SPORTING TOPICS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 957, 4 July 1890, Page 10

SPORTING TOPICS.

(By Martini.)

New Zealand lost a notable representative by the death of Eossiter in Australia the other day. He was by May King from a Traducer mare, and was bred, I believe, in the Wanganui district. He will be remembered as the winner of the last steeplechase here. The steeplechase that Eossiter won at the A. J.C. Winter Meeting, was a sweep of 5 sovs. each for starters, with 400 sovs. added, 100 sovs. to the second horse. Eossiter, who carried 9st 71b, started at 6 to 1 against, Busban (I2st 91b) being favourite at 2 to 1 against. The race seems to have been a remarkable one. Over a mile from home Native (list 81b) started away with the lead, but was caught by Eossiter, and the pair raced together, nothing else being in it. Six furlongs from home Native was beaten to a standstill, and Eossiter won as he liked by 15 lengths from Grafton, who passed Native in the straight. Time, 7min 26secs, the distance being 3 miles. Eossiter was ridden by G. Laing. At the same meeting Hilda carried Bst 111 b and ran unplaced in the Winter Stakes, a mile and a quarter, won by Muriel. J. Eae arrived in Sydney a week or two ago with Orangeman, Donald, and a couple of ponies. In the Victorian Eacing Club Grand National hurdle race, about three miles, Lochiel's weight is 12st 21b, Mangaohane was allotted lOst 91b, and Donald 9st 3ib. In the steeplechase Mangaohane had list 10;b, Titokowaru, 11s 91b; Peter Osbeck, list 71b ; Waitangi, lOst 21b; Satan, 10it; Eossiter, 9st 91b (on which conditions he must have been very hard to beat); and Messenger, 9sl 71b, Mr P. Campbell contemplates a trip Home, and will resign the startership of the C.J.C. Mr John Oresswell, of Hororata, is spoken of as his probable successor. The Painter mare Germaine is in foal to Puriri. ‘ Gipsy King 5 is informed that Mr J. Nelson has refused about £2oofor Pyramus, the ‘hack.’ and wanted £l5O. Eecluse is picking up, but is not likely to go into work till September. If Lochiel retains any of his old.form and can be got to the post fit and well, he will certainly not be out of the Caulfield Cup with 9st 81b, though of the New Zealanders Eussley, Bst 81b, and Sultan seem to me to look beston paper. These and Charmer, Bst 71b; Oakleigh, Bst 101 b; Rudolph, Ssi 61b; Titan, Bst; Pygmalion, 7st9lb; Whimberel, 7st 71b; Willga, 7st 61b; and Litigant, Sst 131 b, seem to be about the pick of the handicap. Sinecure is also well enough treated with Sst 61b, but like others of the Martini-Henry stock he has not lasted well. Mr Gollan cannot complain of the treatment Eenata and Jet d’Eau have received, and Eubv and Tongariro are also very leniently dealt with. The breakdown of Donovan is a circumstance worthy of notice. As a two-year-old he raced 13 times, scored 11 winning brackets, including such valuable prizes as the Portland Stakes (Leicester Spring Meeting), New Stakes (Ascot June Meeting), Middle Park Plate (Newmarket Second October Meeting), Dewhurst Plate (Newmarket Houghton October Meeting) ; ran second to Chitafcob in the Whitsuntide Plate (Manchester May Meeting), and third to Eldorado in the Prince of Wales Stakes (Goodwood July Meeting); his winnings amounting to £16,487 15s. His three-year-old career was correspondingly brilliant, for he carried silk eight times for seven winning brackets, among which may be mentioned the Prince of Wales Stakes (Leicester Spring Meeting), Newmarket Stakes (Newmarket Second Spring Meeting), Derby (Epsom Summer Meeting), Prince of Wales Stakes (Ascot June Meeting), St. Leger (Doncaster September Meeting, and Lancashire Plate (Manchester September Meeting), and only once suffered defeat—in the Two Thousand Guineas, won by Enthusiast. His winnings in stakes alone for the season reached the phenomenal sum of £35,666 15s, which, added to his two year-old stakes, totals £55,154 10s. Chris Neilson is to row Stephenson, a Tasmanian (not the New Zealander) for £IOO a-side at the end of this month. This from the Melbourne Sportsman : —A young gentleman hailing from New Zealand has recently reached these shores, and as he is anxious to show his powers in the saddle in some of onr amateur cross-country events, we have inserted this paragraph. Tne person in question, Mr D. M. Moodie, has proved successful in similar events in the land of his birth, and bearing, as ha does, letters of recommendation from such a master of the art as Mr J. Eae, the owner of Titokowaru and Guy Fawkes, he should soon be accommodated with a mount. Billy Murphy has challenged any Bst 81b man in England for the feather-weight championship of the world, which he n°w holds. The well-known brood mare Slander, dam of the Flying Billingsgate and Foul Shot, died at Auckland recently. Mr C. Luke of the Waikato, who recently bought Natator, paid £250 for him. < The Mile Professional Bicycling Championship of England has this year fallen to Bob English, who got home by only a foot from Howell, while Tom English was only a yard behind. The time was 2min 54£secs. The winner is an ex-amateur, and belongs to North Shields. The same rider has also annexed the Twenty Mile Professional Championship, Eoberts being second, _T. English again occupying third place. Time, lh 14min 8 l-sth sec. ... Another team of baseballers for Australia is talked of. I am indebted to the secretary of the G. J.C. for a copy of the club programme for seasons 1890-91; and to Mr Sydney James, secretary of the Dunedin J.C., for a pamphlet of the handicapping correspondence. W.E.C. STEEPLECHASES. Owners are reminded that at 9 p.m. to. night acceptances are due for the Trial gigepleohase, Hurdle Handicap, and Wellington Steeplechase; and entries for tbs Ladies’ Bracelet- Selling Hurdles, and Hack Hurdles,

WELLINGTON WEIGHTS;' * (PKR PRKSS ASSOCIATION.) Napier, June 27. Mr Evett has deolared the following weights for tne vv oiiinglOu Eauing Club 1 . Winter Meeting:— Trial Steeplechase, of two miles.—Relianoe and Asper, list; Doctor, lOst 21b; Gladstone, 9st 121 b; Eewarewa and Allegretto, 9st 101 b; Sir Maurice, Newmarket, Chester, Roll Call. Waipipi, Crawler, and The Donkey, 9st 71b. Hurdles, one and three-quarter miles.— Mangaohane and Oddfellow, 12st; Sir Garnet, list 71b ; Damley, list 51b ; Leonardo, lOst 101 b; Orient, lOst 71b; Aotea, lOst Clb; Jacob, lOst 41b; Reliance and Spy, lOst 31b ; Gladius, Gasparini, and Ruapehu, lOst ; Raven, 9st 121 b; Kincraig, 9at 71b; Gladstone, 9st 61b ; Eewarewa, 9ab 51b; Taurekaitai, 9st 4lb ; The Dream, 9st 31b ; Bine Mountain and Nap, 9st 21b; Sir Maurice, Roll Call, and Waipipi, 9st. Wellington Steeplechase Handicap, of three miles.—Mangaohane, list 121 b; Sir Garnet, list 51b; Auckland, lOst 131 b; Darnley, lOst 111 b; Orient, lOst 41b; Gladius, lOst ; Gasparini, 9st 101 b ; Doctor, 9st 81bTaurekaitai, Sir Maurice, Newmarket, Chester, Roll Call, Waipipi, and The Donkey, 9at 7ib. A NEW ZEALAND JOCKEY CLUB. Dunedin. June 27. At a meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club Committee it was resolved that the Hou G. McLean and Mr Driver be appointed delegates of the Club to attend the Conference proposed to be held at Wellington ou the 15th August, with instructions that the committee of the Dunedin Jockey Club is unanimously of opinion that there is no necessity for the formation of any such institution as a New Zealand Jockey Clnb, and will not allow any combination of representativee from other olubs to interfere with them in the management of their own affairs. ; Christchurch, June 26. Jenny was scratched for the Grand National Steeplechase and Hurdles at 3.30 p.m. yesterday. By Electric Telegraph.-—Copyright. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) London, June 25. At the Newcastle and Gosforth Park Meeting to-day, the Northumberland Plate was won by Houndsditch, Royal Star second, Lady Grace third. Mr White’s colt Kirkham has wrenched his leg by slipping in a bole, but Dawson expects to have him fit by the Goodwood Meeting at the end of July. Sydney, June 28. The horse Eossiter, which won the steeplechase at the A.J.C. Winter Meeting, is dead.

By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. CAULFIELD CUP WEIGHTS. (PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Melbourne, June 30. The following are the weights for the Caulfield Cup :—Lochiel, 9st 81b ; Tirailleur and Dreadnought, 9st 61b; Mantou and Merrie England, 9st3lb; Cuirassier, 9st2lb; Sultan, Richelieu, and Sir William, Bst 111 b ; Singapore, Oakleigh, Churchill, Marvel, and Tradition, Bst 101 b; Charmer, Bst 71b; Chintz, Sinecure, Russley, and Rudolph, Bst 61b; Lawyer, Bst 51b; Merriment and Benzon, Bst4lb; Prince Consort, Whakawai, Chaldean. Wycombe, Gardenia, Dividend, Bst 3!b; Tnntallon, Tarcoola, Dunkeld, Sst 21b; Turbillon, Leopold, Bothwell, Titan, Sst: Jebusite, 7st 131 b; Don Giovan, 7st 121 b; Teuton, 78t 111 b; Macquarie, -Swing, 80. hemian, Carrington, Meltonian, Insignia, Serf, Gnaroo, 7st 101 b ; Eadoo, Pygmalion, Ernani, 7st 91b; Tyler, 7st 81b ; Beanfeast, Theorist, Whimberel, Emma, Knight of the Garter, Tinlander, 7st 71b ; Vespaßia, Magic, Wilga, Jet d’Eau, Lamond, Retort, Maggie, 7st 61b; Magnus, Aurelius,. Wolverine, Briton, Annesley, Camden, Broadside, Loyalist, Templar, 7et 51b ; Fabulous, Syl. vester, Diplomacy, Rhymer, 7st 41b ; Steeltrap, 7st 31b; Seasong, Shotover, Eenata, 7st2lb; Promised Land, Soowfoot.Townmoor, Peggy, 7st lib; Simpleton, Slave Ring, William, Marco, Tormentor, Loyalstone, Abacus, Yonie, 7st; Martha, Tartar, Benjamin, Ruby, Betsy, Proh Pudor, Copenhagen, Litigant, Sst 131 b; Playboy, Meteor, Mailborough, Tongariro, Propounder, Yellowstone, Spokesman, Vengeanoe, Triden* tine, 6st 121 b ; Pioneer, J.aniel, 6st 111 b; Lapstone, Midas, Freedom, Unslopogaas, Pingura, 6st 101 b ; Helmsman, Set 91b ; Sinner, Marah, Enao, Granite, Little Bernie, Highborn, Leviathan, Plenty, Calm, 6st 81b; Maggie, Loon, I Am, Newstar, Gratuity, Ivy, Forty Winks, 4 Whitsun, Laverock, Despised, Wild Rose, Weadoario, Newton, Waylaad, Nihilist, Gst 71b.

HAWKESBURY NOMINATIONS. Sydney, July 2. The following nominations have been received for the Hawkesbury Grand Handicap, to be ran cn 6th September:—Southerly Buster, Blenheim, Bendigo, Moscow, The Tyler, Scmmerhill, Gesunheit, Lamond, Little Bernie, Simon, Broadside, Lyndhnrst, Orova, Maria, Hayden, The Bonce, Eclipse, Stockwell, Locksley, May Queen, Ellen, Golden Crown, Fernando, Thirza, Federation, Killaloe, Chorister, Retort, Hurrah, Lancer. Papua, Amina, Pelham, Cbatswortb, Kingsbofough, Marvel, Paris, Antaeus, Eveline, Sir William, Ernest, 'Frisoo, Blucher, Bonnie Spec, Bustler, Playboy, Ellerdale, Vespasia, Acushla, Souvenir, Nets, Tridentine, W.D., Denman, Barraba, Yellowstone, Goldmaster, Megaphone, The Queen, Claremont. NEWMARKET JULY STAKES. T T.,1« 1 AJUIS UKJII f UMlv 1. The following is the result of the race for the July Stakes, at Newmarket:— Btauhsrnsk ... I Coit by Hampton—Rustic Queen 2 Unloom ... ... 3