CAP AND JACKET

Observer, Volume 4, Issue 99, 5 August 1882, Page 334

CAP AND JACKET

MY NOTE BOOK, By "Ariel." " Tot homines, quot sententice." — Joe G-allagher has opened a £500 book on the Melbourne Derby — 500 to 2 on the double. — The gentleman who backed Prometheus and Paul last week, looks upon it as a p.p. wager. — 7000 telegrams were despatched from Epsom course on Derby day. ■ — Thousands to 500 are being laid at Home on the fillies v. the colts for the St. Leger. — Piscatoriushas quite got over his lameness, and is as frisky as a kitten. — £1000 to £40 has been taken about Musket's son, Martini Henri, for the Maribrynong Plate. — The value of the Derby Stakes this year was £4,775. — "Augur" says' Segenhoe is not pleasing the touts in his gallops, — Libeller was saddled up for 13 races during the past season, and ran eight times unplaced, twice second, twice third, and once only, first. — Libeller is in prime condition. I should not be surprised to see him win a big stake this year, when the money is not on him. — Lure, the handsome sister of Lurline, who was expected to make a big splash on the N. Z. turf, has retired to the stud. — The wire announcing the result of the English Derby reached New York in the unparalleled time of 26 sees. —Mr Sam Morrin offered Mr John Smith £300 for Maid of Honor's foal to Musket, he running all risks. —Out of fifteen starters for the Tally Ho Plate at the Christchurch Hunt Club Steeplechase Meeting on July 13th, eight, including the winner, were ridden by their owners. — The value of Prometheus' win in the Victorian ' Cup has been enhanced by Tyropean's subsequent victory in the principal handicap at the Adelaide Park Meeting on July Ist. — The names of 66 registered bookmakers appear in the " Victorian Racing Calendar" for July. £1650 is thereby added to the income of theV.R.C. — T. Cameron has piloted the winner of the Ascot G-old Cup four year 3in succession, viz., Isonomy in 1879 and 1880, Eobert the Devil 1881, and Foxhall in 1882 ; and in 1877 he •was also successful on Petrarch. — The performances of the New Zealand horses engaged in the Melbourne Cup are so badly given in " Centaur's Index," that I should advise no one to be guided by what it printed there as to their previous career. — It is common talk at Home that had not Faugh-a-Ballagh being prevented from going on, to allow Petronel to come up, the three -year-old would have beaten the American Foxhall badly for the Ascot G-old Cup. — The Sporting I/ife says, in an article on the relative merits of American and English horses '• — " Indeed, Faugh-a-Ballagh's would have been, and was, wonderful form, seeing that the young one made all his own running, and came along, " standing for no repairs," till stopped under previously received orders." — " Augur," of the horses weighted from 7st to 7st 41b, likes nothing better than Kohinoor, Santa Claus, G-udarz, G-em, Paul, and Lohengrin, all of whom, he thinks, hold the heavily weighted three-year-olds safe. — Libeller and Hippodamia are Mr Walters' representatives left in the C.J.C. Handicap. The former will be the final selection, however, to represent the stable in this classic event, so far as present appearances go. — Iris and Cheviot's names appear amongst the Cup entries at the C.J.C. Spring Meeting, but as they did not accept their Handicap weights when fairly treated, I consider they are only entered as a blind to the probable intention of sending them over the water. — Previous to the V.R.C. Grand National Meeting, Harry Haines was unable to place Mr Joe Gallagher's £300, good animals being in demand. Now, I suppose .when a lot of good things have not come off, it will be an easy matter to get a fair horse for the money. — The London sporting papers and the correspondents of some of our N.Z. journals agree that Sammy Mordan had no more right on a Derby horse's back than a baby in arms. Though Bruce could not have won, yet he should have been second if he had been ridden at all well. —Navigator is under a cloud. " Augur" says lie is reported to be not only off, but actually lame, and he has receded m the betting market •considerably. As yet it is only rumour, but " Augur" considers the old proverb about smoke and fire will apply here. — A London photographer named Henderson succeeded in getting a perfect sun picture of the Derby, just at the moment when Shotover drew up to Quicklime^ Crowds, stands, and all surroundings are in detail. -The picture is said to have been taken in the 250 th part of a second, and ■while the horses were going at the rate of- about 50ft, a second. —Twenty-eight entries are wired for the Canterbury meeting up, to time of writing, but. this can scarcely be complete, as I missed several ■who would be likely to •ihave, , at least, one representative. Prominent aijjf'tfngst the absentees is Mr W. Walters, who / would- surely have something to go for this rich stake for him, when he is on the spot. , ■ —Foxhall, the last year's American wonder on IBritish Turf, after winning the Ascot Gold Cup on Thursday, June Bth, was terribly beaten on the following day in the -Alexandria Plate by the Duke of Hamilton's Fiddler, by Preakness-Music, at a difference of only 51bs, the winner carrying 9st, and Foxhall 9at 51b. The value of the stakes was £1105. .-•',"

— " Sir Launcelot," in. hisVr,eYiew^of ' the pastseason's racing, says that' ainongsjb five-year-olds "after Grip, Maid of Honor lias decidedly 1 borne away the palm, having; not only 'a£ weight for age, lowered the colours of the redoubtable Billingsgate over a six furlong course, but also carried heavy impost to victory over various distances in front of Virginia Water and other good ones." • — Rhesus must have upset all the doubles in the V.E.C. Grand National and Hurdles, as most of the double money was on Xiady Hampden (a daughter of Slanderer and consequently half-sister to Grip) for the latter. Lady Hampdcn is Tommy Corrigan's recent purchase, having made her 'niark on the flat before Tommy took her in hand over sticks. She is engaged in tha Melbourne Cup at 6st 131bs. — Out of 71 nominations for the 0. J. 0., 31 have dropped out, refusing to make the second payment. This is not very flattering to the handicapping committee, but still a Tery fair acceptance, and as most of the good 'uns are left in a grand race will yet be seen. Cheviot and Iris not being amongst the acceptors would go to carry out the tip I gave my readers lately as to their being the probable representatives of the Bobinson stable in Australia. — '• Whipper In," writing in Christchurch Society on the C.J.C. Handicap " considers the winner will come from the following : — Sir Modred, Natator, Lady Emma, Botvajer, Somnus, Emir Bey, Tasrnan, Sir George, Lure, Slander Filly, Envy Filly, La Mode, Nonsense, Siesta, ; Cheviot, Iris, Toi' Toi, and Taioroa,." He says, "I shall narrow them down to Sir Modred, Natator, Lady Emma, Sir George, La Mode, Siesta, and Taioroa. Still taking Lady Emma and Betrayer to furnish the winner." — One contributor to the Sporl-'Ag Life, who writes under the norn de plume oi' " The Man on the March," actually tramped the 14 miles from London to Epsom on the night previous to the Derby, just for the sake of being able to write about this style of travelling so much in vogue with a certain class on that particular night. His fellow travellers were a couple oi" initerant philosophers who make an honest " bob" or two by minding and watering horsed on the Downs, and whose barrow " The Man on the March" helped to trundle as he travelled. — "Augur" speaks highly of the chance of G-udarz for the Melbourne Cup. This horse is still a maiden, 4 years old, by Yatbendon, out of Luna, and has 7st 71b to carry in the Cup. Why, the Lord only knows, seeing that his best performance is a second as a three-ye.'ir-^M to Bathurst in the Maiden Stakes, H miles, it the A.J.C. Spring Meeting, when he c-med 7at 51b and was beaten by Batlmrst under 'Jab. His next best was a third to Sardonyx in the Mares Produce Stakes, li miles, at same meeting. Bathurst now meets the colt on lllbs better terms than when he defeated him as a three-year- | old. — G-eorge Williams, the well behaved and decidedly clever Victorian jockey, who has been in ■ New Zealand since November last, and has wintered in Aucklland, has at length, after mature deliberation, entered upon an engagement as first jockey to Mr William Walters, the well-known owner of Libeller, Piscatorious, <.■•_■.'. Williams has shown us some very good riding since the commencement of last season, and has. by his quiet, respectful manner, made friends wherever he has gone. I am sure Mr Walters will never i regret his connection with the famous Papakura stables, and I trust that both employer and employe will profit by the transaction. Greorge left on Monday last to commence hi« duties at Papakura. — Mr W. Walters' choice of names for his cattle, is to be commended. The two YattendonPeerless colts are well named Fitz Hercules and Herculaneum, as they have several strains of Hercules blood in their veins, and \,o will write no more about the Hippo-Slanrk r filly, but in future sjjeak of this honest daughter -of old Slander as Hippodamia, while her pretty halfsister, out of Yatterina, will bear the well mixed cognomen of Hipporina. The two daughters of Yattendon and Fanny Fisher will be known as Fish Woman and Fish Girl. And Yatterina's sons by Musket are christened Musketeer and Fusileer, and thejjcolt by the same sire, out of Fanny Fisher, is very appropriately named Torpedo. — " Sterling," a clever writer in the Federal Australian of a late date, treats of the Melbourne Cup Handicap for this year, and in an extended notice of Darebin and his relations as top weight to the other animals engaged for this, the greatest event of the Southern turf. He snya, "At first a cry was raised that Darebin and Segcnhoe were crushed, but time brought reflection, and some men, esteemed fairly clever, havoput th^ir money on these horses. Certain it is that few and far between are the horses which anyone would care to back in a match against Darebin at their weights and over the distauce," and in summing up the animals which he considers have the best outlook in the event " Sterling" begins his list with the supposed to be overweighted Darebin. In this connection I may state that a gentleman who has just returned from a visit to Australia, tells me that Mr Dakin considers that, relatively to the age 'and performances cf his competitors, Darebin carries to his mind only 8&t 41bs, and says that if he keeps " on" all right, he shall go for the money for a certainty.

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