MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXX, Issue 295, 13 December 1899, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Acceptances for first day events of the Auckland Trotting Club Summer Meeting close on Friday night next. The privileges for the meeting' will be sold by Messrs J. Churton and Co. on Friday at 12 noon.

The adjourned inquiry iuto the running of Pokomoko has been further adjourned by the stewards of the Takapuna Jockey Club until Friday next.

Mr W. Walters tells me Swordfish is going on all right at Papakura, and that it is proposed to start him in the Auckland Cup.

The many friends of Mr George Cutts will be glad to hear that he is now making a good recovery. He was able to get up on-Monday.

Nor'-west was not the least distressed after his Steeplechase win at Devonport on Saturday last.

Cavalier is being trained for A.R.C. Summer Meeting engagements at Ellerslie by J. Gillespie.

By winning the T.J.C. Spring Handicap on Saturday Dayntree has incurred a 31b penalty for the A.R.C. Railway Handicap, which brings his weight up to 7st 81b".

D. Creamer signalised his advent into the saddle again by riding two winners at the T.J.C. Spring Meeting.

Acone is running about the Sylvia Park paddocks. Full brothers to. Beddington, Miss Delaval. and Woodstock, and a. halfsister to- Explosion are among the splendid foals which this season grace the paddocks of Messrs Nathan's Sylvia Park breeding establishment.

Flying Fox's two-year-old sister Vane won a race in England last month, and is now written as the probable winner of the Oaks. The Wellington Park bred stallion Trenton commands more attention in England than any other of the stallions from this part of the world. His list for 1900 is full, and subscriptions are now being booked for 1901. T. Taylor will ride Record Reign in the Auckland Cup. In the A.R.C. Royal Stakes Seahorse will have to give Screwgun 101b in weight. The American-bred two-year-old Democrat has won Lord William Beresford seven races, worth over £ 13.000.

Haul. Boy, by Han't Brion from Meridan, again* proved his worth at tbe A.J.C. Spring Meeting, when he won the Nursery Stakes from a big field.

From Napier comes word that both Ruby and St. Lemon, engaged in the Auckland Summer Steeplechase, have been doing good schooling work, and are in forward condition. The latter, who is by Gladiator—Lady Broughton, is looked upon as a coming steeplej In connection with the.New Zealand I Cup race Major George writes to the ; "Canterbury Times" in explanation of I published newspaper statements. He j says that he gave S. Lindsay £375, £2 of" which was for his ride in the Stewards' Handicap, and the balance, £373, for riding and winning the New I Zealand Cup. { There seems to be little doubt that I the • two best English youngsters of the present season are Democrat and Forfarshire. The Trenton colt Longy may make a better three-year-old than either, especially over long distances. He was by no means himself when he was beaten at Baden-Baden in August last; but he has not run since. The Newminster Park (Victoria) stud master, Mr A.S. Chirnside, has gelded the whole of the present season's yearlings, numbering 19. The English Jockey Club officially announce that they have adopted the Gray machine for starting next year. All two-year-olds will, therefore, from the commencement of next season, be started by this machine. Although the Australian horse Merman is 7 years old, his career of usefulness on the English turf is thought probable to extend over another season at least.

Sensation, the sire of Lord William Beresford's gelding Democrat (the best 2-year-old of the English season), died not very long ago of paralysis. Besides Democrat, he sired the following horses who have won races on the English turf:—Berzak, Meta IL, Dyakka, Elfin, Dominie IL, Allegory, Alcohol, Astolpho, Blast, Bloozen Boomer, Doralo, Etoile, and Libra.