SPORTING NEWS. [By Hippona in the "Auckland Star."]

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 402, 14 September 1889, Page 4

SPORTING NEWS. [By Hippona in the "Auckland Star. "]

WILL MAXIM GO TO MELBOURNE? Mr Stead is leading a merry dance to those individuals who wish to know his intentions with regard to Maxim being sent to Australia or otherwise. This week the Christchurch Press Association agent wires that the Canterbury sportsman has determined not to send the son of Musket over, bub whether the item of news is reliable, remains to be seen. Mr Stead is nob the man to divulge his private business in this way, nor could the public expect him to. I think that if Mr Stead has finally settled that Maxim is not to be among the Melbourne Cup field, the pen would be run through the horse's name by this time.

A PLUCKY SPORTSMAN. Mr D. OBrien has once more determined fco oppose the formidable turf forces of Australia on their own soil, and on Wednesday last he loft Christchurch with Dunkeld. It was about this same period in the year that he took over Trenton and Carbine, but I don't think he has got one their equal this time, although we must always respect his shrewd judgment*. Dunkeld is engaged in the Victorian Derby, and also the Melbourne Cup and Caulfield Cup. I give below his full list of performances last season, which are by no means discreditable, while on the score of breeding his pedigree wants some beating He was sired by Apremont. His dam Athole is got by a Derby and Leger winner, Blair Atliol, out of Florence Macarthy, by the Derby winner, Macaroni, out of Lady Morgan, by the Derby winner, Thormanby out of the dam of the Oaks and Leger winner, Marie Stuart. What better lines of blood could you wish for? Dunkeld's performances read :—: — Canterbury "November— Second to Cynisoain Welcome Stakes, beating Merrie England and four others. Unplaced in Juvenile Plate, 7.7, won by Cynisca 7.9 and Exchange B.4— dead heat— with Adulation 8.0 third. Canterbury Summer — Won Middle Park Stakes, 7.11, six furlongs, lmin 17sec, beating Wolverine 9.0, Chudleigh 8.6, and Adulation 8.11. Dunedin February— Second in Champagne Stakes, 9.3, won by Cynisca 9.3, beaming Scots Grey 8.10 and two others. Won Ciiy Stakes, 8.11, five furlongs, lmin ssec, beating Scots Grey 8.0. Water Baby 7.9 and two others. Unplaced in Marshall Memorial, 7.5. won by Manton 9.3, with Ravonswing 8.4 second, and Scots Grey 6.7 third. Canterbury April— Third to Memo England and Scots Grey in Champagne Stakes, beatinor Cynisca. Third in Challenge Stakes, 7.4, won by Scols Grey 6.11, with Merrio England 7.4 second, beating four others.

STUD NEWS. At Major George's estate, the brood mar c Corcyra dropped a colt foal on Wednesday last to Nelson. The little stranger is said to bear a strong: similarity to his sire in colour and points, and is almost similarly marked. Iphigenia, by Ingomar — Clytemnestra, has been sent up from Napier on a visit to Nelson, and two of Mr W. Walters' mares also visit the son of King Cole, while three go to Nordenfeldt.9 Vacillation (by Knottingley — Atalanfca) has produced a colt foal to Captivator at Sylvia Park. "Fishgirl has produced a colt foal to The Dauphin at Papakura.

HAWKES BAY SPRING MEETING. Satisfactory entries have been received by the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club f or their Spring Meeting. The Kohimaranm trained trio Corunna, Fabulous, and Leopold are entered, and among the others I notice the name of Scots Grey. Mr Stead in all probability will send the grey colt up, for he figures in the entries for the Guineas. He will have a task set him to put down Corunna if both meet.

THE NEW ZEALAND CUP. In the South, Wakatipu, the full broche 1 ' to Chicago (last year's Caulfield Cup winner) appears to have a good number of friends for the New Zealand Cup, and a day or two ago 50 to 4£ was booked here about his winning. According to all accounts, the most forward horse in Chrisfcchurch is Merrie England, and he is doing splendid work. Whether he will remain here or be taken to Australia, though, is an open question just now. " Sir Launcelot " watched the work at Riccarton a few mornings ago, and of the New Zealand Cup candidates he liked Sultan best. Son-of-a-Gun was also looking and doing a great deal better than he expected to find him doing. Dudu showed no signs of the leer ailment that affected her in the autumn, but Springston will need very tender handling on the part of his owner, if he can be brought fit to the post. British Lion seems to suffer slightly from a kind of stiffness behind, but he shakes it off when fairly extended. Vandal is both looking and going well, and Wakatipu and Cantamount look well to the eye.

A CANTERBURY VISITOR. I had a long chat with Mr E. G. Griffith, the veteran Canterbury sportsman, during the few days he was here. He paid a visit to Sylvia Park for the first time, and was positively delighted with the whole place, and added that he had never looked over a finer stallion than Nordenfeldt. He was also well pleased with Ellerslie racecourse. With regard to the Kohimarama-trained horses, he thought Cuirassier was backward, and would want a long, steady preparation for him to be thoroughly wound up. Corunna he votes the best three-year-old i n the colony, and he thought the colt wasj ust in nice condition to be thoroughly pink by November. There is no better judge in the colony than Mr Griffith, and it was he who imported thestallion Aibanyand thesuccessful brood mare Idalia to Canterbury from i England, while he owned Betrayer, the Wanganui Cup winner, and other animals. It will be remembered he handicapped for the Auckland Eacing Club in 1880.

THE V.R.C. DERBY. Sydney Tattersall's Club annual meeting came off at Randwick on the 24bh August, and this, the first scene of the Australian racing drama of 1889-90, together with Dunkeld's shipment this week, proves that the Victoi'ian Derby is not all over, bar the shouting, as was gensrally supposed. Mr W. Gannon showed that he has a claim to put in with Merriment, who easily appropriated the Tramway Handicap from a fine field of 29, and ran the six furlongs in 1.15. The colt got to the front soon after starting, and, making the pace a strong one all the way, held his own comfortably, and won with three or four lengths to spare. It will be remembered that Merriment won the Hobartville Plate last year, and subsequently ran second to Rudolph for the Hawkesbury Claret Stakes. He is described as a fair-sized wirey colt, and was got by Sylvia's famous son Goldsbrongh from Happy Thought (the dam of Tom Brown), by The Barb from Merry Thought, by Peter Wilkins from Reflection, by Lugar from Mirror (imp.), by Sir Hercules. Later in the afternoon, Singapore was made a great ** pot " for the Spring Handicap, 1 \ mile, but he disgraced himself by failing to gain a place. Anent his running " Martindale " writes:—" With Bst, the race did look a good thing. If he was to prove a Derby colt of anything like

his sire's stamp (the majority of the public argued), he should have no trouble in beating the field opposed to him. He not only failed to win, but was badly beaten. After he pulled up, I had a look at him. He was in great distress, and it was quite evident that he was in nothing like form. I shall not give him up yet ; and those who have discarded him as being no good may yet have to alter their opinion. Still they have the best of the argument up to the present time, as his solitary win, beating Re, is not a great performance." I seethe Melbourne papers record that Richelieu is doing splendid work, and M. Carmody has a good colt in Claude, so that altogether present indications point that after all there is every probability of a first-class contest for the great Victorian cla?sic event.

AUSTRALIAN BETTING MARKET. When the s.s. Manapouri left Sydney, the ruling prices for the big spring events were a8 under :—: — Hawkesbury Handicap.— s to 1 v. Lamond. 8 to 1 v. Tourbillon, 10 to 1 v. Locksley, 12 to 1 v. iSllerdalo, 12 to 1 v. May Queen, 12 to 1 v. Bernardo. 16 to 1 v. Bustler, 16 to 1 v. Sorella, 20 to 1 v. Pet Girl. [A cablegram received on Thursday night says Lamond has ad vanced to 3 to I.] ( Great Metropolitan Stakks.— lo to 1 v. Abercorn, 10 to 1 v. Lamond, 12 to 1 v. Cran- \ brook, 12 to 1 v. Ellerdalo. 16« to 1 v. Locksley, 16 to 1 v. May Queen. V.R.C. Derby.— 6 to Iv. Rudolph, 6 to 1 v. Richelieu, 6 1o 1 v. Dreadnought. 8 to 1 v. Singapore, 10 to 1 v. Sinecure, 12 to 1 v. Corunna. Melbourne Cup.- 100 to 7 v. Silverton, 100 to 6 v. Tradition, 100 to 5 v. Carbine, 100 to 5 v. Mentor, 100 to 4 v. Singapore, 100 to 4 v. Antoaus, 100 to 4 v. Rudolph, 100 lo 4 v. Richelieu, 100 to : 3-v. Melos, 100 to 3 v. Chicago.

THE MELBOURNE HORSES. Of all fche horses at Flemington none are doing better than Mentor and Carbine. Chicago is undergoing his preparation at Sandringham along with Whakawai. The labter met with an accident to one of his legs some time ago, but he is pretty well all right again, and Chicae-o, who never looked as well as he does now, promises to be a dangerous candidate for the Caulfield Cup or the Melbourne Cup, whichever is his mission. Tradition is trained privately, andashe holds a forward position in thebetting — what little there is — ifc is to be presumed that he is going on satisfactorily. The reports concerning Silverton are highly gratifying to his supporters, and all going well up to the day, he will see a short price for the Melbourne Cup.

THE TOTALISATOR. It would appear fchat the loose manner of issuing totalisator permits that has existed in the past is to be altered during the new racing season now upon us. At all events, racing clubs will for the future hive to apply for their permits earlier than has been the custom heretofore, otherwise there will be the risk of the permission nob coining to hand in time. According to " Mazeppa's " notes, Mr Sydney James received a note from the Lake County Club asking him to apply in formal manner to Mr Carew, the senior Resident Magistrate for the district, for the customary privilege. Mr Carew thereupon informed Mr James that the new arrangement was that clubs desiring the use of the totalisabor must in the firtit place m^ke direct application to the Colonial Secretary ; that the application will then be referred to the magistrate for recommendation or otherwise ; that the Colonial Secretary will thei'eupon exercise his discretion in the matter, and communicate with the club making the application. It appears that Mr Carew and the other resident magistrates have no option in the matter, instructions having been issued that this routine must be observed. Clubs would also do well to remember that every permit has to be separately applied for — that is, there is now no such thing as a general permit covering a racing season or any other period.

NEW BLOOD STOCK FOR ADELA DE. Particulars are now to hand of the blood stock Sir Thomas Elder has purchased in England tor the Morphetville stud at Adelaide. The sire purchased is Nautilus, by Hermit out of Bai'chebbina, by Felion oub of Cymba, by Melbourne. He is full brother to Charon, The Abbott and Marden, all good performers. Nautilus won a number of races for Captain Machell. He was foaled in 1880 and trained on until he was an aged horse, altogether winning 25 races. The price paid for him by Sir Thos. Elder was 720gs. The mares purchased are Paigle, by Springfield out of Lilian ; Fairy Force, by See Saw out of Fair Vestal — this mare is stinted to Silver by Sterling ; Miss Mostyn, by Uncas from Lady Mostyn (a good performer), is stinted to Clairvavx (a full brother to Thebais, etc.) ; Sunningdale, by Hampton from Sallypast, is a maiden mare. The fifth filly is Arrowflight, by Retreat from BoweCring, by Toxophodite.

DEATH OF EDELLA. Edella, the dam of Hie famous racehorse Malua, died a few days ago at Mr Croziers place, St. Albans, near Geelong. The mare had attained a good age, and was tho property of Mr John Field, of Tasmania. She has left many good representatives, but of course, Malua was by iar the best performer of her stock, and though the mare was well bred, it is only through the performances of Malua that her name is celebrated.

DEATH OP A VETERAN TURFITE. An old Victorian racing identity has passed away in Mr J. Morrison, the wellknown trainer. The immediate cause of his death was due to a serious accident which happened to him when he vvas riding Chester in the Melbourne Cup of 1878, when Calamia won. He was jammed on the rail, and had his leg broken. The leg was set ; but during late years a horny substance had grown on it. This caused no , end of pain. Having undergone an operation he was getting on well, when a relapse took place ; and he died,regietted by all Few m6n were better known on the Australian turf than Morrison. The early part of his life was spent as a jockey, and the latter part as a trainer, but in both capacities he was a living illustration of the truth that " Honor and shame from no condition rise ; Act well your part, there all the honour lies." In " the sixties," Morrison, then the crack horseman of Victoria, was identified with the "rase and black stripes " of Mr Hurtle Fisher, and the " white with blue spots" of Mr C. B. Fisher, and in the innumerable stakes for young stock, won by those gentlecnen with the progeny and descendants of old Fisherman, Morrison was continually weighed in a winner. He also piloted many other good winners, among them being the V.R.C. Derby on Camden, Seagull, and Charon, and the Melbourne Cup with Warrior. As a trainer Morrison achieved all the success which had attended him as a rider. Amongst the most important events won by horses trained by him were the Newmarket Handicap with Hyacinth, and Champion Stakes with Commotion. He also trained Wellington for his later engagements, and only just missed winning the Melbourne Cup with The Czar through Zulu's unexpected victory in 1881. Morrison was born in Falkirk, Scotland, in 1839. His father, who was an innkeeper, had Joe taught to ride ; and his first mount waß on a mare called Claudie at Eglinton Park. He rode many times in Scotland and Eng-

land, and rode for Lord Cardross, Sir James Boswell, Mr Redferp, Count Pradoe, Count Lagrange'in France, and also Count Persigny and Baron Niviere. Morrison arrived in Melbourne on April 10th, 1859. He leaves behind him a widow and several children who aie well provided 'lor, fcbe deceased trainer having been a wisely provident man, whose first consideration was his home and family.

BITS OF TURF. Major George evidently has the makingi of a good colt in Reprisal, who is shaping well in his work at EUerslie. J. Chaafe won a race with Kingfish at the last Queensland meeting. •'Mr B. Thomson" has Capella and a Musket — Hannah mare in work at Devonport. It turns out after all that Oddfellow has not passed into the hands of an Aucklander. The negotiations for some reason fell through. Sportsmen throughout the, colonies will be glad to learn that the Hon. J. White, who has lately been sufiering from severe indisposition, is gradually improving in health. I learn from Sydney, that Clogs has changed hands for £100, and goes to the stud at Hobartvilie. Messrs Freeman and Luckie (Napier) proposeissuing^NewZealandTurf Record, "and are sending circulars to the various racing clubs asking assistance to produce the work. The Auckland Racing Club Committee on Wednesday very properly declined to do anything in the matter, as Mr F. G. Whetham, of Dunedin, the original compiler had not intimated that he intended discontinuing the issue of the "Record." "Rata" [thinks thpt Medallion, the Nordenfeldt— Lockeb colt, is the best two year-old in Canterbury. Kingask, who is known to most racegoers, is dead. He won the Hawke's Bay Guineas, but during the last couple of years had been hurdle-racing. Walter Hickenbotham evidently intends reserving Carbine and Mentor for the rich prizes in Victoria, as neither of these cracks have been nominated for any of the A.J.C. Spring weigh t-for-age races. Manton, however, has been freely entered, and last accounts say he is improving fast in condition, The Messrs Cooper, of New South Wales, owners of Lady Betty, are getting a string of horse 3 together in England, and intend sporting their colours. They have engaged the well-known trainer Ryan. What is left of the old Southern ring have good cause to remember Lochiel. Perhaps the final act in connection with this turf drama was executed the other day, by the posting of two Dunedin men by a brother fielder whose patience is exhausted. Victor Hugo, by Chester from Kathleen, is said to be the Hon. J. W hite's best for the Maribyrnong Plate. Victor Hugo is an own brother to Monte Christo, who ran second to the flying Newstead in the Plate of 1884. The withdrawal of the nominal favourite Mara from the Caulfield Cup was caused by the mare being badly lamed at Sandringham. Daniel, who was supposed to have more than an outside show for the Melbourne Cup some weeks back, lan "nowhere" in the Tattersall's Spring Handicap at Randwick with 6st 61b. Squire was among the runners for the Selling Race (7 furlongs] at the Sydney Tattersall's Meeting, but did not gain a place. From Hawke's Bay comes news of the death of the stallion Opawa, by Ravensworth—Fairy. During the time he was at the stud he produced a number of winners, but nothing of any note. While on the turf Opawa won the Wanganui Handicap and Stakes two years in succession, and Taranaki Cup and Handicap. Moss Rose, taken from Dunedin to Melbourne by Mr H. Goodman, brought £370 after winning a selling race recently. Mr A. Davies was the buyer. There is a good two-year-old in Sydney this season named Correze, a son of New-, minster out of Ouida, a full sister^ to the; Hon. O . McLeans mare Lady Emma. He has won the Rosehill Hobartvilie Plate and Tattersall's Two Year Old Stakes. Strange to say, after each event he bplted a couple of miles before he could be pulled up. Bustler, who won the Sydney Tattersall's Spring Handicap, left the paddock at 20 to 1. Prior to winning, his best performance was' running second to Antteus. in the Flying Handicap, at the Sydney Tattersall's Meeting last season. Bustler has incurred a 51b penalty in both the Hawkesbury Handicap and Metropolitan Stakes.

The season for the shipment of horses to India has (says the Melbourne " Argus ") fairly set in, and the departure of the New Guinea will be followed by that of the Bancoora, which leaves for Calcutta with a contingent of 420 all told. The horses by the Bancoora comprise 215 shipped 'by Mr Cavanagh and 185shippedbyMrArtnstrong, both of whom have made the Indian market a study. The horses show tine equality in appearance, and are from the stud farms of the principal breeders in Victoria and New South Wales. They have been selected chiefly for cavalry re-mounts, and, as a consequence, will have to stand close and severe inspection. In addition to the large strings sent by Messrs Cavanagh and Armstrong, there is a smaller lot being sent to the Rajah of Jeypore and others, which will bring up the steamer's complement to the number already stated. There are some interesting figures in the papers laid before Parliament, giving a» return of the land grants, sales, and leases made by the Government of Western Australia during the last 10 years. There are 563 ivdividuals or firms in the colony to each of whom, during the past 10 years, there has been allotted 10,000 acres of land and upwards. Of these 563, there are 274, each of whom is in possession of 50,000 acres and upwards ; 184 who have 100,000 or more acres each. There are 74 who hold not less than a quarter of a million acres ; forty- five persons or companies have 500,000 acres and upwards ; 21 have a million acres and upwards ; &even have two million acres and over : five are in possession of three millions of acres and upwards each. Them are two companies' with over four million acres each, and one' of these — the Union Bank of Australia — has acquired possession of no less than 7,870,825 acres of land. — " Colonies and

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