THE Racing World.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXIII, Issue 9, 11 January 1902, Page 6

THE Racing World.

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ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS.

Trotting, Nelson-st., Auckland. — The rules are very clear. Disqualified horses cannot be nominated. If the disqualification liacl not been removed in the proper course, the mare was ineligible to compete.

Brilliant is again in work at Ellerslie.

Ragabrash has gone into F. Mac-

manemin's hands

H. Moore returned to Hawke's Bay to-day, and will probably take a position in the Karamu stable, under S. Waddell.

Mr A. Phillips has resold the Castor —Lady Peer colt, purchased at the Wellington Park sale, to a patron of P. Chaafe's stable.

The ponies Little Wonder, and Bavaria were on Friday disposed of at auction at the Haymarket for 19 gns. and 11 gns. respectively.

Glaaisla, by Seaton Delaval from Miss Gladys, was sent up from the. South last week, and' has joined J. Thorpe's team at Ellerslie.

Delania is the name Mr W. Thompson intends claiming for the Seaton Dclaval —Campania filly purchased at the Sylvia Park sale.

The Eton—Pit-a-pat filly purchased by Mr Sands at the sale of Mr Leonard Marshall's yearlings, has gone into D. Morrighan's stable at Elierslie.

Negotiations were entered during the week for the purchase of the St. Simon horse Soult from Mr Walters by a would-be owner, but no business has resulted.

The contractor for the addition of six new boxes to J. Thorpe's stables at Ellerslie will have them finished shortly, as he has already made good progress- with the work.

The Hon. H. Mosman has been making extensive improvements at Favona farm, Mangere. The only horse Mr Mosman now has in training at Ellerslie is Cressy, Formula having been retired for a spell.

Sir George Clifford's two-year-olds look more serviceable than any I have seen racing this season, and some of them may show good form in the autumn. Deerstalker and Dirk are a line pair.

Mr G. G. Stead's yearling full-bro-ther to Tolstoi, purchased at the Elderslie stud sale in November at Christchurch, cost that owner 620 guineas, and is therefore 'the highest priced yearling sold this season.

Auckland horse-owners usually support the Autumn Meetings of the Taranaki Jockey Club fairly well, but the Taranaki Cup this year has only attracted'two nominations from this quarter, in Coronet and Sparkling Water.

Mr L. D'Pelechet, manager for Mr S. H. Gollan, who now owns Seahorse, bid up to 600 guineas for Powerful at Major George's sale. From this it would appear probably that satisfaction is being giyen by Powerful's eld* er brother in England.

Mr G. G. Stead will probably have a few horses to represent him at the autumn meeting of the Auckland [Racing Club. Royal Artillery claims an engagement in the Century Stakes, anrl Imperator is in the Northern Champag-" 3.

La Gloria, Heliades, and 'the Cuirassier—Annabelle colt, the Cuiras3ier — Anita filly, purchased at the Messrs. Duder Bros.' sale, and the Captain Webb —Lady Hamilton yearling purchased at Mr Leonard Marshall's sale, were shipped South to-day by the Te Anau. They are to be turned out af Ashburton.

Bluejacket's yearling half-brother, by Torpedo from Antelope, purchased at Wellington Park by P. Chaafe, has been named Navy Blue, and the Splendor-Orchestra colt, purchased by the same owner at Sylvia Park, Grand March. Minstrel Boy is the name of a brother to this youngster.

Messrs E. W. Alison, J. J. ,Craig, M. McLean and A. Kidd are the namesof the gentlemen who compose the syndicate who have purchased Powerful, full brother to Seahorse, Moonga, his dam, and her colt foal by Cyrenian. There is no dearth of horse owners in Auckland, but we may welcome this powerful syndicate to the ranks, and express the hope that they will ere long have a good team.

Quinton, who rode Knight of Athol in twenty-two of that horse's winning engagements —quite a record this —besides winning on Impulse, Fabulist, Doris, Armour, Telephone, Hyqlas, Little Tom (when he paid the big dividend of £103), and riding winners over hurdles, is now attached to Mr. J. Warner's stable.

Nominations for the Midsummer Handicap of 250sovs, of the Canterbury Jockey Club, are no larger than might be expected, the stake being a comparatively small one, and the meeting an "off" one.. There are 17 in the St. Handicap. The nominations taken for the autumn meeting of the same club show an entry of 36 for the Great Easter Handicap of lOOOsovs, and 27 for the Great Autumn Handicap. No Auckland horses are engaged.

Bluejacket is favourite for the Takapuna Cup and he is going on all tight in his preparation. Rosella was given a dose of physic after the A.R.C. Summer Meeting, in consequence of having been galloped on and cut about. The little daughter of Seaton Delaval is doing steadjwork again. The Takapuna Cup looks fairly open. Fit and well on the day I would, however, prefer Rosella to any other engaged, excepting of course St. Paul, who is in with the absurd impost of 7st 10lb. However, the odds are great that St. Paul will not stand. The handicapper has all the same taken a great liberty with him. Princess of Thule, Voltigeur 11., and Rufus are me most fancied for the Steeplechase. Evening Wonder is being quietly supported, from which it would appear that the Hawke's Bay gelding will .have to be reckoned with on the day. He has not yet arrived, however.

Our London coi'respondeiit writes Tinder date November 29:—The Engflat racing season ended last Saturday at Manchester, where the principal event of the day—the Manchester November Handicap, of £1500 — was won by the three-year-old colt Carabine (Carbine—Saintfield). This is the most important event yet won by any of Carbine's stocks in England. Carabine was purchased out of a selling race by- his present owner for 170 guineas, and has won five five races out of seven starts this season. Saintfield is a St. Simon mare, and Carabine affords another proof of the good results obtained from the Musket— St. Simon cross. Carabine's victory places the Australian, stallion tenth on the list of winning sires. Mannlicher another Carbine colt, was fourth in the same race. On the preceding day of. the meeting Sir Edgar Vincent's New Zealand bred JaoTse Seringapatam missed the Lancashire Handicap (lOOOsovs) by a short head, being beaten on the post by Victor Don.