SPORTING NEWS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 271, 9 March 1889, Page 3

SPORTING NEWS.

WANGANUI RACE MEETING. Wanganui, March 7th, The above race meeting took place on Tuesday last. The following is the result of the— WANGANUI CUP, Of 500 sovs., second horse to receive 50 sovs* from the stakes. Distance, 1} miles. Mr W. Bobbett’s Lady Norah, 7s 121 b, (Katterns) .. .. 1 Mr Cult’s Duda, 9st Bibs, (Matthews) 2 Mr C. Beresford’s Leopold, Ost 1210 s, (Prust) .. .. 3 —Lady Florin (7.10), Recluse (7.8), and Cammomile (6.0) also ran. Masthead was scratched.

Recluse got the best of the start, with Camo* mile and Leopold close up, and Lady Noiah laying last. This order did not last long however, as Lady Florin took first position before half a mile had been traversed, Recluse falling back to second position, while Dudu came up into third place ; Lady Florin going well made the pace round the bend, which was something considerable. Coming round by the custodian’s house into the straight Lady Florin still led with Camomile close up and Leopold third with the inside running. Passing the stand Lady Florin had a length lead with Camomile second, Leopold third, Dudu next aid Recluse last. At this state of affairs Lady Norah displaced Camomile, who being done with gradually fell to the rear. At the three quarter mile post Lady Florin held the lead, with Leopold close up, Recluse by this time had the whip out and caught Dudu, but soon fell back beaten. At the half mile post the field were weil together, the first division consisting of Leopold, Lady Florin, and Lady Norah was separated by a length or two from the other horses. Coming round the bend Lady Florin

and Dudu showed up well, and it was thought that Dudu would win, but Lady Norah came to the fore when called on, and in the straight had the lead, maintaining it to the winning post, Dudu coming in second about three quarters of a length behind, and Leopold third a length and a half behind Dudu. Time : 3 mins. 7 secs. Totalisator dividends f £6 18s and £6 18s. A protest was entered by the owner of Dudu against Lady Norah for crossing, but it was not upheld. flying stakes,, of 100 sovs., second horse to receive 10 sovs. from the stakes. Distance f-miles. Mr A. Kennedy’s Recluse, Bst 111 b .. 1 Mr G. Clifford’s Chudleigh, 6.10 .. 2 Mr W. F. Owen’s Landseer, 6.0 .. 3 —Escutcheon, 9.13; Forester, 8.5; Rufus’ 8.2 and Patchwork 6.7 also ran. Time : Imin. 17|seos. Dividend. £1 16b. SECOND DAY. March Blh. The second day’s racing of the above meeting took place today. The following are the lesu.ts :— WANGANUI DERBY, Of 200 sovereigns. Distance, miles. Mr P, Butler’s Manton, Derrittj .. 1 Recluse .. .. <■ 2 Foxton .. 3 —These were the only starters. Foxton made all the running at first and Reciuse at the finish, but Manton won very easily in 2 mins. 44J secs. Dividends, £1 9b and £1 10s. WANGANUI STAKES. „ Mr Cutts’ Dudu, 9.12, Matthews .. 1 Mr Beresford’s Leopold, 7-7 .. .. 2 Strenuous, 82 3 —Dudu was first favorite, and held the race all through, winning by a length, hard held. Dividends, £llos and £1 Ils. WELTER STAKES. Foxton .. . 1 HANDICAP HURDLES. Alma .» • ♦ " . • .. • • .. 1 Oddfellow 2 Maribyrnong .. .. • • 8 V.R.C. MEETING. SPLENDID ACHIEVEMENTS OF TEIE NEW ZEALAND HORSES. LOCHIEL EASILY ROMPS HOME IN THE AUTUMN STAKES. CARBINE’S GRAND VICTORY. Melbourne, March 7There was lovely autumn weather to-day the third day’s racing of the Victorian Racing Club’s autumn meeting. The feature of the afternoon’s sport was the phenomenal performance of the New Zealand bred horses, Loohiel and Carbine, the fonder winning the Autumn Handicap ia a hand canter, comparatively speaking, i the last mile and a half being traversed in i 2 min 39 sec.

The splendid performance of Carbine in the Australian Cup had made him a pro Dounced favoiite for the Champion, even money being taken at the finish. O’Brien rode a very patient race on h m, and coming home at a tremendous bat from the abbatoirs, fairly smothered Abercorn, amidst the deafening cheers of the spectators. The details are V.R.C. CHAMPION STAKES, Of 25 sovs each, with 1000 sovs added. For three-year-olds and upwards. Weightfor age, Distance three miles. Mr Hickenbotham’s Oarbine, 7st 121 b O’Brien .. .. .. .. .. .. 1 Hon. Jas. White’s Abercorn, 9st Hales .. 2 Mr Wm. Gannon’s Melos, 7st 121 b Ellis ~ .. 8 —The other starters were Volley, Cyclops and Lonsdale, The betting was even on Carbine. From a low start Cyelops got away with the lead, but passing the stand (Jarbine rushed to the front, keeping there until the

abattoirs were reached when Abercorn took command, maintaining it right away round to the river straight, being then a length in advance of Cyclops, Carbine well ia hand eight lengths away. Approaching the scraping shed Carbine made a forward move, but Abercorn still maintained the lead right into the straight, but at the distance Carbine collared Abercorn and a sharp and decisive struggle ensued, resulting in a victory for Mnsket—Mersey colt, who ran home an easy winner by two lengths, Melos five lengths behind Abercorn. followed by Cvclops, Volley and Lonsdale. Time : 5 mins. 56 secs.

Autumn Stakes, of 300 sovs, one mile and five furlongs. Mr G. Stead’s Lochiel, 9.9. Clifford, 1

Mr S. Cook’s Mara, 8.3, Rammage .. 2 Mr W. Gannon’s Theorist, 8.4, Ellis 3 —The other starters were Recall, Malua, Oakleigh, Chaldean and Menotti. The betting was even on Lochiel and Mara, 7 to 1 against Malua, 10 to 1 Theorist, 12 to 1 Chaldean, 20 to 1 Recall and Oakleigh. Theorist took a commanding lead, but Clifford birtpd his timp and romped home the easiest of winners by half a length, Theorist a length away from Mara> Time : 2 mins. 54£ secs.

“ Phaeton ” writes of Lochiel’s victory in the Australian Cup :— Many times has the task devolved upon me of writing of the deeds accomplished on the Australian turf bv thoroughbreds bred in Maoriland, but few indeed have been the occasions on which

I have had to take up my pen to chronicle wins for horses bearing the colours of New Zealand owners in these races. However, the old proverb says. “ All things come to him who waits,” and at last the time has arrived for me to perform the pleasant task of writing of a big victory on the part of a h< >rse belonging to an owner hailing from this colony. This is all the more gratifying when we find the winning horse bearing the colours of that good sportsman, Mr G. G. Stead, for truly may it be said he is one of the chief pillars supporting the New Zealand turf. There is no greater enthusiast concerning the thorough 'red, as certainly there is no better authority on pedigree in the colonies than Lochiel’s owner ; and when we look down the list of thoroughbreds in the stud book and recognise that to him we owe the importation of Leolinus, Apreraont, and Cadogan, besides mmy of the brightest gems of our stud matrons, it would indeed be passing strange if New Zealanders did not rejoice in more than an ordinary manner over the victory achieved by his horse. Ever since the weights for the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup appeared, Lochiel

was greatly fancied and consistently supper ed, and had the son of Priuce Chari e come first, instead of second, lu the first-named race on Saturday last, the Victorian ring would have been struck to a good amount by the New Zealanders ; but of this we may be sure, considering that he went out a staunch favorite for yesterday’s race, the New Zealandeis have won a good stake over his victory.