MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 162, 14 July 1897, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Acona was pub over the small sticks ab Ellerslie the other morning. He shaped all right, too. Mr R. H. Skipworth returned home from Wellington with Bonnie Blue early on Saturday morning last. Ho was naturally not satislied with the weight apportioned his gelding for the second day's race?. Mr L. D. Nathan's filly. Miss Emmy, ia the admiration of Ellerslie habitues. She has grown and furnished into a very fine mare, and so far as local classic events in the spring are concerned, she promises to beafa all opposition. A large number of horßes are being exercised ah Ellerslie just now. Training track fees are being paid for 73 equinos.

Anbares is nominated for the A.J.C. Metropolitan Stakes. The distance is one and a-half mile and the stake l,soosovs. In refetring to the offer of £"25,000 and contingencies made by Mr M. D Rucker for the English Derby winner Galbee More, a London sporting writer says that the Duke of Westminster rsfuaed a bid of 20,000 guineas for Ormo, and a similar one for Ladas was turned away by Lord Ro«ebery.

The Canterbury Jockey Club will increase their stakes by £2,00© during the approaching season. Ib ib thoughli in Sydney that Poaitano hns been well treated in .the Uaulfield and Melbourne Cuds.

Weights for the New Zealand Grand National Hurdles and Steeplechase are duo on Monday next.

The yearling colt by Apremonb from Nautilus, which Dr. Reed purchased ab Chrisfchurch for about 400 ira, had to be destroyed ab Hastings aa tho result; of injuries received by a collision with a cart, tho sh&fb of which eabered the colt's hindquarters.

Garbina, winner of the Two-year-old Handicap ab the V.JR..C Steeplechase Meeting', is in tho Caulficld and Melbourne Cups with 6st 71b in each race, exclusive of 3ib penalty in tho former and olb in the latter. Mr H. Power's filly has the honour of incurring the first extras for those important events.

Mr Dakin vouchsafes the following Darby tip through the medium of the Melbourne Cup weights :—Aurum, 1; Fleet Admiral, 2 ; Anaberite, 3.

The backing of Foliage for the Caulfiold Cup is the most notable market item in Melbourne in connection with tho bisr things of tho spring. The Adelaide gelding has been supported fee win between £4,000 and £5,000 ab 100's to 4. Foliage ia by Malua from Verdure, both of whom ran well in a Caulfiold Gup. According to a Sydney writer the Hon. W. A. Long, who has jusb returned from England to Sydney, has not brought back a very favourable impression of the turf appointments and methods of British racing folk, and he thinks a greab deal more of Australia, from a turfite's poinb of view, than when he left tho shores of Australia.