AUSTRALIAN AND FOREIGN SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIII, Issue 10654, 15 May 1895, Page 2

AUSTRALIAN AND FOREIGN SPORTING.

French, breeders arc being wall looked after by the Steeplechase Society. la all events, barring selling races,the breeder of the winner, if French, will receive 10 per cent of nominal value of tho prise, and tho breeder of tho second horse 5 per cent. These premiums cannot come to morothan ,£6OO, and are payable apart. : Another premium of £4OO is paid to the owner of tho scallion having won. meat money during the year, • , - • ' ' The following is from tho Indian Pianists’ Gas site : —“Good Hope, 'H. H. of Gooch Behai’s fine mare by Glorious but of Hope, in perhaps one of tho beat bred marea that ever came up from the colonies, and should do well at tho stud at home. She is a beautifully-shaped one, all blood, and, a very good conatitutiousd one, and, wa hear, ia to be aont to Isinglass noma time in the noor future ; and when Mr M’Calmont has won the big Ascot race with hia giant, wo may hear more about the stud encageraenta of Jconomy’s big son.” Very littlo has bean soon of tho Americans at Newmarket so far {eaya an English paper). Their trainer brought butiour or five lade with them, and consequently had to engage half-a-dozen more at‘Newmarket. Tho horses go out in two lota, tho same lads being up ia each string, whilo in place of the “ one lad one hows ” system adopted in Newmarket and other English stables, half of the lads do the riding and tho other half are kept at homo aa (to use the American tarm) “ rubbers,” that ia to cay, “ do ” tho horses ail round at stables. V-Triting of the recent yearling sales the Sydney correspondent of tho Melbourne Sportsman says :—The first animal of tho Meotonald lot submitted last year was Bob Bay, and ho only brought 36gs, bub that didn’t prevent him turning out tho crack two-year-old of his year. The first of this year’s lot wan a highly-bred gelding, by Gibraltar from Security, by Lord Clifdan from All’s Well, by The Cure from a mara by Inheritor. Strange to oay, this youngster only fetched Bob Bay’s price. It would he strange if ho turned out a crash for Mr ‘'Patron” Parches. A Victorian jockey who took pert in the Australian Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting tells "Beginald,”o£ the Melbourne Sportsman, that to realise fully what ia meant by a “rough passage” in a race, one has to have a rido in a big field at Eaudwick. This authority aaaerta that an unprecedented amount of bumping and BHoh-lite occurred during the progress of some of the events at the Sydney Cup fixture, and, being ia a position to see how matters stood, ho marvels greatly that the carnival was got through without many serious accidents happening in the flat races. On, March 15, tho Newmarket oorrocnor.dent of the Licensed Victuallers’ Gazette wrote as follows:—Sic Visfco, who has both grown and improved during tho recess, had a nice mile and a quarter gallop recently, led by Galiican, tho pair pulling up close to me on Cambridge Sill, and 1 can quite understand the move recently made in his favour in tho market for the Derbv, a race I consider him very likely indeed to win, though I have no fault whatever to find ..with Speedwell, who rufly, however, be more at home on a mile course, whilst Raconteur, too, ia going on as well as his best friends could wish. Tho Possible (writes tho special commissioner of the Melbourne Sportsman) exhibits now and again a mysterious lameasea, which ia troubling his trainer, and although he has accepted, bo may not, after all, go" to Adelaide. Nevertheless, he ia kept at work, and on April. IS galloped nicely over thirteen furlongs in Smin Csoc* with Tireueo (shoeless) as attendant. Marlin keeps Culloclen at alow exercise, but has been moving Captain Webb along, and schooling him over hurdles, with a view to an early appearance in public again. Tir canters and spurts, and Freda continues to bs extended every few days over half a dozen furlongs. Their form is nothing out of the way. The Possible (tbo writer goes on to say) bin lameness notwithstanding, ia reported to have gone a pretty fair gallop on the afternoon of April 20 with Tireuas and Straban, and if Martin manages to keep him right, he will take some beating ia tho Adelaide Cup. Tho horso dentist appears to have become a recognised profession, particularly in America. A gentleman who

started recently in Loudon says:—“My chief work is the drawing of horses’ teeth, but I am also often called upon to fill and clean tho teeth. I-have just finished the job of ovorhaaliug'tho teeth of over eighty horses for a job-master, and he is amazed ia the improvamani and condition of the animals. A horse that has had bud teeth and looks quite ‘ skinny ’ and ia miserable condition before it has been overhauled, soon, when I have stopped and cleaned its teeth, and removed very bad ones, becomes altogether livelier and more healthy. Tho heroes themselves seem quite relieved and grateful, and, as a rule, submit most willingly to tho process.” The lato Duchess of Montrose was a daughter of the second Lord Decies, end the present Lord has registered the "all scarlet” iu his name. It. is well that it should be so, as it is not pleasant to sea colours that have been famous worn by a coper. No sooner had tho lata Marquis of Hastings died than a bookmaker seized on hia racing jacket; but Nemesis awaited him, and as no could not wm a race with it he discarded it for less known colours. They were then token up by Tom Cannon, who baa retained them. In hia case, however, the spirit of utilitarianism prevailed. Tho lute Marquis of Eastings ordered his racing jackets as ho did his gloves and patent leather boots—-by the gross; and Cannon, finding that he had a score or more of old jackets by him,, registered the colours so that he might wear them out. A very practical man ia Tom Cannon! Mr J. B. Clark, ns representing the owners of tho horses that raco under hia colours, has lost no time ia giving effect to the decision to disperse the team by private sale, and the hurdle racer Rossstem, by Zr.tland,and Escapade,by Chester from Episode, have already been sold, and the former, it is understood, goes into a Melbourne stable. The remainder of tho team include the steeplechaser Qtandwing, by Grandmaster from Beeswing; br c Chestarmac, by Chester from Epiecde; br c Duke of York, by Chester from Queen of Nations; br h Projectile, by Chester from Percussion ; b g Reconstruction, by Grand Flaneur from Eutopis; b h Autonomy, by Chester from Avoline; b g by MartiniHenry from Blue and "White; ch g Cartouche, by Abercorn; ch c by Loohiel, from Ghinni Gianni (yearling); and hr c by Lochiel from La Yalette (yearling). If not sold privately ia the meantime, the horses will -bo offered for sale by public auction on May 26. Tho following ia a description of tho race for tho Australian Jockey Club Plate taken from, tho Melbourne (Sportsman:—The bating was 2 to 1 against Havoc, 3 to 1 Tho Harvester, 4 to 1 Cobbitfey, 10 to 1 Ohsstermau aud Donation, 12 to 1 Biarnsystono, and 60 to 1 Cadet. The latter jumped away on a paceraaidag mission, and ied Donation half a furlong and the others a whole furlong tho first time round. Havoc, lying near The Harvester, began to race after tho loader near tho stand, and caught him at the six - furlong post, whore Oobbitty was going as strong as anything. Havoc went to the front, and Chesterman joined him. The pair singled out nud Cobbitly tailed off. Havoc and Cheatermau fought tho battle right down tho - (straight, and at the Lager stand Cheatomaa was a nock in front. Havoc, however, got on terms in front of the grand stand, whore Tho Harvester joined them. The three horses, “ drunk,” rolled over near the judge’s box. Messrs Clark and Cook protested against Havoc, the winner, but the protest was dismissed. The public loudly cheered Havoc. It was. a popular decision. The light-weight, Morrison, rode a fair racoon the winner. Cobbitty pulled np badly broken down. Blurneystono finished lame, and won’t race for some time. With reference to tho protest over the A.J.C. Plate " Eibbleden,” in the Australasian, 7, -rites aa follows The stewards took a Jot of evidence, and it was nearly seven o’clock before they decided to overrule both objections, a verdict which was well received by the few hundreds who remained on the course to sos the fall of the curtain. Mr J. B. Clark, the owner of Cheatermau, was annoyed not so much with tho stewards’ finding as tho unburii nosa-lite way—not to ueo a harsher term — in which the inquiry was conducted and not long aftewards, as the result cf his reflections, he announced hia intention of selling all the horeea which carry the brown and pink jacket. Tho stewards were no doubt to blama in ; calling evidence on a matter which all were

in a good position to soe, and the long time they consumed in determining the question at issue was altogether unworthy of such a responsible body as the Australian Jockey Club. It was a simple question, and ought to have been settled in five minutes. Mr Cook must not he misunderstood in this matter. Mr Cook had never lodged an objection before, and it never entered his imagination to try to take away tha prize from Mr Wilson; but ho argued, “Well, if Chssterman has a chance, I have, too,” and tho stewards could not consider tho claims of Cheatern.ra without considering tho claims of The Harvester.