SPORTING NOTES.

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3175, 29 October 1892, Page 2 (Supplement)

SPORTING NOTES.

[Bv Lk Noiuk] To-day the groat racing carnival of Australia opens at Flomington, when the V.R.C. Derby comes up for decision. Up to the present time Oamoola remains a firm favourite for this event,awl should the owner decide to start this colt in preference to Autonomy, ho will prove the hardest to beat- My selection is as follows : Chuk'.s best, 1 ; Mcli, 2 ; The Captwin, .'!. On Tuesday the Melbourne Cup is decided, when I expect Coriozo or Mulvolio to furnish the winner.

Glenwood, a colt by Ormonde, that was sold as a yearling to Mr A. M. Singer for SOflO guineas, is expected to turn out ii smasher. lfoy Nnil, an Trish-trained colt, won ilic Gfn.'iir Northern Lcj:er at Stockton on August 17th. He started at 2to 1 on. According to the opinion of the A.J. ij. baiidicuppw. Tiiesto is olb ahead of Autonomy or Camoola. liemington is tbe name of a big backward son of Kihvarlin aud Foresight, a Muskot mare, said to be a particularly promising two-year-old. He has only a couple of engagements this year, and it is very likely that he

will not be seen in public until he is three years of age. The very appropriate name of Matai has, says the Melbourne Sportsman, been bestowed upon the St. Legor— Eaupo gelding trained by Mr Abe Davis at Ascot Vale. This youngster is a half-brother to the sensational New Zealander, Mata, who visited these shores some years ago, and Matai is the Maori name for the swamps where the raupo grews. During the recent storm that swept over N.S.W. the foals at Hobartville became frightened, when the Marvellous—Eingdove filly dashed into a fence and killed herself. A Moorthorpe fllly also received a terrible gash in the arm. At a sale of racehorses hold recently in England the two-year-old Laodamja, by Kendal from Chrysalis, brought 3500g5. Christabel, 3yrs, by Lyric or Kendal from Chrysalis, 220()gs. and Chrysalis herself (IS7C) by Lecturer from Winged Bee. 2Googs. Among the experiences of the late Mr Ten. Broeck it is related that he matched his mare Prioress, winner of the Cesarewitch of '57, against Lord Glasgow's Toxopholite, the sire of Musket being defeated by twenty length-;. Mr Broeck said that he attributed all his racing triumphs in England to the gameness of his American horses, the ability of his American trainer, Pryor, and the superiority of his English jockey, Fordhanj.

Referring to the winner of the three jumping events at the last Rand wick meeting it Wagga exchange says: — "Frantic first made his bow. to the public about three yeirs ago, when he won the Hurdle Race at the Wagga Cup Meeting. Previous to his first appearance in public he had only been a few weeks (four, I think) in work. He was then under the care of E. Davis, who nick-named him ' Bones,' because of him being as poor as a rook. ' Bones' was given a few spurts and a jump or two over hurdles, but no one thought of him winning a race. But everybody was wrong, for after Frautic had been last for the best part of the journey he came through at the finish and won anyhow. And, be it rembered, a month previously, the son of Infidel was doing duty as a bullock-driver's hack atMarrarstation. Since his first victory he bas hardly ever been out of a place in any jumping race in which he has He won three races at Wagga, one at Albury, one at Yerong Creek, three at Randwick, a couple at Hay, one at Narandera, besides a victory on the flat and one over big fences. Piaroa, ridden by Mr J. 0. Inglis, and who is a six-year-old by Billingsgate, bred up Auckland way, went out a hot favourite for the Melbourne Hunt Club Cup, 5 to 4 being his price. It was reported that he was a bold aud clever jumper, and poswessed of lots of pace. The display he made showed him to be gifted with pace, but he bungled at the obstacles, and eventually fell, giving his rider a bad shaking.

A London exchange say.s : "A racing man who remnrks " Back the first horse that you see on a racecourse on arriving " must be a superstitious individual, but how often do you hear this said. The same is the case with owners and persons closely connected with them. It may bo only a coincidence, but we have often noticed that, after making this re» mark, or hearing it, that particular horse has proved successful. Several instances can be called to mind in corioboration. When Memoir won the Oaks we followed the Duke of Portland's filly walking up to the course by the quiet way by the rifle butts. Even at Ascot on the first day this year we made the observation to a non-racing friend, who was with us, as the first two gentlemen we spoke to in the paddock were Mr George Masterraan and Mr Tom Robinson. As our readers probably know, Mr Masterton owned_ Tostig, who won the first race, while the latter gentleman bred Billow, who proved successful in the Ascot Stakes. Our friend is rather a superstitious individual, and as his belief was supported by the actual result, he at once became an ardont believe* in the above named turf proverb. The famous mare Naacy Hanks, who reduced th« trotting record at Chicago Io was started against her record at Independence on August 31st. mid further reduced the time for a mile by two seconds. The Turf, Field imd Farm says :—" "Weather and track were favourable to a supreme effort, Doble rated the mare with the fine judgment which, comes of experience, and according to the official watches she trotted the first quarter in 30 seconds and the seeond quarter in 31 seconds, making the time to the half mile VI. The mare was eased up on the third quarter, the time for it being 33 seconds, which made the total flight to the three-quarter pole 1.34. Down the stretch, the mare was urged again with voice and whip, and she trotted the fourth quarter in 30J seconds, which made the mile 2'5J. This was a truly remarkable performance, and Doble was cheered to the echo. He is a great reinsman, and he richly deserved all the kind words said of him. He has ao superior in rating a horse so as to get the highest possible speed out of dim. Nancy Hanks is now indisputibly queen of the trotting turf, and it is gratifying to foel that she is owned sy a gentleman of the character of M!r Forbes. He has shown pluck in juying, without regard to cost, what ie beliered was the best produced by jreeding farms, and pride of ownerihip is a far greater stimulus to him ban track revenue. That tho pneunalic tire and elastic kite make a ombination which is hard to beat has pecn demonstrated by other performnces at Independence,