SPORTING

Auckland Star, Volume XX, Issue 103, 2 May 1889, Page 5

SPORTING

THE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS,

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[by electric telegraph—COPYßlGHT.]

London, May 1. At the Newmarket First Spring Meeting, to-day, the Two Thousand Guineas was decided, with the following result -.—

Two Thousand Guineas Stakes, a subscription of £100 each, h.ft. for three years old : colts, 9st, and fillies, Bsb 91b ; second to receive £200 out of the stakes, and third to save his stake. R.M. (lmile 17yds.)—79 subs.

Mr. W. Low's br c Napoleon, by Galopin—Crucible 1 Mr R. H. Combe's eh c Kettlebury, by Uncas—Cauldron 2 eh f Carmine (?), by Thurio— Blood Red 3

. Napoleon, the winner of the great English ""' classic " race, is an inmate of the famous Kingclere stable, and was prepared by John Porter. The colt was bred by Mr Simons Harrison, and Mr W. Low, his present owner bought him for 2,400 guineas. His only appearance in public last season was at Lewes meeting in August, when he ran unplaced in the Astley Stakes, for two-year-olds. Great things were entertained of Napoleon last season, but they "were nob fulfilled, and during the winter months Gay Hampton, a stable companion, was in favour for the race. Napoleon comes from a great winning sire in Galopin, while Crucible was got by Rosicrucian, her dam, Apple Sauce, being by Camerino, out of Pine Apple, by Knight of Kars.

Kettlebtjry, who occupied second place, was got by Uncas, sire of the New Zealand Stud Company's stallion Ingomar. Last season he started six times, but was only successful on one occasion, his single victory being gained in the Stool-bridge Posb Sbakes in June, in which he only had another opponent.

The name of the third horse has been mutilated in transmission. To those ab this great distance from the scene, it will come surprising that Donovan's name does not appear as the winner or runner-up in the event, but ib is more than likely he was a non-starter.

HIPPONA.

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CAULFIELD CUP INCREASED.

Melbourne, this day.

At a meeting of the Committee of tho Victorian Amateur Turf Club ib was agreed to raise the added money of the Caulfield Cup to 2,oCosovs.

4s& The Committee of the Auckland Racing ', totClub met yesterday afternoon and declined I to pass the programme for the Winter P®& Meeting on account of it being £50 short of V^ theamountrequiredbythemetropolif an rules t 1 It appears the Takapuna Club have had I two pony races of £25 each in past pro- m® grammes this season, which the Club does lW c not recognise, hence the trouble. There is no doubt though the suburban Club will i amend the programme as required. The ~v J Committee also refused to pass a proi ' m _m gramme submitted by the Auckland Cours-l J|S ing Club for a race meeting to be held onVlijM the 17th May. Ib was decided to recom- IB mend to the Finance Committee of the ~ A.R.C. that the racecourse gates at Filer- '' slie be thrown open to the public free at the Winter Meetin£_.,o r a. Saturday., „the,~Sth,_ oiL.,n' June.

Horse-owners should bear in mind that 3(* nomination, for the Great Northern Steeple- J£* chase of 250sovs and the Hurdle Race of a* lOOsovs, to be run at the Auckland Winter °" Meeting, are due to-morrow night. Komi- ( en nations for the principal events of the Taka- \\ puna Jockey Club' 3 Winter Meeting are also due. *°