MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 274, 18 November 1899, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Le Var has probably run his last ra.ee. ■

Matters at Ellerslie have been very quiet during- the week. Otahuhu Trotting Club meeting at Potter's Paddock next Saturday. St. Ursula got galloped on in the A.R.C. Spring Handicap. The Victorian ring had a bad tame over the double win of Merriwee. Cocos has broken clown. His record is 27 starts for five wins. Explosion and Rosella remain at Wellington to fulfil engagements there next week. The Coromandel Racing Club hold their spring meetiug on Wednesday and Thursday next. Acceptances for first day's events fall due to-night. The last four furlongs of the A.R.C. Ascot Handicap, won by Record Reign, were run in 55 sees. It is stated that the Hon. J. D. Ormond will be represented with a team at the A.R.C. Summer Meeting. Merriwee is described as an undersized colt. He had a clear run throughout in the Melbourne C\ip. Seahorse and The Labourer' returned from Christchurch to Hastings this week. The pair I hear are to remain in the care of Percy Martin. Mr. S.. C. Caulton has determined to give up racing. All his racehorses and mares are to be submitted to auction.

! Acceptances for first day's events of 1 the Takapuna Jockey Club Spring Meeting and Steeplechase (second day) are due next Friday night. « i. Mr H. Power, the owner of Merriwee, won a Sydney Cup 20 years ago with Savanaka.

Mr A. F. Stilwell has secured the right ofcateringfor the season at the Auckland Racing Club meeting", his efforts at the recent spring fixture giving all round satisfaction.

There is a bay gelding named Flying Fox in Melbourne now who lias the reputation of being fast. He is by Sale —Karda, and he won a double at Sandown Park races recently.

It is stated on what appears to be good authority that the new owner of Cranberry is Sir Edward Vincent, who also bought the New Zealand horse Multiform.

Several members of the Sydney ring state that Merriwee's double, win iv the V.R.C. Derby and Melbourne Cup will be the means of transferring from the pockets of bettors in. New South Wales to the pockets of those in Victoria from £15,000 to £20,000.

Lord William Beresford owns the crack two-year-old of the English season in Democrat, who promises to take a prominent part in next year's "classics."