MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 286, 2 December 1896, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Since tho Auckland Cup weights appearad St. Paul has beea supported in small liuoa at 4to 1. The favourite) combination for tho Cup and Steeplechase ia St. Paul and Levanter, tho best price sn oliar boißg 12 to 1. St. foul, coupled with Sb. Siruos-s has met with support at -0 and 18 to 1.

I would draw i-pocial ntfcontion to the pales of thoroughbreds the proporßy of Major Geqrgo nnd Mosars Nathan advertised in this issuo. At an oarly dato I proporo looking over tho different lote. Major Georcro's lot are ta be gold at Wapiti on Wednesday, 30th Decomber, and the yearling cf iSJoears Nathan ab Sylvia Park on the day following. Its jg not yflt determined whothor Sabratacho will fulfil hia Auckland Gup o.nd GreaC Northern Derby engagement. Mr 1). A. McLeod has wired to .Mr K. Cioland thafj the cols is nob yeG sold, nnd that) ho is eayaged ab Roaehill races on the 12th of Docornbrr, li: should not bo orerlookcd tha'; nomina* tions for all ovents of tha Auckland Trotting Club Sutnmor Meeting close on Frinny ni^htnozfi at ton o'clock. Nomination* for tha Knukapttkapa races cloeo on Thurndny, Daccraber lObh, with Mr G. Martin, Secretary and Treasurer, Knuknpakftpst. Thfl chsr-raab Eolding Tire, tiio property nf Mr S. H. (Joli.in, waa bron^hb ov>r from Sydney on Monday la?b. Ho is onsjaged in tho Great Northern Derby, nail boing a fiioldiner claicne a five-pound ailotratsco. S. LindsKy :s in ohnr^a of Tire, pending tho arrival iicro of P. Martin with tha Auckland Gup candidnco, Tho Possible. Armilia, Acoao, nnd Woodstock are once morn located at their old quarters at Ellorplie. Tho lirst-named ia freah and ■well, while Acono haa ?o fnr recovered from his mishap afc Wellington that wo may expect hia name to figure among the general entries for the A.R.O. Summer Meeting. Daystnr is boingj given a conn's of evvimuniiig to eeo what effect it will have on him. St. Simon was recently triad over tha nchooling for.ces at Eilerslia. Ho ia re-p-irted to have sh.ipml all right. Messrs 3S'athan'a Musket mare Cuntiniore ' ha« prod need acolfi foal to Seaton Dolaral, J. Dnxtiible, who rodo ir-pada Guinea and Lochiel to victory in Iho New Zealand Cop, is now training at Otahuhu. He lias Bello, Grenadier, St. Leonards, oiad the pony Fidget under hia charge. JAipers to hand show that Mr C. J. Robarts, of Windsor, purchased Oscuifctor for 105 guineas. Ib is understood that he was purchased for Btud purpose?, bufc prior to entering on those duties ha will be tried on the racccourne, und his preparation is to be entrusted to Mr Harry Hobort*. Lord Vivian found a buyer in Mr W. Kelso at 105 guineas, and ho will bo trained at Orvilla Lodge. Mr Kelso bid 200 guineas for the three-year-old cols Sabretache, but, as tbab wae 100 gniaeas le-a than the reserve the colt aid nob change hands.

The Auckland-owned pony Brown Mantle continues to win races at Sydaey. The other day she annexed a 14.1 handicap at Kensington.