SPORTING NEWS

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 441, 29 January 1890, Page 6

SPORTING NEWS

B HIPPONA.

Auckland, January 22. There has been some double-event wagering on the Takapuna Jubilee Cup and Steeplechase this week. Leorina and Recruit have been backed at 10 to 1. Quadrant is scratched for the Zealandia and Anniversary H mdicaps. The acceptances and general entries for the meeting are due on Friday. Major George disposed of ("live to Mr W. R;''Wilson, and the horse was shipped over to Sydney yesterday along with the other blood stock purchased here. While New Zealand owners and horses are continually deserting us tor the other side, on the other han i Australians have found a new El Dorado, and are casting their eyes in the direction of the British turf, where ten times as much money can be won over a big handicap. Chicago was shipped for England last week, and will be trained by Mr J. Savill, who has Ringmaster. The flon. J. White, accompanied by a large party of New South Wa es friends, leaves shortly for the purpose of seeing Kirkham and Nareilan contest the Derby, and it is not unlikely that h- will take Abercorn with him. Mr M. O’Snannasy, Mr F. McEvoy, Mr Alfred Josephs, the big Victorian bookmaker, and Mr W. R. Wakely, the V.R.C. judge, have al-eady left. The latter has taken wah him a New Zealand bred hunter named Otaio. who has distinguished himself when following the hounds in Victoria. In the South, Dudu has been backed to win the Wellington Cup at 100 to 18. Leopold, Whisper, and Lenore are next fancied. Mr John Whittingham, of Melbourne, has lost his stallion Prometheus, by Tubal Cain —Lurline. who succumbed to an attack of the colic. The sum of £1,636 10s was passed through the totali-ator at the Onehunga Meeting last Saturday. Mr A. Todd, late of Auckland, won a race with Pretender at Elsternvvick Park (Melnourne) races recently. The horse was trained by E. Kelly and ridden by Myers. The Hon. James White recently refused an English offer for Abercorn. The proprietor of Kirkham was asked to name his own price, and a guarantee ottered that Abercorn would be used for stud purposes only. Mr W. Blackler, the well-known South Australian breeder, has had the misfortune to lose a promising yearling brother to Prince Consort by Richmond from Queen Consort. Referring to Mr D. O’Brien’s colt YVhimberel, who ran second to Opera in the V.R.C. Criterion Stakes on New Year’s Day, “Augur” says: Whimberel, who was giving Opera a lot of weight, ran like a real good colt. Take my word for it, he will be one of the best three-year-olds of next season. He, too. is by St. Albans, and is, I think, one of the very best the old horse can claim as a son. Some Christchurch money has been sent to England to invest on the Hon. Jas. White’s colts engaged in the English Derby. A couple of Wellingtonians already have secured “five hundred” at an outside

price. Sharland and Co., the local chemists, have imported a consignment of Melville’s lamed “Ossoline.” It is invaluable to trainers. “ Spectator ” paid a visit to the Riccarton course one morning last week. He says that Memo England is on the big side, moves in nice style, and is likely to fine down by Dunedin Cup time, though he cannot be seen there at his best. Dudu did steady work for two rounds, going sound and free. She is fairly forward. Turf nomenclature furnishes many a subject for a hearty laugh, and one instance just brought under my notice is no exception to the rule. An embryo horse owner put in a nomination the other day up country for a colt called “Letters,” and being interrogated as to his reason for calling his equine favourite such a name, replied, “ Well, yer see, I calls him Letters ’ cos he so often gets left at the post. ’ MrC. J. Penfold, the Secretary of the Canterbury Jockey Club, is expected to return to Christchurch abcut the end of the current month.

“Hippo,’ the Napier scribe, writes in flattering terms of the yi-arlings purchased at Syl'ia Park by Mr Gollan. We still have to go from home to hear news. The Sydney “Referee,” in commenting on Pygmalion’s performances, asserts in all seriousness that "he is owned by ‘ Jack ’ Harris, of Christchurch, who was favourably known as a champion sprinter in Melbourne and Sydney some years back.”

W. Clifford has so far recovered from his acident that he has gone on a visit to the Hot Lakes. * K. Kidd has severed his connection with M. Carm dy in Tasmania, and talks about returning to Auckland.

“ Augur ” has an idea that Fishwife could beat Sedition over six furlongs at even weights. During the luncheon interval at Mr Aiidrew Toun’s race meeting, the three youngsters were paraded that the Hon. J. White intends sending Home on the 22nd pros, for the English classic races of 1890. The trio comprised Wentworth, by Chester from Trafalgar; Nepean, by Chester 'from lolanthe ; and Mons Meg. by MartiniHenry from Malacca. The spectators were greatly pleased, Wentworth coming in for most admiration.

The yearlings purchased here by Messrs O’Brien and Stead had a rough passage down to Christchurch. One or two knocked themselves about a little, but none of their bruises are of a very serious nature The racehorses Ariel. Titikei and Tennyson were shipped from Napier last Saturday for Hobart. The flying Newstead, who won the Maribrvnong Plate and beat the mighty Malua, started for the New Year’s Gift in A lelaide the other day, but broke down, his troublesome leg having given way again. A new innovation has been started in Sydney. Pony racing is being held at night at the Lillie Bridge grounds under electric light. Another trial is to be made with the St. Albans—Pardon colt, Bowmont, Mr W. Kelso having again put him into work at Rand wick. Writes “ Augur” : Mr White intends to make a prolonged stay in the Old Country* He hsis expressed his determination to pub all hisbest horses to the English test during the next few years, and in order to render the‘’’experiment purely Australian, he is desirous of having them both trained and ridden by Australians. In all probability • Tom Payten will be induced to assume charge of the invading contingent next year, bub no similar prospect is vouchsafed regarding' Hales, who is at present nob favourably disposed to the idea of undertaking a trip to the Northern Hemisphere.. Teddy Yuille was submitted bo auction in Sydney recently, and was knocked down to Mr T. Stewart for 55 guineas. Bernardo v was bought by Mr E. McCarthy for 350 •guineas. .The stallions Eiridspord and Castor, bedsides the brood mares and the three-year-. ‘ old filly by St. Simon from Larissa, purchased by Mr W. R, Wilson in England, sar.e expected to reach Melbourne about the ..end of the month in the Gulf of Mexico.

The Sydney police are again making raids on the tobacconists’ shops who combine totalisators with their ordinary business. The other day several shopkeepers were prosecuted, fines of £6O and costs were inflicted, and the delinquents were informed that a repetition of the offence would entail £IOO fine, or imprisonment without the option of a penalty. Lady jockeys are the latest novelty in Indian races. At a recent meeting at Akyab, British Burmah, lady owners con tested two pony races—a flat and a hurdle race.

The relative merits of Carbine and Abercorn are being discussed. The following is an extract from a letter in the “ Australasian ”:—What intense interest a match between the two would cause - weight-for-age over the Melbourne Cup course, Carbine to carry his Cup weight (lOst). Both fit and well, I fancy the bookmakers would make Carbine favourite. We have never had a really great march in Australia like this would be ; it would be a second edition of the great Voltieeur and Flying Dutchman match, that took place in the distant past, and still fondly talked over by all lovers ol racing. If such a match could be arranged, say, for £I,OOO a side, people would travel a long distance to witn. ss it, and it would give a great impetus to that perhaps greatest of a 1 really true sport—matches between good horses —and what a race to talk of in the days to come ! The conditions of the various races to be held by the A.J.<’. during 1890 have been issued, and in the main are the same as those of last year. Fur the First Foal Stakes the added money has been increased from 300sovs. to 400sovs. The name of the Weller Handicap (one mile) on the first day of the Spring Meeting has been altered to the Kensington Handicap. The added money for the Second Foal Stakes has been increased like the First Foal Stakes.

At the complimentary race m- eting to Mr Andrew Town held at Randwick Too Soon went out favourite for the Sydney Turf Club Handicap, but did not gain a place. The son ol Anteros must have cost Mr Lyons a lot of money, for he has only scored one win. Paddy Nolan rode Hengist, the winner of the Hurdle Race. Thus the London correspondent of the Melbourne “ Leader ’ :—“At Manchester I was with Mr Jones, of Ballarat, who was vastly pleased at winning the Melbourne Cup. I told him, as I told you, that he had left a Cesarewitch at Flemington. ‘ How much did you win ?’ I asked. ‘ About £3,000,’ he told me, ‘And I would rather win the Melbourne Cup than all your races put together, unless it was a Derby with an Australian horse.’ Sordid-minded person that I am, I wanted to know whether he would not have been content to win a Cesarewitch with an Australian horse, and collar perhaps £70,000 to £BO,OOO a« well. But he was gone on winning the Flemington race. His generous behaviour to trainer, rider, and lads in the stable has been greeted here with great acimiration, in which I join. All the same, I wish that he had let the Me'bourne Cup slide, had Bravo over here with bad feet or good feet, and let me work the Cesarewitch commission for him ”

The “ Canterbury Times ” speaks in complimentary terms of the action of the Auckland Racing Club in awarding Hickey £lO from the Distressed Jockeys’ Fund, and adds : —“ This payment is intended to compensate the Napier horseman for the expense and loss of time he incurred as results of his accident on the Canterbury course. If this is the case, the Committee of the Canterbury Jockey Club, who refused to grant Hickey any assistance, should begin to feel a little mean.”

Dreadnought and Singapore are doing good work at, Randwick. The youngsters purchased here by Mr Wilson, of Melbourne, will be placed under the care of Mr L. C. McDonald and will be prepared for the next year’s events by J. Munro.

Mr W. Kelso was up before the stewards of the Rosehill (Sydney) Club the other week to explain the running of Brunswick, who ran in his colours. His explanation was heard, but nothing further was done in the matter.

A peculiar instance of short weight happened <at the Cran bourne races (says the Melbourne “ Evening Standard.”) Clinker, the winner of the Great Southern Handicap, was ridden by J. Haves, who, on returning to scale, was found to be 21b short. It so happened that the colt had been made a very warm favourite, indeed nothing else carried any money of moment. This one fact put the stewards on the alert, and they instituted an investigation, with the result that not only was the horse disqualified, and the stakes awarded to Nancy, who came in second, but the circumstances of the short weight were so suspicious that the owner of Clinker (J. O’Brien) and the trainer (G. Lawson), as well as the horse, were put under a ban of disqualification for the space of 12 months.

DUNEDIN AUTUMN MEETING. The following weights have been declared : Hurdle Race —Tornado, list 121 b; Torrent, list 31b ; Garibaldi, list; Tremolite, 10st71b: Squib, 10st51b; Reuben, lOsb; Waitangi, 9et 101 b; Trapper, 9st 81b; Jenny, 9stslb; Wardrobe, 9st3lb; Royalty, Cathedral and Beecoob, 9sb. Welter. —Forester, 10st 121 b ; Wolverine, lOsb 71b ; Lady Florin, lOsb 51b ; Tornado, lOsb ; La Rose, 9sb H>lb ; Mon Loup, 9st 81b ; Little Shamrock, 9st 71b ; Miss George and Kimberlev, Bse 71b ; Investigator, Quickstep, Leinster, Don Pedro and Belvidere, Bst s)b each. The ex-Auckland mare Forget-me-not has injured herself and had to be shot.