CAP AND JACKET

Observer, Volume 4, Issue 81, 1 April 1882, Page 46

CAP AND JACKET

MY NOTE BOOK,

By "Abiei.."

" Tot homines, quot sentenfice."

Jimmy Poole returns to Sydney after the Autumn meeting, Darebin has been suffering from a rheumatic attack. Messrs Lance and Eobinson have sold On Dit to Sam Powell. Hard Times should win the Steeple at Taranaki, with Catoh'em and Mourns filling the situations. The County Handicap (Taranaki) ought to be a Boft thing for Larry, 7st. 101 b. The Bulletin puffs Sir H. Robinson's judgment of horseflesh, proved by Lady Emma's victories. Mr Bates' speedy mare Hilda, the Wellington Cup winner, broke down in the Dunedin Cup race, and has been turned out. The Taranaki Hurdles will be won by Oatch'em, 9st. 71b. Failing him, Totara, lOst., should about do it. Much surprise was manifested in Dunedin at the Auckland Stud Go. not nominating any of their stock for next year's Champagne Stakes. Pell Mell has been sold for 1400 guineas to Mr W. Pender, Commotion for a like amount to Mr W. Pearson. Foxhall, the great American racer, has adopted a couple of pretty kittens, -which live in his box and climb his bock. Sour Grapes, a well-known brood mare, the property of Mr De Mestre, died from the effects of a snake bite on the nose. At the Egmont Races Cafcch'em won the Hurdles, and Larry appropriated the two Handicaps (Egmont and District.) Slander Filly ran \ second in the former. It is to be hoped that proper accommodation j Trill be erected about the totali9&tors at the forthcoming Auckland Meeting, and thus prevent the crushing and crowding that usually takes place before and after a race. * The Panmure races came off very quietly on Saturday last. The attendance was small and the sport far from good. Akeake won the local Hurdles, and Hard Times the open Hurdles. Luckpenny won the principal event, the Handicap, with Yatapa second. i The Taranaki J.C. races commenced yesterday, I and continue to-day. Good general entries and acceptances promise a pleasant meeting. The j J.O. Handicap should lie between Randwick and j Larry (9st. and 6st. 51b. respectively). The i latter has been showing a bit of iorm, and though ! comparatively unknown, might prove a good one, and lick our chestnut hero. To-day (Friday) is general entry day for the A.R.C. Autumn Meeting. The following list will be useful to horseowners. G-eneral entries for Tradesman's Handicap, lsov., Ellerslie Handicap, 2sovs., Hurdles, 2sovs., Publican's Puree, 2sovs., Flying Stakes, 2sovs., Selling Race, 2sovs., and The Shorts, lsov. Acceptances close same time for the Easter Handicap, 2sove., and Steeplechase, Ssovs. The acceptances for the Great Autumn Handicap are to hand, 33 nominated, and 16 accept. Better than one would have expected, seeing what, a hash the handicapper made of the adjustment of weights. Lady Emma, Luna, Libeller, Salvage, ] Tasman, and Poet are the best in it. Some of i this six are so well in as to make it almost a moral the winner will come from them. To reduce the six to three placed horses, I prefer them in the following order, Libeller, Poet, Luna. j Since the Dargaville races, there has been a good deal of public comment with regard to the scratching of N". or M. for all his engagements. It appears, so far as the facts have transpired, that the horse was run by Mr Dibble, but that Abbott ' had a bill of sale over the animal. Shakespeare, ■who also had a horse entered, bought the bill of sale from Abbott, and foreclosed just before the races, and Dibble, to prevent the results of his labour and training passing into other hands, got even by scratching lorM for all engagements, j I have to thank " Sir Launcelot" for a catalogue of the blood stock to be disposed of at J. T. Ford and Co.'s Repository, Cashel-street, Christchurch, on "Wednesday, 12th April, 1882, on behalf of Messrs Mason and Vallance. By this I find that the whole of these gentlemen's thoroughbreds will be submitted, including the following horses in training : — Ch c. Amulet, (1878) by TraducerCharm (engaged in the C.J.C)., b. h. Volunteer, SLB76) by Totara-Skybird (engaged in the . J.C.H.) br. c. Fleur de Ljb, (1878) by TraducerFleurange (engaged in C.J.C.), eh c. Bundoora, (1878) by the Peer-Ayrsey. The Peer was sire of Manuka, Peeress, and Darebin, Bundoora is engaged in the C. J.C.H., Armourer, br. c. (1879) by Tubal Cain-Seashell, by Nautilus, (by Panic) out of Eloise, by the fcermit out of Sweetheart, by Red Heart* Tubal Cain is sire of Coriolanus, •winner of the V.R.C. Champion Stakes, and Prometheus. Panic is sire of such animals as Strop, Wellington, Commotion, Lone Hand, Pell Mell, etc. (Armourer has been privately sold to Mr D. Frazer, of. Wanganui, and so will not appear at the auction.) Br. c. Torquoise, foaled in 1879, by Tubal Cain-Topaz, enjoying one of the, .finest pedigrees traceable, her family being all winners, the brood mares Comprise, Lady of the , Lake, by Sledmere, Meg Merriiies, with foal at "."-foot, by. Perkyn Warbrick (imp.), and stinted to \Defamer,' b'^y mare, by Cassivellanus (imp.) out • q£ a daughter of Rayensworth. The young stock c are as follows : — Br. colt Coupon, 2yrs.i by .Tubal Cj.inrpebenture, engaged in Auckland Derby and CTjCC.H.i br. colt, 2yrs:, by Javelin-Lady, of the Lake, engaged in the H.B. Guineas and Auckland ,Derbyii#.-rf;V;'2yrs., The Jilt- by Traducer- : VFleurangej engaged in C.J.0.H., t atid Derby ~-ijxa- .. broken.], Minerva, 2yrs.,. by Traducer;;Sweetbna)fi engagecj.in O.J.O;Hy and Derby ; also, viyearlingsi by Towa, Leander and Albany, out of , ■ Lo^.of|^n©^3|y|^ *??• tihere ■is "a ibay horie, but' of latitie. Kelt,

and a grey gelding (1878) by Leander, out of Fatima. This is a choice lot and should cause j spirited competition. The Tubal Cain youngsters j especially are sure to run up to a good figure, ! owing to the performances of the sire's sons, j Coriolanus and Prometheus recently. j The weights for the A.R.C. Autumn Meeting have been declared, and the handicaps appear to me to be the best we have been favoured with in New Zealand for a length of time.. Great care has evidently been taken in the adjustment of the weights, and I think there is not a single " chuck in" apparent. In the Easter Handicap Randwick, who has well earned the place of honour, heads the list with 9st. 21b., a rather light commencement, but justified by the class of horses engaged. At that weight, the handsome son of Barbarian will have, if in good fettle, an excellent say in the race, and could not justly be let off with a pound leas. Maid of Honor, Bst. 81b., is the next, and I consider her chance a very rosy one. She has the foot of anything in the hunt, though in wretched condition, reflecting discredit on her trainer. In Foul Play's Cup she got second to ! him, carrying 7st. 21b., and though the time ! (4min. 16sec.) was not good, still it proved she ; could get two miles. The mare has since Bhewn grand form over shorter courses, and if sent for, this ought to make things sultry for the beat in it. Mischief, Bst. 41b., is a speedy daughter of Malice by Albany, and has been lately running very well, and at the weight is fairly treated, though pretty well looked after to my thinking." Libeller, Bst. 21b., has quite enough up, and I am beginning to think he is not a weight carrier. Besides, he will be kept down South for the Great Autumn, most likely, being chucked in there at 7st. 91b. King Quail, Bst., has more up than he will carry to victory. He doesn't like more than 7st. 4or 51b. Slander Filly, 7st. 101 b., is rather leniently treated, that is to say, she might, by some handicappers, have been given four pounds more, and no one could have said it was unjust,. still, her wins have mostly been against country horses, so I reckon she is totted up about right. Her say in the race is one of the best' of the bunch, and I should not be at all surprised to see her leave the paddock a firm favourite on the day. She has a happy knack of winning, which her stable companion, Libeller, has not, and she will, undoubtedly, carry a lot of public money. Tim Wbiffler, 7st 91b., is nicely weighted, and remembering his desperate finish in the A.R.C. Handicap at the same weight, he must be looked upon as " werry good goods." Little Tim is a thorough "plucked 'un," and if well ridden ought to go very near this event, always supposing him to have picked up again after his late staleness. Othello, 7st. 71b., I. don't care for. He was too far behind, though flogged from the jump, in the Publican's Purse on the second day of our Summer Meet for me to have any hopes of him in this. Larry, 7st. 61b., I don't know much about, but, from what I hear, he has quite enough put on him to settle his chance. Louie, 7st. 41b., the Napier sensational winner, by Anteros, out of Tres Deuce, by Traducer, is a fashionably bred one enough for anything, and that " blood will tell" was proved in her case. She cannot be said to have been raised too much for her double win, and will, no doubt, make a determined bid for the Handicap. Her owner has reason to be thankful at her getting off so easily. She will be about at the end. Soukar, 7st. 51b., I have not much belief in. Angler, 7st. 2ib., the Napier horse, will find he is too slow for these jokers. Lara, 7st., is let in pretty light, and if his leg is square on that day he will give some of them their gruel, and beat more than will beat him, though I hardly can see him winning it. Below 7st., we have some pretty warm customers, and it would hardly be a boil over if the winner came from that division. The first is Yatapa ,6st 121 b., the winner of this event in 1879 and 1880, must be considered well in were he in any condition, but as he is at present he has a very poor show. However, he is a queer customer and might come on again suddenly. If well, there would be no need to look further for the winner. He carried 6st. 21b. and Sst. lllb. in his two former victories, and ran away with the race both times. . Dewdrop, 6st. 101 b., has a weight up -which, she can cany comfortably — any more is too much for her.' She must be labelled dangerous, but Mr Lennard's luck is not good at Ellerslie. Lone Hand, 6st. 101 b., is the nearest approach to a " chuck in" of the lot and I like his chance very much, and shall expect to see him make a very hard fight for victory. Paramena and My Dream 6st. 101 b each, won't be good enough. Luckpenny, Comet, and St. Patrick ditto. Harkaway and Nor M, though lightly let in, will find the going too good for them, and Qilderoy I would not have at any price. To sum up, I shall expect a good acceptance,, and the winner to come from Maid of Honour, Slander Filly, Tim Whiffler, Louie, Yatapa, Dewdrop and Lone Hand, and feel inclined, as things look now, too plump for the Maid. *