ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Observer, Volume 7, Issue 235, 14 March 1885, Page 4

ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

E.K. (Napier). — 1. Derringer is by Musket out of Eosalie. 2. Mr J. Marshall. 3. First mount, all black ; second mount, black with white cap.

E. Wabd. — Woodnymph is by Musket from Sylvia, and consequently full sister to MartiniHenry.

" Odds " asks : What year did Pungawerewere win the Dunedin Cup ? Who rode her ? What weight did she carry ? What horse started favourite in her year? 1. 1876. 2. Rowlands. 3. Handicapped at 6st 101 b, carried 6st 131 b. 4>. Fishook, at 3to 1.

The weights for the Taranaki J.C. Races have appeared. There is little need to review them, until the acceptances come out.

From the accounts to hand, the Newmarket Handicap must have been a tame affair, as Coronet swerved right across the course inside a furlong from home, and yet could be straightened up and win by £ length. Welcome Jack was amongst the starters, but never showed prominently at any time !

The Melbourne Sportsman falls into a grave error in its answers to correspondents on February 25th. It says, in answer to " Queenslander, '■' that Commotion is a year younger than Malua. The reverse is the case, Malua being the younger horse. From the subsequent reading of the answer, I should, however ga-

ther that it was merely a clerical error

The Auckland bred 'uns were in it at the Wangaimi meeting. Hippodamia, by Hippocampus, out of Slander, so long known as as the Slander ■(illy, won the Cup, 2-\ miles, in 4min. 17A-secs., while another of Mr Walters' breed, Fusilier, by Musket, from Yatterina, won both Derby and Wanganui Stakes. Mr Walters has reason to be proud of such success.

The following horses remain in the N apier, Handicap of GOOsovs. ; one mile and threequarters : — Leonora, Bst 71bs ; Tigredia, 7st 121bs; Fusilier, 7 st 61b s ; Ugly Buck, 7st olbs ; Forerunner, 7st olbs ; Libeller, 7st 41bs ; Pearl, 7st ; Fasha, Gst 121bs ; Laird, Ost 121bs ; Clogs, Gst olbs ; Mangaohane, Gst. Bail way Stakes of loOsovs ; three-quarters of a mile : — Ascot, Sst 31bs ; Tigredia, Bst 21bs ; Fusilier, 7sfc 91bs ; Ugly Buck, 7st 81bs ; Forerunner, 7st 71bs ; Pearl, 7st olbs ; Talebearer, 7st 4lbs ; Slave, 7st 4lbs ; Christina, 7st 21bs ; Pa&ha, 7st; Waewaetika, Gst 4lbs. Of those in the Handicap I like nothing so well as the leniently treated Tigredia, while Fusilier, Forerunner, and Libeller all read well ; and from these the winner should come. If Ugly Buck is in the humour he should have no difficulty in appropriating the Eailway Stakes, but if he comes the rogue, Pearl should about win, at the weight, if she is in form.

The Henderson's Mill races come off on Tuesday next, and will no doubt, in spite of the lack of publicity given in the way of advertising, draw a good number of sports. The following are the entries and weights for the two principal races: Hejstdersox's MiMi Cup. — Turquoise, 9st lOlbs ; Mystery, 9st ; Fishwoman, Bst 91bs ; Linda, Sst ; Kalo, Tst Slbs ; Victoria, 7st 21bs ; Eevenge, 7st 21bs; Marquis, 7st 21bs; Snake, Tst; Revolver, 6st 121bs ; Satanella, 6st lOlbs ; Nannie, <3st 71bs ; Snider, sst 71bs. Hurdles. — King, . list 71bs; Alaric, list olbs; Nigger, list; Minuet, lOst 21bs ; Chandler, lOst 21bs; Whalebone, lOsfc 21bs; Claude, lOst ; Eevenge, lOst; Worm, 9st lOlbs ; Tim, 9st lOlbs ; Chevalier, 9st 71bs ; Marquis, 9st 71bs ; New Year, 9st 4lbs ; Kahikatea, 9st- 4lbs ; Argyle, 9st ; Sham, 9st; Seagull, - 9st ; Excelsior, 9st ; Lilly Langtry, 9st.

" Phaeton " makes a considerable error in last week's notes in the Herald. Speaking of the sire St. Albans, he stated that he had been imported by Mr John Field, and sold by that gentleman at the break up of his stud eighteen months ago. The facts are as follow to my certain knowledge. St. Albans was bought in England by the Victorian millionaire, Mr John Moffatt. Mr Moffatt died on the passage out, and his intended formation, of a racing stud consequently fell through. Mr George Atkinson, of Latrobe, Tasmania, was the first to recognise the merits of St. Albans' pedigree, and that gentleman leased the horse from Moffatt's executors, breeding Dilke and other good ones. Mr Field had the use of St. Albans at his stud farm, Calstock, and at the termination on the lease Moffatt's executors took him back to Victoria, where he was subsequently bought by Mr James Wilson. Instead of Mr Field's stud being broken up, it was never more famous than now, and at the sale of his Lapidist yearlings + h Q pvo^'ic* of iho. dams of Malua, Tasman, liingwood, Coronet, Blink Bonny, Meander, Sheet Anchor, &c, will no doubt fetch long prices.

The Dargaville races came off very successfully last week. That consistent little mare, Mystery, pulled off no less than four events in the two days. These Avere the Dargaville Cup, of lOOsovs., or 85 net; the Publican's" Purse, of 40sovs., 30 net; Foresters' Plate, 25sovs. ; and Gumdiggers' Purse, of 45sovs., or 35 net. She also got second to Nannie in the Kaipara Handicap, thereby getting lOsovs. more: so that Mr Nelson's winnings in actual stakes alone would be £185, while I understand her owner backed her pretty freely in each event, so he must have cast in for quite a pot. Revolver won the Free Handicap, of SOsovs., on the second day. The big fancy double— Mystery and Claude — for the Cup and Hurdles did not come off, thanks to the plucky running of the native owned horse. Tiger, who beat the favourite by a neck. Some of the books have reason to thank their stars that it was so, as they had very nasty books that way. Their lu^k, however, pulled them through. The surprise of the meeting, however, was the beating of Mystery by "the feather-weight Nannie, which won the second biggest race of the mcct — the Kaipara Handicap — carrying 6st to Mystery's 9st olbs. This is the little hack which was made such a favourite for the Hack Race at the Takapuna Meeting awhile back, and couldn't win. Subsequently at Otahuhu she showed her heels for a long way to Mystery and the rest in the O.R.C. Handicap, and it was quite as much as Mystery cared to have on hand was beating little Nannie there, when she met her on

lOlbs better terms than in this race. ~Now the daughter of Painter and Fortuna had to succumb. She occupied omin. 4(ssecs. to cover the 2 miles in the Cup. Nannie only tool; 2min. 4osecs. to get the mile and a- half of the Handicap. Kevolver took lmin. -£9^secs-. over the Free Handicap, 1 mile.

The Australian Champion Stakes were run last Saturday, the third day's racing- of the V.E.C. Autumn meeting, and resulted as follows : —

The Champion Stakes, of 25sovs each, with. lOOOsovs added. Weight for age. The second horse to receive 200sovs and the third lOOaovs out ot tlie stake. Three miles. Hon W. Pearson's br h Commotion, 6yrs, by Panic — Evening Star, 9sh 51bs 1 Mr G. Diwis' b c Dsivid, oyrs, by The Gondolier — AUce Drew, 7st 121bs 2 Mr W. Branch's b c Silver King, 3yrs, by First King — Senorita, 7st 121bs 3 There were only six starters. Fryingpan, in the interests of Commotion, niade the running for about one and a half miles, then the veteran was taken to the front, and for the rest of the way made his own running, and won, hard held, by fully ten length from the two crack three-yeai'-olcls of the season. Time, omin. 26Jsecs. By this win the grand old son of Panic and Evening Star has added still more lustre to his already great name. He has proved himself from first to last the finest horse that was ever produced in Australia, and I honestly believe that there is not at this day his equal at weight for age in the whole world. Only twice before has his time for the three miles on this occasion been beaten, and one of those two was his own, two years ago, when he covered the distance in omin. 26secs., the same time as First King in 1878.

Nominations for the Onehunga Antuinn Meeting will be received by the Secretary, Mr Richard Webb, to-day (Friday), up to 8 p.m.

We call the attention of our readers to the fact that we have again received names and addresses of the principal winners in Robin Hood's last programme on the Dunedin Cup. We notice that the Press was well represented at the drawing as usual. The popularity of Kobin Hood's consultations cannot be better proved than by the fact that the above programme closed with 7.125 shares, being 5.125 in excess of what was sold on same event in 1884.