SPORTING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9386, 12 March 1898, Page 2

SPORTING.

Fixtures.

March 16 and 17— HawJte's BayJJ.C. March 17— Sandon B.C.

Best Times on Record.

NEW ZEALAND.

4 furlongs — 475, Safeguard, C.J.C. Spring Meeting, 1894. Golden Fleece also

made this time at the same meeting. 5 furlongs — lm Is, Forester C.J.C. Fly-

ing Handicap, 1880. 6 furlongs - lm 14s, Loyalty, C.J.C. Challenge Stakes, 1893. Barmby also made this time in 1894 at Ashburton.

7 furlongs— lm 27Js, Ruby, C.J.C. Craven Stakes, 1888. 1 mile— lm 41Js, Merganser, J.C. Handi-

cap, C.J.C. Spring Meeting, 1892. 1J miles— 2m BJs, Tit Bit, C.J.C. Grand stand Haudicap, 1887. 1 J mile —2m 35Js, Morganser, Great Autumn Handicap, C.J.C, 1894. 1J vnile-3ni 4 l-sth sec, Bwordfish, Wan-

ganui Cup, 1898. 2 miles— 3m 295, Rosefeldt, N.Z. Cup, 1893. 2 miles and a distance — 3m 00s, Occident,

Duuedin Cup, 1891. 2J miles— 3m 57Js, Euroclydon, Canterbury Cup, 1895.

AMERICAN AND AUSTRALIAN. 3 furlongs— 3BJs, Cumberland, Maribyrnong, 1893, Australia. i furlongs— 46s, Geraldine, West Chestor Course, New York (track partly down hill) August 30, 1889, America, furlongs— s7s, Correction, West Cboster Course, Now York (track partly down • lull), September 29, 189 a; Dr Hashrouck also mado this record ;

America, lm, Patroness, Bandwiok, March, 1894,

Australia. 5J furlongs— lm 7s, Wild Rose, Caulfield, Feb., 1891, Australia. G furlongs — lm 9a, Domino, Morris Park,

Now York (track partly down hill), Sept., 1893, Amorica. lrahi 13Js, Precaution, Carrington Stakes, Randwiok, N.S.W., Jan. 1,

1897 ; Australia. 7 furlongs— lm 23Js, Bella 8., Monniouth Pork, July 8, 1890 ; Amerioa. ' lm 275, Trieste, Flemington, Nov. 3, 1891 ; Australia. 1 mile— lm 35|s, Salvador, against time, Monmouth Park, August 8, 1890, America, lm 40s, Bungebah, Bandwick, Sept., 1890 ; this record has also been made

by Boolka, Kiugfish, Delaware, and Paris,; Australia. 1 mile 1 furlong— linoUs.Trislou, Morris Park, New York" June 3, 1891,

America. lm 55ia, Eosebrook, Plomington, Nov 4, 1893. Acme, Reconstruction, and Cerise and Blue also made this time ; - Australia. l\ mile— 2m 3?s, Banquet, Monrnouth Park, July 17, 1890, America. 2m ob, Hova, Flemington, Nov. 1893, Australia. 1 mile 3 furlonga— 2ni'22Js, Aristocrat and lieichardt, Bosehill, Australia. 1J mile— 2m 32|s, Lamplighter, Monmouth Park, N.J., 1892, America. 2m 35b, Survivor, Eandwick, Sept., 1897, Australia. 1 mile 6 furlongs— 2m 49Js, Hopotonn, Plemingtou, 1893, Australia. If miles — 3m 03s, Hotspur, San Francisco, 1881, America. 3m 3s, Correze, Flemmgton, 1890, Aus. tralia. Donation also made this re

cord at Flemington iv 1893. 2 miles— 3m 27is, Ten Broeok, against tirae.Louisvflle, Kentucky, May 1877 ; America. 3ui 28Js, Carbine, Flemington, Nov.f 1890, Australia. 2J miles— 3m 66Js, Preaknessand Springbok, dead heat, Saratoga, New York, July, 1875, America. 3m 59*8, Dreadnought, Flemington, March, 1890, Australia. 3 miles — sni 23Js, Portsea, Plemington, March, 1893.

Notes by " Pdkeha."

Sandon R.O. Meeting will beheld on Thursday next. Acceptances close this evening. Petroline (Petroleum— Jeanette) was purchased last week by Mr P. O'Neill for 105 guineas. The little mare is a game fast bit of stuff, and well worth the above figure. Mr A. A. Ambridge has disposed of Australina, the son of The Australian and Ina being bought by Mr R. Wheeler, the well-known local trainer. The price paid was /150, with £20 out of the first win. I believe it is intended to put the horse to the illegitimate game (he has already shown bis ability as a jumper in private, so Mr Ambridge informed me) and when be makes bis debut in public, he ought to give a good accotiDt of bimself, for he pos. seeses the necessary pace nnd gameness. Mr T. Quinlivan, prior to leaving for his home at Hastings, bought the racehorse Donovan for 85 guineas, at which price the son of The Dauphin cannot but be looked upon as a bargain. The next day, by "the way, he was offered 150 guineas for the brown horse. Donovan and Rangipunehu were taken home on Monday in charge of Mr Robertson, who will immediately begin to put the former through his facings over the email sticks, and it will not be Robertson's fault if the horse does not turn out a first-class jumper, for he cpuld not have a more competent mentor. Eodertson will atoo ride Mr Quinlivan's horses in their future engagements over sticks. Vedette is to be taken over to Australia, where nodonbt the aonof Vanguard will more than pay his way—barring accidente.

The Wanganui J.O. Jubilee Mpetinghavin? been dealt witb pretty fully in the Herald, it is not my intention to repeat what has already been published, but merely make a few brief remarks on thediffereot events. The winner of the IVUGregor Stakes — Vedette — fully demonstrated to Mr Evett the great mistake he made when he weighted 'the Vinguard gelding at7stl2lb. Why 12stwouH not havo stopped him from winning — and how did he win, in a common canter in the fast time of Imin42'ec. If there had been anything behind Vedette in this race to push, him I am almoßt certain he could have put up an Australasian record — and that is a fair order. Mr Evitt made no mistake about Vedette's weight on the second day, when he clapped lOst on his back iv one event and 10st6lb in another, but the engagemena was declined with thanks. The Slipper Hurdle Bace calls for little coalmen*;, for it turned out, as generally expected, a moral for Plain Bill. The Lett Hack Hurdles waa woa all the way by Vanish, Toriki about three lengths away thiri. And now comes a query — How is it that on the second day Toriki (carrying 11.7, or 71b more than the first da;) can come out and win with the greatest of ease in exactly the same time (2min 51sec) as that put up by Vanish od the first day. Funny thing horceracing. The above time, 2min 51sea, is a record for a mile and a half hurdle race in the North Tsland, if I am not very much mistaken. The Jubilee Oup will long be remembered as the fastest l^mile race ever run in New Zealand — 3min 4 1 sth sec, thus beating the previous record held by Spindrift by three fifths of a second. The pace was a ciacker throughout, Tire beiDg responsible .for it during the first mile, while Waiuku also acted as pace-maker for the last three-quaters. I do not know whether young Russell was riding to orders when he went to the front six furlongs from home, but anyhow this act d?cidedlv minimised the horse's chance of winning. When Sedgebrook fell, St Paul got the worst of the deal, and the bumping took a bit out of the little hors.e, although ho struggled gamely on into fourth place. Aa regards the winner, McTaggart rode one of his characteristic patient races on SwordlMi — something similar to the way he rode him to victory in the Egmont Oup, but on this occasion he was not bunipod about. Swordfish (my fancy all along, by the way) was the fittest borne in the race, and refl«cted tbe greatest credit on his veteran trainer, Mr French, who was also the recipient of many hearty congratulations on the victory of the son of Hotchkisi

and Fishgirl. The Two-year-old events on both Jays went to Herraosa, who proved himself a game little sprinter. Tigress, on the first day, and Victoria Cross on the second, did not run up to expectations. Tho Imnly Hack Uiice proved the best o! good things for the full-sister to Waiuku, Okoari, while on the second day the diaap pointing Splinter came to light in the Turner Hack Flat, but had Oracle got a clear run he would have troubled the winner. Tommy Atkins, who finished second to Splinter, is a vice lookinp 4 year-old gelding by the defunct Vanguard, out of Parakio, and is the making of of a first-class hack. In theCameron Handicap, Titoki, who was nicely ridden by White, camo at the rght end, and beat Kanaka and the redhot favourite Aquatic. On the second day Titoki carried bis Bst 91b like a tradesman, and

beat four others fairly easy, cutting out the 6 furionga in lmin 15 2 s<ec. TheKawhai Hurdle Rncesaw Plnin

Bili and Dummy Ihe favourite picks, the others beingprnctically neglected. Napoleon, aa usual, went to the front, with Dummy io his wake, but after going about half a mile the latter came down, bnngiog Plain Bill with bitn. Napoleon sailed away, and maintained his lead to the finish, Swift beating King of the Downs by a bead for second money, whi'e Rangipunehu passed out at the last hurdle. The Wanganui Stakes was reckoned a good thing for St. Paul, and he won, but had Douglas not bfeu intefered with the result may haye been different — it is a moot point. Everyone was pleased to see Jack Chaffe, senior, lead his horse back to the paddock a winner, for the son of St. Leger is as game and honest a horse that ever looked through a bridle in this colony. Leda went out a very warm favourite for the Campbell Handicap, and with Bst slb over a mile and a dis tance, it dertainly looked as if she had a great chance. However, she ran a perfect jade, and finished, what one punter termed a " dirty last." Bona Fide wont to the front at the fall of the flat? and stayed there, but had Kingan brought up Petrohne sooner the little mare, I think, would very nearly have won. The meeting was brought to a conclusion by Bona Fide again winning iv the Smith Farewell Handicap after au interesting set-to with Australiua.

Tbo most successful sires were — Puriri z wins, St. Leger 4, Natator 2, Sou'wester >, Torpedo i, Vanguard i, Hotchkiss i, Izaak Walton i.

Winning riders — P. White z, Woods 2, Sceats, Pagan, Higgins, Alexander, A. -Hill, MeTaggart, Cremer, Thomas, Ohaafe, and Price, 1 each.

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