SPORTING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5237, 5 June 1888, Page 4

SPORTING.

NOTES BY " CALLER OU."

" Hippo," in Saturday's issue, heldabricf on tho totalisator question forthepubKcand the racing club, and their case wnswellputby him, but ho, altogether overlooked two other aspects—owners and horses, though, as a matter of fact, the two may bo considered the same. Tho totalisator has multiplied third and fourth-class meetings to a great extent, and to keep paco with these third and fourth-class horsos aro fairly numerous, while horses of tho first chop and good racing meetings have not increased, even if both havo not deteriorated. To-day a first-class animal has no moro events open to him than he had years ago. Weight-for-agc races have not increased to any appreciable extent, and a first-class animal, it is recognised, has no business in a third-class handicap. Ho is not wanted there, and his owner knows it, and roserves Mm for a few races where his presence is desired. Tho machine does not benefit the owner, though it may enrich stakes. Racing •without betting cannot ,bo made to pay. Probably during the last quarter of a century only two men could have made ends meet without backing their horses—Lord Falmouth in England, and Mr James White in Australia. Tho former never did bet, but tbe latter has more than once given tho ring- a facer. Now in. New Zen.- I land the owner of a first-class yearling, for which ho gave a thousaud guineas, would consider himself extremely lucky if he managed to win ono thousand pounds in stakes with his horse at three, four, and five years, and even then would not have made much. Tho owners who have done bo are few and far between. The only horse I call recall who woidd fulfil tho conditions on the average would be Nelson. Now fir one yearling that turns out really first-class thero aro four or fivo who never do anything, so how is tho owner to make ends meet? Only by betting, aud that in New Zealand has been killed by the machine. Tho result of betting being a thing of the past here is, our best horses are taken to Australia, where there is no machine, and where more money can bo won over a race for a century than can be mado by a victory in tho New Zealand Cup. Why, when the owner of Spado Guinea, Pasha, and Co. foiled to win a big nice, it was said lie recouped himself by winning some thousands over si minor event which Teddy Yuillo won. The owner of a first-class horse like Trenton, Lochicl, or Nelson could not safely back their animals here for a thousand, and consequently the owner finds it better cither to soli hi« best cuttle or to take them for a visit to Australia, where, well placed, a singlo victory will earn a substantial amount—not in stakes, but in bets. Tho result is that our best horses will bo bought up by our neighbors, or at any rate thoy will bo expatriated from our shores, and rmr racing consequently must gradually become mote and more of a second and third-class character. Thoso are the arguments against the total suppression of betting, which has resulted from the unlimited use of the machine. Writing of the City and Suburban, in which Merry Hampton broke down. «'Feudragon" writes:—" Of Fullerton, the winner, I should like to say that ou this his latest form he must bo about as good a horse as there is in training. He made no undue effort for position at start, nor did ho bustle himself coming down hiil; and ho was slightly interfered with at tho Comer. But directly they were on 'the road for home, nnd * Woodburn shook him up, he came to tho front, and there is no saying how much ho mightn't have won by if ho had gouo all he knew till the mini in the chair was reached. As soon as ho was well with tho leaders FnUertou's rider was quite satisfied, and with reason, for the presumably most formidable amony his opponents at once went all to pieces. It is a long time Binei" I havo .men an important nice won so far away from homo and without tho winner having to make the least effort. 1 suppose it is quite right that if a jockey finds lie cannot win ho shall ease up if he- is told not to ride out for a place; hut the collapse when collared of one or two favored candidates was so remarkable that, if there had been an enquiry, it would have scented estrange for it to have boon confined to only ono horse ami one owner. Over this course 41b ought to put a four-year-old arid a live together; this makes Fullerton receive lulb in all from tho bo.-it of last year. If the race was truly run, and the form shown by the other horses was as per usual, it is a pity Ormoudo, Minting, aud Rendigo have left the sceno of their triumphs. Speaking not so much because Fullerton won us because of the way ho won, I wonder what would be tho betting if ho were over the C. and S. course set to receive Tib from thu, best of these ' horses of tho century.' " Tho Gosforth Gold Cup, tho fast great event of tho English coursing season, was divided between Mr Pilkington's Btunaby, and Mr Dent's Huic Hr.lloa. There were 119 entries, at 10 guineas each, and the first and second money was -170 soys. and 100 soys., the pieces of plate being withheld. It will bo remombered that Burnaby the previous month won the Waterloo Cup. Lord Hastings, whoso term of office as senior steward of the Jockey Club of England lias expired, has named the Duko of Portland his successor. Lord Hastings intends making a six months' tour through the Australian colonies, and has already let his Norfolk estate of Melton Constable to Mr Reuben Sossoon. An important announcement is made in the English sporting papers. The stewards of tho Jockey Club, at thoir annual meoting, the week after tho last mail left, were to propose that the chairman of committees for the time being of tho Victoria Racing Club and Australian Jockey Club, bo elected honorary members of the Jockey Club. This compliment to the Victorian and New South Wales turf will, no doubt, be highly p.ppreciated by Messrs C. B. Fisher and J. Wliite. Tho w»dl-knowii horse Frolic distinguished himself at Broken Hill by winning the two principal events. In the Broken Hill Cup he carried Ost Gib, and in the Broken Hill Handicap ho was weighted at 9st 71b. Singularly enough Bur One was first bar one—Frolic—on both occasions. The extensiveness of the racing establishment belonging to Mr J. B. Haggin, the owner of Sir Modred and Darebin, may bo imagined from the fact that at the Monmouth Park meetiug his nominations number 308. The Dwyer Brothers follow with 261. Tho progeny of tho Australian horses ought to bo heard of this season in America. The Sydney Turf Club meeting was well attended. Tho large field of twenty-nine horses faced tho flag for the Royal Stakes, and, on the strength of tho Canterburypark and RosehiJl running, Lainond was mad© a great favorite. Amina, who was next in demand, got well away from an excellent start, and after making a deal of running she retired in fivor of Southerly Buster, Lamond, and Bernardo, the trio running a great race, resulting in the favorite winning by a neck from Bernardo. The gallant old Ravensworth had a host of followers for tho Hurdlo Race, and he won easily. Fenella was most iv request for tho Sovereign Plate, but was never in it, and Lady Marion going to the front at the homo turn won easily, and was bought in for £05. The Queen's .Birthday Cup resulted in a great race between The Queen, Southerly Buster, Centaur, and Aristocrat, the first-named fairly out-staying her opponents, and winning by a length. Southerly Buster's running was a great improvement upon his recent form, and Aristocrat ran well until the final pinch camo. Remus ran a good horso until three furlongs from home, when the weight and the pace found him out, and ho became buried in the ranks. The Steeplechase field was reduced to four, and the Adelaide-bred mure Reny forced the running and won

easily. At tho Melbourne Hunt Ciub race.-? the Hurdle Race was won by Moolgal, while Gay Lad won the Selling Race. Tho Irishman won tho Steeplechase; Watson, his pilot, was also on Moolgal. _ The Eallarat horse, St. Louis, won the Birthday Handicap of six furlongs from a good field, while Toronto won tho Ladies' Bracelet as lie

liked- , , ( Ragman changed hands at 300 guineas.— "VyalhiiHa fell in a Inutile race at Elsu-rii-t/iok Vai-k and broke his ncek : it was Lis fii'.-t full.—"Airain-T Yi.-'ksliin* vinht oi'^tho Australians' got into r--u- -.- \\-. < •>• *.—The Amatralianß were beaten uy i_iic._iiiro by ';4 runs.—GliSord rode Cinderella iv tho

Royal Stakes at Sydney.—Sirius, the winner of the Brisbane Cup, carried 7st Gib, the mile and three-quarters being covered in 3min 7sec. —When the last mail left odds of 7 to 4 were laid on Friar's Balsam for the Two Thousand Guineas, and 6 to 4 was wanted about him for tho Derby.—The International Steeplechase at Sandown Park was won by the favorite, Ballot Box (12st 71b). The Princess of Wales's Handicap, of 500 soys, 5 furlongs, went to Senanus.— Le Maitre for 500 yards has reduced the record to 59 1-oth sec.—England beat Ireland at Belfast by 5 goals to 2.