MISCELLANEOUS

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 160, 8 July 1899, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS

It is intended to ship Crusado, Shy--1 lock, and Riot to Wellington on ; Thursday next. S. Fergus will ride ' Crusado in the big Steeplechase. The "Ethel Cupid ringing-in" case comes before the Magistrate of ' the Empire City on Monday next in a new form, and. the result will be awaited locally with very great interest. It is alleged that this now notorious case was "got up" in a certain district not many miles from Queen-street. Three witneses in Mr Geo. Cutts, Mr C. Baker (at whose place E. S. Henry once stabled his horses at Mangere), and Mr W. Greenwood left for Wellington on Thursday last to give evidence. Adam Byers is having Nestor walked about the roads at Ellerslie and Green Lane. The local New Zealand Cup candidates are now all being sent along at Ellerslie, including St. Paul. Tho St. Simon stallion Cyrenian is due to arrive from London in the, s.s. Rakaia at Wellington about next Sunday. He will require to bei. quarantined fOr a fortnight before | J. B. Williamson can bring him to j j Auckland. i J. Chaafe, jun., leaves for Wellington J on Monday next in the s.s. Eotoid ■ with St. Ursula. ]. Old St, Kilda is turned out at Mr D. , McKinnon's farm at Ohinewai, where , he was foaled. !. It is Stated that Boreas is in splendid ! winter condition, and perhaps was never in better health in his life. j. . M. McAuliffe intends being present at the Wellington and Christchnrch i, steeplechase ■ meetings before he re- J \ turns to Sydney. . ' W. Smith, who steered St. Ursula I with such good .judgment in the j Second Winter ' Welter Handi-1 cap art the recent National 1 Meeting, and who rode many,{ good winners for F. Macmanemin, j J has set up as a trainer, and he has < taken boxes at Green Lane. For a 1 start he has been entrusted with j ] St. Lawrence and a coming three i filly by Cuirassier—Winnie, half- ] sister to the great hurdler St. Simon. . J. C. Booth, who paid a visit to \ Hamilton recently, tells me that Eex the dual Easter Handicap winner, . is doing well. He hopes to take him j up again in the spring. _ During the present week a wager j of 2000 to 100 was booked locally about Fulmen for the New. Zealand I j Cup. Other wagers of note laid are ' 1000 to 20 against Reliance, 1000 to 40 and 500 to 1. St Lucia. Battleaxe, - IJhlan, and Explosion are local fav_urites at 100 to 7 each, Miss Delaval l being quoted at 100 to 6. a All the touts that witness the work c at-Wingatui agree that the New Zea- i land Cup candidate Fulmen is in very c great heart. c Nor'-west has been located at Has- s tings since the Napier Park Meeting, c He was to be taken on to Wellington _ yesterday to fulfil engagements. j Owing to the committee of the Mangere and Suburban Trotting Club j being disappointed in getting the use s of Potter's Paddock, and there being d no other available ground, the pro- _ gramme issued in the "Star" is with- _ drawn. ... . _ , Bobadil is being advertised for sale _ in England. v Word has reached Sydney from England stating, that the Australian * horse His Grace is to be put to steeple- * chasing with the view to engaging in » the. next Liverpool Grand National. The Victorian turf authority "Asmodeous" selects Eiridsdale and Wait- <• a-bit to win the Caulfield Cup. For t the Melbourne Cup he cannot pick * anything in the handicap to beat " Wait-a-bit. "Ribbleden" selects the following s to supply the Cauldfield Cup winner:— i Orla, Mora, Contrast, Gauleon, New- c port, The Chief, Viscount 11., Deto- I nator, Prince Carbine, George Freder- c iek Dirk Hammerhand, Ace of Dia- f monds. . J