SYDNEY RACING NOTES.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume V, Issue 226, 22 November 1894, Page 5

SYDNEY RACING NOTES.

The thoroughbred stallion Camoola has gone the way of all flesh, having died at Bando recently. He got entangled in a barb wire fence —what infernal fences these are! —and in his struggle to get free ripped his shoulder completely off. It was a fearful sight. Camoola was by Chester out of Copra, and won the A.J.C. and V.R.C. Derbies, besides a few othei’ good races. It was thought nt one time that he would prove n tip-t pper. and be as good as his sire, but he did not I'u fil anticipations to that extent. He couldn’t get a place in the Melbourne Cup as a three-year old with 7.7 up. As a four-year-old he was allotted, I think, 9.5, and finished out of place. His loss will not be relished by either his owner or lessee.

The Maribyrnong Plate came this side of the border th’s year, when Arihi beat a first-class field and added a few thousands to the banking account iff Mr. McSweeney, who bets high when he thinks he has a good thing. We were well represented in the race, and from all accounts Arihi ran as game as a pebble, after being at a disadvantage from the s'art. Paris was a redhot favourite here for the Melbourne Stakes, but he appears to have been made too much use of. He was strongly backed, most people forgetting Ruenalf (another Sydney representative), who went out at 6to 1. A few planke 1 their dollars onLoyalty, in belief that he would repeat his last year's performance, but went down. Then Escapade brought the Coburg Stakes to our side,, but her connections let her go out unbacked. The veteran jockey, Martin Gallagher, was called before the Warwick Farm stewards on Saturday and aske 1 a few questions concerning the running of C >met in the Flying Handicap. Comet was a hot favourite, and appeared to have a chance in the straight, but did not finish in a place. His explanation was accepted, and no action was taken. Venice won cleverly from The Marquee. Old Rostellan won . the Stewards’ Mile, and Triton accounted for the big handicap. Ballater was among the starters, but finished outof place.

The Victorian Derby result was not altogether appreciated here, Dreamland being 'ooked upon as almost a certainty when Cobbitty dropped out of the ranks. The only excuse that can be offered for the defeat of the son of Trenton is that after he had the strangles his preparation was too hurried. But even then he showed a good trial on the track, but track trials cannot be depended upon. Look at that gallop between Bruin and Ruenalf, in which the former walked all round the Sydney horse ; yet in the Melbourne Stakes Ruenalf smothered Bruin, and everything else for that matter. The bumping that took place in the Derby was unfortunate, but most people agree that the best horse won. How his owner must have kicked himself for not having entered him for the Melbourne Cup.

A jockey’s ring is said to be in existence on the Indian turf. The Planters' Gazette, in alluding to it, and commenting on the abuses which prevail, says:—“ Of late years it has been evident to the veriest tyros at the game that ropings and malpractices have increased to a most scandalous extent, and we hold that the time has come for the Turf Club to endeavour to crush the ring that has been formed among a certain unblushing clique of scoundrels. The only way to effect this is by rules of far greater stringency being brought to bear upon trainers and jockeys, and by bookmakers being brought more directly under control by licensing, restricting their numbers, and by the entire wiping out of the welshing fraternity outside the rails.” When the report of the Select Committee,, appointed at the recent Racing Conference to consider the question of a New Zealand Jockey Club, - was adopted by the delegates by 21 to 8, the Hon. Geo. McLean contended that under Ride 193 (clause 2) the motion was lost. The Chairman was asked for his ruling, which was as follows: , “ These resolutions (published elsewhere) have been passed, but they do not come into effect until they have been referred to the whole of the , clubs in New Zealand, and the opportunity has been given to those clubs to intimate to the Conference that they have received such notices.” The resolutions in question, providing for the establishment of a Court of Appeal, District Racing Committees, etc., will come up for ratification next August, but racing men may consider them established facts. With dissenting clubs it will be a case of “ like it or lump it.”