MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 108, 9 May 1896, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

After failingl for two successive years, the gelding Booties at a third attempt) has succeeded in winning the Esrmonfc Steeplechase. He is owned by Mr E. Shove, and the win would prove a popular one on the Wesb Coast. Booties carried the top weight of lOsb 101b, and was ridden by E. Williams. This win mulcts Booties in a 71b penalty for the Waneanui Steeplechase. Nat, the winner of the Steeplecba.se on the second day of the meeting, is engaged in the A.X.C. Grand National Hurdle Race and Great Northern Steeplechase. There will be general satisfaction at the colours of H.R.H. the Prince of Wales being teen in the van in the One Thousand Guineas by the aid of Thais. The Hoir Apparent has been singularly unsuccessful in the claseic events, but now that hie luck has taken a turn for the better ib maybe that he will capture the Epsom Darby next month by the aid of Persimmon. Ellerslie trainets have all broken in their yearlings and they »r« to be daily seen walking about tehe roads. J. B. Williamson and G. Wright have fire each, Frank MoJManemin has three, J. Chaafe and F. btenoing two each, and A. Byere one. Mr H. Metcalfe, C.E., is engaged at presont getting o'ub the quantities, and estimating the cost of the terracing and engineering work, etc., in connection with the proposed alteration to the Takapuna Jockey Club racecourse. Tenders will be call in due course for a suitable plan for the grandstand. The T.J.C. hope to commence this long promised work immediately after the conclusion of the Winter Meeting.

The Gisbbrne horse Forella is located at khe North Shore in charge of W. ('roll.From Napier comes word that Mr T. H. Lowry's filly Bijou, by Medallion—Sapphire, has met with an accident which will probably occasion her retirement from, the track and course for «6me time. It appeare that she pulled away from the boy who was leading her, and taking fright galloped away at full speed and came into a barbed wire fence. When she wan secured it was found that besides a "number of flesh wounds infficted by the barb wire, she had received a Bevere injury to her shoulder as a result of the collision. Veterinary aid was at once called in, and a number of stitches applied to the wounds.