SPORTING NOTES.

Press, Volume XXXI, Issue 4299, 10 May 1879, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

Br Sinbad. I learn from Southern files that Sir Hercoles Robinson having expressed a wish to become a patron of the Dnnedin Jockey Club, hie Excellency's name has been placed at the head of the list of members. I also learn with much regret that Sir Hercules has expressed his intention not to race any horses in New Zealand. I can only hope hie Excellency may change his mind in this respect, and that we may yet see the Zetland spots in the van of many a well-run contest. Mr Lance's handicap for the Grand National is, I think, a very successful one. The "Victorian Lone Hand heads the list with thirteen-seven, and though from performance I should consider him decidedly a stone better horse than the Agent, I can scarcely see how in justice to the others engaged Mr Lsnce could hare put less than twelve-seven on Mr Butler's horse. Tβ Wketu has enough at twelve stone, but even with less I should not care for his chance over such a big country as Oamarn, which I hear will require a clever horse to get over successfully. Grey Momus is nicely in at eleven-five, and so is Eversley with tenten, though I rather doubt the ability of the latter to get the distance. Mr Muir'e Lone I Hand has been in private life for a considerable time, but should he be in his old Timaru form will run well. Loch Lomond, who now occupies a box at T. Lyford'e, has I performed on several occasions very successfully, but I prefer the chances of his stable companion. I don't think that Royalty is fast enough, even with the lenient impost of ten-eight, and I very much prefer Ivanhoe at a pound less. Should the old hone improve much on his recent Christchurch form, he ought to be very troublesome in this event. Silverstream i> hardly class enough, but Fakir with ten-four should, fit and well, be very handy at the finish. Of the five last on the list, Zetland, Erin-go-Bragh, The Lad, Moose, and Loyalty, who are all in at tenjetone, I should prefer the chances of the latter, but I cannot think any of the other four have much chow. On the whole, I like Agent, Grey Momus, Ivanhoe, and Fakir best. In reference to the above, I remit d owners that sweepstakes and acceptances are due on Saturday, the 17th, while the Dnnedin general entries must be in the hands of Mr Sydney James before eight p.m. on the same day. At the conference between the V.B C. and A.J.C., it was decided to adopt Mr Scarr'a suggested scale of weights, the only modification being in respect of the two year-olds, who are raised a couple of pounds. A hte give a the result of the Two Thousand and One Thousand. Charibert, . the winner of the former, the property of Lord Falmouth, has run seven times, and won three times. Hβ wh nowhere in the July Stakes, won by Ruperra, won- the Prince of Wales' Stakes at Goodwood, beating Znt, who was his only opponent; won the Champagne Stakes at Doncaater, beating Eayon dOr bj a length. At the cune

meeting, at even weights and odds on Ch» bert, Eayon dOr won by three-quarters oJ length. He was nowhere' in the Mid< Park Plate ; was second to his stable coi panioh Leap Year in the Prendergs Stakes, and won the Home-bred Prodn Stakes at Newmarket, beating Malabar, I is by Thonnanby oat of Gertrude, and engaged in the Derby. Cadogan, who r: second, fe by Cremorneont of Chance, ai won the Woodeote in a canter, after whic he ran four times unsuccessfully. Rayc dOr is by Flageolet of Aranoaria. He h: ran eleven times and won four, viz, ti Levant Stakes at Goodwood, a Sweepstaki at Doncaster, the Cl-arwoU at Newmarke and the Glasgow Stakes at Newmarket. E is the property of the Count de Lagrangi The One Thousand was won by Wheel < Fortune, also the property of Lord Fulmoutl The followine are her performances as a tw< year old:—Won the Richmond Stakes t Goodwood, won the Prince of Wales' Stake at York,, walked over for the Wentwort Produce Stakes at Doncaater, won th Bnckenham Produce Stake's at NewmarkH First October, at the same meeting won th Triennial Produce Stakes. At the New market-Houghton meeting won the Dew hurst Plate. It will thus be seen that th filly has started seven times without suffei ing defeat. Abbaye has started eight time and won three, viz., the Acorn .Stakes a Epsom, the Nursery Handicap at the Eire October at Newmarket, and- the.Curzoi Nursery Stakes at Leicester. Reconciliation who ran third, haa occupied. a like positioi oh two previous occasions, viz., in th Lampton Plate and in a 500 soys. Sweep stake at Doncaster, was not placed in th. Home-bred Produce Stakes at the Houghtoi meeting. Mr if. Bed wood has arrived safely a' Spring Creek with Pariri and Maroro, wh< will shortly be pat in work for the forth coming season. In addition to these, Mi Redwood has in work, in Marlborough c brown filly by Totara from Corona (Corona, by Towton ont of Princess), and a bay coll by Totara ont of Polly, well known as the dam of Malvina and Hβ cedes. The latter it a bigger and mere powerful animal than his half-brother, and is, as is also the fill; engaged in the next Canterbury Derby. For this event Mr Redwood -has -four animals now in work, the other two being Grip and Norseman.,. The former, it will be remembered, ran very indifferently in the last Champagne Stakes here, but I feel sure he is a good colt, and should he train on will ! certainly figure to advantage in the next ' season's campaign. Norseman is by Traitor out of Waterwitch, the dam of Natator, and was purchased last year by Mr Bed wood at Mr Nosworthy's sale. His owner entertains a very high opinion of this colt—an opinion which I hope may be borne out by results, bat one in which I confess at present I can scarcely coincide. Mr Redwood returns here in about a fortnight to ship his brood mares, &c., forKoton. I notice that some of my Southern conjreret appear to be under the impression that Messrs. Mason and Vallance are about to dissolve partnership. I am requested to state that there is no foundation for the report. I am sorry to hear that Honor was unfortunate enough to break his collar bone the other day. It appears He was schooling Silverstreara, when the horse, who is usually a very sure jumper, fell heavily over a fence.. Honor, a> shipping: reporters say, arriving as above. , . ; >, I regret to have to announce the death of Mr Mallock's horse Nemo!, who died on Saturday morning "last. 1 The 'operation, which was successfully carried out fn Rtneif's case; proved fatal to the eon of Albany and No Name. Nemo had far from the beet of tempers, or his turf career, short though it was, would have been a most successful one. Aβ it was, his record was anything bat a bad one. As a two-year-old, he ran a very good third to Natator and York in the Canterbury Champagne, t the three retaining the same positions in the Derby at the following Metropolitan meeting. Here Nemo scored hie firet win in the Maiden Plate—a success .which he followed up by winning the Christchurch Plate from York and Natator. He afterwards won the Dnnedin Bt. Leger, beating York, his only opponent, very easily. . His last performance was at the Canterbury Autumn Meeting, where he defeated four others in the Free Handicap. He bolted in the Epsom Stakes, and was not placed in the Flying Stakes and Celling Race. . l