SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8474, 27 January 1891, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE ANNIVERSARY HANDICAP. Press Association.— Telegraph.—Copyright. Sydney, January 26. The Sydney Turf Club's Meeting took place at Randwick to-day. The following is the result of Tub Anniversary Handicap. One mile and three furlongs. F ! hborn, 7st 131b 1 ' '■ . -nose, Gst 81b 2 ...ialoe,7stßlb 2 Jime, 2m. '235. TAKAPUNA SUMMER MEETING. The gentle rain of the past two days has not done any harm to the Takapuna course, rather the opposite; and should the weather now clear up, the running track will be in capital order for the racing on Thursday. The Devonport Ferry Company are making most complete arrangements for conveying passengers to and from North Shore, and the splendid record they have made in this respect is a safe guarantee that nothing will be found wanting. The question has arisen whether Ingorina, by winning the Whangarei R.C. Handicap J of SOsovs (which was run on the same day \ as the weights for the Takapuna Cup were I declared) incurs a penalty for that race? The conditions attached to the race are :— "The winner of any handicap of 50sors, after the declaration of the weights, to carry a penalty of fill) extra." The point to decide in the matter is this : when does the declaration of weights occur ; when the handicapper hands them to publication, or when they appear in print? as, in this case, they were handed to the Star by the handicapper by two o'clock; the race is run at half-past three p.m., the Star, in which the weights appear, at four p.m. The stewards of the Takapuna Jockey Club have referred the matter to the A.R.C, who hold a meeting this afternoon The Taranaki horse Macaroni arrived yesterday in order to fulfil his engagements at the meeting. THE BLOOD STOCK SALES OF 1890-91. It is admitted in England that one of the most remarkable features in connection with the rearing of thoroughbred stock has been the extraordinary rise in the value of yearlings. A writer in Baily declares that the rise has extended to brood marcs and stallions, while racehorses, which have given evidence that they can gallop, have attained figures which a generation ago would have been regarded as fabulous. Different explanations are offered for the cause, one attributing it to the great increase in the value of the prizes offered, and the other to the appearance upon the scene of men like Colonel North, llcrr Hirsch, Mr. Hamar Bass, and Mr. Maple, to whom money is no object. The latter would appear to be the most likely. In Australasia we find that when men like Messrs. »V. R. Wilson, Donald Wallace, S. H. Gollan, G. G. Stead. D. O'Brien, W. T. Jones, Martin Loughlin, W. Bailey,and S. Hordern, get alongside a ring into which thoroughbreds arc led, they make a sensible difference in the average. Baily says :— " Never before did yearlings sell as they did in IS9O, the prices being good from first to last. HOw good the prices were may be gathered" from the fact that While in ISBB the number of yearlings running into four figures was 20, the total being 42,270 guineas ; it reached 43 in 18S9. Many of us thought then that the maximum had been reached, but the sales of 1889 were quite into the shade by those of 1890, seeing that no fewer than 58 yearlings were sold at figures ranging from 5500 to 1000 guineas each, for the extraordinary total of 99,730 guineas." I notice that the largest purchaser was the Earl of Dudley, who gave 15,850 guineas for eight. Herr Hirsch gave 13,300 guineas for nve, and Colonel North gave 7850 guineas for five, Sir Robert Jardine 7600 guineas for four, Mr. Maple 5050 guineas for two, and Mr. D. Cooper 3100 guineas for two. The highest priced yearling was the sister to Memoir, bred by Her Majesty, and for whom Baron de Hirsch gave 5500 guineas, which is the record in England, though as high a sum as £8000 was once given for a yearling colt in America. Here in the Antipodes we have also beaten our record, for at the sale of Mr. T. Motrin's yearlings at Wellington Park Mr. S. H. Gollan, of Napier, paid 2025 guineas for the Nordenfeldt-Frailty colt; and 1050 were realised for a yearling brother to Steadfast, at the sale of the Sylvia Park stud. Amongst stallions, too, We have beaten our previous highest figure, the 5600_ guineas paid for Nordenfeldt being greatly in excess of anything previously paid, though only a few months ago the St. Albans studmaster paid 3000 guineas for Trenton, and he has since given 2300 gninees for Carbine's dam. More recently Mr. Donald Wallace secured Megaphone for 2500 guineas, and last year Mr. W Gannon gave 2000 for Gatling. In 1890, which seems to have been a wonderful year in all English-speaking countries, Australia beat the world's record so far as geldings are concerned, for Mr. Brodribb gave 4600 guineas for Titan. Then Mr. W. T. Jones paid 2000 guineas for Dreadnought, and went into four figures for Litigant, while Mr. M. O'Slianassv paid 2000 guineas for Singapore.

WAIKATO PONY AND TROTTING CLUB'S MEETING. [BY' TKLKfiKAI'U. —OWN CORRESPONDENT. Cambridge, Monday. The following are the general entries and acceptances for the Waikato Pony and Trotting Club's Meeting to be held on Anniversary Day. The club arc to be congratulated on the splendid fields promised for their inaugural meeting :— Handicap Maiden Trot. — Dick, scratch; Tvrone, scratch ; King, 155.; Meg, 155.; Diukie, 15s. ; Romp, 255. ; Tony, 253. ; Pourangi, 255. ; Dinah, 305.; Flying Mary, 355.; Atlas, 405.; Yuba Bill. 405.; Haereroa, 4i>s. Pony Cup.—Antic, Bst 121b; Minnie Grey, 7st 211); Elena, T.^t; Reuben, Cst lllb ; Walter Scott, (ist. 711) ; Seesaw, 0«t 711); Despised, Cst 71b; f.llesmere, Cst; Kitty Fisher, 6st. Handicap Trot.— Maud, scratch Chuznee, 15s. ; Trooper, 255.; Larry, 305.; Jeanette, 30s. ; Tyrone, 355.; Bob, 35s ; Merry, 355. ; Gentle Annie, 455. ; Shot-clip, 455.; Dandie, COs.; Yuba Bill, 755. Handicap Pony Race.—Witi, Sst; Gladys, 7sfc 71b ; Jack, 7st; Whaiaipo, 7st; Ellesmere, 7st; Rakan, 7st,; Humming Bird, 7st; Kitty Fisher, 7st; Lucy, Cst 71b; Topsy, (ist 71b ; Ellin, Cst 71b ; Bideawee, Cst 71b. Pony Trot.—Chuznee, scratch ; Merry, 205.; Dick, 255. ; Nghtingale, 3.>*. ; Tommy, 355.; Shoeclip, 355.; Gentle Annie, 355. ; Walter Scott, 855.; Romp, 4Us.; Kate, 405.; Pourangi, 405.; Little Tommy, 40s. ; Dinah, 405.; Monkey, 455. ; Atlas, 50s. ; Yuba Bill, 50s. ; Flying Mary, 40s. Novel Trot.—Entries: Haereroa, .Teanette, Buck, Pourangi, Yuba Bill, King, Magic.