SPORTING NOTES

Waikato Times, Volume XXXIX, Issue 3121, 16 July 1892, Page 2 (Supplement)

SPORTING NOTES

[By LE Noko.J I understand that Raglan, who 13 advertised in your columns for sale, will this season travel m the Waikato districts. This will he a splendid opportunity for breeders and stock-owners in this district to secure the services of a horse who is adapted to get stock fit to race and go across country. Rag'an is a highly-bred horse, being cot by Cap-a-pie, his dam being Tenambra, who was sired by The Marquis, an Eiighsh-bred horse, winner of the Cla.-sic English Two Thousand Guineas and the St. i eger. . Mr McNicol's colt by Noi'denfeldt— Yattacv has heen appropriately named Yattenfeldt, and has been sent to Auckland to be prepared for his spring engagements. lam told he has gone to Mr Jas. Kean's stables. An English sportsman who recently visited Australia is of the opiuion that Strathmore is the best horse in the world. What about Carbine ?

"Nemo," an Australian writer, considers that Autonomy, a son of Chester, has a fair chance ot annexing the Melbourne Cup this year, notwithstanding his heavy burden of Sst. He will be remembered as the boss two-year-old in Australia last season. Orme is favourite for the St. Leger at sto I. r< A La Fleche stands 15 hands 3Jin. Good critics say she is a trifle high on the leg. John Porter, the famous trainer, has not had a week's holiday for thirty years. Mrs Langtry is now running horses in England under the registered nom th course of Mr " Jersey." One of Manser's (the trainer) sons is named Charles. His age is eight years, and he weighs Ist 131b. With his pony " Jumbo " he is one of the best known characters at Newmarket.

A yearling colt by Lochiel from Nautilus, who is receiving his preparation at the handß of E. Cutts, is thus referred to by " Rata " " Lake Shell js a perfect beauty, and if he be a specimen of the stock Lochiel is to get in the future ' bad luck to it' that he ever left these shores. In the head, neck, and in colour. Lake Shell resembles Lochiel greatly, and from what I know of hiin now as a yearling, I am firmly of opinion that he will be a better racehorse than his sire, and one of the greatest horses that ever trod tho New Zealand turf." The report that a policy of £10,000 was effected at Lloyds against Orme s starting for the Derby proved to be without foundation. Arklow, who is full brother to Ormonde, is Bend Or's companion horse at the Eaton stud. He is said to be a horse of exceptional substance and handsome, though lengthy as Ormonde.

The last of Hermit's sons, a two-year-old, has left EngUnd for America, having been purchased by Mr Haggiu, the great Oalifornian breeder. The aristocratic youngster will therefore stable companion of Maxim and bir Modred. The Burrangoug (N.S.W.) Turf Club must be in a bad way, the ladies of the place having to organise a bazaar to pay off liabilities in connection with it. This is the advice of an old breeder: — If a mare slips her colt, she should not be bred until the fall, provided the colt that was slipped was from a service in the spring, but if it was from a service in the fall, she should be bred in the sptiug. He says he has tried this several times and never had any more slips from the mares thus experimented upon. _ The Victorian cross-country rider, B Williams, whose brother was killed at Dandcnong races about three months back, met with a serious at Croxton Park on June 9th, sustaining concussion of the brain.

Polo ponies bring good prices in the Old Country. A much travelled little gentleman, supposed to be bred in South America, but imported from the Cape, brought at a sale in May 120gs. _ The latest reports from America show that the stock of Sir Modred are keeping up the credit of their sire. At Gravesend, on May 17, Gold Dollar, by Sir Modred from Trade Dollar, carried Bst 21b to victory in a six furlong handicap, easily beating eleven competitors in Imin. 15sec. Direct, the champion pacer of the world, and Hal Pointer, 2.09f, the exchampion, have been matched for a 5000<tol. purse at Buffalo. The details will be arranged by Secretary Hanley of the Buffalo Park. The large sum of 7000 guineas was recently offered for Buccaneer, who won the last Newmarket Handicap and City and Suburban in England. The horse was sold for £500 twelve mouths before, after winning a selling race. Up to the present time Orme has won no less than £8,174 in stakes for the Duke of Westminster. He has thus earned enough to p*y himself for the conviction of the " poisoner " if he is ever found. Ornie's defeat by Signorina in the Lancashire Plate at Manchester made a

difference of £11,000 to his owner. Sir John, one of the best known of Sir Modred's sons in America, has been destroyed. He was thrown in his stall to be punctured for a spavin. In his exertions to regain his feet he hurt his loin in some way, and the day following was paralysed and unable to rise, although he made strenuous efforts to do so. The outcome of the trouble was so serious that he had to be killed.

Sir Modred well maintained his reputation as a sire during the last racing seasen in America. The representatives of the New Zealand bred horse numbering 31, ran 468 times, won 75 races, ran second 71 times, third 64 times, and unplaced 25S times, and their winnings in stakes amounted to neariy £17,000.

The business of training and driving is vastly different from the mercantile business. When a stock of goods runs down and the shelves begin to look bare the matter of replenishing the stock is no difficult task—a clerk can fill out the order. %Vhen the highmettled trotter is nearing the critical point in the race the job cau't be turned over to the " rubber." Only the skilled mechanio can guide him safely over the danger point. When the horse's appetite fails and his constitution begins to give way, bow many drivers and trainers ars there who cau fill out the proper prescription to replenish the storehouse ? This is part of the business, and it will soon be one of the requirements.