RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 142, 17 June 1901, Page 2

RACING NEWS.

The victory of the Wellington Park bred Sering-apatam, late Screwgun, by Hotchkiss from Rose of Wellington, in the Durham Plate, a weight-for-age race, with penalties and allowances, run over a mile course, at Hurst Park, iv England, on the 4th of May, comes as an interesting item of news to sportsmen in New Zealand, and more particularly in Auckland, where Ser-mg-apatam was bred by Mr Morrin, will tlie news be welcome. This is the first victory of the son of Hotchkiss since he was sold to Sir E. Vincent by Mr Stead, who raced him with success in New Zealand before disposing of him. There was some doubt when the cable was received from England last month stating that Mr L. D. Nathan had purchased the St. Simon racehorse Fitzsinion whether that was correct or not. It now transpires that it was the four-year-old Fitzsimmons, by St. Simon —Merrie Lassie, by Rotherhill, j that Mr L, D. Nathan purchased, and that gentleman, writing to his brother (Mr N. A. Nathan), says: "He is a big fine brown horse, with good speed, and comes of a running family, as his dam has never thrown a loser." Merrie Lassie, it may be here mentioned, is the dam of Foxo, Grig, Jest and other performers. Fitzsimmons will probably be on his way to New Zealand by now. It is intended to use him for ; | stud purposes at Sylvia Park. He was in training when purchased by IMr Nathan. The arrival of the son of i St. Simon will be looked forward to j with interest. This morning at Ellerslie the number of horses that worked before breakfast was fewer than usual. Can-nong-ate, Balbirnie, Beddington, St. Ursula and St. Peter were some of those that strode along strongly during the morning. Honesty, Gipsy 'Queen and King Edward, Lady Avon, Highlander and Merry Kate, Dayntree and Mars, Plain Bill and The Needle, Tuirne and Verdi, Dartmoor, Paul Seaton, /-iirega, Rolf, Swiftfoot, Sudden, Tim, Royal Conqueror, Dingo and Tarragon were some of those that did sound work. Crusoe was another of the morning workers, but his task was a steady one. At the Durham-street yards to-day the following horses were sold by auction by Messrs Alfred Buckland and Co.:—Tiki, 27 guineas, to Mr H. Gladding. Matamataharakiki, 30 guineas, Mr H. Telfer; Regulus, 38 guineas, Mr J. McGuiness.