AUCKLAND NOTES.

Press, Volume XLVIL, Issue 7741, 22 December 1890, Page 2

AUCKLAND NOTES.

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Excepting Jenny and Sir Gsrnet, the whole of the outside horses' engaged at the Auckland Bacing Club's Summer Meeting have arrived. Crackshot, Medallion, Lebel, Bay King, and Dudu, were landed on Monday without a scratch* Mr S. H. Golian has come up from Napier, and I hear, the principal cause of his stable being unrepresented at the Meeting is because several members of the team are suffering from influenza. ' The general entries for the Meeting show that owners have responded In a most liberal manner. The total entries ! are 271, against 204 last year, an increase oC sixty-seven. The Gup has fifteen ; acceptances, against eight last year. The I Steeplechase ten against eight, and the Great Northern Derby, seven agaiast three.- ■•■ - ■■-,■ •■' I Mr Evefct has good reasoa to feel j flattered at the Auckland Cap acceptances. The event now bears an open aspect,, and it should refeult in a splendid contest. I have a greet affection for Hilda, b«fe one ot her most powerful opponents-will be Duda, taklag a line through the running of the pair (Hilda ;: arid Cissy). The Steeplechase should be & <gOod race, and although Grianao has a high impost, he is in such excellent ni<% just now he will take a power of beating. Asper makes a lot of aofee on the track, and the general impression Is'that he is a bad winded horse, which would be fatal tp hla chance «yer the Ellerslie course. Only landed on Monday the Chtistchncch representatives have done little work lib to time of, wiring, but they all look welL Sfc. Audrewjgoes in fine style, and so does the two-year-old Rosefeldt. Straphdri is doing real good Cap work, and promises to strip Very fife, Major "iJeorge'e colfc The Workman has been suffering from a alight attack of influenza, but he . is aIL right now. Durino; the week Patchwork has been treated Hαsound workover the Cup distance, and some whisper'that he has a ebanee, bnfc I dodbfc it. Quadrant is now * daily attendant;, but he moves ratfaei , gingerly. Impulse, a fehrfee-yeftr-old. by St. Leger ocfr ot Aida, is doing good work and promises to be slippery ovfer short courses, .Reprisal' has been trelwd tfr long tiaK»pace work. Wright tells mc to-day that both Cissy and Hilda are doing weß at Kohimarama; so are the reafe of his team in work. Hilda Is favourite for the Cup afe 2 to 1; Crackshot is quoted 4 to 1; Medallion, 5 to 1: and fatrephoa finds plenty of backers at 8 to X. Business though is slacK. . .. Among the passengera Who mivst by the mail steamer from San Francisco: #as Dr Boss* formerly of Ashbuctoa (Gwt&tbaryK and who will be remembe»d' as the owner of Spade Gtoinea, the W*IS. Cup winner. Dr. Boss haa beea a-daily. attendant afe Sylvia Park, and it Isnndjbrstood his Special mission is on behalf oi an American syndicate. . . Or Boss left for Sydney on Saturday' last by the Tekapo; bu.t it is his intention to return by the mall sEevnet Monowa|, due on the 27th Inst,- so as to be present at the. sales. Prior to his departrare for.

Sydney he had an Interview with Major George, the Managing-director of thj> Assets Company, who are the and though no offer was made for Che atud, Major George stated that the matter had now progressed to such a stage tbats the stud would positively be eabmitted to auction. ■ ' ■ The Christchurch Middle Park Stud Company are sending up three lots for sale at the Sylvia vis :--B c Eros, 2yrs, by St. George-*Mwift {bo by St. George—Fair Nell; and be by Apramonb —Flattery. Mr J. Marshall tells mc that while In America he paid a visit to Mr J. B, H|ggins' famous stud farm at Sacramento, where he renewed acquaintance with D&rebin and SirModred.

Antelope has been on a visit to Nordenentree for the Ancleland Trotting and Pony Clnb Summer Mating are TBjack Hawk, Chufcriee, and ! ¥ki£ mil Wee). !, ! James Kean brought Fabulous back •wtfcMlra from "Sydney. , ' The horse Is to , be put up to auction. X -Silvio ran particularly well Iβ the Avon.dale- 'Steeplechaser on Saturday. He fenced Iα his very best style, which Is saying a great deal. : . I hear that R. J. Mason will settle down either here or fn Sydney after our Summer Meeting, the Caristcharoh climate o£ late not agreeing with him.