SPORTING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5660, 19 October 1889, Page 3

SPORTING.

It is stated that Dunkeld has been sold to Mr W. Sayer. "Augur" has the following:-" Mr Charles-Murray baa favored mo with a perusal of all the correspondence relating to the purchase of the New Zealand colt Merne England. It is quite evident that he and MrTßrodribb have been treated very scurvily. I cannot understand why there should have been a looal buyer so handy to give 1,000 guineas for the colt, ' with all faults.' New Zealand racing men are not, as a over anxious to purchase ' unsound horses, but in'this case somebody seems to have jumped at the chance. Before closing wi h the local purchasers, the executors of the late Mr Robinson ought to have communicated with Mr Murray, and then determined to send tine colt to auction, when, in bability, this' unsound , colt would have realined 1 500 guineas. The g»f™lT°Z!s Victoria in sporting circles is that tho local huver who gave 1,000 guineas for Memo England was acting on behalf of a friend. It is a remarkable coincidence that while.the misguided Victorian, in the full lehef that he owned the colt, was freely backing Merrie England for the VAC. Derby somebody in the southern colony was just as freely backing him for the Now Zealand Cup."

4 [NOTES BY «HirFO."J BACINO CALENDAR. November 5, 6, and 7, C.J.C. spring meet Noventber 27 and 30, December 3 and 7, D J.C. Exhibitiou Meeting December 20, H.B. J.C. summer mooting January 1, N.P.R- Club's summer meotiug DECLARATION OF WEIGHTS. October 25, C.J.C, Hurdles, Riccarton, and Welter Handicaps November 11, D.J.C. first day s events December 10, H.B.J.C. summer meeting events NOMINATIONS, ACCBITANOKB, &C. October 19, C.J.C, entries and further payments N.Z. Cup, Derby, Welcome, Oaks, and Canterbury Cup. October 10, nomination Dunedm Cup. Publicans', and Marshall Memorial '* Stakes.

.4 would remind owners of Iwrscs that the general entries for tho C.J.C H P n«i» meeting close this evening, when turtber payment* for tho N.Z. Cup, Derby, Welcome Stakes, Oaks and Canterbury Cup arc due. On the same duto nominations ™rtho Unaedin Cup, and tho Publicans' and Marshal Memorial Stakes aim clo*c. There w suro to bo a large dropping out for tho is./,. "Fhe Caulfield Cup is to ho run to-dfiy, for which 27 horses accepted. Mantrm nends the list with 9st 4lb. Tho Hon. J. \Vhito Las only Sinecure, a three-year-old colt by Martini-Henry, engaged. There are three New Zealand" bred horses in the race—■ Manton. Dunkeld, and Tartar. I should pick Dunkeld or Sinecure to win, as « is just a three-year old distance, and with <i<t 61b and 7st against tho names of these two colts they should bo able to cut out the PKO3 in a merry tune. Tlio Uwt named oolt's performance in the Caulfield Stakes was not i* bad one, when at w.f.a. he run third tofereadnought, and Carbine. Preter.der, Audacity, Camomile, longariro, Soudan, and the pony mure Mamma hare all been purchased lately to jro to Australia, where there seems to bu a m-eat demand for horses of tho class •which are here only considered very second or third-clft*B racehorses, Messrs Keith andPaniti hive been the purchasers. New Zealand now seems to bu lm.Kcd to to anpply tho Australian turf with rauehorse.M. Although there lire a vast number of well bred horses reared in Australia, there uro only a very small percentage of them turn out "any good, as roo.-t ot them prove to be very weedy animals Whatever it ie our climate, combined with the soil and pasture, or what else, tbcro is no doubt we can, and do, breed a far better class of horses here than they do or cati on the other Hide Seeing that wo have now srot the name and a good market for thoroughbred stock, not only in Australia but also in India, a well managed stud farm, where thoroughbred horses of tho right stamp were bred, would be ft very p.iymg concern. No country could be better adapted for it than aorao parts of Hawke s Bay where we have splendid limestone country, with plenty of good water, and if a. company were started for the purpose oil the proper lines it would vny well una .add greatly to our export trade. Several of our local horses have taken their departure for Christchuroh during tho -week. Percy Martin has sent Bonata, Tirailleur, Jet d'Eau, and Mr J. D. Ormond'a Apremont — Hammock filly Lullaby down, and Mr Hunters mare Whisper has also been taken down by K. Goodman. It is to be hoped they will give a irood account of themselves before they come* bnck. Kenata I expect great thing* of as I consider him a very brilliant colt, and I should not bo at all surprised to hear of him winning the Derby. Over a mile course 1 think it would take a good one to beat him. Tho form ho rfiowcd here I take for nothing, as he •wae not as well as he could bo got. He showed a lot of pace, and covered a lot more "round than any other horse, as ho. ran on tho outside and very widu round nil the turns. He ie a hor« well worth watching. Tirailleur, although a good horse, i* not a Maxim, Carbine, or even si Mimton. vi our spring meetings he was by far the conditioned horse, and the heavy going was all in his favor, as it cuuKed his condition to tell Although remarkably well in in the N Z Cup, I doubt lm ability to win, althoAgb I expect he will run into a place. Jet d'Jfiau will be more fit by tho tune the Danedin Exhibition meeting is run than at tho Canterbury meeting. Whisper should pay her way, as ehe is a very fast mare ; ehe had not been st.rune up for our meetings, *fl she was kept a bit above herself in view of the bigger meetings down boutli, but even then nhe ran a good mare. Racing mutters will be quiet hero for a time but a good deal of interest will be taken in the Christchurch Metropolitan jneetiug, which commences on Tuesday, sth November, and after to-day, when wo know what have paid up for the N.Z. Cup, Derby, *ad Canterbury Cup, there is sure to bu a little more betting done, although doubles are about the only wagers to be got. Tirailleur, Dudu, and Sultan arc at present the £avoiite«. , , . Wally Clirford, 1 am glad to cay, is gettinir batter slowly, and intends to go home to Hastings to-day, whore he will he quieter than in Napier, and it ie to be hoped will quickly recover. J. Munn has Quilt in work again.