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

The Spring Race Meeting of Tattersall’s Club saw one of Auckland’s New Zealand Cup candidates engaged viz., Royal Rose the son of King Cole and Rosalind being one of the 18 competitors for Spring Handicap The fact that the prize—roosovs with iosovs out —entailed no N.Z. Cup penalty, coupled with the assertion of the Melbourne Sportsman that the stable had been laid half the sweep attaching to the event, argues that every effort was made by the Royal Rose party to win the stake, but

Ruenalf’s impost of 8.4 enabled that son of Grand Flaneur to score a runaway victory in 2min lojsec. New Zealanders who saw the runs made by the King Cole colt declare that he faced the A.J.C. music in tip top fettle, and the question whether that condition can be kept on him until our Cup Day arrives will be an anxious consideration for those who have supported him for the big Southern prize. The reports received of the fight for the Spring Handicap show that the race was run at a solid pace, Ruenalf coming away from the field with ease once the straight was entered. He was well within himself when he reached the post four lengths in front of Escapade. Royal Rose’s impost of 8.13 must of course be remembered in estimating the performance given by him in this race. The opening event at the meeting, the Tramway Handicap of roosovs, six furlongs, -fell to the Apremont—Becky Sharp gelding Whakawatea, who carrying 9.10, and a 12 to 1 chance, won by a short head from Hirondelle in imin iBsec, the Trenton horse, Musketoon, being third, a head behind the second finishes The Dancer, who failed to score right through Wright’s Australian tour, went out at the same price as Whakawatea, but was unplaced, and Stanmoor and Philson formed another pair of unsuccessful New Zealanders. For the first time this season luck shone on Mr Dan O’Brien, his Welcome Jack —Gage d’Amour gelding, upon whom has been bestowed the name of Bob Ray, carrying his 7.12 to victory against a field of twenty well-bred youngsters in Tattersall’s Two-Year-Old Stakes of ioosovs, four furlongs. Loyalty’s owner sent the gelding out at 8 to 1, and after being nicely handled by Ettridge, the youngster made his dash half way up the straight and won fairly easily in sosecs, the Lochiel colt Killiecrankie, who beat Mr S. Hordern’s Nordenfeldt —Lady Nora filly, Miss Nora, by a length for second honours. Bob Ray was bred by the Hon. H. C. Dangar, and purchased for a very moderate figure at the last yearling sales by Mr O’Brien, who named the ** youngster after an old Southern comrade. Cravat, the Castor —Necklace colt, obtained by Mr Hordern at the last Wellington Park Sale was in the b.ut did not figure in the fight. It should however be remembered that another of Mr Hordern’s nominations ran into a place. The last race of the day, the Flying Welter of ioosovs, six furlongs, saw Whakawatea out, but the Apremont gelding could not foot it with Hopscotch, the Grand Flaneur gelding that showed a comfortable imin i6|sec gait in the High Weight Handicap run on the last day of the A.J.C. Meeting. In that race he carried 9.0 and at Tattersall’s Meeting he rattled in an easy winner in imin i6fsec, with 9.4 on his back. Whakawatea was fourth.