CAP AND JACKET

Observer, Volume 6, Issue 152, 11 August 1883, Page 6

CAP AND JACKET

KOtICB. 'BeprpCariea.;of Clubs r ovoners of horses, and turfites are requested to forward annoiMveantcnte and items of news , for^ifpylumn. Questions ejecting tlte Turf, etc., will be '■ " ■ gMdly answered, and hets decxded. . . All communications to be addressed to the Editor. RACING CALENDAB. August 24.— JTorth Canterbury Steeplechases. , August SO. — Combined Hunt Club Steeplechases (Gexaldino, Beagle, South Canterbury, and Wainmte County Harrier Clubs). '. f * ■"' j.-^ ' ' '■. /*"■ Ikdex to Closihg Stakbs. • - . AaRUBt 11. — Nominations 'North. Canterbury SteepleChases. August SO— Acceptances Combined Hunt Clab Steeplechases. August 20. — Acceptances North Canterbury Steeplechases. August 4.— Nominations Geraldine Cup, B.C. Handicap, Hurdle Eace, and Plying Handicap. August 14. — Nominations Hawke's Bay J.C. Spring ' Meeting. August 22. — Acceptances and general entries Otago Bunt Club Steeplechases. Australia. Nov, 3, 6, 8, and 10.— V.8.C. Spring Meeting. J , _. ■ NOTES BY SPREAD. EAG-LE. — The speedy Siesta has been leased by Dan O'Brien from Mr Horsford. —The Dunedin Jockey Club totalisators passed £35,320 through last season. — " Whipper in " has beon giving "Beacon" a taste of his thong in Society. — The Dunedin Jockey Club show a balance of v assets over liabilities amounting to £4000. — The Queensland horse Prodigal, by The Peer — Fortress, will hare to change his name. — " Sir Launcelot" congratulates Mr Cotton on his maiden effort at handicapping in this colony. T-Mr Percival is doing a lot of draining on the gallop, which will soon be required now for slow ; work. ! — 'Mr Butler has sold Betrayer. The little fellow goes to the Stud at Temuka, being purchased by Mr Matthews. — It was reported in England that when Peck gave the Prince of Wales the Orange Cup, H.R.H. sent Peck a cheque for £600. — The Alexandra Jockey Club have fixed fith October, and Lowburn IJHh, Clyde and Cromwell Spring Meetings coming between. — There are twenty-five entries for the Canterbury Cup, most of the N.Z Cup favourites being among them. — Mr P. Butler*s Luna goes to the etud, and will probably visit Albany ; the progeny of " Old Sal " should be a speeler. — ""Mites" picked first and second horses in the Grand National Hurdles, and the winner of the Steeples at the same meeting. — Parihenopeue,the horse of many an alias and many a trade, arrived on Tuesday by the Waihora, no doubt to leave work and do stud duty. — Nothing much was done last wook over the N.Z. Cup, the metallicians having been busy over a good settling for the Waterloo Cup. —Tristan has won £17,002 for Mr Lefevre. He is a queer horse to ride, and, like many of the Newminster line, goes better when a bit above himself. — It is rumoured that Sir Hercules Robinson is to replace the Marquis of Normanby as Governor of Victoria. If so, there will be great rejoicing among turfites. — At the Sale Turf Club meeting this month, bookmakers have to pay £1 for the privilege of betting, but it admits them to the Stand enclosure. — The Melbourne Cup betting remains about the same except Martini-Henri has been backed at 100 to 4, Grosvcnor 100 to 3,- and First Water 100 2. — The Wellington Racing Clnb, at their meeting, showed an overdraft of £57, the rocoipts for the season were £11)10, oxpendituro £1967, stakes paid £1451. — The Plunger is likely to go in for the jumping business next year. He is the right style of horse for the game, but, like Wellington, he may cot care about it. —All communications referring to forming the Racing Association, spoken of a few weeks ago, are to be addressed to the secretary of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. — The V.S.M. was remarkable for the nonsuccoss of favourites. The books had a good thing, but the fatal accident to Mclnnes cast a , gloom over the proceedings. — " Sir Launcelot " gives H. Lunn the credit of being far away the best cross country rider, and Clarence and Canard the best horses at the illegitimate game in New Zealand. — The disqualification so long resting on Mr Byers and his horse Golden Crown, has been withdrawn, on the proposal of Mr Morrin, seconded by Mr Dickey, at the meeting of the Auckland .Racing Club. — Mr Coventry objected to the Irish gentlekian rider, Mr Beasley, getting the allowance in the Auteuil Grand Hurdle Race. Mr Coventry won on Beatus, the Irish horse Chancery running, under protest. —Great feeling was expressed at the Dunedin Jockey Club meeting in reference to the loss of the lute Mr Marshall. Mr Hazlett, who has been vice-president for the last two years, was elected in his place. has been backed for a bit in the " Maribyrndng Plate at, 100 to 4. He is by Chandos, out of Lady, Chester. Owing to the de'aih of Hon. ; E. K. Cox it may alter arrangements concernins? -T-Traduoer; shown ahead $ *®PW sireß ait tho 'of 'wiimet&'r £'• J^» t^^^y^:'.P ; oet, anil

- I — Dick • Hatteraik -- is looking well, but the weather has been very wet for; working horses in I South Australia. Achilles, who was a dark colt, for the V.R.C. Derby and Melbourne Cup, met with an accident to his eye, and is scratched. — The latest thing in racing colours — " Crashed Strawberry." The effect will be quite too delicioualy all but* at the Pakuranga Hunt Club Meeting. " Crushed Tradegian " will be next a heavy shade of blue, of course. — A twenty - five pound prize for spotting winners was earned off by a son of the Bishop of Peterborough. His Lordship is Irish, so I presume ; the taste is hereditary, as his Lordship did his best to shoot Gladstone's Irish Church Bill out of the House of Lords. — There has been a great deal of correspondence concerning ladies adopting the male style of horsemanship. Habits now-a-days do not cover a multitude of "shins," and the bootmaker's art is set off by the sweetest things in spurs. — Steppe, Crinoline, Lure (sister to Lurline), Petroleuse, and Miss Laura are in foal to Cadogan—a handsome little bay horse got by Cremorne out of an Adventurer mure. Tros Deuce (dam of Louie), and Fancy (dam of Poet), are both in foal to Anteroa. — Welcome Jack has been again backed for the N.Z. Cup this week at 100 to 10 ; Tasman and Matanaka, the so mo price ; Bundoora, Torquoise, Hippodamia, and Adamant 100 to 8 ; Leos 100 to 7 ; Lady Emma 100 to 6 ; Dauphin 100 to 6 ; Kato and Jilt 100 to 4 ; others 100 to 3to 100 to 1. — " Augur's " twenty for the Melbourne Cup include Commotion, Stockwell, Cunnamulla, Cakaa, Nicholas, Coriolanus, Prometheus, I King of the Valo, Doncaster, Gloucester, Kohinoor, Boscawen, Favo, The Boan (scratched), Bordeau, Caractacus, Grosvner, Malua, Lesbia, j and Raillery. j ! — Referring to a spin between Martini-Henri and Aberfoyle, the writer says the son of Musket finished half a, length in front, pulling hard, Aberfoyle being riddon out. Sardonyx, Pell Mell, Sweet William, Cunnamulla, Willeroo, Kaipara are all doing good work. Despot did the best two miles seen at Randwick this season. — Since last week the following have cried a "go" for the Melbourne Cup:— Comet, Little Jack, Rosemary, Mrs Jarley, Lord Mandeville, Ad Valorem, Buttercup, Country Squiro, Duchoss of Albany, Jack of Clubs, Joan, Mentemore, The Bean, Merman, Too Too, The Plunger, Aberfoyle, Lord Clifden, Glencoe Goldfmder, Hesperian, Paleranda, and Spread Eagle.

— The Leader's English correspondent writes that when the Duke of Portland, referring to Archer's broken engagement, told the great horseman he was to blame, the " tinman " replied, " And who are you V* Surely this cannot be true in conservative England. — The Christchurch Hunt Club Meeting was not very well attended. Bateman won the Open Steeplechase, carrying lOst 51b, ridden by Cotton, winning by a short head from Hercules, Quamby third. Tommy, an outsider, won the Hunt Club, Raronswood second, carrying 12st 71b, the winner lOst 81b. • — " Warrior " gives a good aoeount of Commotion. He says he has grown into a well framed horse. Ho cantered a couple of miles, occasionally extending himself, and looks up to j anything below eleven stone, Bordeaux and Wilson's Prodigal also did . good work, the • former being in graud heart. j — This is how they do things in Persia. They have a Derby even there. A lot of men enter their horses, and deposit the entrance fees with the Shah. The race is then run, after which the Shah takes possession, of the winner, and sticks to all the entrance money. There is a business-like simplicity about sport in Persia which speaks for* itself. ' — Mr Agnow, owner of Assyrian, has commenced two actions — one for £5000 damages against the Tasmanian Turf Club for his disqualification, and the other for the stakes of the Launcoston Cup. Every other club that has taken the matter up has decided in Mr Agnew's favour. Tho Launceston Racing Club is not very flush, of -the needful. ; . —The Paper Hunt Club met at the back of Mount Wellington, Panmuve. The line was laid round the mountain, across the road near Ellerslie, round by Dunn's farm, on to the road leading £to Otahiihu,' theri tiirned upsy Ireland's tannery K ti> ' the lodge gates\ jumped-' the fence into the paddock in front, from, -there, up ,to the schoolihousaat Pantnure, and wnross-fedutrcry to'Loorabe s fboi^l^^MrHarfprd, the mft«ter, ( waa:hardly jyell

in ahappeararice oh Rambler \ "'There' was' good' jumping generally. ; Sir G-arnet did onewarticu-; larly big one over a, bush fence. The Whewellsi were in the van as usual. A bay cob, whoße rider I do not know, followed the brothers home, jumping very cleverly. Mr Patterson, I think, would have placed himself had he not stopped to tighten Herald's girths. Old Gladstane had to travel, Iris rider being very energetic. Lumsden got a nasty spill over a big furze hedge, with a deep ditch covered with loose furze, the grey landing with his fore legs in the. ditch. Fortunately the girths broke, or the traiuer would have had an ugly smash ; he pJucLily finished the run bareback. Several ladies were present. Next week the meet will be at Orakei Road, opposite Mr McMillan's. Among those present who went well wera Messrs T. and W. Whewell (on Sir Garnet and Louis dOr), Patterson (Herald), Lumeden (brother to Reform), O'Brien (a chesnut), R. Eaton (Bananas), G-ladstane, the bay cob, and one or two others whose names I oould not ascertain. —The annual meeting of the Auckland Baring Club was held on Monday last, Mr Tonks in the chair. After the balance sheet had been read, the Chairman drew attention to the progress they had made in 1883, their receipts were £5856, and their expenditure £4,537, leaving a profit of £1,319. In 1882 the receipts were £4,198 ; expenditure £3,171 ; profit, £1,026 ; subscriptions this year, £734 ; last year, £705. The valuation* of property, viz £11,000, was low, as it would sell readily for £15,000. Subscribers increased Biowly but surely, in 79 to 80 the number was 665, in '82 and '83 it was 734. The Bummer meeting was always looked on as the most successful aB a source of revenue, this year it had brought them £1,275. Messrs J. Kirkwood, Buller, S. Morrin, W. McLaughlin, F. W. Marks, and Major G-eorge were nominated to fill the vacancies of retiring committeemen. It was proposed to havo a members' carriage paddock, and a fenced off piece for jockeys to weigh in, which will be a groat improvement and safeguard against tampering with the weights. Inoohb anji EXPBXDmjRE of the Auckland Racing Club, year ondius? 30th June. 1883.— Dr: Interest, L 142 3Bl0d; Secretary, £250; wagos, L 277 63 ; charges, L3Ol 7a lOd ; balance, L 945 Ha 9d : total, L 2.219 12s 6d. Cr : Annual subscriptions, L 3 4; rent of race course, L 92 10s ; Bpring meeting receipts, 1/465 7s 6d ; spring' meeting expenses, L 460 10s 6d— Ls 19s ; summer meeting receipt*, L 3.926 19s ; summer meeting expenaes, L 2.715 Ifis 7d— Ll2U 2s sd ; autumn meeting, 18S3, receipts, L 1.462. 462 6s 6d ; autumn meeting, 1813, expenses, L 1360 6s &i — L 10 2; assumed ntunei, LI Is ; autumn moeting 1882, L 7 3: L 2.219 12s sd, Balance L 945 14s 9d. Lonn on mortgage, L 5.000; creditors. Lll9 3* 9d; Bank of Now Zealand, L 1935 17s Si; nominations to Derby, 1883, L7O ; Derby, 188 i, LB3 ; total liabilities.

L 7204 98 3d ; Biiapense account, L 2; balance. L452Q 12s 6d : total, L 11.753 Is 9d. Debtors, L 77 12s 6d ; unpaid subscriptions, L 235 ; rncec«mrse, L 6.443 13b; emnd stand, L 4.414 7b 7d ; furniture, LSO ; fencing, L 259 17s 6d ; working plant, Ll9O 6s 6d j cash. L624s 8d : total. L11,73g la 9d. Dependencies for future added money : Mares Produce Stakes, 1884. L 100; Derby, 1883, L 200: Mares Produce Stakes, 1885. L 10 0; Derby, 1884, L 30 0; Mnres Produce Stakes, 1836, L2oq ; capital, 30th June, 1882, L 3680 17s 9d; income and expenditure, L&45 14a 9d: total, L 5426 12s 6d. Balance, L 4526 12s 6d : depeudencies, as per contra, L 90 0: total, L 5426 12s 6d. — The hounds met at that favourite rendezvous, the gates of the genial master at Papatoitoi. "Hares are always plentiful here. Walls of all kinds and sizes, and hospitality unbounded, it is no wonder the locality is liked. The " beauties" found at once, and went away with a breast-high scent. The first wall was a clinker, and lots would not have it. Our worthy Mayor, on Don Juan, came down over it, as did Mr Bourko on a well-known bay mare. Neither lost their horses, and both went well for the rest of the day. After a good long run, puss was rolled over. The hounds quickly chopped another in the scrub, and drove out four more at the far end. Torn Brown got the spotted pack on to a good old jack hare, who disdained cover nearer than about four miles away, and some good fencing or walling was indulged in ; but one great advantage was apparent, the Blow-going between the fences kept the hounds from being interfered with, therefore there was some pretty hunting. Another kill at the edge of the scrub, making the third. Once more the chores was heard, and away. wo went. This time the scent did not hold, and the pack was whipped off, after one of the best day's aport of the season. Among those present were the /master (Mr MeLaughlan), who kindly provided for those' present ; he was on iSirarod, as usual; Messrs Wallis (Robert the Devil), J. Clarke (Don Juan), D. Tonks (Greyhound), Waterhouse (Harlequin), Bourke (Quick's mare), H. Smith (a grey horse), G-oodman (Dainty), GL Williamß (St. B within), West (a bf own mare), Laing (King Don), Rae (Chandler), Dunnett "(Griioat), Donnelley (Jack Shepherd), Lushingtoti! (L^^iHftndj^O'SUlUviiii^a iseW purchase)/ Mjs Waterhouw; Boy), Mrf SSesreaaon

(Forest), Mrs Wallis a, bay horse)",' SK'SsTSfiocbl , | ; (a bay),- and Miss . O'Sulliyjftife who wW^s^r*.. r well on a bay mare. There were a lot €^» yj&owiijj > j gentlemen on ponies, who have a." particular weak* ness for the Papatoitoi stone walls. — On a lovely day last week I walked to j&ijeefc^ Lane, reaching the Agricultural " Company's I ground just about stable time. As I strolled 1 ' across the eward. I saw Musketeer led into his - box by Rowlands, who was good enough to let me step into the boxes and look at the torsos' under his charge. This three-year-old Will b^ taken up the week after next. He has' been, ** turned out for a spell, and no doubt' it has ddhe a big, loose-made colt like he is a great deal of good. He has furnished and filled o.ujt very much, having quite a different appearance from the big, awkward colt he appeared at the Autumn. Meeting. He put me somewhat in mind of bi&r mother, only the speedy Yatterina is built lfe\ much smaller lines. This colt has great length, and on a flat course should have a wonderful. stride. The little pony Libeller came in- from;' another paddock while I was looking at Musketeer, , and as I turned to look at the little fellow I could not help wishing I owned one as handsome „. for a hack. His legs show the amount of wop^ he has done these last three seasons, but when t .' looked at his wonderful gaskins and propelling power generally, I could not help thinking how tew big horses show as much. He looks rather * light in his middle piece, and he always was a - ; little coarse about the neck and throat ; but Ido not think he shows it any more than last year, as one might expect with increasing age. A coming light-weight, rubbing the extra mud off Libeller,. • . who evidently had had a good roll outside, said, " Tetford's in the next box, sir, and just got bis clothes off." I accordingly interviewed the blazerfaced son of old Punga and Musket. He is a hard bay, with the Musket back, loins, and quar- „ ters which that sire so often stamps his progeny $ with. Tetford's hocks are large and well let down, but I do not quite like the way his legs are . set under him. His head, with the broad blaze,, puts me somewhat in mind of his ancestor ; the great "West Australian, Carbineer, is marked the same way. Rowlands told me Tetford moves well, but is higher in his action than Punga, who was one of the prettiest goers we ever had here. As the youngster progresses under Rowlands' able tuition, and extends herself more, of course he will alter for the better. In chatting over Punga's win in the Dunedin Cup, Rowlands said, "I rode Tattler in the Maiden at Wellington before the Cup, and beat Punga by about ahead* three of us finishing a ding-dong race, Pungfe | being on the rails, another in the middle, and Tattler on the outside. The three were so locked together I was the only one could use the whip. In the Dunedin Cup Punga got away well, my brother Harry having the mount. I was on.' Tattler, hut could not get to her. She never seemed extended, and won as she liked." '.'There £ : l do you know this fellow ?" said Rowlands, as he ? stripped a handsome whole-coloured brown. I • had to confess I did not, for I had never seen G-oldsborough'a eon Maoriland. -The first things that struck me was the roach bock of old^shJHj| man, and thoughts dew back to my boytfjßQH when Tom Parr's, old favourite and John Wells travelled about sweeping the board of Queen% % Plates from one end of England to the other'i sbeing better known to the railway officials, than. , any commercial traveller. Maoriland has a game * head, wide jowl, beautifully set on to hii 'nigck. He has plenty of bone, and large useful looking feet — perhaps a shade too flat. He ia hot" let; down in the sauie style as the Muskets behind, being short from the hamstring to the hocjkjf ; still, lie has plenty of muscle, and I somehoW fancy, if this colt goes on all right, we shall see his number go up in the right place. I believe he is own brother to Hilarious, being out of Sea "' Breeze. This is about the worst time of the year to seehorses, as they are all shedding their coats. ' / However, Rowlands' string seem all to be in good ,'.'. health, which is a very satisfactory basis to start on. ;