CAPAND JACKET

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 227, 17 January 1885, Page 4

CAPAND JACKET

By Dainty Ariel,

NOTICE,

Secretaries of Clubs, oioners of horses, and turfites ore requested to forward announcements and items o* new for this column. Questions affecting the Turf, cfc, will b gladly answered, and bets decided. All communications to be addressed to the Editor

KACING- FIXTURES

NEW ZEALAND

Jan. 20 and 21 — Poverty Bay J.C. Annual. Jan. 29 — Takapuna J.C Summer. Feb. 6 and 7 — Wellington R.O. Summer. Feb. 26, 27, and 28— Dunedin J.C. AiU.umn. March 5 and 6 — Wanganui J.C. Autumn. March 17 and 19— ffawke's Bay J.C. Autumn March 17 — Henderson's Mill J.C. Autumn. March 25 — Egmont B.C. Autumn.

Martini-Henry has been thrown out of work and located at his owner's stud farm, where he will serve a few mares.

£100 each given by stewards of Racing Club as a solatium to tlie feelings of Messrs H. "W. Maxwell and J. Pilbrow over the steeplech.se fiasco.

A savage black stallion, known as ••' The Man Eater," threw his owner down in the stall at Midland. 0., and was kuawing him savagely, when a bull-dog came to the rescue, and, seizing the horse by the nostrils, allowed his master to escape.

Entries for "Waipa Racing Clubs Meet on 29th instant are considered good. Five for Hurdles, ten for Cup, eleven for Waikuto Stakes, and ten for Publican's Purse. Alario is entered for both Cup and Hurdles.

The Sydney correspondent of the Australasian says that Matchlock, the property of the Hon. Jas. White mid full brother to Fusilier, is doing steady work. The Musket — Onyx colt is only just broken, and lias not yet been brought down from his owner's stud farm.

Poor Fred Archer, who in the very highest flight of his ambition was brought so sadly to earth by the loss of his year-old bride, who was so recently described as being ' ; one of the prettiest little wives in England," has gone on a trip to America, and it is stated he may probably come on to Australia. Archer has the sincere and kindly expressed sympathy of every sporting writer in the world.

The entries for the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup, to be run at the Autumn Meeting, closed with the splendid totals of of 103 and 48 respectively. Plausible, Duration, and Fryingpan from the former, and Malua and Bargo from the latter, are the most noticeable absentees.

I am glad to observe that the Otahuhu people are waking up in matters " turfical," and have formed a racing club for themselves. They have some energetic men out there who should be able to make the affair a great success. Mr O. C. McGee, I am glad to notice, is again taking an active interest in the turf.

I have heard a rumour very indistinct, but still a rumour, that Welcome Jack does not belong to Mr Pilbrow now, having been purchased by the Hon. Jas. White, and that it was for him the grand horse has been sent to Australia. I even heard a figure mentioned (£2000), so it might be true, but I only give it for what it is worth.

The Whangarei races came off very successfully. The Northern J.C. Handicap, 100 soys, was won by Fish, woman, while Larry beat her by a short neck for the Kensington Park Handicap of 85 ■ soys. Marquis won the Ladies Purse, Alaska the Selling Race, and Mr Maurice O'Brien had a cut in after all, winning both Maiden and Hurdle Race with Wideawake.

This is the way Miller and O'Brien, the well-known bookmakers, pull up their clients with a round turn. In an advertisement in the Melbourne Sportsman, they state that owing- to the fact that " our Mr Miller purposes leaving for England in March, it is therefore imperative that all outstanding racing accounts be at once settled. As we do not intend to wasie any move stamps and stationery, we trust this notice will be sufficient!"

A HOMELY ILLUSTRATION

Methven is a little place somewhere in tlie South. It's a slow place — very slow. At Methven races they put the enormous sum of £18 through the totalisator ! And at Methven they disqualified Mr Watts and his " hoss " Marmion for not trying to win the Hurdle Race. That's the sort of place Methven is. What a field it would be for Bill Adams to work his 'zator in.

I am informed that "Boaz's" Sixth Hamburg Drawing, which filled some time befox-e the advertised date of closing, took place in the presence of a number of subscribers. The first prize (£800) went to Wellington, second (£200) to Christchurch, third (£100) to Nelson, fourth (£SO) to Napier, fifth (£SO) to Dunedin. Many prizes went to the North Island, and some to Otasjo and Canterbury

The Australasian Mutual Live Stock Insuranco Society has commenced business in New Zealand. This Society offers great advantages to stock-owners of covering the risk against disease and disaster. To racing men and shippers of horses, etc., the above offers special inducements to protect themselves from loss. Full particulars will appear in next issue, and every information can bo obtained from the courteous manager, Mr Arthur E. Lewis, atthe offices of the Society, Palmer.stou Buildings.

The Taurnnga Jockey Club have issued their programme for a two-daj's' racing meeting to be held on Thursday and Friday, Feb. f>th and (ith. On the first day they have the Maiden Plate, of 20 soys; Selling Hack Race, of lOsov.s: T.J.C. Handicap, of 40sovs ; Pony Kace, oso vs ; Handicap Hurdles, 80so vs ; and Maori Hurdles, Ssovs. Second day : Produce Plate, for two-year-olds, osovs each with OOsovs added ; Fublicans' Purse Handicap, yusovs ; Maori Hack, Ssovs ; Ladies 1 Purse, 1 osovs ; and Consolation Handicap. lOsovs; a total of 226sovs, irrespective of sweeps. This ought to provide an excellent bit of sport for our Tauranga friends.

The Stud Company shipped per Te Anau on Tuesday evening" the six thoroughbred year] ings, to be ottered by auction by Mr T. 8. Clibborn in .Sydney ou the 2Gth instant. The youngsters all looked well, and in grand condition. The following are their breedings : Colt by Autoros — S\ivia, colts by Musket, out of Onyx, Atlantis, Realization.

and llosett^, and filly by Musket — Li' Orient* It is rumoured that the colt by Musket — Onyx was tried after by an Auckland sport, but was reserved for, let us hope, better things. Welcome Jack and old Clarence the steeplechasor were also shipped by the same vessel, in charge of their old friend Charley Connor. We will look with anxiety for the debut of these two equine heroes on the Australian turf.

My friend " Phpoton, 5 ' in dressing down that misguided fellow " Senex," re his remarks on the Welcome Jack affair, missed what is to me the pifch of the whole arrangement, and the cause of Mr Pilbrow's aggrieved cry of forestalling 1 in the betting market. I refer to the pretty little way our local ' ' books " have of, as soon as a horse is entered, which they suspect will come to a short price, telegraphing South and pickiug up all the big money about the said horse, and retailing it at 50 per cent shorter odds, in small sums, to local backers. Thus, it is not plunging backers, but canny layers, who forestall an owner. There are no big backers in Auckland, such as Mr Roper, Mr Pilbrow, or the like, who are game to plunge, and bookmakers who take this money do it as a fair business speculation. That's what's the matter, "Senex."