"HIPPONA'S" NOTE BOOK.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXI, Issue 103, 2 May 1900, Page 3

"HIPPONA'S" NOTE BOOK.

Mr Evitt left for Wellington on Monday to attend to his handicappin., duties in the Empire city,, The Lights for the second day's racing at Avondale on Saturday will be iramed by Mr Root. Wynyard Acceptances are due to-morrow (Thursday) by 9 P-m-

The Ellerslie trainer, J. E. Thorpe, is preparing Cavalier for his jumping eSments. In his first essays he Sed beautifully, but on one mornSis week he fell at one of he SJtaeles. However, he was none the vST Probably Cavalier will make his debut in the Maiden Hurdle Race at Avondale on Saturday next.

The Hon. H. Mosman has again made a change of trainers On Saturday last his team were transferred from Mangere to quarters at Greenlane. The name of the new trainer has not yet transpired.

It would appear that Crusado has been sold in Sydney, for Peter Chaafe only cabled across the nomination of Ko?'-west for North N.Z. Grand National events. The latter it appears *as not badly hurt by his fall and he will be brought back to Auckland at an early date. • [Since the above was written a Press Association wire to hand from Sydney says Crusado has been sold.J

The stallion St. Hippo is likely to be placed at the disposal of West Coast breeders during the comingseason. Mr J. Stevens, of Paltnerston North, is in negotiation for his lease from Messrs Nathan.

The Canterbury Jockey, Club racingseason is now concluded. The totalisator investments for the four meetings held totalled £107,861 against £86,643 for the previous season, while, the stakes given amounted to £16,425 as against £15,215 for the previous season.

Mr J. B. Williamson tells me that last August lie bought off a run near Wanganui a four-year-old mare by Natator—Portia, dam of Shylock. At a later stage he had her broken in and sKe was put into training. However in January last he came to the conclusion that the mare was in foal and he turned her out. The result is that she. produced a filly foal on Sunflay "last; ■■

:>i.The»New Zealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company will hold a clearance sale of trotting stock, etc., the property of Mr H. Chatteris, on Monday next at 1.30 p.m., at Kohimarama. Mr Chatteris has decided to retire from the trotting business owing to illhealth. Among, the lots to be offered is the American trotting stallion Vola Clair, Empress, Woodbine, several brood mares, including Rosebud Avith foal at foot by La Eve, and stinted to Albert "Victor, besides young and wellbred trotters. A brake Avill leave Durham yards at 11.30 a.m. on Monday next to convey intending purchasers to Kohimarama. Mr H, 0. Nolan will conduct the sale.

According to the London "Sportsman,l^ the New Zealand crack Multiform is the best looking horse in the Newmarket trainer Watson's stable, but I am sorry to say that the horse seems unlikely to add to his Antipodean reputation on the English turf. Since landing in England Multiform has met with'no luck. He has gone ■wrong in his wind, cracked heels have of late interfered with him, ana a sore back has come to top his score of evils. It is doubtful indeed whether Multiform will be able to earn his keep and training expenses as a racer, and the chances are that he will be relegated to the stud.