SPORTING NOTES;

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 3097, 21 May 1892, Page 2 (Supplement)

SPORTING NOTES;

fRv !/,, Isop-ii]. IV r, only two horses tlvit ever won the Sydney I'up two yenra in sue'ewion. „\ncis it« iiuineuratiim in 1860, iir.s The •'aid :iml Carbine. The I'Ani <wn it ir*. l'-'liS with So'. iv".h »>\ iiiii' i" IHfiO with 10-t SI) nf, Carbine »ot home in ISSO hi'- up". ;| t ,: ' in ISIKI with f |b "M----!>t,ti.-iii! on rcc.f.l for Hie raco_in ."nun ;>O-rO umi a tic ', tt-ilicb "MS Ct'l's Bmu.'s iM 1880 !■ I vvi. a-kol a'. )ii"'S'*nt to n»t»t! 11. Xt v>!ai-'j. Derby winner (wriu-.- " Aj:ix ") I W«.akl have no hesitation m fixing on Autonomy. Camoola is iiudon'.il.rilv a !•: ilhu'it eo.t, but I think Anioiiuinv be louud tltc reliable. A envrertpondent to the Philadelphia Record writes to lliafc f-aycr : '' Your argument in favour of shirking tiUi hois ,s by the word in preference to having the drivers sight a Hag goes without saying. The idea of ti'.-v'ny a driver to siyht a flag, when he need-? all the sight he has to trace his position, and his horse on his stride to got away, is not practical at all" The following sentence, written by " Asmodeus," relates to James Cotton's recent win " The New Zealander is a ■rigorous and fearless rider, and in addition to riding a good race on the winner, he gave further proof of his horsemanship by a splendid recovery he made on Boulevard jerking him out of the saddle iu bitting a fence opposite the grand stand." The Sydney Bulletin has this paragraph : — Lord Knutsford : " Hum 1 Those New Zealanders want a Governor. Let n"iG see. One of the bonds that bind, &c., is the horainessof the colonies. Eureka! Glasgow's uncle sold 'em Musket. Ho ! there, vassal! Telegraph to old Glasgow and ask him how he'd like to be Governor of New Zealand.'' At Mordialloc (Victoria), on the 22nd ult., the New Zealand gelding Maribyrnong, although in possession of a badly bowed off fore leg, found no difficulty in beating the feeble field opposed to him in the Hurdle Race ; and Ihumata did a tiling in the 14.1 Pony Handicap by winning with lOst 101b, doing the five and a-half furlongs in lmin lOsec. America is the land of big things, and the latest move in the matter of thoroughbred breeding is that three prominent Chicago sportsmen—Messrs W. T. Whiting, K. J. Johnson and George Hawking—have left for Europe, where they will spend some time and. much money in purchasing the best racing and breeding stock that can be found. Amoitg other animals which it is stated they will try to secure is Ormonde, which was sold by the Duke ot Westminster to the South Americans for the great sum of £14,000. It is the intention of these gentlemen to establish the largest turf breeding establishment ir the world. " Wimmera," in the Australasian, re cords the following incident: —At a racc meeting held recently in Victoria, a well known jockey was going out when th< owner observed, 'We haven't baekei him, N—' Ye 'av'nt !' said tin jockey in astonishment. ' Well, I tel ye, I have.' ' That's a silly thing to g< and do without speaking to me,' said tin owner; ' What are you going to do ? 'Going to win,' was the prompt reply and he did. The activity of that owne in taking even money where he ha< formerly turned up his nose at 8 to 1 wa worth witnessing." An American who had several time backed a certain horse, and noticed hin finish always behind, although he genei ally ran in the lead in the early part c the race, approached the owner and said •' Why don't you change your horse' name and give him a more appropriat one ? I'd call him Regulator," said th first speaker. "Why so?" " Becaus

I notice all the others go by him ! " 1 A pony 12hds 2in was recently matched in England to trot 15 miles in an hour. The little fellow won with 18? Ec to spare and without making a break in the whole 1 journey. Some little amusement was given the 1 spectators at Moonee Valley last Thura- " day as Mr Barney Allen (says the Sports- : man of April 26th), had backed himself ' for a fiver to leap a horse over the water- ' jump He appeared in due course ' mounted on the ex-New Zealand steeplechaser, Jubilee, and as a prel'minary ' jumped the rails out of the course into the ground. He then won his wager comfortably, but thought he would still further exhibit his horsemanship by taking two more of the t'enccs. Of course 1 the well-known metallician was heartily r applauded when he returned, beaming with smiles to the paddock. Some one has juat dreamt that he saw a horse with a black and white jackct '' win the English Derby. It will have to f ' be the Duke of Portland's hotso, The. Cellarer, if the div.nm is to be realised. " The Cellarer is by St. Simon out of Btafia by Scottish Chief, and has never yet sported silk. He is spoken of as a " dark horse." The death is announced by the Mosgiel 6 paper, from lockjaw, of a mare four years old, who shortly before her death was trotted over a mile course, and cutout the distance in 2min 55sec_with 13st up!

Rather promising for a maiflen. Mr Dan O'Brien bought a colt by Trident from Etiquette (and, therefore, half-brother to Rubin a) for 90s. at a sale of thoroughbred stock at Lower Randwick on April 22nd. Mr O'Brien bid IOOOgs for the Trenton—Nellie colt, sold for llOOgs. Mr Keeno believes that the best of the English horses outclass America's most noted ones, their chief point of excellence being in their splendid quarters. Barc.il-

dine is his choice of stallions, and Amphion the handsomest horse he saw. Orme looks delicate compared with La Fleehe, the latter being highly finished and standing IShds 3in, though looking much smaller. Katherine 11. will be bred to Barcaldine and trained for her engagements in England. Mr Keene was entertained by Colonel North, and described him as a splendid fellow and a genuine sportsman. The terrible death which overtook poor "Tommy " Williams at Dandenong, suggests (says the Australasian) the question — How is it that so many more jockeys are killed in connection with hurdlevacing and steeplechasing in Australia than in any other country in the world ? Is it because the jockeys are inexperieiced or incapable, or because the horses are not properly schooled, or because the courses are too stiff? Is it absolutely necessary that racing between the flags should be made so dangerous to life and limb as it is? Williams did not lack oxperince. On the contrary, he was a oapable all-round horseman, possessed of a »ood seat and good bands, and he was rarely in want of a mount at the many meetings round about Melbourne. On the flat, over hurdles, or across country, Williams was equally at home, and being a well conducted young man he was only 24 years of age—he was not less popular with the public than among h>B brethern of the pigskin. Williams had been riding for about ten years. A few years ago the Baroness BurdettCoutt» came into possession of an abbreviated edition of a pony, which w*s only 14 inohes in heiarbt and was but lSi inches in length, counting from the end of the nose straight across to the root of the tail. At the present time the Shah of Persia is the owner of a Shetland pony which is but 121 inches high. This pampered pet of royalty wears gold shoe». At Milan, Italy, a race called the Grand Prize of the Trades, and worth £2500. is to be run on May 2D. It is open to horses of all countries, and Lord Rosslyn has entered Buccaneer for it while Catarina has been nominated by Mr T. Jennings, and Ben Jones is another English candidate. It is a Nveight-for-age race. " Masra," in t.ho course of an article in the Sydney Referee dealing with a visit to Mr S. Hordern's stud farm, Retford Park, the home of Nordenfeldt and Co., says, inter alia • —My first acquaintance with the great son of Musket and Onyx

was nvc' - a yeiir "go at Sylvia Park, Auckland, KeW Zealand. He wa- tiieti for sale, but to day dollars can't shift him, and 1 am not surprised at Mr llordern re 'using to part with him. I have had the privilege of seeing the great American horses [''oxliall and Irurjuois, and the ! world veno'vhed Hermit, r.nd i p'-efer Xordenfelilt as a sire to beget both flyers and stayers from ai'pe.irance and breedicm oo bo.l: side-;, and if traced b.ck will prove my i.ssertion to he liasid on one of Ihe Soundest of brcedine theories-viz., It" comes fr 111 a line of ane".-:tois that -tze soundness and pace-; and ] i.-ttew no defect? ; and it in (tod with mares that tuck he .should get every time a Strath more or a Zaiinski. Mr Hordren believes he will get a noehorse on; of an\;lung, 'ait from this season's experience it looks as if Mr Hordern only intended t:o allow him to have the very bluest of blood. . , . Arriving at a small paddock, in which stands a bay mare, I surprise Mr Moriarty (the manager of the stud) by at once recognistho aristocratic Maorilander, Lady No rah, whoso often carried Mr Bobbctt's colours to the front amongst the fastest of the New Zealand cattle—and they arc fast over there. She has developed into quite a stately matron, and by her side is a young gentleman a pledge to Nordenfeldt. Foals are like babies, hard to judge, but if appearances go for anything he promises to be a worthy fon of his sire and dam. The mare is quiet, and allows us to handle her. She has again visited Nordenfeldt. the ring. Peter Jackson was asked whether, if he defeated Slavin, he would retire from I the ring, or would he challenge John L. Sullivan ? " No," said the burly darkie ; . " I never challenged a man in my life I • have always been challenged. Should I i prove victorious over Frank Slavin, i i shall quietly await a challenge to box foi i the Championship of the World." " Have you seen Slavin lately ? " Petei 1 Jackson was asked when he arrired it Englaud. " Yes," replied Jackson, -I 1 met him in St. Louis, and we had a little ' chat. ' Peter,' he said to me, ' I wan! 1 you to get well and strong. The nexl 1 time we meet it will probably be in tin " ring. I will be fit you may depend, anc 3 may the best man win.' I told Slavn that I agreed with him, and promised t< be in gootl shape I shall have about tei " weeks' training—plenty of time to ptt t myself into the best possible trim. There ■ are two of us, aud one man must win. e The " three men in one night " busi e ness, &c., lately taken on by Corbett r ! Jackson, Slavin and Co., are not up _ti the best ftandards of boxing entertain i ments_ The easy things that have latel; been placed before some of the big gun ! aj'e properly incurring the censure c boxing critics. The London Refere B _ editor had a caustic par lately respectini ' the " duffer-baiting " entertainments c 6 this kind, and it is to be hoped that box n in« managers in America (we have u need, I think, to apprehend anything s unsportsmanlike in Australia) will com ] S to see the impropriety of fostering mcr ' brutal exhibitions. ,1 On April 23rd a fairly numerous at ,e tendance assembled at the Calit'oimi U Athletic Hall, Sydney, where Tom ho •o and young Peter Jackson settleel tl [e question of superiority. _ Proceeding i ' commenced with two sparring bouts, an j Foy and Jackson then entered tke riui ■>r the former being a general favourite. - (j early became apparent that the con f is elence reposed iu him was justified, as simply waited for Jackson right tliroug es Iu the fourth round Jackson's stick wei m up, his rushing tactics appearing i> demoralise Foy, but in the fifth the gie of Peter's namesake fell to pieces, and I'o; J, seizing the opportunity, knocked him 01 .'s with one of his famous hits. te •