SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8470, 22 January 1891, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE AUSTRALIAN CUP AND

NEWMARKET HANDICAP.

Prm AmeiMion.~Bteetno Ttltgmph. —Copyright.

Melbourne, January 21. Carbine and Muriel have been scratched for the Australian Cup, and Tourbillon for the Newmarket Handicap. IHE WELLINGTON CUP. The following are the final payments for the Wellington Cup of 400sovs (one mile and a-half) to be run to-day:— stlb stlb Cracktthot .. .. 811 Kotukn .. ..7 9 Dudu .. .. 8 8 St. Andrew ..77 Strephon .. ..8 0 St. Malo .. ..7 0 Cynuca .. .. 712 Frolic .. .63 Boulanger .. .. 710 It is anticipated that Crackshot will prove the hardest to beat.

SALE OF THE HOBARTVILLE STUD. Sydney, January 21. The sale of thoroughbreds at the Hobartville Stud realised 7618 guineas. The Trenton —Paquita colt was sold to Mr. W. R. Wilson, of Victoria, for 600 guineas. The TrentonMonacolt brought 410 guineas, and the Trenton—Geraldine colt 500 guineas. These were the highest prices realised at the sale.

It has always been a subject of much wondering comment by visitors and others to Auckland that no effort has been made here to have the same honours done to the remains of Musket, as were accorded to Traducer in Christchurch, and Sir Hercules in Sydney. The skeletons of both these equine heroes, whose glory however did not equal that of the defunct pride of Sylvia Park, were preserved entire, and are now jealously guarded as valuable mementoes. This cannot be accomplished in regard to Musket, as his frame was divided, and many portions are now missing. The only remains which are now intact are his head and skin, and it is understood that these arc to be shortly offered for public sale. If this intention is carried into effect a stigma of ingratitude will surely rest upon the sporting fraternity of Auckland, and it certainly behoves all concerned to make an effort to have these last relics of the mighty aire suitably preserved in some of our local public institutions. The proverb, " Le roi est mort —vive le rot" is certainly a true one in regard to Musket, but that the last of the remains of the horse, whose stock have raised the reputation of this colony to its present high pitch, should possibly find their resting-place on the hearth of the back parlour of some publichouse decidedly appears to savour of sacrilege, to si y nothing of ungratefulness. Reprisal was yesterday struct out of all engagements at the Takapuna Meeting, from which it would appear that Majtr George intends sending the colt to Dunedin to fulfil his engagements there next month.

The privileges in connection with the TakaEuna Jockey Club's Summer Meeting are to e submitted to auction to-morrow at Messrs. Tonka and Co.'s mart.

The anxious endeavours of cer.ain sportsmen to transplant trotting in England have, so far. been anything but a gigantic success.4