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Auckland Star, Volume XXIV, Issue 94, 22 April 1893, Page 3

The owner of Impulse is anxioua that tho selding should take part- in;-,the...!sy,dney Queen's Birthday Cup, on'Mie 24th May, but as the weights do not iriake their appearance t.i'l the 12th of n6svb djbntljjJthere is somo difficulty in the^mattor. If Impulse is to take part in t,h6";event, he must either bo shipped from her?on the 2nd of May (the next steamer to Sydney), without his owner knowing his weight, or else be kept in Auckland till ths 16th of May. The steamer which leaves hore on the latter date would only reach Sydney a day or two before the race, which would not suit by any mean?.

Tliere is some talk of Evß being taken to /Sydney. Mi'Tho.?. Morrin has made an addition to the Wellington Park stud by the purchase of a highly-bred yearling filly, which he purchased privately from Mr Frank Reynolds, the proprietor of tlio Tocal atud. The filly is by Goldsbrough from Mingera (dam of Tho Oak*. Mu?catol and.Glendarra), by Yattendon from The Fly (full Sister of Fiebhook), from Marchioness (imp.) (dam of Rose of Denmark, Masaniello, King of Clubs, etc.), by Melbourne from Cinizolli (dam of The Marqni?, dinner of the L'OOOgs and St. Legor id 18(j2), by Touchstone (winner of the St. Leger in 1834) out of Brocade, by Pantaloon out of Bombazine, by Thunderbolt oub of Delta, by Alexander, etc. This is a pedigree indeed, and no doubt Mr Morrin will liavo the juvenile tried for a season at the raning "ame before he puts her to the stud. It may be mentioned that Mr Morrin has nn old love for tho Tocal stud, as his famous biood mare Frailty first saw the Jijrl.t of (iay there. Tlie Auckland horse Ingorangi, with list in «he Middle, and ridden by E. Williams, vra.j the starters for tho A.J.C. Sfceeiteohise, but he fell. Albert, the winner of the event, was ridden by P. Na!a:;, v?lji? pppoars f.o be quite at tho top of ih* ttee in 'ii* profession in Sydney.

Below will bs found a table of the big races run in the cfftoiiy sinco November, complied by a Napier writer, showing the amount of stakes given by each clvi.i, the nambsr of animals noininated, and the numtior who started :— •v Q Event. .Stakes. •§ ® Kew Zealand Cup £1,000 . r>l 15 Auckl.u,<i Cup ... 600 36 3 Watnranui Cup ... 500 32 11 Wellington Cup... SO'i i>2 10 DvwiedjnCup ... 60° 25 s HawkoV Buy Cup 400 28 6 Kapier Park Cup... 350 30 13 Eom.-Jiit B.'iixlicap 300 51 6 Turanaki Handicap 250 27 8 TS.e widespread bookmaldng interest in horse? ruhnfng i" Melbourne, added to tho giowtii or pony racing, is said to be knocking tlie bottom out ct suburban race meetings in Victoria, and unless a change occurs «(: no distant data seve.'al clubs must, it v tliougbt, suspend operations. Ciimoo'.n's indiDerent diepluy in the Australian Jcioktsy Club Plate in attributed to one of (lie colt's "tips" becoming loose timing the I'^iee, and injuring him to such an exiout \hni lie has been a little lame alinoir! ever since. J.i- would appear that the big racing clubs on tlif; otliur side are having a bad time of it Hub i-Kiison. Ttie recently concluded autumn meeting of the Australian Jockey Ciuii ar Randwick entailed a losa in tho nei'.-liijm:rhood of £3.00., the takings in the wid'.iling paddock ulone being £1,(0'; l«jfia !iiiH> tlii) receipts from the same quarter totalled last j e->r. The falling off in the p.-idiiucl< receipts in put down to the deplQiublf; condition of the times in Sydney, it i* Kikl that tliis result may cause th* Comuiitti-e of the A.J.C. to foliow the V.R.y, lead and pursue a policy of retrenchjnaaut.

Mr H. Redwood's stud was sold yesteraay at Blenheim, by auction. Several orood mares were bought by Mr Budge, of n-awera. Most of the horses were purchased locally. The highest price paid was iUO guineas for a yearling filly. Mr H. Westmacotb, fcbe well-known Canterbury sportsman, has returned from India. He brought with him two Arab stallions, Kingsley and Burnett. In discussing the ruuning of the two-year-olds at the recent A.J-.C. Meeting "' Terlinga " remarks :—Carnage has nowwon a high public trial which proves his worth : and through hhe winter, I think, we shall find Mr "Wilson's colt and Li<*ht Artillery (by Trenton—Bengal Light) the public favourites for the Derby. At oven weights over six furlongs Projectile might just now beat either of them, bub he does not promise go well for next season, as both the Victorian-trained colts should stay oetter, and, moreover, they look more like standing a Derby preparation. Sydney papers to hand 'show that Oamoola's defeat in the A.J.U. Plate at the hands of The Admiral proved a shock to many, the result being a great surprise. - 1- no good form shown by Catnoola all through cho rnsetiug naturally caused him to be elected an odds on favourite. Portsea made the pace from Cullodon to the turn, where The Admiral and Camoola naado the run together and, the former fairly outracing the champion, defeated him at the end by three lengths. Mr S. Look must have been immensely gratified at_ the reception his great racehorse received upon returning to scale (says a Sydney pacer). The public is very ri'cklo, for after cheering Camoola to the echo the other day his entry into the weighing yard after his defeat was received in absolute silence. He walked a little lame, and upon examination it was found tbab his off forehoof had been alightly injured. The work of compiling the New Zealand " Turf Kecord " for the present year is busily proceeding, and tho compiler expects to have tho work issued to the public during the first week in August. Those secretaries of racing clubs who have not forwarded to Christchurcb official reports of their race meetings are requested to do so as early as possible. The compiler informs me in a letter I received from him this week thab some of the clubs in the Auckland district are very slow in sending in their returns, and others do nob send any information at all. Personally I'm surprised that Auckland secretaries are so dilatory in this important matter.

In common with all other institutions of magnitude, public and private, tbo Victoria Raciug Club has, during the present season, been seriously affected by the depressed state of things generally throughout tho several colonies, in addition to which further financial loss was sustained through the persistent watery visitations which so completely marred the success of tho spring and autumn meetings ab Flenaiugton. Such a combination of adverse circumstances has naturally enough loft its mark (says "Asniodeus "), and by way of providing for future contingencies tho executive has deemed it .advisable to adopt a policy of retrenchment, now so universally recognised as the on;y effective panacea for tho prevailiflg financial epidemic. It is apparent afi the outset that the committee has gone to work in no half-hearted manner, and the mode in which the pruning knife has been applied to the three principal events in the May and July programmes means a saving of over £2,000. The retention of entrance fees and acceptances has all along presented itself as the best and most elective change by way of replenishing the club's coders with a view oJ making provision for the satisfactory maintenance of the liberal programmes which emanate from the Bourke-street secretariat. The altered state of the times marie <t impossible for tho premier organisation to carry on operations on tho same munificent scaie which has hitherto characterised the periodical meetings at Fleiaington, ant' the line of policy adopted by the V. B.C. _is such as will commend itself to those in tereeted in the welfare of the leading racing association of the Southern Homiephere. A cablegram in a Sydney paper states that Martindale, by Martini-Henry from La Frincesse,. which was bred at Kirkharn to English time, and sent to England by bhe lato Hon. James White, won tho Clay<rate Stakes, of lOOsovs. at Sandown Park. When sold after Mr White's death, Martindale was purchased by Mr D. Baird, for

Nominations for the leading events of the Auckland Racing Club Winter Meeting are due on Friday night next. Such events as the Grand National Hurdle Race of 250sovs and Great Northern Steeplechase of 400sovs are nice " plum 3 " for an owner to pick up, Horse-own6rs should bear in mind that nominations for all handicaps to bo run at the Takapuna Jockey Club Winter Meeting close on Friday night next. "Misfortunes never come singly" is a true saying. Tho bad fortune J. Rao had over the sudden end of the race-horse Morion has been followed up by Rae meeting with an accident. Yesterday morning the popular trainer was engaged schooling Marechal Neil over the " big fences " when a mishap occured by which he got a small bone in his arm broken. . v l( " / George Wright informs mcv.that he has eleven horses in his stables at Bller.alie. Among the number is. St. Hippo, who is doing light exercise. Leolantis is also being prepared for noxt season's engagements. Wright has four yearlings which lie has broken in, viz., Formee (by Nordenfeldt—Formo), Webley (by Hotchkiss— Fairy Queen), a colt by Castor from Vivandiere, and a cole by Nordenfeldt—Brassolis. It was mentioned in town fchia week, that Mr W. Crowther (the Mayor) would be offered tho vacant position of judge of tho Auckland Racing Club. In a conversation I had with him yesterday, he informed mo that ho would not accept tho position as ha bad his handa full. There can be no opinion that Mr Crowther would make a good judge, as he knows a "horse from a donkey."

550ga. Isinglass continues bo bo a very strong tip for the classic events of the English turf and as little as 10 to 1 was recently accented about his winning the Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, and St. Lsger. \VHh the object of enticing ponies and trotters from the unregistered ranks, an effort is to be made to induce the Victorian Paeino1 Club to granb special days to the registered clubs on which to hold pony and trotting meetings, the prizo money to be not less than £200. The stakes won during the recent Australian Jockey Club races totalloa £&086. Mr S Hordern, the owner of Nordenfcldt, was ab the top of the list with £2,793. Mr S H. Gollan won £670. The Queensland Turf Club has hit upon another device for adding to the comfort of those who go racing. The boxes where the horses are stripped are numbered, and nidi horse has a particular one apportioned to it The race-card for the day gives the names of the competitors with the number of its box attached, bo that a spectator can find the animal he wishes to see without (■he least trouble. Mr D S. Wallace has decided upon breaking up'hia training establishment and re. duciix; his breeding stud. The Steeplechase Society of France progiving this season tio teas a sum than S£s6B jumping races. Of that amount ?°fi 976 is for stoeplechasing, and £21,810 t,rhurdle races at Antou.il, and the balance cub up among country meetings and mmtarv and trotting race?. Delaware's victory in the A.J.C. Second Tf.n-.erv Handicap on the concluding day of the meeting has led to his name being menMnnpd in connection with the V.R.C. Delaware » owned by Mr Walter flail "and is by Trenton from Genesta, by Maribyrnong from The Fawn by the FreSr from Melw.lna (imp.), by Harkaway, ™ {c ' co that there is no end ot good olood '"FrorTwhat has appeared in the Victorian snorting press recently, it seems to be S certain that the Committee of the f R K(; have determined to make the MclLtne Cup prize of 1593 one of 10,00feovs, h°all fees! including each starter's subSptonofSOsovs wili revert to the Uub rri Vll C losses on the season 1892-a Jfll, lt'iß»M, amount to JO.OOOsovs. Despite the many big prizes irJr 7. B. Pllrk has won on the Australian turf, Ib is bi no means certain that his operations have been profitable (says a Sydney papeA VV th.uch a string as Tom Payten has in hind expenses are naturally very heavy, Soften, perhaps, at the end of a season tbov Bmother the receipt,. Then the .took •many instances deteriorates in va.BJ. £j y e"ulings purchased by Mr Clark have , iotoll turned out to be Camoolas which , fl,e w« very strong evidence of at Mr Sfbborn's sale. Of five representatives of He brown and pink livery offered, bu two | Kid hands - Malabar 11. realising j $- and Cambooya lOOgs. Between tins ; ™ir alone a very big loss was sustained irP enpetivo of cost of training, entrances and Malabar 11. as a yearling for 1,100 guineas, «nd at *he samo tirae * aye ? C°K8, f°r , G. am i hnova Currawang was another of tho high-1 Sdones at that sale, and cost l.lOOge, vet on Monday he failed to reach a reserve of 250gs P ut on nimjlr Humphrey Oxenharn leaves for England on April 27th. Prior to his departure lie will be the recipient ot a banquet.

It is more' than likely that Marval will never race kgain. Half of the forty-eight horses entered for tho Wanganui Derby of 1894 are owned by Hawke's Bay sportsmen. Mr D. O'Brien is meditating another excursion to Ausbralia, and in the event of of his going, Launcaston and Loyalty will form part of his team.

At the Palmorston South races recently there was only £3 on the machine, and that was on the horse who won. It was decided to return the money to the investors without deducting commission.

Mr T. W. Hungerford's colt Wyvern, taken over to Sydney a few weeks ago, started in the Final Handicap, 1£ mile, run at tho Sydney Hunt Club races on the 15th inst. He was beaten a neck by the Hon. W. A. Long's Aurolius.

Trenton (Cuirassier's full brother) has made a name for himself since being at the stud. Out of 24 races run during the A.J.C. Autumn Meeting five were won by his descendants, viz., Light Artillery, Delaware and Sprig o' Myrtle. The Victoria Amateur Turf Club Committee has had under consideration tha advisability of reducing the stakes for several of the races run at Caulh'eld. It is nob considered likely that tho prizes in connection wibh bwo and three-year-old races will be interfered with.

The Victoria Racing Club have adopted a rule empowering their handicapper to re-ad just the weight on winners of previous events instead of fixing, as they now do, stated penalties. The rule is an excellent one, and no doubb it is only a matter of time before it will be followed in New ZeaI land. I The Sydney Cup winner Realm, when two years old (says a Sydney paper) was hawked about in Queensland for sale, but though £23 was the price asked it was nob forthcoming. Subsequently he narrowly escaped being added to thelist. Later stillhe was leased for two years by a Mr Easton, with the option of purchase at any time for £60, all winnings in tho interim to go to tho iessee. A short while after ho won a couple of doubles in far-off Queensland and changed hands, and afterwards became champion of thab colony. The thoroughbred stallion Marvellous died recently at the Hobartville (N.S.W.), stud. He had been in a bad way for a long timo, and the end was anticipated. For year 3 after his arrival in Australia Marvellous had not the best opportunity given him of proving hi? worth, and yet he demonstrated his ability to get winners of 1 endless racos. Ho was imported by Mr C. Baldwin, and was later on sold to Mr It. Rouse, jun., and subsequently found his way into the Hobartville paddocks. He was by Blarney (grandson of Touchstone) from It's Curious, by Touchstone's son Artillery gut of Grahmachreo, by Sir Hercules from Guiccioli, by Bob Booty, and among his winning descendants are, tho mighty Marvel, Marvolette, Shamrock, Oxenham, Ellington, Dan O'Connor, VVanganella, Bung Bune, Ro3tellan, Marie May, Donizetti, and Budgeree.