SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVI, Issue 5573, 19 September 1889, Page 3

SPORTING.

The N.Z. horse Dunkcld is favorite for the V.R.C. Derby. Chaldean is said to be a sure starter for the Melbourne Cup. Benzon is considered a safe investment for the Melbourne Cup. Mr Austin Saqui, an old identity in connection with the Victorian Turf, died on 28th of August. The first of Trenton's stock at the Hobartville stud is a filly out of Rosedale. 1 A well-known trainer and rider in New j Zealand was recently left L 60,000 by the \ death of an Australian relative. The Duke of Portland's winnings in '' stakes on the English turf for the present season, up to July 18th, were L 52,681 Bs. Of this sum Donovan had won L 23,270, Ayrshire L 20.000, Semolina L 5,610, and Johnny Morgan LI9OO. The entries for the English Derby of 1891 numbered 209, as against 237 for 1890. For the Oaks there were 151 • nominations, as against 172 in the preceding year. ] The Sydney Referee selects the following horses to supply the winner of the Caulfield Cup : — Manton, Bravo, Cran- , brook, Whakawai, Wycombe, Buffalo Bill, i Dunkeld or Daniel. Vasistas, the Grand Prize of Paris winner, recently purchased for 6000 soys. by the Baron de Hirsch, has been since sent to Porter's stable at Kingsclere. The erstwhile linendraper of the Thames (N.Z.) is now in the Prince of Wales' set." Tho London Sportsman states that the Grand Prize of Paris to be run in 1891 has closed with the large number of 389 entries, and among the subscribers are a fair proportion of English sportsmen. A horse that has been talked about a great deal across the water as having a show for tho Melbourne Cup, is a three year old named Daniel. This animal, which is the property of the Hon. W. A. Long, has 6"7 in the big handicap, and is by Neckersgat - Minnie. While playing whist on tho trip Home Joo Thompson asked a fellow-passenger, hailing from Glasgie, to take his hand for 10 minutes or so. On his return he found j his substitute had won 17 points, and Joe promptly handed him 17sovs ; that sonsie Glasgie bodie pouched the glittering gold without a quiver, but when he joined a pal he remarked, ' Hech, inon, what an escape I had. I thought they were playing saxpennie points." The following thoroughbreds are doing good work on thoir respective training grounds : — Carbine, Mentor, Tradition, Richelieu, Sedition, Whakawai, Tho Lawyer, Lonsdale, Bravo, Russley, The Charmer, Chicago, Benzon, Meteor, Lady Kintore, Silverton, Moorebank, Knight of the Garter, Chetwynd, Chaldean, Pakeha, Churchill, Tourbillon, Prince Consort, Russley, Montalto, Apropos, Coronation, Vera and Menotti. An English exchange says : — " Americans, I think, would try and ' time ' the day of judgment. They put the clock on everything, one of the chief delights of their sportsmen being to get a fresh record. Thus, at tiie races held at Chicago on June 29, they timed a two-year-old named El Rio Ray, bred at Sacramento (Cal.), and carrying 1201 b (Bst 81b), doing the five furlongs in lmiu. lsec. — ' in time the best ever made by two-year-olds with that weight up.' As if this in itself was not very wonderful, they got El Rio Ray winning by four inches, which is bringing things down very tine indeed." From Sydney comes the news that Dunkeld has been backed down to 7 to 1 for the V.R.C. Derby. This looks as if the much-talked-of trial alluded to in the Canterbury Times last week had actually taken place, and perhaps there is no harm in stating now that the time for the mile and ti half was reported as 2mins. 38;jsec. This would have been good enough to win any of the past Derbies, and it will be hard luck for the New Zealander if Sinecure, Singapore, Dreadnought or any of the other Australians are capable of clipping another piece off the record. The list of winning sires for the racing year which closed on July 31st last, and which is compiled by The Australasian shows that Musket heads the list with L 18,613 with thirty-one winners, the chief one being Carbine. The next sire on the list is a long way behind Musket, whose progeny have been so successful as to make the horses's death, some two or three years ago, more than ever a matter of regret. The Drummer, whose stock | come next, has L 7,886 opposite his name, having sired 26 of the winners of the year. Chester, Martini - Henry, Goldsbrough (half-brothers), Swiveller, Grandmaster, St. Albans, Neckersgat, .Maribyrong, Marvellous, Glorious, Wild Eagle, Epigram, Newinin.ster, The Englishman, Bolton, Green, Dante, L tpidist, Julian, A vend, The Assyrian, Richmond, Kingsborough, Excelsior, Torchlight, Darriwell, and Wellington are the others, in a very long list, whose progeny have won stakes of a total value of L 2.000 or over during the racing year.