SYDNEY.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume V, Issue 211, 9 August 1894, Page 8

SYDNEY.

RACING NOTES. The death is announced of Mr Thomas McNamara at Geraldton (Western Australia). The deceased was well known in sporting circles here. Correze (by Newminster —Ouida) is again in work at Rand wick. Should he regain his old-time form he would be a nasty snag to run against in a handicap. The Wagga Wagga horse Ready Money has been taken home. Orestes, Barefoot, and a number of the horses who were taken to Singapore recently by the Darius, which experienced terrible weather, are dead.

According to an Adelaide paper there is some talk about a horse owner there having sent his nominated candidate over the about 1 o’clock on Saturday on the off chance that the committee of Tattersail’s Club may have made some mistake in postponing the races. It appears that the committee met, and at first decided to go on with the racing, and afterwards met again, seeing that the weather was very bad, and resolved to postpone the meeting altogether. The owner in question reading the rules for himself, sent his horse round a portion of the course (the course proper never haying been opened), and on this ground, it is said, without the sanction of the stewards, or the aid of a starter or judge, he intends to put in a claim for the value of the stakes in the first race of the day.

The New Zealander Wakawatea (Apremont —Becky Sharp) with 8.8 up, started for the Flying Handicap at Canterbury Park Meeting on Saturday, but only managed to get third. Swagman started favourite, and led into the straight, but had to give way to Mr J. B. Clark’s colt Duke of York, who got home by half a length from Enid. The last named is a two-year-uld (but by the time this is printed will be three), and belongs to Mrßistenpart. The winner is well bred, being by the famous Chester out of Queen of Nations. Heather Bell, another New Zealander, was never in it, with an impost of only 7.4. On the same day Lady Ida went out a hot favourite at 5 to 2 for the Hurdles, but went down before the South Coast black gelding Highborn 11., who had an advantage of 2 stone in the weights. Lady Ida made her effort in the straight, but Highborn got home by two lengths The winner belongs to Mr J. O’Donoghue, and is by Idalium out of Belladonna. A three-year-old filly named Isolena, belonging to Mr S. Hordern, with 6 9 in the saddle, got home in the Park Stakes, of six furlongs, from the favourite, Lightfoot, owned and trained by S. Fielder. Baldwin was third. The other starters were: — Jack Rattling, the well-bred Blarneystone, Musketoon,. Paramount, Spartan, Ennistymon, Sunstroke, Norma, Inspiration, The Count, Captivity, and Loch Awe. The winner, who started at 5 to 1, won by half a length in 1.17. The favourite was eight lengths in front at the half-mile post. Quadrant, with 7.8 up, was a starter for the Canterbury Handicap, which was won by Mr McKay’s E.K., by Newminster —Racnel, Whist and Epinicion being in the places. The other starters were—The Driller, Escapade, Brown Bess, Lustre, Bliss, Bodkin, Syracuse and Roundabout. The betting was sto 1 Epinicion and Bliss, and 6 to 1 the winner. Plain Bill, by Sweet William—Myra, got home comfortably in the Selling Race from Killarney ; and the last race,, the Welter Handicap, saw Mr Giltman’s Ballater, by Monmouth—Sapphire, score a victory by a neck after a desperate struggle, Kelso, his rider, riding a splendid finish, and belting his mount along. Barnaby Rudge was second, and Cradle third, The winner was not mentioned in the betting, Barnaby Rudge and Kinkora being favourites. George Wright arrived here by the Tasmania on Saturday, bring with him Stanmoor (Ingomar —Onyx), Royal Rose (King Cole— Rosalind), and Whitford, an unbroken three-year-old by Nordenfeldt—Brassolis. The trio were landed without a scratch., and taken to Bandwick. Mr Douglas’ team has had bad luck. Couranto and Waterbury are on the shelf, Mutiny being the only one able to race, and the handicappers have now got his measure. Little Bernie is for sale.

Merry Belle (Goldsborough—Happy Thought) goes to Nordenfeldt. Mr Hordern has purchased Playmate (Newminster —Pastime). Autonomy will not be raced again. Realm has been taken up again. Mr James Thompson has leased Melos for stud purposes. The starting machine was worked most successfully at Canterbury Park on Saturday, there being not a hitch of any kind. Kinkora, who was backed for the Welter Handicap at the meeting, with 11.3 up, did not finish the journey, having broken a blood vessel shortly after the start. Quadrant finished absolutely last in the Canterbury Handicap. Lightfoot, who was put down in the Park Stakes, was at one time known as Fisherman and afterwards as Try On.