The English Waterloo Cup. London, Feb. 25.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1352, 1 March 1881, Page 3

The English Waterloo Cup. London, Feb. 25.

Tbi'a orreat event, whinh is atwav* Jookfd forward to with c«n«id-*ral>le in-, terest bv a?\ the true lover*<of ■was brought to a close to-day, Tho •wrinnfr whs B shless, and the runner-up Bishop.

BooranjiooVa Parity Yearling Sale,. A<T IKe tJoorandoora Par" yearling sale, Dunedin, \TaBon and Vallance purchased Tub*l Cai%' Topsy colt, for 225 guioeai ; TM Qvh t Seashell colt, 200 KuiuQW j

JTubal^Caii^.l^ebentu.re ,coltj 225 guineas. Mr Co wait,* orCfromwelij' fiougnb tite Saun* tejrerr stock,- iio?e filly; for 100 guineas ; ai^d TaM Gain, Argosy -filly, 70 guineas. Lurline colt, Flying Dutchman, andTubal Cpin, Coquette colt, were passed in at 300 guineas.

Value of thorough-bred Stallions. Ai late Dumber of the London Sporttman, in an interesting article on "Breeding and Racing," gives the prices paid for a number of prominent thoroughbred English stallions, as follows :— Blair Athol, eh h (1872), by Stockwell, dam Blink Bonny, by Melbourne £12,500 Doncaster, eh h (1870), by Sfcookwell, dam Marigold, by Teddington 14,000 Speculum, b h (1865), by .Vedette, dam Doralice, by Alarm or Orlando 300 Van Tromp, br h (1844), by Lanercost, dam Barbelle, by tsandbeck 2000 Flying Dutchman, br h (1846, by Bay Middleton, dam Barbelle, by Sandbeck 5000 Coronation, b h (1838), by Sir Hercules, dam Ruby, by hubens 1000 Pyrrhus the Frst, oh h (1843), by Epirus, dam Fortress, by Defence 1000 Stockwell, eh h (1849), by The Baron, dam Pocahontas, by Glencoe 3200 West Australian, b h (1850), by Melbourne, dam Mowerina, by Touchstone 3000 Fisherman, br li (1853) by Heron, dam Mainbrace, by Sheet Anchor 3000 Vindex, b h (1850), by Touchstone, dam Garland, by Langar 3000 Fandadgo, b h (1852), by Barnton, dam C.i&tanette, by OonJolm ... 3000 Rifleman, b h (1852), by Touchstone, dam Camp Follower, by the Colonel 2500 Priam, bh (1827), by Emilius, dam Cresida, by Whiskey ... 3500 Bay Middletoii, b h (1833, by Sultan, dam Cobweb, by Phantom. 4000 Parmesan, br h (1857), by Sweetmoat, dam Gruyere, by Virulam ... ... „, qq Blue Gown, b h (1865), by i Beadsman, dam Bas Bleu, by Stockwell 4000 Mortemer, eh c (1865), by Compiegne, dam Comtesse, by the Baron or Nuncio 5000 Mr Saville refused £15,000 for Cremorne, and the Marquis of Westminster refused £3500 for Touchstone, accompanying his refusal with the remark that he " would not exchange him for a German principality." A party of Americans looking over the E.iton Stud, the one who acted as spokesman, requested an interview with the Owner, Lord Westminster. The visitor began by saying that ho and his friendhad seen the horses and that they fancied Touchstone very much — l< very much indeed." Lord Westminster was highly pleased to hear him say so. The American, in continuation, informed his Lord bi ip thrft they had made up their minds to have him. "Oh, indeed!"" Yes, my Lord that's our determination. What's his pi ice ?" " The American dominions," was the reply. It in worthy of note that Piiam, imported into Virginia in 1837, at a cost of £3500, which wan the largest price ever paid for a horse to that dnte in England, after the uppearance of his daughter Crucifix, in 1840' when she won the 1000 guineiiH, 2000 guineas and the O.iks, £10,000 was offered and refused for him to return to Eugland.

Ngaruawahia C.C. v. Whatawhata 0.0. The return match between the above clubs was played on Saturday, on the ground of the Whatawhata Club, and resulted in a victory for the visitors by six wickets. The following; are the scores :

A Plethora of Money.— The Ei<ropecn Mud says :— The success of the Paniraa Canal scheme lias takeu everybody in England complexly by surprise. A million and a quarter shares have already boen applied for ; and fresh requests for permission to join are continually pouring in. Spain is not popularly supposed to have a larpre pecuniary surplus. Yet the Spaniard finds funds for nn undertaking which reminds it of its old South Ameriotn empiie. A demand from the Peninsula for CO,OOO shares means more than a French demand for hundreds of thousand?. Surprise after this would scarcely be capable of increase were requests for an allotment to arrive from Turkey or Honduras At first the best friends of the project i hardly dered to hope ior more than that the subscriptions would be sufficient to encourage preparations for the wcks. At present it is confidently anticipated that snbscriners will be fortunate if they receive one share for every three they ask. M. De Le seps has been happy in the time at which he has launched his ncheme on the world's money markets. They are full of the accumulated savings of industry, and there i« a doarth of opportunities for their employment. Men were never more eager for an opening for investment, yet they continue suspicious and mistrustful of plans not recommended by the character of their promoters. "Without the existing plethora of money, the Panama Canal could not have been started. Still mo«e certainly the superabundance of nvuvy would have been useless for the purpose except for the guarantee of S'ltyv-itr and hor.paty offered by the name of M. Periinand de Lesseps. M. de Lphseps has never hepn • accused of mercenary "elf-seeking. When his mngrn'fici nt work was lubourincr under n. mountain of apparent impos«ibilitie-<, blind enthusiasm 'was the word oharare flllpjjpd au-nfnst him Th<»t imp-itation he ia accounted to have refuted by reunite ; and men beiie\e him on' hi* own word capable of accompanying his pledges «» the future ns> in ths pant. The manner in which, br his personal ascendency, h« has overcomp »t lea^t halt the relwtnnca of the A-neri-oan public, is a'conflrmation of his power of his star and his £Puiu« t ( Hi" s'fUl in peourmur imiotual -Minister of the United Stntes for the<vten«ble he id of his Comjjonnyi- an ndrfih'onftl tPßMmony that he has lo t none of theudiplomaHo talent which, wh^n he was still unknown, triuraph«d over doubt and 'fear and dUUke. „ -

ist Innings. Edgecumbe, b Bond James, b B.uton . . bopcr, taught out Ditkeson, caught out Ci ombic Gibbons, b and c Bond Wallace, bowled . . Hrcman, b Lang Shepherd, not out . Heatcock Wheeler Extras 2nd Innings. 1 b Langdale - 5 . . 14 not out , . ( . . 22 b Bond . 11 2 c Langdale < 7 • • 3 . 2 not out ■ 3 . 2 bL.ingrld.lu ( 10 Extras J 'lotal . 72 Tot.il for ) 4 wickets } 31

KGARUAWAHIA C.C.

IST IS'MNGS. McLean, b Kdgecumbe Uiaithnmtc, 1 b w Langdale, c Shepherd LJond, b lidgecumbe ETctguson, I) Dickes.oti Barton, c Wallace Lang, b Ditkeion Salmon, b Dickeson 15. i11, c Diokebon liiihop, b Edgecumbe Kuisoll ... Extras 2ND INMNGS. . i run out .. 4 run out ... i . 5 b li/dgecumbe 2 ... O b Dickeson .. 2 run out . ( . 7 run out .. 4 not out . . ... 2 run out .. io b Dickeson i . . 3 stumped . . < . o tun out . . ... 15 lixtras . . 1 lotal . ■ 5i lotal .. 4!

WHAfAWHAfA C.C.