A RECORD OF SPORT. [Compiled specially for the Waikato Times.] Auckland, 18th Oct. 1876

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 679, 21 October 1876, Page 3

A RECORD OF SPORT. [Compiled specially for the Waikato Times.] Auckland, 18th Oct. 1876

T) c r*lurunga Lunt Club Steeplechase Electing u ay be considered to have been a \iry aucctetful affair The iport wbs ♦■ii client, ibe attendance quite as large » fxpected, and the wtaiher fine. Mr J ButU«nd was the hero of the day; he rode five races and ciuie in fi-et Jour 4 met. He carried off the liutdleßato »rd the Steeplechase with, his bay gelding, \ v i angler, lshman being second on each orcieion. Wti»»gJer n«i not run before in New Z-ulund, but n» a joui gster lie was well tor own on iue otl er side. He is by Lord c£ihc 11.11*, brother to Lord ol (lie 1-Jes vlio wcu the Two 'ihous. ndin ISj5. lie was favoi rile at one tiiue iov the Sydney Gold Cv\\ but went wrong in some wty or aiirther and wae put out of training, JUi J "Walt, imptrtod hm from Australia •a«.a (oriiagf hone, tut he played up Old llany m*beuap j»nd one day about four 11 oiuhs ago nearly capsized it in Welltsly btrect. Tl is led S r Watt to get rid of ]j in, uml he fold b.m to Air Bucklaud. 'JwJtlif.hL unpleasantness occurred in c«nijrc«ion wih tbe meeting. One was the duqunhfli at.on of the Don Jor the Hat Hate (this I told joy was likely to con c about), and the "other was the con--tntfttps over tbe Buny Scurry in which I'olij Plum beat Bobineon Crusoe, after w grmid race, and afterwards it nas di»cvered that there wigs no judge in the 111 1 x. In tbe absence of the su wards, who, 1 U the judge, had all (,oni« home, (nice vmj ol aittudijig to tl.eir dui.es this) the tltrler, Mr "Wynjard, totK^t upon himeilflo older th« lompelilori to mn the Tin o cgain, but Mr Leonard declined- lv n i nit humtrea «ecoi<d time and m-c rdinp'y Kobimon Crufcoe went over the course, »' d bis owht, Mr Owen McGee, < li.ni ed ih- stakes. Thei e«wus at regular tow over the tale of the winner, each c svinirg that honor for h\% horse. Ultijj «t«*)j- both were told and it nua after--wirds ugrecd fo divide the stakes. It «»• hard lines on the owner of the Don vhat hi* horeo should be d squalified, as the hewttary of the Club hm.Belf apphrdtoi his entry. However, I beliere thtre vm no doubt that the horse had iot bten hunted the requisite number of tunes. Ho ron unJer piotest and came in second lo Perfume, but too much im« pd'tance must not be altiohed to the rtlaihe pcßitions of the two horses. 'I hit t^pdid rogur, Beduuin, has been sent %«rC'e|'Nelwn. lam tola Mr Young has fUI him for tbe ttud, bnl 1 ba^e >,ot heard to whom. His Traducer blood ought to make him valuable us a atallion, but he was % duffer as a racehorse. The entries for the Cup and Handicap at the Auckland Racing Club's Christmas ineitiug are due on Friday the 27th Octolf r, that is next week. From wh»t is repotted in Auckland they are likely t-, be very good this year and to include n goodly spnnk ing of fliers, from tbe So»th. X acing notice f in theCbristchurob pipers sjeak very highly of the Fanny tfisher colt, tinbad in the Canterbury Piets of Iht 12* h inst ba» tl»e following in relation to him:— ''Of the three (Kingfieher, Isaac Walton, and the Fanny iJishev, colt), I mu.h prefer the Derby candidate vho shows fsr more quality than either of his elder bsohers and who looks nl] over like going. Both he and I*aac Wai•on are well forward in their preparation and both hs,ve been freely supported by tlitir Auckland friends for the Derby and C J,O lespectively." In commenting on a gnllop which he saw liaac and the colt ti-ke, tie same writer says, " Tbe colt, has abaiitiful style of going, and though ii nm t be confessed the weights wero in his favour, yet be liad » long way tho best of the spin. If tbii colt trains on, 1 shall certainly expect him to run; into a place in the Derby." Yea, and if the (. »nterbury naea are not very inurt, he will win too. I- seems all the Auckland horses have r< a hed Christchurch safely, and, if all goca well, they ought to bring away a decent abare of the prizes. Tbe races come off on tbe Btb, 10th and 11th of November. Dead Heat, Danbury and Waimea are equal favorite*, for the Derby at sto 1 each. Btol is offered against Ibe Auckland colt, and 10 to 1 against Wrangler and Songster. For theC. J. C. banmesp, Tadmor and Ngaro are most fancied, with Cloth of Gold and Isaac Walton close on their beela. Gay Fawkes, Danbary and Deadheat atand at 6 to 1 ci cb for th« Cup, and 10 to 1 is offered againtt Aritl— a very good price i i my r pinion, for last year Mr Buckland's colt was as good aa Guy Fawkes at weight for age, over two miles, and he is one of the improving sort. I should not be survti el yet to see tbe son of Una and Dainty Ariel turn out *hm beat Cup horse in tbe Colony. Mi Watt has btea

irji >q to put a itc t<u i>f JS^i > i* n long tun >, tut tLe n are Las Lcju avis for two yeaiß. x\b a thrett year old bi.o v>oa (ho ChnsUhurch Vlat • aj;aiBt, Traitor und Tainboi.l win, an I usi o-i Kil •ff the We liegiou D.ii'y, loving tr-V Fuwkes, Licaiuant and KanaUu. At Auckland, the Ksnue y*ar, bl>e. w< n tlx R -.li way Plate, f-tuiit>, IcvUhk B 11» ami Meilia, She guvo way m *<i c «>f l^er for - legs after this, and though Mr Wait lias huiher ia traiuiug several tvmi s aince, »he h. s always cracked lcti.re touimg to i. lie poi\ She has 8 atuuo to carry at ChriiUhurch, and, if sho ktaudn tiaiukg, will be a very dangtroua cuatomdr. Tadmore, her co-favorite ran saeoad to i'arawheaua last year, ia a nmall race at CLnatob.ircb, and won the Canterbury Derby of his year. He hat always beou ••x.-n-ted to dogrfat things, but -s one of >h ■ disappoiuting u kind, a iiod if Colonial '•Mail Tiain." 1 e'oio^this appears, in print a me tin?, fixeri fo- Fitday 2>th inst, will have be«u s'd to decide when the Handicap Pigeon Sliobiing Match it to come off among the •übscribers -to the Infer Pro viiicUl Cud. The Dunedin people hare pdidS^fte £G0 over, antl it it expected that th^mudicap will come ofif.tt Ellerslie Gardect carJy m Wovembor. The Eilerslio Sports are creating contiderable inte're'tt, Half a dozen runners are expected from the Thames and two or tbrce -from ' the Waikato district Rumour ulso speaks of a flier coining from Mercury Bay. The entiiea for the bi thday Cup oloseon Saturday the 21at inst, (tbis daj) v Country -entries wiil bo receired up to Monday, so that these potted in the Waikato Saturday afternoon will be in ti lp. The cricket season proper was inaugurated hut, anaAtch between the. Auckland Cricket Club and eleven fop IIMS >appbjre. The. sailor* got an awful tatting, heing beateir bjion innings and 115 runs. The most leinarkable thing, about the match "was Air CoU^ ton'ji innings of 100 which was a slathiug afl'air aiVd'mtde with only ono chance. "' The 29th Januaiy is . spoken of us the, fiSsldriy pt the .cricket mbtch with tho All Eagluud Eleven, but us this will cKuli with the xiegatta it will probably be altered.