SPORTING NOTES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 5, Issue 1428, 12 July 1883, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

, BY.RANCREAVY, My former..-mom de plume has been .• annexed, and -we now- : know the | Observer* ,amongst our local prints, so '" it ia necessary for mo to find another ■ name'under which partially to cover my identity. .The one I have chosen will recall to the few, very faw, old settlers yet left with us who remember the early days, when Burnham-water was in its glory, when.the Wajrarapa contingent captained by the veteran of Manaia, Mr W.H.' Donald, with the Jato Mr R. Collins as first lieutenant, , used to throw down the gauntlet to tho late Mr Henry St.- Hill, and the other owners of race horses in the city. f How> worthily bid .Charlie Napier used to represent-the northern part of the ■::•■:< province there a'ro' not' many left to Bay, When Scrip, with George Ross for his pilot, went clown before | the ■ grey horse through Johnny Mcintosh's .determined riding.. .Theyiiised to! indulgo in two mile heats, in those days, ■ and it generally took thre'e to decide an i: ■' event. When little Claret carried'the "orange jacket andajl the money land. ■■ • hopes; of When MrHickson's imported co'li Australian romped home;in front of bis fiijkls, afterwards going to Nelson, wher<j he ■•' '■' showed the white featherand;couldinot l>orK ; J ; bq]'ting" i T^iese take me many years i back,! but T.[ Ranoreavy,- or.Ringci'eavy| ! as ; 'he jwas ( generally called, was,. years ••, ':eavlier-w]i'eii old Hai%ge,en,'was|the : trump card', oj j;the;"gt:Hill'' stable!' ; .../'.Shades of departed gloryM is a long i- ;■» • time' since Tliei AMieWMrtfiief; B jlie'fc 1 '•'.' Eye,' JadK '.'Fishejv ..'jp'un'box ' Were' c.'| moD gsL%',i'Ws. ~')When::Sir W.. !.., Gaptaini > iTrafford, • Captain -Biks)' ,MrW. <H. Donald; ahd'mafiy "others •;, JimmyL'.Niclioll, j. : 'i jhjj, Armstrong Johu'Drutnmorid, in.d ; Wallace Smith wero ,| ''';atti'6%t ; the "-"•catchweights!i'l' ,T)'ey ; ;r'e)neml)er•the' than I can,' i and ;to;some : pf 'them I must refer iny' of my readers who may wish to ki.ow aught of his doings!'' It does not seem twenty-%e t .years. l ago : sinceTHugiiey Raypn.MeleagerandiiTom' Cattle on . Romp • (Balr6wnie'S' l da / m) i ,ran such a .. desperate, race for the' 'first 'Consolation. ■■- Stakes ever run in Wellington, MrjSt iffill's.horse bnlyscbrMg by'a' bead. jOr when r Malakoff and FirthV {joriy were matched and, i u,,fefog<%; td/.witijess' >■ s'?■ L : ' Bu * A,W9 l *j!»yoJß«rnbathwa'ter ] ' ,M$P c s.r d -°^^ sa ß| ( /:W)iscences, thb name recalls for" a'future occasion; . m pJ°y myjP,en;[upbn "subjects! of .mqr&g'eheral intent td the preset ym.:.::-j.\: f ,r W :i|bctjio meeting o! tbeCWairarapa . Jockey Club to beheld at Carterton \m on,,Saturday.)tho seteii'bf' ; lßß3W Fogranuhe; will- then be.framed, ind ° wn m.Wk aware,ofjiestakes opon for them. That there will be a ,;-;!Bteeplephaßß stems' certain' ; enougll. J . A sub-committee of the 1 Awards lat dy; ■ visited iTanhere di Hi-' ~\ -«¥f.y^.tl{WWsu! B e H ll be; i '%eletr off ,-uffl«Wng. m .kindly, placed his paddocks L'.irat,.the, disposal 'of Itlm 1 club, all 'th'at remaina'ttt W ihe . : conditio,n ß| and putMft «,''''''' ; '| i t }£™ , thaUhe s P rin g Programino lor jm-yW kmv 'implement on , l"7^*^>Liodx4^'< o.yia <lii ijhiui ,aisf:ivi3W luujiffU; «tye«ioWß)ifeaay, nM Itheir'athat Mr Vs& Mmh MWiftmh v i rv

owners pocket, what a day we 'sliall' have! .-.-■/ | Mr Grace informs me that iKqpe'f brother, Tawera, is a remarkably nici colt, very miicli after Kopo,but kith ■■ better fore-oud. i) iji ! <■■ ■•-

Tftwa!M',li'eeu reared on the Wes, Joast, ■■ .wWro - -Mr ti-Graob' j lately joiirnoyed to fetch hihi, ; but through his hack falling ill was obliged to leave Tawem for a fow weeks, /'{'• i ;'

Mr Vallance's colt by Mute/ Rose D 1 Amour, is also spoken of as being very promising, and ; I know 1 iie has baen well cared for. Mr W. 0, Williams'has'uiibth'er'gppdj two-year-old filly,by Danebury,' Madoline/'and sho too,lias been reared to'right mjt> If we could be-sure of the , : five N or six toeritioned swing. the)posfc in N.oyeniber a dash!, of. six'furlongs for.i'iso would be a very interesting event 'to include in! the"Spring' : |)rogramtii'c!. ll tore'may' be ''athV,pJierß of \vell grown youngsters, wjio.would consider half, a coritury i sulfioieht'ihtldcembnt to prepare for, :i; ' i!l ' :i;! , t .- , i i j :;j i,.,,. There is, I know, aiiiirjpress^oh'thali l November is too,parly to,race oukwb-year-olds, but I havenot heard anyone; who has 1 fed and reared one as they • should bo objeet to a spiiftf with ,'tlie' chance !0f a £SO chdi^ue' ! if hflniol fjrstj'