NEW ZEALAND CUP.

Otago Witness, Issue 2014, 29 September 1892, Page 28

NEW ZEALAND CUP.

*** Southland Amateur Turf Club's meeting last week passed off satisfactorily in most respects. The weather was fine, the attendance large, and the amount passed through the totalisator by Messrs Mason and Roberts, L 1205, exceeded last year's total by LH. The only circumstance to mar the day's enjoyment was the accident to James Allan iv the Hunt Cup. His horse Iroquois just touched the top of one of the fences at the double, aud on landing turned a somersault, throwing Allan clear, but Jimmy fell heavily, having so much lead I round his waist, and he was unconscious when picked uj). By Friday, however, he was able I to leave the hospital and gob on board the train for home, and ou Tuesday of this week he was about again. The racing commenced with the Hurdles, whioh Iroquois won in a canter. The Trial Stakes looked on paper to be a soft thing for Adventurer, for Merry Boy and Hawthorn were very much in the rough and Daystar was not supposed- to be much, but the latter ran very well, and if she had not been made quite so much use of Rhe might have won. As ifc was, Adventurer polished her off easily afc the finish, though he did not; go very generously till he found that he had any.m on his back. The Visitors' Stakes was ruu afc a sound pace throughout, rather fast for Assyrian King with so big a weight up, and he with Milord and tho unconditioned DieWfcra, were pretty well taken off their legs. Rangiora hung it out pretty well, but both he and Sure- i foot had to cry a go before the post was reached, and Dandenong won easily. Golden Moth fell at about half the distance in the Birchwood Steeplechase, but shewasremounbed pretty quickly and Quished not far away. The tussle, however, was between Kangaroo and Robin, and the former won, pretty well all out, by about a leugth and a-half. A prolesb entered on the ground that Kangaroo had run inside a post was dismissed — no doubb rightly so ' according to the evidence, though some who saw the race are firmly of opinion that the alleged swerve did take place when Kangaroo was squeezing up on tho inside. Of the Bracelet candidates Inchkeifch should have been a good

thing on form, but she was all to pieces. What; happened in the race was that Daystar led all the way and got home by two lengths from Maori. The latter did not keep a particularly good course, bub ib is doubtful whether he could have won in any case. Tally-ho had to be kept going to head Aparima in the Hunt Cup, and then ho lost the race after all, the stewards having no option bub to uphold the protest. Thus.it was that Aparima came to win this race for the fourth time. How is that for a record ? I can't call to mind any other race that has been won four times by the one horse. The Consolation provided a good contest as between the placed horses, Milord beiDg landed the winner. Assyrian King was hardly showing his best form. Perhaps his leg was troubling him.

* # * There were several strangers to Dunedin among the thoroughbreds and other light horses shown ab bhe horse parade on Tuesday, and of these perhaps tho most attractive was Mr Roth well's Albury, a fchree : year-old chestnut by Master Agnes out of a mare called Bijou, said to be a daughter of the famous English sire Melton. I was not previously aware that we had a Melton mare in the colony. If she % really is by the Derby winner of 1885 she cannot be older than flve years now. I suppose it is all right, but it is just such questions as these that cause one to regret that the Stud Book is nob published yearly. In any case Albury is a flue-looking horae. Kamaroff, another fresh horse, gob by Wellesley (brother to Wellington) from thr King Alfred mare Gitana, was ourchased by Mr Forbes, of Riversdale. The Irish- ; bred hunting sire Wicklow, gob by Arbitrator from the Xenophon mare Flora Mac, commanded great attention, and was sold to Mr W. H. Taggarfc at 3 Wgs . Another admirable specimen of his class was the hackney sfcallwn Cock o' the Walk 11., a handsome youug horse bred in Scotland. I was very glad to see him retained in the district, his purchaser being Mr A. Rankin, of the West Taieri, at 275g8. Among the other horses shown were Sfconehenge, bought by Allan and Co., of Mosgiel.;'the coaching stallion Matau, bought by Mr W. Hastie ; the ' Traducer horse Tribune, taken by Mr J. Ellis ; the coaching stallion Gladstone, bought by the N.Z. and A.L. Company; and the Bmarfclooking Kitnberley, now the properby of Mr Hood, of Washdyke ; while our old acquaintance Rubezahl, looking at his best, was generally admired foe his superior quality. Mr W. H. Taggarb also secured a nice pony stallion called Sir Joseph.

* # * Camel, the imposing and stylish son of Berlin and Duchess of York, likewise commanded a deal of notice, and worthily so, for ho is one of the sort that may bo expected to raise the stamp of our trotting and coach horses. lam pleased to see that Mr " Jack " Taggarfc has made up his mind to travel this horse in the Dunedin, Taieri, and Peninsula districts this season, in preference to sending him to Ashburfcou, where they are within reach of others of tho same class. Julian also showed well, his action being taken note of as he was being driven round tho track in a sulky. There will always bo plonty of customers for such a fast, wellbred, and sound noree, and those who intend to patronise him should book without delay.

11 Rata " telegraphs on Wednesday : — The rumour about Stepniak's breakdown is absolutely incorrect. He was sent up North yesterday, and he is expected to win the Hawke's Bay Guineas and New Zealand Cup. I am doubtful about the double, however. In regard to Clauranald, he is " cronk " right enough, and it is odds against his starting for the New Zealand Cup.

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