Sporting Intelligence.

Otago Witness, Issue 1586, 15 April 1882, Page 20

Sporting Intelligence.

RACING FIXTURES.

1882. . April 19, 20.— Aahburton Autumn. April 26, 26.— Timaru Annual. -May 24. —Grand National Steeplechases (Christchurch). May 24.— Dunedin Winter. , CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. . Christchukoh, April 12th. The following are the nominations for the Champagne Stakes of 1883 : — Mr E.Mitchell's eh f by Perkin Warbeck-Misfor-tune 1 Hon. G. M'Lean's eh f Neara, by Leollnua— Maid • Mr L. Walker's eh c Laureson, by Leolinus— Miss 1 Laura . .. ,1 . ■ ' 1 .Mr J.H Brabazon's b 0 Malefactor, by Albany— Malice •■ , * • ■ " Mr S. Wostmacott's br f Albania, by Albany— Taia - . Mr G. H. Clifford's b c Icenian, by Cassivelaunuß;— Puriki ' • : . Mr W. .Walters' br fby Yattendon-i-Fanny Fishor , Mr Walters' b0 by Muskdt-J-Yatterina '>' " ' Mr G. Praser'a Leodogran^ by Leolinus— Fancy 1 : Mr G. Eraser's b c Trkfester, by Leolinus— 'Rorko ; ■ ■■Mr O. .Eraser's, b c Sir Bidriere,*by Albany— Tre9' Deuce, >; • ' • ' ' ■'• ' ! ' . MrG. Fraser'a eh f Leonissa, by Leolinua— PctioJeuse ■ ' ' ' ' ' 1- MrE. Cutts'ib'tbyTotara— Watersprite ' .Mr H. Horsford's b c by Albany- Mermaid it Mr Horsford's br t by Traducer— Shehna ' ■ Mr Horsford's chf by Korari -Fallacy Hon.* iW. Robinson's b c Radames, by Leolinusj•L'Orient > > . '•';;> , Hon.' W: Robinson's blc by Albany— No Name >. Hon. W. Robinson's bIK c by Korari— Awatere \ Hon. W. Robinson's b 0 — ~, by Cassivelaunus— Waiwi >',;;•■ ■ • • • < ', , . 1 Hon. W. Robinson's b c Puritan, by Cassivelaunus —Fair Puritan. . ' ; At the settling on the C.J.C. meeting the payments were: — Mr H. Horsford, £090; Hon. W. Robinson, £479 ; Mr J. Lee, £137 15s : Mr D. O'Brien, £128 ; MrE. Cutts, £70 ; Mr G. Bate, £04 ; Mr S. Powell, £38 jMr P. Butler, £25 ; Mr J. Bell, £10 ; Mr G. Fraser, £5. Total, £1549115. Siesta and Nonsense were offered with the rest of Mr Horsford's horses to-day, but withdrawn at 950 guineas each. Seven hundred guineas was the highest offer in each caso. , The Taranoki Racing Scandal. , " Soukar," writing in" the'."VV"anganui Chronicle, gives, the following circumstantial account of this extraordinary swindle : — ie , As the Randwick affair is • now all the excitement amongst racing men, I presume that my version of the affair will not be out jof ' place. The Press Association, in their account of the affair,, state, that Larry was found .to have carried. 131b overweight. Such is riot the case. Larry carried exactly the 7st 81b allotted to him by the 'handicappery but there was ample proof that Randwick carried 131b under his proper weight. The following are the facts so far as cpula be, ascertained :— The scales , we're, ordinary! ones, borrowed by the Club from a tradesman inNew.Plymouth, a|td the weights consisted of one 1001b t weight and one 'solb weight, both somewhat rusty from use. Randwick^s rider was the, last te weigh out for ' tfte race' in que's^iqn',','andyas passed as 9st lib' iby the cljark of the/scales.. The weighing-room.', -was then left open'daring the race, and, ifcandwick's ifider' returning to the scales,' he. drew up the beam at' the 'exact weight that he went out— haihely, 1271b', or 95t,11,b, and ( the clerk of ''the .scales,! Mr Humphries, declared him height. ' Hatfie)d,,the,rider!of .Larry,- wasth^en , put on the scales, and, to the astonishment | of , everyone present,- he lifted the beam at nearly", a'titone 'over the weight hewent'out at. As Hat- • field only weighed' 7.st n 3lb, and rode,, in ,a,, olb 'sa,d'dlp, minds, of those pre,^9nVthat ithe scales, tiad been ( tampered wrijh. the xider,of the horse Dan, was then <put'on J , and h'ei'too, was' exactly the same nutober'of his freight th^t'Hatfifild 'wasi^'iThe rider'.'ot .the' fourth llb'rs,9"was, next „we;gh'e^, and fouid , :sValte'rs,.th'en''a.Bfced'the~cl9rk,'Of. the scalesito weigh his jdekey. with the other weight., The lOOIb weight.'itt' question- was then'.takeri 'off 'the' beam arid; 'the 'smaller weights' used, 'and ths, whole three "riders then .weighed' thfeir' .correct weights. ,It,,was then, evident .that, jas" the. suspicious 1001b weight had made allithre,e iridersnearly Ist over their proper/weight,' that it should also 1 have made 'Randwick's rider the same 'number of pounds 'overi his weight, arid, it then dawned, upon all present, tnat ■ Randwick had been weighed out with .this false weight, and had. drawn 9st. lib when only, actually Bst 41b..' > The weight was examined, and it was found that- two holes had; been recently bored in the bottom with a drill, andipn the owner of the scales examining the weights he declared that it was not his 1001b weight ( at all, as his was slightly rusty,' whilst the false one was new. The rider of Randwick was tnen • questioned, and it was discovered that he rode| in a small saddle weighing about 41b; and his own actual' weight was only about Bst, and as jhe carried no lead : glbth, it became perfectly clear : that Randwick could hot have carried more ( than Bst 41b. But as' the clerk, of the course had declared him 9st lib on jjoing out andjtet lib in coming in', there the matter stood. , The' ,false'loolb weight had .evidently been spirited in After all- the other horses had' weighed opt,* but by whom is at present a.myßtery. It was observed that/ although Randwick was ' not much of a favourite in the bettihg,' he carried most money, in .the totajisafjpr^ and members, qf ' a certaiii party were,observ,ed to (lrawdiyideqds of £50.and £60 each from the totalisator after the race, and of -course the totalisator pays first pastthepost. ' The stewards held a meeting, arid the matter has been placed in the hands of the police to investigate. ' It ,is, I, understand, the, intention of the .Club to hold the stakes in the meantime, and make every inquiry into, the' matter. • Great sympathy was expressed for Mr Walters, -the-owner of Larjry, sis' it' was admitted ' ori all sides ( that, Had Ra'ridwick'.' carried his proper weight; Latry Would, have beaten him, as on only ,91b, better terms he beat > him. comfortably the. previous day, whilst on this occasion Randwick won in a canter. This in r itself ; Was sufficient evidence that' there" was a' screw loose somewhere. There should ' be no difficulty in discovering where the false weight was obtained from, and where it was drillpd, as it could not be bored without an instrument well known to mechanics as a drill. Inquiries were also made in town,' and it was discovered that tho rider of Randwick had been taking physic for the purpose of reducing himself in weight on the evening previous to the race, although he himself only weighed about Bst 41b, and had to scale 9st lib next day. The whole affair bears such a snnpiciouK appearance that the Club phcrnld spare no oxpenao to sift the matter to the very utmost. As the clerk of the scales is responsible for the safe keeping of the weights and scales, and the room had a door with .1 lock and key, the question arises, How carao tbo weights to be tampered with whilst under Ids care, and, if only to clear himself from suspicion, ho should give his assistance towards clearing up the mystery. I may state that I am assured that the clerk of the scales was in no way mixed up with the affair, and was only to blame for his neglect in leaving the door of the weighing-room unlocked,"

TAIERI RACES,

Stewards :-Meß9rs R. Charto, J. Gow, D. L. Christie, W. Shaw, D. Taylor, R. Muir, W. Smith, 18. Turnbull, R. Todd, F. Harper, W. Todd, and J. Oughton. Judge, Mr R. Charters. Treasurer, Mr J. Oughton. Starter, Mr W. Smith. Timekeeper, Mr W. Thompson. Handicappers, Messrs W. Smith, R. Muir, A. Waters. Clork of the Course, Mr R. Barr, Clerk of Scales, Mr D. Taylor. A race meeting under the auspices of the Taieri Amateur Turf Club was held in Mr Stephenson's paddock, near Mosgiel, on Saturday last. There was some good racing during the day but the. meeting was, not in every respect a successful one.' The Taieri people may know well enough how to get up an agricultural show or a ploughing match, but they are certainly behind the times m the matter of horse-racing. There was a great deal of time wasted between the events, ,and though the weather was anything but pleasant it'was well dn in the evening before the last race came off., Rainfell several times during the day, and as the steward's booth— which also, served the purpose of a dressing-tent for the jockeys— was the only shelter on the ground, matters were rendered anything but pleasant for the sightseers. - The attendance, however, was not very large during any part ,of the. day, for.jbeyond the racing itself, there was, very little to a* tract the general public, The totahsatoriwas absent from the field, and seeing that the police were well represented during the , greater part of the day, very few attempted to indulge in the time-honoured sweeps. The course was, on account of the rain, rather sloppy, hence, no very fast time, was chronicled for any of the events. An amusing episode occurred in con-, nection with one of • the races— the Taieri Handicap. The distance of this race was^ mile- and- a-half, but this did not seem to, be enough for. the leading, riders, who, after! a good finish, proceeded on an extra journey round the course, and came to the winningpost for the fourth time in somewhat different order. This caused a good deal of speculation as to who was the winner, and it was not until Mr Charters mounted the judge's box and explained how matters stood that the discussion abated. Appended are details of the several events : — ' ' HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of 16 soys, over eight flights of hurdles, 3ft Cm high. Two miles and a distance.' • ? Mr D. L. Christie's b g Katortelto, 6 yrs, list 71b .. ; 1 Mr J. Iveson's b g Putative, aged, 9ab 10lb ... 2 Only the two horses were entered for tliis event, which did not excite much -interest, j HANDICAP HURDLE, RACE, . j Of 10 sovb, over six flights of hurdles, 3f fc Gin high. Ore mile and a-half. , . Mr R. Todd's b g Donald, aged, 9a6 101b (Pearson) ; 1 Mr W. Palmer's ctf g Croydon, 6 yra', 9sfc 6lb ' ' . . ; 2 Mr 11. Christie's b m Elsie, Oat 101b . . . . ; 3 Mr J. Iveson's b g Putative; aged, lOst. . . . j 0 The horses were sent away well together, and when approaching the second last hurdle of the first round Mr Todd's bay gelding came to the front. He kept the lead all the way round, taking the hurdles in fine style, and won anyhow. He carried 21b overweight, the second' horse 101b over, and the third 2lb over-weight. Time, 3 min. 40sec. . TAIERI HANDICAP, , j Of 20 soys. One mile and a-half. j Mr D. L. Christie's b' g Katerfelto, 6 yrs, Bst 81b , (J. Belletfr)' 1 Mr WaddelJ's br g Bougbleeh Dhoun, aged, 9st ,'.'. j 2 Mr S. Turnbull's b m .Kmpress, 3 yrs, 7st 2tb . . 3 Mr D. Kirby'd br ,c Goai, 3 y rs, Bsfe . . ..! 0 Little John, Flossie, and Onyx were scratched. The remaining horses weresdnt away to a good start, and' came down ' the straight, all together, at a very hot pace till opposite the judge's box, when Goai was squeezed inside a post. At the back of , fjhe course- the other three horses were close .together/ and an exciting race ensued between" Katerfelto' and Boughleen Dhoun, .the latter, who was carrying '51b overweight, coming, in 'first' by half a lepgth. The other two horses carried ,4Jb,v overweight. i.Timei „,3,, ,mm. 13£! sec.'. ■ ' •' 11. .<!•'!' -<> < .i . ■ 1 1 HANDICAP .TROTTING .RACK. , ' ! ,Of 10 soya: ■ Distance, three miles. ■ i Mr J. Olive's b'g Master 'Rowe, aged, 20 sec. j \ !''.'* l ' ' > " (A. Webb) tl Mr R. Charter's b m Culemozzoo, 6 yra; 30 sec. 1 ..j '2 Mr A, Stuart's b g Do'ctbr, aged, 20 sec ' . . ,3 Mr W.' M'Lean's bmElsa, aged, scr I. 1 ■ ..J 0' \ Taieri and Croyden. also started,, Consider ' able interest was taken in this event. A good race -ensued between- Master Rowe and Mi- ' Charter's bay mare. They passed each other ' repeatedly; but the old hortfe, who was'fancjed from, the start, was equal to ,the occasion',' and coming away- with a, fine spurt at the finish, won a iwell-coritasted race, by a couple? of lengths. Time, 12 mm. 39£ sec. • | r LADIES' PURSE HANDICAP, ' ' ' Of 15 soys. Distance,,one mile and a-quarter. : Mr D. M'Master'a eh m Flossie, 4 yrs, 7st 101b (Gourlay) 1 Mr H. Christie's b m Elsie, aged, Bst 31b „ ! 2 Mr J. Oughton's eh g Yellowboy, 4 yrs, 6at 101b . .! 3 i Onyx was scratched. A very bad start was effected. Toledo, who went off with a long lead, bolted at the turn, and made for home. He became unmanageable, and tumbled over a fence, throwing, his jockey (Arthur Smith), ■who was picked up insensible shortly afterwards. The race then lay between Flossie and Elsie, and the latter won somewhat easily. , ! HACKR.ACE, ; Of7BOVB. No weight .under, lOsfc. ; Mr J. Allan's b g Rattler, 6 yrs . . . (Ownor) 1 ,Mr D. M'Master'B br g Romance, aged.. ... 2 Mr R. Charter's bm Secret ' ..3 Nine horses started, and a good race ensued. The finish between the second and third horses was a very close one. ( T;ime, 2 miri. 12 sec. j . PONY RACE, " I ', Of '5 so'vs, for all ponies 14 hands and under ; catch 1 weights. Distance,' one mile. Mr Melrose's b m Spider, aged . . . . 1 Two protests were lodged against the money going, to the winner on the ground that the pony was over 14 hands high. ' ! ' ' CONSOLATION HANDICAP, ' , ' . Of 7 soys. Distance, one mile. Mr, M'Lean's 1 Tomboy, Cst 2lb .. ..1 ' Toledo, with 7st on him, and Yellowboy, with 6st'lolb, also ran. Cotton, who rode ,the former, tried hard to land him a winner, but Tomboy had ,too much go in him, and won by nearly two lengths. GHRISTCHURCH AUTUMN MEETING. First Day.— Monday. ; Chbistchurch, April 10th. The weather held up to-day for the races, and there was on the whole a very fair attendance. Three totalisators were at work— two outside, the saddling paddock and one inside, The results were : — FREE HANDICAP, Of 5 sivs. each, with 50 soys. added. Otiu mile. Mv Cutt's eh f Nautilus, by Traducer- Water Witch, 4ir-', 7sM2lb .. (Thompson) 1 Mr Horsford'd eh « The Joker, 6 yr*. Cat; 71b (Hawkins) 2 Mr Fraser's blkh Betrayer, 0 yrs .. (Wattio) 3 Mnarn Maiofi and Vallanee's b h Volunteer, Sjrd, Tat 101b . •• •• •• ° Betting : sto -1 agst Nautilus, 3to 1 agt.l Volunteer, 4 to 1 agst .Betrayer, 0 to 1 agst The Joker. After two breakaways, the lot were dismissed to a capital start, Nautilus being quickest ou her legs, with The Joker second, Volunteer third, and Betrayer

iy was ove:

last. 1 Wattie soon sent the black horse along, and at the home turn he was lying second, two lengths behind Nautilus, The Joker third, and Volunteer out of it. At the rails The Joker came through, but he could never get quite up, and was beaten by a head, Betrayer a bad third. Time, 1 mm. 47i sec. GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP, Of 300 boys, and silver cup, value 100 soys (gift of K. Campbell, Esq.) One mile and a-nali. Hon. W. Robinson's eh g Salvage, by Castaway— Mist, 3yrs, 7st 71b .i •• (Smith) 1 Mr Butler's eh m Luna, aged, 7st 111b (W. Butler) 2 Mr Walters' br h Libeller, 5 yra, 7st 91b . (Ivimy) . 3 Sir Modred (9st 31b), Natator (9st lib), Lure (Bst 101b), Lady Emma (Bst 101b),' Chancellor Bst 81b), Mataku (7st 7lb), Legerdemain (6st 91b), The Poet (6st 6lb), and Emir Bey (6st) aJp '

also ran. ' ; ■ Betting: 3 to 1 agst Salvage, 4 to 1 agst Libeller, 100 to' 20 agst The Poet, 100 to' 15 agst Lady Emma,' 100 to 12 agst Luna. , The Hon. W. Robinson' declared to win with Salvage. 1 A capital start saw Libeller first away, with Luna close on his heels, the rest in a cluster, with .Legerdemain last. Rounding tho turn Libeller had half a length's load of Lure, who had by -this time run into second place, Chan'bellor lying third;' and, The Poet fourth, Sir Mpdrea being the most prominent of the others, who were whipped 'in by Legerdemain. Lure soon supplanted Libeller, and 'led by. three lengths, The Poet second, and Libeller •third, and the rest in ! a -cluster. The Poet next collared Lure, and the pair' ran neck and neck to the six^furlong post, where Ivimy went •up with Libeller, Thei Poet second, and Luria thirdi The Rundey filly soon cried a go, and Luna running into third place, her colours and those of Libeller. were most prominent at the turn. The' representative of the rose-and-white stripes was soon in trouble, and it appeared any odds on Luna at the rails, where Salvage came through his horses and won : hands down by two lengths, Luna beating Libeller for second place by half a length, Lady Emma fourth. Time 2min 41£ sec. The following table shows tho winners of the GREAT AUTUMN HANDICAP SINCE 1874.

" Note.— Tho race in 1874 was two miles ; 'in 187 13, Leger course. CHAMPAGNE STAKES, . Of 250 soys. Six furlongs. 26 subs. Mr Horsford's "eh f Nonsense, by Albany -No • Name, Bst 81b .. . . • 1 . . (Hickton) 1 Hon. W. Robinson's eh f Iris, Bst 81b ■. . (Demtt) 2 Hon. W. Robinson's br c VaDguard, Bst 101b (Bishop)l 3 The Curate, Trinket, Siesta, Doris, and Leonora also fan. ' Betting: 6 to 4 'on Iris, 6to 4 agsji Nonsense. ' ' < • A very bad start saw Ins away several lengths in front of the others, of whom Vanguard held the lead, Siesta being almost left at the post. Iris led till the home turn, shortly before ; reaching which Nonsense 1 ran' into' second place. The whip was soon out, 1 and Nemo's sister struggled; gamely, and catching Iris at the rails she soon had the Knowsley ' filly, in difficulties,' and .won easily .by half; a length, Vanguard a bad third, Leonora fourth. Tjune, lmin. 20£ sec. ,; i The following are the winners of the < CANTERBURY CHAMPAGNE STAKES, j

THE EPSOM STAKES, I A Bweepstake of 6-uovs, with 100 sovb added. } ■ Mr O'Brien's br v c Tasman, by St. Albans 7 ZHIahJ — 3yrs,"Bßib6ib'- i ..' 7^ * V.-> " •-'■■>■■■.' -• '•' ' >■•! 1 Hon. G. M'Lean's b I legerdemain, Bst 41b ..j 2 Hon. W. Bobinson's brf Cassivelaumis -Envy filly,; Bstllb .. .. •• ••, 3 ' Won easily by a length. Time, 2min. 43soc. _____ j Second Day.— Tuesday. j Chbistohuhoh, April llthi There was a very small attendance at the races to-day, rain falling all the time, Ihe results were :— < AUTUMN NURSERY HANDICAP, A l sweepstake of 5 sovb each, with 100 soys added. For two-year-olde. Five furlongs. j MrH Horsford's brf Siesta, Bst 121b ■ (Harris) i Hon. W. Robinson's br c Vanguard, Bst7lb(Derritt) ( 2 Mr G Fraser'a eh f Leonora, 7sfc 21b , (Watfcie) ( 8 Mr Eraser's br c • Bayard (Bst 21b), Mr George's be: Free Lance (Bst 21b), Messrs Mason and Vallance'a br c .Turquoise (7st 101b), Mr' Lunu's b c Welcome Jack (7st 71b); Mr Butler's br f Te-Ata i(7st), Mr Walters' eh f Doris (6st ' 121b)n also ran. Nonsense was scratched. The 'betting was 3 to 1 bar 'one ; Siesta was the favourite. . ■ ! After a lot of fiddling and several breajesaway, the lot at last got off, Welcome Jack having all the worst' of the start; Turquoise leading, followed by Vanguard, the remainder all in a cluster. ' Turquoise still led round the turn, and then Vanguard went up to _ the leader. On coming into. the straight Siesta came up on the outside, and gradually improved ncr position until reaching the rails, when she came with a rush and won easily! by half a length, Leonora two lengths off. Time, 1 mm. 6 sec. EASTER HANDICAP, A sweepstakes of 5 soys each, with 100 soys added, For three-year-olds and up'wardg. The second horse to save his stake. One mile. Mr G. W. H. Lee's hr c Emir Bey, by Tubal Cain —Ace of Hearts, 3 yrs, Cat (91b overweight) (Sturgißs) 1 Mr G. Fraser's br h Betrayer, 6 yra, Bst • • 2 Hon. W. Robinson's br f by Cassivelaunus— Envy, a yrs, 6ot 91b (91b over) .. .. ,„,••* Mr H. Goodman's b h Sir Moclrcd, 4 yra, 9st lib 0 Sir 11. Robinson's br m Lady Emma, 4 yrs, Sat 9!b 0 Mr E. Cutts' br h Chancellor, aged, S'jt • • 0 , Mr W. Walters' bh Libeller, 5 yrs. 7.,t 121b •• 0 Mr K. Cufcls' Nautilus, 4 yrs, Ist 91b .. •• ° Mr E. Cutts' eh c Mataku, 3 yrs, 7st . . . . 0 Tasman was scratched. This was a grand race. Fir Modrcd, followed cloaoly by Libullor, jumped oft' with the lead, and lod to the tun ; 'Nautilus then came up, and the field closed up and Nautilus took up the running. Tins lot came on down the straight; Betrayer, followed closely by tho Envy filly, leading to the tails, when'Eniir Bey came through with a rush and won by half a length ; the Envy filly a good third, and tho others all close up. , lime, 1 mm, 50^ sec.

' SELLING RACE,- ' A sweep of 3 soys each, with 60 soys added. Mr G. Bate's eh g The Poet, fey Anteros— Fancy, 4 yrs, Bst7lb .. .. .. (Iveny) 1 Mr Hofsford's eh g The Joker, C yrs, 7st 91b (Hickton) 2 Mr S, Powell's blk m On Dit, i yrs, 7st 51b (Allen) S Volunteer (9st 21b) also ran. The betting was 6 to 4 agst On Dit, 2 to 1 agst The Poet. Won easily by two lengths. Time, 2 mm. 22| FLYING HANDICAP,? A sweep of 3 soys each, with 50 boys added. For three-year-olds and upwards. One mile.' Hon. W. Robinson's br t, by Cassivelaunus -Envy, 3 yrs, 6st2lb .. .. ' .. (Butler) 1 Mr G. H. Lee's br c Emir Bey, 3 yrs, 6st 51b (including 4lb overweight)' .. .. (Dunn) 2 ' Mr E. Cutts' eh m Nautilus, 4 yrs, 7st 121b (J. Thompson) 3 Natator (9st lib), Libejler ; (7st 121b), Hinemoa (7st 51b), and Legerdemain (6st 111b) also ran. The betting was 2to 1 agst Natator, 4to 1 agst anything else. The filly won by half a length from Emir Bey, who came very fast at the finish, and beat Nautilus by a length for second place; Natator .was fourth. Time, 1 mm. 22 sec. , , The . . . ■ ' CONSOLATION, HANDICAP was won by On Dit(6st 41b);' beating Legerdemain (6st 91b). Qrily the two started. Time, lmin. 50^ sec. ■'"',, < THE AUCKLAND RACES. First. Day.— Monday. ' , The Easter race meeting at Ellerslie began on Monday. There was splendid . weather. The course was rather heavy from the previous day's rain. . The following are the results : — TRADESMEN'S PLATE HANDICAP,' < Of 80 soy*. Onenlile. Mr J. Smith's b m Maid of Honour, 5 yrs (Clajfc) 1 Mr J. Ryan's blk g Luckpenriy, aged, 51b ow« weight .. .. .. (M'Geq) 2 Mr W. Walters' g g Larry, 6 yr3 (Hatfleltfj 3 The Maid won easily. Time, 1 mm. 49 sec. MARES' PRODUCE STAKES, A sweepstake of 10 soya each, with 100 soys added. For two-year-olds, the produce of marcs served in 1878. Colts, Bst 101b ; fillies, Sat 81b. Distance, six furlongs. Yattendon— Fanny Fisher filly .. (Kaiser) 1 Landseer .. .. <•• (Craft) 2 Betting : 6 to 4 on the Yattendon filly ; even against Landseer. Won by four? lengths .easily from Landseer, the same distance separating Katipo from tha second. Time, 1 mm. 46| sec. , HANDICAP HURDLES, Of 60 BOVB, with a. sweepstake of 2' soys i each. Two ' miles and a-half. •' ■-'' ' • Matau .. .. •• (Goodman) 1 Catch'em ... .. -. (Lowlands) 2 Hark&way , ,1 , , ..;, ,(\Villiams) 3 , A splendid race.. Harry Mount, , Rakau, and Wild Dayrell also ran. „ EASTER HANDICAP, ' Of 150 boys, with a sweepstake of 6 soys each. Mr A. M'Lean's b f Louid, 3 yrs . . (Pell) 1 Mr Coylo's b m Dewdrop, 6 yrs -! ■ .>. i > (Laing) t Mr Munn's b g Soukar, aged •. . (Woods) t Louie won by half a length. Dewdrop and Soukar made a dead heat for second > place. The Slander filly was close up, I 'and- King Quail next. Time, & mm. 1J sec. Louie ana her jockey were greatly cheered on returning to the saddling-paddock. SELLING RACE, Of 50 soys. Distance, one mile and a-half. Ratcatcher .. ' .. •• •< 1 Larry .. .- .. "•- ■ •• 2 Rocket.. ... i •• S : Won by two lengths from ! 'Larry, Rocket third. Diver and Marita*ha f also.ran. Time, 2 mm. 32 sec: ' ' ' ■ ' ' ~ PUBLICANS'! PURSE, • v Of 60 f ovs. Distance, one mile and a-quarter. Maid of Honour 1 1. . • 1 "■..' (Clarke) 1 Virginia Water .... , „ .. .' .-.„ (Durden) 2 Amazon „ „ ' .... „ ,>.• , (Pell) 3 Second Day.— Tuesday. At the second day's races at Ellerslie thero were 2000 present. 1 Shpwers fell' at intervals. Considerable surprise was expressed, at the ; wholesale scratchings in., some of- the bigger events, and especially in the Autumn Handicap. ' ' 11 1 * • , „,.;,' I , , ,' FLYING STAKES, , •. I . , , Of 5,0 soys. , i , , I Maidof.Honour .. .- ', ... ..1 ! Virginia Water' '„. "." ,'•'•' ' '•• 2 ! " Mtodhlef '.. \ '•'• ;'■''•• " •• 3 , „,' HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, Of 100 soys. ' Distance, about three and a-half miles. TeWhetu ' ' ' ,'.'. ' ' ..' 1 ' Ru'ku .. •..'•''.;■ " .. 2 Catch'em.. .. • '.. ■ ' ..3 Grey Momus, Hard Times, Matau, Harkaway, and Wild Dayrell also started. ' ' Matau fell and. broke his fore leg so badly that the fractured bone protruded from tho wound. Goodman, his rider, was unhurt; ' AUTUMN, HANDICAP, Of 150 soys. Distance, 1£ mile. King Quail .. , .., ..1 Soukar .. .... ..2 King Quail , came wjth a rush , and won by three lengths. Time, 2;min. sS£,sec. , ELLERSLIE HANDICAP,' i Of 100 soys. Three-quarters of a mile. . . Hippo— Slander filly < 1 .. .• 1 ' .. 1 Amazon .. .. • .;.•• ■ „. 2 , Fanny Fisher filly , • f , .. 3 Mr Walters declared to win with:, the Fanny Fisher filly ■•■ . ; SHORTS HANDICAP, ,.. ■ . Of 80 sovs. Onomiloand^pyards. , Paramena t •.., .;, •■ , -■••,! King Quail .. .. .. 2 Ratcatcher .. .. ..3 King Quail was so far in the rear that he was not supposed to have the ghost of a, show, but he closed with the foremost division, and ran a game horse in the straight. To those on the stand it appeared as if King Quail had won by half a length, but the judge/p decision was that Paramena , won by a head., CONSOLATION HANDICAP, ' , Of 25 soys. One mile. My Dream , , .. „,, „ , .. 1 Luckpcnny , . .., , „•• ..2^ A.J.C. MEETING. (Reuter's Special.) Sydney, April 10th. CHAMPAGNE STAKES. Navigator .. .. ..1 Ilccla .. .. .. -.2 Jessie .. .. .. -.3 ST. LEQER STAKES. Whoatear . . . . . . 1 Somerset:,. .. : ..2 Moninouth .. — ..3 Wow easily. Time, 3 mm. 25^ sec. Wyiwev, April 12th. At to-day's meeting of the A. J.C. at Randwick the race for the Cup resulted as follows : — SYDNEY OUP, A handicap sweepstakes ot 2n soys eacli, with fifO soys ad 'cd ; >ecoti([ hoi.-c to rov. ivc 50 n:>vs and third 20 sn vs from the prize. Mr Lloyd's Ciuinnmnlln. (tat •• •• 1 Mr T>(> '.\t- stro's Sweet Wi liam, 0 t . . ■ • 2 Mr Abraham's Rainbow, (iit .. •• . . 3 Nineteen horses started. Cunnamulla wop, by half a length, Time, 3 mm. 30 2-5 sec

MEIiBOUEMJPRF NEWS. (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT " WARRIOR.") Melbourne, April sth. During the past fortnight very little of importance as regards horsey matters has occurred. This day week the bookmakers took their departure for New South Wales, to be present at the Hawkesbury Handicap and Sydney Gup meetings. The first event was, as no doubt your readers have long since heard by cablegram, won by The Drummer, Mr De Mestre's certainty second, and Hawtnornden third. The winner, who is unfortunately called after his sire, was purchased when a youngster by Mr F. Wentworth, the wellknown owner of Waxy, Wheatear, and Saunterer. The Drummer is a rising our -year -old. At the Sydney Turf Club meeting on the 31st of last December Mr Wentworth's colt ran third to Aureola 6st 81b), Falmouth (Bst 101b) in the Ely Handicap of six- furlongs, beating the last Caulfield Cup winner (Master Avenel), Mr Long's fraud Brian Boru, Honest John Taits Inverary, Kelpie, Jessie, Silver Arrow and Olivette. The same day he carried list 21b and secured third place in the Corinthian Cup On tne following Monday The Drummerf ailed to poll either one, two, or three _ in the^Tattersalte Cup, of two miles. At the Victoria Amateur Turf Club meeting the colt failed to pS an appearance, but on the .first day -of tho Autumn gathering of the V.R. p. no i carriedweight for age (Bst 21b) m the Keilor Stakes, one mUe and a-half, and won as he liked, beating Mr Hurtle Fisher's Courtenay and Euclid, who ran second in the Newmarket Handicap; the time being very good-2 mm. 49 sec In the Corinthian Handicap the son of The Drummer had to succumb to one of Panic's stock. Handy Andy. The people of New South Wales have m The Drummer a first-class animal, quite equal to, if not better, than his half-brother The Pontiff, who won the Sydney Metropolitan btakes of 1880 (Hesperian running second, and Lord Burehlev third). At the time of writing this letter tfie Sydney Cup 0f ,1882 has not been decided. If it had been, I would have added a few more remarks about Mr Wentworth's horse. As it is, I will have to leave it for another time. As soon as the curtain falls (on the last day of the A.J.C. carnival, the lbth) I purpose laying before your readers a series of articles upon the past performances of horses enraged in the season of 1881-82, and those nags likely to face the starter's flag on the days of the A;J.C. and V.R.C. Der&ys, and the Sydney Metropolitan and the Melbourne Cup of 1882. . . , .. Mr Bond, the energetic secretary of the VA.T. Club, placed before the public a Slendid day's sport on Saturday, the 25th arch, but the public didn't appreciate the good dish. Each race was well contested, and the fields were everything that could bedesired. Some of our old sireß had a look mat this meet. The Selling Race fell to Harp of Erin, by Argus Scandal. (This horse was called A. S. in reference to Joe Thompson feeling aggrieved at an article which .appeared in the Argus and Australasian when the son of Ace of Clubs- was only a yearling. Thompson s horse ran in the Maribyrnong Plate, and won . the first in 1871, under the name of Argus Scandal.) Glenorvan, the son of the defunct Glencoe (winner of the Melbourne Cup of 1868) won the Hurdle Race of 1£ miles; Syndicate, by Bethual Green, the Two-year-old Race, value 100 soys; the South Yarra Handicap falling to Sir Joseph, son of the same sire, the Newmarket winner (Hyacinth) running third. Actress scored a win for Tom King and Ballet Girl, in the Steeplechase, and John Peel, by Oliver Twist, the Richmond Handicap, beating On Saturday last I had a look in at Mr F. F. Dakin's stable, about a mile from the Flemington training-ground. Darebin appeared as if he had lost a considerable amount of flesh Bince he last appeared in public. I questioned j Mr Dakin as regards the future prospects of the Australian representative of Lurline and , The Peer. He stated that Mr Guesdon, who , was about to visit the Old Country, had entrusted to him the care of the horse, and that, as he thought the Derby winner required rest,' he intended scratching him for all his engagements at the Sydney Cup meeting next week, and running him no more until next spring, when he hoped he would be able to make a splash in the big event of the Australian turf --the Melbourne Cup. Mr Pearson's Fryingpan looked as fresh as his age will allow— as frisky as a two-year-old colt. The V.R.C-. Derby will, I hope, see the Pan. It being very late in the afternoon I was unable to see the rest of the string. You may rely upon it, every satisfactory gallop of Darebin's will be reported to you when the time arrives. ; Mr De Mestre's Sylvanus, by the renowned Robinson Crusoe— Lady, cut up very badly pn Saturday last at Hawkesbury. In tho Claret Stakes, Navigator and Solitude having been withdrawn, the Teanar stable thought 'it was good enough to win with Sylvanus, who started at 5 to 2 against. A brown filly by Rapid Bay— Piracy, won by a neck from the full brother to Bathurst and Woodlands (Hecla). Tom Brown's (late trainer of Mr Ivory's Grand . Flaneur, Trump Yoss, and other horses) Saionara gaining third honours. I don't know what to think of this colt. Mr Ivory gave a very handsome sum for the son of Maribyrnong— Sappho, and he has never got into a gallop much faster than a secondrater. A good many more of his sire's stock have never been worth anything as two-year-olds.' Of course, Palmyra and Segenhoe are exceptions. Richmond, Bosworth, Hamlet, Horatio, Imperial, Miss Jessie, Sunshine, Bathurst, and Woodlands couldn't get properly on their pins at that age, and .not until three years old did they carry off the principal prizes on the Australian turf. In consequence of what I have narrated above, I shouldn t be at all surprised to see Saionara win good races next season, and keep up the reputation of the Maribyrnong stock. Balthazar, by the same sire as The Drummer, won the Public Auction Stakes, one mile, in 1 mm. 44£ sec. Several of our well-known and respected jockeys are contemplating retiring from the list. Tommy Hales has boon suffering from ill health for some years past, and the doctors are of opinion that ho must give the pigskin best, or the saddle will have the best of Tommy. Yoomana, who is familiarly known as " Billy," goes to a station at Wagga W.igga, where he intends breoding thoroughbred horses. Tho steeplechase and hurdle-race-champion, Oomgan, intends starting a stud of liiii own. I should recommend him to remember the old adago, "Jack's aa good a« his master" — that's when he's not on his own hook, I Speaking of "jocks.," poor Joe Mom-wi had a nasty knock on the " Chester" leg when ;t,l ono of the country imwtings. I ,nn afraid that ho will never lie ablo to ride in another Melbourne Cup. Morris. Griffin, tho first croinov of Wellington, and who steered him to victory in tho V.K.O. , Derby, has been much luckier than the present I trainer of tho above horse (Morrison). ("J-riffin mot with his accident in the Late railway collision on th<j Brighton line on the 18th of last month. Morris complains of a shock to the system and a sprainod thumb, for which damage be expects the Board of Land and Worlw to remunerate him in the sum of £500. :

Now that Mr Knipe, the auctioneer, has gone in for £5000, M. G. may double his figure. Don't he wish he may get it ! The first meeting of the Victorian Trotting Club came off on Saturday last on the grounds of the Club, Elsfiernwiek Park, Elsternwick. The distance is not very great from the metropolis, the Brighton train almost conveying you to the spot. The course is so situated that you can observe the race from start to finish. The attendance was very fair, and the trotting never equalled in the Colony before. Mr Mays, or Jack Mays, New South Wales horse-owner, was last September, as your readers are no doubt aware, disqualified from running his horses on the Randwick racecourse for a stated period. The A.J.C. stewards, after due consideration, decided that the running of Elastic was •'crooked," and justice was therefore most properly meted out to him. Mays had backed Hesperian to win the Melbourne Cup for a potful of gold, but the V.R.C. stewards followed the example of their brother club and disqualified him, and his horses also. Of course Johnny rushed into print, and then into the arms of the lawyers ; the result of which was that "honest" Mays appeared as plaintiff, and the A. J.O. stewards defendants, in the Supreme Court last week. Mr Manning, the primary Judge of the Court of New South Wales, presided. His Honor gave it as his opinion that he had grave doubts as to the jurisdiction of the Court (the case appearing in the form of an injunction motion) in such a matter, and expressed a hope that a full bench would bit able to discuss the point. Justice Manning " thought that' the only point in favour of the plaintiff was the fact that the land forming the racecourse had been dedicated to public purposes. It was clear that the Court of Equity could only deal with private property, and this case could only in a very remote sense be said to come under that category. In dismissing the suit his Honor said that even if Mr Mays had a strong right he would be very in disposed to create a new jurisdiction in the Court. He therefore refused the motion for an injunction." I hope this will be a warning to all those gentlemen who persist in running their horses " blind drunk," so as to reb the public and the bookmakers to "skin the lamb." | It will be remembered by your readers that a short time back I made comment upon the conduct of the police authorities in removing Mr Franck and other gentlemen to the watchhouse on account of trading the totalisator-machine at tho Geelong race meeting on the 24th of last February. Mr S. Franck, the proprietor of the totalisatormachine, addressed a letter to the Police Department, on the 24th of last month, arguing that no gambling or betting had taken place on the Geelong course, as each member had first viewed the horses, and then deposited the stake on his judgment after such view. He says, although the Geelong Bench dismissed the charge against him, and so declared the proceedings to be legal, he nevertheless since refused to utilise his invention under the same rules as the Club managed by him at Geelong was within the law, and that no policeman dare degrade him again in such a manner as he was then degraded, so long as he adhered to the Club's rules, and carried on the business in a fair and honest manner. In concluding Mr Franck's letter, he goes on to say: "As neith&r Mr Duncan "(a well-known detective in the pay of the bookmakers for suppressing the totalisators), " nor any other gentleman has accepted my challenge of £100 to nothing, to prove that my instrument can be tampered with, there can be no doubt that it is infallible. Kindly inform me at your earliest convenience whether you will instruct the police not to further molest me in the use of my invention, as carried on by me 1 at* Geelong." Mr Franck quotes the opinion of Judge Pring, who, when Attorneygeneral for Queensland, gave the following opinion as to the legality of the totalisator under the Queensland statute, Vie. 14, No. 9, which he asserts is identical with the Victorian Gaming Act. ' ' Horse-racing, " Mr,(now Judge) Pring states, in his opinion, "is a lawful game, and oetting on horse-racing is legal, although the money won is not recoverable by law. The totalisator is not an instrument of gaming within the meaning of the Act," 14 Vie, No. '$, neither is it within the Lotteries Act, 16 Vie., No. 27. , The totalisator merely indicates the number of persons who have staked their money on each horse,, and is not the means ■■of contrivance by whi,ch the money may be won." Mr Superintendent Winch sent the following letter, in reply to the above, to Mr Franck, which is very satisfactory both to the public and to the inventor of the totalisator niachine: — "Police Department, Superintendent's Office, Melbourne, 7th March, 1882. Sjr»-f-I have the honour to acknowledge the receipt \of your letter dated 24th ult., in which you request that in the event of your using the instrument called the totalisator I will give instructions to the police not to further molest you. In reply I beg leave to inform you that I submitted your letter to the head of my department for advice and instruction. It will be my duty to see that the law is not evaded, and that any club you may propose to form for the purpose of working this instrument amongst the members of such club is of a bona fide character. On my being satisfied on this point you need not dread police interference." I should imagine from the tone of the above that the police intend allowing the totalisator a trial ; and lam given to understand by Mr S. Franck himself that it is his intention to work the machine at the Melbourne Hunt Club meeting on the Queen's Birthday, and at the V.R.O. Grand National Steeplechase meet next July. He also informed me that his newly-formed Club comprises some of the leading gentlemen of the Colony. Bravo, Franck

Warrior

Ths following letter from a " Member of a Country Corps" appeared in Wednesday's Daily Times:— Sir, — As a member of* a country corps of Volunteers, and one who has come a long way to take part in the Dunedin review, I regret exceedingly that the unpropitious state of the weather should have caused same to be a total failure. But I regret even more the disappointment of the Dunedin people, who were thus debarred the enjoyment in store for them, for I feel certain the whole affair would have boenan unqualified success, The bonevolent intention of ao many going in the pouring rain to tl c Caledonian Grounds on Sunday speaks volumes, but what 1 would desire to particu* lai'ly record is— Have your Dunedin review on l)i,h November (Prince of Wales' Birthday), sanw as four years ago ; adopt the same programme, lot just the same Volunteer* attend, and then the extra expenditure will make amend.; for the present ]<).-,«. The weather will surety bo good at tint .season of the year, and die f-roops will go through their movements like vntruina. 1 am pciroi tally aware of the saeriii'ic made by hotel-keepers to accommodate Voluirltsovs billcLed on them— the good tables kepi, and thocJeanlinesßof the, sleeping apartmoats. Their efforts have in some measure boen compensated by the good conduct and personal thanks of the men, and I feel certain that if a further call was made on the visiting Volunteers, the same would be willingly responded to

ear Horse. Rider. Weight. I Timo 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 Kakapo Parewhenua Templeton Bribery Longlands Longlands Caruballo > Lady Emma. Salvage Derrett Brimner Wattie Clifford CliflEord Clark S. Harris W. Allen J. smith St. lb. 7 9 7 5 8 11 6 IS 7 3 '7 0 ' 8 0 . 6 13 7 7 3 5 5 8 3 4 * 5 3 3 m. s. 3 40* 2 47* S 25 2 45} 2 41*t 2 43i, 2 41 2 431 2 4li

Year. '1874 ■1876' 18.76 1877 ,1878 1 1879' 1880 .1881 1882, Wainui' '>' ' ' Phoebe <?olt Danebury, Trump Card, Natator Beto'ayer' Sir Mddred Somnus > , Nonsense • Name. . i i i Ravensworth. iTowton Traduijer T,rad\icer Traducer Tradueer Traducer ■ Traducer , Albany Sire.; 1 ' ' R. Mason Lyford 11. Ray H.lFuller MatheivH J. Nolan Clifford S. Harris I Hicktorv Rider. , Time. i fir.j 1*22 1 fe2 "1 18 1 21 119 1 : 19|, ljoj