TALK OF THE DAY.

Otago Witness, Issue 2087, 22 February 1894, Page 28

TALK OF THE DAY.

BY MAZBPPA.

*** When the latt mail left Melbourne Mr Gollan's Bessie, Macarthy was doing capital work at Caulfield in company with Captain Webb, The Possible, Sternchaser, and Pounarau, and backers were picking the filly for the Newmarket Handicap. A cablegram, however, states that she has strained a muscle in her shoulder, in consequence of which her training ia suspended. This is really hard luck, primararily for Mr GollaD, and in a lesser degree for tho public, as the filly ia a performer of reput?, and one that deserved confidence. At a two-year-old the ran second to Carnage in the A. J.C. Champagne, and won the Third Biennial Stakes on the same course; and this 6eason the daughter cf iDgomar aud Florence Macarthy had won the A.J.C. Oaks, and finished tecond to Dauphiue in tho V.R C. Oaks. The aame cablegram says also that it is rumoured that Carnage has broken down, but hia owner denies it. If true, this indeed would bo a godsend to the bookmakers, and consequently a serious knockout to many backers, besides being a grievous disappointment to the owner. Carnage is the thrcoj ear-old of tho reason — "a, second Carbine" his admurrs call him — and ho hjs been more persistently Lacked for the Australian Cup than any other horso in tho race. Tho latest papers to hand almost preparo oue for newt ot a mi^iay, ior in one plaoo w v read th»it (Jarnago was withdrawn from tho Gocloug mucthig bccjuiho lbts course was hard, and thutiMuer did uot caro to risk >\ breakdown, while thrro ia tho qualification in t.evoial tips ior the Cup iv favour of Ciiruago '• if he docs not go amias." It seems as if tho scribes half suspected a loose screw somewhere. On tho other hand, we have the owner's denial, which is worth something ; aud, moreover, Carnage was very cronk (?) before ha won the Derby ! The facts to hand are too meagre to give us final information on the important point at issue. We shall, however, know the worst, or the best, before long. New Zealand would regard it as a colonial mis- ' fortune should the colt break down permanently. *#* Representatives of the two racing clubs in Adelaide and of Tattersall's Club met ia conference recently to discuss the position of affairß in relation to betting. As my readers are aware, the Premier has set in motion the law which prohibits bettiDg, and there were several prosecutions which ended in the fielders being fined. It was to consider whether there was any way out of the difficulty that this conference was held. No resolution was carried, but the delegates, after talking over the matter, de.-ided that it was not advisable to take auy immediate action, but at an opportune moment the racing clubs would adopt such measures as they might reasonably expect to meet with the sanction and approval of the authorities. The same evening the bookmakers met to hear what their chairman (Mr S. J. Jacobs) had to report as their delegate to the conference. He expressed the opinion that it would be very unwibe to attempt to raise any agitation to alter the law. If toe bookmakers would only exercise tne patience which the committee advocated they would get what they wanted. In the meantime there was nothing to prevent them betting in the rooms of the club. One of the pencillers present characterised the policy ot the committee as a piece of masterly inactivity. Tattereall's Club ought to have intervened a long while ago, and the committee should have interviewed the authorities bfcfore. How many months were they to be quiet ? Ween would the change come ? The Chairman : You were betting under sufferance and against the law. The idea is that you shall btt again, but at an opportune time. It is impo3tible to fix a date. Auy agitation will mean killing tho goose, and there will be no racing at ail. The questioner asked whether tho chairman could give them any hint by what date" they would be reinstated. Would they be able to bet by the Adelaide Cup meeting ? The Chairman said it was absolutely impossible to state definitely. The committees of the clubs had pledged themselves to grasp the right moment and then see the authorities. It would be monstrous to go to the commissioner ot police at the pre&ent time. It would simply be to court a rcbuft, whereas later on bttting would creep in a^aiu. There the matter btiiud"). The position ia not quite tbe same as that in New Zealand, but there are points of reserublauco in the circumstances of tho two colonies, and each is interested in seeing how the other settles its difficulty. *** What is suggested, no doubt, in South Australia is that an attack upon the totalisator will be organised sooner or later. This ii openly stated in other quarters. In Victoria the tendency of events is in the other direction. The possibility of introducing the totalisator ia discussed as a practical question. The subject came to^ the front but a couple of weeks ago. Three shop-bettiDg men were being proceeded against in one ot the Melbourne courts, when the Crown prosecutor made the startling assertion that if the bench supported the Crown law authorities in their action in suppressing the totalisator shops an effort would in all probability bs made to prohibit betting ui;on racecourses. Commeutini,' on this statement, the Leader's sporting editor remarks : ' ' Should this ever come to anything it will probably mean the regulation rather than tho prohibition of. investment on horse -racu'{r> or, in othtr words, the legalisation of the totulisator, to bu used by legitimate racing clubs under responsible supervision. Ther;ngmaynotbene"es<'ary to the existence and success ol racing, but itie public's opportunity to back their fancy iv Borne way or other is.most undoubtedly a necessity. It would be absurd for the authorities to pryhibit betting in the ring on racecourses so Jong as the totalisator continued to be foolishly tabooed. There has never ytt been a community of Englishmen since the days of the

Pilgrim Fathers who would not insist upon backing their fancies if they 80 desired, and tho endeavour to make men ultra moral ngaini-t their own inclinations has been a ghastly failure [ wherever and whenever attempted . Let Parliament give the Victorian public who attend tho meetings of. legitimate racing clubs the privilege of investing their money through the totulisat it, and the great bulk of the people would not c i-.o two straws about the prohibition of betting iv the ring, bufc the attempted abolition of tho latter without the introduction of the former would be an impracticable absurdity, to which the people of this colony are nob likely to submit." *#* The English authorities have taken off the gloves in their conflict with one branch of the betting evil. A recent proclamation is to the effect that the stewards of the Jockey Club, observing that many jockeys have been in the habit of bettingj on horse-racing, and of receiving presents in connection with races from persona other than the owner of the horse they ride in such races, give notice that euch practices will not be tolerated, and that any jockey who may be proved to their satisfaction to have any interest in any racehorse, or to have been engaged in any betting transaction, or otherwise to have disregarded this notice, will have his license at oncu withdrawn. Any person knowingly acting iv the capacity of part owner or trainer of any horse in which a joskey poßsefisea any iuterest, or making any bet with, or on behalf cf, any jockey, or otherwise aiding or abetting in any breach of the orders of the stewards, will be warned off Newmarket Heath. And the stewards have not limited their prohibition of betting to jockeys, but further givo notice that henceforth no license will be granted by them to any official except on the distinct understanding that ho does not engage in any betting transaction. *#* Daniel Munro sued George Geddes at Dunedin last week for £5 16s. Tho plaintiff's story was that he agreed to train and ride defendant's trotting mare Culluville, charging nothing but the riding foes. The mare won the Tahuna Park Handicap, tho net value of which was £38, and he claimed 10 per cent on that amount. He alsj took the mare to Gore, and in connection with tint trip he charged expenv.s un«l blie le-ing mount. 11,I 1 , was agrtod that tin; defendant \, as to p.iy all expenses, ehoeing, kc J). tore ttu inn.ro start fil at Tahuua Park i>l.uiihfl" asked defendant U put £1 on the totaii-t Aoi for him, a lying if t.lvs lost the £1 would pay lor bu nioiiul' — Tii<; dnfondant, iv hit) evid. n> c, Flit- d L'wt tho plantUif offered to go out to Jim i.Jaoc at Brighton and look attor tho mare ; und plaintiff went there aud lived, an arrangement being mudu that ho wan to ho p.-iiil for his mount by defeudant putting £1 lor him 011 tho totalisator whenever ho rodo. Defendant carried out that arrangement, and when tho iuaro won he gave plaintiff the £15 dividend on tbo race. Defendant did not aak tho plaiutiil to tak« tho mare to ("lore, but the inaro was taken thero, and defendant put tho £1 on for him again in fulfilment of tho agreement. The reason that tho plaintiff agreed to take £1 on the totalisator in payment of his services was because the mare was a " dark " mare. The Magistrate reserved hi 3 decision till Monday, when he gave judgment for the defendant. *#* In Sydney the baok definition of what constitutes a start is that a horse shall bo weighed out. The Victorian practice ia that v. horse must actually go to the post. There is an important difference hero revealed, and backers found out at the Moorcfield meeting that the variation may operate to their disadvantage. The largo field for the Tramway Handicap gave a good deal of trouble at the post, and on returning to the paddock the starter reported Cook, Dclauey, Tieruey, Gardiner, Luckman, Phoenix, and Durston for disobedience. Cook was supended from riding until April 1, while tho others wero ordered to stand down until March 1. While the stewards were metiDg out punishment to the refractory jockeys upstairs, the riders engaged iv tho Kogarah Stakes were being weighed-out on tho lower floor, and among them were Durstow, Luckman, and Cook, who were to have the mounts on Gil Bias, Duke of York, and Avon[•more respectively. Durston's case was noi dealt with until after the Kogarah Stakes had been run, and he took part in the race ; bub Luckman and Cook, who were informed of their suspension at the last moment, were not allowed to ride, and as there was no time to get other jockeys these two horses had to be scratched. As both had been well supported the enforced scratchings caused a lot of grumbling by the bookmakers until they discovered that as the riders had actually weighed out the wagers about the scratched pair held good. Then it was the backers' tutn to squeak, but their complaints met with no remedy. The whole thing was very unsatisfactory. In New Zealand, when a horse is scratched at the eleventh hour his name is taken off the face of the totalisator, and the practice now is to return tho moneys invested on him. This is only fair. *** An article by "Boris" in the London Reteree deals with high-priced yearlings, and points out how rarely a La Flecho turns up to repay the plucky man who is game to bid 4000gs and 5000gs for a fashionably-bred yearling. La Flech« cost Baron Hireeh 5500^8, and has won over £31,000, but other high-priced ont_s of 1890 made a terribly poor show. Tni s Priti&tfcßtf, by Hermit out of Sadie, bought by Ml- M<*p!e fur 4000^s, has only won £2537 ; iSaiictisfima, by St. Simon out of Wee Lassie, cost 3900g«, ha.3 tince qarticd £1084- ; Mias Siaiou, by St. Simon out of Jo>yau, cost 3100g>-, and has in the three years since won £75. Tuen there were six yearlings purchased by Lord Dudley in 1890, and their case reads as toliows, aud it mubt be pleasant for his lordship : Colt by Barcaldine out of Junket, 3000gs, won nothing ; filly by Hermit out of Mahonia, 3000gs, never rau ; colt by Paradox out of Wheatsheaf, 2100g», never won v, t>hi ling ; colt by Barcaldmo ouc of Lady of the Lua, cost 2Loogs, won £960 ; coit by Bendigo out of | Lightniug, cost 1750^8, and has never won a j penny ; lilly by Galopin out of Cherry, co^t I 1650g5, and never ran. Thus a total of 13,600gs laid out three years ago in yearlings has produce 5 £960 in all, to say nothing of keep and other expenses. The yearlings of 1&91, wlao wtire three years old last season, shows worse rcbulte. It starts \\)th Child wick, the yearling by. St. Simon out of Pl<d.-auteiie. For uioi Sir B. Ma;>le gave 6000gs, and he has wou him siuut! £1210. Then cumeu the colt by Hermit out of Mitrailleuse, cost 2500g5, never ran ; e:>lt by Sterling out of Merry Duchess, cost 2500g5, and iifc^er wen a shilling; colt by St. fc-iuiun nut of Eglantine, cost 2400g5, and ncvei; ray, atd fco ou '• BOH 3 " gives a list of 38 jearlni^s Muxt ytar, eich of whom cost over 10'JOgN, th*- til' al i<'f the 38 b-i- gno less a sum tlu;u 60,0'jOj;-- ; yt t tho wl-.oln during two st^it-ous' racing b..vb only worn hutwc&u them £16,0C0, and ot this 1 ; £4000 was laudad by SifHoobe, v,Uo coit Sir B uudeil Map!e ICOOjs. The. list of j o^rii^^s sold in 1892 is aa even weise out, again, for litre we have 24 yearlings who actually cost a tolal of. over £43,000,

yet all they won between them was £3600, and 21 of the 24 have never yet won a shilling, and the five highest-priced ones have never even started ; these beiug Mintlun, by Minting out of Reprieve, 4500gs ; a filly by Rosebery out of Empress Maud, 3500gs ; Stali, by St. Simon out of Bide-a-Wee, 3300g5 ; Grand Hampton, by Merry Hampton out of Grandeur, 2200g5 ; Son and Heir, by Ayrshire out of Catherine Douglas, 2000gs ; aud Navarino, by Galopin out of Pampeluna, 2000gs.

*** This is the Tapanui Courier's reply to a paragraph from a contemporary quoted in these columns last week:— The Tuapeka Times quotes my remarks of last week anent the fact that more money was put through the totalieator at Tapanui, with 500 of an attendance than at Lawrence, where' 2ooo people visited the races. The Times adds J— " • One Of Us ' overlooks the fact that sport is cultivated over this way for the pleasure and relaxation that it brings rather than with the exclusive object of equeez'ng the public and enriching the jockey club. Five hundred people at Tapanui put moie money through the totalisator than 2000 did at Lawrence. Well, we should say it's about time racing at Tapanui got a spell — for the sake of the 500 and their friends. We should even prefer the spielers to the state of morality 'One Of Us' artlessly lays bare." How innocently the writer departs trom the subject, and discusses that we in Tapanui are morally in a sad condition. Well, ho is heartily welcome to the spielers and 6harpers (who "took down" two unfortunate visitorß for over £130) if he prefers them, but my note was not penned with the object of showing how much the few invested, but as a comparison between the gatherings where spielers were allowed to operate and where they were debarred, and I have it on the authority of a Tuapeka sport that one clique of spielers had upwards of £100 to " whack " over the meeting, and several thousands must have been invested with the "walking totes." Then wby should not the club benefit by this cash instead of the public fiupporting a lot of sharks, who are not content with their winnings, but must also rob ? If betting is to exist, let it be done openly and above-board — and the Times's editor's little story about cultivating sport for pleasure up Lawrence way is too thin.

*** The Tasmanian Turf Club held its annual race meeting at Launceston on the Bth and 9th inst. The four-year-old Fassifern, by Creswick, beat the favourites in the Trial Stakes, doing the distance, a mile and 234 yds, in 2iriin 2sec, and the Two-year-old Handicap, a race confiued to Tasmanian-b ed horses only, went to Silveroid, oue of Mozart's get, who started first favourite and only won by threequarters of a length, the time for the six furlongs being lmin 19sec. These events were followed by the Launceston Cup of 325sovs, a mile and a-half , for which a dozen saddled up. The five- year-old Bischoff was top weight with 9 0 and Pathfinder (syrs, 7.7) was first favourite. A good race ended in the victory of Amadeus (3yrs, 7.5), trained and ridden by Ted Power. This horse started at 4 to 1 and did the distance in 2min 40sec. In December Amadeus was sent over to compete in the Tasmanian Racing Club Derby, but Buffered a head defeat from Music. On his return to Victoria he improved considerably, and at the last Aspendale Park meeting won the Welter Handicap in good style. Amadeus is by Mozart (who won the Standish Handicap in 1888) from Saucy, by The Assyrian. Power also trained and rode Wolf, who won the Turf Club .Handicap on the second day. This horse carried 7.9 and did the mile and a- quarter in 2min 14sec, winning comfortably. Wolf is probably the best horse left behind by the dual Champion winner Commotion, who died a few months ago. Quality, the d»m of Wolf, won the V.R.C. Oaks for the late Mr W. Pearson in 1883. She is by The Professor (son of Fireworks), from Dolores, by Dolo. Wolf was purchased by Power for £150 in November last. There were several accidents at the meeting. St. Clair, a son of Glorious and Perfection, captured the first day's Hurdle Handicap, during the race for which Belfast fell, his rider, Gray, being carried away suffering from concussion of the brain ; Lurline jumped the rails while waiting at the post in the Inveresk Stakes and threw Hazel), who also sustained an injury to his head ; and Hiscutt got a severe shaking by falling vrith Reckless in the Steeplechase. Kimberley was one of the starters in the first day's Hurdle Race, and New Zealand had a jockey representative in Jimmy Leeson, whose nearest approach to a win was his third on Petrarch in the T.C. Handicap. The weather was fine, and the attendance moderate, being about equal to that of last year. There was very little betting, the speculation in the' Cup being the smallest on record.

*** At the Egmont races bookmakers were allowed to bet on the course on payment of £5 license fee per day, and six took advantage of the privilege. Lottie was the favourite for the Waimate Handicap, but from the fall of the flag there was nothing in it but the winner, St. Laura, who secured a three-lengths' advantage from a bad start, and ran the seven furlongs in lmin 33sec. Cingalee, winner of the Hack Hurdles, is a mare got by The Governor, who secured a place in Sir Modred's Dunedin Cup. Rosefeldt was a decided favourite for the Egmont Handicap, as she deserved to be on the strength of her credentials as a stayer, aud Noyade was next in demand. No fewer than five of the starters carried overweight, these being Royal Rose, whose weight was brought up to 7.4 ; Pill, 111b over, had 7.4 on his back ; Prioress 7.10, including 51b penalty and 3lb over ; Spinfeldt had 41b over ; and Pinrose 51b penalty. The starter got them well away. Rosefeldt at once wenC to the front, with Musket second, and the others all bunched. Noyade took the lead along the back, but coon fell away, and passing the stand the order was Pinrose, Rosefeldt, and Spinfeldt. In the second round Pinrose, Priorees, and Royal Rose made bold bids for the lead, but Rosefeldt, holding her own to the finish, won comfortably by a length and a-half from Royal Rose, who was a length ahead of Pill. Pinrose was fourth, Noyade fifth, and Spinfeldt last. Time, 3min 41 3-ssec. Pompom had a 101b penalty in the Sapling Stakes, notwithstanding which he won so easily as to make the others appear an indifferent lot. Eight jockeys were fined for disobedience at the post in the Hack Race, the accumulated fine being £18. Connop was one so dealt with. The others are not so well known. Kent made his own running in the Welter and none of the others were brilliant enough to catch him. All the starters for the Flying were in the 8 0 division, and the race was merely a picnic for St. Clements, who paid £2 58. I mention the dividend because one message sent south made it £1 53. The Strephon that won the Hurdles on the second day is the Ingomar — Elfin horse that used to run in our big races. In spite of hitting the last hurdle hard he won by four lengths. Pumau was beaten in the second Hack Hurdles by Tramore (a son of Flageolet) and Romeo, and the stewards evidently thought there was something queer about the race, as $hey cautioned both the owner and the rider of

Pumau. For the Atkinson Memorial S. , somewhat straggling start was sfii--*^- ° r which Kent got a bitthebef-U and li'iV', running, with Piorose and Prioress sec ' / , third. Kent contiuusd to lead -lloug n. r l j,?V] f and round the bend, but apprca.'"ing t.i J , '* turn Pinrose took command, ana X i/il l^'j'JV Krina, and Rosefeldt were ;il! pron.u<.ii x °'|j the entrance to the straight Pmrose and - j,^ M j Rose were together iv tronb. with Kri \ J - ", and Rosefeldt fourth.' Royal It-wc barf"',, JT best of the ruu home, and won cie- v.v . three-quarters of a length i mm i'mrce, '^ 0 j feldt being close up third. Time, 2inii iq^* After The Friar was beateu in t! 1 j Handicap the stewards cautioned Li., jivn^ „„-. rider. The Normanby Stakes *,v?j,s r, (;co;l c and Lolrie deserved her win, " '

*** The Tahuna Park trotting racrs, to t-iko place on Friday of this week, prom be to be a Buccess. Out of 117 entries no lew . r than 38 have accepted, so that thefieUo shci id be Hr-'e, and as the quality of tho horses engaged is really above the average, some verj good trotting should be witnessed. I note the tact of the largo acceptance with a great < eal of pleasure. Mr Dowse had shortened tin; limits for thismeeting, and I was half afraid hat owners would resent this beiug done wi Humt notice that the races were practically made clats irots. The result shows that owner* ha 1 d taken a common-sense view of the matter, . ud back up the bandicapper in his laudable cfi.,rt to raisj the time of trotting. I »m salisf ; d that the custom of giving long starts to the ".did horses is demoralising, in that it tneouragi s ownets to wait. I would rather not attempt «o pirk the Maiden Trot, but think Taieri Lad _ad Tummy Kean have a good chance. In the Novel, Informer or Bell Tinker should win— unless Taieri Lad misses the Maiden, in which case he should score in the Novel. In the big event of two miles in saddle, I must go straight for Lassie or Caberfeidh to furnish the winner. For the Two-mile Harness Trot, Telephone looks to be a good thiog on his Christchurch form, but if it be true as reported that he is not performing well just now, it may be as well to go for another, and I pick Bedale or Peppermint to win. Assuming that Tonga will be penalised in the Pony Trot for his win on Saturday at Christchurch, I think Microbe will win the Pony Trot, with Paddy's Mother next best. Jane or Dawn should win the Musselburgh Handicap (one mile and a-half in harness), and Mania the Pony Flat Race. If Tommy is the Tommy of old he must win the One-mile Trot, and Dexteriua is next best.

V* Cajolery exhibited signs of soreness as he did his preliminary for Wednesday's Hurdle Race, and the public stood off him. So did the owner, I believe. Hence the big dividend — the biggest, perhaps, that this flue horse will ever pay. Personally, I did not expect Cajolery to win — that is, after I found he was sore ; though when the weights appeared I said I preferred him to Clarence. But a horse of his quality must be very bad indeed not to be worth a shorter price than that at which he started yesterday. With all his soreness he simply bustled his opponents off their legs from the jump-off. Poole tells me that Smuggler was in trouble at the very outset, and so no doubt were all the others. Silvertail made a particularly poor exhibition. He fenced badly, and in the race managed to cut himself, either by striking or overreaching. Magpie also ran very badly, as though utterly devoid of pace. As for the Champagne Stakes, I think that Bluefire would have just about won if she had not dwelt at the post. She is a really good filly. Ambush shut up after going half a mile, but Teredina ran gamely, and so did Casket. The places were properly filled by these granddaughters of Musket, and may be there is not a great deal to choose between them, though if offered my pick I should take Bluefire. .Liberator won the Cup in the easiest possible manner. It was as poor a race as when Sir Modred walked away from On Dit and Co. Ich Dien lay rather far out of it in the early and medium stages of the race, but I do not consider that she could have won even if made more nse of. Tempest stopped five furlongs from home, and Prime Warden's collapse was quite sensational ; but Remembrance hung it out with the greatest gameness, and if Lawson had been able to get a little more work into this plucky little horse he would probably have given Liberator a run for the first money. Derby, after winning his race, was sold out of Mr Stepbenson's stable, for which he has been a faithful servant for many years. He was a cheap horse at £21. Most folk think that Persuasion would have won the Publicans' if she had got away well ; but Beadonwell had a bit in hand, and I do not know that he would not have responded if called on for a more Berious effort. Frank M'Grath rode to orders, and handled his mount nicely. Searchlight raced with great spirit in the Two-year-old Selling Race, and I am not sure she is not as good i-'J any of the saplings we saw yesterday. As for the Stewards' Welter, it was the Btart that Cactus got which enabled him to win. From a level go Persuasion must have won. My full comments on the meeting are necessarily held over till next week.

*#* Those who are interested ia racing reminiscences may perchance find it worth their while to follow me in a run through the leading incidents of Dunedin's chief meeting for the decade following the inaguration of the Cup. Many of those now with us can recall to mind that very fine day (March 23rd, |1874) when the first Dunedin Cup was won by Lurline, ridden by Dick Mason, who as owner and trainer has visited most of the Cup meetings in the intervening period. There were seven starters for that Cvp — viz : Lurlino 9 9, Tamburini 9.2, Atlas 8 2, Gossip 7 9, Parawhenua 7.6, Templeton 6.12, and Earl ot Lynne 6.8. Lui-line was favourite at 5 to 4 on. Templeton, ridden by S. Smith, led on sufferance till a furlong from home, where the mare challenged him and eventually won by two lengths and a-half. So little was Lurline troubled by the effort that she came out for the very next event, the St. Kilda Stakes, a mile and a distance at weight for age, and meeting three fresh horses in the Revoke colt, Spritsail, and Elfin King, she won easily by a length. On the second day, with 9.12, Lurline gave Tamburini 8.7, Atlas 7.10, and Templeton 7.1 the go-by. In this event she started at 3to 1 on. The succeeding race was the Stewards' Purse, at weight for age, which Mr Redwood declared to win with Calumny, though Lurline was started so as to save the halving of the stake. The others on the card were scratched. The Town Plate, on the third day, was a race of the same sort — only Mr Redwood's mares remained on the card, but on this occasion the declaration was with Lurline. Alick Sutherland was riding for Mr Redwood that season. This owner had a very good innings. Besides the races mentioned he also won the Maiden with Spritsail, but his representative was beaten by Captain Hutchison's Mabel (dam of Windsor) in the Publicans', both Spritsail and Calumny were unplaced in the Forbury Handicap, Parawhenua was defeated in the Flying, and the lastmentioned—old "Coffin-head" they had him nicknamed — was compelled to» play second fiddle to the Ada colt ia the Consolation.

Maid of the Mill won the Hurdles and Medora the Steeplechase. Atlag, who carried the colours of Mr J. Hazlett, could not manage to score either day, but Templeton, then a three-year-old, landed the doub!o of Forbury aud FJyiug. Iti the Forbury there was a protest on the ground of a cross. The objection was, however, not sustained.

* # * As 1874 was Mr Redwood's year, so 1875 was Mr Delamaiu's. Little Templeton had a rare innings. To begin with, the gallant bay, then a four-year-old, won the Cup. How ? Easily. There were eight starters, of whom Templeton was top weight with 8 12, Traitor had 8.7, Atlas (at that time the property of Mr F. R. White) 8.0, Right Bower 7.10, Castaway 7.10, Ngaro 75, Hercules 7.3, and Earl of Lynne 6.12. The favourite was Mr Redwood's Ngaro, but many backers suspected that Cutts had not had her in hand quite long enough, and hence she did not come to a very short price ; indeed, the betting quotations at flag-fall indicated a rather open sore of race, Ngaro's price being 3 to 1, Templetou and Traitor each 4 to 1. The leaders in turn were Earl of Lynne and Ngaro for a mile, aud then Templetan, finding his stable mate Hercules uuable to make the pace strong enough, took up the running himself. Half a mile from home Right Bower challenged, and there was a good race to the dis'.nuce, where the Bower surrendered, and Templeton came homo an easy winner by four or five lengths. Traitor was fourth, and Atlas, Hercules, Earl of Lynne, and Ngaro ended in that order. Castaway fell into the ditch, not far from the spot where Sou-wester slipped in years afterwards. The performance of the winner was so highly thought of that when he camo out the same afternoon for the Publicans' Handicap with 9.0 he was elected to tho honour of a level-money favourite, and he won pretty easily from King Philip 7.7, Tadmor at the same weight being third. The D.J.C. Handicap also fell to Templeton. In this race he was weighted at 8 13, and the subordinate places were filled by King Philip 7.6 and Gamecock 6.10. Each of this pair appeared to be dangerous during the race — not that they would have had any show on their merits, but Templeton lost a fearful lot of ground by a bad start, and he had to be punished to get up. On the third day Templeton had practically a walk-over for the Town Plate, the only other starter being his stable companion Hercules. The plucky little horse was thus unbeaten at the meeting. Tho stable also scored with Elfin King in the Newmarket Stakes, beating the more fancied Spritsail, and with Hercules in the Consolation Stakes, this colt giving Envy a stone aud a half-length beating. Ngaro had a go in this Consolation, but could do nothing. Captain Hutchison won the Maiden with King Philip ; Mr Nosworthy's Soinnambula cvptured the Rous Stakes aud the Flying Handicap ; Mr Coombe's Right Bower was piloted to victory by Brensil in the Forbury Handicap after a splendid race with the level-money chance Tadmor ; and the winning double in the jumping races was Kildare and Ivanhoe, the latter ridden by the indomitable Fred Hedge. Some excitement was caused by the bolting of Earl of Lynne while at the post for the Consolation. The horse ran against a post and injured George Smith's leg.

*n* There were a lot of proved and rising racers at the meeting of 1876. Pungawerewere, as the winner of the Cup, was the most prominent, for in those days the Gup was first and the other events nowhere in public estimation ; but really it must be confessed that Punga was no great racer herself, and though there was nothing of the nature of a fluke about this one performance, she did not keep up her reputation, and it is not so much as a racer as a brood mare that the raking daughter of Atalanta is known to fame. In regard to the Cup that she won, it may be observed that the field was the largest to date, numbering 15 ; that Guy Fawkes was top weight at 9.2 and Seabird at the bottom of the list with 5.12 ; that Fishhook, then a three-year-old, weighted at 7.5, went out favourite at 3 to 1, while Punga's price was 10's, and not much demand even at these odds. Rory O'More bolted a mile before the flag fell. When the word was given Merry Monarch 6 6 made for the lead, and held it till half a mile from home, where Punga 7.0 ran past him. Once in front the filly stayed there and raced it right out as gallantly as though there was ne'er a soft spot in her constitution, and she ultimately beat Right Bower 7.3 by a length, King Philip 8.0 being third, and Guy Fa wkes next. Punga ran in three other races at the meeting, but failed to secure a place. In the D.J.C. Handicap she carried 7.8, and led to the home turn, only to collapse most decisively, being passed by Ariel 6.12, who won, Guy Fawkes 8.10, and Templeton 93. In the Forbury Handicap, also carrying 7.8, Punga once more made the pace, and kept going till about three furlongs from home, where Ariel 7.7 and Right Bower 7.4 tackled her, and by the time the straight was reached she had had enough, and again turned it up, leaving Ariel to fight out the finish with Cloth of Gold. The latter won by ahead. He was ridden at 6.12 by Derrett. With 7.11 Punga was never dangerous in the Flying won by Fishhook 7.2 from Guy Fawkes 95. Banjo was winner of the Hurdles that year, and Auckland Kate got home in the Steeplechase, while that noble horse Guy Fawkes got home in the Ladies' Puree and the Publicans'. He was worth a dozen Pungas as a race*. Rq.ry O'More fell in the last-named event, and as he had sustained internal injury he was destroyed.

*** The gathering of 1877 found Fishhook successful in his three attempts, and the workmaulike way in which he acquitted himself in these handicaps went far to secure for him the good name he retained even when pitted against the beat of the cracks on equal terms in later years. For the Cup he carried 7.12 and was ridden by Derrett. Templeton 9.3 was nominally favourite at the post, but if my memory serves me correctly Fishhook was very nearly as much in demand for money, and Puriri had a following who were " full up " of the mysterious Maroro when they saw him, and looked elsewhere for the best of Mr Redwood's lot. Maroro was not seen till the morning of the race, and his looks betokened want of condition. The story of the race is soon told. Danebury 7.11 made the pace from the start, and after going a mile Hippocampus 7.1 digplaced him. With a mile to go, Fishhook challenged Hippocampus, and the race from that point onward was entirely between these two, the result being that Fishhook won by a couple of lengths, and Fallacy 7.2 got third money. Right Bower, ridden by George Smith, slipped and dislooated his shoulder after a mile had been run, thus losing a really good chance of winning. Fishhook did not run on the second day, but he came out on the third and secured the Forbury Handicap with 8.12 and the Flying with 9.2, having no difficulty in either race. He had a fairish lot opposed to him in the Forbury Handicap, the field including such pet formers as Cloth of Gold 6.0, Danebury 7.10, Guy Fawkes 10.1, and Fallacy 7.6. The time he registered, 2min 44sec, was up to that date the fastest; in New gealaod. Guy Fawkes won

the Publicans' and D.J.C. Handicap that year, carrying 9 12 in the latter race and giving Templeton 61b. Old Guy was a real goer and no mistake. The Dunedin Derby appeared on the second day's card, and this resulted in an unexpected victory for Putin, Danebury being second, and Hippocampus third. Bribery, Fallacy, Dead Heat, and Spray were also starters. Puriri won very easily, and so much surprised backers that they made him favourite for the Queen's Plate on the third day, but he was easily beaten by Templeton, in whose interests Punga appeared as a pacemaker.

*** In 1878 tho fixture was made for tho last Thursday, Friday, and Saturday of February, this making the meeting a month earlier. Templeton was certainly the hero of the occasion. All through the betting since the appearance of the weights, he and his stable mate Titania had been in demand for the Cup, and those who had backed either of the pair were more or leso anxious as to which would bj the declaration. When " Old Bab," as Mr Ray was familiarly called, declared with Templeton, the latter, though carrying 9 3, was made a strong favourite, while Titania 7.3 was knocked back to 12 to 1. Even then, however, Titania's backers did not quite lose heart. They considered there was a chance that the accidents of the race might compel Ray to win with the mare. As the event proved, tho stable ran first and second, aud could have won with either. Chancellor (6.8) made the pace for a mile, Titauia, who had been in close attendance on him up to that point, then working her way into the lead. Half a mile from home, Chancellor being done with, Templeton took the front position, followed by Ariel 9 7 and Longlands 7.8. A good race ensued to the straight, where Templeton had his challengers in trouble, and he won by a length from Titania, who passsd Ariel and Longlands in the run home. On the second day Templeton covered himsalf with glory by winning the D J.C. Handicap under the extreme weight of 10.0. The favourite, Ariel 9.9, could only get third place, being beaten by his stable companion Longlanda 7. 10, who, though not Mr Redwood's declaration, proved the better one at the weights. Templeton's time, 3min 16£ sec, was the record. Then, on the third day, came that memorable duel between Templeton 9,9 and Trump Card 8 2 in the Queen's Plata. The latter had walked over for the Derby, and was known tD ba a good colt, but Templeton was favourite at 6 to 4 on. I shall never forget that race. Clifford's orders were to take Trump Card to the front and stay there us long as ha could, and he did so, ker-ping the lead so gallantly that old Templeton was utterly unable to catch him. Thii judge's decision was Trump Card by a length. Time for the two miles and a distance, 4miu 10|-ec. There is little doubt that Terupleton'a effort in the D.J.C. Handicap had left him stale, though in saying this I do not desire to be understood as underrating Trump Card. He was a really fine colt and perhaps had a bit in hand. Trump Card also won the Publicans' that year, carrying 8.3 and beating Izaak Walton 7.13 in a fine finish. The race following the Publicans' was the first Champagne Stakes, won easily by Traduccr's son Atlantic (Wattie) from Captain Douglas and Talisman's son Amulet. Oberon walked over | for the Maiden Plate ; Xantippe won the Newmarket Stakes and Novel for Mr O'Brien, Foul Flay beat Punga and Hippocampus for places in the Flying Handicap and also secured the Flying Handicap, carrying 7.12 ; Eclipse won the jumping double ; and Ariel took the Forbury Handicap, carrying 9.3 and beating Titania 7.12 and two others.

* # * The Cup of 1879 was that in which Mata 7.8 and Sinking Fund 6.10 ran their celebrated dead heat. In connection with which circumstance I may remark that those of the spectators who complained of the decision were pretty well unanimous that Sinking Fund had won. Few contended that Mata got home. There will, of course, always be found people who fancy they can see more than the judge does, though experience shows us that the man in the box is really the only one competent to decide when a race is so close as this was. The pace was made by Sinking Fund, who at the sevenfurlong post was joined by Chancellor 7.2. With a mile to go Sinking Fund had drawn clear of everything aud Templeton 9.9 was last, but he went through his field so fast that at half a mile from home he was second, lying just behind his light-weighted stable companion. Just then, however, Mata made his run, and at the home turn he had got past Templeton. A great race then ensued between Sinking Fund and Mata, and the verdict was a dead heat, Templeton two lengths away, Nemo 7.0, Camballo 6.9, aud Fishhook 9 6 following in that order. In the run-off the dead heaters were so close together all the way that Sinking Fund could never wrest the inside berth from Mata, and the latter won by a neck. Mata did not run any more at the meeting, but Sinking Fund had a go on the third day in the Forbury Handicap, when with 7.8 he finished third to Foul Play 7.10 and Templeton 9.12. King Quail beat a poor liald in the Maiden Plate, Milo being second ; the Slander colt, afterwards known as Billingsgate, captured tho Champagne after the semblance of a struggle with Marie Antoinette, Fenella, Adamant, and Dione being the other starters ; Foul Play 8 0 beat Vampire 7 2 and five others in the Publicans', for which Liertes 8.4 was favourite ; Nemo beat York in the Leger (the race substituted from that date for the Detify) ; Fishhook appropriated ho!,h the D J.C Handicap (9 0) ar.d the Kaihvay Plate, defeating Maritaria, the Slander cjlt, and tlivee others in the lastnamed event ; and on the third day the Queen's Plate also fell to Fishhoolr, Nemo being his only opponent ; tho Flying rasultod in a surprise, Chancellor 6 7 beating Foul Play 8.4, and the favourite, Maribaua 8 7, beii'g unplaced ; and the jumping double was The Agent for the Hurdles and Kildaro for the Steeplechase. Eversley 11.0 came in first home in the Steeplechase, but was disqualified for foul riding.

*** In 1880 the meeting opened with tho Buccess of Luna in the Free Handicap. A good mare she was, up to her own distance, about a mile. Tera, dam of Primrose, recently racing for Mr Goodman, was then racing as a three-year-old, and she secured third place. Malcolm Allan, now a nuggetty man, rode Glendyne at five stone nine ! The Champagne Stakes candidates were a particularly weak lot, with the execution of Sir Modred, who won. He had a lot in hand at the finish ; but at the starb he was not first favourite, that honour being accorded to the Waimea colt, afterwards known as Leveller. Titania 7.4, ridden by Wattie, started at evens for the Cup that year, with nine against her, all good winners. There is a fact for those who talk of good odds obtainable in the days of big books. Libeller 6 5 made the pace at first ; at six furlongs Titania headed him ; and a splendid finish between three from the distance found Mata a winner by a head from Titania, Foul Play half a length away. Hilarioup, sire of Primrose just mentioned, cautered away from his only opponent in the Ladies' Purse. He was only a two-year-old, but in those days the saplings were not limited to sis furlongs, The Ladies' Purse

was a welter weight- for-age event at a mile and a distance. Luna ran away from tho betterbacked Natator in the Publicans' Handicap, and the first day's sport wound up with the Selling Race, won by Adamant. For the whole six events the amount passed, through the then unappreciated totalisator was £1522, and my records explain that of the £76 commission hair* went to the proprietors of the machine. Are you reading this, Phil Mason, oryou, friend Roberts ? Grip won the Leger after a tussle with Betrayer, and that was the last we ever Baw of that race. It was run seven times, and while tho largest number of runners was four ther9 had been a walk over on one occasion, the total starters for the whole sevon years being 17. Not good enough, was the verdict. The handicapping that year came in for severe criticism, and small wonder. Mata and Titania, who fluished first aud second in the Cup, were favourites from the time the weights appeared ; Foul Play started at evens in the Forbury and odds on in the Flying, and won each race easily ; the D J.C. Handicap resulted in a walk over; and to make up for this disappointment the club inserted a now race, the Stewards' Handicap, on the programme, and tbis was won by Tifcania, who started at odds of 3 to 1 on ! Poor old Caleb Moore did get a doing. It was at this meeting that Mata and Volunteer ran their dead heat iv the Qaedn'a Plate. Nolan caught Matthews napping. There wai no runoff. The Voluuteer people knew they hud no show and thoy wore satisfied to take second money. Scamp was the hero of the jumping double, ridden by Jim Allan.

*** The 1881 meeting began with a Hurdle Race, and this was won by that good horse Sailor Boy, hitherto unknown excepting in hii own district of Mount Id*. He got in at 89, was ridden by Jack Poole, and won by a length from The Agent 12.0, on whom Charlie O'Connor, now with us, rode a Quo race. Next day, with 9.7, Sailor Boy again licked The Agent ; but in the Steeplechase on the third day, being raised to 10.12, he was defeated by Mr Buker's renowned chestnut, who cairied 12 oin each of his races. This was tho year in which Somnus won the Champagne after the stable had made the mistake of declaring with Idalium. Tho latter got off badly, and was beaten for places by the Envy filly, who made the running to the home turn. Sir Modred's win in the Cup will always be remembered — for the ease with which he accomplished the feat. It was a wretched field that Was opposed to the Derby winner, his [opponents consisting of tho then immature Lady Em ma, tho very moderate On Dit-, Governor, Voluuteer, Sylvanus, and the woru-oub Fishhook ; ami the only questions raised beforehand about the race were, in tho first place, whether Sir Modred would come down, and, secondly, after ho did come whether he had not been prejudicially affected by the accident he mot with on the course— that is, if you call it an accident to trip over a dog. As it happened, the crack was not badly hurt, and he walked in. Never was fchere an easier Cup win. Following this event came a splendid finish among the third-raters, there being a dead heat between three in the Selling Race — Huntingdon, Little Fraud, and the aged Sir William, who finished in that order when the run-off came on. Hilarious effected a surprise in the Publicans', then run at a mile and a-quarter, the hot favourite, Sir Modred, finishing third, behind Natator. Harry Prince was in luck's way that meeting, for he also scored with Hilarious in the City Stakes, giving weight to Sylvanus and Mischief ; and his colt Sir Garnet, imported with Hilarious, collared the Maiden Plate from Castanette filly and Miss King. The unexpected success of Maude in the Novel, for which she was ridden at 6.54 by lorn Bowie, and the celebrated trotting match in which Our Pony beat Native Cat in fast time were leading incidents that year. Speaking of that match I remember that the official time was given as Bmin 30aec ; while reliable private timists made ib Bmin 38£ sec. They were not so particular then to a few seconds. The other events were a series of successes for first favourites. Natator started at even for the D.J.C. Handicap, Sir Modred was at any odds on for the Railway Plate, Rand wick was an unquotable favourite for the Forbury, Governor went out at evens for the Queen's Plate, Luna ditto in the Flying, and Talent was reckoned as good as the field in the Consolation. These all won, and I reckon there were few good-racers at the meeting or the handicapping was very so-so whtn the public picked the winners so co aUtently.

*** For the 1882 fixture we had three new jumpers : the grey Rocket, sent from Mount Ida to bo a chum for Sailor Boy ; the promising Quamby ; and Trovatore, a four-year-old gelding introduced by Mr Zurbano, sold to Dan O'Brien during the meeting, aud subsequently taken to the North Islaivd, where he died recently. This Trovatoro ran second to Tfae Agent on the first day, second to Rocket on tho second day, and lost his rider (Clifford) in the Steeplechase won by Sailor Boy. The two-year-olds racing at the meeting included such smart ones as Nonsense, who beat Vanguard handsomely in the Champagne Stakes and gave Turquoise 161b and a licking in the City Stakes ; Siesta, who conquered the crack Billingsgate in the Tramway Plate ; and Taiaroa, who afterwards developed into a very U3eful horse. And thero were some excellent racers, past and prospective, among the senior division. Lady Emma for one. She lowered the record in the Cup, and eecured for the Hon. G. M'Lean one of the greatest ovations ever seen on the course. Malcolm Allan rode her. Till half a mile from home no oue noticed her. Eyes were fixed on The Dauphin, King Quail, Libbller, Chancellor. Tneso were the tronb contingent when a mile had been covered. Tne sensational Mataku was already done with, after getting away wo! I and leading for a furlong or so. In passing I may rt-mark that this Mataku was one of the worft impostcra that ever started in the Cup. Lady Emma emerged from the ruck half a mile from home, caught the leaders one by one, and half way up the straight had everything in trouble, winning easily by three lengths in 3uiin 55^3ec, the fastest time recorded to that date. She also won the Jockey Club Handicap next day with 8.4 up, beating Tasman 7.0, Libeller 8.3, and five others, after a splendid finish — one of the best ever seen at the Forbury ; and 8.12 did not stop her in the Forbury Handicap, in which she defeated the morefancied Libeller 8.3 by half a length. Nautilus was another good performer at this meeting. She annexed the Publicans' Handicap, and ran second to Chancellor in the Fljing. Tasman was winning also, his one success being in the Mandevillo Plate — the Queen's Plate renamed in compliment to Mr Joseph Clarke, of Mnndcville Hall, Victoria, who presented a 50-guiuea Cup as a trophy ; and King Quail, who secured the Consolation, was no duffer ; while among the leßser lights one had as winners Emir Bey then known as the Ace of Hearts oolt ; the selling plater Laertes, once a candidate for the Melbourne Cup ; and the sensational 3oai, who won the Novel, with Billy Sharp riding at 6 0. This race had to be run twice, owing to a false starb, and Goai won each time, paying a big dividend. Legerdemain, The Poet, Gitana, Luna, Hilda and Adamant were also racing at this meeting,

Bui Jin ■ ii" ' ' ' *** Adamant worked off his surprise in 1883. Once moro I repeab that there was no fluke about this performance. The field was one of the strongest in point of quality that ever sfcarbfcd for the Cup. Look at the names. Salvage, Kiug Quail, Welcome Jack, and Poet, all winners ef the Auckland Cup ; Sir Modred, whose record needs no catalogue to show its worth ; Lady Emma, twice winner of the Dunedin Cup ; to say nothing of Sir Garnet and Tho Jilt. This was the opposition Adamant had. Yet he simply beat them all for pace. The leading facts of the race are that The Jilb made the pace for a mile and a-half — White rode her ; that when she had shot her bolt Adamant was left with the lead ; and that he was never caught, Salvage being unable to get nearer to him than half a length. The time was a record for the Cvp — viz., 3min 54sec. The only symptom of luck in Adamant's favour was that King Quail, who finished third, was blocked in the straight. But it is doubtful whether he could have won even on a clear run. Adamant was not placed in either of the other bwo races for •which he started. With 7.5 he failed to run it out in the Jockey Club Handicap which King Quail 7.5 won from Lady Emma 8.0, and in the Foibury Lady Emma 8 2 was attended by Sir Modred 90, Adamant 7.2 being nowhere. Bub these failures do not show that Adamant's win was a fluke. All that can be argued is that he was not a horse that would run on throughout a meeting, an objection that could be urged against others as well as him. The Champagne winner that year was the flying Oudeis, who had a soft thing on, his only opponent being Water Nymph, for Barnaby, the other starter, was in the same stable as Oudeis. Noußense failed badly in the Publicans', the winner beiug the Miss Kiug filly, ridden at 5 7 by Sharp. Jilt beat Matanaka and Coupon in tho Maiden, and Iris 8.7 put down Taiaroa 7.9 in tho Stewards' Welter. The winners of the jumping races were Milo on the first day, Gang Awa' on the second, and Carrigeen on the third. The last-men-tioned carried 9.2, was ridden by James Cotton, and in a desperate finish he lasted long enough to beat the fast-coming Clarence 13.0 by a nose. The latter came just one stride too late. The handsome Hyacinth annexed bhe City Stakes, beating Water Nymph, who tried bo give him a stone; but on the nexb day in the Hopeful Stakes, Hyacinth was put down after a rattliDg fiuish by Minerva, on whom Wattio rode a capital race. Sir Modred, by the way, had to extend himself to beat this Minerva in the Tramway PlatP. That good horse Leos secured the Suburban Welter ; Tasman the Flying, Sir Modred proving himself unable to concede a stone ; and Lady Emma beat Taiaroa and Salvage in the Queen's Plate, this being a meritorious performance considering thab the mare had in the previous race, the Forbury Handicap, fought out a finish with Sir Modred and half a dozen others. This completes the 10 years' reminiscences I set out to narrate. Some day ib may be worth while to take up the continuatian of the story.

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v o Owner. Winner. c 5 to i Time. 74 75 7G 77 78 7!) 80 81 82 83 84 85 8(5 87 88 89 90 91 92 93 94 H. Redwood F. Delamain F. Delamain D. O'Brien ft. Hay G. Eraser K. Cutts R. Campbell SirH. Robinson D. Kirby Hon. G. M'Lean W. Robinson Major George 11. J. Mason G. G. Stead H. Hammond Hon. G. M'Lean D. O'Brien J. Stephenson J. Stephenson P. Butler Lurline Templeton Punga'were Fishhook Templeton Mafci* Mata Sir Modred Lady Emma Adamant Lady Emma Vanguard Nelson Spade Guinea Gipsy King Sultan St. James Freedom Occident Tempest Liberator 4 4 3 4 a 4 5 3 5 5 6 5 5 4 3 4 4 3 6 5 a 5 lb 9 9 8 12 ti 13 7 12 9 3 7 8 8 9 7' lo 7 6 6 7 8 5 9 3 8 5 7 12 8 4 8 0 7 12 8 3 7 10 6 11 8 3 - 7 8 15 14 9 13 10 7 11 9 11 10 (5 m. s. 4 3 4 10J 4 74 4 5 3 59 4 3 3 s(i 4 2 3 55J 3 54 3 56 3 53 3 541 3 54^ 3 51 3 53J 3 57i 3 57 3 50 3 514 3 53" 9 7 4 6 8 61