SPORTING NOTES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 7505, 12 September 1902, Page 1

SPORTING NOTES.

♦ The Taieri dub has decided to race ** Wingatui in future. Lord. Oterard, a prominent supporter of tne English turi, i» dead. • ■ • . ' Giasalt easily -won tihe Liverpool Cup oa July 25 from Congratulation, Nbm'bril, by Eroutcheon, wa« a winner at the Mentone (Victoria) meeting on, August 21. Sequence's aiater, Importance, who, though a five-yeai-old, haa so lac iaiied to score a win, was recently sold. ' _T_ \, .. „ Last rnos,^, at the V.R.C. Meeting, th.« .winner of « two-mil« steeplechase covered the distance in 4mm 56aeo. ' ■ 'It: » reported, that the Auckland; owner of Austerlit'z and 6entindl haa decided to dispose of the two torses named. A filly by the Apremomt eire, Mikado 11., named Kotaiaha, won a five-furlong race at Mehtone {Victoria) on August 21. Seclusion* by Carnage, who has won several good races recently, annexed the Victorian Handicap at Oaulfleld on August 23. The Persimmon .fil> Sceptre -was Ibeaten by ' Royal Laxuoer in -the Sussex Stakes, one mile, at the Goodwood meeting on July 30. „• The S-takes, for two-yeajvolds, run. at' Goodwood an August 1, was won by Quinteasemoe,, by St Frusquin— Margarine. Wihea Pacseus won the Goodwood! Cup. on July 81- he easily flilenoed the Sandown Park Eclipse winner, Cheers, and Fowling Piece. Kxnglock, .by LoohieL ! waj «uooessful hv tjie >&£:<«: August 28. Noble "ISiuoy"^** aeoond. At the 'Siiwiowni Park (Engkittd) meeting, on July 24, Rabelars, by St Simon— Satirical, won tho National Breeders' Produce Stake*, of- 4357 spvs. .'■■;■ At the Goodwood' meeting on August 1 Sceptre secured .the Nassau Stakes, for fiilies, the Prieonei-HSimoom filly finishing second, and St tJncomber thliyd. " ; The owner of ■tib* .Australian- horse T.M.S., the animal who has finished in eecond place so many times, has decided to change the name to that, of The Plodder. At a meeting of tlhe Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's Committee on Friday Mx Campbell's notice of motion as to the licensing of beckmakers was postponed until the next meeting. Bobadil's 'brother, Billali, won his first race in the Hartington Welter at the V.8..C. August Meeting. The diminutive >bl«ok was in. a galloping humour, and won his xaoe from' 1 end to end. M'Cracken, who has been in charge of Mr G. G.,Holmes's team for some time past, is not now connected with the Bangor establishment, and Mr Holmes will train the. norsea himself. ' A correspondent wrote fo Mr Sievier, owner i of Sceptre, drawing his attention to the peculiar coincidence that there were seven letters in his name, seven in Sceptre, and seven/ in St'Leg'er. . At the Newmarket (England) sales lafct month Mr" J. H. Musker gave 2300gs for * yearling colt by Velasquez from Seabreeze. A stiff price considering that Velasquez i 3 an untried eire. The Southland Bacing Club expended: close on £500 on improvement to tine course and on plant during the past year. The year began w&l&raredrt balance of £292, and there is now, Wax God (Carbine— Hera) took first and champion prizes in the blood stallion class a; the Wagga show, Rosebery (Padlock— Ax om being (placed eeoond, and George Frederick (Carbine— Dane*) Ifhird. His Majesty 1 ® two-year-old colt Mead, by Pereimmon — Meadowohat, won the Craven Stakes at Goodwood on July 29 in a common caniter, amidst a. scene of great excitement. Hwmmerkop was second. In England two years ago Mrs Peck refused SOOOgs for Janissary (sire of the Derby winner, J*dd«h) and asked double that sum for him. Since then* Mrs Peck died, and ai Newmarket last month Janiesary was sold- ior 600g>. V.C., a yearling by Medallion from Silence, purchased iby Mr W. N. Willis, M.L.A., died on the voyage to South ' Africa with that gentleman's other yearling ipurdhases: V.C. J was 'bred by Mr A. W. Nivison., at Holler, who. broke a blood-yesse^ iH^ih«ud whilst running at the recent '"Canterbury meeting, lost a great quantity Ot 'blood and was also badly shaken, and he was scarcely I able to stand when brought 'back to the paddock. It is said *hat Moifaa «nd Shellback will

shortly be taken to England. On Moifaa/a •best form he might 'be -worth shipping to the Old Country, 'but Shellback will aoarcely prove an advantageous advertisement (fox this colony. • . ' , : Am'berite won. the Hampden Stakes prior to winning the A.J;C. Derby and Couifieict Cup. Abundance has started the sequence successfully fey oarrying.3lb more than t!he Owrbim* colt in the fir»t-named even* and has now won. th« Derby. '■ The fiist of tli« imported Simmer's progeny to tippear on. Victorian soil was ihe three-iyeif-oW Bubble, who is out of Sweet Erima'e . dam. Th« filly •warn greatly fancied ior iihe .Trial Handicap »t CaiHfield on Saturday, but iufit missed a. place. The valuable Stewards' Cup decided at ' Gwdiwood oa JuJ/ 29 tell to Lord Carnarvoin.'s adx-yearJoldhorpeSiauzaviii, ; by -Reuil— Modest Martha O'Donovan Eossa and Master Willie filling the !emaindng_i»spective places. The winner was 'bred in France. The death— as the result of a» internal rupture—ia reported from. England of the successful sire Grafton, lat tb»- Compton Stud at Gillingfe&m, Dorset, where he stood for many years. G-raifton, a remarkably powerful bay ihoree, was bred' in 1882 by Lord Eosebery. Tit-bit from the Federal House of Eepreaentaiivea:— Mt Fowler (W.A.): "Anybody can obtain the zwurae .. of the winners of rateea in Victoria by wire 'by depositing the .cost of tshe ial«erama with the Postal Departaemt." Mr Edwards (N.S.W.): "It's «• t^^ss scandal." Mr Conaroy: "And yet ,' . ttersaliV.ia cloeed." At the last Newmark. .England) «tle», Sir Poote's owner, Mr J. Brown, purchased tunatus, by 5t Fruaquin irpm I/uoky l«ady, for 700gs. Fortun*ius, who ha* won n«urly 5000 «oy« in stakes, will probably do «tud duty in New South W*l«. Mr Brown also purchased Sundial, byKendal, «nd Ortelle, by Orvieto/ both in foal to Le Var, for 230ga and 4>ogs respectively. R. Wootton. gave 230gs Ore Baccarat, and iret-wwro stakes and bate got 'back considerably more Ifliwa th« .purohase money ■when tihe filly defeated Groat Scot at tiandwiok last montih the first time she carried his colours. Baocar** is only about 14.8, «nd « few mon-bhs ago (•ays the Sydm«y "Referee") a would J b» 'buyer priced her, with, the idea of taking her to New Zealamd to run in the galloway class there. A Victorian sporting; writer is responsible for the (following:— "Tie principal supporter of Foulßhasn's stable some weeks" ago wrote, asking him to purchase a likely sort of horse for anything, they «ay, up to £1000. One Foulshom asked the price of was The Idler, and people who are • supposed to know say the twwn-er named was prepared to give £2000 for the son of Far Nients, 'but .that . even if another £500 food 'been tacked on, io that sum it would not ihave induced" tJie owner to part with Mm." Included in the BDjniiwrtianis for tike English Derby of 1904, which olosed last month, are five colts entered 'by tihe King of England. Three axe i by Persimmon, one .by St Simon, and the other by Chrme. Mr Francis Foy is represented >by a colt by Lodbiel from Champa Elysees by Thurio, br«l m'N«w South Wales. Anotiher New South Walo youngster by Loohiel from Ooumtess Aberdeen- by PrimroM. League is entered by Mr H. V. Foy. It is • noteworthy fact that there is not a single Carbine in the big list. Daisy C. {dam of the mioceseful Muutohalm), who was foaled in America in 1577, is still alive. She, is a daughter of Macaroon (by English Macaroni) from Inversnaid ('by Leamington). Muutdhaka is a long -way the best performer #he lias -thrown, and that Ihorse i« alro credited' with being the best flired by "Wellingtons Muutchaka. was offered to several Indian trader»,.-but they would not have 'him, and Mr " M' Arthur bought him to use as a station sire, never thinking he would* prove such & success as a xacehorse. The «ges of boxses being , a subject which possesses a fascination for many people, some readers may be interested to learn tth*t the. oldest known horse in America is a bay gelding, whioh is oerfeified to be upwards of fortyseven years old. At all events, he is a veteran of the Mexican campaign of 1856, a memento of which he oarries cm his flank, in iihe shiape of « big soar; and be was also used as an .officer's olwurger in.. Ike .Qiv^l JKWs^ -..USE*, his teetth tave gone, his' principal food la ' boiled corn and mash, upon which he seems to thrive, to the great ssjtisiaotion' of ' his owawr, Major M«sb, oi Louisville, Ktajtucky.