AUCKLAND NOTES.

Press, Volume XLV, Issue 6964, 18 January 1888, Page 2

AUCKLAND NOTES.

[fbomoor correspondent.] fAUCKLAND, Jan. 9 f. : With the exception of Messrs W. "v!. h" las (owner of Waitirl), S. P. GoHanS f* Mr Evett, the handicapper all 0 f tS k$ visitors to our Summer Meeting, *_JJ X* left for their various homes, and th *$ haunts where sporting men mostdeota? gregate, bear a deserted appearance, * - Messrs Douglas and Goflaa have e___ : tered the s.s. Australia to convoy the___ _.- lings to Napier tha* they p_rch*«edi_ ES tbe N.Z. Stud Company's sale, and t£ « '■ Soungsters are to be shipped to-montt! ' * 1 charge of Dave Munn and Chajij, Warren. m , . There has been a lot of speculation a, i the Wellington Cup during the last __ \ days; the local books being of opin_T ? ' that it is a pretty open race. PeatluS I Gipsy King have each been backed at _S •* • to 25, and five* to one have been tS_» ' * about Waitlri and Bereeford. • •" Mr S. P. Gollan, of Napier, has *}_, __* chased the yearling by Hippocampus. M Grand Duchess, from Mrs Walters antf H the price paid was 50ge. m MrEvett tells mc that he intends pit m ing a flying visit to Melbourne for y__ m purpose of seeing the Newmarket Bam W< cap and Australian Cup run; he propoj_ if-. only seeing the two first days' raclnaj! Ifhe is compelled to be back again intUna llfor the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club Autaaj im gathering. . \%\ The two yearlings, Lochiel's half brother 111 and Necklace's full sister have been shifted * I from Sylvia Park to Kobimarma, and a» *I' now under the watchful eye of Jem BW ' I* In a con venation 1 had to-day with iTJ <. * Russell, who rode Silvio in the Steep}/ -1 chase last week, he tells mc that he wu . 1 interfered with by Isaac from the timatU ' » flag fell. He thinks Rickey had only 00, ' £ idea in bis head and that was to rut, Silvio off. Isaac collapsed in the tttn -"• about a mile from home like a pricked I balloon. Nordenfeldt came in for great ppafaj -•" from the visitors who saw him " time of our race carnival. Mr D. O'fiifeg ; expressed tbe opiniou to mc that he w« , „ oue of the finest looking horses he hid J. cast his eyes on and Mr Stead was aknem '- - as flowing in bis praise. , - If Tetford goes on as he is at present, v is more than likely that he will take pat, r ' in the Wellington Cup. For Nelsons first in the Cup __,]<» , " George received £006 2s, but on account ol f the son of King Cole having a walk over \ \ for the Auckland Plate he only received i\ £100, half of the money. Mr Stand ' received £779 19s. for Sextant's win in the Derby and Bangle's owner's cheque ' totted up to £85. These amounts are leg . the usual per centage, &c. & Musket was the most successful f winning stallion at the Auckland Meeting, §_-, his progeny placing four races to Hi e_ credit; Blair Athol came next with _% three wins gained by Uranus; King Cob. p Mute and Javelin had two wins each; §_* Anteros, Apremont, Leollnus. Cadogaa, W~ Kingfisher, Ariel, Robinson Crusoe, gk and Cap-a-pie claimed one winner each, In f|| the matter of jockeyship Clifford and |f| Trewin topped the list with three "wina F§| each to their credit, Brown, iMarrlgan, Iff Carey, and Kean had two eafeh, -While m Hope, Kidd, Wright, Fergus* Hodson, 11 Myers, and O'Meara,had one"each. Durluj }m. the time Nelson has been on tine turf he '§ has won £7507 in stakes; he ha/ Started 'I" In fifty-four races, winning twenty of tht I number; he has been second j fourteen £_ times, third six times, and fourteen time} f| unplaced. On Thursday Uranus *****m -a shipped home to Napier; Mr Fri'dDudet ,3 offered Mr Fatham £200 for Ura\mjs,bu' % tha Napierite would not part -arifhtht **-*$ horse at less than £250. I | Major George publishes the fojiloiri-ij" ,| letter in one oil the local papers unUst thi /? heading " The Start m the Bs&m li Plate":—Sir,~l had no intention « 4 making any complaint, or enterlnk'inlj fsj any correspondence with reference Ho Ua v start of Nelson in the Railway Plate! _dl a should not have done so except b * defence of my jockey, Brown. Mr'Pa- |* ceval, the Secretary of the A.R.'J.to' t, formed mc this morning tha; Mr _ Stephens, the starter, had stated Hug ! Brown had admitted the horse hada_"3*" start, and as Mr Stephens made tho state*, ment to mc and Mr Boghe yesterdaj. tsa3 as I found that this report was being spread in Auckland, I.th*« evening, iv the presence of Mr, Bocbmpnd Mt Cutts, . asked Brown If, he haSfmsdo day Sach „ statement. He leave .-HB'tb? -dost dlstlajt denial, at the same,, time statft* jL that Mr Stephens. jE§d begged fe& §■ when going to the starting post nt k the Auckland Plate to protect him I* f-. i stating tbat the start was a fair one, tc C ■ which hs replied that he could not do« p*J without telling a lie. I write this letter $# at the request of Brown and do not wii. to obtrude my opinion of this particnltt m start. The public were competent judges |;-* andlplahily expressed thlir opinion, led necessity for which I deplore.—l am, &&, &* F. Nelson George. January 4th. -*j The Takapuna Jockey Club have re- :% | ceived excellent entries for their Summer , | • Meeting ; the nominations for the two | leading Handicaps are Snake, Pretender, ','J Beeswing, Britannia, Tamora, Antelope, -A Flint-lock, Lioness, The Cat, Clogs, Formo, , .1 Padily, "Victoria, Friendship, Jessie, ,' 1 Maratau (by Bedouin), Leorina, Campella, -J TvT'ks Alice, Eruption, Lady Alice, and t J Vivid by Musket—Atlantisthree yrs. 'i We are to have a plethora of racing thl" month; the Onehunga Club hold their .J Summer Meeting on Saturday next, aad | the following week tbe Plumpton Pa* .j Coursing Club hold their annual meetin*)- J at the Ellerslie racecourse, while on t-tt -I _7th and 29th of January the Takapun* ' I Club bring their two days meeting oft 1 I have is on good authority that Mr J. | Marshall takes his two-year-old Ally. ■; Pearl Shell, to Melbourne about the end ot , the present month, to fulfil her V,Ku engagements. I notice that Canseqaeas* is not engaged in the Sires Produce Staic*, but the names of the other crack Aus- * - tralian two-year-oids figure in tho nw»_fwell as the Ascot Vale Stakes, rtsn ') Shell, I understand, will be taken, ent , alone. ' Mr Thomas Stephens, the A.8.& i 4 starter, replies to the letter of MM« ~ f Greorge to-day, with reference to NelMB t i being left at the post in the BaUw»f %c Plate. Mr Stephens says, " I snoke to f' Major George in the saddling paddock e» <- the Tuesday after the race were over, Wj £ * I didn't state to him that 'Brown m _..' admitted that the horse badafairetart -' What I said was this, "Do youthtoij g; Major George, it was my fault thl* a*** your horse waa left at the po* m; the other dayl" He said," Yes, Stephen*, m I do." r said, "Brown W at the starting post to-day that lt '"ssom -&1 my fault that the horse was left." w» W was all the conversation that took juf* W With regard to the statement alleged to m have been made by tha jockey Brow* * %% unhesitatingly state that if he made so® m a statement It is absolutely untruft. *°J m converaation that took place betwwp m Brown and myself was as follows: gp-W m down to the start for the Auckland rim M in joke to Brown, I said—" What did m .J mean by stating that I was fhecause® m your horse being left at the posfcr h* ~a answered, and said that "I old «_•_•{__ w_ that it was your fault that I was lef fc «__ J post, but that I said to you that my how v| wouldn't come up to the start as yoB wt »' 3 dropping the nag." This was all tne eov m vernation that took place between us. ** for my begging Brown to protect mc «! *i stating that the start was a fair one, I ff«* In anything but a humour with bta- *■ - have begged M*** to make any suca B**"** ment, asi spoke very sharply and «#*[__ - to him at the time. With regard to Neb* "lug left at the post, the real reasonJjw - ] use he would not leave the Bt-tfHfl* ' i Poat after the flag fell, and Brown W» , great difficulty toget him to move toTS®* , time after the other horses were well o» their way. There were several people*: the starting post when the race ™? started, and tney can testify W* ■ it was not mv fault that the 'two> <*»? ' horses got before Nelson, but that tfSJrZf . start was caused by Nelson's sour - and bis refusing to leave the starting v** ~ when the flag fell, and this I have sw» been Informed is an old game of bis. ***: - horse being left at tbe poet mt&_}£_? been the fault of other than the statW s the jockey or the horse's own temper. «••*• in conclusion I may say that in J UBtJ f e Jh_ " m-7BelflintendtoasktheStewarosorw» i A.R.C. to hold a meeting to inquire W» |, the matter, to find out which of tnw» *, three causes it was, and also to toffirl _\ into the allegations contained in tbe w** % of Major Nelson George." ~ *1 It is thought here that the : J the Dunedin Oup Is one of the best coiW»* | ?*" lations that has been issued for a «»» | time past. _.___ X While at Papakura a few days ago IJ» ffi a look'over __r Walters* majes o*- d I JK > m season's foals : Eosarma has a ve-TJiK .1 filly naming at her side by Nordeafehg „| and it woufi be indeed hard to P»clsj_*C -| Pieces; Yatterina, the mother of S lock, K_nss_-h, and IdbeUer, waa by a filly sired by Somnus; and F«MUrf • Fisher has a filly foal by the same sU* Fanny Fisher is showing signs of heroij - age. which Mr Walters informed mc tow» *_>. upto22years. __ W An unusual thing about the a***tlj _£ Summer Meeting was the fact that 6» m

•table over which J. Chafe presides did KTwtaa single race during the three lays. .