MISCELLANEOUS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 65, 17 March 1900, Page 3

MISCELLANEOUS.

Mr Evett declares the weights for the A.H.C. Easter Handicap and Autumn Steeplechase on. Tuesday next.

George Wright has Bedding-ton aud Aleger looking in capital trim.

' Advance and Sa.nt Ikirio have bo till arrived at- Win-gatui to fulfil their Dunedin Cup engagement on Wednesday next.

J. B. Williamson, who paid a flying visit- here this week, brought vnp with him from the West- Coast a three-year-old half brother to Norton. .

Major George left Melbourne fov Auckland, via the Bluff, in the s.s.

Talune on Thursday. Seaihorse is on the same steamer in charge, of .7.

Scents.

The Hawke's Hay Jockey Club hold their second day's racing on Monday next. If all g-o'os well Serewgun will probably add the Ha.wke"s Bay Stakes tlo his credit.

The jumping horse Plain Bill is in work again

The death is announced of iho once brilliant racehorse Recluse, sired by Daniel O'Rorke.

Mr Leonard Marshall has conferred the name of Spalpeen oii his colt i'oal by Gossoon —Windmill.

'"Spectator" thinks the more ardent admirers of Advance are inclined to place him on too high a pedestal. Hohoro is going on a, 'ight at Ellerslie. He looks bright " I well. Mr Alex. Phillips brought up with him from Wanganui this week an aged gelding named Thirlspot, sired by Tim Whiffler.

'The Sou-wester mare Marina lias been purchased by a Christchurch sportsman for £250. She is now trained by K. Kingan. The Canterbury Jockey Club are arranging to have a water supply fitted up sufficient for watering the course and tracks.

At the Wanganui Jockey Club Meeting Messrs Neylon and Spriggins introduced the innovation of paying out the totalizator dividends in gold instead of notes. This, it is said, was much appreciated by the lucky investors.

The Tai-anaki Jockey Club has removed the disqualification from G. Lang, the rider of Tangahoe at Hawera last year.

The race horse Wilson changed ham.- after the Woodville meeting-, being purchased by Mr Qnin. He is now an inmate of C. Parker's stable at Hawera.

Nor'-west and Crusado are undergoing their preparation at Morpeth. near Sydney. The Newmarket Handicap winner The Watchdog is- a half-brother by Gibraltar to Kose L, one of the best ponies of her inches ever seen in Australia. She was sent to India, and under the name of Beceles won some of the largest handicaps for small horses there, and was regarded as the champion in her class. There are no less than eight American bred two-year-olds in Code's team at Ext' •. England, the manager of the stable (Mr C. E. Clayton) having been greatly impressed by the success of the Yankees last season.