SALE OF AUSTRALIAN HORSES IN ENGLAND.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 276, 27 November 1897, Page 3

SALE OF AUSTRALIAN HORSES IN ENGLAND.

A London cablegram to the Sydney papers states that at Tattersall's last week several of the horses taken to England in March last by Mr Horatio Bartlett, of Georee-street 'West, Sydney, were offered for sale. The jumping mare Barbara, with a record of oft 9in over timber, brought 100 guineas, and Everton was sold for 80 guineas; but the champion trotting stallion Era. by Childe Harold from imported Violetta, was unsold. The consignment of trotting and jumping horses of which the above formed part left by the steamship Gulf of Bothnia. Mr Bartlett is an enthusiast with regard to trotting, and some years ago took the trotting mare Maid of Munster to England, where she scored a couple of victories on the track. The trotting stallion Era, Avho was bred at Hobartville, secured first prize and champion at the Royal Agricultural Society's Slow, Moore Park, 1896.

STUD NEWS.

Jlr W. A. Craig's Mahatma, by Doncaster Imp.) from Childe Harold mare, has produced a colt to The Count. Mr L. D. Nathan's Cantiniere (by Musket— Brown Bess) has produced a filly to Seaton Mival. This completes the list of f qalings at Syi™ Park, as a result there being eight colts aid eight fillies.

MISCELLANEOUS.

St. Paul and Daystar have both been on the racecourse this week, and so has Kestor. The trio are quite sound at present, and their doings between this and Auckland Cup day, will, no doubt, be eagerly watched. The sunny weather we have experienced during the last few days has already commenced to make the course hard, so that, unless we have rain next month, the bad legged ones will have a bad time preparing for a two mile race. The fact is, that sooner or later the A. R. C. fill be compelled to spend money in making provision to water the training tracks during the dry season if they wish to assist owners and trainers in keeping horses on their feet.

1 gleaned during my visit to Wellington p»k on Saturday last that Mr Morrin's prolific brood mareFormo (dam of Multiform *ad Uniform) was accorded a rest for one Mason,so that her progeny will not be represented at the 12th annual sale of yearlings sext January. However, the daughter of oterlingworth and Pulchra has running at *er side this year a beautifully shaped % sired by her old love Hotehkiss, with *™>m she has again been mated. Jne merits of the stallion Cuirassier revived a fillip this week by the running of Jjs progeny. At the Dunedin Spring Meeting Sequin (by Cuirassier—Radiant) J°n the St. Kilda Welter, while at the jjitt Chasseur (by Cuirassier—Jessie) won be Shorts Handicap and The Guardsman gy Cuirassier—Sybil) annexed the Flying handicap. Theptahuhu Trotting Club have fixed n?t lr Sun»ner Meeting to take place on Wh ami 24th February next. ! r D. McKinnon's colt Oma has been °nt up to his owner's farm in the Waikato, »ner e he is to be turned out. P^e Adelaide sportsman Mr J. R. *wan has placed Fleet Admiral in the E5? ofWalter Hickenbotham at Flema">n t 0 prepare for future engagements.

Mr D. O'Brien has arranged for the brood mares Alethe and Sunningdale, that were purchased by him at the Morphettville sale, to remain at Mr J. H. Aldridge's stud farm, near Adelaide, until their foals are fit to wean, then they will be sent on to Mr O'Brien's farm at Riccarton (New Zealand).

Nominations for the Lake races are due to-night. The well-known Sydney sportsman, Mr W. Kelso, sen., has decided upon paying a visit to England. He is in search of health.

The Australian horse Merman appears to have had a very hard fight before he succeeded in placing the Cesarewitch Stakes to the c*edit of Mrs Langtry. The Rush, the second favourite, was in front a short distance from the winning-post, but Merman, finishing with all his sire's gameness, got up in time to win an exciting race by a neck. There were 23 starters, and Merman started at 100 to 7. Our London correspondent says:—' The son of Grand Flaneur and Seaweed was considerably fancied from the time the weights appeared. On his Lewes Handicap form he looked a real good thing, and Mrs Langtry made no secret of thinking so. At Doncaster the lady took £20,000 to £1,000 in one bet from Mr Goodson about him, and up to Saturday her commissioner grabbed every likely wager.'

In future the V.A.T.C. (Melbourne) intend to include in race books the names of trainers. The idea, which lias suggested itself to Mr T. W. Motile, the secretary, was tried for the lirst time the other week. The chief object is to enlighten the public in the cases in which horses, although owned by different gentlemen, are in thg same stable.

Our London correspondent writes : —The Australian Maluma was backed for pounds, shillings, and pence by Mrs Langtry and her following at Kempton last Saturday. According to the Jersey Lily the horse had been tried so as to make defeat in the Duke of York Stakes impossible, and on difc the stable commission touched £4,000. The Prince of Wales went with Mrs Langtry into the paddocks to to see Maluma saddled. H.R.H. did not, however, back Mr Jersey's candidate. Lord '' Bill" Beresford and Mr Lorillard do not bet heavily, in fact, their joint commission .seldom exceeds a monkey (£500). On Saturday, however, their party were also in for a plunge and the Prince decided to take his old friend's tip and stand Diakka. The resolve proved a wise one. Maluma showed bang in front to the distance, but failed to stay. Diakka then took up the running and won comfortably from Mr Houldsworth's Laveno with the Duke of Devonshire's Minstrel third, Court Ball fourth, and Maluma fifth. The Prince of Wales was all smiles, but Mrs Langtry looked almost as green as the charming frock she wore.