SPORTING MEMORANDA.

Waikato Times, Volume XVII, Issue 1405, 5 July 1881, Page 3

SPORTING MEMORANDA.

An Australian paper, in writing about Mata, says : " And now when Mata returns to his native land, the New Zealanders will have the satisfaction of knowing that their champion has proved himself capable of holding his own with the best cattle in Australia." Stockwell blood (says " Ausrur") was predominant at Epsom after the Derby had been appropriated by our American cousins, for Thebais, who won the Oaks, is, on the dam's side, a grand daughter of the emperor of stallions, and Bend Or, who beat Kobert the Devil in the Epsom Cup, is by StookweU's son Doncaster. Thebais is by the Hermit from Devotion, by Stockwell from Alcestis, by Touchstone, and she runs back to Virago. The Hermit is a son of Newminister, so that she has Touchstone on both sides of the pedigree. Bend Or avenged his Legcr defeat in the EpaonCup, and people will now begin to think that the Derby, victory was not such a fluke after all. Capital entries have been received for the principal coming events in Australia. For the Melbourne Cup there are 121 subscribers ; the Champion Stakes) 48 ; Caulfield Cup, '94; <ireat Metropolitan Stakes, 82 ; and Hawkesbury Grand Handicap, 78. , Briton Still won the ,Waterloo Cup at Tapaniu, on June 24th, , Harmony the Purse, and the Plate was divided between Lancashire Lass, and Bonnie Scotland. The victory of Briton Still must, be regarded as a great surprise. He was almost unknown,, and, though his owner, i believed him to be a rattler, the friends of the kennel generally thought that Progress was the' best of Mr ( Bannatyne's lot. To show what an outsider' he ,was, it may be mentioned that he was knocked down without any _ competition in the Calcuttas, and, that his price' after the draw whs 100 it) 3. |Even after, his, un- n decided with'jDori'Carlqs' 1 any amount of money; could be had against him at 6 to 4. The owner; 'I understand, does not win' a cent beyond the stake, wh'jch will bring' •him ia £210.' ' Briton Stifl was trained by Mt Thomas Kett. He j§ '^n upstanding ' strongly-built "dog, showing great, power. Hia running weight is 571b.— Smba'cl.' ' ' ' 'Mr' W'.-Long'f fihe'-lookifagcolfc 1 EViday (brother to R'obihßon Crusoe) h'ai beeii're- ' chtietenedi, ' and' 'will;- f6r v ffie''fpfctirey be' 1 kn6wn r afcHen'ohman/ ' ' " J ' l! '"">■' J ' ( "' ■ The Lurlitre 1 feblt { 'wds v sbld ; by Mi?' YuilW ] jia Adelnideifot ! 300 d guineas^ *ndi*wi}l''|o jiutt? M? Saville'asjjableito beiirainSd. h°,U I * Btxra} Gown-