MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 77, 3 April 1897, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

The local racing mare Quickfire (by Carbine—Hestia) died euddenly yeßterday morning at Green Lane. Ib appears bhat the eauee was inflammation of bhe lungs. I hear bhab bobh Defiant and Sb. Conon are bo be broughb bo Auckland from Napier to fulfil bheir engagement in the A.R.C. Champagne Stakea. Ib was a good move on the part of the Wellington Racing Club.to introduce into their back end programme bhe Thompson Handicap. Since inauguration the race has filled up well and thirty-nine nominations have been thin year received for bhis evenb, to be fought oub ab the Hutb on the 29bh insb. No doubb bhe cause of thia ia the popularity of the distance of one mile, which se many horses are able to negotiate. The Auckland nominations include the longspelled Regel, St. Kilda, St. Paul, An bares, Armilla and Porangi Pobae. The weight* are due on the 21ab inst.

Chriatchurch papers to hand show that Multiform waa omitted from the telegraphed C.J.C. Champagne Sbakoa acceptances, so thab Mr Stead has hia champion bwo-year-old colbs to represenb him.

The Hon. J. D. Ormond haa turned out five member* of hia team, namely, Daunt, Dauntleaa, Trentalto, Mars, and Defiance.

The privileges for bho Auckland Racing Club'a Autumn Meeting are advertised to be sold by Messrs T. C. Beale and Co, nexb Friday ab 12 o'clock ab the Brunswick Mart.

Ib transpires that Gipsy Prince wenb amiaa on bhe eve of bhe second day's racea ab Avondale.

Manifesto, fchie year's Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase winner, started in the two previous contests, but failed to gain a place,

At bhe Bell Block Races the following were the results:—Hurdles : The Friar, I ; dividend, £4 7a. Flying Handicap: Off Chance, 1; dividend, £10 lis. Maiden Hurdles : King of the Downs and Wai Ite ran a dead heat: dividend, £6 16a 9d and £9. Tho Cup: Vedette, 1 ; dividend, £3 9s. Pony Handicap : La Grippe, 1; dividend, £4. Welter Handicap: Muscatel, 1; dividend, £2 Bs. Scurry Stakea: Major, 1; dividend, £14 6a.