SPORTING NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 83, 1 August 1896, Page 4

SPORTING NEWS.

ROUND T'i : . STABLES. MR E. CONN OP'S ESTABLISHMENT. "By Gipsy I i r>." Mr Connop's well-known stables are situated within a quarter of a mile of the racecour-i . Ht < rr a very useful k-am of hor-t s, ;>.• d two real good sput-mi n- R. and T. Connop. The - il.hs t -i in t\trv way wt 11 fitt. df. tht comf >rt of tin occupants and cop ■' of i : o\> At the invitation of Mr Connop I was shown over the t-tab i-hmu t. and from the gent ral nc of the place it could be pl.iinh i 1 at iwrv care is takf n to insure the comtoti of the horses in his charge. Hit* bo..v-« are 1 1 c \ -rho it, an l 'a t' iii mv i ni * t The inmih- (f tl -* >1 ' - c r-i-t of L"> J x i 1 "!.'-> 1 •ek 7 K. i - Cliir- LiH (ill 2 i < Id: Ct i*" 1 - i r—F i i. i i. \i o'u • and a horse by King Cole. Tin; first looked over was the youngster ijv St. CI ir fio n L 1 ( tin 1 i ( nor so is yet unnamed but is knotvn m toe «tah T *'> a- th r 3 'i r <* K ' ~>'i <o' I is no < \ i_'_* iit >n to - \ hit tii - c It is r.n ot tne hn< -r lookn gfn h - u in tV 1i l Iu i- In tl it ught ootl h >r- s; C' in \h ) ico c.u 1 o m uiy \ictout > or th tut', 11 1 -n\.-d I' do'iwell 1 > no 1 m i and othf t i »i r <1 h i lus dam. LU % < r r t 1 I <. ■ a high pi i i in f L i M r t >t i 1 on account of th it- ot her brillia; „ n I >n j last season [ion 1 1 i if >5 ' i"mg the be i V ii < l t in<by winmi!g thv New Zealand Cup, Derby, and Cut ibm\ ( <. id t ablishing m 'un lo d fji two miles a >d t on >i ti m i'u U:: i • <tnc. The rn it i 1 tion-inj b es\< in Mr Connop i coi T ahi 11 _,i p h > s»: of la-t )ou 1 ill c i- nli o 0 "i pi red after b\ ■-[ u - 1 t' i ) f ) the colony In >1 n 1 i- 1 % with lira white bind t> eo - and a wm*t tar on the toi ht 11, an Igr i» \it mbles Beadonwell in color arid Euroclydou in height. He is a giod tempered youngster, ami in the stable he takes the palm for m..t nrc--. My inspection at tucker tm.K, and lie had his head well into it. and at this particular lino appeared to be a regular flier. It was not long 1m f- ic ( Oliver Twist ! he was asking to 1- more. If breeding and n uice go for anything, then th -cr"* mpv be looked upon to emulate th dee i- of his half brother when his turn comes to sport silk. The colt is to be put into work shortly with a view to spring engagements. He has wintered well, and with anything like luck Mr Connop should capture many prizes with the son of St. Clair and Lady Gertrude. My next introduction was to the aristocratic looking two-year-old gelding by Cuirassier from Tasmania. He was added to the list a month ago, and on that account looks a tritle backward in appearance. His sire is full brother to Trenton whose progeny in Australia during the past two years has demonstrated the worth of the Musket blood. Last year the Melbourne Cup was captured by a daughter of Trenton and the Champion Stakes honor was divided between Carbine's son, Wallace, and Quiver, another daughter of Cuirassier's full brother. The year previous Trenton's name became a household word in Australia and. New Zealand by the achievements of Ronda, who ran second to Grand Flaneur's son, Patron, in the Melbourne Cup, Delaware, Etra-Wennie (v,"inner of the Marezyroong Plate and Y.R.C. Oaks), Lady Trenton, Light Artillery, (one of the best two-year-olds of his season), all good winners. Cuirassier himself ran second to Manton in the Hawke's Bay Guineas (beaten by a head), and won the Great Northern Derby (beating Manton, Raglan, iielda. in the fast time of 2min 40|sec), the Great Northern St. Leger, Railway Stakes Handicap, and Trial Stakes. Tasmania, his dam, is full sister to the New Zealand Cup winner Tasman, •who sired Florrie. winner of the C.J.C. Derby in 1891. This youngster bears a great resemblance to his sire, and is cxectly the same in color. He is well proportioned and shows plenty of quality and propelling power ami has every appearance of being able to gallop fast. With such blood in his veins he cannot help but capturing many races in '97 and '9B. In the next box is the useful looking 3-year-old colt, Jack Tar, by Henchman from Nellie. Although not so highly born as his two companions, he his just- the class of horse that may prove profitable, and with age should develop into a good fencer. He is half-brother to that brilliant horse Van Dieman, who proved himself to be the most consistent horse in the colony a couple of seasons ago. and who was killed while training. The colt is now in work, and will sport silk during the coming spring. The nest box is occupied by Jack Tar's two-year-old sister, and is the dead Image of her , brother. She is yet unbroken, but is to be taken m hand immediately. I now find myself with the New Zealand Cup candidate. New Forest. This horse is looking in the pink of condition. and, indeed, it would be difficult to find a hur-o with a better-looking coat. Probably, on account of bis bright golden color, this is more perceptible than in the case of darkercolored horses. In the stable, the son of Newminster and Forest Queen looks the model of a racehorse with the exception of a slight appearance of weakness in the hocks. True, though it may be that New Forest has comparatively done next to nothing on the tarf to establish him us having a fair chance in the Cup. equally true is it that fewer horses in New Zealand have been so harshly treated by handias hae been New Forest. This

asked to cam-. One glance at the Au-t-ih n !)• 1 hor~e wiil suffice that he \'P r:. .• t .\ under big weights; br tn l 1 furl\ with a light impost. New is p fust hor-o up to a : • tidy of luck lias ti hi ' h \ w Forort. and that :ho coming spring wiil see the son of Newvumster and ]• orest Queen scoring a good win. Tiie next door neighbor is honest old Lotion, looking none the worse after his Wellington trip. The son of Sou'wester and Liniment is a fatnilar form to racegoers, and the don t-care sort of style he shows on t! e rniir-i 1- unchanged in the stable, lie ha- Ik d many narrow escapes ir'•; i c.'.K:iH" .r \(ixl races during tht p.;-" ->l, -on. and taking his performance n altogether it will be found he iki-n 11 tn »u nig consistently rightthrough. He is engaged in the New Zealand Cup. and with 7st 91b on his back, lit and well on the day of the race, he will make some of them shift. The urmainlv looking Direct Veto oecnpit•> Iho la t box, and is looking a greatly improved horse than when seen out at the Steeplechase meeting, and it mi\ r >t be long before he will < ;• t . Miumse. Taken on the whole, tl t -Libit i- a model of neatness, and th<- loi v ;uv looking really well. It rerk-ets treat credit on " Bob " Connop for the manner ho has brought his horses to the post during the past season, and I am sure no one will begrudge him a big slice of luck during the coming season. For my own part, I hope to see the next New Zealand Cup winner trained by R. Connop.

R A CIN G ITEMS.

Cable advice has bo 11 received of the safe arrival at Port said of Mr H. S. (roilau's team of thoroughbreds from New Zealand. Sternchaser, Mousqnetaire, Cullodeii, Pounamu, and Erl King, which are en route for London. Donald M'Kinnon and Tiritea have accepted for the Caulfied Grand National Steeple, but so has Dungan, who was killed over a week ago. The brood mare Revoke (by MataiPacific marc) died the other day. The As-yrian, sire of Moon raker, heads the list of Tasmanian sires for the season IHO-j-Od, capturing stakes to the value of £OO7. A well-to-do bookmaker was hoard to exclaim that fools own racehorses and wise men train them. One of the worst treated horses in the Caulfield Cup was True Dine, who has gracefully retired from the list. If the public were satisfied that Nc l li wo aid stand her Cup preparation the ht. Albans mare would soon be up-i'di-i with Toreador and Marusa in the betting quotations for the two Cups. The Adelaide Racing Club will bring their Grand National meeting off on August loth and 22nd. The National Hurdle is worth £250, and £IOO is added to the Steeple. Newhaven will be sent to Adelaide to contest the A.J.C. Derby. As Coil is a probable starter in the same event great fnterest will be evinced in the result. A Hobart paper says that NewZealand bookmakers are kicking against laying totalisator odds, and want to revert to the old-time system. They know which pays the best. Fielders were offering 38 to 1 against Buzzi for the Grand National Hurdles, iler totalisator odds would have been about 1000 to 5. Taurus is the oldest horse engaged in the Melbourne Cup. He has been on the tracks for the last eight years. The sensational Hova has again been withdrawn Irom sale, this time through some hitch between the partners, wno scent to be far from a happy family.