MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 29, 4 February 1899, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Djin Djin was shipped back to Christchureh in the s.s. Flora to-day. The burst hoof has healed up more quickly than anticipated, \but nevertheless will require a spell from racing".

The yearlings purchased by the Hon. H. Mosman at the last Auckland blood-stock sales are now all located at the training establishment of H. Franks at Greenlane. The breakingin tackle has already been put on some of the number.

Auckland Tattersall's Club Committee, at a meeting held on Wednesday, passed a resolution that all bets on the Hobson Handicap, run at the T.J.C. Meeting on Monday last, be declared off.

St. Clements was very sore after his two days' racing at the Takapuna J.C. Meeting, and he has since been running in the paddock.

The ex-New Zealand horse Vedette was among the starters for the last Viceroy Cup, but accounts to hand show he fell.

Bobadil's weight in the Newmarket Handicap is the highest ever allotted a three-year-old in that race.

St. Hipj)o has been thrown out of training again, and it is not intended to further persevere in the matter of getting another race out of the erst

crack racecourse performer.

T. Taylor will ride Bluejacket in the Egmont Cup. He will be a passenger to Hawera to-morrow.

St. Paul is still located at Ellerslie at the training establishment of his old mentor, John Chaafe. The popular racehorse may be seen daily having his run in a paddock.

Mr L. D. Nathan recently had an offer for Explosion. The sum of £1,500 was asked for the colt.

Mr Knight's handicaps for the third day's racing of the Takapuna J.C. Meeting came in for a lot of condemnation.

Acceptances for the Otahuhu Trotting Club Meeting (first day) are due on Friday night next.

Fabulist is a regular attendant on the Ellerslie tracks. He is going on nicely under the care of his new mentor, J. C. Booth.

A four-year-old mare named Kirry, who won the Challenge Stakes at Randwick the other day, cut all colonial records for six furlongs by running that distance in lmin 13sec, "which a few years ago would, have been regarded as impossible. She is by Will o' the Wisp from Young Mona, by Maribyrnong.

About £ 100 have been subscribed in Sydney for the benefit of the widow and orphans of the ex - Auckland jockey Geo. Durston.

The first forfeit for the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup is due on Monday next.

George Wright proposes to take Acone and Miss Emmy to, New Plymouth to fulfil racing engagements.

F. McManemin leaves for Hawera to-morrow with Waiorongomai and the hurdler Tim.

The Hon. W. A. Long's Hopscotch is evidently not done with yet.. He was recently brought down from Chipping Norton and was raced at Randwick, but he got left at the post.

The middle-weight Sydney jockey Henry Houseman, who rode the Caster horse Cravat to victory in the last Metropolitan Stakes, died recently.

From Australian papers to hand yesterday I gather a good amount of business was recently transacted on the leading handicaps of the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting, principally in doubles, at prices ranging from 1000 to sto 1000 to 15. The favourite selections for the Newmarket Handicap were Veneda, Merloolas, The Chief, Vigorous, Stand Off, Bobadil, Reaper, Regained, Blair, Veloee, and Locksmith; while those most fancied for the Australian Cup were Cocos, Bobadil, Wait-a-Bit and Merloolas. For the Newmarket Handicap Vigorous is quoted at ibo to 7, and Blair, Veneda, and Stand* Off at 100 to 5. For the Australia^ Cup Cocos is at 7 to 1, Wait-a-Bit at 8 to 1, and Bobadil, Merloolas and George Frederick at 10 to 1 each.