Points on Sporting.

Auckland Star, Volume XVII, Issue 199, 25 August 1886, Page 4

Points on Sporting.

A Talk With an EnglUli Authorityllarry Sampson's Opinions. Henry Sajithon, proprietor and editor-in-chiof of tho London " Roforeo," tho rocognisod authority in England on all sporting mattorv, was an arrival by tho last Mtoomor from Australia. Although his dark hair and moustacho are slightly tingod with tho colour oftimo,Mr Sampson still looks young and full of energetic fun, and tho bright sparklo in his clear oyos indicates many more yours of usofulnesa for thoir possoHsor. " Wo have a bottor lot of horses in Eng land now than at any othor timo within my reo "lloction," Biiid he last evening to a "Ch/.'onicV reporter. ■' Ormondo, the horee ,vhioh won the two greatest races for noveral yoars—tho last Dorby and tho 2,000 guinea raco —ranks lirst, and 1 must say ho its the best 1 havo soon for years. Previous to tho.uo tivo races tho howos Minting, Saraband and Tho Barb woro rcgardod aa Iho linost in England, but Ormondo mot them all this year and boat thorn easily, 110 is ownod by tho Duko of WuHtminator, whom I consider to ho tho most honourable sporting man in Biituin. Ormonde's eiro, Bend Or, also tho property Jof tho Duko, wjn tho Derby of I.SBO, which wits tho nongatiou, of tho clay. Not having coon any of your American racos, I am not proparod to mako any comparison botween your horses and our own, but 1 will say that tho host course I over cuw run was won by Foxlmll throe seasons ago. Ho wan greatly handicapped, too, carrying a very [hoavy penalty, in fact, in tho eocond raco ho carried tho heaviest weight yot imposed to victory. Whilo in Australia t noticed a vast difference botwoen tho racing thoro and at homo. Thoro tho jockoyß rido hard from pobt to finish in tho ollorts to make last timo, whilo in England tho jockeys start inodoratoly and savo thoir animals for tho hoavy and decisive work on Iho homestretch. You bee, wo novor timo our racers in England. Thoro ia no euch person as an official timokeopor, and nobody elso over thinks of timing a horse. Wocousidor that tho art of jockoyship lies in saving U horse at tho start, lotting him go almost at a hand canter untij tho homostrotch is roached so that ho may have moro power and dash for tho finish. Our groat jockoy, Fred Archer, is looked upon as a wonder for tho work ho can bring out of a hor*o on tho last hundred yards, which previously was seomingly beaten." Beach's Victory. " What is your opinion of Beach's victory ovor Haitian in Australia f'1 111 don't think llanlan was well nt tho timo. Ho certainly was not in vory good condition, and be-ides, ho was in str.'ingo handu and in a etrnngu country, llanlan is a man of peculiar tomporamont, and roquires a good ded of nursing and careful training. Mo suffers fearfully from melancholia, too, and when getting ready lor a raco ho wants looking after liko a child. Ho was not tit all tittod for his two racos in Australia. In tho lirst race ho was overronliilont and nor. properly trained, anj in tho second ho lo«t heart. To bo jaii'iid, ho wan almost a beaten man when ho wont to tho post. Hid grout sufferings from the heat wuro probably tho ehiof cin*o of hia poor condition, besides bring in tho hands of thoso who did not understand him, Beach, on tho othor Inn 1, is a man of tn-mendous muscular dco'op munt and .-mull brain powor—a veritable animal. Ho is very cool, novor worries, and goon through tho tedious operation of training with tho fame indilioroneo ami caluino.-n th.it hu previously performed hi* work in tho blacksmith shop whero ho was employed. Thoro i« some talk of another match botwoen Beach and Haitian on tho Thames Kivor in two or three months, and if llanlan is trained by tho sumo mon who handled him in Knglatwl before. I nliall oxpect to boo him win. lam of tlii» belief bocauso I do not think tho Australians havo over soon him row at wo did at hcuno or as ho did in hii career in America." "Havo you any pugilists in England new who give pi'imino of ever boing ablo to coinj pelo wi'h John/ " with .luhli I>. Sullivan yon mean," replied Mr Sampson with v forlorn finilo. "No; Charley Mitchell wus tho bosl man wo ovor hail, and you are already aware how ho compares with tho famous AmoriciU gladiator. Our latest production is James Smith, 110 is a fairly p>»l man, but ho would stand no chance whatever. Mitchell can whip him with ease, 1 think." Dclcat ol tho Gntat ;>. " Ono moro question, Mr Satuppun,' said tho icportcrat tlii-i juncture : " huw did \onr poojilu t:ilto tho defeat of tho yacht (ialatea by ihe Puritan " Vory nicely, indeed, I think," was Die ie.upot!.-o. " Wo were, beaten and woro perfectly eatUiiod that it thuuld bo so. Tho cau. jo, in the opinion of nioft uf our yachtsmen, does no! lio particularly with iho \ct(■els aud their difference in construction, but with tho differ onco uf tho systonif of measurement. Tho American tystoui of moueuromunt with your broad bcumed boats anil conterbourds p a :os Enfli-h----built vessels with kools and narrow beam at adiiadvantugo. According to tho Amo - lean pystem tho Puritan and Galatea measured exactly tho name, whilo in Engiluli waters tho Puritan would havo been claspiliod as the larger of tho two. Afido froai this met wo havo no oxcuyo to oiler, and aro willing to acknowledge ouraelvo? bested. In fact, wo havo altnoft uivt'li up tho attempt to beat you Americans as v bad job. Sir Richard Sutton, tho owner of tho Galatea, aha looks upon matter.-* in tho same li;jbt I havo just ox plained to you." Mr Sump.-oii'j visit to this coast is included in his tour around tho world, which wok advised by his physician as a moans towards recuperation from soveral ycurtt of arduous labonr as tho editor and manacor of hii own journal, for which ho writes undor tho natno of " lon Dragon."