MISCELLANEOUS

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 56, 8 March 1899, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

The Hawke's Bay sportsman, Mr G. P. Donnelly, recently made a substantial offer for the hurdler Pokomoko, who has shown such good form of late, but the owner of the gelding was not open to do business. Pokomoko was sired by Foul Shot, the Auckland Derby winner of 1886. Red Lancer is doing light exercise at Ellerslie. He is engaged in the two leading races of the A.R.C. Autumn Meeting. The Ellerslie-trained Supplejack is credited with jumping the hurdles in his stride. When he was a yearling at Papakura, I hear he was continually jumping the fences there. He was sired by Hippocampus. St. Pippin, a five-year-old full brother to the hying Hippomenes, won the Pony Handicap at the Lake races on Saturday. This was his first win. The hack hurdler Shyloek has been purchased by the Ellerslie trainer, J. B. Williamson. Hylas is again in work at Ellerslie. His trainer, J. C. Booth, has him looking well. The old jumper, Conranto, by Patriarch—Quickstep, is in work at Greymouth. He is said to be quite sound and gay looking. Dayntree is in work again at Ellerslie. He is looking big and well. W. Croll is working Miss Nelson at the Lake beach. She looks big and well after her spell. J. Thorpe has Lillie in great trim. She should pay her way at the country meetings this month. The yearling filly by Eiridspord from La Tosca which Mr Stead secured for 200 guineas at the St. Alban's sale on Monday last was no doubt bought principally on account of her running blood on the dam's side. In the first place, La Tosca is a Robinson Crusoe mare, and they have all been very successful at the stud. Nightmare, mother of La Tosca, is a sister to Commotion and dam of Mentor, a Melbourne Cup winner and first-class performer. Acceptances for all events of the Ohinemuri Jockey Club meeting (first day) are due to-morrow night. In reviewing the running at the C.J.C. Mid-Summer Meeting 'Spectator' ■writes:—The performance of Altair makes him out the best of this season's three-year-olds; and goes to show that he could not have been nearly himself when beaten in the Great Northern Derby by Bluejacket and Explosion. His forte is evidently staying-, and he has pace as well. The committee of the Auckland Racing Club have given the jockey W. Perry permission to wOrk in a stable. Mr Morrin tells me all of the young aristocrats at Wellington Park are in splendid health. A start is to be made next week to wean some of the number. Mr D. A. McLeod's filly Miss Delaval was put in work again recently at Mangere, but her teeth have since troubled her, and she has had to be eased off again. The two-year-old colt St. Peter has had a touch of influenza, but his paintaking trainer Chaafe now has him all right again. According to a statement contained in the catalogue of Mr F. Reynold's yearlings, the progeny of Goldsbrough have to date won £71,777 in prize money, and Splendor's stock £35,555. Admiral Hawke has been scratched for all engagements at the Ohinemuri J.C. Meeting. Massinissa is understood to have p-one wrong- completely. The trouble is in the back tendons, and the horss may never stand another severe preparation. At a recent meeting of the Rotoiua Jockey Club the secretary stated that certain nominations had been forwarded" without the necessary fees. It was resolved that before posting the names of the owners as defaulters that they be written to and informed that unless the money was paid within a fortnight the course usually pursued in such cases would be taken. The well known pony Fair Nell goes up for sale on Friday next at Hunter and Nolan's yard. Mr S. H. Gollan's New Zealand bred horses Opae and Toriki, who recently reached England, have been nominated for the Welsh Grand National Steeplechase, of 500 soys., three miles, to be run at the Cardiff Spring Meeting on Easter Monday, April 4. The Bill of Portland—Wood Nymph colt, Sirdar, who won at Laune'eston recently, is reported to be one of the best of his age seen in Tasmania for years past. Woodnymph is the handsome mare bred by the defunct N.Z. Stud Company. During the English racing season which will be commenced next month, Carbine will have a number of representatives on. the English turf. The Duke of Portland has in training no less than half-a-dozen two-year-olds by the famous son of Musket. The ex-New Zealand gelding Vedette won a race at Ca|cifsta in-Janu-ary last. I If Holocauste wins this year's English Derby he will be the second grey colt that has won this historical event. Holocauste is by Le Sancy out of Bougie, and the Epsom race is Holocauste's sole engagement in England. He was backed in January to win the Derby at 8 to 1. The only grey winner was Gustave in 1821. In London even money has been accepted about Caiman and Flying Fox coupled for the Two Thousand Guineas. This event is run on April 26. When the last mail left Flying Fox was being well backed for the Derby at 9 to 2. One of the best three-year-olds racing in California is Behdoran, a chest- ; nut celt by the ex-New Zealand horse i Sir Modred out of a Bend Or mare.

: The Auckland bred yearlings by St. Hippo from Innisfail, and by Soult from Cressina, were shipped from Sydney to Durban (South Africa) on the Warrigal recently.

A Press Association cablegram from London states the racehorses The Grafter, Battalion, His Grace, Syerla and Manazonn, shipped from Melbourne in the s.s. Aberdeen, have been landed in good condition. CVptain Scott, writing from Ireland recently to a friend in Sydney, says thai Levanter was doing so well that he was reckoned to have an outside chance of winning the Liverpool Grana National run on March 24. The committee of the Napier Park Racing Club has decided on a. number of improvements to the club's course. The English 'furniture man,' Sir J. Blundell Maple, has twenty-six two-year-olds and twenty-two ' other horses in training at Newmarket, under the care of W. Waugh. Last season the horses owned by Sir J. Blundell Maple won 33 races of the value of £12,378. Of this amount the One Thousand winner, Nun Nicer, contributed £7035. Among the entries for the English Derby, run 31st May, is Sardonia, a colt by the New Zealand bred Sir Modrecl from Sweetbriar, nominated by the American sportsman, Mr P. Lorillard, who won the coveted 'Blue Riband' in 1881 with Iroquois. Starting a good second favourite at 5 to 2, Mr S. H. Gollan's horse. The Possible, ran third to Glenalmond and Swaledale in the Christmas Hurdle Race at Hurst Park. The winner carried 10.7, and the ex-New Zealander 10.6. On the same day Corrigan, the brother of Norton, could only run third in a, field of four (one of whom lost its rider) in the Ferry Steeplechase Plate.