"HIPPONA'S" NOTE BOOK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 163, 11 July 1900, Page 3

"HIPPONA'S" NOTE BOOK.

Aquarius, who brought oil' a big surprise in the Y.E.C. Grand National Hurdle Race ut Flemington on Saturday last, was sired in Sydney by the Auckland-bred .Niagara. In the year 1893 he was greatly fancied for the V.B.C. Derby, won by Carnage, but lie got cast in his box on the eve of the race, and he was withdrawn. For

some time past Aquarius has been running at up country meetings in and about Victoria, and on June 37 he ran a poor second in a two mile hurdle race at Moonec Valley. Aquarius started at the long price of 33 to 1, so the pencillers must have a. splendid time on the racecourse and in their double event books.

An old ex-Auckland breeding expert now in London, writing to Mr John Marshall, says:—lf Mr Morrin has bought Phoebus Apollo for his Hotchkiss and Castor fillies the nick to get racehorses will do, because they are full of Yardly blood (12), which suits (4) We know St. Simon and Musket nick. A filly by Castor from a Hotchkiss filly put to Phoebus Apollo would be a good mating.

The sale of racehorses in the estate of the late Mr W. Wilson will be held at Newmarket, near Plemington, on Friday, 10th August. In all there are 25 lots to be disposed of, including Kinglike, Regained, La Carabine and the flying Bobadil. Acting upon instructions from the executors the horses have been prepared in exactly the same way as if they had not been froinff into the sale ring. I have to thank Messrs Wm. C. Yuille and Co., of Melbourne, for seVding me a neat catalogue, giving particulars of the different lots; also a catalogue of the thoroughbred brood mares and the stallion Zalinski, the property of Mr A S. Chirnside, which go up for sale at Newmarket on Friday next, 13th July.

Latest quotations on the big Victorian spring events are as follows:— Caulfield Cup: 25 to 1 Mora, 23i to 1 Horace, 33 to 1 The Chief, 33 to 1 Shell, 33 to 1 Malster, 33 to 500 to 1 others. , Melbourne Cup: 25 to 1 Wait-a-Bit, 25 to 1 Malster, 25 to 1 Lancaster, 33 to 1 George Frederick, 33 to 1 Vocalist, 33 to 500 to 1 others.

The Victorian scribe "Asmodeous" selects the following as worth following for the Caulfield Ciip:-The Chief, Eiridsdale, Gauleon, Le \ar, Wait-a-bit, Gunga Din, Contrast, Town Clock, Reviver, Inghston, Kinglike and Beleranite. For the Melbourne Cup he makes a selection of a dozen to win, hs choice resting with Advance, Seahorse, Le Var, Wait-a-l,it, Gauleon, Reviver, Gunga Dm, Dirk Hammerhand, Contrast, Relic, Belemnite, and the V.R.C. Derby winner.

Bobadil's and Aurum's weight, B.G, is the record for a 3-year-old in the Melbourne Cup. The nearest approach to it was Archie, who carried 8.3 in Martini-Henry's Cup. This year the 3-year-old maximum has been reduced to 711, the weight allotted to Maltster, but as Wiglemar, 7.7, is, according to the weight for age scale, entitled to a 51b sexual allowance, the Debutant Stakes winner is practically assessed lib above Maltster. Worked out on figures, Mr Dflkin's Derby tip is Wigelmar 1, Malster 2, with Debenture and Haulette a dead heat lor second place, a pound in front ol Haut Boy. Last, year the maximum 3-year-old weight in the Melbourne Cup was' 7.8, shared by Revenue, Chesney, Parthian and Reviver.