SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 664, 26 September 1891, Page 2

SPORTING.

AT THE PARK. After breakfast on Thursday last I visited the Park course, and was surprised at seeing so many horses at work, it being evident that the coming season is going to be a most interesting one. The first to make a move were Avis and Deceiver, who completed two circuits—the lit'er one at good pace. The old horse went along gamely enough while the excitement lasted, but could hardly hobble off the ocures afterwards. Of course owners and trainers know best, but I hold my own opinion as to what might be or what is not kindness to so good a servant in former years. Dinah, and a chestnut Colt by Daniel O’Rourke, out of Lizotte, were treated to a like distance, finishing freely. Little Joe was sent round tbres timas at halt pace. This horse is miking rapid imorovement and should show up well in tbs spring. Assassin did walking exercise only, On Friday Duadine was the flrat to work, and the old mare looked as fresh as ever, evidently being thoroughly well. Cortolvio, joined afterwards by Beauty, did good serviceable work, but the latter seems to be somewhat too free for working ia company, Cortolvin is looking as well as anything on the track. Old Davy and Bonus rattled round a couple of times, finishing at a good bat, bat the old jumper could not pace it with Bonus Xt is not unlikely that Brigand and Dancing Master will shortly add to the many now taking advantage of the Park course, and in vary little time no doubt others will follow suit, as there are now ecm* forty or fifty horses of various classes in hand, and likely to compete during the ooming racing season. This does not savour of a decay in racing, even with all the hard hits the sport gets - totalisator bills and other things of that ilk. En passant ; all the combined wisdom of goodie-goodies, all the pressing necessities of of impecunious governments, and all the laws of church or state can never suppress the exoitement qf a racecourse and the concomitant excitement of having an " interest ” in the result, Old Sport,