NOTES BY BEACON.

Otago Witness, Issue 1838, 11 February 1887, Page 22

NOTES BY BEACON.

Saturday, the 12th inst., is tbe general entry <Ihv for the Duuediu mentin^, and nomination)* mutt then be made as follows:— Selling Race, ..f 60*ovn.; Maiden Plate, «.f IOO^ovk; Railway • Plate,' of IOO^ovh; Mnrsh>ill Memo'ial Stakes, of 15()m)Vs; Tally-ho Handicap, of 12Qkovb; City Stake.s Hiiiidii ap, ot 200<ovs ; Novel Handicap, of lOOmjv.h; Suburban Hswdlcap^of- 150sovh;' Steeplechase Handicap,' of "''lSOhovb; Hopeful, Stakes Handicap, of 130sov» ; Flying Handicap,'. ufiOOsovs. At the same time accceptances are • dun for the Hurdle 'Handicap, of -100<ovs : Champagne Stakes, of 250sovh ; Publicans' Handicap, of lOOsovs; and Stewards' Purse Handicap, of 120novs; - - ' ' The Clutha races, which are reported in ami 1 her column, appear to havepassed' off well barring th> j unpleasnutnebs in connection with the joeke.y Anderson. • ■ • ; - The Hobart-Cup, run" for on 'Wednesday, resulted as follows :~Maori Ct-ief, 1 ; Harvester, 2; Knave 3. rWon easily. : Time;"2min 434c t t Ni>minations for the Canterbury Autumn meeting are/ to hand, and they show an' increase on thone for the last two seasons, as will b seen by tbe following figures -.—. — ■ ■• 1885 1886 1887 Hurdle R cc ... ... 17 19 18 treat Autu nn Handicnp ... 27 27 3o Champagne Stages ... ' ... f> 12 16 . Oha leiiKO Stakes ... , ... 2i ■ , '10 22 Kaeter Handicap ... ... 30 ' 2>i 30 " • Total ' - ' ... ... 103 106 lie The appearance of Locbieland Maxim among the Christchurch entries shows that Mr St«arl'^ pair are not to have a very extended campaign in ' ' ' "' , ' On Monday morning * the weather was, again bright and warm, and plenty of good work was done at thu Forbury, some of the horses galloping on the course "and others on the tan. vyaddell sent La Rose, who had done a capita] gallop on Saturday, two miles on the, course "at half pace. Captain Cook was sent a similar distance in company with St. Clair, Jealousy, and Quibble, at. three-quarter speed. ' In addition to St.- Clair, the Hon.'G. M'Lean's St. Swithin, Mokoia, and St. Ives did useful work. Goodman gave Apropos a couple of miles steady, while Silvermark and Lady Ellen." covered a mile fast in company. Puck was" restricted to ea6y work. Patrician and Derwenter went twice round the course together in capital Rtjle. Kimberley had a smart spin with Mistake. over six, furlong*, the ;two-y»>ar-old shaping' very well.' The'Tokomairiro candidate, "VVildrakei was' sent twice round with Trapper a good strong gallop, but not remarkable for brilliancy.' Argonaut and Ike covered a mile and and a-half on tbe tan, whpro Molly Bawn L also" put in some light work', while' Garibaldi covered about two miles on the course. - ,' ' ~ At the Porbury en Tuesday morning Waddell T-ent'ta"lTose~a'sef viewable gallop with Quibble twice r«»und the tan. ' Everton Lad and Mii»B Wtib-leralso had a steady spin .together, both moving .well." Apropos wus sent a mile and a-half at a good pace, Captain Cook bridging her . home ; tho' last mile. Silvermark' worked. With the other two-year-old, Kimberle'y, covering two' rounds steady. Puck " was treated; to lorig - slow ■ work. St. SwMrih and Mekoia put^-ijj 6ome good work .together. This comprised, all the work of importance, 1 the whole of jjm'myCot--ton's lot and several other horses, being .treated to swimming exercises in the bay On Wednesday morning the work was of a very interesting description," at all events that which was "seen. The night was 'so biigbt and clear that some of the hordes were worked long before dawn, Patrician and Derwentur iv particular. Puck was sent a long_ sweat four timps round the tan, and had at intervals Lady Ellen, Silvermark, and Quibble to carry him along. St. Clair did similar work, Mokoia and ' St. Swithin travelling with him part' bf tho distanced Argonaut and Ika went a couple of .miles steady, while the jumpers Trapper and Garibaldi put in. useful work.', Molly Bawn had a bib' of a cauter, and then .finished up with a brisk gallop over naif 'a niilet. • Xr£> ooyjwed abdufo t wt» mijas at half p%r)a. , J *

(} ,{The;Hon, W.,Bobinßon'Bpi6owned;ttndiTpr-: ,rent were 6pratcljedifor( all! engagements at .t[ie, D.J.O. autumn ;in«?e ting at .12 ,45 on /-Wednesday!* .. Our ChrisUshurch correspouiltut .telegraphed ,on evening that, for, the.iDuneditif Cup Itepo.was firmer, biito there was no betting. The nCce^tanc^s : fot the Heathcote Cham* pion Trot ( ajrc a^jfollqw,:— { •„ " A^\. "■"-, , . - 4* ,' , Hbathcotb Champiok- TF,OT.TtNarrow Oauce,] Daisy, Olnret<, Lutujtic. Cobk, Kobin, Wannka., Malvina',' ViL-tor",'" Jimmy- 'BrbjWn /'Masher. Mnicl','' Hawk'dun.'Btlly 1 , OlcT" v d«nti'tyt BiiVdh'er Boy,' Idio. Girl, hinibo, Omega, William', dcrub, Happy INap, andß.bby^. j^r ( : f j ,^ a : >,g ,^ «.„,; I""*" ,For (V ttie^f (V „Trp^ ( .-pio;?wjck . basv Ib'een' i-cratched,, ayd for :th'e Novel, Bob, Zilla,' add . FiildleHead^are scratched.- V, ■„,.<-.. -; | >J < .ThefQllowiugare the.weighta for, the Napier Park autumn meeting t"n v: tu* . :,. - 1-> ,4 „. . H.tJßbtE,RACK.— Peter .Osbeck, list 101b; Brebus, llßtt^b; Kangflrb6, <t loflt IS,B;' Dwhaokb'.'lOa i i\b'; Volcanftp'lOat 4lb ;'-Magneilfi7 9^t v I,olb • Bidea-wee, •9it«lb}'Timv.9it; Mountaineei I ,' Bst Bib; Fleming-, ton. 8at81b; Snapshot, Bsi'2ibj^,->l; ,l>:>: ; ; ; ' J " ' -Flying Haspicap.— Pasha', t 94t ,101b;. Pearl; 9ai"; Tigridia! Bst 10lb"^Sh4h,**8frt rJOi);r J0i); Guinea, 1 8lb{ Ap-oi>b3^Bst«6lb; < Mhllv"B'iwn. Sat. 4lb";. Silence, fit; Stienuous] ,Bst ; » Soudan. >Bst; Vinhi-' i grette,.,.7»t ',0lb ;-, Mjss Dar^on,, 7tti 8lb'; Orweir,, Ist6lb; Kivultt^7»t Wa/eatea,-.7»tr-Jlb; Trict-' •ter, 7st srtb;' Stow- Tree, Ui; lievoke, -7st; Huata,'6st liilb; Kupe. 6st 6ib ; Princ.es's Koyal. 6 t, 6jb;. P«ychb,i6st 3lb ; ! Long'waißt,'"oßt' 4lb; Kabu; Oat; M»ram.,6«t. '-:.!.■• " • -J: " / ; ..!■;' Wkxter -Handicap —Q-iible, ,11st 8;b; Brfb'us,' list 4ib; Shah, list '2 b.; Strenuous, Us-; Uenbigh, rOst 2!b; Kan^aro .•' lOsr-lllb'j Ofehnuk", lOstlllb ;' Clyde, loet lulb; Mj Bt> ry,'" 9sj.: 8lb'; Poet,9st' 4lbj Jla^nfgia, »at 4ibf Hemiiigton, i<s< ; THinarine, Bst I3lb ; Maiaina;- Sst'7lb'; Prwmfei 1 ; Bst 7lb; ; •Napier «'up;— tasha, 'vgt «»• •; Waitiri. 9*t; Adnunintrator, Bsi Sib ; Pearl, '^et «slb ; Ti>iridia.'Bst sb; Hp^e (iuinea. Bst4lb; Quibble 8-t lb ; Silejfo, 8s ; Apr «iiOB, 7i»t Ulb; Sou.<au, 7st9lb ; Trickster, 7bt«»>; liivu et, 7»t 4l<>;' Wapiti, 7»t; M-B>'ey, 7st ; .Scot Fr.e. 7st ; Orwell, tsst 1 ilb ; Sa'isbury, tUt 121b; Revoke. Us ldlb ; Fardingale, Hit 91b ;-Ku'pe,^gt 7ib ; Clyde, 6 ? t 4ib. „ . -, v- . , , • .' At Chrifttchurcb .on Wednesday, .Judge Johnston dinnihsi'd the appeal in Porter v. .O'Connor. Porter had laid totalizator odds on the Kiccarton course on .November 8. ■ He way arrested by Detective O'Conuor) convicted at .the Christ enurcb Ke.-iileiit Magistrate's Court under section JBof the Gaming .and Lotteries Act of"; uulawlully. conducting a scheme by which prizes of money weire competed, for by mode of chance, to wit, a horse race, and he was fined £25, au<lr appealed.' It bad been contended; for appellant that a voluntary selection by a person of a horse within appellant's, scheme 1 , depending upon the skill and knowledge of that person, was not a mode of chance. Mr Justice Johnston pointed out that the toialisator itself is declared by the Bth section of the act to be an instrument of gaming within the meaning of the act, uul<-.-s UM'd in couformity with the act. He had no doubt that appellant's sclieme,\vhich had all the elements of chance which the tota!isator had, was a.schfme for gaining a prize by a mode of chance, and tbe license to use the totalizator could not be invoked as - legalising a scheme referring to thf ' dividendg declared on it.' j The words' of section 18, "Competed for by lot, dice, or any other mode of chance," were not to be confined to modes ejusdem yeneris with, lot or dice. H« quoted Chief JuHiict 1 Cockburn's opinion, that ther« bfing.au element of chance in' a transaction among parties betting by totalisator on a hoi he runt*., Miub- wagering might properly be termed a game of <hance. Thf conviction was confirmed. Costs', 10 guineas', against -;_ ';/" ... , "*'. .'-.'.' ', """Tfie'hetMng market exhibited some aniroatioti over the Newmarket Haii'dic'aptjn the Ist (hays the Argu'f'),' consequent on the' support awarded the New Zealaifder.s. Locniel^'and Mitrailleu*p c The was backt-d to win £8000 at 100 to 7, and Mitraille^e to witt"£l§,ooo atlfroTi 100 to 5 to 100 to 9.. Amongst other wagers booked werp 500, to 50 William . Tell (and offered)', 500 to 35 Volcano, arid 500 to 20 Newrnaster. A fair amount of buMiieef* was also done on the' double "event, £he'pn"C'partran-actionß being' 1000 to 10 WjlUani Tell and Surdins (and wanted),^ooo to 10 Lochiel and S»rdiu<, 1000 to' s MitraiU* l^use au<l Nelson,' lHoo to 5 Midd^march, and Trident (and want«?il); Th'e-lodian-'piiperß jcon-' tain some interesting part'icular&of the Calcutta j Tmf Club races, rim on. the 22ud aud '24tb t Decembt r. .'I he printip«l • t-vunton the second Oay was the Viceroy's Cup, 'two miles, which was »on .by th«* Australian-bred horse Despot, 'now known as Me- • < ny, who on tb<» first day also wac' succe-sful iv »mothfr rice" The second io De>pot was Matchlock," another. Australian, aiid h , tormer stable companion of .the winner, whilst the : ve"teranSiiiig;' likewise 5 an erewhile colonial celebrity, ran a Head' heat" for third place with' Sir Greville. r Soon after pulling up Stingi Iropped dead.' .-The time for the two 'milea wa>« ' 3mfn4osec; for the! first half-mile, 55« e c; »x furlohgh, lmin . 23sec ; a mile, lmin sOJsec ; a milo and a-hnlf,. 2min <05fi*-Q. . • Pe^putt, .who. won, carried Bbt 41b ; Matchlock, Bst 21b ; Bting, I -■ ' The following horses are at. present m work !-herer~- - --.- ;-. „■ 1; -.'-"--' - ■■

■' ■ "1 ' _ . ..." 0. -TtTRSBDIi, -Trainer. " 1 fi-'g Mbk'ia", by Kftrari— Malice,* Syri ' ~* ' ■0 B c Sfc Swifchtn'i by Oado^n - Malice, 2yrs - B c St Ives, by Gorton 1 ;J.egeni*-main, 3yrß B o Sfc Clair, by Musket— Pulcbra, Syra

H. Gdoi>MAK,.Train»'r. Ch f Apropos, by Apremont— Rupee, 3yr« l?r c Silvermark. by Apremont ' ; Hupee, 2yra B h Puck, by L?ol'nua— Titania (imp). syrs . B m Lady WllenV 4yrsB k Quibble; by St." George . Maria Theresa, 6yrs

8. WAnD^ix, Trainer. Fir f La Rose by Apremoiit—R< d -Rose, 3yrs H h Evert on La<l, by Cadogtn — fallacy. 4vra Br f Fairy Maid, by. Albany— Titania. 2vrs • Mb Captain Cook.'b Ma nka— The Wect. 4yrs' B.ra Miss Webster, by Mauuka-^Pngsy, 4yrß. • . . J. Pilbbow,' Jun., Trainer. ' 1 . Br h Dprwenter, by Mnnika— Mias Jackson, 4yrs ,- « h m Gaiety, by Koseberry— Fr.o'ic. syrß B c Kiraterrey, by Apr mont— Martyr, 2yrs - S. Higgott, Trainer. Ch h.Patr'cia'n-by Fevei-Jenny Liud,4yre Br m Mistake, by Albany, 6yr»

J. Cotton, Trainer.

Ch c Argofcaut. by Ca'ogah— "Waterwlfcch, Syrs -• JJrh Wildrako, by Argus Scandal- Oui a, 4yrß ■' ;B h Ike, b.v Pis.ntor— X,adv, &yr'»j ■ ' B.m Molly,lsa\im, by Ptrkyu Warbeck— Malylna afeed •' * ' * *' „'.'.* ; . C»> ff Tra. ptr.-by Duntroon. age-^ ' - -; ■ B h Kiwarfou by Hornhy.-^Maritau*, 4yrs . : , , Ch g by fiorton— Gitana, SyrV Br f by Guy Frttvk^s— Pert<»b6 rfiare, 3yrs .- Ch m Paulino.by 1 Daniel O'Rourke— Calabar, sy>s" "A. Smith. Trainer." * *'

B m Iria, by Ringleader, aged

B. C. White, Trainer. B m Jealousy, by Cassivelaunus— Envy, 4yra J. Po'ole, Trainer.

B m Hosebud, by Eoscbery, syr 3 "X" is determined that the Canterbury Times shall not injure its claim, as recently put forward by itself, that ifc is a rag. This is the latest piece of. silliness that hag, appeared in its columns: — "The withdrawal of " Nelson and Lochiel from the Donedin Qup has deprived the rsce of much of its quality, a characteristic by the way for which it was" never very remarkable." TSTcw what, is to "be understood by -this utterly "senseless" remark? Does' "X" mean'tpiinbinnate &»t*tto" coteee ttiat'hlD ia^tfe- ptfaeSb Cup

inferior to >> those?. !that?J runliia'ithe |New> Zealand, C^p?. ;,,Qf J cpjarf.e <l he j doeF, And : $n)?>\ .shows What an extensiv^ ktiqwlodgeof racing he -posgessej^ 'Att^be has c'learly J nb. records of "his •own to refer to, I shouUr'advise^hirri 'to Boirro'w' tboseof someone *lse;- and' by 1 diligent* 1 trtudy endeavour to, gain fveu a.Blight' knowledge .of the subjects he di?coursi ii Blon8 l on. iJl3 Byjfo J doirigjap 1 d ) lay, adopting a some what .clenrer.^n jl les^ infla^eq ( "styl.e of 'wrjtitig be may, y in ttie course of ti&p, ' render his .'* rag" a little less ridiculous" than he 'at present 'makes -it appear; >T;HiB suggestions < ft.hatuthe^pupedin Gup. rarelladke- the >qtfality .tba^ dairies r th.e.jejeaof t ,t4h < c »|»ectatpr^ r of tHe> ■'ohrißfch > urch' 4 raftw jrejjtvres uo.Vpftitmg, for — as 6ver>Body*kftoW6 tH^Ybas'tbeifeghteVt acquaint*' arice with" racing— exafctljr'f he tianie ryn at each .place.'. ■■- The poor fellow, ia actually, ignorant, of -the fact that;, l^kjlhon. and Lobhief .have often raced at t) unedin, and imagines' th' at jthe^.'are specjally roserved for r supercilious" Curistchurcn alone, "<Theri," "if I: he f will take tHe trouble to ask somebody about the 1 performances, cifjtbe'lß horsey Aeft in:dur'race,he wilLfindjt aniext^emely^difiicult taskto^find-pn^^of ih^ern that baa not , won, taken part, jn,- or bejn eri"tered'fbr, tKe great l NewZealarid" Cup.Uerby, •Canterbury 5 tJ 'Cup,; 1 -Greftt tf 'Autumn " HanUicap. Midsummer < Handicap/ or'i Welco.me >Stakeßrr-in fact,,; all j the heading Christchurch raceab;,l don't think that Puck has, but I .can remember that tie onf-e put down the ••quality" horse Nelson ; while Wildrake is" ii« i w.to racing in this colony. 'And" what' is to be saidabont this year'R.Cupis applicable to every preceding. DunediiiCup, as ix easily.provuble.if t'X" chooses to attempt to back, up his assertion. Disowned and To.rrent were scratched .for the Dniiecliii Cup and all ptHfr engagements at the Dupeiiin'jmeet'mg at a quarter to 1 pitn. on Wednesday. ■ Thii leaves -ftfcpo as the Hon. W. Robinson's only candidate remaining in the Cup race. .. « ', .- . , ..- ' «, -,• ■ , " Tb^e -Dunedin/ C»p list was. called pyer at Courtis Hotel, on Tuesday evening, with the result thai the following odds were on offer :-<- ' > '2to 1 $?i.ade Guinea " 1 • 1 l'O r— IS **•"» Olsftmn d -100—1^' ' erw enter ' • 10— I-^-KuViiua ■ "' lv 1 — H -rmiiage , , .10—1 Titbit - 10 -p 1 ; La Koia ■'- -400-i-- : 9'-^— 'Itepo ' . '• 100 t~ ' 8 'Torrent .... f l(/0 — . 7 >'a r rician ' '• 100— 8^ — Fair Nell , „ 100 — '6 Beresford. >; . { 100 — . 6— r Apropos '100'- 5-^ Leon ' : .. . •• -.1,10-1 — Q,,ibble 100,~ 4 P,»ick , ' ' " 100— "4 St. Ives 100 — 1 : — Wildrake. ' ■> . : Cheap Jack-was scratched for the Publicans' Handicap and Stewards' Purse Handicap at 2 30 p.m. on Tuesday. > , Nelson t has Jeft. for Australia (remarks j the. Observer)," but excessive rates for his'carriage 'by the Union boats have weighed with' 1 Major George, who does not think £100 a modest bum to convey, the sum of King Cole to and from Australia. ■ '; It seems certainly a stiff , figui c these times. Had he been an ordinary hurdle horse instead of a cup favourite, £30 woul<l have' den« tbe'job »ic*ly. ■' ' < '" ' , ,-,, In ci-moienHng on the Takapuna roepting the, same paper sajs:— The Cup was the. chief event on the card, and , Victoria (9»t) was the public favourite^' Scot Free (6st 12\b) Was. well backed 011 the strength of a trial on the'Thuisday even'- 1 •ing before,- when he is reported to have run.a mile and a-half, in,2min 43itc. He led all the way, and paid a, dividend of £2 17s, young, .Myers 'was .tis pilot. The time was 3«)iu I6^Bec, : or" 3min 16stc from post to pbst,; the 'b'^st ever done over the Takapima course. This, considering that the' jockeys thought they • had another round,, to go, was very surprising.; Wapiti (7st 81b) r«n second, and Friendship (8-t" 101b) was third, but, in the la^t round, when, the' jockeys were all riding' for what they supposed was the finish, Friendship berit* the ' Scoty and great was the rider's disappointment when Scot . Free was declared the winner. ,Vie,tpria ■ was hopelessly last all the way. It is necessary here, to 'digress and give jbo>e wbo.ihe c«p mVylit a : touching up Ht>w is it that two of the riders .in-th« Hurdle Rhcp (J/ Rae afid -Ti H6dson) . should, have considered-. -they- hadtocpo- once, more.r ound.a fter, going.-the-.properiidistauc*,) 1 and hpwjs it that the, riders Myers, Hidtoii, Taylor shoidd, have marie, the same mistake ' in the Cup? It "only shows'ho.w'un'iafe'it' is to invept-one's'coin' on 'raced' on "phort courses, as the jockeys pither .bf come stupid, and lose their heads, or theyyare mi s jpfprmed..r We- 6ee, the .same' thing almost every meeting, ' and v this, notwithstanding "that ori th*e'"b*ack of "the race 1 programme are full instruction's, with "a lithjaraphic plan-' of >*the course, and the correct ] dis,tHnces.marked, off- , 1 Jgckeya should; attend to fheir butinf'SS/ better, and- not depend on^Tom,' Dick, or Harry to tellr them .how, of t«;iv they have tq gat' I hope this will be*tll6 'lnst cage of 'tne'km^l may have' to" ndfice. Zip probably, lost the Steeplechase through- having thisextra distance taken out of her, and Friendship would. I feel sure, have .won the Anniversary Handicap" had shenot been' galloped co far. ." r At an' adjourned meeting of the ,Waimea Plains Jockey Club a n^w club waa started, the' old title of the Waimea Plains Jockey Club being adhered.'to.: Messrs N. Kelly, I. S.,.Simson, J, Dalglish, andT. 4 Brewer were, then unanimously added .to the commit«tee, - A lengthy andrwell-" arranged .programme was ' then decided upon, the : date m. races "being fixed for 'the ' 24th March. • 4 -" • - A meeting of members of the Waipukurau Jockey "Club *was v held' recently, at which the* annual report and balance sheet having been adopted, a. discussion took place on a formal test motion- ?by. j Mr Gilbertson, . hon/'Becretary,for windingvup the club, which was lost.' A< cothmittee meeting was held tbe same evening, wh6n ' the prOgramrao was arranged, foe a race meeting on Easter Monday, to which £230. will be given in stake*. „' . ; ' ,\'\ .-'. ' ':\' '' 'TwifChrjatchurch papers make out, as 'shown by.a'qu'otaiion from'onepf them in these columns last week, \ that Lqchierwaß scratched, at 4.50 p.m. on'Jatmary 26 beca'ufio that was the 'hour, at which Mr Stead's telegram to 'the' DunediV Jockey Club'RieecretAry was put iv the Christ- • ohui-ch telegraph oflSca.^ It' happens, 'however, that the horse was udt fcratchsd until.-- 9 o'clock '. on ithe following morning, that being the time at which the 'secretary received the message, and the time at which he posted up the" official notification. ■ I do not 'suppose that- any people' backed the horse between the' hours named, but if they did they will have to" pay — unless it canbe shown that the layer of odds knew that Mr Stead ha'dsent instructions to scratch, thahorse. Possibly" if. : Mr .Stead. had wmultaneously sent tbe telegram and notified at; Christchurch Tattersall's Club that he had, done so, there might' be something in the argument of thope Christchurch ''authorities "; who know nothing; nut no one with any common sense jwould -contend, that tlie patting into a telegraph office of the message, " Scratch Lochiel for . tho Duuediri .!.Cup^ pr ".Please jcratch, Lochiel for .the JDune--clin Cxti>,".?s&eis& an 6Sdis3 s^aJtabteg. - It is

, siraplyja request .that thisiiorseldbeiecrktchM .andjt^at.^ only, bj dpijg byot.he,6?flr,etaryjj: thejßjub. when he ,rjgceivi]K an iutfmatjon to tk. makes 1 * ioi'hjarDitice'Xe'a'Tif'cogAifcea club lih 1 TattersalFs 5 / PuttHe matt« in thesaW light v e.uiJ:iesaud a^eptauees^.Hbw niaoyjbimesii Jhas Jiaiipeiie^thatjiiilnejs'ari.d acceptances hatj held to bti invalid because although put iif. telegraph offie'ff in tirne^ th'» y"haVe ! not 1 reacW the club's secretary owing to thH*wTreß' : br2akit» down, oßr-some' other cause, v.Theeft.are nevtj held toibe> good,-- au«l how then can "Locbitl'i scfatching -fiold^good until it rtached the*stctf4 tary. " — ' '"J" J '■''•' l r '- v! '- 1-" • >;^ ■"> Derwenter-waa sor«tcßed at 9.lsa'ni. 'on prj, dday.for the StewardbV W«lttr HaiiUicapat th» ■„ ;.> „; „,,,,-j ..^./.^ The handicap for the, Heathcote Cha>nnU TrprJtfiig gace'appe^a^ mfmfa 2 be geen that ; Duchesß'bßcupieß"tlfe/ ! proud posi. tion of having to concede &starfc to every one of ithe .42candidatfc8 opposedito.hetibiWbetber her plirnent to accept is ,que^tJQnt/"|f the accVpt^bceb'are on" a par liber a]ity 0 { the nominatfons'tKere 5 is 5 %yiiy^'€6k&ce of a 'colbssal dividend being, raked in : by-6omeiluckj totalißatq? .investors/or .therej are sure »to ba some good, dark /uns among the list. „ r , -. Crucbfield, Mr Gl HVCl.fford's .Candida^ f Of the Dubediu' Cbampagae Stakes,' has fricurrtd a 101b' penalty for th»t ra*ce by Wiring thj \Voo(lcoteiStakeH;iat ls>hiid .'Bay' and.-the> Wei. lington/lW.} ear-old gtkbes afc\be Hutt. ;; All offer of £1000 for ; Mitr»illtuse .wai'made before' she sailed trom Aui klaiidi' .The o%r wm made on behalf of a Victiirian racing 'nian, bat it was declined. - • — ,

.A Wt- llington telegram,- date^ Saturday last, iutorms^us that a eti onggalo biid been blown g all day." Heavy rain • lell until iioou, when ?\ cleared up*,' Cut the weattier was- tod uil favour, able to go-on-"witb r the -.raeevwhich^were- post. , poned-till next Saturday. This isairathcr ex. , tiaorainary.;atijournuit'ut,. and . I-thmk. that the stewards bhould ha'ye been , .quit e/satis. I fled with the UMuil' adjbnriitiicii^frotu Saturday I till Monday, when, if the wea'thi/i? still «'6itiiiued bad, -they could have further adjoijrned from day.to d*y. , Doubtless th«y»wis^,Hdt.i^o; secure auother half holiday, fjurr thwr.^ces, bu^ should the, weather be^ uhfavou'rab'K tttxt SatiirdaT ;' where will theyj be th"fctt?',' ! tt is v&yVhard on owners, traiuerßj-an'd'jiir'thfe wuU vitil races that 'they should have to pay 'a v week's extra;expens<\ and I fancy tbe club wjltfind cut that .they have ru-ned tbe second day's races by the inordinate length of the adjouiumVjit. If the races had been putoffnimph/to the Monday the best pacing portion' of rdccgufrs would have Btayed':there;*'as-it is I see that a lot of them have,departed-r;doubt|es»in_di.«.guht... , j ; ,The, first day's racing at .VYelliugton is f tilly reported in another column,' and few comments are" 1 therefore* 1 hecesbary. lv ' tbe" Telegraph Stakeß, ! - Souila'u ran in' • a ;very 'disappdiutiug manner, for with only 7»t 111b up be finished last of >>ix, : ' The two-year-old race, says the local (fimtr, resulted in avtry sensational finihh,,^, LorruiLe, .who had a^big lead until he, cam' 4' into tbe srra'iglit, was 'passed a tew lengths 1 from home by Ciuchfield, th« favourite. "STu-t'H^ Cruchfie'd M^aredth,e,pQAV howtver,,MivO > ,Briei»'B lilly, Ro-e and Black, came on hjm.Vfrj fait, and Tbe pair fiuibhwi, v< ry ; cJom* togct'lier. . The judge gave CruchfitldfirbtJ but '^he' general, opinion of those who stood near 'the 'juisgt-'s r box~wati that Rose and Black wont' ?• The' i' filly ~*tktr, on the inside, and.it. may be, .thereioreJ.thatMf the Judge was wrong, to. this the mistake was due Master Agnes went down |i» the. Hurdle Knee, while Aroh&'t) HhtslW appeared to be'.t'oo'much for him to c»r"r,V Kiime ikl^runtVatid 'the' speedy Kin'gask.cautVre'! home an:ea»-yj winner. In tbe I 'up Pasha hhowed up.in h)h,bet<t form, «ud won like a. racehorw, jy ttb ,th«t uice,fil ly, Lady .j^onh and the",, nwumtatvif Tigridia ' .third, Atlmim'KfTatqr and Af'tiUir^' a're'still' J '«vid[ently 'both o£E colour: Titbit iU tJ&S&warWHHUCfr cap gave another proof i of ihis'c usefulness by winning, after a good race >wi|h Rcvoke.,l ,. , 'lne n 'Vyarig^iiui Cup can, yvVJI btf,i)d ,pver for a bit-'withouf 'comra't'iit.' but at "a cutvory glann atihe^ weights 1 like nothing better fnau Waitiri, Tigridia,' Pasha, and'FriViidjtbtp. l( S " IJ - '& - - j Aiouri.racKß are to be held oipMatcb'2. ■ - , At \Yaiparare.B the Hiirdle-sHandicap, of $ssqvs, -vas won" by Arg'yle(lortt!3l f b) ,w»th' D'ck Htir. (lO>t'l3lh) .gecond.' .Of the other Vtarrm Harkaway,' "A'mai'and pajbreak' fell, "while Moustor- bolter off 'the 'cduree. ' The? 'Maidtn Plate,;^>f.'a SP^ve,- was. . by \ Dajbr^ak, out of the enorujoUß.simn9ber-.6f .. Itf Istarters, of whom Fishplate _ran,sticond and Reckless third, Iv the Novel Race, of 30-'O\ti, Glenny beat four other: dtatteii easit.Vi>"i.Tfie 'Oup7of*sos(iW, .brought outJourMarterF^f tfhom *Bnak«>(Bst) prove^. the .b < est,^Qrghan-X7bt % Jlb). r 6econd l Tamora .(7sC .21b).tbird. r Qlenny , inured t Hack Race from a'tolitory cjppfo'n^rjtV'and tb« • meeting dosed- with - T the : Kib'ikibi '?)*&>} 'which jfraßw6n'iby?Pretender-T:9!Jt-4lb^Ji:Kenilwottli -pullfd np dead lame ia'tt his; r?ce. ■, " >...> .

, Afc the .Jockey N Club's hieeting.on Friday"! he-MaidW-Plate^of -lpsovf, was won by Mr :flall'B''(jr: flall'B''(jr« l^or^,' peifeh s g Mr Loughlin'B- Andy, Mr : In'der's c> 'Disappoint* ment and five others; the winner paid the good dividend of £8 3s for every 10s 'ticket/ In tbe Trot Mr Inder's -aiauiotOtq*(7ofeec) pat 1 'throogS his' r table companion' Ruby '(■7OSe6)i f Mt > Gain'< Dick"(7o3ec),-ah'd fiyV mdre—inclafliri^' onr old acquaintance* Wandero6 '(scratch).'' ; The Jockey Club Handicap; of 40s6^Si r furpished a: fine ran 'between Mr HuddlestoneV x - Knickerbocker B»B (9st 12lb)» Mr Loughliri,'s Duiiluce (Bst 21b), ani Mr Inder'B 1 Princess -Alice '(6st): iX TbB r ; thrrt came mm" that order/" among enthVisialitlc crif* of ".The Knicker wins, 1 ' but all three clort together. 1 TBe Hack Race, iof l6covfc was won by Mr Hall's' Adelaid^in^Vfafr field w t-ight, and then came the'-Distr'lct^'Hatidicap^ 30sovs.in which « l The Khick*er"Uosfc'4!b)ag«ffl proved'- victorious," beating" "Mr Lefevre'a- B<P ehot.:(9»i"slb)V'Mr Inder'f 1 WiiiifreltJ (7»t'l2H -and Mr'- Holding's Bnbwflake^-"(6(if Jib); ; TH Hurry Scurry, won by Mr Kennecly'fr'Foiil Play finiefied up the day^s sport.,' 1 ?I :*C ti ' .If. :what I (Phse ton) hear.ifl correct>- owners of ;hqr§eß tand.efipeciaHy Ihpsewho happen to; rm» 'second) t cau. be^ uone.too careful, in^sdping ? tb» the 'correct;^ weigh't ! "lias^ been ' carried' by the Winif^r." A nasty feporf'^as -been -in irfrpnlalioß the present -week to-the^ffedtHbrt » : Certain winner of ,a country cup iad Svtirh&lt » Htphe" less than'.tfie iforrect inaptwt _in tt' "saddle* and was passed ".all irijibt'? "From^b*' I h,ave heird'of this matter I faricy'tbere is only too good reason to believe that Vfraiid was p«f •petratfed. " /■ - * . -:'- ■■'?*■< -. 1 • Tetford still continm« nnsonnd, and he hi* scarcely even once been, put- of a walk for tk* last month. Kelly, last week, took, him down to Kobim'aramft'toindulge'him'in swimming e* e , r * cisc, but the son of Musket showed a' great di« taste' for. the briny, and could not be persuadeo to undertake a dip.. He was therefore brougfl' home again. , „-., ,<. r %,, ,_ '\ ' 'A. fairly, well-attended" meeting of. the Wanne* Plains Jockey; Club Committee Wfl held oB Mofaday-last, Mr 'Geebcdhpyingilie chair. AfW

o j fe d bn the motion of Mr Greeff to continue tho club and to areangefor the annual me eting. «f« f Gee's notice of. motion given at a previous leetii'g W* s dealt with, and the »uui of lUgs • ". w ,, as a bonus to the -retiring secrotary, Mr • , q Key. > The, following officers for the enuiiiir y^ ar were theuVlectiaiJ :'— President, Mr H. S "V^itHutiiie; yice-pre9id»:ntrt,. Mi-ssw • F... W. ?!ibot-ou and VV. A. J Ootudil ;Jtrexßiirer,'Mr' Gee ; •retary, M r Harper; committee — Messrs J, Sven,J K-lly.'R Low, W, J. Ward, J. Mac uuef"'"! H. W. Key, A. Aicken, J. Kouhe.and A. j l J ea»e- Id wa^ decided co adjourn tho .meeting u-itil the t'ollowiug Fri'iay, when a programtue ff jj[be drawn up. Mr Green's notice of inotiou to sever the amalgamation existiug between the Kiveradale anil Mandeville clubs' will also receive attention of the club.A short Meeting ~of the Wyndham -JockeyOlub * aa ne^ on Wednesday evening^ the presijgut (Mr J- C- Plaisted) in the chair; 'Thfe only business before the meeting was the consideratiou of two letters. 1 The first; from Messrs Masou aud Roberts, intimated- they were preDared to attend the. races with their totalisator on the same terms an last year. It was received. The second letter was from the Kecreation Regerve 'trustees grauting the ase of the raceojarce on certain conditions. Oue of these conditions was tbe payment of 1(M as a nominal reut. The justice aud legality of the charge wlB argued at length, aud after acts on the subject were investigated it was decided to pay tlw charg«*» aud fhe meeting a<ljuurued. • q, tti-j o veiling <>f th i <itfcl<ir,nioii of the woiijhts for tho Nnw^iarkeC Haudic-ip there a little . b izz of excitement in and afoouo the sporting rendezvous at Auckland, I (writes " Phieton. ') The weight Mitrailleuse itas likely to get was the nubjeut v v«!er con'ridei Is'tou, a» habitue- making seveial wagt>r» that tlie ilaugnter of'Mu»ket would be below B>t. the evening wore onitbegau to be whispered gbout, and was freely stated, that the information as to the mare's weight was known to the party wagering. Whan the weights came to h*nd it was, of'courutj, found that the jlicrailleuse was amongst the 7<sfc division, whereupon the parties. who "fell" stated their intention of not paying, and the matter will, I bear, come before tha coiuuitteeof fatter-wU'a for decision If there is reason to believe that the information wan in tbe possession of the layer at the time. the wagers' were ra'ddr*; the taker* are quite right in disputing payment,' fur oue of the cardinal points of the law guidiug betting transactions is that there must be a possibility of winning when a w-tger is nmde. 'the name writer Says that tht nominations for the Great Northern Derby, to be run at the Auckland Kaciug Club's Summer Meeting, of 1888-89, have now made their appearance, which show that 73 youngs4ers compose the list. Though satisfactory,' there is no disguising the fact that a inuoh . larger number of entries were expected from Australia. The race had been most liberally advertised there, but the answer is the pitiable one of five nominations three being iti the/name of Mr C. S Agnesv, of Tastaauia, and twoju that of Mr S. Gardiner, of Victoria. Considering the manner in which tbe race was brought under their notice, the small number of Australian eutries can be explained in no pttufc way than that tbe breeders awns the wai^r are loth to expend auy money 8.1 Sew Zealand nomiua ions. At a piblio meeting at Ertrick to re-ori;an.ise the Gttrick D tin tin Jockey Club, the following gentlemen were app tinted stewards : — Messrs W. Waugh, Brazil, Bowden, Jimes, Graham, Richards, J. Benuet, junr,, Mttlcolm, Collie, M'Laad, O. Robertson, A. dobdrtuou, Meadows, A.Patrick, M'Lcnnand, Gilbert,- «!. G. Smith, C<tinerou, and G. , Btinuet. Mr Rickards was eleoted president ; Mr W. Waugh, judge ; Mr M. Graham, starter ; Mr D. Kobertson, clerk of scales; Mr J. Bunnet, clerk of course; Mr Belige, time-keeper ; and Mr G. Benuet, secretiry and treasurer, Mtissra Bowden, James, and D. Robertson were appointed handicapper ; and Messrs Rickards and James a works committee to repair the course, &c. It was decided that all races bhould b« for horses owned within a radius of 15 miles from Banger creek crossing at Ettrick ; horses aud owners to be resident in the district three months prior to date of races, and horses to have never been trained in clothng. The loss sustained by the Canterbury Jockey Club over their Midsummer Races is now stated Io be no less than £820. . -

A grass fire, supposed to have been started by boys, broke out on Mondny afternoon , in the Ellesmcre racecourse and Domain reserve, t-ays thttPreHs. Nearly all the gras.s whs destroyed tucl about 20 chains of- plantations, besides several chains of fencing At oue time the. Situes extended for about a mile in length, and it was -feared that it would reach Messrs M'Efennie'B, Upstqn's, and Young's homesteads. Fortunately a number of men were harvesting in the vicinity, who by the aid of boughs beat the fire out. It is estimated that about £150 Worth of damage was done. For Waiau raoes, on ijarch 11, a programme has been prepared showing that about £60 will be given in stakes. At a recent meeting of the cpmmittee of the Timaru Tra'-lesmens' Racing Club the coarse Was reported, to be in good order, with the exoeptiou of the feuces, which waut repairing. Owing to the difficulty in describing the colours worn hy the jockeys on the race cards the secretary whs instructed to getsqme numbered badges Made, to be worn by the riler during tho race, tho number to correspond with the card. It was decided to use most stringent measures should any bookmakers lay totalizator prices at the race meeting, ; The nominations for the Napier Park Cup, to be run for at the Autumn meeting, number over a score, and there are some good horses among. thtm— suoh as Pasha, Waitiri, Pearl, Administrator, Spade Guinea, Tigridia, Silence, and Apropos. Taranaki entries are good all round, and here *ho we find the names of Pearl, Tigridia, Waitiri, Pasha,' and other .cracks. The appearance of Mitrailleuse's name among the Taranaki nominations seems, to that tois speedy mare will return, to this country as •oon as the V.R.C. meeting is over. At the annual meeting of the shareholders of the Canterbury Plumpton. Part? Company toe report of the directors upon last -year's working was adopted, and upon their reoom* toendatiou it was resolved , that the unissued capital, consi-stinj? of 2200 shares of £1 each (out of a total of 4000 shares, of which 1800 were previously issued and have been paid up), should Dow be offered to the public. The company a 8 (saye a Christchurch paper) been very unl/Ttunate hitherto, most of its race meetings, for instance, and many of its courting meetings havto? been robbpd of success by bad weather, and the nirt'^ors feel that they require "more work*!>R capital in order to make the concern more profitable.

Tha Native race meeting held recently at Tarerouni settlement a deplorable accident 00®Ufred. In tho pony raoe there were four *»rters, and immediately after the start » lid ttws€d Jn front of the 1 btfre'es ; tlje rerolt

that all five came down.'' ' 'P. Moore,- B. ■Cock, and,F. Mahoney, three tads .who were. ' riding ,were the most hurt. AJoore's horse, Guy ' 'Faux, was killed, on' the spot, while. Cock'si Kairupa was shot next- day. • The lad Cock is bmlly hutt. on. the. face. and internally, while Moorejlay insensible , for six. hours, but .is- now. 6lowly recovering. Mahouey, is .nearly right again. ■ ,- . ; . •..'..

Au Auckland telegram states that B. Thompson, owner , of Jessi-v has s^nt a letter to- the Takapuna jockey Club, cl liming the stakes. of the A,nniver/ary , Handicap, also the amount of two totalisator tickets. This -is the outcome of the fracas at the close of the races; =. Nominations .close for, the Palmerston* races on the. 16oh inst. as follow : — Hurdle Handicap, > of- 258O.V8;; Palmerston Cup, .ofc:sosovß;i Trotting, Handicap, of SOsovs;: District Handicap, I of ? 2530v5 ; Shag. Valley Handicap, of 35i0V8; and Novel Handicap, of 30,-jovs. At Wairoa races on January 27 about £800 passed . through the totalizator.- The- Hurdle Rice was won. by -Mr Broughton's Hurricane (lOst 121b), beating Mr OrmomPo Dunrobin (Bst 71b j easily; ' The Hack Hurdl» Race was secured by Mr Carroll's Qtunaki, and the Maiden Plate'; oif 20-iova by Mr Broughtou's < Hurricane, with Mr Jenkins' Paragon second, Mr' Cooper's Naiata third. • The County-Stakes of (JO.soys also went to Mr.Brunton with-thn aid of Longwaist, which son of Apremont and. Fleurange carried 7st Blb and got home by only a >hort head fr<itn Mr Htrding'H Penjiutn (7st. 121b), while Paragon (6-t) fini>.hed third. . A Hack Handicap was won hv, Mr, Spoo»»er'.S'Miro, after which Me Tayl'ir'.-B»d-worth (Hht4lh) won the District Plate of 20-<i)V-< from Mr (Vosslanifs Mountaineer (list lib) and D.uirobin (11-,t llb).^ The Forced Handicap of JOsovs .was carried . off by Mr Cooper's New York (7->t 101b) with Longwai-t (Bkt) secoud, and Penguin (Bst) third ; whil^ Mountaineer beat Naiata in the Consolation Stakes. • • »■» ■ „. A RACE MEETING IN FIJI. The Cakdudrove Race meeting "was held at Taviuni. ou the 23rd and 24th of last December. The fir.it race was the Taviuui Stakes, a. mile hau.lictip, open to all comers. 'First prize, £8; neeon<l,.£2. This was won by Z.»e, Consent second, 'and "Decision third. Decision jwas tht- - winner of the Cakaudrove Cup of '85, (-6 he carried l'3-»t- by way <>f penalty. The Fiji Times reporter naively remarks that the weight wa^ too much for D -cituou. The next rate— Hurille Handicap, a mile, first prize, £5 ; second, £2—2 — was also won by Zoe. The third event was a Hurry' Scurry, one mile, the last horse to pay £L to tbe funds. This was won by Emperor. The last < vent on the programme was '•Cigar Race.— Five shilling sweepstakes ; \ mile, for all beaten horses. Horees to stand with tail* to starting post, then saddle, light cigar and finish with it alight. Robert the Devil won this, being apparently a good smoker." "On the secoud day the Cakaudrove Cup was run, and was wou by Decision, who carried I3st. The speedy Zoe won the Hurdle Race and Planters' Purse, aud Dolly won the Consolation. The nexb'eveut' is so funnily described rhat I ("'Martini") shall give the reporter's "vpsissima verba.' Thus he states' his case :— * 14 Quadruped Race.— Distance $ a mile, ssveep- - stakes of ss, riders to draw lots for quadruped*, and no ruler to draw his own ; the last one to be declared the winner. , J: V. Tartes mule, Jack ... ... 1 W. M. Moore's mule, Jenny ..; ... 2

This was the most uproarious event of the ineeting. -All got away on even terms, the horse taking a decided lead, and the mules plodding carefully in the Tear. Each rider made most praiseworthy efforts to leave his own horse last, but in that distinction Jack and Jenny were not to be denied; but Jenny having run inside a post and Jack not finishing, a protest was entered and the two had to run it off, first past the post to win. This again caused great merriment, and when they made their final effort Jack finished in gallant style, carefully followed by Jenny amid great cheering. Time, \of an hour. The last event was M'Ewen's Cup, *a two-mile flat race,' says the -Times, • for residents of Cakaudrove, owners up,? Consent won this, and the meeting terminated." -