BITS OF TURF.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 146, 21 June 1890, Page 3

BITS OF TURF.

John Kean, the well-known jockey, ia now located at ihe North Shore, being in the employ of Mr X, Burke. The Mifsket mare bGldpgihg'tb Mr B. Thompson, ie to be schooled at the jumping businesejJuring this winter. ; The weights Tor She"Ttfelbourne Cup are due on, Monday next, . ._, . Taking advantage of" the season, Mr Percival is having a number' of' trees planted at the baok of the grand stand at Ellerslie-and'other parts of the coarse. '■ -Mr C: J.Penfold, the ■ Seqrebary of the Canterbury Jockey Club, has written to the Auckland Raoing Club informing them of the alteration in the date •of :hdlding theiie jSutrimer Mooting. Ib is suggeeted'by Mr Penfold thab in the interests o;f racing the A.R.C. will soo fit to shift ;tbe date of the Spring Meeting to about the middle, df November'(instead of the 9fch and 10th November) as at pueaeob. The letter will duly como before, tke Committee-of tho A.R.C, ,-:.-..;t ; j( --.-..-■■ • In Hurdle Race at Sydney Tabtersall'e Winter Meeting.-the raceßorse Spoilt Child broke hie ehouWei" antf had : bb be ehot< £jle jras a geldm?. by Bapid Say irom Dolly ¥»rdeo, s and wae well knpwo asj a consistettt! performer i;o»n4 Sydney, Jte vas. owned by Mr S.RI who, only recently;repgrch»sm»i» ftt,ibe mlv oi Mr >V, A* Loqg'e horse?. : ,v Itf i» wortliy of mention the five meetinga l?eld afe ; BjHeselie, the season/ jugwftt m has not bad a public dispute in working the tptalisators., and there have been no errors made. At the five meetings held, the sum df £54,&94 was passed through the machines. . r . : . ' . ■ Assuming that Surefoot etartod fjr?<j favourite, we" find Shatjo? the JH Epsom Djeroys run the favourite has won 39 times, ran second 24 times, , third 15 times, anq qnplaced 53 times ; bhija beiog placed 78 time? and unpJaped 33 times.