ENGLISH NEWS.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 833, 30 July 1881, Page 2

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-——♦ JjopQN, July 28. GOODWOOD OUF. 2f Miles, Madame Dubarry ... ,„ 1 Nottingham 2 Fernandez .i 8 AYOUB KHAN, Ayoub Khan's force has crossed the Ifelmud, and is mashing qn Candahar. Tp B(M&' " The Boers arrested for the murder of Mr Malcolm have been acquitted, SPOKTING NOTES. • • [By Obsebveb,] The following jJttraqtj? ftqu) % annual report presented lasfmoq'tii |o (he Auckland Stud Company has special tq the remark njade % rue relative to a sM cqmpany herog_ established here. ' The stook gold, jijcliidjnjj sw&% amounted to no less a Bttm'tl|<"J Mflj 10s for the 12 months, amongst the lot being two thoroughbred yearlings, for which the Company received 1250 and 750 guineas respectively, Of course we could not expect.to reach such figures as 2000 guineas for two, but if such fillies as Terelhwand others equally wellbred wertt procured, it is impossible to prediotwba. prices their., offspring would ultimately command. '■ Major Welmsley,' the manager'of the Auckland Stud Company, • indulges in some sanguine expectations ' when stating "that his oompany,with ordinary luck, will shortly become the

leading.thoroughbred'.horse breeders of Australasia.".;- ; ■'&-'"■

I ; : To oeeupy this'proud position in New ;Zealand-rto say; nothing of the other ■ colonies—means,disregarding; the merits of such animals as Cadogan, Leolinus, King of Clubs, besides other sires, and such mares as Idalia, Raupo, Hammock, and the many .other well-bred .stud matrons to be fourid'in the' South Island.' It is gratifying, though,, to know that the far North are endoavoring to successfully compete with the. Southerners j' and i&i directly -we shall ail/benefit by their enterprise. '''■■• '. \ The Wanganui people, too, are regretting the fact that their mares are not class enough to hold their own against all comers, and in-a country where something like £SOOO 1b annually spent in prizes, it is reasonable to suppose that steps will be taken to alter the existing' state of things, j : To come nearer home., .Theinaugura-; Hon of.; a .spring meeting by;the;Wairarapa Jockey Club is already bearing good fruit in the number of horseß that are being cared for with an eye to future events. Mr Hayward has Danebury, Senorita, Makora,•• and The; Orphan to prepare, and they are'all now in gentle work, The Wairarapa Handicap, winner is no doubt intended for the big event at Wellington should there be a spring meeting there, and with a nice racing weight he '• ought to make things very .merry for the winner, for there is no question about his being a racehorse when in condition, Senorita is accepted as the best Kakapo has left us. To my mind, we have not yet seen this mare at her best, and with luck I venture to predict a surprise in store for those who descry her merits. Makora will be remembered as the brown filly which rah in the Champagne Stakes last autumn, won by Tihore; at that time she was only about half broken, and ran very unkindly. Mr Hayward still fancies her chance for the District Produce of next year, and this time does not intend her to be beaten for want of knowing her business. Ills' 'lQijjJjjin is another of Kakapo's desoßfld'afttfc' Hfsb|sj performance was winning the Opalu S|E|# jsan|jcap. when receiving lumps df weight \m)H Romeo and Tho Diver two years ago, I am told that he is very fast, and has performed better'than ever weiiave seen him, "For .the sake of his owner; I hope 'tueOrphan' jell}''ghow"u's his best when next lie faces ttie slgrjejf, "*" ! '''"' ' " My Gvace liaii a stfe'ok of bad luck the other day when lie found Pai'ae stretched out dead on his run when looking up his stock after the snow storm.' It is supposed jth'e ( co}t died from'the effects of eating rangjbra,' as the ground' was fojiqrae." (Jifys/ jftvjjved fjflf'sjjgf on the Mungarakf range, tfapg wjjs jjy ljuiie of Edinburgh—ldalia,'by frutwjth,' aijd ljeing a very promising colt, his owner fhoijgh) 1)§ hgql a good'chance of agajn as.setting th<) tijg fyqujitaj'n.g§ps whpi} the tiime panje round for pur njxt Champagne Stakes. It is a p|ty, too, for the sake of hie sire, tbfit such apbpce hp been lost, as (he very few wapes he has had of any merit have mostly thrown something fast. The Little Vagabond is only a pony, but he can travel fast enough for a great many of the bigger sort, and if Mr Grace's colt had lived, the chances would have bo«n in favor of so well bred a. horse as Duke of Edinburgh undoubted]? is, being acknowledged. Through' Parse's death |Mt"'" ! Bfac§' fjas nothing engaged for tjie Campagne of 1882, but the scarlet and black wiii be carried in the District Produce by the Champagne winner Tihore. This iilly, I am told, has grown the right way sinoe being out of training, and her owner has taken every care of her. Other nominators may therefore rest assured that she will tjlke some beating. Xarifa also occupies a box af Mungaraki, This Kakapo filly Went 'ifflisS''*' fpty da-ytf" prior io last aUtmnri'niebtmg, u and/Alii miwl! Mr Grace', however, believes' id her ability, and intends giving her'another trial,'

The latest addition to ourracingstock is the 1 purchase by Mr T. Hill of the Wangainji iiorsg Boukav, Tbkt he <p race it js not' nec6B6a>;y for, jn|jqsfiy,' v I shall never forget !> the foar/'oi voidea at Wanganui in Betrayer's" year,' wh"en'"Soukar took' command entering the straight in tha'vario'fqfplfi lp<Wd PP»d CUP--o|)e. (joufd b'aaj nqthjjig |}|se hu't sos&X; but the jipy "jsamj 'ji''bun(lrpd too soon, and was outgenerals by Qemtt pd/Wattle,'' Either of the latter cquld have won it on him, for they were ail at it, and Soukar was a good third, which, in suoh company as Hornby, Betrayer, Libeller, Hippooampus, &0,, stamps him as fast, even if he wore turned loose, Our local flyers may therefore look to their laurels, for with Soukar amongst them they will have to travel.