TURFIANA.

Auckland Star, Volume XVI, Issue 3806, 20 October 1882, Page 4

TURFIANA.

(by didstrAL.) ']__._ Mes if a Dude- hftfe their liorso Nigget in active training for the Devonport J.O. Spring Meeting. If this hotso is brought up to his last Bcason's form, he should do some good work this year amongst onr country cousins.

Mr ~kakespearehas senthis string -Yuba Bill (late N. or M.), My Dream, and Harkaway—to Bowman's stables, at Ellerslie, for a few Weeks' training prior to the Spring Meeting. My Dreato and Harkaway is ttbt ah inipo.-ible double; and I should not be Burpri.cd to see it faiiciod when thej sporting public begin to concentrate their attention ou tho Spiing Meeting. Champagne, who was entered for the Open Handicap at tho Pakuranga Races last Saturday, was purchased by Mr' Shakespeare from a Wanganui eport for £25. Jacob Enko was the only Auckland bookmaker at the Napier Meeting, and I hear that he made quite a pile. He intends opening a book on the A uckland Kace~. Acceptances for the A.H.C. Spring Handicap and Hurdle Bace close this evenI .; All "orts of stories were ctirrent on Satur- ' day, abb'-t thb fabulous sains woia by Tom 1 Halstead over Tricotrin's double Victory j somo even stating that the plucky owner had "scooped" £600. The true amount is, I believe, about half of that. Loud complaints wore made at the Pakuranga meeting at the action of Mr Thorpe in scratching Magician for tho Ladies' Race. A large number of people had put their "good supar" on the totalisator on that hoise's chance before they discovered that he was not going to face the starter's

flag. From papers to iidfad per Botorna, I find that Guesswork, who finished third fof ths Caulficld Guinea", started first favourite at .to 4. Fryinspan, the winner, was quoted at 3 to 1, and 0 to 1 was oller-Jd against the spefcdy Hecla, who could not stay the distdnce. Frjingpah won by three-quarters of & length from Boolka, Guesswork being three lei g*-. bebiii-. .: The "15.M, Herald's" Melbourne eon.,pondent says that Segenhoe has much improved since his arrival there, and will be hard to beat for the Derby. In less than a fortnight the Melbourne Cup—the great event ot tbe racing year in the southern heihisphere-^-will be lost and won, Writing on. October .th about the big.race to be decided on the 31st instant, •'itemo," ihe pjj.ort.ng writer of the " Sydney Mail," stat-s that #0 fe*~*er tban 104 horses still remain in, and considers that it is only reasonable to assume that tho raco will attract the larges^ field that bas ever stepped oii a mce-course,.south.of tho Line. Amongst others he fancies Ct_nnamulla, Sweet William, Hereford Bay, and the Drummer. By cable on Wednesday, from the Stab's special Melbourne correspondent, we learnt that the Gem and the Czar were among the scratched horses for the Cnp. Both horses.werecoDsidcredwell in, and they have been more than onco mentioned as probable winner-'. Their withdrawal is, however, not quite Unexpected. Early this month The Czar's feet were reported to be ''still troublesoma," and that his trainer would bave bis work to get him to the post, while the Gem was accused of showing a "dickey "leg. The law against sweeps is iv an unsatisfactory condition. It allows the sweeps to take pi 03, but prevents publicity, which would be a check upon fraud. Mr William long, of Grand Flaneur celebrity, has dtcided, says the "Melbourne Spdrtsman," to do a bit of racing in the old country, add hifl "bl_ek and whit?,sleeves" are already amongst the registered colours. It is a strange—or may be a purposed—coincidence that he should have placed his English purchases in the hands ot tho. "■Yell-known r<ew market trainer, Tom Brown. If the home Tom should have a repetition of the Sydney Tom's luck, the New .out- Wales turfite will givo it 'em rather hot iv the London ring. Up to September let, Archer had won 144 races, and lost 218. Wood came next with 110 wins and 2SO otherwise.