HORSES LIKELY TO WIN BIG EVENTS ON THE AUSTRALIAN TURF.

Otago Witness, Issue 1596, 24 June 1882, Page 20

HORSES LIKELY TO WIN BIG EVENTS ON THE AUSTRALIAN TURF.

(By our Melbourne Special, "Warrior.")

No. 111.

I should have liked, in this my third article, to have disposed of the two-year-old division, and commenced reviewing the three-year-olds ; but this must be left for my next. Among the Melbourne Cup entries will be found a large number of two-year-olds, which on this occasion I am about to refer to. As regards the Hon. W. Robinson's Vanguard, Cheviot, Salvage, and Ibis, the New Zealand sporting people are well acquainted with their pedigrees and performances, and it would be needle&s for me to give an expression of opinion; therefore I must turn my attention to horses nearer home, and will begin with Hobart, a brown colt, the property of Mr C. S. Agnew, of Hobart, Tasmania, was bred in Victoria, and purchased when a yearling for a very fair sum. The islanders possess in this colt a worthy Melbourne Cup representative, and considering that he is by Panic out of Myth, should bo about next Spring. When I .saw him win the Tasmanian (Hobart) Two-year-old Stakes, beating Mr C J. R. Parker's bay filly Mizpah, and. the Hon. Thomas Reiby's bay colt Bagot, six furlongs, in 1 mm. 20 sec, I felt satisfied that Hobart was the making of a second Wellington. If Mr Agnew can be prevailed upon to have his horse properly prepared by a first-class trainer in Melbourne, I won't be at all sorry for having montioncd his name as the first in this number.

Transferred, the property of Mr C Weoks, was purchased a short time ago from Mr Branch. This colt, which is by Maribyrnong, out of Lady Elizabeth, ran nowhere in the Maribyrnong Plate. Not placed in the Normanby Stakes on New Year's Day. At the V.R.C Autumn meeting ran sixth in Ascotvale Stakes. A.J.C. Autumn meeting, came in last but one in a field of seven in the Champagne Stakes. Next day ran into fifth position—lo starters — in the|Flying Handicap, won by Somerset, Larpent second, Gunild third ; distance, three-quarters of a mile ; time, 1 mm. 15| sec. On the fourth day of the meeting Mr Weeks' colt came ovit of his shell in the Nursery Handicap, of six furlongs, running into third place, beating Mr W. Branch's Mistaken and 1G others, in 1 mm. 10 sec. On this occasion Hales had the mount. At tho South Australian Jockey Club meetings Transferred ran up to very good form, running second to Sir Thomas Elder's Baron yon Mueller in the Flying Handicap of threequarters of a mile, in 1 mm. 18 J sec, 21 horses facing the starter's flag. Although he had Tommy Hales in the saddle, he couldn't raise a gallop in the Nursery Handicap the next day. The same in the All-aged Stalces. On Queen's Birthday, at the Adelaide race meeting, the son of Maribyrnong -Lady Elizabeth scored his first win in the Nursery Stakes, of 20 soys. each, and 200 soys. added, six furlongs. In this race he met some of the best cattle in the neighbouring Colony, among them being the South Australian champion youngsters. Guesswork, Bassanio, aud Standard Bearer had also to take a back scat.

Footstep hails from Adelaide. Mr J, E. Saville has the pleasure of owning this beautiful chestnut filly, who is by tho South Australian stud horse Countryman, out of a pretty little mare named Instop. lam glad to notice that owners of horses are beginning to wake up to the fact that when naming their colts they shouldn't go to tho blacks for names. Mr Saville did right in christening his filly something near the mark after her mother — Instep — Footstep. What's nicer than Comet, out of Evening Star ? Then we have Mr Pearson's colt Fryingpan, out of Saucepan ; Mr Pile's Spectre, out of Apparition. If I mistake not, in my Turf Notes last Spring I mentioned Footstep as one likely to turn out a clinker. The daughter of Countryman first made her dehiU, like the majority of two-year-olds, in the Maribyrnong Plate, which, no doubt your readers are aware, is the richest money-prize in the Australian Colonies, being a sweepstake nf 30 soys each, half-forfeit, and 5 soys if declared by a certain date. The added money, 500 soys, makes up a nico little sum for th'o lucky winner. From the moment the starter's " olf " was shouted the filly was nevor in the race, After this, event ' hor owner

scratched her for all other engagements, and she returned to Adelaide. Since then the filly lias grown wonderfully, and also improved in her pace and staying powers. Her performance on her native soil proves this. At the two meetings held at Adelaide Mr Saville had tho pleasure of securing a place in one event and winning the Two and Three-year-old Handicap, three-quarters .of a mile, m 3 mm). 17f sec. Ran second in the Nursery Stakos, won by Transferred; Bassanio third. Won tho Fulhara Stud Sires' Produce Stakes, five furlongs, 7st 41b ; time, 1 mm. 4J sec— within a quarter of a second of the V.R.C. Derby favourite's time last Spring meeting m Melbourne. On the last day Footstep achieved her greatest victory in the City Handicap, of one mile, beating a Leger winner (Topaz), Mr A. lv. Finlay's fast filly Result (won the Goodwood Cup), Mr Hurtle Fisher's crack and expensive gelding Handy Andy, Mr A. Saqui's Mistake, and several others. Should Mr Barnard let Footstep off with sst 121b or Cst lib she may have an outside show in the Melbourne Cup. As the time of year our big race is run for don't suit fillies, I wouldn't put a farthing on her ; nevertheless, she is worth keeping your " peepers " on. Mistaken, bay colt, by Dante, out of Q.E.D., belongs to Mr W. Branch, and is at the present moment in training under the careful supervision of the renowned Australian trainer Mr James Wilson, at his stud farm, St. Albans, a few miles from Geelong. At times this colt has shown great brilliancy of speed. I believe the Kensington Stakes, at the Spring meeting of the V.R.C, was the first event the colt ran in, Mr White's Paragraph depriving him of third place, barely by tho skin of his teeth. On the Cup day Mistaken ran third to Navigator and Morpeth in the Flying Stakes, beating Somnus, Somerset, Woodlands, Guesswork, and a large field of horses ; ran nowhere in the Flemineton Stakes. V.R.C. New Year's Day meeting : Third in the Criterion Stakes, three-quarters of a mile, 1 mm. 20i sec, 17 horses starting. On the first day of the Geelong Racing Club's Annual meeting (J anuary 2Gth) Mistaken had to succumb to the Caiilfield crack— Santa Claus— in the 1 Trial Stakes, Sunshine running third. On the following Saturday Sir Thomas Elder's pair beat Mr Branch's colt in the Barwon Stakes. At the Australian Cup meeting: Not placed in the Nursery Handicap ; third in the All-aged Stakes, Napper Tandy running the colt to a neck. A.J.C. Autumn meeting : Won the Trial Stakes, one mile and a-quarter, 15 starters, Saionara being the only colt that could run a little bit, and the time was 2 mm. 14,^ sec. The next day Mr Branch's horse received a signal defeat in the Maiden Stakes; but the 7lb penalty might have accounted for his not getting closer than fifth to Anglesey and Vaucluse ; starting at sto 4. The time was slower than the Trial Stakes by a quarter of a second. Adelaide Queen's Birthday races : Mistaken was beaten by Mr Thomas Jordan's brown colt Standard Bearer in the Suburban Plate (engaged in the Melbourne Cup, a very promising three-year-old, by Tregeagle, out of Signal), seven furlongs, in 1 mm. 30 sec. Storm Queen (by Conrad, the sire of one of the late Melbourne Cup favourites—Trump Yoss) had the day before won the Trial Handicap, Mr Jordan's colt running second, and Mistaken nowhere, so the tables were turned Allander, a chestnut colt, ran at Caulfield last October in t r ie interest of Mr W. H.. Glassford, and in the Maribyrnong Plate in the name of his trainer (Mr Joe Morrison), but ran like a cow. Nowhere in Kensington Stakes, won by Mr W. Pearson's Tangle, by Hawthornden, out of Sunshine. At the V.A.J.O. Summer meeting, fourth in tho Juvenile Stakes ; won by Mr Barrett's brown colt Boolka (Glorious— Budget). Won the Criterion Stakes (V.R.C Summer meeting) easily, Boolka seoond, and Mistaken third ; 14 others started. The Victoria Club (bookmakers) gave a day's, racing on the 7th January, and Allander ran a desperate race with Sir Thomas Elder's horse (Bassanio) for first place in the Hopeful Stakes, Joe Morrison's colt only being beaten by a short nose. On the 27th January Allander received defeat from Navigator and Guesswork in the Geelong Sires' Produce Stakes. At Flemington last March did'nt secure a place in the Ascwtvale Stakes, but ran fifth. Third in the Nursery Handicap, won by Solitude. Turned the tables on Mr De Mestre's horse in the All-aged Stakes, weight for age, one mile, which the son of King of the Ring — Lady Manners Sutton, romped home with. During the three months previous to the Cup I had a chance of seeing this colt in his work, and was always taken up with the way in which ho covered the ground. The only bad impression T had of the colt was that, like the rest of the King of the Rings— bar First King— ho was too much like a kangaroo rat. Of course there is no telling what weeds of horses will do at times. I would prefer Allander to three-parts of our rising three-year-olds. Joe is a careful trainer, and you may rely upon it will get out of the son of Lady Manners Sutton as much as he possibly can. Mistake, half-brother to Mistaken, was formerly the property of Mr Cornwall, but according to the Melbourne Cup entries Mr A. Saqui has run very creditably in several races, the Nursery Handicap especially, when he boat such horses as Sylvanus, Transferred, Mistaken, Vauclu&o, Tom Brown's Cetewayo, and some 15 others.

Before closing this article I would like to mention that there arc several first-class two-year-olds in the Cup that I have not mentioned, that your readers should not lose sight of. I will mention them in a few lines :— The Hon. Thomas Reiby's Bagot (named after poor Bagot, late secretary of tho Victoria Racing Club). This colt is engaged in the Melbourne Cup, and considering that ho is by (St. Albans, out of Edella, should hold his own with any other rising three-year-old in Australia. Mr Reiby's colt has won two good races in Tasmania— the Nursery Handicap, five furlongs, and another handicap, the same distance. Both these races wero run in Tasmania. The Hon. Mr Reiby is a most courteous gentleman, and no doubt when the time arrives he will give me the fullest information respecting his colt. The Ballarat people are very badly off this year for three-year-olds. Mr Bailey's Grand Duchess was taken very ill early last Spring, and had consequently to throw up training. Grand Duchess i& out of the same mare as Wellington (Frou Frou), by King Cole. Very little is known of Mr S*. Gardiner's eh c Golden Butterfly or his brown (illy Omelette. I must keep my weather-eye upon the trainer, Abe Davis. Sam Cook has in Anglesey a very promising colt, but not good enough for tho Segenhoes and Navigators. Mr D. S. Wallace's brown colt Calma, by Yattendon, out of London Pride, I expect to hear of doing some good for the Caulfield stable bofore the close of next season. A friend of mine speaks very highly of Captain Resse's Yattendon colt, Lord "Loftus ; also Prometheus, from South Australia. The Sydney cxilts I should not pass over withovit advising readers to watch the racing of Hecla, Grosvenor—more especially Piracy, who won the Claret Stakes at the Sydney and other races,