THE DUNEDIN CUP.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 3352, 6 January 1879, Page 3

THE DUNEDIN CUP.

Augur writes in tlie Australasian : — The weights for tlio Dunedin Cup will be found in the columns of tlie Australasian tliis week. Fiftj-nine horses have been bandieapped; but some of these belong to Australia, and there is not the slightest probability of such horses as Woodlands, ftfacaroni, and Democrat Tisiting the land of the Maori. Who nominated them I don't know; but I don't think anybody had the slightest authority to enter Mr James White's horse. Tenipleton heads the list at 9st 91b, and since the champion mares left their native land this wonderful son of Traducor has carried pretty well all before him. He is one of the handsomest and truest mado animals I ever clapped my eyes upon, and when I saw him in New Zealand I thought him quite capable of winning a Melbourne Cup with Bst \ipon his back. Since then he has won under all sorts of weights up to lOat, and has proved himself an animal of more than average excellence. He is now handicapped at 9st &lb and 'even with this weight he canaot be considered as badly treated. * * * Tlub near relative of Lurline (Natator), is Baid to be the grandest horse that has ever been bred in New Zealand, and as he won the Champagne as a two-year-old, and the Derby as a three, no doubt he can gallop a bit. He is handicapped at 7et 41b, and if he is anything like a firet-claea colt lie

oughb to have no difficulty in winning the Duneduv Cup of 1879. * * * To me Templeton, Natator, Benjiroo, Dead Heat, Coventry, and Naiad seem to be the best in, and I shall not be surprised if one of this lot should prove the winner.