THE RACING AT RANDWICK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXV, Issue 227, 22 September 1894, Page 3

THE RACING AT RANDWICK.

The Australian Jockey Club Spring Meeting, commenced ab Randwick on Saturday laab and continued on Tuesday and Thursday, has been brimful of interest to local tnrfites. A striking feature aboub bhe gathering has been the success of New Zealand-owned horses and bhe marked manner in which the Muskeb blood crops up in the pedigree of several of the winners. On the opening day of the meeting Bonnie Scotland scored for Maorilahd, winning the Derby in the colours of Mr S. H. Gollan, while on the second day of the meeting this colony claimed three winners, for Whakawatea gob home in bbc Shorts, with the Auckland-bred Collarette second ; Mr S. H. Gollan's colt The Possible annexed the Spring Maiden Stakes, and Mr W. Douglas's jumper Mutiny caught the judge's eye firsb in bhe Steeplechase. Projectile, the winner of the Metropolitan Stakes, is oub of the Muskeb mare Percussion, bred in Auckland, and Lady Trenbon, the runnerup.is by Maskeb's great son Trenton, added to which The Possible is sired by Musket's* son Nordenfelt, and Necklace, the dam of Collarette, was sired by Musket. The Possible has quite a history attached to him. Hiß mother Realisation (dam of Maxim) died at Sylvia Park while foaling* bub the progeny was saved, being reared by means of milk given to him from a large teapot. This earned for the little fellow the cognomon of " teapot Billy." He thrived well, and was sold ab the Wellington Park Bale as a yearling on behalf of Mr G. G. Stead, the buyer being Mr S. H. Gollan. Subsequently, Mr Gollan named bhe colb The Possible. The win of Projectile was not anticipated by many in Auckland, for although a good two-year-old he proved a great disappointment laab season. Projectile is nob entered for either bhe Caulfield or Melbourne Cup, so ib shows whab bis connecbiona thought of him a few months back. The Musket blood wa% again strongly in evidence on Thursday, bub the sensational event of the day to Aucklanders was the victory of Royal Rose in the Sydney Handicap, \\ miles. The cablegram states the colb romped home, and among the field were Uabba, the winner of the Epsom Handicap on the opening day of the meeting. Projectile and The Possible. Royal Roße started „b the nice price of 8 to 1, and ib is fair to assume his party annexed a big stake. This victory mulcts Royal Rose in a 71b penalty for the New Zealand Cup. He is a downrighY good one over a mile and a-half, and bhere is no reason why he cannob sbay two miles. The win of Royal Rose considerably brightens his New Zealand Cup prospects. The stable have a good deal of money aboub him.