TURF GOSSIP.

Auckland Star, Volume XIX, Issue 224, 22 September 1888, Page 2 (Supplement)

TURF GOSSIP.

I [By Hii?pona.3

This afternoon /the Australian 'Jockey Club Spring Meeting opens at Raridwick. The I result of tho Derby,,whioh shoultf be niade known in Auckland about six,,o'clock, this everiirig, will be awaited with a deal of i iriterest, for it promises to produce a-Mect ! field. 'Among the starters; will probabljr be /Lonsdale^ Volley; Ensign-,'Pearl Shell,.and .Mr./W. Gannon's pair Wycombe and Melos, arid if only a quartette of the number s«e the post there should be aninterestingstruggle. On Tuesday next, 'the Metropolitan comoß up for decision. ,1 .faricy the winner will; come, from 'Frisco,; Touchstone, and the selected of Mayb's stable.- - ■- ' Kean took Cuirassier, Escnfccheppi, lieo-, pold and Corunna (the two.year-old halfbrother .to Lochiel) down tOoNapier^oPn. itThurSday. On Monday,, next; George, Wright leaves via Taranaki rind tWanganui I with Balistaand Texsum.,, At,Ellorslieon Wednesday, 'LeOpold and Cuirassier -were sent a strong,:mile, the time being..good. ißoth horses acquitted themselves well,.- but Leopold appeared to have a bib the best ofit., ; :,.- . ;.y.-,. yiy-z;. -.y.Ayy.: iy.z

/ ; Thosupporting of Carbine for,the; VictorianoDerby, and his sudden,' Withdrawal frorii his engagements at the? CanterburyJockey Cirib Spring Meetings'has ; been'the sensation, of the week in turf circles. '^ It has not yet. transpired whether, Mr iO'Briep has parted With the eon of Muskot or if the colb will carry his Oolburs at Fleiriingtori. The presenco of .Garbine among .the..Derby field will lend an additional interest to the

race. ■■ • • How. successful the astute Sydney owner, Mr J. Mayo,is iritlieHawkesbury/Haridicnp ! The victory of The Queen On Saturday, test makes the fourth time; that, athpr^O.with which lie has been connected' Kas'Scop 'She event, whilein 1886, when Meteor trittriiphed, his representative The Jewel .was second; Mr Mayo s first victory in the race was gained by-Janitor in 1877; While; Mr!* Mayo/ has been so fortunate ( with his. representatives, bhe./Hon. J. White haS been .the,very opposite. He was unlucky on twoo occasions with Despot,". and last year. Morok^ after winning the County Purse, wris unable/to get closer than second to Cardigan, while this: year- his dolours occupied.. the sariie position on , Plutarch. Fatp;.-seems -tq,. i,be against. the 'Hon..; J. White..winning./ "k Hawkesbury Handicap.: The; Queen^ this yearns; winner, has .always .been, highly thought of, but there were few in Ideal circles who thought /she ,was capable of gettinghoihewith Bst 121b on her, back. _T hoticetbat at. the first,day's: racing of/.the' Rosebill'Meeting*a-:week"previous^ The Queen. fijn secoridtoFaith;ih;'tho■ City__«nd' Suburban _Handioap, 'carrying. ,Bsb*U2lb. Among the Unplaced division was Meldi;; tlie herd/of the Hawkesbury. .Guineas. fy s.A The New iZealarid Stud Company, have made an addition to4h»iß stbek; of »brood iriares. At Mr Allah McEean's sale held at Gisbornei last- Saturday they purchased 1 Reriga (Cinderella's . dam) and Aconite. •'- \ The Oridhuiigia Racing /Club bribe bff /their Spring Meeting at Potter's Paddock ori Saturday next." < •■- - *> ■ ■; Like everything else; bad tithes "have hid theireffect Pnthe Pakufariga Hunt Club this season; and there has not been hear the attendance at the meets as in some previous years. The Successful little reunion* given to tho members by Mr sand Mrs J., Lerinard last,Sai.hrday afternoon, however, j will riO doubt haveari influence in inducing; some of the old lovoi;* of the chase to put in j an appearance before tlie weapon concludes. Among the horses qualifying-for thb Hunt I Cup are Ma Petite Fille; Revenge, Falcon, j King Dori;'arid Whalebone. -. ■•<- .. t - - ■ It may no.b be geiierally kno^n that the j Melbourne and New Zealand Cups are run i on the sameday this year.' //.'■'>. "■'',' .1 have to thank, Mr rPercivalfor a cojpy of the Auckland Racing Club programmes for the forthcoming season. They are got up/iri the;usual boOk forifa./. y, ■''--./"/>!■':-■ '-.'_■'•'■■'■" ,:,From Chrisbchurchllearn that E« Maspri ' has severiteeri hbrSes uhd<lr his"1 care/ at Yaldhurst. ; Sextant, a- Ma_*im ■arid'.t.pehiel are all doing good work. '/ With Carbine but of the way/ the ehririces Of =Mr Stead pulling off the Zealand Cup again this year look more rosy than over. •,,, Cinderella went out ateveh iribbey oharice' fpr the Rosehill Sprinters' Handicap, which she won; -Mr Ti Sarifpsori's UstaUß fahd Mi?' H-..Gilfcinan's Hugo filled the situations, arid the other; "starter!' were: Albuniis, Newniarket,,, Malta, loUa, Savant, The- ■ Brts's, -Scatterfield, Blubnoso,- .^BolerbV Zephyr,' Herbina;^^ and- Patforit.;1 «HU|g& arial Ustane were the first to begin frorii' a-gptid-skarti **rh'e f^oriiib^, -with- Sb'atfcSMgldat'Bis "girths, and succeeded by pinderella/lbna;' aridlJSbarie; Ifed-uri'tll fairlyTri'thp stfaiglit., where ChiderOlla went to the front and won Very easily by three lengths from'Ustabfej-1 v^ho beat Hugo-by half a l^rigl/h'fof'secpha placfe,- arid then'pame Malta, Scatterfi'eld, arid Zephyr;' while* BOlei. - arid^New^af kit' : were last.. Time, 1 minute 16 _/«ecoiids,-^ Referring to the wiri On the followihg day, tne '<Telegraph";"scribe writes: ;Cinder^ ellas easy victory OVer her 14 deponents in the 'RbSelUll/Spririt^rs' Haridioap; .the New -Zeaiahder to be A iri l the foremost rank of sprinters here, and as she actually roriipfed : lioirie it- is qUite certain that another stone added.to the BSt 101b'she crirririd ' would" iiOfc: hafb 'preverited her 'catching the judge's eye first. ■ She ha* nob incurred a penalty for the Hawkesbury County pursbi' and-'that 'eyeht"se'etnl to be pretty Well at her mercy. '■"-... V ! News comes from Melbourne; thitSilV^i:' ! Prihoe is .Ufi'd6r. A, cloud, and it ispjpeh to doUbb if he will sfcancl the work necessary to eriablohim to take pArb at the,,ensuirig,: lrieetittg.-^ Hislegs are of the most doubt-; ftil description and capse his: Wainbr ho. ehd' of trouble. J. Nicholson;-who-trained Dunlop for tho last Jlelbourng Cup, how

h'asDick Swiveller in work atFleirii«gfc°n/ft/hakftwai continues.to do well, but Tranter has ha.d-to.b6 eased again, owing to having; sustained a 'prebty/severe cub on the off hind leg. Waterman, Fdrest.Queen, Beryl, Whit\vorth, i ßedbourne,-/and Firelock haye all been doing sound work, and the style in Which Mentor; pOrforms On the track alohgjßide.Enfilade causes much .perturbation as to which of the two Cups (Caulfield or Mel-; bo.urrie);sVillbe his particular mission. , _■■_ The local/public have been backing Car/birie! jptetty: freely -this(week in: doubles on itheMelbpurneJDerbyandCup. ..Hisname hia's. beeri written with; all of the presumed best' Cup goods.: .-. . . -.-...: .■. Faddy .(TeddyoYuille's ; brother) was shipped oyer to Sydney on, -Wednesday, fie has; been purchased by Mr Harris, of that city. ,;.,'„,.. ~ ,! Weightsfoiv.bhe.Geraldine Cup, run. on [■Friday next, are as follows:' — Artillery,; j _Bst 131b!; Sultan,.Bst9lb; Quibble,;Bst-51b ;, [•Snapshot, -.7__t 101b; Somneil,.: 7sb Blb • - j Rewi, 7flt 51b; Count/d'Orsay, 7st. -Wolverine,- 6sb 121b;; Patrician, 6st 101b ; Alpine Rose, 6sb 81b ; College Boy, 6st 71b ;} Son-of-a-Gun, 6isb-51b.v^, o >.■■•■ . ; i The'Hon.vW. Robinson's colt-Exchange ha's/heen-_eased;in..histA<work.i.! He, is now.! /restricted*to JOrig .cantering exercise. ■.-..-, Exichan&O'is.the firisb of the New, Zealand Crip horses,that, has been subjected to compulsory •restrictiori.of Work abßiccartoii. .:, i Mr_E\ iEa_rriell'a bill forthe; .introduction of the totalisator> on f New South Wales, rapecourses'basifallen through;*';' : y-'- " i 'Fi'bmijf apier corned the news; of the death Of^Mr.W.-Y. -OeriuetVeriaare Warama.; It appears that, shet had-lately been troubled Witha leg,and M.rJ_Denhett had decided to prit ?hefc to,i the etad;^ Hehad turned her into a paddock, where-she gobher legs entarigle'd in the; wire fence arid she. was fpund.dOad.j r/Warama was. a five-year-old daughter of/Rama /Rama and Amy. .Last Reason she won £447 in stakes,! herleading victories; beinergaihed iri Poverty Bay. ; tThe Finance -Comiriit'tee of the Dunedin Jockey -Club -have authorised the Programme Committee to' spend:.£6,ooo on their Ifourf meetings; this season. It is jrbckoneid that -the : total added money in connection with; these meetings will be deduced/by. a'bou*. £125 as compared with laebseason. ......'--> -. •- : ' # ," ; From turf statistics compiled in "Victoria it iafgathbred that during the seasori of 1887-88, i Chester's; stock were j most successful, and: he stands at .the head of the listi of; winning stallions with & total Of £12,605, fbutojMusket would occupy first place if; the New Zealarid winnings of his descendants were considered. , Following Chester/ pomes Goldsbfough with £5603, arid others -run ;/,in this1 order _—? The Drummer, £6,398 ; ■-■ Musket, £5,377, (Australia); £?,349 (New '■>. Zealatid); St. Albans, £4,368; - Darebiny £3;691; Neokersgat, £3,622 ; Epigram,'£2,o2B; Newbold;, £2;908 >, King of the Ring;•: £2,607; Gang •Forward; £2,688; First King, £2,469; Vespasian,' £2,334 p Kirigsborough, £2,205 j Roodee, £2,204; Grand Flaneur, £2,121; Glorious, ; £2,087; and: Lapidist, £2,073. There are also In the list': 'Somnus, £1,929; Grandmaster, £1j729 ; Griptivator,'£l,2Bs ; "Julian:Avenel, £1^126 £929 ; fteugriyy £905 ;/Henchman^ £876; Gemma di Vergy, £835 ; arid "Eicelfiior, £722.r 'In New/Zerilandaf ter-Musket comes Aprombrit with £5j0!&9. A Then A /follows Cadojgan;. £2,668; The;Painterii.£2j496;;St. George, 42,472'; Leolinus, £2;184; The Mute, £2,137 r'^&tid Albany/ ii2;052,< Maxim, Sextant and Gipsy King won most money during the -season, their respective totals being £1,637,r£1,510 and £1,387. Carbine irasoredited'with £1,230; Duduj £1,040; andLochieh £990.c : -' ■ / ':, /-According to a late -Napier 'paper Man Friday is doing^goodworkdnthe HafetirigB1 /course. On Saturday morning last Lady Florin walked very lame behind after c gallop, jhpjjjce that Fancy Fr'6&;^e four-year-old daughter of Musket andf FancyJ scored a wiri.at Hurllrigbam Park (Melbourne) in the Disposal Stakes. At the Rdsehill races on'the second day Teddy Yuille got Second to Pirftte in the Olyriipic Prize, one mile, i -There was no end of -surprise iri Sydney; ,when tht-.-Hon. \S'_ White _ scratched Volley for tho, Hawkesbury/ Guineas. The Nsw^ South Wales spoilsman also gave the " profesiibnal punters " a rude shock by knocking Plutarch Out of the Rosehill Cup. It appears that thb day before the Gup, Pliibrirchi wa* given a fast run home, ehriilar to 'the"other candidates. 'This was/seized upon' 'by backer.- hs the"^ bffico " that ho was to be a '*lspinher "on Wedriesday. The result was that all Tuesday rip to ten minutes ,past 3, at which!tinle he/was scratched, the■. horse' was considerably backed. There were somei longjiaces when the scratching was posted on Tabterdallls board. :It turtis out ' that tbo Tnuch-talked-bf f Eyry, Tate Bar One, late Osprey, did not start for the Hawkesbury Handicap" /^ rhilp at exercise one morning on the course; he got away from his rider, and before/ he 'Ivais caught' injured bis loins to such ah 'extent that the services of a veterinary surgOorijhadto be called iri i] For so/no th» v o; he-had/been a strong fairourite for the big Handicap, and his elitnination will mean a* heavy loss to the evOr-ready Australian "punted" • : /Mesisrs: Stephenson arid Hazlebt, of Duhedin./have named their three-year-old colt, by Musket out of l'Orient, Francotte. This.is the name of a new?rifle, the maker of which claims that it is as good as a MartiniHbnry. ■ - y. a"- •; - '■''/' ■ Antelope's dam^ <Miss Kate, is to be serit to*-Lb Loup this yeari :-; , Writes " Hermit" tr-.'_ I Btatedlast week that I should like to /see an ariiriial got by Musket frbria a marejby Traducer out."of a Sir Hercules mare, arid-expressed an opinion /that such a Oross wbuldiproduce a.BruCce&- ---: Jul racehorse. On Wednesday morning I •renewed;my acquaintance with an animal 'bred-exaotly in the manner described, but .whom.'l had overlooked last • week. This o^a»/*Maritoni ;who is A-. by 'Musket- from Calumny 'a sister Tres Heuoe. /Now Man tori, ithbugh -baoKward: last yehr,: beiri^:a big growing: colti showed? a' certain athount of formland I have every hope of his improving with &sze_y"'■ Hfeis Unforturiatein having such I a lion in his path as Carbirie, but still there ohght to be a good race in Butler's colt, ! who is perhaps the heaviest though not the I tallest three-year-old in braining at Riccar- ' ton.".

v |The-Auckland -bred pair Trenton and Martini-Henry are among 'those noinihated for 'the , V*R.C.vProduce /Stakes: of -1892. j .Black Swan,1 dam of The Queen, is among t|ie y mares who;i have -been served byl Treritpn this season.... j_ .. < -. '/ ,| There has been another shipment 6f• jh'orses /from Melbourne to India. : Amori£ 'thei-riumber wer'b'^thev'racehorseSfAchmetj' Ijand Shark{ Lady;.. Odd* Trick, Faugh-a-; ? Baliagh-,:;l_inda, Chance* Master Joe, Dalby, arid Kate. i i Word comes from Kilmany Park, . the 'breeding establishment of the Hon; W. 'Pearson, to the effect that-: half-a-dozeri brood mares are in foal to Australia's m'dst (gOpula rarcehorse, /Commotion. His owriei; .intends hirii for stud'duty'again during the "erisuing^iseiaSOn;' _ - . • . ..,;• ~ ~ j The/Mentone Cup, run near Melbourne,' .attracted a :field s of .12^ runners. Stanley and Sorella were the favourites at the pbstii but Ab winner trirned up in Mr S. G. Cook's .Dividend; who went but a 7 to 1 chance';;' He carried;Bst 31b and won coirifortably. / |