SPORTING NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3133, 13 August 1892, Page 2 (Supplement)

SPORTING NOTES.

[By Le Nokd.] I learn that Mr J. McNicol's Lottie, the three-year-old daughter of Muskapeer—Ladybird, winner of the Huia Handicap at the Onslow meeting in Auckland, and runner-up for the South Auckland Produce Stakes, the two-year-old filly by St. Loger— Rangi, and the two-year-old filly by Muskapeor—Fishplate, niive been sent down to Ellerslio to undergo their preparation for the coming season at, the hands of Mr J. Kean. The, latter filly is half-sister to that good_ pony Signess, and is highly spoken of. The following were the conditions of a race that took place recently at Singax>oro, where sports were being held in connection with the cavalry '.— Saturday to Monday race: Competitors to start with coats on buttoned up, and carrying a hand bag containing a night shirt. to a point in front o"f the grand stand, dismount, take oft' coats, pack them up in hand-

bag, put on night shirts, and gallop to the winning post, carrying bags with coats inside. Distance, about £ mile. Autonomy, the crack two-year-old, is now first favourite for the V.R.C. Derby, and 4 to 1 is the best price obtainable. The Hon. Mr Ormond, the wellknown Napier sportsman, has succeeded in completing negotiations for the purchase of the Chester colt Dreadnought from Mr W. T. Jones, of Australia, the price being £1,500. He was bred by the late Hon. J. White. Old Rewi came out of his shell again at the Cranbourno races held at Melbourne on the 20fh July, by winning the Selling Race from a field of seven. He was bought in for £42. I am sorry to hear of the death of Mr J. Turn bull's black gelding Costley, who, it will be remembered, won the treble at the "Waikato Hunt Club's races held at Cambridge a few seasons back. The Melbourne Sportsman says •— Lovers of a good horse will be glad to hear that that there is every probability of their again seeing Satyr on the racecourse. It may beremembered that he was jumped on during the last Grand National Hurdle Race, and had no less than nine ribs crushed in ; but Mr W. Allen has effected such a cure of the son of Naiad that in all equine probability Satyr wiil again be able to race, although, of course, the

knitted ribs will ever be an eyesore. Megaphone is likely to be seen sporting sik again. Reports from Victoria say that Mr Wallace's horse is gradually recovering from the ailment which some months ago brought about his retirement, and hopes are now entertained of getting him into condition to face the starter again, at any rate in the Champion (Stakes. Like the Frenchmen, the Austrians run many of their races on Sunday. The Vienna Derby, which was decided on May 29th, resulted in the victory for the English bred horse Gaga by Galopin from Red Hot. The French Derby was this year worth £5027. _, • The value of the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race to the winner was £1659, and of the Steeplechase £1580. Redleaf, the dual winner, is regarded as one of the best jumping horses that Australia has produced. In looking over the list of Caulfield Cup candidates for a probable winner, " Vagrant" dropped across some performances that are surely worth recordiag. They are those of the brown horse Morfclake, a son of Richmond

and Norma, who is handicapped at 7st 6ib. Hortlake has started in no fewer than nine Trial Stakes, in five of which he was first, was once second, and three times third. It is seldom that an owner shows such partiality for one kind of event as does Mr C. Elliott, the owner of Mortlake. Scotland has long been famous for her religion. "My boy," said an Englishman, " I must tell thee that I was never done in a horse deal but once, and that was bj a Scotchman who threw me off my guard by saying grace over a gill of whisky" And an eminent writer has said of Yorkshire that the women fry ham all dey, and the men drink ale and talk about racehorses all night. An American paper says :—•' I did not know any more about a running horse than a child," said he; " but I thought that as I was killing lime at the races I ought to take a flyer to be 'in line ' I waited until the last race and put Sdols. on Risk, the Morris stable starter, because I thought that the name was analagous to what I was doing. I got 10 to 1, and Risk won. So that is why I am saying, •Better be born lucky,' etc., don't you see?" "Man of the world" (Londcn) says:—" Whjte, in his history of the Turf, relates that in 1793 a very remarkable accident occurred to a horse in running at Ascot races. After the horse had gained the summit of the hill, near the King's Stand, he suddenly faltered, and with the shock threw his rider to a considerable distance, without falling himself. On examining the horse it was discovered that both his fore legs were broken, and that he had galloped eighteen yards on the stumps, when he made a dead stop. The accident could only be accounted for by supposing that the hardness of the giound dislocated the fetlock joint of the off leg, and afterwards, in running at full speed, the near leg was broken just above that joint. This whs a curious accident to take place in a race. We may remark, however, that a yearling Colt, bv Peter, belonging to Mr Corlett, after breaking away from the man who was taking: hitn to the rail-way-station, snapped three of his legs as though they were carrots, and an inspector of police, who witnessed the mishap, says that he struggled on his stumps until he fell." A London writer says:—"l wis! the stewards could suspend 90 pei cent, of our jockeys and turn oul quite a new lot of better quality, Those we now have seem to get worse instead of better." This is from the Melbourne Sports-man-.-—There are few more brillianl horsemen in the colonies than young Cusdin, whose riding on Strathmori in the last Australian Cup evoked s< much hostile criticism. This lad unless spoiled by success or too mucl patting on the back, has a brigh' future ahead of him, for as far &' patience and well-timed finishing ar< concerned he is a long way ahead o the majority of the other boys of hi: own age and weight. During las week he rode two great races oi Accident and Red Rose, on each o whom he displayed admirable judgnient.