Sporting Review. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1894.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume V, Issue 220, 11 October 1894, Page 4

Sporting Review. THURSDAY, OCTOBER 11, 1894.

A member of the seven stone odd division of the New Zealand Cup contestants was seen out on Saturday last when the St. George—Engagement horse, Magazine, won the Spring Handicap of a mile and a distance at the Plumpton Park racing and Trotting Club’s Spring Meeting. The telegraph account of the race tells us that the four-year-old son of St. George carried his 8.3 over the ground in 2min 2sec, but what the strength of the field was can only be conjectured. Goodwood, with an advantage of ijlbs, was half a length behind Mr Campbell’s horse, who it will be remembered was supported last week for locally in connection with the N.Z. Cup. His win on Saturday last is bound to bring him further in favour for the big November event in which Southern fudges fancy he will run a very forward horse. His time of Saturday last, 2min 2sec, was beaten by a second last year when Vogengang, with 8.8 up, covered the mile and a distance in 2min isec, but contrasted with Cajolery’s 1892 performance of zmin 3sec with 7.11 up, Magazine’s 2min 2Sec with 61b more on his back reads very

well. That his Plumpton Handicap chance was held in good esteem is evidenced by the small dividend 12s) declared on St. George’s son. Strathbraan, with the same weight (7- 1 3) t^iat Addington carried to victory in last year’s Plumpton Maiden Plate, won the same event easily on Saturday in imin 34-sec — zsec longer than the Vanguard colt’s 1893 time —and Goodwood with 8.0 upset a big field in ths furlongs Flying Handicap in 1 min sec, Lady Lear, 6.12, and Reflector, 8.3, being in the places. A field of thirteen was weighted for this event, and that speculation was strong in another direction than that of the winning horse is shown by the £9 3s paid out to backers of the chestnut son of Ascot and Maid of Eccelston. Last year this event was won in imin 25sec by Vogengang, who pulled off the double, Spring and Flying Handicaps. The two-year-old race, the Kindergarten Stakes of zosovs, four furlongs, was won by Alcestis, a descendant of Master George and Psyche, who covered the half mile in exactly the same time that Kingwai took in 1893, viz., 52 seconds. The other places were occupied by Pop’em and Flying Artillery, two descendants of the Musket—Ouida horse Artillery. Pop’em, who followed the winner past the post, claims Miss Webster as her dam, and Flying Artillery has Credulity as his maternal relative. The two mile Plumpton Handicap Harness Trot fell to Camisca, 37sec, the time (by wire) being returned as smin 53sec. Last year Maggie L. with 42sec handicap, won this event in 6min isec, Three Cheers 3osec, of whose quality we were favoured a glimpse recently, running into third position. The other trot contested on Saturday, the Sockburn Handicap Trot (in saddle), one mile, fell to Peggy, nsec, who showed a zmin 4&sec gait for the mile.