THE AUSTRALIAN TWO OLDS.

Auckland Star, Volume XVIII, Issue 107, 7 May 1887, Page 2 (Supplement)

THE AUSTRALIAN TWO OLDS.

Iv the last "Australasian" to taj. pears an interesting article on) '- two-year-olds that.have been ru»t, , Australia this season, and in viwtj, > great amount of interest taken 'n- ; A.J.C. andV.R.C. Derbies byjViekWi^'l j I condense a portion of the r m ii*. ii. no doubt will be real with inter By general consent the juvenile., figured upon our racecour o os tJnriu*J | past season have been pronounced •. what better, as a whole, than i'w 'it, preceded them last season. Tfesj •] out the Victorian season JUI v out as the bright particular i i >i | , omenal performances in lli< \lu,i,rPlate, Normanby Stakes, aud U . Stakes eclipsing anything <i, -, , accomplished by Australia, two-yea-i In each of these events■ Mi. mud« extra, and won the three events with a. '. and upon all aides relief ■. rai hear the absence of her nanu i■ . Ust of nominations for . the'YK p Derby, which is regarded as the faro'lell I merit for a three year oM FW daughter of Gang Forward aud Jouji, been engaged in the chief tnrt^ys; j race of the V.R.0., she would nndouW j have been a prime favourite with the jii lie, who invariably follow tiu form&plsfl upon a racecourse in preference to k which is shown upon the tainins graa J Since Mr James Wilson's iilly Brveuji the blue riband of the Victorian turf have not seen one of the weaker $■*. triumphant in this pMUui'ai Kice.t even had Hortens-e been one of the ;.■.'.- nominated for next season1- I 1 raj, r should have been quite prepare ■ i" - defeated, because we are dubious a to fe staying capabilities. In , rafei^ i allow Abercorn to meet florWsul Ascotvale Stakes the Xir1, sun into* \ may have exercised j £*••' which is sometimes regaiilA;!* better part of valour, but ttkds quent running of Abercorn was ®m& a chai-acter that we feel certain b« owner of the colt allowed him tomelu South Australian phenomenon,'lie *» have had no cause to regret his W Abercorn is one of the best*" Chester has yet given us-acr«» old Sir Hercules family in *heßa?2 both as a performer and as a>Bpi»» specimen of the thorough-bred,* horse; and whenever he meets the m filly next season we shall pin «ur W to the colt whose doings have so -mm helped to keep up the reputation «« family to which he belong. Nor shall" feel any qualms when either !»«« Moorhouse meet her, always prodding» the latter is in the racing-humo«r. « toria can lay claim to one of the b»"J of the year in Perfume, a; daughter_«• whilom two-year-old celebrity ",« heyday of his racing renown, mf lt treble triumph which has madejto^ of Hortense so famous in tjitl|«» She has not achieved such- W» triumphs as the daughter of Gang i!«^ but we dare venture, the prophecy will improve more than the heroine«! past season, and we cherish a f®W that she will be best among the fcto«w season. Sumatra, another filly of «W"j excellence, we may notunreasonwW as a future performer of merit, as though a distinct failure ab Kandwi* » done so well upon his own ground tw ; cannot help anticipating repetition w form which so astonished even his inw» Nor do we despair of the youngsters m Zetland-lodge stable, presided over n T. Lamond. Surely the hand of »»«■ who sent forth King?boro"?nLtV Habena, Narina, and other bngc year-old performers has not los iti^^ The star of Zetland-lodge hw n» , a in the ascendant, but the come, and probably next s&m^ the names of Hnntingtower ana W M ( may be in the mouths of thorn, "i, religiously followed the fortunes o W and Abercorn. New Zealand wU» j strongly represented t"an TSUjmi Niagara, Tranter Escutcheon, w» # and others that will figure in »%* wUI have champions whi6h may em-^ deeds of Martini-Henry "».^^» Even should the Hon. W. Bo^rf 4 G. G. Stead assist in fcff^ shores with Enfilade and Ma»". not be dismayed, feelingcon* # , Abercorn, Moorhouse, Mataao - Hortense, Cranbrook, CarlyOTiW" possesses the best team w^Xrlior^ has had for many years. and., tn? r ..Ijiif. will be well maintained in thar*