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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 4353, 26 April 1884, Page 5

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Our Waikato friends will hold high carnival next week, for Wednesday and Thursday are the days set down for tho decision of the Cambridge Jookey Club Autumn Meeting. The entries for the various events a/c unusually large, and among those who figure in the lists are a number of the Wanganui and Taranaki horses that took part in our Autumn gathering. The following are tb,e names of those in the two principal events on the first day, acceptances for which are not due until Monday :—

Cambridge Cup.—Administrator, Bst 101b; Consul, Sst lib; Normanby, Sat; Radames, 7st 101b; Wltiora, 7st 101b; Rewi, Vst 81b; Fishwoman, 7st 81b; Woodpecker, 7st 81b; Maori, 7st 61b; Libeller. 7st Jib; Kalo. 7st; Larry, 7st; Smike, 6st 81b; Gildoroy, 6st 71b; Victoria, Get; Victory, 6st.

H'JBDLES.—Woodpecker, list 51b; BUly.go-by-'em. list; Chandler, lOat 101b: Quilp, Bst 101b; Whalebone. Bst 101b; Fair Ka'y, 88t 101b; Native, Bat 101b.

The Takapuna J,ockey Club kave issued the programme for their Winter Meeting, which is set down for Saturday, 24th May, and a most liberal and well-arranged one it is. There ar,e seven events, viz!. Winter Oats Handicap of 35 sovsj 1 mile; Handicap Steeplechase of 55 soys, about 3 miles; local Hack Race of 15. soys, 1 mile ; Birthday Cup of 100 soys, 1.2 mile; Selling Hurdle Race of 40 soys, lj mile; Elat Selling Race of 30 soys, ljs igile; aod Selling Steeplechase of 4Q cflvs, about 3 miles. Nominations for the Winter Oats Handicap, Birthday Clip, and Handicap Steeplechase, close on the 2nd' of Mayi aijd the weights will be published o» the 9th, Chaafe taws over Mr J, Marshall's recentlypurcliasod yearlings this week for tho purpose of educating them. They comprise a colt by Musket—Perfume, colt by Muskot —Rosalie, and colt by Musket—Lock^s (full brother to Necklace). These $ro indeed a nice trio, and with tbs oaveful treatment they are sure to. reeelve at the hands ef Chaafc, it will be strange indeed if they are not in the van in the two-yo&r-ojct contests next season.

After a spell oi ftbpufc ofehteeu months, Mr P. Butler's old slave Tho Ajrent is once more to the fore, for at the South, Canterbury Jockey Club. Meeting on Thursday last he succeeded in getting home in front in the Steeplechase with the good impost of 12st, Eleven started, and the race is described as a grand one. Barbary led all the way to the third jump from home, when he fell, and The Agent then went up and succeeded in beating Black Doctor by a neck. Tasman again did good service a.t the.meeting for Mr D. O'Brien, by winning the big handicap, and wit!} Cat 21b beat Sou-wester (7st 121b), L,ady Emma (Sst 121b), aad five others, including Ike and Nonaense. ihe time for the 1| mije WAsSmin. I2sec

From the Sydney papers to hand this week I gather that there seems to be but one opinion about the A.J.O. St. Leger, and that is Martini-Henry was fairly defeated. In " Nemo's " account of the meeting, he writes as follows :—" The oxoitement of the day reached its height when Martini-Henry and Le Grand stepped on to the course to do battle for the St. Leger. Both looked fit enough to run for a king* dom, and their trainers had evidently spared, no effort to bring them tq the post fit to, play a part in such a, oontest. M<jrtini-HeUry did his preliminary canter quietly, and. appeared to realise that Hurley was his master, for he did not evince the slightest temper. Le Grand, who had O'Brien In the saddle, moved very tenderly hi his canter, but, as usual, warmed up when extended, Martini-Henry forced the running at a great pace to the. home turn, where he apparently h^d h,in opponent At hia top, and in aomo frftubhj.; bat wh,o« fairly in the straight O'-Bpen eaot bin? up to the faypur^te)'and after a brief struggle he cut binidpwn.^ml, amtdst a groat roar from the pktwd) the Queea^landor drew away, and

beat him by a length and a-half. As he swept past tho post and when ho returned to scalo the cheering was deafening, and hor6e f owner, trainer, and rider were applauded to the eclio. The victory was decidedly popular, and as both colts were thoroughly fit, and their riders did them every justice, there cannot be any excuse for the favourite," and it must simply be admitted that in Lo Grand ho met v better colt, and his

master. Trenton has passed into Mr D. O'Brien's hands, ho having purchased him privately from Mr Stead after his auction sale for 850 guineas. One of the local papers says that he "won the Champagne Stakes like a high-class racehorse, and such we believe him to be. His victory was exceedingly well received, and no doubt those who raised their voices remembered the consistent run of bad luck that has so long attended Mr Stead in his racing ventures." ■ Trenton's time for the six furlongs was 1.20. Several wagers have already been booked on next season's Derby and Now Zealand Cup (says a Christchurch writer). Trenton and Liverpool have received most support for the former event at 100 to 20, while July has been backed at 100 to 7 for tho Cup, The two Liverpool were pencilled during the week in ono wager at 500 to 10 for tho Derby and Cup. Favo's victory in tho Sydney Gold Cup was not only a great surprise to tho public^ but his party also, and the result affords another illustration of the "glorious uncertainty of tlie turf." It scums a few days before tho late Hawkesbury Meeting ho carried Cst, and Sardonyx something liko 9st 21b, and tho pair ran a tot trial, when Sardonyx ran rings roui'd him, bo that his owner decided to scratch him for tlio Hawkosbury Handicap. Ho not only withdraw him from that raccj but sold him soon afterwards to Mr W. At Long, of Grand Flaneur famo, for something like £200, and tho seller laid the purchaser 100 to 3 against him for tho Sydney Cup. Favo left the paddock at 100's to 5» and the slow time recorded for the racf) viz., 3min. 36sec. is accounted forbythQ heavy state of tho course. In " Robin Hood's " sweep on the C.J.C. r Autumn Meeting, the whole number t i subscribers, 5,0(8), were obtained. Vai - ■ guard the first horse in the Great Autumn Handicap, went to a threshing-machine . hand at Greendale, who received £675 net cash ; Hippodamia to a railway guard i i Timaru, who received £270; and Lacy . Emma to a coach-builder at Leeston, who received £90. In tho Easter Handicap, first and second horses, worth £150 and £90, went to a saddler in Colombo-street, Christchurch, and the third to a publican in Chriatchurch. "Robin Hood "has now a consultation open on the Dunedin Birthday Handicap and Grand National Steoplochase, 2,000 shares at 103 each.

In the race for the Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap, Archie got badly away, and refused to race, and Stockdale, coming into collision with Sardonyx, nearly brought tl'Q latter down when passing the stand. Whf n about half the journey nad been travelled Respite fell on his knees, and Soldier Boy and one or two others nearly camo to griif over. him. When clinging to the horse's neck, Williamson was knocked offby Soldier Boy, but although several horses galloped over him, ho waa not hurt. ; , •