A RECORD OF SPORT.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 777, 9 June 1877, Page 3

A RECORD OF SPORT.

&£fompiled expressly for the Waikato "^ .Times.) . Auckland, June 6 The Autumn Meeting is a thing of the past, and, owners of lacing stock are preparing for winter. . But before our naokehed reunibn/is allowed to pass out of memory it may bo interesting to note .a few .of its permanent features. In 1 every other respect than weather it was a genuine' success. Unfortunately on- the second day Jupiter: Pluvius was m the ascendant and the gate money suffered m consequence. The principal charactereetio of the two days racing was the success of the Papaknra stable, Sir . Waiters winning no less than six races* No one grudged him hw hick, for of fate he has been "very unfortunate. Venus Transit, the filly, who credited him with Champagne and Flying Stakes, is decidedly the most promising two-year-old that has ever appeared m public here. She is a long low wiry chesnut, by Sledmere. Peeress, who will take a lot of beating m good company, and although George Outts says he is confident she will not ba a match for the strapping. Longlands when they, meet again I think he is mistaken. Hippocampus, to tbe astonishment of every, body came out as fine as a star, .and there was not the slightest sign of anything wrong wifh him. He is a perfect beauty m appearance, and his action when extended, ia like' that of a greyhound.- His owner was quite right m refusing £BJO fur him down South, for if lie gets anything like reasonable weights m the fepring Handicaps ho will make tbo best of thVio go. I should like- very much to fee him m the Mt lbourne Cup with about Oat 71bs. The bootmakers who come op. to the races all think him the beet three-year-old m the colony. Although be only won the Autumn Handicap by half a length it is obvious thot he hnd st least 7lbs m hand if not: more. leaak Walton seemed to to have forgotten his old tricks, and for once m a way ran as straight a* an arrow, ■" making very shcrt work. of Perfume who was conceding 161 tin m the Tradettnan* , Bandicap, and of Shttnne&n to whom he* VTM giving 13!bs.ju the Selling Race, the pot boiltd over m the Birthday Handicap, and, Ariel, 9at 131hs, who was wconed a certainty could only play ■eckond fiddle to Mr Vavasour's B:de-a-wee, syrs, 7*t 71b*. Klsa ran' bbockiugly bad m this race, and according to her form could not have won with a stone less on her back. Of this more anon. Mr Vavasour pljo took the Hurdle Bace • Shaughraun afUr one of the most splendid finisher with Butcher. Boy eTor seen on -our course. Every one wns glad to lee our only stranger do well. . He deolares his intentions of coming up again at Christmas, and it is not at allu-ilikelj he will induce sonis rf the other West Coast owners to do likewise. He sold Bide-a-wce to Mr Lconarl for £130, a very fair price, for i he horse, though ■mail, and a griding, has veiy drornt pace and good standing powers and I arii told will make »n exccilent hurdle racerif he dots not get another chsmre on the flat. He ia to be taken down to Christen iire-li and trained by Bob Kny By tho by>, this gnitlerain i? taking the waters at th« YVaiwe a tint Spriig*, m he h»8 lately been m delicate health. 1 ' heard a rumour the othrr day, nnd 1 give it for what it is worth, t hut he is not unwilling to settle down m Auckland if he can find a place to suit him. It would be a good thing for racing hen if he were to, for there ie no question that the ekifif hindrance to good sport at our Auckland gatherings is a deart.h of horret m training. It was rumoured tliat Mr Water*, wns thinking ot a change of locality, but if he diJ, I should hope his late turn of fortune will cause him to alter his mind. He has some splendid young stock coming on, and will have some of the big thing* down south yet. The steeplechase was a failure. All the v horses refused but Perfomo, and she simply cantered round, coming m first by half a mile. Strange to any only one toateh arwe of tfie racing and that came off immadwtely after tho meeting, between Mr Hunt's two year old Cockaghter, by Ake Ake, and the winner of the Hack race, Mr Leonard's Bal!y » cocktail, threo year old. The issue vm never m doubt for Kally with edda on , him, came away from the start and won ea»ily. Tho mateh'' between Bufcher Boy and Loafer was to come off within a fortnight of the meeting, and tbe event it therefore dv» before Thursday next. I have not heard anything about ii the last day or two, but if it were off, I expect I would have boon told. They were to run two miles ever hurdles at n difference of a atone m favour of Loafer. Tuo avriml of the news of the results of the Derby and O»te>, tells us that tho racing sea- on V .Jibs well set mat home. Lord F?l- - m the Dorby with would be sure to be v»ry popnlar, for, by tbe latest accounts, English sportsmen had viewed with chagrin the prospect of a repetition of the Grladiateur ' covpt Had Chamant bren riutorious, it Would have been a great argument m favour of reatriotino; our great races to English horses, but bow I expect things will be leffc as the? were, and although , the good things of France, except the gran.3 " prix de Paris" are forbidden frnit to English horses, it will still be possible for a French clipper to sweep the board at Newmarket, Epsom and i)'>n-^ caster. Silvio is a bay oolfc by Blair , AtM, SilVerbair, He ran flre times as a

two year old, and was only beaten once by 0 Lagrange's Verneuil, a colt considered inferior to Ohainant. His principal victory w^s m the Gloarwell Stakes, oh the 2nd October, at Newmarket. UThe second is telegraphed as Glenarth, but there is little doubt this is a mistake m transmission for Chamnot, as there is no such horse among the two year old'performers of last year, and the chances are that he would have been mentioned m the betting, even if he were a dark one. Bob Boy won the new stakes at Ascot and the Newmarket biennial, andwaß quoted at 10 to . 1 m the latest received Mb fcs. Tbe Oaks has been won by Mr Putteney'R Pjacida, a filly, by Lord Lyon, Piclaa. How "every 'year adds fresh truth to the. trite- observation of Horace, "There is m horses a virtue of their sires." Placida : wpn seven races last season,: and netted over '£3ooo -for* her owner." At the Lewea meeting, she. defeated Cham ant and Chevron, so that she gave a very fair inkling of : the higher, destiny m 3tore for her as heridne of the Ladies' Day. The entries for the Melbourne Cup have , just been telegraphed from the other side but the names scut, cannot be a complete list, for there are only 56 against 92 last year, and several of the best performers of last season, . m Australia, are conspiououa by their absence. -

Mr Owen McGee has rendered himself ridiculous lately, by writing to the papers, complaining of bis horses being handicapped oat of races m Auckland. It will be within the recollection of many of yo'nr readers, that he was very insulting to Mr Handley, at the last Waikato Meeting. How little cause he had then to complain, was evinced >y May Moon winning both the principal races, but Owen McGee is a man who will never alter his opinion, even wken the result shows him to be clearly m the wrong. His latest grievance is Blsa's treatment m the Birthday Handicap. The general opinion is, that the mare was very fairly handicapped vwith Bst, and that her bad running "was the result of being out of form. A writer of a letter ia the ' Star,' signing himeelf 'Fair Play is a jewel,' gave him an awful showing up the other night, proving that he had won £620 with May Moon and Perfume, during this season, m handicaps alone, a larger nnm than any other owner but Owen is by no means abashed, and I hear he intends a scathing reply. However, the facts are so clearly against him' tnut be will do himself no good by airing his complaints any more than he has done. It is a pity he should be so cantankerous, for He is a capital sportsman m many respects, and the public know wh;n they back one of his animals, that they are sure to get a stiaigut ran for their money. Up to ttfe present time, the weather on Saturday afternoons h«a been very unfavorable for football, and feir good §james have taken place. Last Saturday w»s an exception, and a clear sky and a brisk atmosphere, with a sward not more than - ankle deep m mtul, afforded a splendid opportunity for the match, New Zaalund y The World being contested on. its merits. Eighteen aside came ou to the field, and a magnificent struggle for viotory took placo. Our play is decidedly improving ; there seems more system m it, and the advantages of co-operation are evidently better appreciated.;- We have half-a-dozen new men who are by no means strangers to the game, and your Waikftto boya will have to practice well, if they want to stand a etiauce m the July contest. Very little is now heard of the Dunedin team, who will take a trip round the Colony, and 1 Y.ery much question whether the project will eventuate. The latest rumour is, that they now waut. .all the Northern teams to meet them at Wellington, and hold akind of tournament there,' but the idea is impracticably for it is not at all likrly three or four fifteens .could all manage to be m Wellington at the same timo. I notice that Victoria has secured Hill and Ullyett, the English Cricketers, 'for £200 a year each. It docs not say much fir the enterprise of New Z6*!aod, that no attempt was made to keep one or two of them here. It-is very gratifying to learn that the ) Salmon ova which were placed m yonr Waikato and other streams, by the Acciimntisv'ion jSocifty, are promising veiy well. It soems that several of the young fish" hnve been seen and caught, both by Maoris and Europeans. Mr Firth wroto to each of the influential native cliiefe, and asked them to vie their best efforts to protect thr small fry. The dusky potentates ore q n'te as muc-i alive to th-i advantage of having another food supply opened to them as the paktha is, aim I believe they hove one and alt threatened their subjects with divers pains and penalties if interfe*© w.ith the fish till they .havr increased and multiplied. By the last American pupe.i it appeirs thut Miss Von tiillern, a Grrrman lady, has been mulling Mrs Wiltshire's fear, ' - and Vt -Boston Wftik-ul 100 miles m 13 j miuu' es undrr the, 2B hours. lam quite awaro t"nti Mrs W \rns said tohr.TO com* plctrd tlie 1< 0 mi'es m 21 hosr*, but a good deal de«l of the performance had to be t »kon on faith. Tht> licking lligging got from Boyd m En land makes one incliuoJ to think that. T.ielsett would have hod another victory had he stopped to row the former. Boyd hftS been for lome years known as a firstrttto man at a.tmlo, but has hitherto lacked stamina to star a long course. Ha w.H probably bo tiio future champion English sculler. T.i. — 1 hear ths Butcher Boy Loafer match is likely to fall through. It look* like it. wh«n there ia no money down, and— as 1 am told— Mr Kirk wood is running Tui and L»»fer m a buggy. A in&tc'i is spoken of between Isle man and Buckstone ovnr country, but nothing definite has yet been arranged. Vaths.