SPORTING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 8826, 16 April 1896, Page 2

SPORTING.

Coming Events, Miy 6 and 7— Sgmont B O Winter May 13 and 14 — flapier Park Winter . May 23 and 25-Dnnedin J 0 May 25 - Wanganui J 0 Steeplechase May 25— -Takapuna J 0 June 6 and B— North N.Z. Grand National Notes by "Pakeha." Norton and Ebor aro entered for the Curragh (Dublin) Meeting. Tho gelding Splitlink (by The MnteSwivelineJ, who ib will be remembered raced in tbi» district some time ago with indifferent sucpost, dropped dead in his box at Auckland. The post mortem ahovred one of the horse's lungs was thoroughly dieeased. As much as £5000 halt boen spent by the Victoria Baoing Club at times in maintenance work at Pleraington. Yernoy Collelo was not; long in getting a - win out of his new charge, Bloomsbury, for aftor running a good race at Feilding the first day, the Soa'-weitor horse easily annexed tut Donbieeh Stakes, paying tha nice little divvy of £17 18s. The above named trainer has the chaser Seddon in hand preparing him for forthcoming steepleohaie mcetinga. Tho Promier gelding is engaged in tho Trial Steeples at the lecal May meeting, The hack I f nh Oh his been turned out for a spell, Tho Bgmonfc Baring Club havo every reason to t'eol gratified at tho number of nomination! received tor their initial two day's Winter Mooting, and although the quality of the itcopleohoso condidatas is below tbo standard, who can tell but ri.at auotbor Norton will bo unearthed Irom amongst the hacka engaged ? Tho hack events, at usual, have filled very well, as many as 34 beiDg enterod for tho Firifc Hack Slat. A cato of alleged " flimping "— to u«e turf phraseology—is Hk«ly to oomo before the local Oouit shortly, tho plaintiff being a well-known knight of the thimble and tho defending party ia equally well kaowc in busiaoes, Ac the matter it sub judice I must refrain from making any comment thereon. The nominations for the Wanganui J C. Winter Meeting hare mado their anpear< J ance, and on the whole are really good. The big steeplechase has au entry of 18, among whioh are several new aspirants for cross country honors, but all have proud their ability to get over the small stiuks, and no doubt will not disgrace themselves when they make their debut at the' above gams. Tho Flying has met with a xespoßSa of 14, whilo 21 havo entsred for tbo Winter Oats and 20 for the Trial Sreoplos. In the latter event I notice Billy Holmes hat nominated r?mslopogii3s and if looks go for anything the big son of Puritan— The Shrew ought to fairly in his element at eteepleehanng. Tho Buying, "horses tor courses," is illustrated in tho ca-o oE St. Laura, who seems to nave a partiality {or the Auckland course. The daughter of 81. Leger and Bliss laura won four races at the A.T1.0. Autumn Meeting, and paid good dividends on eaob. occas'on. The Gbriatchuroh bookmakers snbsoribsd 30 guineas towards the Brunnor Belief - Fund, A vsrv charitable aotion indeed, The Eicoarton trainers and jockeys are Bubsoribing towards the above fund, and already they have a good sum together. Oouranto is reported to hare gone wrong again. Fishmoneer, who went over to the other sidi to compete in oroas-country events, hurt himself badly through falling while echooling. The Isnak Walton gelding irto be shipped to hia home (Auckland) again immediately. The last iasuo of the Sporting Review contains three capitally-produced illustrations of Acoap, at. Paul and Tib, while a fellow with, a cork eye coold recognise JoeGallagher and young Ohaafo, the riders of the two first named horses. It is tho intention of Mr W. Douglas to collect a team of hurdlers and chasors together with the intention of again trying * bis luck in Australia. A uniquo performance it recorded in tho Doncaster Handicap laitjweek by Oouroillo, Tho three placed horses— Couraille, True Blue, and Besponse — were ridden by three brothers [J., A. and W. Delanoy). Sylvia Park (St. leger— Atalanta) ii to be put in training again, with a view to Spring engagements , Goldiborough (siro of SouVeitar) has been sixteen years at the stud in Now South Wales and has sited 241 winnors, who havo won 474 races valued at £68,000. Ifows has arrived of the doath.of Stone* noil, Ibo champion American sprinter. In 1P93 ho started in 38 races with the result that he von 23, was sine timei sesond and 3 times third. In 1891 he started 23 times 14 firsts, 7 seconds and 1 third. In 1895 he started several times in England, but did not win. Hennas by Stonehonge out of Nell. The expatriated gelding Paris has dispelled the idea formed that he was an impostor, for ho made hacks of his oppon- - ents in the Q-reat Northampton Stakes recently in England, winning easily by half a a 'dozen lengths. Perhaps his critics .will ' Eovr recognise his olaim to the honor conf6rred on him in the land of his birth. The reason, I think, that the Grandmaster gelding did not perform so creditublv as was expected in his previous efforts at Home was thai; tho hone was not thoroughly acclimatised. It was at a country meeting not far from Palmer«ton North on Friday lust. There were two or three horses engaged who could win anything they wanted, but the trouble was to find oat whioh was tha "jigger." In one event the bookmakers (there was no totalisator) had the favourite "dead," and tho jockey was accordingly instructed to lobo the race. Then the/ knowing onos started to lay him as fast ai they could at throes to one. One well known liorso owner not boing aworo of the l .. favourito boing " stiffened," put £6 on him at the above price. After doing so he heard, it whispered that ho was backing a " dead un," but be was not going to be had. Bo what does he do but run down to the starting post and tell the jockey that the owner r had decided to havo a " cut," informing him that he had put a tenner on for him, and if ho did not win he would be put up fo.* life. The jockey thought it was all fair and epare, and let the hone's head loote, ■ with the result that he won. in a canter. Then there was gmafc lamentation among tho bookies, one of whom dropped £50, whilo the otheri fell in for smaller amounts. Those metallioians sro off " stiff; nns " now. Tho Boarer, winner of -tho Liverpool Grand JSTafcional Steeploorjaie,was not men. tioued in lho betting when the list mail loft. One of tho few remarks made in print concerning him prophecied that he would not last out the distance. He aid though. liaao Murphy, one of America's most euccoiifol jookeys, died on February 12th from failure of the heart's aotion. He was 36 years of age. The Duke of Portland has presented the V.S.O: with v handiomo > oil painting of Carbine. ,>