HAWKE'S BAY SPRING MEETING.

Observer, Volume XV, Issue 822, 29 September 1894, Page 7

HAWKE'S BAY SPRING MEETING.

The H.B.T.C. Spring Meeting of two days takes place on Monday and Tuesday next, the Ist and 2nd October. As usual, Auckland will be well represented at the meeting with Lottie, Yattenfeldt, Forme, St. Kilda, Doris and Co. I have been able to gain little information as to the condition of horses at Hastings, but bad weather has been the order for some time, and probably the Auckland horses will be as forward, if not more so, than the Southerners. The Hawkes Bay Guineas, 1 mile, has nine acceptors in all, two of which are Auckland representatives, viz Forme and Doris. Forme is very forward, and if a filly wins, it should be she. Of the colts engaged, last year's form points to Blarney, with Pompom next. Marino has the reputation of being a good one, though so far he has not scored. Ifancy Blarney or Pompom. St. Kilda (9st. Mb) will be hard to beat in The Flying, but I should not be surprised to see one of the light weights win. Roscius appears to be the best treated in the Hurdle Race, and 1 fancy he will win.

Trotting races at Potter's on Saturday. Hawke's Bay Guineas run next Monday. Greygown is a bit ' dicky ' on his understandings. Saracen and Pumau are likely to visit Melbourne later on. Mr McEae, owner of Whalebone, has purchased Morpheus. Ro5 7 al Rose nominated for the Priuce of Wales' and City Handicaps at the A.R.C. November meeting. Very satisfactory entries were received by the A.R.C. on Friday last for the Club's second Spring Meeting in November. Forme got through some good work before being taken to Napier, and should run well forward in her races. Her Guineas chance is not a bad one. Royal Rose has, I know, been backed for the N.Z. Cup for a few hundreds. Whether this was stable money or no, my information fails me. If so, the move of entering him for Ellerslie November events seems curious. He can't be here and at Christchurch at the same time. Brilliant won the Armadale Handicap (lm. lfur.) at the Caulfield meeting. Tarcoola, Sternchaser, Theodore, Elswick, Templestowe and Forward were amongst the un- 1 placed division. Brilliant carried the featherweight of 6st 131 b, and after a good race won by a neck from Tridenate (Bst 7lb). Kronbore (7st 111 b) was third. . c

Pegasus has not been idle during the week and continues to do well.. He will be taken to Riccarton early.

' Ajax ' thinks Hova is not doing strong enough work for a Melbourne Cup. aS the same, he says, he is in rare buckles.

The Canterbury Jockey Club -will probably inaugurate the use of the starting machine in New Zealand next November.

The American trotting record for this season was made by Fantasy (Chimes— Honora) at Michigan, the distance being covered in 2min 9sec.

Royal Rose has incurred a penalty of 71bs for the N.Z. Cup, as the result of his victory in the Sydney Handicap. This brines his weight up to Bst lib in the Riccarton -two mile event.

Royal Rose looks to have a -great chance in the N.Z. Cup, and I think it very doubtful if he will be found competing at Ellerslie iv November, his entry for events at the A.lt.C. Spring Meeting, notwithstanding.

Els wick s recent running at Caulfield was not very promising for his Caulfield Cup chance. Though backed by the right people for the Armadale Handicap, he failed when the pinch came, and could not run into a place.

The three-year-old running at Randwick during the Spring meeting was very up and down. Chesterman, the Randwick Plate winner, showed the most consistent form. Bonnie Scotland and Nobleman's running was peculiar.

Says the ' special ' to the Christchurch Referee: Bluefire is still a frequent visitor at Riecarton and canters every day she appears with Derritt on her back amongst a mob of horses; she is rapidly getting very quiet.

The Ashburton Cup was run last Wednesday, and was won by Mr T. Lewis's Aqualate (7st 21bs), Prime Warden (9st 51bs) was second, Liberator (Bstl3lb> third. Aqualate won by two lengths. The official tin c for the 1A miles was 2m 36sec.

King Wai (7st 21b) beat Barmlby (7st 51bs) and three others in the Spring Handicap at the Ashbarton B.C.'s Spring Meeting. King Wai won by a head after a good race The time for the 7fur was lmin 30sec.

There was some big going at Randwick last Saturday. The Members' Handicap (lm. lfur.) was run in lm 55Jsec. This beats the previous Australian record for that distance by a half-second. The winner, Reconstruction, is a grandly-bred one, by Grand Flanuer— Utopia, belonging to the J.*B. Clark syndicate.

The Queensland Postmaster-Gen-eral has issued a notification in the Queensland Gazette to the effect that after January Ist, 1895, no letters will be registered, delivered or transmitted to the several sweep promoters • ' Tattersall,' 'Star,' 'Morris and Ellis.' and ' Dowridge.'

The New Zealand Mail reports : — On Friday and Saturday last, Royal Rose was backed in Wellington for .£BOO at 100 to 5 for the N.Z. Cup. £500 was taken in other parts of the colony. The commissioner, who was acting on the part of the stable, was willing to go on at the same price.

By the courtesy of Mr W. Percival, secretary of the Auckland Kacing Club, we have received a copy of the Club's programme in the usual book form for the season 1894-95 including entries of all classic events now closed; also conditions of those not yet closed and extending to the season 1896-97.

A few Auckland punters benefited over Eoyal Hose's victory on Saturday at Raudwiek. A good many, however, were left lamenting on the same horse's account, the previous Thursday, when Projectile's name was flashed across as winner of the Metrop.

Week by week the N.Z. Cup becomes more and more open. Each successive race-meeting brings out other candidates in that event to puzzle turfites. By the time the Hawke's Bay, Napier Park and Wanganui meetings are over, the N.Z. Cup promises to present as big a tangle as ever student of ' form ' set his mind to unravel.

The reduction of the Auckland Cup prize this year by 100 soys has not had the effect of reducing the number of nominations. The reverse is the actual result, and it is hard to say if more horses would have been entered if the curtailment had not been adhered to. The class, too, of the horses engaged, is, if anything, a bit above the average.

Mutiny's double victory at Randwick rrmst V>e very gratifying to the Southern sportsman— Mr W. Douglas. We had a taste of Mutiny's quality as a hurdler when he won the Grand National. Since then he has run very consistently. Over the bigger country he has been steadily improving at each effort, culminating in winning both Steeplechases at Kaudwick last week.

The Waverley Handicap (lfin.) at Eandwick resulted in a great finish between the three placed horses, Nightingale, The Crier and Royal Rose, who finished in that order with only a head's distance between them. Although the time (3m. 7*sec.) was pretty good, taking the smart time's of other races, it would not appear to be an extra strong run race. The finish was brilliant.

Apropos to the Metropolitan run last week. A young Aucklander drew in Tattersall's sweep one of the most stronglyfancied Sydney horses engaged in that event. Being ignorant of the ethics if there are any - of horse-racing and wagering thereon, the floods of persuasion poured on him by his friends to lay off to the stable and thus ensure a start, completely failed to move him. The horse did not start, but easily won a race he did start for. It is possible this sweep money was the necessary ingredient required by his owners to"set him going in the Metropolitan. D. McLeod, .New Zealand and Melbourne Cups. — Advt.

Malvolio continues to do well at Flemington.

Doris was taken South by the s.s. Gairlock on Monday. Mr Gollan took the chaser Norton to Sydney on Tuesday last.

Mr Donald McKinnon's colt Lieutenant has been scratched for the C. J.C. Derby and New Zealand Cup.

Crazy Kate's leg is a very bad one, and it is likely it will be some time ere the old mare is sound enough to race.

Jonathan has a big knee, and at present seems au unlikely starter for any of the Spring events in Australia.

The recent backing of Isaac for the Caulfield Cup has sent him into the position of second favourite for that race, and he is quoted at 100 to 6.

Tarcoola has " wintered exceptionally well, and ' Cranbrook ' who writes from Flemington, thinks he has a great show of repeating his Melbourne Cup victory if he keeps well.

Chesterman's performance in the Kandwick Plate was a good one. He beat Trident's time by §sec over the three miles. Portsea's record of 3min 23gsec still stands, but Chesterman is close on his heel 1 ? with 3min 25 sec.

Colonel Fraser, Maoriland Ser-geant-at-Arnis is a courageous backer of horses. The biggest wager he ever landed was £1200, to a tenner, the two Martini-Henrys for the Melbourne Derby and Cup. Bookmaker 'Bill' Lyons, now in Sydney, after the first leg had come of, offered to take £500 of the Colonel's wager at fours to one. Fraser stuck out for twos, no biz., and he scooped the lot. Sydney Bulletin.

It is notified elsewhere that the annual general meeting of Auckland A.A.A. Cycle Club eventuates this (Thursday) evening at British Hotel.

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