BEST RECORDS TO DATE IN NEW ZEALAND. BEST RECORDS IN AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2055, 13 July 1893, Page 28

BEST RECORDS TO DATE IN NEW ZEALAND.

BEST RECORDS IN AUSTRALIA AND AMERICA.

Four furlongs-Sextant, 47Jsec, in the C.J.O Nursery Handicap, November 1886. . Five furlongs—Forester, lmin lsec, C.J.C. Flying •Handicap, November 1886. Six furlongs—Loyalty, lmin 14sec, C.J.C. First Challenge Stakes, Apiil 1893. Seven furlongs—Ruby, Imin27isec, C.J.C. Craver Stakes, January 1888 One milo—Merganser, imin 411 sec, 0. J.O. Jockej Clnb Handicap, November 1892.

One mile and a-quarter— Titbit, 2min BJsec, C. J.O Grand Stand Handicap, January 1887. One mile and a-half— Merganser, 2min 35iseol C.J.O. Great Autumn Handicap, Apnllß93. One mile and three-quarters— Waitiri. 3min ssec Auckland R.& Handicap, 1887. St Katherine, 3min ssec, Wanganui Cup, 1893. Two miles— St. Hippo, 3min SOlsec, New Zealand Cup, November 1892. Two miles and a distance— Occident, 3nun 50sec, Dunedin Cup, February 1892. Two miles and a-quarter— Nelson, 4min, Auckland Cup, December 1885.

Four furlongs— Australian : Biflßis,4Bsec. American Geraldine, 46sec. Five furlongs— Austrian: Acme, lmin ljßeo. American : Dr Hasbrouck, 67sec. Six furlongs— Austra un : Volcano, lmin 14sec; and Ascotvale, lmin 14seo. American : Yemen, lmin 9}sec. Seven furlongs— Australian : Trieste, lmin 27sec. American : Bella 8., lmin 23Jsec. One mile— Australian : Boolka, Kingflsh, Paris and Bungebah, lmin 40see, American : Sal vator, lmin 35} sec. Nine furlongs— Australian 1 : Cerise and Blue lmin 55|sec. American: Teuton,^ lmin 52|sec. One mile and a-quarter— Australian : Carbine, 2min 7sec. American : Banquet, 2min 3f sec. One mile and a-half— Australian : Prince Im-

perial, Bang Olaf, and Megaphone, 2min 35isec. American : Lamplighter, 2min 32Jsec. One milo and three-quarters — Australian : Oorreze, 3min 3sec. American : Hotspur, 3min OJsec. Two miles— Australian : Carbine, 3min 28Jse . American : Ten Broeck, 3min 27isec. Three miles— Australian : Trident, smin 25} sec American : Drake Carter, smin 24sec. 10 CORRESPONDENTS. Tupara, Invercargill, writes for a list of the horses in the N.Z. Cup that are handicapped at more than their weight for age. Answer : St. Hippo, Merganser, Stepniak, Loyalty, and Skirmisher. The Pasher, Oamaru, writes : To decide a wager, please say which was the better performer, Nelson or Tasman ? Answer : Nelson. Inquirer, Warepa, asks : What is the colour and what are the markings of Tasman? Answer : A dark brown with black points ; a little white on the near hind foot not going quite round ; another bit of white on the off fore foot from the hollow of the heel to the coronet, this also not going quite round. Sport, Invercargill, asks an answer to the following : A, B, C, D, E, and F enter for a handicap pigeon match ; G opens a book and lays the odds against F winning ; F does not shoot, but A shoots the Domination and wins. The conditions allow a nominator to appoint another to shooiy for him, but all are handicapped according to their merits in the opinion of the bandicapper. Does F win the wager? I may mention that A backed F to win knowing A was going to shoot the nomination. This the layer did not know. Answer: There is no precedent to govern such a. case— none, at least, that I can find ; therefore I answer according to what seems to be the equity of the case— viz , that if the layer of the odds did not understand at the time of the bet that he was laying the chance of F's nomination, but believed he was simply betting against F, he is not liable for payment. This decision is open to the objection that the layer has an advantage in that his wager against F is one on which he may win and cannot lose ; but the answer to that is that F and A have created the complication and can hardly grumble at the result. A contrary decision would justify a nominator in setting a trap for the layer of the odds. Coursing is about the only sport in which the laying and backing of nominations is the custom, and in such transactions the odds are regulated accordingly—so much shorter odds against a nomina.tion than against a particular dog. Have never heard of such a thing in pigeon matches. Bob Jenkins, Hawea, asks : Is there any book procurable in New Zealand which is an authority on trotting, and how to bring a trotter out : Answer, Yes ; I recommend Charles Marvin's book on "Training the Trotting "Horse," procurable at J. Braithwaite's, Dunedin, at 225, postage paid.