SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6948, 23 February 1884, Page 6

SPORTING.

I RACING FLJTTORES. NEW ZEALAND; Murcli 6 and 7—Wanjanui J C. Meeting. March 7—Kaukapakapa J. C. Meeting , •'a ch 17—Henderson's Mill Tur'OiUb CCS. March' 17—Raglan Jockey Clnb Peaces. .tUrch 17— Kaukapakapa South Races April 1 and 2—Taranaki Jociey Club Veotinr. April s—Takapiinn J C Autumn Meotinz. April 13 and 14—Auckland Autumn Meeting April 23--P»paknra Kacea. B ' Hay 24—Tak.ai.una Jockcv Club Meeting. AUSTRALIA. March 1, 6, B—Victoria Racing Club's Autumn Meeting > Msrco 15—Victoria Amateur Turf Club's Meetme April 14, Iβ, 18, 39—Australian J C. 4utumn Meeting. DATES OF ENTRIES. NOMINATIONS AND ACCEPTANCES February 20—Entries for Easte- Handicap Autumn Handicap, and Hindicip SteeDlechi-e, A.R.C. Autumn Mectlns March 11-Koniications for Takapuna Jockoy Club Meeting. ; ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. P D —You act d strictly within r. hir, and are entul-d to the whole stake. w K —Fred Archer w.is hern on the 11th January, 1556, and in tbus twenty-eiffht years old. Doubiful—Grand Flaneur's sweep was drawn in the presence of a committee, but we cannot furnibh any information us to La Don's Hemisdbr—Navi.-ator cam»d Sst 31bs in tho last Australian Cup 2. Pollio's weight was 71bs. 3 To'lio's time 4mins. Oisece , is the fastest. Half a raili-, 47J,ec« , three quarters of a mile, lmin 14*ecs., nno mne, lmiu SOJsecs ; a mile and a > alf, Cmins 34stcs, two miles, Sinins. 27iieca.; three Gcmoi OGIST —The Kamo Company earned horses free of char(,'s to the lite Whungarci Mettint. but as to their object in doiljg so wo Tefer our re triers to the man igemeut of the company, who mil no doubt G W K —If tho conditions under which yu i»nl the mare to the horce werr- as stited, v>u have cause in withholding ptivment until the m ire is proved to bo in fo'J Should she have iu s->t-d, and ttio now owner refus°s to lake up tho a<r.ecmcrt entered into between you and the former onucr, we don't think you a-e liable for any payment. b\Ds£Y — Fiaherman (sire of bp \irt, (Jam of Mariini Henry) nu siv times as a Uo y«.ur old without winning; at throe years eld, ran thirty four time', and wen tnontr three races ; at four sears nlil ; ran old, r>tn thirty two, ,*n'l won twenty one r.iccs , at therefore started in 1 , 9 races, winninirCOt mes, which included 26 Queen s> Plate-, lie wr,s pur. hy the Messrs Fisher, of Victoria, who imported him to the colonies, NOTES BY PHAETON. "Laby Emma is a young lady for whom I have a very great liking. Cprtamly her performances of late have not been of such a character as to make her look dangeious, but following tho daughter of Yattendon all through her career, I have always found her ' greatly improve her form .is the season advances, and nowhere more so ; than at. the Dunedin Meeting. Therefore 1 must respect her, for in Sst olbs she has an impost chat she is well mistress of if sent to the post cherry ripe." Such were my remiuks last week when disqnssiug the. chances of the various horses engaged in tho Dunedin Cup, and how well they have been borne out by facts may be fully gathered from the result of the race* wherein the. gamo little mare, repeated her feat of ISS2, by again getting home in front. The race proved that which I expected it would—"tho lace of the year," both as regards the number of starters and the quality of the horses engaged. The race appears to have been run at a good sound j pace throughout, and although Lady Emma had nothing to trouble her for the List halfmile homo, she got over the two milea and a distance in 3 3G. Jul}, although despised by the stable, ran a good colt, and finished in front of his stable companion Sou'-wester, though the latter's defeat is put down to his having got into a ditch, about a mile from home, by which mishap he is said to have lost fully a hundred yards. The Robinson pair—Nonsense and Vanguard— both thoroughly disgraced themselves, and were never once daDgeroua when the final question was being fought out. Sou'wester may have been, the good thing hie party made out, but there can be little doubt that when he met Lady Emma in his trial last week the latter had more than her 1 weight up, for, although apparently beaten on that occasion, her party never really lost heart, and were con&ieteat in their support to her, and thereby must have won a good stake. It would take up too much space to follow Lady Emma closely through her career, and I shall therefore have to content myself by giving her mo3t noteworthy performances. She made her first appearance at the Sydney 1 Tattersall's Meeting, when two year.) old, where she succeeded in winning the Two-year-old Stake?, and her next victory waa in a Sapling Stakes at tbe A.J.C. Meeting. At the finish of her two-year-old engagements she wae purchased by Sir Horcules Kobinson, who imported her to New Zealand, and her career in this colony was commenced in the Dunedin Cup of ISSI, in which she ran unplaced. In the autumn of that year she gave us the first tasto of her quality by winning the Great Autumn Handicap, and Easter Handicap at the C J.C. Meeting ; and she wound up her three-year-old career by running lour consecutive seconds. Her next victory was in ttie Hutt Paik Stakes at Wellington, and then came her brilliant victories in tho Dunedin Cup, Jockey Club Handicap, and Porbury Handicap. Then she had a long spell of ill-luck, and it was not until the Canterbury Spring that she again claimed the attention ol the judge, which was in the Flying Handicap. The Ouucdin Autumn coming round, we find htr unplaced in the Cup, second to King Quail for the Jockey Club Handicap, ami winuicg the Forbury Handicap and Queen's Plate. This was her last win until the spring of this season, when she got home nrst tor the Grand Stand Handicap at the Dunedin Meeting. She was third to Cheviot .for the C J.C. Midsummer Handicap, and since then she has been getting the war pamh on for her successful battle-ground at the Forbury, and how well her trainer James Kean did his work 13 fully set forth by the mire'e brilliant victories in the Cup and Jockey Club Handicap. The daughter of Yattendon has certainly proved heiself to be possessed of the three gceat components of a racehorse, viz , staying and weight carrying qualities, and undeniable pace. Game as a pebble under the whip, she fights her battles out with tiger-hke ferocity, and therefore is it any wonder that she wins' It is a matter for regret that ho tn whom we are mainly duo for the mare's presence in New Zealand, was not himself present to witness the groat victories she has these three years in succession achieved on the convincing ground of the Dunedin Jockey Club ; but this regret ie a good deal lessened when we remember the tact that shi> is owned by a sterling sportsman in the Hon. George McLran, and still carucs the Zetland spots. The following is the extended pedigree of Lady Eirima :—

Altogether Ladv Emma has Htarted in 52 races, and the following little table which I have compiled will show with what result: — First. Second. Third. Unplaced At two-years-old ..3 0 0 6 Attbree-years-old ..2 4 1 • l At four-jears-old ..4 1 2 7 At Uve-years-old ..3 3 3 2 - A; six-years old ..3 1 2 3 What's this from Dunedin ? The judge resiguing his post after the Cup was decided, hia reason 'for so dome being, it Iβ said, on account of the starter keeping the hossos i b.ick until the stewards considered sufficient money had been invested in the totahsator. We are not told whether the stewards deny the soft impeachment, or whether there were

good grounds for Mr. Driver acting as he did, and we shall, therefore, have to await ; arrivaL of moie news to better understand the m»tter. ...... ; TiiE..:Hawke's Bay : jockey Club.have re- , ceived an excellent acceptance for the three I .principal eventa'/of: thoir Autumn Meeting. For the big event, tho Napier Handicap, twenty-two have cried content, while for the Eailway Stakes twenty-one still remain in, and the Hurdle Kace has an acceptance of seven. For tho big event nothing reads so well to my mind as Salvage (9st), Son'-" wester (7st Slba), kelson (7st 2ibs), but the at Wanganui will probably throw some further hyht on the race, which may cause some alteration in this view. A horse that has b-en a great deal talked about in connection with ihe Wanpanui Cup is Bayard, who is weighted nt 7st. 41bs. lie has been doing £ood work for some time at' Wsnganui, and hi 3 party have already backed him to win a good stake. Bayard is a four-year-old, and was got by Tubal Cain out of Royal Heart, by The Marquis, and is, I am informed, a thorough racehorse. " The Northern Jockey Club, apparently encouraged by, the success that attended their late meeting, have issued a programme for an Autumn Meeting, which is Jixed to I take place on the March. There are I eight events set down for decision, the added money to which is close upon £"200. The big evout is the Autumn Handicap of 65sovs. Nominations tor the two principa events close on Saturday next. From " Actaon's " notes I notice that Mr. Bate has lost his old. favourite Hilda bv death. It appears that the mare had been suffering from strangles, but more recently set in, and she became delirious ; in that state she managed to gee on to the road, and going off at a gallop she got as far as the Waimakarin river bed, wh<re she must have fallen, as she was found lying on her side clese to a &mill fence. Hilda was a very highly bred'mare, being got by Alb,ißy out of Welcome Jack's daui Miss Flat, and if ehe had never again raced would have proved very valuable for breeding from. Hilda will ptrhape be best remembered by Auckland people for the bold bid she made for our Cup in ISSI Starting a 10 to 1 chance, and with already a severe race into her in tha Free Handicap, 111 which event she got sccoad to Tim Whifil-r, the mare also got sicond to King Quail for the Cap, and it is indeed an open ' question to this day that, had she had a strong , 1 boy on her, the "white ja> ket, blue cap," I would have been earned home in front. , After this she journeyed to Wellington, 1 where she won the Cup, uut since then s>he ] has been little seen on the racecourse. Some weeks back I referred to thd circam- j stance of Mr. 'Walton, the Yankee plunger, having left England for America without pay- ] ing up his losses. It seem , ), however, that he ' 13 -.n further trouble. According to the London correspondent of the New York Spirit of the Times, he refuses to discharge WiUiam Day's training account, and the veteran trainer has put the matter into the hands bt one of his sons, who is a lawyer. Walton repudiates chafes in connection with the training of his horses similar to those which he has formerly paid, and Day's suit is to recover these dues. The same correspondent , coes on to remark:—"Walton's method of backing winners, or rather of finding out possible winners to back, is charming in it 3 simplicity A friend who had been racing for nearly half a century told me that, at a race meeting lately, Walton «eut to Fred Archer and saiil to him, ' I've got £100 to put on a horse for you Which siall it be ?' Archer nimed a horse—the first favourite— at 2 to 1 ; and Walton backed it and won. Again he asked Archer what he would like to back with the £300 now supposed to be I his, aud the jockey advised him to wait, as the next race was very uncertain. A good thing followed at 6 to 4, and Walton took £300 to £200 for Archer—what he laid for himself is another matter. There were 1 other races in the course of tho day; but I before the last race Archer had £500 in hand. 1 This he advised Waltou to lump on to a certain animal: .which he rode; ribd he \vas beaten a short head ! (Valton defends him- ' self by saying that he does not pay jockeys to lose races, and, therefore, that what he doea is legitimate. What he does, however, is to tamper with servants, and I am quite certain that if Lord Falnaouth, the Duke of Portland, Lord Hastings, or any other of Archer's employers knew what I havo related above they would have something very serious to say about it." Bell's Life is about to join the ranka of sporting dailies. The settling on the Dunedin Cup takes place on Monday evening next. Major George's two colts, Nelson an-V Wapiti, leave next week for Napier, for the purpose of fulfilling their engagements there. Chandler, Libeller, and Musketeor leave on Monday, for the purpose of fulfilling their engagements at the Wanganui Meeting next month. Horse-owners and others are reminded that nominations for the Easter Handicap of 200sovs., Autumn Handicap of 200sovs., and Steeplechase of IjObovs. close on Friday next at S p.m. " Grand Flaneur's " Consultation, which I may remark was drawn in the presenco of a committee, on tho Dunedin Cup, resulted as follows : Third prize goes to Dunga-jville, and second prize to Nelson Creek, West Coast. "Augur" thinks that the winner of the Australian Cup will come from one of the following :—Coriolanus, Off Colour, MartiniHenry, Sardius, Stockwell, and Hobart. "Nemo" goes for Sardius, who he thinks will take a deal of beatioa. Hales has tidrlen the winner in the Geelong Cup three yeari in succession and five 1 times in all. In 1577 he won it on Pride of the Hills, in the following year on Newminster, in ISS2 on Guinea, last season on Gudiiz, and this year on Linda. The majority of the Australian turf scribes have come to regard Archie as a non-stayer, butin a short p»r. on the Champion Stakes in the Sydney Mail I notice that "Nemo " considers him good enough to iinish in front of both Navigator and Commotion, placing him second tn Martini-Henry for that race. At tho V.A.T.C. Meeting on the 9th mst. Hales again got home in front for the big event—the Hawkesbury Handicap—on the back of Camerine (7st), Progress' half brother, Ironmaster (Gst lolbs) being second. Tho latter afterwards got home first for the Welter Handicap, carrying lOst 121b?. The Sydney Cup, which closed on the Hth instant, filled tolerably well, and out of the 74 nominations 52 belong to New South Waifs, IS to Victoria, 2 to South Australia, and 2 to Queensland. Musket's son, MartiniUenry,_ is amongst those engaged. The race is set down for decision on Kaster Monday. The English Jockey Club have declined to renew the license of Lord Ellesmere's trainer, Charles Archer. Ifc is said to be doubtful whether his brother Fred will this year apply for a jockey's license, on account of the treatment his brother has received ; but an English writer says ke supposes the Derby will come off all the sainn, though the "great horseman" stands on the ground.

DDNEDIN RACES. fBT TfILHGRAPH.— rKE-<S ASSOCIATION. ] Dgnedis', Friday. To-day was finer than yesterday, though scarcely so pleasant on the course, as the sun was strong. There was a capital attendance for a second day, probably 4000 persons being present. Lady Emma's victory in the J.C. Handicap was very popular, and leaves it an open question whether the Cup would have been suoh a certainty for Sou'-wester birring the ditch. The Watersprite colt's clever win from Lady Evelyn was also received with Cheers. Tally-Ho Handichp of S23OVS,, 1 mile and a-half. Mr. Houghton's b g Hercules, Oyrs, Hat 31hs (biicchan) 1 Mr. Smith's b g Little John, a"i>d, 10st 21bs 2 Mr. Waill's b g Karerea, syrs, 9st 51b5... 3 Mr. Foster's g g .Rocket, aetd, lOst lOibs, also ran. Uerculcs was a decided favouriie. The race was a capital one, all jumping well together. Kocket, yesterday's winner, collapsed on entering the straight, and Hercules, who had led for the last quarter of a mile, won by three or four lengths. The dividend was £-2 S3 6d. City Stakes Handicap, for two-year-olds, 20030 V.3. ; five fin longs. Mr. Cutts' b a by King of Clubs—Watersprite, Sat 21bs (Brown) 1 Mr. McLean's eh f Lady Evelyn, 93t (Cotton) .„ ... ..'.'"" "... .-2 Mr. Webb'a ch f by Albany—Wave, 7sl 51bs (Stratford) 3 Etcata was scratched. Lady Hvelyn was made a warm favourite, after her win of the Champagne Stakes yesterday against the same oppouent. The start was a good one, but the Wave filly huug at the post. The Vater -ite colt got the lead from the jump

and kept it all thewl7^^^^s« was £3 16s 6d. he tot »l«»Vw aS^j** Dtoziiik- Jocee? Cute it. Hon. McLean', b m Lad?* * Bst lSlbs (Cotton) y En "n., eyr , . Hon. Robinson's b m - ' t Sat 3 bs (Prudeoe) 1 Mr. Smith's blkmHimwi" ■ - sibs (Smith) H .' ppodami ».5y raj 6;; » Maaon and Vallance's cUs. '" •- 3 Mb.), Cutta- b h Sou'£?,%£»(?*.. J Kenyon'e b b Theu £ , (5 " r (4 *?. 7« e!h,)' ran. Betting : Even on 1 *"") Si .against Lady Emma, 5 to i 3 *U jiuard and Salvage, Rto 1 2 lln st YW • damia and Theu R l From damia showed ,n f ront w , * "art H,££ close up, Salvage next Zi fr'««S H.ppodamia led for '«t when Lady Kmma, Sou'.we,t« ' » """'e. guard passed her. Salvage wcro by this time actually ont « Tle,! ;» three leaders fought t£ the course, but, com.ng tow«d, I^« Lady Ilrama got in front, and ron»*.'""». the straight, she uas, two le D ° lagln * Sou'-wester bad fin. 3 hed and £ »«* Hippodamia beginning to som* b " hlll <i, Xady Emma wls hard held «*» the straight, and won with pW. ,*»»«? by a good length from to '^ O °S, Sat lO'.bs (Derritt) ' Oyts - Mr. Rivers , br g Don Jose, Gyrs, s,t loii." 2 Whitbaek (G.vrs. Sst lOlbs) P ' ' 3 31bs), Mollie Bawn (Gati, and (, * lOlbs) also ran. Trumpeter was th £? i6i! and won easily in lmin. lgujl tWo Wih, down Marchioness Neil in the la.-,,' C=ttlfl ? a mile. Of .£lO4l i B the *£-! was on the winner. r £i 'i Scbukban Weltcp. Handicap of iw 1 mile and a furlong * 0TS '. Mr. Stephenson's ch h Taiaroa, 'in, 0 , 53(\\addel) ' yrs, 9st Mr. Smith's bh Tim Whiffler, rVm <w l lOlbs (Butler) ... ' byrs - 9i * Mr. Bate's b' m Gilt, 4yrs, Sst (Der'ritt)"' ? Robinson's c h Master Amw i* SsS lOlbs (Purdham), also ran i,, s "' Level on Taiaroa. Ihe race ~ S: easily described, as after the fW ter of a-milo Taiaroa took the lead nothing else was afterwards in it v, Ki Agnes ran very unkindly. Dividend, £i",l. r 6a. Time, 2mins. 3secs. li!. Tramway Plate of SOsovs.. threwm*--of a mile ; weight for a 3 i>. l '" Mr. McLean's ch f Lady Evelvn' <w 6=t 121bs (Meyers) J ' ' JR ' M ''°' B ' i . m ' Bb f Kubina, Syrs/sstsib"; (Ucrritb) ... ~, Cheviot and Siesta being scratched the'nr. ?.f redu £ ed *° one betw een the above £ fillii s. The betting was: 2to 1 on Vl* Evelyn. Rubma got away with the lead b"-' did not keep it long, tor Mr. McLeul beautiful little filly soon romped alonceidt c' her, and the two had a capital race round ft.' turn, where the whipa were out to hoik Rubma, however, dropped behind endmllr and Lady Evelyn won with a litMe to *Jl by a length. Time, lmin. lOseca. S£ dend, £1 19s 6d. A Hack Race for 2osovs. brought the m. ceedings to a conclusion. It was won frtm eight others by Huntiogtown, a dividendc! £24 0s 6d being paid on him. Yesterday £10,875 was put through the totahsator, and to-day £9550. ■ ACCEPTANCES TOR TO-DAY's EACES. Steeplechase. — Hercules, 12at Slbe• Rocket, 103t 6!ba; Little John RnNa' Sat 31bs ; Lady Evelyn, 7at 51bs • Wita' sprite colt, 7st. Forbury Handicap.—Lady Emma 9rt 51bs ; Mata, Bat lOlbs ; Vanguard, oat- &J. vage, 7st 12ib3 ; Taiaroa. 7st 9lbs ; Slab 7st9lba; Hippodamia, 6stslbn. Flying Handicap. — Lady Emma, 9ii 51bs ; Nonsense, Sat 21bs; Tim M'hifflir 7st 31bs ; Rubina. 7at Slbs ; Minerva, 7st ' Makshall Mfmorial Stakes : weight far age.—Poet, Lady Emma, Tasman. THE WAIRARAPA CUP. The following is the result oE the Wum. rapa Cup :—Adaminstrator, 1; Ninette !■ First Water, 3. The Field also r.n. The winner led all the way, but was pushed in the straight. Mr. Tancred declared to mu with First Water. HENDERSON'S MILL RACES. The following entries were received by Mi. Percival last evening for the above ncei, which take place on St. Patrick's Day:— llgrdle Rick oi 4030Y5; 2 miles. Messrs. Lyons and BUikie's br g Woodpecker, tjn Mr. J. Lennard's ch g Shotovur, Sjrs Mr. Kobcrtson's ch g Harkaway, aged Mr;{Robertson's blk g Christmas, aged' Mr J. McLeud'a b g Native Mr J. Hrown's ch e Comjan. 6>ts Mr. E. D. Halstead's b g Minutt, aged Messrs. R. and K. blk g Nisger, wed Mr. John Donald's blk m Miss Walton Mr. C. H. Lushiagton'j br g Fly, aged. Jli-VdersoVs.Mill Cup of 100so\ i; 2mllu. Mr. J. Bjers' ch g Golden Crows, a;ed Messrs. Lyons and Blaikie 3 br g Woodpecker, 6jn Mr. J. Lonnard'e ch h Kenilworth, 61 rs Mr. J. Milllßon's b h Swordsman, 4.™ Mr. B Thompson's b g Yuba Bill, aged Sir.. Robertson's blk in Mr/Rpberupn's blk h Kalo, 4yra P Nelson's br m Mystery. 4yrs Mr. W. Potter's b g Paramena, aged Messrs. R. and R. Dndor's blk (t -Vigfer. ajed Mr. H Kava-nagh's ch h Bryan O'L\un, 4yn Mr J. barr Brown's b h Macri, »gci Mr. J. Earr Bro«n's b g'ljirriKiu, Jyrs Mr. C. 11. Lushington's ch g Merlin, need.

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