MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 196, 17 August 1895, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

In fce-aighfe'e issue is printed the full pro< gramme o f fche Auckland Racing CluV, Firsb Spring Meeting to be held on SafearJJ'.Jt Nominations for all event* The other day Messrs AHson'e brood mare Phantom (by Mq 9 ke6-Atlanbi e ), pro. duced a colt to Regal, but subsequently the youngster died. , Acceptances for the Champion Collar btakes, Recovery Stakes, and Final Stakes to be run at the Auckland Coursing Club Außueb Meeting, close with Mr H. H Hayr, at the Club's Office, on Monday next by 8 p.m. i

As ab preaenb arranged, the Steeplechaser Norton will be shipped for England by the Tainui, leaving Lytteiton on Augnsb 22nd.

At » meeting of the Committee pf the Auckland Racine Club held yesterday afternoon, Messrs Kirkwood, Percival and Evett were appointed to measure ponies during the season. A sum of £6 6s each wan voted to Jaa, Hickey and J. Fletcher from the Distressed Jockeys' Fund. At a meeting of the Pakuranga Hunb Clab Committee held yesterday, afternoon id was agreed to vote £5 to the Agricultural Society as a special prize. The conditions Under which the Hunb Cup, Tally-ho Steeplechaee, Members' Hurdle Race, and Ladies' Bracelet are to be run were conaiclerad. The Committee agreed that the minimum weighb Hunt Club Cup be reduced to lOsb 71b, the winner of the Hunb Crip to carry 141b "extra in the Tallyho Steeples; the winner of the Tally-ho Steeplee to carry 71b extra in Members' Hurdles. The Bracelet is to be a handicap, the lowest weight being fixed a* lOst 71b. Members"wishing to obtain qualification tickets for their horses will be allowed to count the Wednesdays' runs, providing they also attend the Saturday's meets from this date. This is in consequence of the races taking place nexb month. The annual meeting of members of the Auckland Trotting Club takes place on Monday nexb ab 4 p.m. Ib appears that the introduction of the totalisator to Victorian racecourses is as far Oβ as ever. Despite the agitation which baa gone on in Melbourne for months past at the hand of leading racing men to have the instrument legalised, the cable informs us that the Bill was rejected ab the second reading by a large majority. Ellerslie trainers have taken advantage of the fine weather during the week, and serviceable work in anticipation of next month's engagements has been the order of the hour. Pegasus, Deadshob, Forma and Grenadier continue to do well.

Loyal old-time racing men will be glad to hear thab Musket's name is nob obliterated from next season's programmes of the Auckland Racing Club. The Committee yesterday decided to perpetuate the name of Tozopholite's son by changing the name of the Welcome Stakes on the programme of the Second Spring Meeting to thab of the Musket Stakes. This race, as formerly, ia for two-year-olds. The juvenile race at the First Spring Meeting now bears the name of the Welcome Stakes.

Mr W. Blomfield ia the successful tenderer for working the totalisatore ab the Auckland Racing Club Meetings during the coming season. Mr W. Stock, of Napier, was the only other tenderer. At the Canterbury Trotting Clnb Meeting last week, there was a demonstration againeb Opossum, winner of the Addington Stakes, ridden by M. Edwards. Anenfe the matter the " Preea " says :—Opossum, scored rather easily in the long distance and valuable Harness Race. A very hostile demonstration was accorded the horse on -passing the post. Christchurch racegoers have not hitherto been noted for such displays of bad feeling, and ib is to be hoped that ib will be some time to, come before similar rowdyism has to be rioted. The management of the gathering may well be lefts to take care of the public interests, and ia thie case, after careful inquiry into the protest alleging inconsistency on the part of Opossum, the judge's verdict was allowed to go undisturbed.