NOMENCLATURE.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 419, 19 October 1889, Page 6

NOMENCLATURE.

Augur protests against bad naming. He says, lb almost arrounts to thick>headednes?. Hence we find such names as Jack the Ripper, Bruiser, Kicked Out, Kingdom Come, Little Scrub, Ned Kelly, Paddy the Boy, You'll Do, First This and First That, disfiguring the pages of the " Turf Register." Racing men "aie moved variously in this matter. The Hon. James White's plan, a? a rule, is to adopt names the initial letter of which corresponds with the initial letters of the dam's natre. Ruiolph, from Rusk ; Sinecure, from The Solent ; Knightsbridge, from Kathleen ; and Prelude, from Phillina, are cases in point, and although the names may not always be appropriate in the sense that a good name should suggest the bearer's pedigree, the names are invariably well chosen, and are never offensive. Therefore, •when in doubt, follow Mr White's practice, which has at least one recommendation in that it aids the memory in "fixing" the name of the dam. Owners cannot be too careful in naming their horses. The employment of all coaruo and fanciful names should be avoided. The saying, "Give a • dog a bad name and hang him," applies ) with equal force to the racehorse.