RACING NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 708, 30 December 1876, Page 2

RACING NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS.

(Writen for the Waikato Times.) The most noteworthy event of Tuesdays racing was the success of that general sportsman, Mr Owen McGee, who pulled off the doable event, Hurdle race and Handicap with May Moon and Perfume. Every boiy was pleased except the book - makers who had laid against the duplex contingency several times, and also had saved Danebury on their books aa being in their opinion certain, to win the fldt I'ace. There was a great ran on Medora for the hurdles, and she started first favourite at even money, but the mare was never in it from the jump, and mnst be quite u off colour." She is evidently not the animal she was last year when she won this race easily. May Moon ■was generally voted well in with only 9st 71b*, but there were plenty who said she could uot hold her own in the company she would have to meet, and these quoted against her her slovenly jumping last Autumm when she won against a lot of scrubbers. Even her most devoted ad> niirera. never expected to see her make such an exhibition of her opponents as she did. It looked posit ivety ridiculous to see such a pony galloping away from. the field without any effort When she took the last hurdle she was nearly a hundred yards a-head, and she might have won by more, Hodson did a very stupid thing for he began pulling her up a hundred and fifty yards from the post, and it is possible that if the Don had had a rush left in him he might have shut her on the post. The latter ran a good horse, and is not unlikely to be heard of to advantage before the meeting is over.

HftMoon is about the best filly in I colony for her size y but blood Ml tell, and it must not be for■tten she combiner tho Dainty Kiel and Moonbeam strains. As ■u expected Danebury frightened ■erythmg ♦'lse out of the Derby. I thought Walters mfant to start Inny Fishers colt but I understood B was persuaded out of it at the It. It was perhaps as well for the Et is just getting right again after ■c rick he got at Chrisfohnrcb, and I he recovers thoroughly lv will Kike it hot for some of them at ellington or Dunedin. Middleton snt to 5 the post with Danebury bat is a regular ct ipple, and I heard book-maker who is supposed to ye a great deal to do with the itble's movement offer to bet £100 £1 he will not start again at c meeting. If the horse keeps leer Reay will make a bad thing of In £500 purchase. The Auckland iblic, m they always do, showed eir dislike of a walk over, by bissg the horse and rider, though why ey should, I fail to understand. llacy ran a good mare in the nil way Plate, but her half brother ainscr'o thoroughly disgraced his i-dducer blood. The Racing Club [andicap was at the last confined » five runners, which was a smaller eld than expected, but Kingfisher, jiel, and Middleton all going rooked coald not have been nticipated, and Elfin King ever came up after all, while the Jelle was found to hare no chance. )f course, there are the usual variety f rumours as to what has gone rrong with Kingfisher and Ariel. The generally received story ia, that he former jerked one of his hips out >n Sunday morning, vrhile canterng, and that Afiel has fever in the eet. Perfume was the best trained lorse in the race, and how the lickens Owen gets his animals into uch condition, was a frequent speculation during the day. Danebury's Vestige caused three to one to be Rpd against the xntre to the finish, Lad she won the Auckland folks a hot of money. Owen McGee, himself, took £100 to £4 several times about the double, and has also backed himself to land the treble, the third event being the Steeplechase with Perfume, at £150 to £3. Danebury scarcely ran up to his Chiistchurch form, and it is moro than likely he is getting stale. ]7.yak Walton ran well enough to give him a splendid show in the Cup. lie evinced no disposition to bolt, and it is probable he has got out of his old tricks. Tui and Rangi ran badly. The former was fancied, but, like Bedouin, he would be more at (home as a park hack. The selling race was noteworthy for bringing it Ngiiro, after her long retirement. - ie ran execrably, and had better •tire to the harem Tommy Dodd 3iild only jast stall off old Skylark, /ho claimed a 211b allowance for .cmv entered to be sold for £50. 'lie Grand Stand Handicap, which t.is published last night, ia not much iked. It is thought Danebury has '.oo much weight, and Izaac Walton S3 little. Were the latter not in ip, it would read like a certainty r him. This and the Cup, and Steeplechase are the only events it is 1 at all safe to anticipate now, and the following are my selections :—: —

AUCKLAND CUP. Mr W»Her»'»lto| reMnUtivt (probably IziaoWaltoD) 1 Danebury 2 Dog 3

STEEPLECHASE. •Perfume 1 T.wmY Dodd 2 Don 3 GRAND STAND HAtfDIG W. Perfume '1 Iz»m Walton -2 — Vateb.