MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 62, 14 March 1900, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Geo. Absolum has ten- horses in training at "Mangere. Heavy rain is badly wanted at headquarters. Record Reigii, The Labourer, and Geo. Wright's team are all going on nicely at Ellerslie. The Hawke's Bay Cup is run on Saturday next. Sir Lancelot is again in work at the Hon. J. D. Ormond's property at Woodville. Admiral Hawke, who has won so many races at country meetings of late did not take part- in the South Auckland meeting. The Ohinemuri J.C. Autumn Meeting takes place on Saturday and Moriday next. Cheap excursion fares are announced by the railway authorities.

It is stated that owing to the backwardnesß of the Hon. J. D. Or- - comino - two-year-olds none of * have ° bee n handled., tranS p ires that The Sharper was shipp f d t0 Suva last week. The l for his purchase wer e «c ox f probably ^/S-muri J.C. engagements, xv" - B th v known cross J££ *HlrSs rider, distinguishcoumry " ■ flt Saturday ed! himself on the nto , last at the bo"^ h^ CX . t in by piloting lelephone to vi-miy the F^H*j, I The Hon. W. A Long s stud in *c South Wales goes up for sale next Flintlock) was only beaten a neck for the Alexandra Stakes at the A.J.C. March meeting.

Knight of Athol and Favona were brought back from Wanganui yes- ; terday. , Nor-'West and Crusado are located with P. McCarthy at Morpeth (Sydney). Out of the twenty three foals which grace the Wellington Park paddocks this year fourteen have been weaned. The thirteen lots of the St. Albans yearlings realised 1830 guineas, or an average of nearly 141 guineas. Marmiton, the dam of Irish . Ivy, winner of the hist Cambridgeshire Stakes, died last month in Ireland. I_iridsciale is described as one of trie biggest racehorses on the Australian turf, and one of the best looking. Tornado 11. won the Maiden Hurdle Race, of 174..0V5, two miles, at Uati wick, las. month by a head only. ; Brewer was in the saddle, and he cle- ! feated Peace and Plenty, ridden by the crack jockey, A. Nightingale, and seven others. Tornado started at an outside price .Battalion 11., who was ; top weight, did not start. j It was recently reported in America j that the 'license of "Tod" Sloan to con- ! tinue to ride in England was to be re- ; fused. It is comfortng for Sloan to : know that the report has been eon- ' tradicted by no less distinguished a j sportsman than Lord Durham.