SPORTING NOTES.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXI, Issue XXXI, 5 January 1895, Page 2

SPORTING NOTES.

BY THUNDERBOLT. The past fortnight has been a very busy one m racing circles, and all the meetings appear to hay* passed of! successfully. The principal meeting— anokland- is marked by three or four inoidents; viz, the big dividend paid out on Deadshot, the defeat of Bluefire m the Derby, and the subsequent reception of her victory m the Muaket Stakes, and the acoident m the Reoovery Stakes, luckily without bad results, attending the omission to remove a flight of hurdles. Deadshot (BrigadierrKatipa), who paid the sensational dividend, was not baoked for a sixpenoe by his owner. At the Hawkes' Bay races on Thursday the owner of Prairie Grass invested £35 on his horse m the Post Stakes, and reoeived a dividend of 173, the raoe resulting m a i dead heat. Donovan, who reoeived a little support locally for the Taranaki Derby, m whioh he ocoupied third berth, nude amends later on by winning the Flying from end to end, m lmin 163e0. Five starts and five wins Waiuku ; report says he has been priced at £1000. He was my selection for the Summer Cup at this meeting, m wbioh he carried 9.5 and won easily. Pyroxylin made the running, but collapsed m the Etraight — oauae, 2min 12 3.5 th sec Musket is said to have oaught the influenza, and therefore wai not dressed m his best at recent meetings. The ex-hack Irish Twist has made the racehorses look very awkward, and run up a nice chequo for his owners. Half a century is said to have been their inveetment on him at Palmerston eaoh raoe. The starting at this meeting is said not to have beon up to the usual, m fact, Mr Tancred caused an enquiry to be hold as to the aotion of the starter m the Cup. Tha stewards, however, exonerated him from blame. The Southern owner, Mr Sheehan, has ohristened the yearling by Burlington — Psyohe " BogeDgang." It U Baid this was the came intended for Vogengang, the latter being the result of a misprint. Goosander, by her viotories at Napier and Napier Park, would appear at la-t to be learning to gallop, and may yet prove to be a worthy sister to Merganser. Umslopagaas, who won the hack race at Bangitittei, is well known m this and the NeUon districts. •'Flaneur" writes m the Melbourne Sportsman — "It was at an up country raoe-meeting recently, The judge, the prinoipal storekeeper m the township, had never acted before m that capacity. The favorite, a bay mare, was chasing a grey gelding, and got to his girths as the post was reached. "The bay," shouted an influential visitor ! " The grey," shouted everyone dse. The owner of the favorite was satisfied he'd lost, and said bo, when the judge announced a " dead boat." As he got down from the box bo met the owner of the grey, who said — " Well, I never question a judge's decision, but, if my fellow didn't win by half a length, I'm d— d." " Weel, mon," said the judge, "he lnicht, for I just got flurried wit' a' the shoutin' ■and claver, and I got my een aff them ; fnu as one Bail the bay and ithe r folk the tey, I thooht a dead heat was ju;t the irest thing I could gie them." t^ Cbkase'b Dandelion Coffer is the surost oure of indigestion Sold by all grooers.— hmt.