SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIV, Issue 13491, 18 May 1907, Page 7

SPORTING.

, RACING FIXTURES. May 16—Eginont Racing Club. May? 18, 24—Takapuna Jockey Club. May 23, 24—Wanganui Jockey Club. June i. Dunedih Jot'key Clhb. Jans 1, 3, B—Auckland Racing : Club. . " ' DATES OF COMING EVENTS, May 2>-\Vanganui Steeplechase May 24—Century Hurdle Race May 24—Takapuna Steeplechase. ~' . Jhria 1— Great Northern Hurdle Race. June 3—Great Northern Steeplechasev [ ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. lO.WA.—We think so. Write, to Mr. W. H. Wanklyn, Cliristchurch. SUBSCRIBER." Huntly.—OttidafOrm was got by Multiform from St, Oiildk, by St. Clair-: Ouida, by Tubal Cain. •-..'! '■■''. NEW CHUM. Eotorna.— the winner of J the Lincolnshire Handicap, started at 25 to 1. Eremon, winner of the Liverpool Grand Rational, started at 7 to 1. • . . . •',.','. | ~ A.W.P.. Tangahai.—The dividend paid on ! Leo"Delaval when she' won the Hack Handicap at Takapuna was' £322 4s. This is the record dividend for one r race in ; New Zea- , land. . ■■' ■;'■ • ■•';-".'" ' j WAGER:—Moloch started in the President's ] Handicap and Telegraph Handicap on the ; concluding day of the Marlborough Racing i Club's meeting.' In the first-named race £06 i was invested on him, and in the latter. £60. j 'MONSOON-, Hamilton>Liberator contested.a \ hurdle race at Ellersiie prior to winning, the ; Great Northern Hurdle Race and. Great : Northern Steeplechase. It was iii the last- j named race that lie: made his debut as a j steeplechaser. , >■ WAGER.'—St.:; Hippo .was only submitted to ; auction on two" occasions in Auckland, viz.. j at two years old and when he had arrived j at -''Stallion' estate. At the dispersal sale -of ,| the Sylvia Park stud- he' Was bought, by My, j Hugh Mosnirin for 100 guineas. , M.T.—Chandler was killed; at Papakura, the j resnlC of an accident while pon testing -a hurdle race!'.: The. Guard carried 12st; 3.1b j when he won the';« Great Northern .Steeple- ] chase of 1902. That is. the weight-carrying I record in the Ellersiie race. • - '■; "-'■ j •T.S.. Paeroa.—i. It is a regulation that when tWo horses owned by the 'same person are started in a race, they shall be bracketed, and it may be inferred that that custom was followed in the case mentioned. 2. The dividend paid on Strathcona was £1.-16s. .;;. NOTES BY PHAETON. AN UNBEATEN COLT. The Irish sportsman Colonel* Hall Walker j has the record held by his pother country man. Major Locler, three years back with , Pretty Polk, of claiming, a quadruped bred j by himself "that has preserved an unbeaten , certificate at two and three years old m j Great Britain. This , is Polar Star a son Of tho Galopin horse Pioneer, who, ,wc j learn by cabld this week from London cap- | tured the 'Kemptoii Park Great; Jubilee | Handicap of :30u0sovs on Saturday last , Assuming that Polar Star made Ins debut j at threo%ears old ih tho race .in: question j ■ the colt'has : run thirteen races right off J the reel. : It is Undoubtedly a severe, ordeal!, to pull a ' oar-old" out a, dozdn ; times; ; but that was tho course pursued with Polar Star, and from the time lib stepped out to. contest the Sefton.-Plate at Liverpool It was recognised ' that he was a ' good one : Polar Star, Who; was foaled hi Ireland, did riot" encouuter any of the cracks until he came to tackle his concluding engagement-' the Criterion Stakes—run at Newmarket in October; and 'circumstances were - such on that occasion as to leave no manner of doubt that: Colonel Hall Walker held the crack: two-year.-old of the season, at equapweights with Galvani (wild some . few weeks,previously bowled over a hot favourits. ;iujslieve Galliqpjvin::.the,• Middle Park i Plate)' lie defeated his rival in ' practically I pointless .style. ' "_'. '';-.-?'■ ' SOME INTERESTING : FACTS ( ON. • SCIENTIFIO BREEDING. . . I It rarely, happens that .the best two-year- | old of the' season. is ; -found missing > from ; the | list of entrants'- for classic events, but that, j unfortunately, is the fate of Polar Star. The 'non-entry of Polar " Star for the Two | Thousand Guineas,' Derby, and . St. Leger i was due to his being -undersized when a j youngster.. Since Polar Star ; asserted his j superiority Colonel Hall Walker penned .a j most. ' interesting note, to , the Sportsman, | which ran as follows:—''Whatever theories j on the science of breeding thoroughbred j horses a. studmaster 'may possess as regards' \ paper value, there are so' many elements | under the control of Nature that influence ■ the result: of the mating of; any particular ,j I dam or sire that all the honour breeding j a good horse catiiiOt' be taken by the j breeder alone. Among such elements I include the health and vigour of the sire ; and dam at tho time of conception, the-; health of the mare beforehand after the'l birth of the foal, and the health and good ; fortune of the foal and yearling iii his up- i bringing. r . These are all matters which \ must, be entered .into, and governed as ! far as possible, before a, real good, horsecan be.; produced. Sex,' a - most important point Oh paper;., the formation of the foalbed and the resulting saturation from previI ous coverings are \all matters which few men dare say they can determine with any I definite , result. Jn Polar Star's case, as j a close -. student of these . matters, I am greatly interested at the result of my labour j [ and aspiration,'-'-• - How, Polar Star was j I omitted from the ..classic; races of 1907 is j J, thus explained by Colonel .Walker,:— j simple history of the horse not being en- j ! tered is that he was a very plain and timid j [ youngster, that; never had been seen to I J go out of a ; trot until just before ,he, left : for England in the autumn of his yearling ' davs. . He, was undersized: and ewe-necked; "j I and was condemned by every good judge i I who visited the stud. The own brother • ito\: I this horse, a foal of 1905, is altogether, a ] finer colt .at the same age. .He was foaled j I a mouth earlier, and was born after his j j dam had had a barren- season, which ' I I 1 consider an advantage in some cases and j a great . disadvantage in others. ; In (this | case I believe that Jfc.will work out.-weU | (although the foal do6s not possess the same i wonderful; hocks as Polar Star at 'present)." ] I This factor, however, cannot be determined I I until he reaches the trial ground." | I : '■."■'•..■','.!' ':- '.■,'.'' — .' ~ ; ':■' — r-. -''■■■. -•'■:•»■: ! UNDEFEATED HORSES. ; «It is close : upon ;■. 150 ' j-ears ago since: v Eclipse was bred, 'and,l allowing that races I before that date (1764). were not of a kind to reckon.' much with the undefeated, it will bo safe to take Eclipse a» the first of I such heroes.' : The ■ career of Eclipse Was' an i extraordinary one, as at first his temper was so bad as "to Suggest Ins being unsexed, ;> and, he was finally tamed by ;a coltbreakbr,' who half-starved and ill-used him... After this his great merits wcro discovered, - but not before ; he was five years old, and then for about two seasons he' boat everything brought against him, and could, it is said, have distanced any horse in England. Admiral -Rous stated; in print that Eclipse ■would not have been a great horse in later ■ 'decades,' but how the turf could have done Without him as a- sire the.genial admiral 'did -not, discuss,- and I think such an argu-; ment would, have been in favour of Eclipse. The next great ' undefeated one was Highflyer, bred ; In 1774, arid it was boasted of him that he had never been beaten and never paid forfeit. He was nearly the equal •af Eclipse as a sire, for his son, Sir Peter, ■brought down a lino of great fame'to the present day. Hambletonian, in 1792, j r neld ait unbeaten record, and his match with Diamond, for oOOOsovs over the. Beacon.'Course ma him out to be the greatest Ahorse : ih; tho world, : although it was' only won by a head. The first undefeated horse ■in" the now century was 'Thunderbolt, but ,he ran on very few occasions, and,; except-

ing a horse called ■ Albert, who won ' five' good races off the reel, there was really 'no undefeated fliers until 1853, »he year of Bay Middleton's birth. This great horse, ■spoken of to me by Admiral Rods one afternoon' at Ta-ttersall's in the 'sixties as the •best horse ho had ever seen, was only stretched once, by Ellis, in the . Dtdco Michael Stakes at Newmarket. His every ether race he Won as lie pleased, and his ■speed was quite extraordinary. Four yeats afterwards another .- undefeated i one was Crucifis, but, like Hambletdnian, she Was very nearly ; ldsing ' that, character,* as she once ran a dead-heat with a Colt called Gibraltar. After this there was nothing of ' : consequence ;,' to claim the undefeated honour until 1878, when a colt- was bred in ■-. eland to ; be'. called Barcaldine, and after clearing, the boards as a two-year-old in his own country, came to England, and proved himself "quite the best of his day, putting the extreme stamp of excellence 011 himself by inning.the Northumberland Plato in a canter under 9st 101b. The world. seemed to have got into a vein of heroes 'at this time, as only four years later St. Simon was bred,"" and here, according to the opinion of the late Matt. Dawson, was tho best horse ever seen. > Ho- won all his races in the commonest of canters, and as a two-year-old it was estimated by his eminent trainer that: lie could hate beaten any three-year-old -at, level weights. To-still mark : tho decade .; Ormondo was bred in 1883, although, like Hambletorjian and Crucifix, the situation was only just saved in. the Hardwicke* Stakes* at Ascot, in , the decision of which race Minting ran him to a- . short neck. " Suspender never knew, defeat, but his claim to classic honours may > be questioned. Kiticsem, the Hungarian-' bred winner of the Goodwood Cup in 1873, was never beaten, and , won, I believe, 17 races. Mons. Lupin's Sal vatot held the .tin*' beaten record, - and, turning to Australia, 'Grand, Flaneur stands out as the bright particular star that led his opponents every time he was called upon to carry silk.: ' STIPENDIARY STEWARDS. '' The West Australian authorities are very much in earnest about stipendiary stewards. There is ~i to bo none of that half-and-half j business such as rules in Victoria (remarks j " Terlinga".. of .the.; Australasian^' In Victoria the stipendiaries have no authority at Flomington and Caulfield, while : at suburbah meetings the owners. of the course can: appoint three men to act with ~ the paid men— out-vote ■■' them.., The stipendiary stewards of the West : are to get £700 ayear each, and they are to have solo control at Perth, Kalgoorlie, the Boulder, Coolgardie, and all the suburban clubs. There can be ho appeal from their decisions, ' but the stipendiaries may, r if they pleased rehear •a, case.- This is giving the system a fair chance. : The appointments will be•': for it' . year,' but this does trot ' mean that' the agreement will terminate at the end of that ! period.. All racing appointments arc made j for the year. .1 The clubs think that for £700 a-year and railway expenses; they - ought to be, able to get three really, good men, and so they should. One inducement to. good men to try for. the positon is the-certainty that the decisions of. ; the stewards will ' Stand. They need have no- fear of ; any Committee coming in and upsetting tlictn 011 evidence discovered after the event. i When I was in the West, at. tho end of the i year, a 'loading' member' : of the "[ W.A.T.CJ. committee told me -he was quite satisfied i that, it -would be better to do away with honorary stewards altogether, and pay ex- I perts to- do the f work.- As I have '■'often written, why pick out experts for all the j Other racing positions, and be satisfied with amateurs as stewards? The• average committeeman seems 4o think anyone will do j for a steward. . THE-,UVERrOOL .-GRAND NATION In' referring to tho Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase; " Robin Hood," tho London correspondent of the Australasian, cays •— contest in the Grand National";; of > 190,7 '.-; is , ■-.' still a "topic of : 'great ; interest, and it '■- is generally conceded that, few finer victories than that of Eremon have ever been witnessed, in connection with the Blue .Riband of : crosscountry. ■■". sport. ■: It. was not ; fully realised until the woighing-in came to bo Undertaken what : a fine race his jockey, . Newey, j rode, when .it became known that the lit- | ter had broken a. stirrup-leather "almost at the very : beginning of the contest, and ridden with only one iron for well over four - miles.'-' This accident took place at the i second "fehco: from the start,- arid' momentarily ~:',caused. Eremon to , lose . the ,■ lead which ho had ■„thus -early established.; but, nothing could have been finer than Newey's .riding, for the latter, despite the unfortunate occurrence, took his, mount to the front" again shortly afterwards, ." and was. never again headed. Right, up to the finish, however,; Eremon was in danger of -being ' robbed of ; his well-merited victory 1 , ; for another horse, who had com© to grief early iii the race, galloped on riderless, and persistently stuck to the leader, eventually J passing the post almost side by side, with ] him. v : Several times, owing to this animal's I unwelcome attentions, was Eremon in danger of coming to grief, and.-a finer bit of. horsemanship ;. has ■ rarely • : been; seen - than, that which was shown .by Newey at the water-jump..' opposite the stands, the .first time found. Approaching- this 'the two horses' were- almost touching,';:but, .with Wonderful coolness, Eremonls jockey beat the other animal off With 'his whip only a . stride or two before the jump,' and thus ; landed over it clear, of-' him. 'Eremon, tho wipner, was backed to win a, very big stake by his connections, and his victory was a. big blow for ''the ; ring. '""Eferridh's : owner," however (Mr. Stanley Howard), practically never,-bets,' arid did riot have 1 a single shilling on his. horse, who is,; by .the way, the- . only animal' which he has *in training. Eremon, who is a seven-year-old by Thurles out of Daisy, was bred in Ireland, avid it is said that in his younger days he was in the shafts "of a milk-cart. Some 15 months ago he came into tho possession of Mr. James* Daly,' a well-known Irish breeder and -horse-dealer, and the latter sold him to Mr. Howard. fdv exactly £50; saying' at the same time,/ "This fellow, may not s be. worth a- pancake, or lie may win the Grand National for you." ' '" DEATH. OF A SENSATIONAL MEL->u^.-bourne CUP WINNER. ; /"The Australian-bred horse iPa.tron died recently' in France, to which .'country he was expatriated after losing his , berth at the Cobham Stud. .Patron's name is associated with a sensational Melbourne Cup, and the victory: he achieved iii the Fieriiirtgtoh race in the f- spring ■ of, ; 1894 pointedly brought out the glorious uncertainty that, overhangs racing. . iPatron, - who was .a younger brother to lluehalf, was saddled up to measure strides witH his relative iii the Melbourne Stakes, run On the opening day of the V.R.C. meeting, when, with 51b the worst of the weights, Ritenalf romped home in front. "With RuCnalf in the Melbourne Cup with only 7st 71b opposite his name; arid Patron weighted at 9st 31b, it looked, as the Americans would say,- tho Atlantio cable;: to a bib of string that Ruenalf would -at least beat Patron in the Cup, arid while first-named was a raging hot favourite at 3 to 1, Patron drifted out to 33.; to , 1. ; To ; .the chagrin of i almost every follower of form, however, Patron was the oho to claim the attention of - ; the judge, and .his immediate attendants were Devon arid Nada. ",{■. The pencillers had a great time the day - Patron won, and his brother Ruenalf failed. Patron, who, was got by Grand"Flaneur, has left a good three-year-old to perpetuate' his memory .in the shape of Perod, who won four races; as a two:l*>ar-old, .and who.-.is, reckoned to have a' good ■-: chancei, of .'capturing the French Derby and Grand Prix de Paris. „ It will be remembered, that Carbine's sou Spearmint ,' woii 'the latter race last year, and should the descendant of another colonial siro ' triumph , iii■■;'.' the groat - race at Lohgchamps, Australasians will have a pleasing item to chronicle

THE GREAT NORTIILT.X MEETING. [ : The acceptances * posted,.' last night in* con-: j nection with tho Great Northern Hurdle Race and Great Northern Steeplechase are* s it is pleasing to find, of a highly satisfactory character,' and with a very strong list of general entries in the hands of Mr. Haftland in addition, there is excellent reason to view;the outlook in connection with -the ! impending winter' meeting at Ellersiie in a ~ highly optimistic vein. In the Great j Northern ' Hurdle Race : acceptance list Us- ] moor, who was awarded the pride, of place,, is ; found missing; but as it was .generally. held that Mr.. Morse ; had been severe on him the, absence. of his name 'causes no • surprise. "Despite tlio fact; that Mr.- Morse dealt out to JKiatete the stiff burden of 12st 131b, the Owner of tho Castor gelding has pluckily paid up for his horse in the crosscountry race.: - Should a victory await Kiatere,; it can be said that such will •be well earned, for 116 horse has yet won the Ellerslie race under such an impost as Kiaiero is 'called upon to carry. The running at Takapuna and WaHganui >may 'possibly: throw gome, considerable light on the two Ellerstip, events; but it will be Just as well for backers to, remember that penalties can*, be easily earned for the Ellersiie races. ■'- LEAVES FROM MY NOTEBOOK. . Had it been specially designed by' tho parties concerned to make the closing scene of , the Hierarch case impressive, in the fullest sense, it may be doubted if anything coidd have been more effective in bringing such about than the holding of the dispersal sale of the, horses involved in tho disqualifications at the stables on the .Ladies" Mile, Elierslie, from which ;■ John 'Thorpe has trained for many years. : It Cannot but be brought' pointedly home to those who stood at the ringside at Ellerslleou Wednes- , day afternoon what a severe punishment is disqualification to a trainer with a largo string of horses. ': There ' is a - great lesson to be learned from the sale conducted by Mr. Henry Nolan on Wednesday -last at { Ellersiie, - and it is to bo hoped that those. i who arc inclined to take liberties with the J racing; code will pay ■ duo \ warning' that war risks entail a punishment that may bring about consequences, within short- step; from ruin. ' ■ ■ " ~:-■■*-■" " ■ ■-.-

; ■:.,Ih a racing sense : the present ; looks very much like; an Irish year.. Eremon, tho winner of • tho Liverpool- ; Grand".. National I Steeplechase, , was, .1, find, bred in the j Emerald Isle; Slieve Galliou arid Witch ,Elm,, the respective winners of the Two Thousand Guineas .;and; One' Thousand Guineas, also first saw the , light,' in tho land where, the shamrock grows, and a like rccofd. has to be,' entered in tho .; case of Polar Star*,'who captured the Kempton Park Great Jubilee Handicap Oil Saturday last. I This run of .successes of horses bred in the Emerald Isle might legitimately be adjudged to have no bearing Whatever on the Great Northern Hurdle Race, and Great Northern .Steeplechase," but-,' I Will just draw -j. my readers'; attention to the fact that there is a' horse. called.-i Irish engaged .. in both ,tho Ellersiie races, arid let .mo also ,add that the liorso in question is owned by a good Irishman. ' : Thero may ~be a tip for \hv> Auckland races in the run of Irish successes that have been recorded in England during ; ; the past few weeks. | and I, feel safe in - «ay- | iiig that there will bo 'many, to call '-'Come on-Irish !" at Et'erslio on June 1 and 3..;" .Matters.; in connection with the blading of the hurdles for the Great.- 1 Northern Hurdle Race have been ■ adjusted. The 1 Start for' the two in ilea and a-half event will be at the. head of the. straight, arid the nec-es'sary gear is to : Ik-, erected to enable Mr. O'Connor to despatch the horses by means of tho barrier,> The first: hurdle 'will •bo placed at. a.point in close--proximity to the mil© and a-quarter post., the second opposite tho •birdcage/ the third just past the seven-fur-long-post,: the fourth hear the'flve-fUrlolig post,: the fifth midway between tho three siid four-furlong post?. With the exception of the obstacle opposite :the birdcage (which Will .Mi taken, away), the ; horses will jump the same hurdles at the-same points- on the second round. ..

There is a halo of romance round many Melbourne Cup winners, and in making reference to the death, of Arsenal, who defeated the Auckland-bred Trenton -in the great Flemington race of 1886,'" To'rlinga" 5 ,of the Australasian briugi. out;some interesting facts bearing on the career of the Golds' borough horse. As.will be'remembered,' the late Mr, F. F. Dakin, trained for a long period for" the late Hon.* William ■< Pearson, -and tvhcu he' expressed his :wish to; retire, having sickened of, the professioUj ; Mr. Pearson replied, '.'.' Well;, if 'you Won't train them I'll sell them,", and sell; he did. ..Arsenal, iwho was destined to have his name enrolled amongst- .Melbourne' .Cup . winners, was amongst tho lot which .Mr. Pearson sent ito auction, and he was knocked down to a commissioner : acting for the late . Mr. William Gannon for 32ogns.

Though the knights of the book and pencil are denied the rights ,to pursue 1 their calling 011 racecourses, it is still nossible at times, to bac-k,: a horse in Auckland for a, good stake at a long price, and the liberal quotations, issued in connection with the Great Northern Hurdle : Race and Great Northern • Sbeoplcehuso 'show; that there ;is still a lot of life in the ring. Mr. R. Cle- , land, who has won a front place as a plucky fielder, has laid quite a. large . number of lines on the Ellerslie/double,, running to four figures, and.When it is stated that ho wrote 1000 : to the two Kaydns, it will be recognised .that he is keeping up his reputation. . _ \ . , " .;;.

:-:..; .From Australia comes news of the death :of 7 another equine Celebrity of the ■'.■ Aus- ; tralian turf, 1 to wit, ■ Archie tire • bay' son of Rapidity .and Eugenie. As a ,two ? year-old Archie carried everything before him. and; on the strength of his two-year-old form lie was'purchased by the late Sir; A. F. ; Smart, •with a view to. the V.R.C. Derby of 1883. Everything, was -held-to'."fee• so A particularly rosy for Archie that ho was sent out tin odds-on \ favourite for the.. blue riband. ! To the chagrin of his party,' however, Archie finished unplaced behind Martini ; Henry,.; Saidiius, and Hurricane. Archie's defeat that dav was held to have cost Mr. Smart many thousands. , V*. ■'.. ~..;,; ; ;•;.';":'.•;:;- ■; Not a little curiosity, was evinced; as to = the price which the two-year-old Canrobert Would command when he came to be-sub-mitted to auction this week. The fact of a ruling/having- been given that) Canrobert's engagements . in ' "classic-"- X events - had lapsed, owing to' the disqualification of his owners; that, of course, affected*' his value .considerably, and: with the Ancklanders not ; bidding in ; spirited fashion, ,ho : Was secured cheaply at 250 guineas* by Mr. C. Affleck, of Drummond, Southland. .7'« Canrobert, who will be used for stud purposes, will be ship--ped South by the Moura to-day. o ■; ' , < MISCELLANEOUS" ITEMS. W. Wilson has been engaged.-.to. steer Irish in the Wanganui Steeplechase; " .Ben Jottson will, it is expected, make his debut day at Takapuua as a jumper. ' Tho Pakuranga Hunt Club will .meet at St/ John's College, Tamaki, to-day, at noon. .Last advices from England credited L. H. Hewitt with winning three- races out of five mounts. ■ '■ '~-■■ .'. ' J ."~ : ■: < s » - '■■■• ' . J The Rapidity horse Archie, who was recently: destroyed in Queensland, was rising 27 years.old. -.7. '. ■• •; . :: Twenty-six horses have been accepted for in* the "■ Great Northern Hurdle Race, while 25 remain in the Great Northern Steeplechase. •■ ' : .. Orcus, the yearling full-brother to Poseidon, who was purchased last winter at auction ) for 3050 guineas, has been insured -. by his owner for £3500. . The.English Derby winner, Spearmint (by Carta no), has been entered for tho iPrix du President di*' la Rcpubliquc, Van important race,* to be run in Fiance on July 21. If anything were wanted to show what a. wonderful improvement , has been wrought in Volume, the son of Sylvia Park - supplied. it on Wednesday, when he won'the Egmont Cup under' 9st 81b. "1 ' 7 .'. , „ . \ Tibo Mahaki gelding Pawa, who figures amongst the' entrants for the Wanganui Steeplechase, has been let Off with 9st 111b, and he may be expected to: make his debut next week in a new,role. , -; A mysterious horse disease was plaving havoc with racing, stables at Johannesburg when - our last files. left. 7 The disease was fatal after short .illnesses. to the; Carbine mare Range, and to Wolf Cub (by! Wolf's Crag), while Best Value arid. The Skipper, who fell dead at Auckland Park races, were suspected to have had it. ,-, ' ." Leading" lights :.' of 7 the v - turf , ; : in 'the Old Country do not hesitate to, adopt undignified titles for their quadrupeds.- Major Lode furnishes v - ft striking illustration, ; of .this in conferring the name ofGock-a-Heop on the yearling full brother to Pretty Polly. :: It will be interesting 7 to note what sort of : a record the sou of Gallinule puts up under such a title. '-..'7: ■ / '■'•■: ■■■'■'■ \. -' :--7 ■' ■ ' ■''. - ■■'■' • .- ■"■..-':' ■-7 '// -, .."' :

The Warijratmi Jockey Club liold ifeneit ' winter: m«<>t,ing ou Trrursday and ; Friday next. - ' - - ■ A wager of 1000 to 1 was secured by an Aucklautlijr {roni the feading i-KMieilier -aboufc'!' thy combination of Batiltti*h nnd MoolUn ■ >': for the- Great: Northern Ktirtlks Race and Great Northern Stwpl«ohase. • \ i Master Footo (by Sir Footc —Wtgelinar},wbo > . cost 1600 guineas as ft yearling and - who it , was beared : would untrAitiable, :is stated to bo going. on satisfactorily in bis ' training at FWmingtsJn. Master Foolc has ' not yet raced. -1i , The; (Auckland-bred Beahono, y:ho Waa 1 purchased in England : by an , AriKiriojn sportsman, and transported to the land of 1 tlio a Stars and Stripes, is to stand fron to , winners and darns of stake ■winners at I/6.V i ington, Kentucky. rEreniotii who won tho Liverpool Grand : National Steeplechase, is.. evidently a. fin© 1 stamp of liorso, for a few weeks after scoring bis 'victory' at Aiatree. he eatne out and ' won the Lancashire Steeplechase from end ; to end under a 121b penalty. ' < , v Cuiragno and Nestator aro the.leading far- ;; ourites for the Great. Northern Hurdle Race, jj, &to 1 being the quotation; Bar..;these, two, ';' 10 to lis offered 'onl he field. For ho Great Northern . .Sieoyiecbase, Haydn, .■ Nes. tator, and Irish rnay.bl' said to bo the principal fancies. . A very good word is being voiced; for the ' Sou'.wester- gelding Mtdioii in connection ■ with jumping events ahead. ..Alahoe claims ; . a. double engagement at- .Ellers'.ie,.- but,' at ■ Wangaiiui he is missing from the principal ~ steeplechase. He is engaged in : tho Gen* tury Hurdle Race 'with Ost slb. - People engaged in promoting racing at different points view matters differently. For instance, in "•Auckland. we nib .-the Great .Northern ._Hurcllo; Race ~on the ,; first v day,- and. the Great Northern v Steepleehas© . 011 the second: while at Wangomti they put the .: Steeplechase . first'' and ': the ; .. Century i.' Hurdle Raqe second. . ' ! . I.'-' Some ;, little time,back it...wis' stated that Black and Gold was to be given ft chance to : earn distinction over '' hurdles. "The '■■ Cuirassier gelding, however, recovered his 1 flat form, and he was. '-therefore stopned in 1 his schoo'nig. ; Black andv Gold will pro* ■" b'ably tarry the colours of tho Messrs. Dudor ' in a jumping rate before- long. •; . ' - :...v.NOTES, FROM ELLERSLIE. : '. Cavalry is coming on nicely,- and in tho evAt of his training on properly ho may , bo found equal to winning a race at Filers• lie next nionth. . " , .. Lord'Soattin has been acquitting himself ' ,so well in his work that a good few fancy his .chance for the Empire Handicap/. to be run at Takapuna to-day.. ■ -.Inniskillcn is getting through his schooling work proficiently. The Fraternity ~ gelding may Ik* given a "rim in 4h6 : Tnka-' puna, Steeplechase on tho 24th inst.' : " Old Haydn is going really well in ; his | ': training work, , rind " the all-round 1 character J of his exercise hns been such as'to obliterate ! .' Ihe view held home little time hack that he j 1 j Was a past light. v ; ' - • I The Veteran jScoltj' is : carrying " himself ■ I well, and lie ■ will probably; lie given ..ft- >"-\ chance, rto distinguish . himself in some of i ;the;■ welter \ handicaps to ; be decided > : at ,ilie A.B.C. inecling next month. .. - . A. Robertson „ is . to bo the ; now , 'tenant . of tho establishment-- Ellerslie held by .- John Thorpe, and as thohttlor's horses go . 1 tip for sale this tveek : Rob.brtsbn "will; prob,'l ■ ably ~ r'cuioTp'-' his team' there ■ within a few , days. ~ ■• • . •:-.' .; * j Kiatere. Evenlode, Irish, Black Reynard, , Nestatof, Haydn, Mahoo, Cachbcfl, Noodle- , work, and ? Nor'-weat. aro , the horses that , claim ongageinonts in the Gtoat > Northern, j Hurdle Race and Great ;■ Northern Steeple* I'. chase. - > : testator is not .In quite.so much favour 1 for his Great Northern engagements ,' as ; he. . .w'as.. , The chestnut sou 01 ■ Nestor ; appears; to bo all right in the matter Of condition, and the fact that Mawhiti {had 'the best' Of ; him on Thursday morning, may not bo Worth • a great" deal. t ....-■ ;.i 1 ':' The Soulb— Lady Hestbi colt, purchased, j '•■■' on account ■of Mrs. Cobnibe at' EHerslie; ' • ou Wednesday la.st," joined Master DolAval 1 at Dennis MorraghaUs place. - Lady Hester's ' ' youngster carries ' i very promising appear* , ance, and it. is pleasing to learn that Mor--1 ragban is; to hive at loast one yO'Ungsiol* to I ■. try -his hand on for next- season's two-year* 1 old events. ■ ' i , ':.:■-■■ . ...;■... ■'■-•■-■'■ ■■• '. ... ■';■■;'■*•>_ ■■■. •."f.;~.--Vl. J ! Tho Itepo gelding Moultau,, who is to* ' i eeiviriß his preparation ■at the hands of J. ; ' ,'Rae,. has acquitted, himself satisfactorily. • ; {each lime .he has been schooled .over the • ; big fences. Moultan claims an engagement : j in the Great yNorthern Steeplechase, and I though he has nothing outside his schooling [. work to his credit &o far, some keen judges; . fancy his chance.- ', ■"-., ■- .• i •* i TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB'S • ' ■ WINTER MEETING.' ; NOTES AND ANTICIPATIONS. • » ,'■ ■ .'.-. "Br PHAETON. . • ['; { With every promise of beautiful weather 1 to-day for the inauguration of- the : Takapuna Jockey' Club's Winter Meeting, a most . enjoyable afternoon's sport , may be .regard-. '• ed as "assured,'".and it,-therefore goes : without saying that racegoers .will; assemble [ in strong force at the North Shore to assist 1j at the popular gathering. '■■ • ' ! ; The opening' event {of the programme is i. . the Maiden.Hurdle Race, which may,-go to , Bon Jonson or Franklin. ~. % {,„.„■ ~.'/.' The Maiden may find Field Marshal 1 home in. front, ;: and .{ho- may Henry '. 'Hflvelbck'his mest tioubieaorrio opponent* r "Uhlander may..{ prove hardest -to {beafe* in ! the Empire Handicap, and Delania 4iiay ! follow him home. . ' . , ;/.. . . <-~-;., . . Omati may win the Royal Handicap, and Te Aroha 'and.'Soultmaid show up best . of tho others. ■{': / ;.;-■.■■ I, { . Shrapnel ,and Cuiragno may \ fight out tho . tsstie in the, Hauraki.{Hurdle Race, and the f' latter may be tho one to score, r , . . 5 Mooltan and ilawhiti may' be "the pair 1 to fight /out 1 the : issue in the r Maiden 5 Steeplechase.: ' " '-. ■",; '''.'..-.■ 3 The.first racd is timed '.to he started at, b a-quarter to one p.m.' ..*","" .. , '{..'.; THE v ACCEPTANCES. .. ' " FIRST DAI". ' MAIDEX PLATE of aaeors, seven furlong*.—St ; Syren D.6. : Freemount 9.2, Fiekl-Marshttl 7.12, Lady Regal 7,10, Dunwell 7,8, Roselawn 7,7, CymtS 7.6, Henry Havelock 7.6, Pukckou* 7.6, Dardantis 7.5, Flying Scud 7,4, Lady Atbol 7.4, Catastrophe /.2, Cyreniac 7.0. ~ . .... ~ ».■.■: , ; :.< • MAIDEN HURDLE RACE of 60eov«, one mile fUld a-balf arid lOOyds,-*-Ben Joiwon 10.2, Franklin 9.10, {Catch-'em 9.8, Lady Labia 0.4, Luhiiucua » 9.4, Potiki 9.0, Reporter 9.0. '*; EMPIRE HANDICAP of 200»ot», one mile arid a-nuarter.—Waipuna 9.2. Uhlander -6.2, "".Delania 7.12, Lord Seaton 7.11, Luerece 7.8, Gc6rdie7.6, Millie 7.5, Bully 7.4/ Lady Gladys 7.0, Syren 6,9, Pearl Necklet 6.7. - { .ROYAL HANDICAP of lOOsovr, five ftiiJongS and a-half.—Miss Winnie 8.13, 'Discoverer 8.10, Te Aroha 3.7, Soultmaid 8.2, Certainty 8.2, Omati 7.10, San Paulo 7.8, Olrton Girl 7.4, Lithesome 7.0, Duart 6.12, Henry Haveloek 6.10, Miss Lancelot 6:10, Syren 6.10. HAURAKI HURDLE RACE of 150sovii, two mile?.—Lady Untie 12.5, Shrapnel 10.13," Cuiragno , 10.12, Yoletie 10.0, Bonomiana 9.8,-.S6ultlisli 9.4," Loch Fyno'9.4/ MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE of 100sov«, about two miles and a-half.—Khaina 11.2, Cachuca 10.8, Mawliiti 10.4, Silica "10.2,", Yolafto 9.13, Fretwork 9.12, Lady Lauta 9.7, ; Reporter 9.7, Pofiki 9.7, Mooitan 9.7. ~;■ .. *V . ;■:.{;.-,\ FONT HANDICAP of 70sovs, five fij'rlohzfi" nnd a-half.—Octoi'Ooh 9.6, Mighty Atom 9.4, Widliou 9.2, Storyteller 8.13, Sonoma 8.10, imprimis :, 8.8, Forth 5.7, Manapouri, 8.7, . Glenora- 8.3, .-. Cvrona 7.12, Norma 7.10, Ngakapa 7.10, Slabinga 7.5, La Aanlo 7.0, Merr'unanu 7.0. . . THE PAKCEANGA HOUNDS.. tO THS SPORTING.EDITOK. ; Sir,—Your correspondent, writing on the above subject in your ; issue of May 15, must have been misinformed. The opening meet' i of the Pahuranga Hunt Club was duly advertised;; and held at Otahnhn on May 4/ I A hunt breakfast is not considered absolutely necessary with most packs' ior a formal opening, and though it may tend to fortify I the nervous, tt is * not conducive to sport. J Hurelv the Pakuranga Hunt Club would not , start their season as late us Jttne, a month ; later than any other pack in the colony, arid -so give members only three months' hunting, as the season now closes with, the first . week in .September, lidtthas are. or abbbld be, "exercised f ttnd conditioned, arid yoiing hounds entered -in ' March- and April * and ) the best of the huutin<_* ean.be had early in i the season' before .ewes lamb, and the farm-- ■.!'. era are preparing their .land for spring crops. Twenty-live years ago the' PaliU* ranga" HUnt Olnb hounds ,-, td be "out in ■ the early morniiigs two : day's a week■ all through the; morith of April, and hurtted right up to the end ■ of October, and sometimes/'later. ,»■ Tenvpohv luutaiitur. et nbs .■m.utuuiur in illis. and what, a .pity! 1 HABfiiEB.

, AUCKLAND RACING CLUB. THE GREAT NORTHERN MEETING 1 'ACCEPTANCES';AND GENERAL ENTRIES. 1 The follow in? «wp<-B!ii-<rji aatl, ttifricj iiavo two a received by.. -the Auckland Rat. iiiK Club in wiiwciioii t«}tb (he Ortflt Northern Mating, whrcb n fixsd fx, tsko place at Ellcrilic oil Juiio 1, 3, and g;-» ' ACCEPTANCE?. v , T K EA ( T r^ RT,If;UV HURDLE RACE IUV. pICAJ of fiOOMiti; «tepiid hi»r-M# t* rewire . i" 1 ' i UI , ' horn) 2ixW» out of ttu> ilitk*! •»* *i T /l Ul,lie h "n! * il * r the.dfrciai-irwi i„j ? ,t„ ""■** 0 yt, p .„ Ji(ri . . r#(J MlllM end a-lijif, oyer tm shgUtl ,>{ hurdle;, .">■■■",.■■ : " ' (Run Jusif i.) ' ' "*•" Mi. C v w«p* 1> ni Laity HwW, 'tntfi %* ' ~ Jlimer ... . ... * ;• •< ~ Mi. T. tl. U«I.V, hr g fr>ti.'oi. er*<J, m To»|«U© r ,t.Kr P til|a ... , -;V f. }». - ni.i.V*! It'" l? l c, ' iro Sn«. »Setl, by Culra»».fr—Lndy Agar* ... . . > - 1,1 i* Mr, S, Da rrijtbV >'* Ki.itrro, IgU,' U r;r- C.«#i«r—\ let «#&;;.• a, • ... • * 16->' . * tr« ®<\' Sch * br, is Kv? ukt<li>. ■wcf<l,~ hi- %> t« t King (feolSfe--Kvi-nd.il* . * irt It Mr. If, JR. V ill Vinson'* In- j; UaQ,, ai'cdi " by bum—AsUiok--r ■■; .vrib 7 Mr, M. Minioti'y be Shtfrpiici, ag?(}." hr ' t ill Wo.ktusn-Wfmtrtt; ... ... ~,13 » Mr. A. Champion's b ( Cavalry) fi2'd;'rV~* Lieut, Artillery—Sunniiijtdftle ' ... 1} fi Mr. J no. lark « bit: g ftey&Ard, ~ #geo. by I>sytiat(}~Urafir.|w • ... ,li) 4 » Mr. J. D.'Unn'* \>lk c Romany King. asrd,'*"by UtjJty Kirtg—Gipsy ....: ... ' ...'in » . Mr. W. Davie*' b, £. In* }Ce«* ..-..A, ' c- tor—Natafcr ware ... ' „ v jo .3 Mr. W. Davids" b g Haydn, aged, tit Po«'l' "•'«"••. wert»HH#it* . - ... ... jg 0 Mr. X. Banka' ,oh m Uranium, iyrtr. tV%* - . * . ••.F<coUnti.<u.Bnvft|« •«- -..x ' •;.«» g g Mr. N. Coirick's t> .til Bonli<>itr< t>«Vi '" *• • • • S»aton 'lolHval-triiflionie . ... -•vi:; 4 ■ Mr*. K. fhili'A L'r y M;ilicc*. cy v?, liv Sou'*", " v svorfcr .., ; ... -it J3 Mr. C. U. Kcmiodr'ii- br g rioiio. 63vis! by.. d'Knii—Lndf Dor'n . . ... * ..., 3 • Mr.' S. O. Liiidiav'j f> ft} T«sltHt«>, astftf,' tij* " ' , " • ysifjiiiows-MaiMy ... 7.. . ... ■ ■ ;r4 " i >Lr. J. T. Mi'HrH'ii> far g f;ouJtft»'u. agittr ~ by, Sfoult —FUbjitii ... . ... .... ... y. 9-1 Mr. ft. McMiticnV b £ 1,9 Dean, «2«1, .lir"" ~ . Lfi6bntJ>--BMls • ... " ... 'jf'j Meats. A. Hiifl F. Boufrl.i*' t>r ~ Mcrflwfii. <yte t by Mwiwc6**&iibbli«..'. ».. ... 8 0 M^kfs.'- A. am! F. li6ua!;H" t& g N'nr<fl»- ' wcirk, »*e<3, by M«i;k:>)>rrr— Jir«>B*m3k»'f 0 0 Mr. F. IV. 9«lby'« b % Kor'*uest, iced, bv <.«i Bp«'-w<'*icr—fwtt.f . ... T .i 8 0 ' . Mr. J. o'l)ris«ift*Bf"h g Htsrrßitidfi, Si'it, * liv■■..fiylTlft l»a.vk—Ufa*?-- Cl!ft)Wr'* " ..v' -jJ' 0 Mr F. M. Mill's l> jr.SouilicMi Crof#, feyrs, by I)«,v«i.'\r—Tonga . .., ... ..... ~..» 9,0 . , Mr. (>. J*. Donnelly's eh g- Tf t/ira, fljrs. , , . ' . by (Sold !»<•€!?—fdam uiikndfrn) 1 ... 9 0 Messrs. w'oiwp Rfot!;<?!«' ch g Caclmca, Jttf, . » by. Leobntia—Caslanet ... . , 9 C - • I ' ,11 liv ; «REAT KOliThEftN"'• fffEEPtfeCiSIAiK HANDICAP of ?50fovn; spcond hortr to lOfcovP. ond third lioisf Strove out of th'' Make Inner of ntiy of the vilnA of laOsovs rtfti't' the dwlriffttion of 'Heights to 1 -any 7lb penally. - About (liteoi atttl »• half. ... .. ; :■■■ ... !■■■ • ' * (Run Juno 3.) „ Irv , V,-V,- , : ■ <.'''>>«T •>,".« •> <:i. Mr» S. I)flrr«ii!b'» b jr Klaiere, aseit. bV " >t v'; Castor—.Victoria- ... •.».. ;.. . ... IJI3 | Mr. vV. Davit's' b ft Haydii)' seed, by Wu'. wester— Mvra . . ... ... -: 1 , ~r lV < ' Mr. J. fugearf's •>!» gr Slow Toiti, aged, >iy I St. Iv'fi—Qiieait'c Bell ,■... .v, ... :• , It ,5 >'. ' | Mr. M Mnnton'ss tji g intiiskil)sn. <igtd. ... I- by Fin'Hiii!e~'Nii}hMlig.4ii' ..j ... 10 13 ' v Mr. .T. 8.. Williamson's Ir if frHif djj#d, • . • [by limn—Asthoro . ..;. ... ... . 1011 ; ' Sir ,Wi Jkwseir* eh 111 Xfldailor, (it'tfd, by ' lil Draqno-'Koj'ride ... ' ' IS*'7 Mr. A. Burton's hr g Eviilode, oiffd, by ; Hill!; ... ... ... 10 4 Mr. J. If. Wli'ti Wdilarcre, 6yr>,..by ToijieiJo— Hivulct ... ... • ... 10 4 v i Mr. W. Davie."' rli if Negator, 5.5T5, by" Nc'Stdr— K.'itehir marc . ... ... ... 10 0 Mr. T. Montnif's br g NatcisMtA, aged, by ■■■'• lSCflt<;li>r"-t«Cnup|jf : .: ♦..'•. ... '10 0, ■ Mr. J. ballon'* hilt k Komuny Kins;, agta, • . *. 1 ■ : by Gini.v.Ki^ji—{<ir>.«.v •; .4. . t ... .9 IS • '.Mr. W. Jljvfljpy'# g Ed#lr.'a?ed,' % Ityi-" ""'flciii—Jlnkiu'rl ... .... . 'v..'. . ;.. 821 ■ Messrs, A. and F. Douglas' di-j;. Ncrdlo*-c*" '/ b > wort, aged, by MuskitncCr— Drf«ntflkar 1 9 10 Mr. •'. O'Drifcoll # .oh jf rhtrw* -.ugctl, by, " JW. ct'l-'jin— Ojunva maro ... J.. 010 Sir. It. Woil«r'« Villi g ra-vn, brr*. by --><• ' Jfahakl~B'i.*!llflt . ... ... ... ' .... ,0 Mrs. Bull's br g Mshoc, 6yr#, by Gdli*« ;> wester ... '■ ..i'. . ... -I a 0 ' Mr. 15. lIoir«-l> g Kbattta« flgid,-by CMGt*.•;>. ■ , —T»lentina r . ... .. ... ; . ... •9' :ft . Mr. C - Tliedfi'ft br g LtfCh ■Ytfiitf Agrt, bj* •; Locbneae— • ...-.9' ft Mr. F. r. Selby'fe ."ft-# isorMV€«t, aged, by > . j Spu*»we*tcr<«.BeMy ... r,«« 9 fs ■Mr. <{. V. Moore"® b g f-aminy, oatod, by , ;U ~•» ' >t.«. ' 9:1 Mr. 11. 31. Conn's oh ft Btighanb 6yrs,* by "■ . . gou'*Wß».te,r"-St i Lsjfer.mijro i( .. ... 0 J,7 Mc6«rs. tVorep Bens', oh g CaciiQoA, $yii. TV ■_ l » by LeolsntisMjaetanet ■. ... - - 'Ki "7 , Mr. J. M. Steel's blk g M6oitan« • sged, by lArmourer marc ... ... ~. jJJ.J Mr. Tl. Connop'K oh g ItiiiigltdtOi f ' * Bdxigrpiibl—Tflfdw'era " ... ' ..." ,'S''7 " v — ; Mr.' V. Alorrdfth«n eh Silica, aged, by '' jTr'- >. Flintlock Drcjmljiid " -... ■ ' ... >.. " 9 7 ENTRIES. MAIDEN - Lanta/.lkporter, Uaiigitofo. Silica, No Shot, ,11a'Wfiitl, K4iunia. „ Fretwork, *' Saiiitliy, Ta^gleroAt;^ Mocllaii, (Glasgow; Brighsra." ' / ( >"*" p *, , ' >■ • MAIDEN WELTER. HANDtCfAf.-Cymtl, iMf Cressy, Sabine, Itamblcr- Ingn*, (Say Farix. Keep Step, LS'Oigale, ballali Uiokh, ilikuai, \V»ihukll, - Octoroon. San. Faiiio, Delegate, MiShty 1 Atom. I'ur6((uct, Dovonjiort. Cyretttj*, Turbtn#, Duart, Lantern, Dan L+iio, Waititi, ; Dogger Benlf, ,;Mlm • Crispin, Honourable,Freern6u«t.* Lady '>* liege!, Tim Dane, Mai»liai, Frftebird■MAlDEN. lIUUDIiE RACE—fiandlock, Bert J6npon. : Henry : Ve}ock, : IjiiitilrioliS,"-'FratJkila, tV V' ■icltc. bach Fynt; Frotwoik, Ilaefetnai, MUIUi 1 V> Catch-'em, Merriwai. -- ■>" - -<- j . CORNWALL HANDICAP— Syren, Bully, ; Ludrstft!,'Lord .Set, I on. Kitmvaka, Sir Gilead, ffopl, . fainty,- Kuku, Lady; Gladys, Varitutii, Sllveralicll, " Delegate, Llilatider, f.olttiß, jßegulation, -W^lpuri?/ ( ' - * I'eiiuku, '-■ Sweet Alice, Sc6tty, Celtic, Delanl*, Po!ycaiSt<s, Ldcli 'Erne, Te. Arolia, Uranium, be ** fteaii, Lady Kegel, (JNordic. >,'{' .JERVOIS HANOlCAP.—Kfrtelawn. 'tS'dy' Fl)«e. f ; bus, oay Patis. Kfep Step, Mi«i* Lancelot. Pulil* • publ.; Lalla.ii RoOkh. • fit. Syren, Pearl . Necklet, - ' I*., Pukekobe, Manajwuri, Dan Leno, Stromnert; V6g- • 1 get Bank, ;Na{icnope, amount. . - ' FIRST LADIES' tIRA CEf IRT. — jffenry HavfTock, tad rift. Te Ulro, Kb Shot, Dnilllfltw#,; mOW Tom, To iTkftlwiift, t I'owhiri, Peregrine. BalcitoJte, . Arum Regia, Tui'bliie, Rcilpiiftiha, HSfdShtp,' Tat, i&| Vizier. • " ":■•• «! -..1OItAKEI HURDLE RACE.-Ben Jonwrn.-'Henry .llaVJlock,;, Lumirroußi>lSb4bohm( Franklin, Q{ku«»' • . Hneremai. Leopold, Hard<hlp. Miliie, Catch- J em, . - RANFURLY WELTER HA NDlCAP'—Cymri, 'den .Tonson/ Castadrlfl,. H6iieliiwn, i L«dv - Phceblw, To ,* ,>' T4niwba. IngrtW, Keep Step, Mips Lahcelot, PtHil'! puiii. Peregrine, Lallah Rbokh, St. BVi'en,' Pearl 'i Nt-okleti Pukekohe, Paroniiet, Lantcrrt, Dsn %ena,- - , ■■ Rauparaha, Stioinneia, JJogger. Btjuk, ; BlMMi'' k Freeinount, Lady Rcgifl, The Doaoj tield-Mtirahiil, •: Catastrophe. :' v v- -y- , REMUERA ; HURDLE : RACE—Ronftiny, Klhjp, '. E!vfenlode, Landloek, T« UiW, Caviilfy," l Culra{>fl/>,' -J, Bommiiana, SonltSlKh. FloHo, Maui, Pfofpcotdr, ,•* Yolettc, Bect-cat lon, Aqua Rej?ia. NeeUitor, Black Reynard, Crciuot, Shrapnel, Omnium. Hauhipu, Doiiiieur," Southern Cross, Merriwai, Lady Hune, ;V . . •'»■ PRINCE OF" WALES HANDICAP —Ornati, fiv- V 'M rfrir, Bully, • Luem»;-©te Nip. KnrAwalfr/mr • - Gilead, ■ Kuku,- C<?rtalntyj Panlutu.' W.ijhwk?, l'earl Necklet-, Isiltltnoie, Silvci*h*ll, Delegjtc,: • ' - Till Cakobau, To Afoba, ' lib lander. Koultmaid. . Loltus, Uegulaf ion,' Waipuna, 7 Uenuko,'"; S*>'6+i y Alice, Scottv, ' Celtic, "D<slanisv;' Polycas(<f, - t«h ; Time, Uranium, Waikato, 1.0 Beau, wdy,»^srelCcordlS.' ." .',!:■■ ■ ■ ".' . '..■■■; TALLY-HO Kanaka, fly las. Silto.i, No Shot, Nof'.w<*t, : MsrthiMiX-': . LotfU I'ync, Fretwork, Tanglefoot, llartUllip, Ote*- -A* SO*. ' „ • ' . • ... HUNTERS' ' BRACELET.—Hiilflower. " ' Itib<v*, . Mosatt,- Lcx.'fierbie, eteiiingr Viiicr, Tut; *Wls» rimu, St. Harp. ■ '' ' . i : iiV' ' TAMAKI STEEPLFX'HA&E.—Lady Utttfc' 6toor>; ■■■.$$ tor, . Silica. No Shot, Yolelte. Kbasna, i _lta'vblti r. ' FreUvofk, Sammy, Leopold!, HiroSfilp, Gl^{^«-, ' , YORK WELTER trAKDICAPUOro4«i'B& J«nson, Syren, Bttliy, Lticrt*c<,, Lotrt fceiWn, Karawika, IriglK Sir Glleind,' Ktilittt CWftWMy, Fipipuhi, Lady Gladys, Parittnu.- Peart ■Ke^Hiet'iSilversbcll, pelegatei Tt|i -.Caktjbsu,. ij&la&cts*. I fioultmald, .Dan ; Leiio, Loffcug, Regulation, ' v V^» 4 puna, Ueiitikil J'mto Alice, Sco'.Py, &CM tto/ Iklania, Poltfeaefc l , Loch Erne, Orahltsiir," >>ap«»aj, Wflikato, L<; Beau, Frfeinoiiiitj ' Lady tWj;ei, Tt A roha, Oeonlie. CAMPBELL HURDLE RACE.—RonWRV King, Eveolode, Landlock, Tfc Uiro, Cavftlry, Culratfno, ' ' Boiiomiaun. Sonitflsh, Franklin, FloriO, Mftct'!, Maui, Prospector. : Yotetle, Roftreatldn. .Nti«t*tor, Black Reynard, C'reuwt. Shrapnel, Uranium; llAjitapu, Bohlieiir, Southern Crow, Le Beau, Merriwai, ' Lady llune. ' | ; FITZItOY WELTER HANDICAP.— Ben Jonaon. Sabine, lisdy ' Phosbuif, -Hamhlfer/ 'Jay Paris, Luminous, To T»niwb<i, Keep Step, Mis» Lancelot, La CigaJc, Lallali llookli, llikuat, Octoroon, St. Syren, Delegate!, Manapourt, Paroquet. DeVoniwrt, Te ? At oha . Turbine, - Lantern, • Dan f - ,' Leno, SVuitAti, Dogger Bank, Na{jena|Vfti Mlta Crispin,' Honourable. ; Fiwinount, ltaupara&s, Tbo Dane, Field-Mariflial. ' ■ " ' ■: ■i FAREWELL HANDICAP.-OnuU. Sytfn, Lady ; j Cieesv, Kola Nip, iinprimus, Waihuku, San Paulo, ; . .Silvei*sltc!l, Tui Cakobiu, IV ArOlia,. Turbin'". Duart, lianUjrn, ■ • Luresomft. Loftua. Fredetfcli, WalUti, Uauparaba, Dogger P-ank, Celerity, Mw» Winnie. . ■ ■ ■ " SECOND LADIES' BRACELET.—Henry H«e----lock; Caetadrift, Te Cita. Sabine. L:wly Pbcubiia, ',i No Shot. Luminous, Slow Tom, Te Taniwha. To* ' whiti, Franklin. Mahoe. Peregrine, ■•St. Syren, Baltimore, Aqua ResHa, Irish, liatWlUai. Raujvi, vaha, Strotnnew, Viziei'i Dogger Batik, Tut, Lady tlemeati, Lady Kegel, The Dane.