SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2811, 29 January 1908, Page 55

SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

"Bx Host Poenß. MEKBOUBHiE, -January^ 17. THE "TUXB 1 . -Matters in this connection' have been very prosaic sinee -ray -last, but -with the -advent of ;the weiglits for the Jjig ".backend". handicaps they, are bound "to Even -up -again. .LAs " your oable .-neims will .have enabled syou to i infer, splendid- entries — numerically, -speaking, i-haye - been .-received' ior -the vNowmarket Han--dicap, totalling 99, an increase of a dozen over "those of 1907, 14 over 'l9o6, i«nd 27 over 1905.- °As a_ •matter ,bf.X!ouTße, .-all the '-pro--minent ,spxi&texs in Ctraining C are included - amongßt "th«- mnety-and-ninej * whilst no Jess than'niae imported 'horses -ha-ve been entered — to wit. Antonio, - Bright Steel, Carissima,CoirtainLetfture, Pompous, Snowy Jßiver,' So--Mnsha, "Thala-oa, varid- Traquair: .'The--er»t--while i'boshtiier"-iaier\(a3 a,*wft-year-old) -Mxa^ jeet' has, been nominated joratlyuby Messrs^/ J.-Brice and.' J.. Carl, and' aniongat others '^who -may "^be- -mentioned as «Jigii>le .to <Jon- silk^ ■on "behalf ,of,, your "'Dominion iafe-Pink iITn. : Maranuir^Dusky-Mornr'*btd,-the.crack/three-" -year-old lEaevatipn, iThe'' '"doughty,' -Montagu' ■ (expected to- j «rriye here ehortly)finay -be relied on . sstrike -»' Fom« -^blowx'on •- behalf : of ; ±he~ tight CXittle '.-island of * 'Tasmania, and, -as usuaJ.-.the Few SouthTTOalesioblntingent laoks notiung.eithersas regardss^guality o^qwmtity,. their ;t'little' lot", -including .vAnionio,' Cfillarit - Gaby,>lstria, LittlelToy, SMa-ttine, 'Nqrih .Scad. 'Sootland, and "The. .awl.- LordjGarlyion^and -Meftaglia. are down to.TsepresenttSouth^Außt»alia.,«wid as^he'local,talent includes rthe jiames^of esuch well-known] .peifoiiners^saa- 3oorapT. sCorfoboree, CSuiftaia* JJecture, F,Dar4alda', JffiSullition, " lolaiie, '^Knox, ifady. JlEoot, iMis'3 ' tß6bby,-t-Seadon,t B6bby,-t-Seadon, > Step iDut/"Tapg»roa, "Traqn-air, lamct :True Soot, „it -wfllj^pieisß ,without^saying ; that ' ' Victoria; hs.% iwitheria^foxmidwble array -^of - talent ix> bump;.up>rtrgjfeEst.: -. It.:jnay -be as -weft,- "-to - direct - J the i*tten- . vtioa',: rbf-/y7itnß»s;sreader»-3to'Cthe "ifact '.thatf^ -the •SToriili^Heaa, v -now;«nly;sfi"ve-3re*rs^"old "'tand lownedCby'^MrA W/T.^Nowlan^who finished (with«A) seoond f.- to - 'Eendaniv 9.7' 1 in >1906. '^witdi " 8.9) *to3"Ebiaiition "7.13 *last year— h'asi^entered " the^-lisis.''once^*smore. nbadly -positioned^ for. ini'last iv-year's „ JSFewmarfcet. ttad, coming 'with a rmsh -in the final furlong, i%ei^ened cgreat" danger —^in--<f«ct,sltad^his .aioee l^ ffront' 1 of ij£r" v - ' J. -TumJyull's ''Simmer— COTbali&' ; colt '(then" three-iyears old)'.a^couple 6f?%trfdeßj-paeti*he, - post. -Mind you. -'last --yearJs ivictor, 'JESBifllition, proved 'to -demonsfaration-tkat >he ' be as "game -aa' -tile .proverbial<;-pebble 'by the I way~jn"-which-he L .battled ont-witti'NorthsJHead-in. -such Ihot and .close--surauit. "" ; !Ehe Ntotal -nominations t37)-for" the "Aus--Gup, „ol v two f aniles-am6Va- t qu*rter r ,kk> • ( aomewhat- rdisappointing^'but-'^with "[iiheiMel- ', bourne- NOu.p' a heror- Apologue «ua'd!«Mkster~ Bela-- 1 v&l,~ >along -■with-f'Antbnio;'"T*r"tan J '^Booran,*-" Welcome J Trirsit',>--Sedd<m,:<H&aipiy, i.Beru,v=a?mobeedor,'stand' 7amonj;st^i&e-"iiLumbex the '-event. M and<aH-d;he'-'iaore,- so -iseeiaig^that, four.h orses whor-i'have frir«aowii' iover}othe^ "smwll ' sticks" — v«.,"';BribeTy,-*^Etaohafflte^States>iH^h 1 Caurfr, aid-ISignature— h»v&fbeen^£Q9forc[ed>,A chance ..of --try£ig,vrto J^vaiWfihei4Sealmi scoup' in-'-fche eame^eyeflfr.-last-iyear., - "' " . ~-.J\ JPoseidon-'s joanie is ><oonspicuous'Vby 7its!-ab- " sence,^botli,in4ihe»;6.us±ialuwi\G.-up>«nd"Cliaai--'pitoi'-Stakes. ..There areAonly K «l4rin'-jthe three-. "m l ''*. i rß^ ¥ c. * — "- ** -' ' ifatk--arecers«d^h~e v*ry fin«" 1 ■■lotal T '6f;-^2%%nirfes,^as;Against 78s'last'yea"r,. for their- "eyen7thou;" •'da'tileiigh i! Plate *prize;- - .but_» OMI 'JSrf&nej' cousinis c«mrpl«tely "taken "v^he shine out -~6f" both the ""Oakleigh 1 Plarf:&rand"'the'lSreiwaia(rket-.Hiui3ioa,p in so -iar ,- as "fo-'theser-marafestoes ax« ;cdij.-i,'cerned-by fgateriag^ no^jlesslfl>anl.l2o< g anamaJs" "be rnn, j at n - ! th&' ! Easter -revaaibn .of :the Aus- , traHanrj.pckey^lubjat^imawick. -!3Phe 'Syd--Ti2ey f Cnp;'.of'two;iriiles~ hesiatteacteatcian-'entry of <36. % i4Jologne, j-Poseidon, ij 33artan, sMpun;tain T-King, *,Putty, rand „-arei "of -Hk^ •number. " ( -'' ? , , „ „ , -ZChere *(weret-ta"jcopf)'le.iof - circum- J 'stances ' ■ occurred ■ at .VMeirtone j last -/Saturday. -In-'Cihe ifirst ' instaiice iH^evoiiier jswas pljiced thifdiby -die »iin -'the' JJumpeis*" - Plat Race, " but this oiwiier-^Mr T .G.xJEinßiedel— being ■ convinced yfch.at he "did lnot.t gain. a, .-position, devoted -the -third, money -(Ssqvs) ;to charity.' 'Just, prior- to -the start ;f or i the-M«ntone-.- : Wel- ! ,-ter Purse,^]tfr rB. Greeve'Bf^our-yekr-at'dYmare. j "*fbv t(the Tkeatan 'horsp il-poxiia'itoi!^--! Happy. 'ißiideJ^briikec aw*y^and_ j furlbngs*at£l»er topL-ene'.she . could Sbe . H.^Farmer, .w isheS *"to«scratcH: her*for;.the^eVent, - stating \ 4iiat she/hadmot'been'in'ithe h«,nda> % 6f^the staTter, and Calso '^tbat she 1 - had tured-a^Wood 'vessel 'Vixping her/,br'eafc-awayt; "> The stewaifds,. 4iowever,-tfe6lmed!;to"allbw;her. i ■to I '-be -scratohßd; jan'd, *jt>rdered,-\h*r ,\to"'' * the '■ jbarrier,-?with the. jiltimttte^.Tesulii' 'tiiat?."(with. , > 7.5) bv-'a'meckT-ftomiTltriiiujirra. 7.0, Mahina ,9.0. arid. "13 'others. After the ..race J -the siew»rda1 i li«d^tlie.'nwu:e7"!e > xamined, i by «._ "vet.," -amd after.ihis 'anTeafigation'^everely; "cautioned" v*H.*t>3?»rmer fdr'eß3eKvooring>'to - mislead them* with, a -cboi-andibull ■yarn^about a -ruptured --blodd '; vessel^ TThere c some >funny_heppenings-,on i-fche^Victbrian v turf tjusfc attpnesent. ' „ ' - ',-Ai.d on the "Australian, turf, J too. 'irtist -Saturday over .in .Groperl«nd^at^the of the 'Belmont E»rk, Eacing "'CJub,' -*he..princip'a l l,^vent,^the, Bel-_ mont zQup, <idf JLW-m&e-ftiidT^a-.quarter,. fell 'to the" lot o{ Little ■"Mary,, witlr- the Perth Cup. -and Imperial Stakes' celebiritv ~Czarovi+oh -given second ,pk.ce.- -SA. gelding named 'Pause • -won, ttbut --was rSSUsqualified for -not carrying Ahe iproper -It-*- appears ,thatiPause^was^handioapped-,*t -6.U, -but jaa j , his, jockey. .^Spiers;- could "not get -"down, /to ] -'that :he deolared -71b orer, * weighing ont nf -TA. - After -Tviiiwns _l*owev<"- he ] •: a&aled' 7-6Jv- or- 211b* more- vthan hip jdecla k ration, and -was -disqualified "therefor. 'Rather ,-hard lirtaaKeh? \~, " „ ' --. , ?JMr _3«rold '^Smith', -of , Sydney, :*ha« /bought Baddy ,the ■ champion -miler of Queensland,-ior-^OOg's, »who -will- shortly iput .■= in -s»n „»p--pearanoe -at -Earidwick. - ; The.trusteea^ofthe.'fai-fanied DuxnamuCourt - Stud, IN.S.W., *o suoceasfully carried on ' by. the-,late--Chaiilea-Baiawin, intend"^ -dispose^ of ,it *Sbs ,:qn Msuesday," itaxch. *12. Amonget --.the -is 2A. >~i ull fli-ster -to X^arlea^Stuiu^^C^V^ace^Sweet^Alioe)'. , . The K?arfil»ke and"S. tEergusbn feiurnea^from EagJflaid,on -flt--visit irto' itheir xelat&na*'Dy ..the German -nxail steamer t6cih«rnhbrsfc Alasi "Monday: . ,t, t ■"TJI9 young -aßir© Baakpap. (Gr-afton-JPie-: oruat)' i»aa,*r«p(Ee!sein!t'eo!*-?by two winners ,at. "Ojunterbury '-Park, IfcS.W., laet ' Saturday-- ' Maesmore I(f»nj.-Mmtfc II) 6.9 in -the>"Piying JEtandicap ifsix^furloiigs rfnr- 1.16) paid " My ■ JPan "(from ISoMne) "8.10 in .the P-aik=:St«i*s fax* fariangs.?in il7|). "They «re'%bqthi three^yiearqlda", -^anid carried -the ocoldTrrs of H&t 'A. ~-G<A~ Lan, »who' -aomo years back raoed theibrillia-nt -performer - Australian !St»x '4h '/N<ew .Wales ana Victor!*. '-"--■" - -'; L Xbat promigiog oolt Sj_dii6X Sftxboux (Pfififr

• iamo— Valencia), "was • recentJy ' uWpafchiVl from Adelaide =by (his owner— Mr H. G. "Wheeler, of Motini to Walter S. ' Hickenbothamj con traotedi, pneumonia »on trip, . «tndl died flast, Mond*y : blood- • poisoning- Bupervettjng. <m the p*Sßum»nia. Owing Jto the 'hardness of -the .Dowhng _ Forest 3raok9 Jim Soobie's «atumM.tteam-sie, .likely "to put in an early -appearance ut .Fleming^on. The ißagot"Handioap Tnoner >MiT& twin be .in full 'commission at Raadwaok for 'the i Sydney Cup." -Apologue --has -been puttiiag.-in.«good-<wen-time.--preparatory work -at jaemnrgton -on - the - tan. Tangaros- fcas • been ;bojjndiag t-along very^merrily^at-ißwiquaTteTß, Joftsting vhailf- , t miles behind (him in "51 i seo. " " | Twa horses^-'Bijgh't -Steed -«kios "Snowy nßivern ßiver— despi^ft "the ;«nerT*tin? v .h»at - -Jbave been experienioiag thTpughout . vie- r . itoria .recently, have* been -touts' feyes ~a4f headquarters ifory'-. pleasingly by -the , -in -which --thev --"sweep •.xrver'mve-.Tiir-., -long®. *^They aqcomplish" -Vtda -'Triihou't -aa .appß,xenV^ort.'ii 13. " . . _ „ .) The 'vanguafa of "the -"toiaier m- • tvadexa-^a \he shape, 'of 'Toy,. and^^Efoyal^KGlen— have^aTnTacbron r.Catilfield^s ' classic ■•latets-^^Paßmtr'-la^V-irAflrtdnio, : *33fe OwV-Mattiae;^;*nd a4a*a.mier t are" expected, TBe?>6x-^Queeii9&twier ;-P. &.uGcmo}ly*dßvda&-~ satisfied -with- hislH&nor^MT TJusticei ?Burn- . side's ' ultim«.ttlm-^tliat. ,*hei-%«^ ►d*iaaoea--«waifdUsa the*x>wner of Town- for the, - alleged-4ibel^pablished-by ; -P-erUv Sunday, , ' Tiiaea concerning <the jnutning^^msifaoree - Czaroritch fprior ,io ''that^«iimal f v-winning" the ( '-W:A<T.C rimperial Stakes -a twervemon%hback .should^noticaiTy roosts, -about no order 'was -.made/'^Mr-TDonnolly $aa ,^iy^ »u»tioe of,'iiiß«-inteiitioin.-to' T aißpeal «gaictetmis, ' Honoa's* decision.