NOTES AND CUPPINGS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1095, 24 February 1893, Page 25

NOTES AND CUPPINGS.

NEW ZEALAND. Mr Mackersey’s hurdler Pizarro, who has had a long spell and has lately been in work under the charge of Maher, broke a blcod vessel the other day while running in a paddock at Hastings. He lost a considerable quantity of blood, and the accident will throw him back in his work for some time. Things must have been pretty lively at Hawera the night before the races, judging from the following paragraph which appears in a local paper :—During a row at Hawera on Tuesday night, the jockey Frowia was badly wounded on the head with a glass bottle, and had to be taken to the local hospital to have his wounds dressed. Later another man named Ringrese was fouud lying in the street badly cut about the head and hands, Carmichael, Frewin’s assailant, has been arrested. Ringroso is not clear how his injuries were sustained. Mutiny, the hack that carried 9at 81b to victory in the First Handicap Flat Race, one mile, at Egmont and pud £l6 12s dividend, belongs to a well-known medico, who races as Mr J. Keswick. Mutiny is a six-year-old chestnut gelding by The Mute—Lady Maxwell, and was bred by Mr W. Douglas, of Hawke’s Bay. Chatterbox,-’the horse that won the six furlong Hack Race at the same meeting is a full brother to Mutiny. Mr A. Standlsh, of New Plymouth, has instructed a local auctioneer to sell some of his blood stock on February 25tb, the day after the Taranaki Meeting. Among those to be offered are Jenny, by Purirl —Dead Shot mare ; Eileen, by Dauphin—• Duchess with filly at foot by the Australian ; the pony Gladys, by ArmourerDuchess, a two-year-old filly by Flintlock —Maiatau, and a yearling colt by Dauphin—Witiora.

From an exchange we learn that the steeplechaser Auckland, by Natator, has been under the care of Mr John Walker, of Aramoho, for the last three weeks for the treatment of the leg which troubled him last season. Under Walker’s care the leg is said to be looking splendid, and the horse is expected to be put into work at an early date.—The disappointing hack Entry, by Ascot—Mountain Hare, hasalso been fired by Mr Walker on both his fore-legs, and is said to be quite sound again. When well he is a good one. It is stated that Prestige was scratched for Egmont not because of his going wrong, but through his owner’s wish to reserve him for the Wanganui Cup. The Taranaki correspondent of the Sporting Review has the following : —Mr J. Goodwin, the first owner of the coneistent Torpedo, has gone in properly for the rasing business. He has fixed up all convenience at his farm at Waitara West for racing and stud purposes. The string Mr Goodwin has in hand are the hack hurdler Cingalee (Governor Psyche) Miss Cole (King Cole—Tenambra), Lebel (Nordenfeldt—Pulchra), Sylvia Park (St. Leger—Atalanta), filly by Leolinus— Outpost, and Peter Jackson, own brother to Flukem. Mr Goodwin recently purchased Lebel from Mr Stead for, I hear, £2OO, but I cannot vouch for the figure. I think that Lebel will be tried ou the turf, and then sent to stud duties. Mr S. Powell has been offered the post of starter to the Waipawa Club, but I understand it is not likely he will be able to accept it. AUSTRALIAN. From its Mudgee correspondent the Sydney Mail learns that Mr H. C. White, of Havilah, has had a serious loss in the death of a yearling colt, the progeny of Cranbrook and Ringdove. Mr White was riding in the paddock, and the colt was stretched out on the ground asleep. Being alarmed at the noise of Mr White’s approach, it jumped up suddenly and falling over broke its neck. The colt was a most promising one, aud the loss is a great one to the turf as well as to the owner. The annual sale of the St. Albans yearlings is to take place on the Bth March, at Mr W. R. Wilson’s stud farm. Messrs C. Yuille aud Co. will be the auctioneers. The New Zealand-bred mare Moss Rose, by Sunrise—Roseneath, on Wedno3day, the Bth inst., won the Cootamundra Cup, parrying Bat 71b. The placed horses were M 033 Rose, Empire, and Roseleaf ; while E. K., Merrigal, Hegira, Associate, Moraine, Lockstitch, Eurolle, and Selim were the other starters. E. K. had a very strong following, as he was backed down to 2 to 1, and investors took 3 to 1 about Hegira; while Moss Rose, and Selim were fairly well supported at 7 and 8 to I. The following appears in the Sydney Morning Herald of the 11th Inst. :• —Mr T. S. Clibborn announces through our business columns that the thoroughbred stallion Freedom, by Captivator from Maid of Honour, by imported Kelpie, has been entrusted to him for private sale. Studmasters requiring the horse should lose no time in opening up negotiations, as, unless previously disposed of, he is under orders for New Zealand on the 15th instant. The ownership of the steeplechaser Islander, who, along with his owner, recently had a life disqualification meted out tohimby the stewards of the V. A. T. 0., has brought up the subject of ringmen owning racehorses. A Victorian writer, in looking into this question, finds that one prominent ringman is either the

owner or part owner of no less than fifteen horses trained at Caulfield and Fiemington, and racing—not in his own name. Commenting on the victory of Bucsleuch In the Challenge Stakes run atßandwick on the 27th ult., ‘ Martindale ’ says: When first put in work Buccleuch gave evidence of possessing no end of pace up to the end of four furlongs, but after that would tire away to nothing, and was a complete failure as a two-year-old. Taken up to his owner’s station and added to the list, he was given a long spell, and again hauded over to the veteran trainer, Harry Rayuor. For quite a length of time he was voted a non-stayer, and it was not until he fought out the splendid finish in the New Year’s Gift on the second day at Tattersall’s meeting, when he defeated Madras, that he gave his party hopes of future successes. That race gave them encouragement, and the son of Goldsbrough has been doing well ever since. The withdrawal of Melos from the Australian Cup was not duo to the son o! Goldsbrough having gone wrong. It is said that he is to be reserved for the Champion Stakes, and latest accounts show him to be in capital nick, and stand ing his work well. The Geelong Handioup, run on Saturday, the 4th inst., is the first race won by Marco since he was sold for 625 guineas at the sale of the late Hon. James White’s horses in April, 1890. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. The English thoroughbred stallion Bullion, by the Miser from Stella, lately the property of Sir J. Blundell-Maple, has been purchased by a Belgian atudmaster. The American sportsman James R. Keene has been making extensive purchases of English blood stock for his stud. The latest batch of 10, which in the aggregate coat 50,000d01., include daughters of Buch famous sires as Galopin, Speculum, Bend Or, Wisdom, Master Kildare, Uncas, Chippendale, and Robert the Devil ; as well as the mare Ixia, by Springfield (and stinted to Donovan), who cost 10,000dols. The other mares have been mated with Ayrshire, Barcaldine, Galliard, Hampton, Beau Brummel, Araphion, Minting, and Bend Or, and the progeny of such great horses should be a decided advantage to the American turf. Second forfeits for the English Derby, Epsom Grand Prize and Oaks were declared on the 3rd January. Of the 241 original entrants for the Derby 57 have cried content ; 46 remain in the Epsom Grand Prize, and the 199 candidates for the Oaks have been reduced to 66.

A Loudon paper, in an article on thoroughbred stallions, remarks When he bought Common, the hero of the classic races of 1891, Sir James BluudellMaple seems to have made a capital bargain. The price was £15,000, but. in a few weeks subscriptions amounting to £22,000 were taken, and mares have already been booked to Isonomy’s successor for 1896. His fee has been raised to 250 guineas. Baron Hirsch’s loading position as a winning owner last Beason is said to be the first time in the history of the English turf that a foreigner has headed the list. Baron de Hirsoh’s success is however, extremely popular. He is a great favourite with everyone, and he devotes to charity all that his horses win. Iu this way the English hospitals last Beason received over £30,000.

An English exchange states that during the 11 months ended November 30, the number of horses exported from England was 6685, against 6127 laßt year, the value being £537,678, against £485,397. The numbers comprised 840 s'allions, against 1076 last year ; 2883 mareß, against 3224 ; and 6685 geldings against 6127. There were in the same period 20,651 horses imported (855 stallions, 2958 ncares, and 16,838 geldings), against a total of 20,861 last year, the value having been £414,009, against £418,779. Peter, the son of Hermit and Lidy Masham, whose sensational victory in the Ascot Royal Hunt, Cup in 1881 will bo fresh in the memory of race-goers, has been purchased to go to Belgium. Two thousand guineas is mentioned as the price Lord Rosalyn received for his horse.

Advices from India contain particulars of the race for the Dhurbhunga Cup, a handicap over the St. Lager course, won by Highborn, lOat, on the fourth day (31st December) of the Calcutta Turf Club races. The other starters were the South American-bred horse Westminster, 6st 71b ; and the Australian horses Ben Bolt, 7st 31b ; Ringmaster, Bst 101 b; Drummer Boy, Bst 31b and Harbinger, 7st 31b. Drummer Boy made the running for his stable companion, but as the field were not anxious to squander their strength in a fruitless chase, he was leading by quite half a dozen lengths by the time they had journeyed three quarters of a mile. Then Drummer Boy subsided, and Pugh, evidently thinking that the time had come to make most of his light weight, sent Westminster to the front, Ringmaster coming next, Harbinger third, Highborn fourth, and Ben Bolt last after DrHmmer Boy. At the distance Highborn had crept Into Beoond plaoe, and Ben Bolt had also passed the others, and a good race ensuing between the first two, Trahan, finishing in grand style, won by three-quarters of a length, Ben Bolt a length behind Westminster, and the others nowhere. Time, 3min 9iec. At the Calcutta Turf Club’s races on Boxing Day the Trial Stakes fell to Lord Beresford’s English horse Tostig, who defeated the Australian horse Whim-

brel. The Maharajah of Patiala won the Walter Locke Cup with the Australian horse Ivo; the Gunnymeah Cup with Sunshine ; the Sandown Park Stakes with Eider, who beat Drummer Boy ; and the Second Cooch Behar Cup with the English mare, Catarina, who was followed home by Ben Bolt and Whimbrel. At the Madras Boxing Day Meeting the Australian horse Tantallon carried 10st lib to victory in the Advar Plate, lj mile, covering the distance in 2min 14£sec. In an English paper of a recent date the following interesting table appears, which set out the various amounts won in stakes by the great winners of the English turf between two and five years old :

In connection with the above, the writer points out that Gladiateur’s French races are included as well as his English, and adds: ‘Another great horse which won £20,104 during his career was Bendigo, the greater portion of which, it is worthy of note, the son of Ben Battle won after he had commenced his fifth year. The most remarkable two-year old record ever known was undoubtedly Achievement’s whose £IO,OOO odd was, in those days of small stakes, far more difficult to earn thau Donovan’s £16,000.’

At At At Horae 2yra 3yra 4yra Total £ £ £ £ Donovan 16,487 38,666 _ 55,153 Ayrshire 6,533 8,675 20,660 35,900 Gladiateur ... 580 25,318 4,329 30,627 La Fleche 8,415 25,635 — 29,050 Ormonde 3,105 21,552 3.9C5 28,465 Lord Lyon .. 3,655 20,350 1,590 25,565 Seabreeze 4,122 20,144 — 24,266 Achievement... 10,500 12,055 — 22,445 Orme 8,174 13,023 — 21,197 Formosa 1,805 18,595 900 21,080 Memoir 1,308 15,702 290 17,300 Hannah 3,045 12,730 691 16,466