NOTES BY HIPPONA.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 5477, 7 February 1885, Page 4

NOTES BY HIPPONA.

Tin: victory of Administrator in tlio Wellington Gold Cup on Wednesday may bo put down as 01:0 of tho biggest Biirprkoa Now Zealand turfitos have been treated to. Mr Tancred'a horse had never licon montioncd in connootion with tlio nice, and it was voted that on. his Auckland running tho luuidicnppor had been very harsh in allotting liim 7st I,llb, From tho detailed account of tlio raco to hand, it appoars that tho roan son of the Promior was taken to tho front at tlio start, and maintained his position to tho finfeh, although Sou'-wostor made a very close tight of it in tho last eighty yards. In local circles on tho day of tho race, Id's to I could bo obtained about Administrator freely, and it was generally thought that he would not9oo tho post. A pleasing feature in connection with tlio raco is tho fact of tho winner b.iing ridden by tho well-known local horseman, E. Vailo, who went down under engagement to Mr Tailored.

So far as racing and attendance were concerned, 1 think it may bo safely Raid that tho Summer Meeting of tho Takapuna Jockey Club on Saturday last «ns tho most successful yot hold across tho water. Tho improvements otl'eetod to tho paddock and its surroundings wero greatly appreciated, and it was agreed on all hands that tho steeplechase course as- it now stands is a really excellent one, and so constructed as to provont the accidents which havo formerly taken placo. None of tho contests call for special oommont, but ono mattor in connection with tho arrangements on Saturday requires drawing attention to, and that is tho looso way in which tho horses numbers wero put up and taken down. In tho rulos and regulations published by tho Club it is stated that all persons Intending to withdraw horses aro required to givo notieo to that oil'ect to the Secretary or Clerk 'of Scabs ono half-hour before tho otiicial time for Mtarting. Any person neglecting or rofuting to comply with this rule shall pay a lino not oxeeeding ssovs. to tho raco fund. Not tho slightest regard wan paid to tho rulo by tho othcials on Saturday, horses numbors being takon down up to the time of starting with the most unblushing effrontory. To tho proprietor of tho tohilisator this moans a tidy rovonuo, but to tho public—who havo quito Hiitb'ciont to contond with on racecourses— it is both unfair and unjust.

A friend of mino in Duncdin, who is gonorally not far out in his calculations, writob:—"To my mind tho Cuplios botweon Vanguard, Lady Emma, and Wapiti, with Nelson, Sou'-wostor, and (if ho ulntids) Captain Webster, who is an ospoeial fancy of mino. A man who took these six against the field would havo nono tho worst of tho wagor. All tho Otago lioiho>j aro going well at prosent. Matanaka is putting in somo really good work, and old Adamant's friends nave a hopo that ho may bo ablo to ropoatliis victory in tho raco. Taiaroa also has a fow font friundu, though it is not a good sign that £1,000 to £00 could bo easily got about his chanco." At tho recont Northern Jockoy Club mooting, it will bo romomborod Mr J. Chadwick, tho ownor of Southern Chief, lodged a prqtost against Trovatoro, tho winner of tho Maiden Hurdlos, on tho ground that ho had previously won a raco ovor tho "Bmall sticks." The matter has einoo been inquired into by tho Club, and thoy havo paid tho stakes to Mr Chadwick, it having boon provod that Trovatoro won a Hurdle Raco of 30 soys at Kowai Pass.

A special meeting of tho Wangauui Jockey Club was hold n fow days back to tako into consideration tho working of the totalisators at their mootings by Messrs Hill and Poolo. It was stated that the totalisator at presont uaed was not boing worked in the interests of oithor tho Club or tho public, and that it was very undesirable that owners of racehorsos should havo the privilege of working the machine. Various suggestions woro mado by thoso present bh to tho bettor managomont, and eventually it was proposod and seconded that a totalisator bo procured for tho uso of tho Club at tho termination of tho agreomont with Messrs Hill and Poolo, po that it may be available for tho noxt Spring Meeting. It was also decided that at tho noxt meoting two stoward.i of the Club bo appointod to suporviso tho working, and that Messrs Hill and Poolo be notified that thoy must bo subject to instructions from thoso two gcntlomon.

If over there was an injustice porpotratod on a horso owner and totulisator investors, it was last Saturday at tho Tnkftpnnn Mooting. This was in tho Hurdle Knee, in which according to tho oflicial handicap, the winner Nigger carriod 101b less than his allotted woight. Despite tho assuranco of Mr jL'orciral;' tho hnndicappor, that tho 9st opposite NiggorV name in tho racebook was an error, yot Far'rell was allowod by tho clork of the scales to woigli out at 9st. After the race, Mr Halstoad, tho ownor of Minuet, tho uecond horso, naturally lodged a protest, but tho stewards to make matters worso, decided to pay on Niggor in tho tatalisator. How they arrived at this decision I cannot understand, for it is distinctly lai(J down in tho totalisator rulos placarded by Mr Adams on tho maohino that tho money shall be paid over providing the winner woighs in all right. In this caio it cannot bo said that tho rider of Niggor >yeighed in to tho satisfaction of any one but his owners, and no matter how the Club may see lit to deal vrith Mr Ifalstead, there is no donying tho fact that iti;p?o who held tiekots on Minuet in the totaliaaiii fcftvg been unjustly treated by tho Club paying on Niggor. In connection with the matter, I may say that on looking up tho " copy " of tho handicaps supplied to this office by Mr Percival, Nigger is woighed at '.Ist 101b, which, of course, bears out that tho official book is correct.

Tho friends of Mr A. Snidor will bo sorry to hear that ho was one of the party of Melbourne bookmakers severely injured in the railway accident which occurred near Cootamundra. The "boys" wero en route to Sydnoy for the purpose of assisting at the Anniversary £)ay Meeting of tho Sydnoy Turf Club. ' '

Commotion promises to start a warm favourite fortho Champion Stakes, and how that all the1 money in the market at 3 to 1 has been exhausted, hie price at the post bids fair to be extremely short. 0 to 1 is offered without takers against Maluu, from which it is inferred that things aro not altogether couleur de rose with tho Brighton crack.

The following are the prices, etc., realised at the sale of the New Zealand Stud Company yearlings in Sydney :— Gns. Brown colt, by Musket, from Rooctto— Mi. K. Mitchclson, of Auckland .. ~ 350 Brown coU, by Musket, from Onyx—Mr H. O3borno .. .. .. SOO Bay colt, by from i-tlsntis—Mr E. Mituhelspn, of Auckland ' 250 Brov/n celt, by Musket, from Realisation— ■ ifcVy.Kelso '.. ..' ': :. : .'. .. §j , Brown ftltj, by >lusket, from IVOiiont--Mr H. Green- '~ ... ' .'. ..' ' ... )S) Total .. „ (mo The colt by Anterog—Sylvia was passod in at 600 guineas. Mr F. Maekay, of Dulcalmah. near Singleton, N.S.W., turns out to bo the real purchaser of Sir Modred.. He paid 1,000 guineas for hits.

In tho Australian Cup, New Zealand's champion, Wolcomo Jack, is woiglied at !lst 01b, on equal terms with Le (Irand. In tho Newmarkot Handicap, Mr Barnard luia allotted him !lst 71b. Hickenbotham brought Le (irand down to Floinington tho other week, but the champion had not walked 100 yards from tho railway station when ho roared nt the sight, of a boy and enrno down heavily on both knees. Although he had knoo-caps on, both knees woro cut, one severely. Latest accounts stato ho is getting all right again. Mr Robortson has docided to treat Carbineer to n spoil.

At tho annual sale of yearlings from Mr A. Town's Richmond stuil, there whs a. largo attondnuco, Tlio total amount realised was I'J,ITI giiinoan, the blood stock bringing in 8,190. Tho brown colt by Maribyrnong from Tlio Fawn topped tho lint nt 1,i>50 guineas, tit which figure ho was socurod by Mr A. I<\ Smart amidst conBidorablo applause. Second on tholUtof high-priced ones camo tho bay lilly by Chester from liuoldor Ko.so, which paused into tho possession of tlie Hon. .1. White at 1,000 guineas. Tho following nro tho ttotiiila of tho stock that brought tho biggest prices :— £IIS. liny lilly, by Chester from (Judder Ilosulloii. 11. White 10liO Bay lilly, by Kapld liny from Aureohi - Mr A. Cornwall l('° Hay colt, liy Cilm-ioua (imp.) from l'onltimt (impf-JlrW. Cnopw ■• '-"^ Hrown colt, by .U.inbynioiu: "ill of Ihu Fawn--Mr A. K. Smart I'k'jO Hay iicjU, Ijy Maribyrnoiit,' oul of Fair Durhrhii Hun. W. .1. Chirk." '<» Drown colt, liy MurihyrnmiK from Jesfla-mlnu-Mr J. MomiKluin 150 Chestnut colt, byAloorthorpe (imp.) from The (iißtfler-lUr W. Cooper ■■ ■• 310 Chestnut oolt. liv drain! fiatiotir from Nina-Mr W. ('oo)ior 2<» Hay colt, by Scottish Cni.-f from Fair ltMumond-Mr W. A. Luiir .. ■• :"« Hay filly, by ltnpii! Hay from Agitation (imn.t-Mr J. Mcinanhan 110 Hay lilly. by Vespasian (imji.) from Cooui-a.ssiu-Mr A. Cornwall -'« liayoolt. liy MarlbyrnoiiK from GoraMlno —MrOwldy -10 Mr J. Marshall's two-year old colt Musk, by Musket —I'erfume, lias boon added to tho list.

Mr H. If. Vallanoo has disposed of his rhostnut gelding Voutli to Mr llowitt, of Poverty Bay.

AVhat a wonderful success Hermit ims been as a .stud liorso in tho old country 1 As a racehorse ho turned in considerably over 1100,000 in stakes and bets for Mr llonry Chaplin, and at tho stud ho seems to bo equally valuable. In four voars his stofk hive won in stakes no less than C1.t1.8G7 ! His bont year wan in 1882, when tho Hermits won C44.00S ; in 18S1 tho total was .Cd", 222 ; in lss:i, C 30,801 sand in lbS4, .L'-!t,-.'i(i. Thin is n wondorful record.

A Viiluabli! addition to the blood stool; of New South Wales arrived recently in tho steamship Australasian, from London. Tho shipment, consists of four brood mares, immoly, I"ojigio, n bay three-year -old ; Tho Witch, another bay three year-old ; Althorpo a dasi; bay two-year-old ; and Forrara, a chestnut four-year-old. Ferrara figured at the .Manchester Autumn Meeting. Tho marcs are for tho stud of Mr W. A Long, of Sydney.

That wonderful pony, Brown and liosc, Ims boon moasurod, and the following aro her linen :—Height, ">S inches, or II hands 'Jin, or 1-IJ '-' with her shoes ; longth from point of slioulder to extremity of quartor, (il inches ; head, 'J'J inclicx ; from elbow to pisiform bone, I(U inches; from that to ground, 1!) inchus ; foi'olog, entire longth, ;!5i inclie." ; from root of tail to stitlo, 24J inches; stido to hock, 2-t.J inches; from hock to ground, 1241 inches. All thoso measurements were tuken in a straight lino, and not along tho surface

Sir HorculoH Robinson has lost none of his love for tho sport of racing, and koops a small string in work at tho Capo. At tho Port Elizaboth mooting hishorso Morlo won tho Merchants1 I'hito of HOOmov*. Tho winnor carried lOat.

A report was in circulation to tho clloct that Newstcad liad gono amies, but an Adelaido paper says tlicro is not tho slightest foundation for tho rumour, as tho colt is doing splendidly.

A littlo bird tolls " Vigilant " that whon Malua mid Bonnie Scotland wore youngstors togothor tlio lust-named u^od to run away from Uagot, and as tho name informant also nvoi'H that tho chosnirt son of St. AlbanyMay llowor if in groat heart just now, ho will want watching for our Nowmarkot Handicap, in which ho Ims tho fouthor weight of Gst 71b. Tho lion;. .1. White's cantofT Salvo lias gone intolko Foulsham's hands (tho tralnor of Malua).

i\lr William Day is preparing a now edition of his manual on "Tho Kacohorso in Training, with Hints on Racing and Racing Reform,"

Mr 3. Powell's maro llinomoa, whilst doing a gallop atSpring Urovo ono morning, broko a blood-vessel, and it is doubtful if sho will over bo fit to raco.again.

It is said that tho owner of Malua has won ovor £50,000 in stakes and bow since ho purchased him.

Maud S.,tho wonderful Amorican trotting maro, aa a thrco year old, wan bought for £70.

Tho following aro tho scratchings to dato for tho Champion Stakoa :—Wing, Landsborough, Marque, E.vminstor, Rebus, Chloo, und Illusion (dead).

A buna fide, offer of '2,ooosovrf. has beon refused for Mozart, who will not again appear in public boforo tho Y.R.C. St. Legor.

Thu two-year-old colt Maroondah, got by Angler from our old friond Lurlino, ha* gone into Mr F. F. Dakin's hands to bo prepared for his futuro ongagemontfl. Ho is among thoso nominated for noxt year's V.lt.U. Derby.

Tlio Duko of YVostminstor has recently lost, from inflammation of tho lunge, a yoarling lilly by llormit, for which his grnco gavo .Lli.ooo in July last, at tlio sale of tho Yardloy yoarlingn. T. Hales, tlio woll-known horseman, has boon sutlbring from an aeuto attack of congestion of the lungs. Foars woro, at ono timo, entertained tlmt tho attack would liavo a fatal termination, but ho is now progreasing towards recovery. Tho stewards of tho English Jockey Club nro dotortnined to work somo reform with reference to jockoyg who bot hoavily and own honioa themselves. Tho followin ■ notico appoars in a lato numbor of tho "Olficial Ciilondar" : —"Tho stewards of tho Jookoy Club givo notico that, for tlio futuro, liconcos will only bo granted to joekoys on condition that thoy aro not owners, or part owners, of any racehorso. Lonvo may bo givon, on Bpocinl application, to jockoys to own ono or more hor.ios, but this permission will only bo granted when tho jockoy is also a trainer, and tho horso is to bo trained in liis own stable. It having boen represented to tho Btowarda of tho Jockoy Club that many jockeys aro in tho habit of botting largoly on horso racing, and also of receiving prosonts in connection with racos from pornons othor than tho ownor of the horeo they rido in such racos, tho stewards heroby givo notice that such practices will not ba toleratod in futuro, and that any jockoy who may bo roportod to thorn for theso ofj'onccs, and who may bo proved, to tho satisfaction of tho stewards, to havo bocomo ongagod in botting transactions, will bo liabloto havo his liconco at onco withdrawn."

In tho conrso of an interview, Fred Archer assortod that ho would not ride in a race, during his trip to America, for £5,000. Tho "Tinman,!1 spoaking of somo of his most remarkable victories, said :— -lMy winning tho Derby on tho Duko of Westminster's Bond Or, in 1880, you may properly term sensational. A fortnight before tho race Muloy Edris 'savaged' my right arm—that is, bit it to tho bono, cutting into tho muscles and thoroughly disabling it. A case was made for the arm, and a spring of peculiar contrivance arranged to support tho hand. In that way 1 rode Bend Or, and it was nip and tuck throughout tho fight. It was only tho last fow strides— tho last try—that I rushed Bend Oi to the front and won, boating Robert tho Devil by a head. It was right out of tho liro, I can toll you, sir." "Any other rar;o of that kind you now recall 1" "In this connection you can note tho raco for tho Two Thousand Guineas in ISB3, when I wen on Lord Fnlmouth's Gall Sard. Fifty omtio to the post, and it was a "burning" oluiko from beginning to end. Timo and time ilgain I was not confident, but the colt did not fnil mo, and in tho few last strides I placed him a winner by a lioad, and there was only a head between second and third. A closer1 race arid a' more sensational one probably never was ridden by me, though perhaps tho oxcitemont was not so 'great as when I won the Derby with Bend Or."

A doctor's fco of thirty guineas for granting a certificate of the daath of an old lady of eighty, at Islington, to avoid tho presumed scandal of an inquest to the friends of tho docefised, appears, to say the least, a v.cry singular charge. Its payment was declined by' the family, and, though the doctor explained that the amount claimed was for various cliargos, yet it was not denied that the certificate was refused unless thirty guinoas was paid. Honca an inquest and an unsoomly squnbblo ovor tho gravo.