SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8556, 2 May 1891, Page 6

SPORTING.

TO RACING CLUBS. The Auckland Weekly News has been appointed the Official Calendar for the publication of all programmes in the Provincial District of Auckland, in terms of the new rales of racing. In order to ensure advertisements being inserted in the page allotted to" The Sportsman " it is necessary that they be sent in by Wednesday afternoon.

[Extract.]

Bum 17.The programme of each meeting in which the added money is £100 or upwards, must be advertised in full once at least in the Official Calendar. The advertisement shall show that the .programme has been approved by the Jockey Club, shall state the days on which the meeting is to begin and end, and the names of the stewards, judge, starter, clerk of the scales, and handicapper.

- RACING FIXTURES. May 2—Lake Racing Club. May 23—Auckland Trotting Club. May 25—Takapuna Jockey Club. _ May 25—Waerenga-a-Hika Jockey Club. May 25—Waipa Racing Club.

DATES OF COMING EVENTS. May 27—English Derby. August 13 -New Zealand Grand National Steeple- • chase. , , September 9—Doncaster St. l.egor.

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. J.R., Auckland. — Freedom was weighted at 6st 91b in the last New Zealand Cup; Wolverine, (Ist 111b 2. The that foal Sylvia dropped in Auckland was Greendale (by Rapid Bay). 3. Captivator was ; foaled in 1807, . . sportsman, Thames.—Oxido is engaged in the V.R.C. Derby. Ho was got by Sardonyx from Gerakline, by Yattendon from Atholiuu, by Blair Alhol. ... • xWager.—The fastest six furlongs run in ftcw Zealand up to the present is that of Necklace at 151lorslie in 1836, when the daughter of Musket galloped the distance in lm. 14js. Walton, Hamilton.—All addenda to rule 37, passed last year, permits of a two-year old starting m a seven furlong race. The rule in question now reads " Two-year-old horses shall not bo allowed to start in any race over a distance exceeding six furlongs prior to the Ist February, or in any race exceeding seven furlongs after that date: nor shall any two-year-old bo allowed, prior to the Ist of February, to run in any handicap in which horses of other ages are engaged.

NOTES BY PHAETON. TIIE TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS.

The eighty-third contest for the timehonoured Two Thousand Guineas Stakes was brought off at Newmarket on Wednesday last, and by cable wo learn that Lord Alington supplied the winner with Common ; Mr. J. 11. Houldsworth furnishing the runner-up with Orvieto, while Lord Bradford's Peter Flower, who was the favourite all through the winter, finished in third place. The winner, Common, who was bred privately by Lord Alington, was got by Isonomy from Thistle, who in turn is a daughter of Scottish Chief and The Flower of Safety, by Wild Dayrell from Nettle, by Sweetmeat. As a two-year-old he was heavily engaged, but he did not take part in a single race last season, and in looking over recent English papers I cannot find his name mentioned even amongst those comprising the " dark" division in the Two Thousand. Common was trained at Kingselere by John Porter and owned, as ho is, conjointly by those two astute sportsmen, Lord Alington and Sir Frederick Johnstone, it will indeed be surprising if it should turn out that the victory of the son of Isonomy was not to some extent anticipated •- by his party. Mr. worth's Orvieto, who finished second, is a son of Bend Or and the Macaroni mare Napoli, and also claims tin# distinction of being privately bred. He was a very fair performer last season, winning amongst other races the New Stakes at Ascot and the rub Portland Stakes at Leicester; but in the opinion of good judges he disgraced himself in the Champagne Stakes' at Doncaster, in which race, with odds of 2 to 1 on him, lie rati in the most cowardly manner, and finished unplaced. All three placed horses are engaged in the Derby, to be run on the 27th instant, but as many of the " cracks " were said to be very backward in their preparation, owing to the severe weather prevailing, it is not unlikely that the Derby running may show a very different result.

" SELLING " RACES.

For some time past it has been notorious that the selling races ran oil Auckland racecourses (and I don't exempt Ellerslie) have been nothing but downright swindles ; and the little affair perpetrated at OtuJiuhu. on Saturday last only tends to show? with what unblushing effrontery these " running-in-together " practices are at times carried out. That Premier was the only horse in the race in question that had his head loose was as plain to everyone who witnessed the race as if a crier had been obtained to notify the public of the fact; and the parties concerned in the affair may thank their stars that they live in such an order-loving age or the crowd might not have contented themselves with the harmless groans with which the riders were greeted on coming back to the enclosure. In placing Mr. Charles McMaster, and the jockeys Smith, Golding, and Priest on the " black list" for a period of twelve months, the stewards of the Onehunga Racing Club have shown a firmness of action that is most commendable, but in the opinion of many, and I am myself amongst the number, they would not have erred had they wiped out the whole crowd. However, the punishment that has been meted out should have a most salutary effect, more particularly with those jockeys who are at all times only too willing _to lend themselves for reefing practices, either at the instigation of owners or of those arch-con-spirators who are in the " school."

THE " WHITE HOUSE" TEAM.

During an interval in the racing at Gtahuhu, on Saturday last, I availed myself of tlje opportunity to pay a flying visit to the training establishment presided over by John Rae. The popular horseman's quarters are situated in close proximity to the Otahuhu racecourse, but I may remark that he has no necessity to travel from his own place for the purpose of exercising his horses, as he possesses a capital track on his own property, in addition to which he has put up the necessary fences, in order to perfect the horses under his charge for cross-country work. There is at present accommodation tor seven horses, which Rae, I am pleased to learn, finds insufficient, and two more boxes, in addition to a boy's room, are now in course of erection. My visit being so hurried, I had but a very short time to devote to the horses. The steeplechase marc Good Day, who had been an invalid for some time, owing to her having strained the muscles of her back, is now in work again, and, so far, is going on satisfactorily. Though a stronglybuilt mare, there is nothing very attractive about Good Day's looks, and as she has yet to make her debutovcr country,wearein thedark as to her abilities. Morion, the two-year-old son of Captivator and Madcap, looked healthy and well, and from the manner in which Quadrant was diving into his afternoon meal, the little chestnut is himself again. At present he is being indulged, as is also his mate, Patchwork, aim both are to be spelled for some time yet. < Everything about "White House " (for that is the title of Rae's establishment) bears that neat and trim appearance which is characteristic of the proprietor, and that many a winner may pass through its portals is, I am sure, a wish that will be heartily seconded by Rae's numerous friends.

John Rae's team was further increased during the present week by the addition of Kapai, a six-year-old gelding by Both well, who was sent up from Gisborne to receive his preparation at the Otahuhu establishment.

A LETTER FROM ENGLAND.

An "Old Aucklander " now resident in England, sends me an interesting letter, from which I clip the following:—" While reading the Standard you appeared before me in the dim distance of sunny Auckland, so I thought I'd just drop "Phaeton" aline. I fenerally get your Saturday notes in the [erald, which, though six weeks or two months old, I read with great gusto. You may be sure I still take great interest in everything connected with Maoriland, particularly with Auckland racing. I feel very sad as I think of the Sylvia stud going to the hammer. I thought seriously several times of writing to the papers here, and also to studmasters about buying Nordenfeldt; then I thought that better let him take his chance and in New Zealand if possible. There are, no doubt, plenty of good Musket horses in New Zealand and Australia; but, perhaps not many Nordenfeldts. I have always maintained he was the best thoroughbred foal I ever saw, and I said it when he was a few hours old. Now about Carbine as a racehorse. None have come up to him. What a wonder he is! At the yearling sale of 18S6, I had a long look at the light bay Mersey colt, with two lengthy ends, and racing top; such rum legs, with very light bone like his father, but of the best quality; his hocks some people took exception to. I did not; but yet he went wrong during his early preparation, and I believe Dan O'Brien would have sold him. However, I never forgot him, and when the news came to Auckland that he had won his first two-year-old race, I never left him when I had a chance of backing him. I am always twitted by racing men here with, ' Why, you've only one good racehorse in Australia.' I say, ' Taihoa.' and some dav yon will j

get a shock when they strip one 'joker' that's in England (Chicago)'; I don't tell them what, though, on account of their cheek. Chicago has been very bad, but he is in the hands of a very clever tactician, Mr. Saville, and is trained privately. Mons Meg (by Martini Henry from Malacca), who was sent to England by the late Hon. J. White, is picked as a good one; s.iul she is engaged in the All-aged Stakes, to be run at Ascot. The other Australian, Wentworth, is also nominated for a lot of three-year-old races, but I do not see Nepean's name. Perhaps lie is to be kept. Is arellan started first favourite in a hurdle race, and ran up second —he ran rather greenly. Kirkhain is being kept quiet. Martindale, a ; two-year-old by Martini Henry—La Princess, is nominated by; Mr. D. Baird in several races. Most of the papers quote something good about ' old' Carbine, but they do not fully realise how good ho is. I think Sheen's Caesarewitch performance was very fine. Two miles and a-quarter and (I think) 32 yards run in 3m. 5545., and won easily, with 9st 1211) in the saddle. Sheen has gone to the stud, so if Carbine comes to England there will be no chance of their meeting. Salvator's time in America was a record, but it was run on a track as hard and as smooth as a 'cycle track. W hat a mare Frailty is. I fancy they must have given Orestes too much, and I should not be surprised to heir his heart is broken. He was a nice foal. I can remember all the winners as youngsters, and fancy the way thev have altered—Crackshot, Medallion, Freedom, St. Andrew, Town Moor, Gatling, Pearl Powder, Namoa, .Brigand, Lady Carbine, She, Lcolantis, and The' Workman."

ENGLISH ITEMS. In discussing the breeding of the Derby favourites, the Special Commissioner of the Sporting Life makes the following interesting observations: —Chapters might be written on the daughters of Macaroni, as they are more numerous than can be found to the credit of any other stallion, and they have been more famous as winner - producers. There were no fewer than eighty-five tabulated. in the last volume, and these comprise the dams of Ormonde, Muncaster, St. Helena, Cora, Busybody, and many others. Mr, Naylor's Derby winner of 1863 added a strength indeed to our "Stud Book" lines, and it is not a little singular that of the two great horses that struggled home for the Derby of that year, a head only separating thain, oil became notable for getting good colts, but his daughters were, I consider terrible "failures at the stud, and the other got no very great sons of note, but a number ot daughters that have proved magnificent winner-producers. lam alluding of course to Lord Clifdcn and Macaroni, and the blood of each will have much to do with this year's Derby, I expect, as it runs through The Deemster and Orvieto. There is this to be said about Stockvvell, that cannot be urged for Macaroni, that he got an extraordinary number of good sous, to include such as Lord Lyon, Blair Athol, St. Albans, Doncaster, and The Marquis, and at the same time what could beat his daughters, either as turf performers or winner producers? Under the latter category there is Devotion, the dam of the Thebais and St. Marguerite : Cantiniere, the dam of Bal Gal and Dutch Oven ; Bas Blue, the dam of Blue Gown and Coeruleus; Corrie, the dam of Corrie Roy, Music, the dam of Osshu> and Fiddler, and Princess of Wales, the dam of George Frederick. Breeders may well sigh now for Stock well mares, and the fact of Lord Bradford's Postliuma producing such a good colt as Cuttlestone when She was seventeen years old, and this after a great many seasons at the stud without distinguishing herself at . all, may suggest to breeders that they must stick to these old Stockwell mares as long as they have ary breath in them at all, as ihere is no knowing what they may do even in their extreme old age.

It is a generally accepted article of faith anions turf men that a racehorse's hocks should be close to the ground, but in his recently published Reminiscences Sir George Chetwynd takes a totally different view:— "Curious as it may sound," lie says, " I believe some of our racehorses—l am inclined to cite as a prominent example the French horse Mortemer—stay because they have speed and a long stride, with hocks rather high off' the ground. It is the good-looking horses which a huntingmun would pick out as likely to carry him to hounds, with good shoulders and bone below the knee, that show little daylight when you arc walking behind them, with great development of thighs, and hocks close to the ground— point usually regarded as specially desirable —that, as a rule, fail to stay. Lollvpop, Countryman, Tangible. Ecossais, and Trombone were all the sort I am describing."

An English writer states that Surefoot (winner of the Two Thousand Guineas last year) got loose when only just two years old anions' the brood mares, and that there was a colt foal by him living when his sire ran for the Derby. MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

There is one thing in connection with our race meetings which I consider the outside public do not share as much in as they should do, compared with the favoured few who are able to pay for a ticket to the saddling paddock. ,1 allude to horses that carry overweight. To my . mind there should be a blackboard or something of the kind on which the secretary of every meeting should legibly post up the names of all horses and the amount of weight they declare to carry, and this board should be in such a position that the outside public could get the necessary information at a glance, and in time to .judge before they invest their money. As it is now, anyone wishing to ascertain if the horses arc carrying their correct weights, has to ask the clerk of the scales or secretary; and such being the case, requires immediate alteration. While on the subject, it seems strange that so many horse owners of late are indulging in the practice of sending their horses out carrying overweight. Of course there may be two reasons, namely, inability to secure the services of a jockey who could ride the weight; or a playful little way of putting a blind up for the handicapper. Anyhow, in looking over the files for some short time back, it seems strange that horses manage to put the exact weight up when they win, and carry overweight when they lose. This is a matter, if only in justice to the public, which should receive favourable consideration ; and as the Takapuna Jockey Club aspires to be the leading " country" club, they might lead off by providing the much desired blackboard at the Queen's Birthday Meeting,

The disqualification of the horse Iron Bark by the atewardsof the Onehunga Racing Club is likely to give rise to further trouble. When the horse was claimed for sale by auction after the race, and was offered, he was bought by Mr. T. D. Halstead for £42 10s. The impression of those standing round the judge's box at the time was that Mr. Halstead was acting for the owner in the transaction, but he states that tiiis was not so, and he has written to the stewards of the Onehunga Racing Club on the subject. Of course, if Mr. Halstead was bidding for himself, it would be most unfair that the horse, after becoming his property, should be disqualified for he had no part in the proceedings which resulted in the sentence imposed by the club. The stewards, however, will have to exercise the utmost caution in deciding this point, and insist that the fact asserted by Mr. Halstead shall be thoroughly verified.

While Mr. A. R. Blackwood, of Victoria, was in the South recently on a visit, he is understood to have made an offer of 4000 guineas for the stallion Maxim; but even this tempting price could not induce Mr. Stead to part with the son of Musket and Realisation. Mr. X S. Clibborn, it is also stated, cabled from Sydney, asking Mr. Stead to name a price for the horse, but " not for sale" is understood to have been the answer returned. If stout breeding and good looks, backed up by brilliant performances are any criterion Mr. Stead possesses a great stallion in Maxim, and that he may turn out as great a winner-producing parent, as was his illustrious sire is the good fortune that everyone would like to see fall to the Southern sportsman, as some return for retaining the horse in New Zealand. —

Something cropped up at the last moment which necessitated an alteration in theKohiinarama programme regarding the shipping of Satyr to Australia, as the son of Leolinns was not, as intended, a passenger by the s.s. Te Anau on Wednesday last. The horse is, I am glad to learn, all right; and, should nothing unforeseen occur, George Wright will, I understand, journey across with him at an early date. It will be noticed that Satyr's name appears amongst those nominated for the Great Northern Steeplechase Hurdle Race to be run at the Auckland. Winter Meeting on the 3rd prox., which would seem to point to the likelihood of the horse being given another opportunity of distinguishing himself in Maoriland before being taken to Australia.

Nominations for the two principal events of the Auckland Winter Meeting became due last night, and with 27 in the Hurdle Race, and 26 in the Great Northern Steeplechase they may be regarded as most satisfactory. The weights are not to be declared until the 26th instant, so that Mr. Evett will thus have the benefit of the running at the Wauganui Meeting to guide - him in the framing of the handicaps.

Last week J. Rae cabled to Sydney offering an; engagement to W. Hatfield, which the latter accepted, and he returned to Auckland by the Tarawera, which arrived on Tuesday last. Hatfield is a most well-behaved young fellow, and it was no doubt this, combined with the fact that he has kept himself free rom those evil associations that are ruining o many of our jockeys, that secured him his c osition at White House.

"Mr B Thompson " will have a couple of voungers to represent him in the two-year-old races next season, as H. Howe has now in hand for the North Shore sportsman the Brigadier Friendship filly and the Carbineer —Mystery filly. '*■, _ ... ~, Intelligence comes from Tasmania that the stallion Manuka has [destroyed. _ Manuka, who was got by The Peer from Waimea, was bred by Mr. Henry Redwood in 1865, so that he had arrived at a green old age. "Old" John Thorpe, who, it will be <femembered, accompanied the late Major Walmsley to India a couple of years back with the shipment of horses sent over to that country'by the New Zealand Stud Company, returned to Auckland during the present week. J. B. Williamson s establishment is very strong in jumping horses at the present time, as in addition to Ingorangi and Nap, he seems to have another very capable representative in Theorem. This horse is an aged gelding .by Hippocampus, and from the manner in which he won the double at Otahuhu on Saturday last, he will, I think, well repay watching in future. Both Carbine and Megaphone have been sent to the Hon. D. S. Wallace's private training establishment at Queenscliti for a month's holiday in order to recruit their health. The Australasian states old Carbine looks as mellow as a ripe pear notwithstanding the great amount of racing he has gone through for the past three years. _ The Auckland pair Ingorangi and Nap figure amongst the acceptances for the priu* cipal events to be run at the Egmont meeting; and both will, I think, be taken down to fulfil their engagements. As both horses are well treated and the company is only moderate, Williamson should return to Auckland with some of the spoils of war. Swordbearer, who won the Normanby Stakes at Flemington on New Years Day, and who, it was thought, would prove one of the most formidable opponents to Stromboli and Co. in the settlement of the next V.R.C. Derby has gone amiss, and has therefore been thrown out of training. In addition to the two years disqualification passed on T. Sanders, the well-known jockey, for pullingthe mare I Shouldn't Wonder at Oakleigh Park, the stewards subsequently inflicted a further penalty of twelve months for unfair riding, making three years in all. . , The Takapuna Jockey Club have increased the stake for some of the events on their Winter programme, namely: jThe Maiden Handicap is raised from £25 to £30; the Victoria Handicap from £45 to £50; and the Welter Handicap from £30 to £35. At Messrs. A. Buckland and Sons' yards yesterday several thoroughbreds were offered for competition. G. Wright, the well-known trainer, secured a yearling son of Leolinus and Lyre for 21 guineas, whilst Ingorina failed to reach the owner's reserve of 150 guineas, and was passed in. It transpires that Mr. Jas. Philson purchased the brood mare Escalade at the Middle Park sale on his own behalf. He re-sold her afterwards to Mr. S. H. Gollan, of Napier. Intelligence comes from America that the stallion The Hook, who along with Suwarrow and other horses was sent to that country in February last, has been purchased by Mr. E. J. Baldwin. The Hook, who was got by Fishhook from Juliet, was foaled in 187.1, so that lie is getting up in years. In replying to some remarks recently made regarding the Randwick steeplechase course, Dr. Cortis, who lias proved himself a most capable horseman, and is thus competent to speak, says "The lads who ride now have plenty of pluck, but as horsemen they are not to be compared with Sam Harding, Chifney, and other men, who were riding 20 years ago, and who learnt their business in the hunting field. The jockeys who ride now have generally begun to ride on the flat, and gone on to ride in hurdle races. They ride at the big fences as if they were hurdles, and, |of course, soon come to grief. Until a man learns that he must be able to get a horse with its hind legs under it, and help it Co measure the last three strides before a fence, lie will never be a great success across country. What we want here, if we are to have good steeplechasers, is more good hunting to school them'; we should then probably not have many complaints as to the state of the ground, which at Randwick is fortunately nice and soft to fall on " At the South Australian meeting, Mr. W. R. Wilson supplied the winner of the Nursery Handicap with theNordenfeldt —Steppe fitly She, who carried Bst 121b, and beat a field of twelve in easy fashion. Some ten days before the running of the Adelaide Cup, Mr. Reichan, the owner of Stanley, who proved the winner, died, and the son of Grandmaster achieved his victory carrying the distinctive mark of crape I rosettes on his bridle. As giving some idea of the amount of money that would be piled on to the totalisator should the mechanical bookmaker everobtain a footing at Flemington, I notice that no less than £4442 was invested in the instrument in connection with the recent Adelaide Cup. It is stated that Mr. W. T. Jones has sold Highborn to Mr. W. Forrester, who has so successfully put the son of Grandmaster through his facings. A a recent sale of trotting horses at Lexington, Kentucky, U.S.A., some remarkably high prices were realised ; 427 animate fetehea £45,528, or an average of 153 guineas. Gibraltar, who broke down while running in the last Australian Cup, has so far recovered as to be able to return to Sydney, but according to the Australasian he is never likely to sport silk again. Cuirassier is again doing "walking exercise at Caulfield, but it will (says Caspian") be some time before he will be given any strong work. _ ' A number of horse-owners in New South Wales are about to petition the A.J.C. for a reduction in the distance of the hurdle races from two miles to one mile and a-half, as exists in Victoria.

The erst Aucklander Tupaki distinguished himself at the South Australian Meeting by winning the Railway Stakes, in which he beat a field of twelve in easy style. Horseowners are reminded that nominations for the Hurdle Race and Te Awamutu Cup, to be run at the Waipa Racing Club's meeting on the 25th proximo, are due tonight. "Sir Launcelot" mentions the interesting fact that the stables of Messrs. M. and C. Hobbs' at Timaru are situated between two churches.

•James Kean returned from Sydney by the Tarawera on Tuesday last, bringing Dolosa. the four-year-old daughter of Leolinus and Lure with him.

The English-bred horse Padlock (by Wenlock from Boot and Saddle, by Trumpeter) is to be brought over from India to Australia. It is stated that a Sydney breeder is in treaty for the purchase of the stallion Le Loup. The price put upon the son of Traducer by Mr. Taggart is 1000 guineas. At the sale of yearlings bred by Mr. C. S. Agnew, of Tasmania, not one of the lots brought three figures.

A WORD FOR THE DISQUALIFIED.

TO THE SPORTING EDITOR.

Sir, The decision arrived at by the Onehunga Racing Club seems to all who follow racing to be. in a measure, harsh. Boys like Smith and Golding, who have borne good characters, happen to be dropped on first. I wonder if the Onehunga stewards " beheld the mote in their own eye." I venture to say, sir, that the guilty have escaped—l mean those who have been leading spirits are not even brought to book —and that the boys, who are merely tools, are too harshly dealt with. I trust the A.R.C., when dealing with the matter, will temper mercy with justice, as the C.J ,C. did to Derritt.—l am, etc., Lactantius.

LAKE RACES. There will be an afternoon's racing to-day at the Lake, and should the weather prove propitious many will no doubt make the journey, as the Devonport Ferry Company will despatch special steamers at noon and 12.45 p.m. _ The programme to be gone through consists of seven events, the acceptances and entries for which are as follow :— Maiden Plate, one mile.—Waitai, 7.12; Vail, 7.7 ; Badger, 7.4 ; Bon Voyage, 7.4 ; My Queen, 7.2: Fusileer, 7.0. Lake Cup, one mile and a-half.—Tamora, 8.12 Nap, 7.6; Tuna, 6.10. Hurdle Hack, one mile and three-quarters.— Nap, 11.7 ; Bit-o'-Blue, 10.10 ; Nigger, 9.7 ; General, 9.0; Kate, 9.0. Maiden Hurdle Race, one mile and a-half.— General, 10.0 ; Irish Agitator, 9.10 ; Kate, 9.7 ; The Lad, 9.0; Kitty, 9.0. , Flying Stakes, six furlongs. — Octopus, 8.4; Warrior, 7.8 ; Lady Belle, 7.6; Premier, 7.4; Prestissimo, 7.4; Blarney,' 7.2; Sweet Lavender, 7.0 ; Bon Voyage, 6.10. Settlers' Race, one mile.—Nigger. 0.0 ; Warrior, 8.7 ; Our Boy, 7.7 ; Badger, 7.7. Selling Race.—Blarney (£2O), Fusilier (£ls), Prestissimo (£2O), Wairapa (£10), Sambo (£2O). Premier (£10), Octopus (£3O), Yuba Bill (nil), Revoke (£10).

Arrangements have been made for the issue of a through ticket, including admission to the course and return fare, for Is 6d.

AUCKLAND RACING CLUB.

The following are the nominations for the principal events of the A.R.G. Winter meeting :—

Great Northern Steeplechase of 300sovs, about three miles and a-half.—Takanu, Bit-'o-Blue, Omata, Ingorangi, Lonely, Good Day, Darnley, Ival, Satyr, Yum Yum, General, Sir Maurice, Try Fluke, Nap, Kate, Whalebone, Dudine, Sentinel, Jupiter, Orakei, Parnell, Hopeful Kate, Wnterbury, Kapai, Neck-or-Noching, The Peer. Handicap Hurdles of lOOsovs, two miles.— Salute, Bit-'o-Blue, Cloth of Gold, Satanelh, Kapo, Leila, Ingorangi, Lonely, Good Day, Darnley, Ival, Satyr, General, Try Fluke, Bryan O'Lynn, Nap, Kate, Nigger, Criminal, Sentinel, Jupiter, Zaccho, Parnell, Theorem, Waterbury, Memorandum, The Peer, ,

tAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. The following nominations have been received 'in connection with the iakapuna Jockey Club's Meeting, to be held on thei««n instant:— . . Maiden PLATE.-Baci-.hus, Octopus, Wamor, Mascotto (late Dundee), Vail, Stockfish, Tuna, Porangi, Premier, Theorem, hatandto, Foigrt-me-not, Relation, Bon Voyage, Johnnie, Brown Bess, H BmraDAY e^iANDICAP.— Loch Ness, Tamora. Try Fluk«, Warrior, Ingorina, Leonna, Capella, Te Kooti, Kapo, Coalscuttle, Priscilla, Dreamer. Welter Handicap.— Fluke, lamoia, Tuna, Octopus, Warrior, Ingorina, General, Leonna Theorem, Forget-me-not, Te Kooti, Relation, Cloth of Gold, Kapo, Priscilla, lima. Handicap Hurdles.—Jim, Shamrock, Sentinel, Revenge, Try Fluke, Kate, Bit o' Blue, General, Lonely, Good Day, Takapu, Theorem, Paruell Omata, Sata,nella, Memorandum, Nap, Cloth of Gold, Kapai, Peer, Nigger, Bryan Lynn, Yum . Victoria IHandicap.— Loch Ness, Tamora, Lady Belle, Octopus, Wurrior, Vail, Stockfish, Leorina, Flint, Maccaroni, Capella, Master Pat. le Kooti, Boil Voyage, Brown Bess, Stamford, Vendetta. „ _ , Ponv Handicap.—Minnie Grey, Dolly, Cyclops, Leony, Waitai, riser, Antic, Pica, Blackleg, Hercules, Despised, Forget-me-not, Meteor, 100 Soon, Blunderbuss, Cocoon, Coquette, Sweet Lavender, Rakau, Vampire, Nina. Steeplechase.—Jim, Shamrock, Revenge, Sentinel, Kate, Bit o' Blue, Hopeful Kate, Lonely, Good-day, Takapu, Parnell, Omata, Nap, Kapai, Lad, Peer, Bryan O'Lynn, Neck or Nothing, Yum Yum. • -

AUCKLAND PONY AND TROTTING CLUB'S MEETING.

The following are the nominations for the above meeting to be held at Potter's Paddock 011 the 23rd instant: —' Handicap Maiden Trot of 40sovs, two miles.— Laddie, .Bogus, Mary Jane, Chilli, True Blue, •Scotchman, Jip, Rover, Kitty O'Shea, Razzia Dazzle, Disappointment, Rambuster, Bill, Jock, Nightingale, Kitty, Kate, Mermaid, Napier, Dick, Dolly, Zachariah, Hauiita, Nellie 11., Noah (late Tommy), No Name, Brandy. Handicap Trot of 60sovs, three miles.—Laddie, Maud S., Bogus, Mary Jane, Midnight, Chilli, Commodore, Tru« Blue, Rover, Kitty O'Shea, Rambuster, Bill, Hard ' Times, Kate, Nellie, Napier, Sandgate (late Lord William), Dolly, Zachariah, Mount, Haurita, Brandy. Handicap Pony Trot of 30sov.i, two miles.— Laddie, Maud S., Mary Jane, Ladybird, Jessie, Jip, Docket (late Bones), Gipsy, Jock, Nightingale, Nellie, Chuznee, Dick, Noah (late Tommy). Handicap Ponv Race of 20sovs, five furlongs.— Mayflower, Kitty Fisher, Defiance, Meteor, Rakau, Salvator, Hercules, Tomtit, Pet, Nina. Epsom Stakes Handicap of iiOsovs, seven furlongs.—Gladys, Despised, Tiger, Opal, Pica, Blackleg, Salvator, Hercules, Too Soon, Blundsrbus, Revenge, Vampire, Romeo, Bang, Cocoon, Daisy, Coquette, Antic. Handicai" Hurdles of 25sovs, one mile and aquarter. — Gladys, Mosquito, Defiance, Meteor, Pica, Blackleg, Hercules, Minnie Grey, Daisy, Antic.