NAPIER.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume V, Issue 226, 22 November 1894, Page 6

NAPIER.

[by

WIRE.]

November 20th. J. Eagar, who trains Prince Charlie and Vasco, has got a full brother to the first named in work, and if the horse be as good ns his relative he should be worth watching. Musketeer and Kinti have been placed in Lagar’s charge. This trainer is now getting a useful string together. Krina, Dreamland, and Allanadale left for Wellington yesterday, and as they are all in good trim they should bring a stake or two this way. Meteor, Planet, and Searchlight make the journey to-day I believe. I hear that George Hope, who purchased Roscius prior to the decision of the Curragh Steeplechase at Christchurch, intends taking the big steeplechaser to Auckland (Australia ? Ed. S.R.) Somehow I think at the present Roscius would do better in this colony.

S. Lemon has got Mairua and Osman pretty fit at Woodville, and a little bird tells me that Osman has a rattling good show of winning the hurdles at Wellington on Thursday. The son of Crawford Priory—Ruth is big enough for hurdle racing, and he has a good turn of speed. Jewel, Sequah, and Tell-tit have been given to W. Shaw to train, but from past performances I should fancy that Mr. C. Dininond is not likely to find the trio very remunerative. Kempenfeldt, the chestnut son of Nordenfeldt and Bianca, whom Mr. Gollan purchased at the breaking up of the Sylvia Park Stud, and who is now at the stud, will be put into training as soon as his stud duties are over. Kempenfeldt, when in Australia, suffered from a very severe attack of influenza which necessitated his retirement from the turf for the time being. Dame Fortune must surely have a kindly feeling for publicans. A local hotelkeeper who was at Christchurch got the tip to back Impulse for the Cup and put a tenner on Mr. Bradley’s horse. He now wears a beaming smile in addition to his ordinary garments. Another publican who did not go to Christchurch was told by a friend who liad received a wire from Riccarton that Bloodshot was a good thing for the Juvenile Stakes. He went away to send down a £1 for investment, but forgot the animal’s name. On looking up the acceptnnee list he saw the name of Loveshot, and thinking that was the horse he backed it. Result, £lOl dividend. It is not often a mistake pays so well. The conference of racing clubs have curtailed our racing to the extent of seven days during the year. The town and suburban racing clubs, Mohaki, Herbertville, Onga Onga, and Ormondville meetings will be abolished altogether and the Woodville Jockey Club limited to one day per year. The cricket season is now in full swing. The Napier and United Clubs met in a cup match on our Recreation Ground on Saturday. The former’ went first to the wickets and knocked up 140 ; Hill 48, Swan 29, Chapman not out 13, J. C. Martin 13, H. Martin 11, and Ashcroft 12, being the principal scorers. United men went to the wickets and at once began to punish the bowling, the Napier club being unfortunately weakened by the absence of their bowler Wolstenholm, who has a bad hand. When the stumps were drawn for the day the United had obtained 116 runs for four wickets. Lusk, the erstwhile Aucklander, was not out with 60 to his credit, and the other not out man, Bradley, had scored 11. Ludbrook 19 and Marshall 15 also go into double figures. The County and Waipu Clubs also tried conclusions in a cup match at Farndon. The County totalled 84 in their first innings, Gore 28, Mills 13, and Demden 10, being the chief contributors. The Waipu found Mills’ bowling too much for them, and could only reply with 47, J. Catch not out 14 being the only double figure scored. The County have one wicket down in their second innings for 16 runs. In the County’s first innings Beale got seven wickets for 39 runs, Fanin two wickets for 26 runs, and Peacock one wicket for nine (runs. Mills took seven Waipu wickets for 31 runs, and Gore got two for 24 runs. The Napier Rowing Club’s trial fours were rowed in the inner harbour on Saturday afternoon. Bell’s crew beat Jago’s and IT. Catch’s defeated A. Gorman’s, and in the final, Bell’s crew proved victorious over Catch’s men by threequarters of a length.