SPORTING CHIT CHAT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 586, 22 February 1876, Page 2

SPORTING CHIT CHAT.

THKp&st "week has "been full of events interest ing to sportsmen. 'The meeting of the "Waikato Turf Club held to finally 'fix the position of the course for the future, has decided upon Gardiner • flat, near Ghaupo.'as the rnott central and eligible site And, m aiy opinion, a very true decision to arrive e,t. But of thu, mdre at goinn other and mor* convenient season. The handicaps too have been mad* and published. The arrangements for tho pigeon and gyro match have beeu completed, though the Auckland team it notGiiitlly Helected. I have not up co here, however, t > coiutnunt on theio, an 1 I intend to devote mjßolf to endeavouring to de cipher the riddlea ouWd by the various «vem« during the two dajs raning. The Handicap Hurdlu Rap* ii the first rao« on the card Tor Tnurtday. For this event five horses were nominated, all of who ji have accepted.* The flrtt on the 1 ist is Gladstone. f tt will be remembered that this hone won the Papnkura, Hurdle Baoe, oarrying 16st 71b, against Middj Ashon*,'under lOst 12, and Stranger weighted with ' 1 >st 101 b. Many have culled this viotorj a'Aukeand asserted that he having been considered out of the race from the t *tart, Was allowed to ' f b'rg» l too far nhoad whilst the oilier* were playing out their Waiting name, and therefore could not be Caught. 1 fancy however that this ide» must not b» niuch relied on, and I think he will not be in the ruck at the flhilh. Toratay Dodd is lo well known to all Waikato sportsuiou, he scarcely utedt comment- He is without doubt, a magnificent jumper auJ possesseaa fair turn of •'podd for a bardic mcer with any quantity of heart. H© ran second over the J hurdie at tlie Cavalry racCa 'V Oatn bridge. (Jrown, better perhaps known as Gold en Grown, it an old atuger on the Auckland Turf, »nd hifl capabilities ure pretty fairly ascertained. 110 oouunoiiced buainess on the 'flat, and'was the propertc of that well-known aportiman, Mr Owen Mo Qeo. lie ha* lately taken to hurdle racing, and a* be possesses a rery fair turn of speed if his feiiding Is at all up to the mark, he should come very n^ar whining. W&itarv is a ' dark' horse. Th« Waikato public, I pr«iu<ne, know absolutely nothing about him. Ue it entered for the Maiden Plate and Turf Olttb Handicap. It is «oaroolj possible $j predict which ott lie three event* he will b* really sent to content, but if tie is * meant for the hurdles he mutt bo a very dangerous horse. He omes from Tarannki and is the property of Mr Kllis of th) Exchange Hotel, Auckland He is a bright bay c it n< horae, with b'.fickpoiuts, landing' l6 hand* 2 inches, Aintb plenty of bone an'd a coarse determined head. He has, 1 believe, never before run in public, and it is therefore quite impossible to tu'iject him to that beat of ail test h— public favour. However he is all O7erahurdlehorse and and we'll worth watching. Uhppor is evidently intended for thu ruou, as she has not toc^pted for iheT C Huulicip, The little mare is a gool one, and runs um!or'9)t 41b, a light weight, but I don't laucy her chance. On thj whjle, I shall pin my fuith to

TfOMStr' DOIJD. For the Maideu Puue thore are no Iff* than 10 eutrma, a lar^or number, I behorf, than for an; prerioul Mtitden Plato in the Waikato. teuuj of them are quite unknown to fame and two, Fidolo und Magenta ar« young Derbj'i. The former of thote two i«, I bulieve, poiseMed of coftudorablo iperd and may run up well. May Morn, thy property of Mr McQoe and Miokoy i?rou uro both known to the public, but I ihouid imagine thai Wuitura tn this rery tuoaorate oorapituy ought to hare no difficulty ia leduring the ■take*. I shall name

WAITIKA. 'Or If AT IIOOH, with tho former for ohmoo, and I think Eidele cioio up. For th« Turf Club Handicap the great race of the meeting, eight hornet were catered with seren ajcoptanoit, Olippor having dropped out, Sltjl»rk it tht winner of two racet in moderate company, the Maiden' Plate at Tur»u»ki, and the Ladies Purae at Papakura. I dont think the condition of the animal first-rato. I>jn the chanpion of f.he Te Avramutu division, by his runninV fith Tui last year nhewed himself a good horai*, for there is no doubt th it »fc that time Tui whs a vory fmt ooJt, and I should not bo at all lurpmed to tea him well forward. ISolipse ia a git mo old horse. He recently 'ran hbcoiul to Slcylafk, lint s!ba in tho Ladle's' Purse at Papakura, oarrjmg 12at lib, beating the Bello with 10 it lllba. Ho also Wfm the Conaola- j tidn Stalcea at the same plaoe. He W«s formerly tha property of Mr N Hoath, nnd has raofd for aoin* time iv the Pronnae. I fancy that the old hone waj entitled to a lighter impoit, but he may yetjpull through and he n by no me.inu out of it. WqiUra, Ido not cOnaidor htft much d)anC« Sor the event. He has boen coToring during laat aefcson and the fttali kus b«en take a off him too rapidly. Ho may, at I huTO aaid pUll off the hardlea but ho timnot trarel with com* pany ho will meut iv tho lurf Club Handicap. the Belle it one of the bctb hones e.igaged in the meuting. She Was formurly th"c proporCy df Mr Di'lamm of Canterbury and mado her flrtt appearanc't) in Auckland at the lust Midsummer ineetlog thero. Lat'irly the hat been running vory crookedly and was boaton at Ohmemutu and oilier small mooting* by ibere ucrubbor*. y till if she comet anything near tier old forth there thould be nothing in the raoe to touch her. Lirry I cousidei' out of it. Luba his pro Ted heraolf • good filly. In tho Champagne Stakes she ran third to Isaac Walton and Afrel 2nd. At the lust Chnjtuiiii meeting the wat third in the Provincial Produce, Porf'ume lit. b)h'> carried off llie Soiling Staket beating Kclipno, Belle of the idles UQ ** ni - 1 *hall name at the winner of the Handicap

»ELLE ok XCUI'SI with 80110 for choice. The Waikato Htukei the tfon should wia us I hoar Tm it nut quite fight, and 1 don't think tho other two good enough, The Selling Hurdle Race, 1 consider nliould do a gift to Count. The weights far the Delia Slakes ot courge are not vet declared. Fur the Trol'ting Race, I fancy Ptiddy should bare agood chanoo* He is yery fait, but ii rulcj horse t6 buck. He might break twenty yards from homo and spoil his chanco. He it a young horse i.nd he may hare been much unproved siuce 1 lutt saw him at far at breaking is concerned. If he has got over that fault noUsing hi tho rice dan totieh him', If ho cuu be got to trot I ahali name him as tho winner. If ho refuxrt td go straight Duucan will I think carry off the stakes. There will, I think be lomo difficulty irt procuring ridor* for tlio nugs eritored for the Ladle's Purse, ouly members of the Club boirig cntitlud to tjle p»i»ifoge. This f«ol tenders it verj difflcult to Hamo n winner, but If Tui is at nil Ht and is Well ridden it should tie his race. He ia verj fait for a phort spUrt and condition don't tell so much ml J raoe- The Don should rud closu up I vhall have BomoLliin^ to say about th« raomg afiur all is orer, and in the meantime hope ttUt the renders of tbo Tikem will task* butfulli of atcQ«7 orer mj " tup*. "— Omim. |