SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 677, 27 January 1881, Page 2

SPORTING.

Pressure on our apace on Monday last caused us to omit mentioning the excellent horsemanship displayed by Master T. Hayward when lie won the big event on Senorita last Saturday. We mention it now because his example might ha followed with profit to all parties by. the lads who are now race-riding.' It, iB no exaggeration to say that he could, as the race was run, have won it on either Lady ' Ellen or Papawai. They were both in it till very nearly home, but had been made . a trifle too much use of. Young Hayward did not make this mistake with Senorita, but allowed the. others to out at one another for over a mile and a half, whilst he gradually, from being last round the first turn, crept up till he followed the leader round the last one, then waited patiently till within a nice distance from home, when he Bat down to ride in earnest. ' There was an absence of hurry and bustle, although doubtless the last. few seconds were of supreme importance to the youngster; and there was" not a move out of him" that would have operated against the mare's chance. For a mere boy the way he judged the pace and the company was highly creditable, and although Kis father was not present he may rely on it that in his . best day he would find such a youngster as his son Tom very hard to beat.

Mr J. Greathead's colt Reform, by Barbarian from The Cripple, by Nutwith, is coming into notice for the Champagne Stakes. He presents rather an overgrown appearance, but is said to possess the gift of going in.no small measure. In a trial run with Kokatau -a few days since, the bay son of Southern Chief had to do his best to beat the colt. This, if true, entitles Reform to some respect, as Kokatau's performance in the Produce Cup for Southern Chief's stock—which he won—and his subsequent' runnirig for the District Handicap proved that he could go very fast-at any rate, for six furlongs. It is possible for Reform to be a much improved colt within the next fortnight, and if the rumored trial is correct he ought to be very near placing the Champagne Stakes to his owner's credit.

Danebury ia again doing steady work, having been eased sinoe Waihenga, where his leg Bhowect symptoms of weakness. We quite expect to see him strip at Tauherenikau with less of the stud appearance about hira, consequently more like the Danebury whose quality we had a tast of a few seasons baok.

Mr J, Eaton's colt Barbarian is now getting over the soreness that caused him to shape so badly at Taratahi. There ia ho doubt he can gallop, and his chance for'the Ohampagne Stakes is not to be despised.

We have heard that Fleetwood is doing quite as well as his owner can wish for, and that should he keep so Mr Eenall does not see what can put him out of the Ohampagne Stakes. The running for the Sapling Stakes at Taratahi proved beyond a doubt that if Fleetwood had received fair play at Waihenga he must have won there, On the strength of these two performances Fleetwood is tho popular favorite. The Nanakia Filly will, of course, oppose him, and endeavor to reverse the last verdict. Hamlet, by Barbarian, is not in work, his owner not intending to start him as a 2-year old. A sporting correspondent, who is reliable, writes to us as follows :-Mr N. Grace has already moved his two fillies to ' Tauherenikau, where comfortable quarters have been provided for them at Shaw s. These candidates for,the young stakes to be decided next month are— Huia for the District Produce, andTihore for the Ohampagne Stakes, Coming off the hills, they look as if thoy had done plenty of work, and of a sort to enable them to stay. Huia is a brown daughter of the defunct Kakapo, her dam being by Antidote. She is remarkably fast, but when we saw her go, was so loaded with flesh as to render it impossible to tell whether she can stay a distance, She is, however, undoubtedly game, fond of fun, ' and races as if she were going for her life,. Tihore is a daughter of Barbarian, and Miss King, being in fact own sister to Whitau and Barbelle, This youngster is well grown, and although not stabled or fed till taken up to handle, she presents a very matured appearance. There is no question about her quality. She is as strong as a castle, and as quick on her legs as a rabbit. If this filly does not walk out of the paddock first favorite for Ohampagne Stakes,.we shall confess to having made a mistake. Mr Grace is a firm believer in thefaottbat to race, horses must work, it may therefore be accepted that his charges have to " went." Should everything go well with the "mountain A ® er ?,. as theyarecalled—they training on the top of the Maungaraki—■ they will have something to say before the two events, for which they are entered are over. Petruchio's performances at the. Taratahi on Saturday ( cannot be regarded as his true form, and it is no wonder that his owner means to send him'along durin» the little time he has left before Tau° herenikau. He also, with his stable companion " Treasurer," goto Shaw'sto finish their preparations, so that a visit to the ploughed gallop at early morn ought in a short time to be interesting. . "