MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 277, 22 November 1899, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr Evett intend to wire from Wel-ligto-u on Saturday next the weights for the Auckland Cup, Summer Steeplechase, and Railway Handicap. Acceptances for first day's events of the Takapuna Jockey Club Spring Meeting and. Steeplechase (second day) are due on Friday night next. The second day's racing has been altered to December 9. Percy Martin arrives from Napier in a few days to superintend the preparation of Seahorse for his A.B.C. Summer engagements. Miss Delaval is looking very light as a result of her trip to Christchurch. St. Crispin will be submitted to auction by Messrs Hunter and Nolan on Friday next. ■ Nominations for all events of the Auckland Trotting Club Summer Meeting are due on Friday, December 1, at 10 p.m. Seahorse was brought up from Christchurch on Sunday last in the s.s. Waihora. He was taken on to Wapiti after his arrival. Finland, by Bill of Portland—Fishwife, is already sorted out as having a chance in the next Victorian Derby. The dams of two of the best two-yea-olds Wigelmar and Henley, and also of the.crack three-year-olds, Merriwee and Parthian, are daughters of Trenton. The totalisator receipts at the C.J.C. Spring Meeting totalled £ 48,31 7, against 40,342 last year, being an inciease of £6, 475. Castashore broke down badly in the N.Z. Cup race. S. Lindsay returned from Christchurch iv 'the early part of the week. He got a severe fall off The Labourer, and" from all accounts he was lucky to escape with his life. Double Event is to be relegated to stud duties. The new owner of Parthian, Mr T. E. Muir, resides' in Sydney. Despite the unfavourable weather conditions, it is estimated that the recent meeting of the Victoria Racing Club will yield a profit of £ 10,000.

Dewey was submitted to auction in Melbourne, but though Mr T. Uphill, the Indian buyer, made an offer of 2000 guineas for him, he did not change hands, the reserve being 2500 giiineas. The St. Albans stable did not score a. single win at the V.R.C. SpringMeeting. Mr D. O'Brien evidently has an idea of paying Sydney another visit, as he has entered Malatua for the Villiers Stakes and Summer Cup, to be run at the A.J.C. Spring Meeting. Dewey has been offered for sale in Eos-laud, but owing to Oban's poor performance In the Cambridgeshire it Is said the demand for Australian horses lias gone off. Bush Rose and Uhlan did not start at the C.J.C. Spring Meeting. Christchurch's writers speak highly Of Explosion's form in the Canterbury Cup, when he ran a. great race with 9st. His performance from a time point of view stands as one of the. best in the history of the race. The gelding Hopscotch was purchased by John Hayes at 115 guineas at the conclusion of the V.R.C. Spring Meeting. The privileges of the Takapuna Jockey Club's^Spring Meeting are to be offered by auction by Messrs Churton and Co.'on Friday next, at noon.

Waiuku has become affected in the wind.

Levanter ran unplaced in a steeplechase at Baldoyle in September last. London papers state that Multiform has made astonishing improvement since he landed last July.

Sir Launcelot was very sore after running in the New Zealand Cup, but recovered sufficiently to start in the Jockey Club Handicap oti the thirrf' day: he ran well for a mile and a-half in the big handicap," and there is no doubt that the Son of Dreadnought is a good horse if he could only be kept sound.

Mr. D. O'Brien's victory with Malatua in the C.J.C. Jockey Club Handicap was one of the most popular wins that has been seen at Riccarton, cheer after cheer greeting the winner on returning to scale.