MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 214, 7 September 1895, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr C. F. Mark, Secretary of the Auckland Trotting Club, leaves for Palmerstou North on Monday, to ba present at; a meetin lt of delegate?, with a view to forming a 2Torth Island Trotting Association. Messrs Nathan's stallion Seaton Delaval is having a splendid season, Mr W. Rathbone, of Napier, i? sending up to this imparted horse Taihca (by Malaa— Noma) anc! T'nyra (by Robinson Crusoe—Dagmar}. Mr W. Broughton's Lady Leger, who is on a vjji' ho Seaton Dslaval, has produced a colt to PalriaTch at Sylvia Park. Locbi"! has done well at the sbud in Australia. The first three juveniles to finish in Tattorsali's Two-year-old S akes at Bandwick last Saturday were sired by the Auckland Cup winner ofISSS. Mr IT. S. (Iβ R Lopez was a through passenger from Sydney lo San Francisco by the mail stcoms.- A'ameda, which lefb thh afternoon. Hβ had with him a shipment vl thoroughbred snares and fillies, destined {or his father.-* Merriwa Stock Farm, California, where, they will bo used for Btnd purposes. The shipment includes the brood Genres Camilla, by Eaatley from Creole, and Vindex, by Excelsior from Vixen : two fiiiies by Fireb Woter from Ladyship, tiro fillies by First; Water from Camilla, a tiliy by Firsb Water from Vixen, and a filly by the came sire from Secret. The Aackl-jn:l Weblev is being schooled over iinrd : es ab Randwick. Caskfj* is ati iiuUkoly starter for the New Cup. He has a very bad le^. A jjoridon oabie-jram states that Paris' in ;hr-Oi.-irowitch is Sifc, and in the IClb. T'e Doficas'er St. Lager is run on Wed?e jji ,iy riflxc. Whiftier and Sir Visto were avaurities at 1.-jst advices. Ruethiif stai ;n the Spring Handicap \<- i< i'xiwick Ins? Saturday. He was very .■firs, and the tri'ies say it ie doubtful if he will i«e able to staud the severe preparation n*-pfiSff.iry for a bfgr event. Tho following foalings are announced :— Mr J. Alexander's Bragela (by Panic— t'hiliis), eok. toSt. Leger; Messrs Nathan's </''.intiniers (by Musket—Brown Bess), colt to St. Hippo; Alison Rros.' Jessie (by Anterop—Tres Deuce), colt to Regel. U. HadSelJ, the well-known crosscountry horseman and trainer, la at present -£ek;n« a berth. Patron, Portsea and Palo Alto have ar-'i'-id at Sydney from Al el bourne. Tbe - named two are intended for the weit/'titfor age races at the A.J.C. Meeting, nii'i I'.ilo Alto for the handicaps. .Several prominent; jockeys have been refused cheir licenses by the AJ.C. Commit't fee. ' K '-y Mr D. O'Brien ran a couple of horses at Sjjluey TafctersaU'e Meeting, on Saturday

laab, viz., Cartridge and the twa>yeaf«dld gelding Display (by Splendor—Meditatioa). Both, who went out unbacked, failed to gain & place. If Mr W. Ketso can keep Newman on hie lega and send him to the post) for the Caulfield Cup in as good fettle as the donbclullybred gelding is at present, he should give an exc&llent account of himself. His performance in the Koaehill August Handicap the other day was good, bub he wont one better in Tattersall'a Hampden Handicap at Randwick last Saturday, when he carved ; out the mile and a furlong in lrain 55sec, carrying weight for age, and beating a ecore of opponents, many of them being entitled to distinction. Newman is engaged in the Caulfield Cup at 83t 41b or 111b less than he won with.

The Avondale Jockey Club Spring Meeting has been fixed for October 12.

Papers to hand by the mail steamer show that the most noticeable feature of the Melbourne betting market has been the retrogression of Eiridsforde for the Caul6eld Cup, 100 to 4 now being on offer against the grey. The Admiral is again first favourite for the race at 1,000 to 50 (off). Bruin has been backed for £2,000 or £3,000 at 100 to 4, a price at which Tullamore, Beat Bower, Taranaki. Ayrshire and Lord Richmond have received support, the two last-named being backed for £2.000 or £3,000 each. Delaware is in great demand for the Melbourne Cup, £4,000 and £5,000 being secured about him at 100 to 5, and he is now the nominal favourite for the race, 100 to 6 being the best ofier on the field. The Harvester is ab 100 to 5, and Aararia, Dreamland and Portsea at 100 to 4. The double Bruin and Auraria has been well backed for the two Cupa. I heard (says the " Argue ") of a rather striking dream bearing on the two Cups. A gentleman dreame some time ago that Bruin would this year win the Caulfield Cup and Auraria the Melbourne Cup, and that he would not be alive to see either race run. Strange to say, the dreamer has since died, so one parb of his dream has unfortunately turned out correct.

Ilchester, by Abercorn—lolanthe, the property of Mr D. O'Brien, ia amongst those whom the hard going ab Randwick haa affected, and the colt is to be spelled.