed to be identical .with Maori, had trotted five times under the name of Bobbie, but had never been placed, and the New Zealand handicapper had a poor idea of his ability. ' These facts were all before the New South Wales handicapper when dealing with Maori's nomination. Having heard this explanation Mr Henderson at once withdrew the protest he had entered." Tetford made his reappearance on an Auckland racecourse last Saturday at the Onehunga Meeting, but failed to distinguish himself. He is daily being schooled for jumping races, and if Harrison can only subdue the bad temper the son of Musket possesses he may distinguish himself, for he possesses no end of pace and is capable of carrying big weights. Speaking of the New Zealand Stud Company yearling sale, the "Canterbury Times" says: — "Had buyers declined to believe- in the Nordenfeldt yearlings and paid, only, hack prices for the progeny of mare 3 that have made the reputation ot the stud, the directors would probably have found it expedient to. break up their establishment and submit its inmates to public auction. Such a course would have been little short of a national calamity. The Stud Company, by producingthoioughbreds of exceptional metit that have more than held their own on the racecourses of Australia ha& sent, forth some of the best advertisements this colony has ever had. Thousands of Australians and a good few visitors from Great Britain have had their attention .first directed to New Zealand by the achievements of our equine representatives in fefaet sister colonies."' The balance-sheet of 'the Dunedin Jockey Club shows that a profit was made on each of the five meetings held "during the last financial-year. On- the Autumn Meetingthey netted ££,576'; Anniversai-y Meeting, £149; May Meeting, £629; Hunt Club, £178 ; and , Spring Meeting, £729 ; thus showing a net profit, of £3,261. Against' this the Clqb's. general expenses* are' very considerable, ,the item of interest alone amounting, to £1,120 per annum. 5 Little Nell, who won the Pony- Race at the Onehunsra < Meeting, -is credited 'with being over 19 , years old. The way the winne.r struggled home was aC treat to witness, and it was only in ' the last two or three^strides that she managed to gain the verdict by the shortest of heads. >•• Mr Donald Wallace, owner of Carbine, Mentor and Tradition, has lost his betterhalf at the early age of 29. At the recent Carripk (Tasmania) Races' there .wa's ari old friend in the saddling padvdock, the veteran Strop: The eon of Panic looked very wqII indeed, considering that he ■w.as foaled in 1861, an,d that it is going 'on for 23 years since he placed the first of four Launcestori" Cups' to' his credit.- -The •veteran was . decorated with the- rdsettes which he wore wJben he made his triumphal entry intp Launce3ton, headed' by' St., JdsephV» • Band, t and followed 1 "by a great erpwd-,of admirers, after winning the Hobar'tCupoflB76. - •

! > Mr MatfcWwfi J 'rHoiftb''Seot > otaiiy,' refused tolivapripye the two ladsjwhp brutally mur,-. dered 'an'oVefs^'er at Tunb'ri'dgp'WpJls, i),nd; -bhey'were : executed, being retention w&h tW©* 1 last. „•.>* ,-•-,,