Gap and Jacket.

Observer, Volume 9, Issue 529, 9 February 1889, Page 11

Gap and Jacket.

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FIXTURES. February 7. B— Wellington Racing Club. February 13, 14— Egmont Racing Club. February 20, 21, 23.— Dunediu Jockey Club. March ?, B—Wellington8 — Wellington Summer. March 18, 19— Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. BATES OF LEADING RACES. February 7 — Wellington Cup. February 16— Auckland Tattei'sall's Bace Meeting. February 20— Dunedin Cup. March 7 — Wanganui Cup. March 2 — Newmarket Handicap. March s— Australian Cup. March 9— Champion Stakes. — Christchurch papers say Man ton has got rid of his cold. — George Morris and J. Davidson, the local pencillers,left for Sydney this week. — Clogs was shipped to Sydney this week. Mr D. Twohill is mentioned as her new owner. —Leopold, Lady Nor ah and Patchwork pro to Egmont to fulfil their engagements there. - Details of the running for the Sydney Anniversary Handicap will bo found on page 20. — Nelson is still an attendant on the Ellers" lie track, but the old hero shows signs of soreness* —Bad luck for Mr Donald Wallace. Mentor, the last Melbourne Cup winner has broken down. — The Wellington Cup is run to-day (Thursday). Dudu is a great ' pot,' and on her past form she should win. — Cuirassier's owners have decided not to send the oolt to Melbourne to take part in the V.8.0. Autumn Meeting. — Cbaafe arrived safely at Brisbane last Saturday with Tartar, On Guard, and the Nordenfoldt — Pulchra yearling oolt. — ' Vigilant ' picks Carbine arid Cranbrook for the Newmarket Handicap. He fancies Lochiel aud Cyclops for the Australian Cup. —Promotion has been sold to go to Wbangarei. This is the horse purchased by one of J. Rae's patrons in May last at Wanganui. — Local backers hold Carbine in great esteem for the Newmarket Handicap. With a start, Mr Donald Wallace will give them a straight run. •—The speedy Somneil, who was recently taken to Melbourne from Dunedin. has changed hands again, but still remains in Mr W. A. Filgate's care at Flemington, — The stakes won in Great Britain And Ireland dating 1 the season 18S8 under Jockey Club rules, amounted to .£-.131,530 ss. In 1867 the money competed for was =8415,955 11s, hi 1886 £110,131 sal and in 188-3 .£426,141 Us. — J. Monaghan, the well-known trainer, came down from Sydney in the s.s. To Anau on a holiday trip through the colony. He leave? for the South to day. Monaghan trained Pungawerewere when she won the Dunedin Cup. —With Chain Shot and Engagement knocked out of the Dunedin Cup, only twelve now remain in. The field is bound to be a, small one on the day, and if Man ton is landed at the post anything like himself, he must be hard to beat. —Wellington Cup betting: Dudu even money, 2 to 1 against Sultan, 4 to 1 Enid, 6to 1 Marlborough, 7to 1 Lenore, lOtol Cupid. W. Brown will have the mount on Dudu, W. White on Sultan, T. McMorrin on Enid, and W. Clifford on MarYborough. — A mare named Irene, by Darebin, from Tpomea, is stated to be the biggest thoroughbred mare in Australia. She stands seventeen hands two inches, and won the principal event at the last race meeting at Coraki, on the Richmond .river, New South Wales. — Braemar is well handicapped in Tattersail's Cup wibh 7st 21b, and Don has got off too lightly in the Hurdle Race. Mr Enko hasnothing to complain of with Balista's weight in both the Cup and St. Valentine's Handicap, and pink at the post, she must be hard to beat in each race. — The Germans have sent over a strong team of steeplechasers for the illegitimate season in England, but after getting home first in the Manchester Steeplechase their representative, a mare named Et Ccetera, was disqualified for having omitted some unimportant formality of which, the visitors were ignorant. — Thonews of the sale of the undefeated Ormonde is confirmed by English files. The horse has been purchased for the United States by Mr John A. Morris of Throgg's Neck, WestChester County, for Mr Morris is the leading spirit of the New York Jockey Club and owner of Britannic, one of the smartest horses over a short distance in America. — The feature of the morning's work afc the Forbury on Tuesday morning last was a sound gallop by the Dunedin Cup candidate, Occident, who was sent a mile and three-quarters, Captain Cook taking him along for a mile and a quarter, Warlock acting as companion in the last mile. All present were pleased with the gallop. Wolverine also acquitted herself satisfactorily in a one and three-quarter mile gallop with St James. — Australian papers to hand state that since the weights were published there has been a great amount of wagering over the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup. Double business is very brisk. The favourite pick is Carbine and Tradition, Cranbrook and Tradition, Cinderellaand Tradition, <fcs. In right out wagering in the Newmarket Handicap, 10 to 1 has been taken about Carbine, 14 to 1 Cranbrook, 1G to 1 Cinderella, 20 to 50 others. For the Australian Cup 10 to 1 is the best offer, Tradition and Lochiel being the most fancied.