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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 125, 15 December 1892, Page 3

RACING PROGRAMMES President’s Trot Handicap of 150 sovs.; second horse to receive 20 sovs., and third 10 sovs. from the stake. The winner of any trotting race after the declaration of the handicaps to receive a penalty of 15 seconds behind its original start. Nomination, 2 sovs.; acceptance, 2 sovs.; and a final payment of 1 sov. at the post. Distance, three miles. New Year’s Handicap of 60 sovs.; second horse to receive 10 sovs. from the stake. For ponies 14 hands 2 inches and under. The winner of any handicap after the declaration of the weights to receive a penalty of 71bs. Nomination, 1 sov.; acceptance, 30s. Distance, seven furlongs. Harness Trot Handicap of 60 sovs. ; second horse to receive 10 sovs. from the stake. The winner of any trotting race after the declaration of the handicap to. receive a penalty of 10 seconds ; two or more, 20 seconds behind its original start. Nomination, 1 sov.; acceptance, 2 sovs. Distance, two miles. Pony Steeplechase of 70 sovs.; second horse to receive 10 sovs. from the stake. For ponies 14 hands 2 inches and under. Nomination 1 sov.; acceptance, 2 sovs. Distance, about two and a half miles. Second Pony Trot Handicap of 30 sovs.; second horse to receive 5 sovs. from the stake. For ponies 14 hands 2 inches and under. The winner of any trotting race after the declaration of, the handicap to receive a penalty of 10 seconds ; two or more, 20 seconds behind its original start. Nomination, 10s; acceptance, 1 sov. Distance, two miles. Second Electric Trot Handicap of 50 sovs.; second horse to receive 5 sovs. from the stake. No horse to receive more than 22 seconds original handicap. The winner of any trotting race after the declaration of the handicap to receive a penalty of 5 seconds behind its original start. Nomination, 1 sov.; acceptance, 1 sov. Distance, one mile. The Committee or Stewards may call upon any owner to prove to their satisfaction the bona tides of his horse at any time, or in any. manner they may desire. In the event of their not being satisfied with the identity of any horse, thej may refuse to allow him to start or take any part in the meeting. NOMINATIONS, ACCEPTANGES, ETC. Nominations for the Second Day close with the Secretary on Friday, 16th December, at 10 p.m. Acceptances for the Second Day close with the Secretary on Thursday, 29th December at 10 p.m. Handicaps for the First Day to appear about the 2nd December. ■ Handicaps for the Second Day to appear about the 28th December. All communications to be addressed to the Secretary, Durham Street, East, Auckland. C. F. MARK, Secretary. During his stay in Victoria after the Melbourne Cup meeting, Mr. Oxenham, the well-known metallician, purchased the hurdle-racer Linwood and the steeplechaser Buzzard. Hugh Arnold, of the Glasgow Stud Farm, Surrey County, England, has arrived in New York, and will start a branch breeding establishment in America. His first consignment of horses was of the following blood :—St. Bridget, 4yrs, by St. Simon, dam by Uncas from Pirate Queen, by Buccaneer, and covered by Royal Hampton; Ben-Ma-Chree, syrs, by Galopin— Ulster Queen, by Uncas, son of Stockwell, and covered by The Rejected; Reggy, bh by Hermit — Nylgau, by Musjid; Lovegold, b h, foaled 1884, by The Ivliser (son of Hermit) out of Margery Daw, by Galopin. The Middle Park Plate, a most important twoyear old race, run on the day after the Cesarewitch attracted 15 runners which is the largest field that has contested the event since Macheath won in 1882. It resulted, as the cable has already told us, in a win for Mr. H. McCalmont’s b c Isinglass, by Isonomy —Deadlock, 9-3, with Mr. C. D. Rose’s b c Ravensbury, by Isonomy— Penitent, 9-3, second ; and Baron de Rothschild’s br c Le Nicham, by Tristan —LaNoche, 9.0, third. Among the other runners, were the Duke of Portland’s Raeburn, Mr. “Jersey’s” Milford, Sir R. Jardine’s Queen’s Pardon, Baron de Hirsch’s Royal Scot, and Sir Blundell Maple’s Dame President. The last-named was made a strong favourite on the strength of her recent performances, being backed down to 7 to 4, and Queen’s Pardon came next in demand at 100 to 15. The favourite’s chance was spoiled by the vagaries of Royal Pardon, who played up at the post so vigorously as to quite upset Dame President and Milford as well. Isinglass won by a length and-a-half from Ravensbury, who was a neck in front of Le Nicham and this colt in his turn was only a head in advance of Raeburn. The time of the race was imin. 2i-2.ssecs., and the value of the stakes A new race was introduced into the Kempton Park programme this year in the shape of the Duke of York Stakes, a handicap ofs,ooosovs, by subscription of 6osovs; second 300S0VS, and third 2oosovs out of stakes ; one mile. It brought out a field of 22, including Windgall, St. Angelo, "Watercress, Mr. W. C. Cooper’s colt The Lover, and Middleham. The winner turned up in a rank outsider, Mr. J. W. Smith’s Miss Dollar, 6yrs, 8.2, who started at 66 to I, and won by a length from Lord Ellesmere’s b f Sabra, by St. Simon — Belinda, 4yrs, 6.6, with Sir Blundell Maple’s b c Prince Hampton, by Royal Hampton —Pibroch, 4yrs, 8.3, third. The winner is a terribly uncertain mare, and a rank jade ; she has been often highly tried at home, but has always disappointed her connections when they have had their money down for a big thing. She therefore ran almost unbacked, although “Joe” Thompson, the Australian bookmaker, only had a ,£3,000 book on the race, and was unlucky enough to run against a friend of the owner’s, who took him 1,000 to 15. The owner himself only had a tenner on at 1,000 to 10. Miss Dollar’s record has been a very chequered one this season; she has run eight times, and scored a couple of wins, including the one under notice. She is well bred, getting Touchstone and Bay Middleton blood on both sides; her sire, Elzevir, is by Salvator out of Preface, by Stockwell out of Prelude, by Touchstone, and her dam is by Wild Dayrell out of Duty, by Rifleman, who is by Touchstone out of Camp Follower, and is sire of Malton, a horse imported to New Zealand.