SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LX, Issue 6998, 3 August 1883, Page 6

SPORTING.

spobting xroiis fbom sngland. Ascot amd tat Hvanovnotvaa. [Bx flsi.io«.l Losdojt, June 14,1883. Of th« nancy grand weeks' racing held during the year "at Home ” commend me to Ascot. It* prim are rich, its competitor! of (he highest dm, and the company royal and aristocratic to the backbone. The fixture is arranged for a season, of the year when London Ta full of the right »ort of people, and what conduced to the success of the sport wa* the fine weather that prevailed on each afternoon. Bain would have benefited the ooone much, ac it wa* ae hard at a turnpike road, but on the other hand each a grand aoene of pageantry and splendour did well without a visit of Jupiter rluvios. The Prince of Wale* waa preaent with other member* of our Boyal Family throughout the week. Although with eo much racing to diecum I cannot let the ehow of notches poii without comment; indeed it wa* a grand eight to aee the variooa team* arrive or depart. Drawn up at the rail tide they moat have extended the beet part of balf*»*mile in length, and in acme placea they atood two or three deep. The racing, aa usual, began on Toeeday, and during the week we had three •uooeeeive Derby and Oak* winner* contesting the varioua etakee. In addition to Iroquois Shotover, St Blaise, Thebaic, Qebeimniee, and Bonny Jean, among the number of cracks sporting silk were GaUiard, Lowland Chief, Knight of Burghley, Border Minstrel, Hagioscope, Oity Arab, Victor Bmanuel, lehmael. Lovely, Biserta, Nesscliffe, Eoysterer, Mao* heath, Goggles, Barealdine, Faugh-a-Ballagh, Ladislas, Sweetbread, Rookery, Ohislehurst, Lucerne, Dutch Oven, Wallenstein, Bcpnta* tioo, Bastem Bnpreac, Shrewsbury, and last, but not least, Tristan. Mr Lefevre's son of Hermit ami Thrift carried off chief honours in landing the rich Hardwick* Stakes in addition to the Gold Cup. He is a very queer tempered hone in the paddock, where it is just as well to give hit heels a wide berth. In his race for the Cap he actually stopped to kick, but taking hold of hla bit again he soon rushed to the head of affairs, and showed a pair of heels to his* opponents for the last mile and a quarter of the journey. He lays his ears back upon his neck when galloping home, a fact suggestive of cowardly disposition, but 1 never remem* her seeing him turn it up when collared. To my thinking, like all the New minster line, he wants to run above himself, but, anyhow, be won both his races at Ascot in a oanter. In the Cup, as well as the Hardwicks Stakss, Dutch Oven opposed him. Lord Falmouth's filly has grown into a grand mare, and, what is more, ran remarkably well in her first essay j . but in the Hardwicks she also succumbed to Iroquois and Shrewsbury. It was a treat to see lorn Cannon come out with Iroquois to dispute the race from the distance with Tristan. The American Derby winner had been on the shell since the autumn of 1881, and I feared we should never aee him sport Mr Lorillard's cherry and black-hooped sleeved jacket again. He, however, by no means disgraced himself, and might have been a little closer to Tristan in the Hardwteke Stake* bad hit rider persevered with him to the end. Webb rode Tristan in the Hardwick* at the request of Fordham, who did not like the hone's vagaries in the Cup. Public form points to Barealdine as the beat horse this year, as he defeated Tristan at Kempton Perk j but I question if hie form was correct, and if the pair again meet in the Goodwood Cup it is my opinion that Tristan will turn the tables. Barealdine is heavily weighted for the Northumberland Plate, but would take hi* own part if sent north* wards prior to going into Sussex. Barealdine is an Irish-bred hors* that got his late owner into trouble through withdrawing him from the Northumberland Plato some two year* ago, Mid until in the hands of Mr Peck, the Stewards of the Jockey Club could not be convinced that the sale was toad fide. Last autumn the late Bussley trainer purchased him at public auction, and at Ascot he proved one of the heroes of the hour, as he easily landed the Orange Gup, a valuable piece of plate presented by the Sing of the Netherlands. Barealdine is a very Isay sort of horse, and in running, backer* were enabled to do much better than before the fall of the flag. Still. Areber, who rode him, no doubt " kidded " a good deal, but be this as it may, Faugha-BsUagh could not extend him at the finish. The Prinoe of Wales was so pleased with the King of the Netherlands’ gift to the Boyal mooting, that be expressed a wish to have the prise to add to his numerous collection of trophies, and Mr Peek, hearing this, at once begged of Hie Boyal Highness to accept this so-called Orange Cup, The distance of this event, like the Alexandra Plate, was three miles, and continuing my remarks on the long-distance races, it added to Bsmldlne's triumph when Fangh-a----1 Bsllsgh just outstayed Wallenstein in a grand rase home, in which the American-bred one was defeated byjjbalf-a-length. Wallenstein will, however, win a good nos before the year is out, as he was not here up to the mark.

The Ascot Stakes waa carried off by a very popular Worth-country owner in Mr IL Jardine, who it very fond of running horses at Ascot, Shrewsbury was all the go, but at the last moment the stable decided not to riik him twice on the hard ground, and be waa held in reserve lor the Hardwick*. Still, Ithmaei proved a worthy substitute, as he von in a common canter, rather to the die* oomflture of the backers of Thebais, who was made the medium of some plunging, mid especially on the part of the swell ala* meat. With Ishmeel oat, the Oak* winner would have won just as easily as Mr Jardine’t colt, but Wood pulled the latter up when he found he could not overhaul Ishmacl. Writing further of the handicaps, Mr Gerard, as last year, won the Boyal Hunt Cap, and it was a far more worthy triumph on the part of Blaevir than (bat of Iweelbread, as the former carried considerably non weight than when Swaatbread pulled through, like the latter, Slxevir wae subce* queatly writ hacked for the St Lager. The running at Ascot threw little light upon the Doncaster prise. The three viotoriee gained to QniUara printed to hie immense paper chimes, and he was fairly eetabliahed favourite

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