ROUND THE WORLD

Press, Volume L, Issue 8488, 20 May 1893, Page 5

ROUND THE WORLD

The winner of the recent Sandown Pstk Handicap, Scrip, is a full brother to Malua. The winnor of the next V.R.C. Derby and St. Leger will.it entered, be penalised3lb for the Champion Stakes of 1894.' The authorities of racing in Tasmania intend to adopt the French idea of protecting their two year-old races against horses bred outsido the country. Note* of the London Chartered Bank (one of the suspended) were given and taken at Rosehlll (Sydney) on April 29th. " Take 'em or leave 'em," said the books, and (says the Bulletin} the punters took 'era. It was Diana, by Galopin, out of Fait Rosamond, not Deadlock, tho dam of Isinglas9, that recently died at the a(ud. The latter (says an English correspondent) would certainly have been a far more severe loss to Rlr M'Calmont. Simon's Bay, the winner of the Molyneux Stakes at Liverpool Is the highest-priced foal on record, having been purchased for 2000 guineas by Sir J. Blundell Maple at the Newmarket Bloodstock Sales in December, 1801. According to "Reginald" Tamenund, who performed so well at Hay (N.S.W.) •' recently. Is an English breu horse, by Uncis from Guinovra. Ho was imported about a year ago, and on being put up to auction was knocked down to the Messrs Tyson for something like £300. Tamenund was then handedover to J. Scobie, but the Bajlarat trainer, although he gave him a long trial, could do no good with him, aud sent bioi homo. Of eight stewards appointed to act at last Maribyrnong (Vie) races, only three put iv an appearance. When Arquebus was protested against the trloavatled them selves of the rule which empowers them to appoiut demities, and Mr It. Grlce was called In. From this (nays a Sydney writer), it would appear that racing club stewards in Victoria are no more mindful of their obligations to the raoing publlo than their brethren in this colony, and, we micht add, In some parts of New Zealand. A youngster at a Sydney public-school (says a Sydney exchange), was told by a' stable lad that the two Crowns was a good doublo for Warwick Farm. Tha young 'an drew 2s out of the school saving* bank, "wagged" it, and took £9 to 2s at a city tote-shop. So much wealth was a burden on the youugstcr's mind, and he confessed all to his father. That good ■ man severely lectured him on the horrors of gambling, pocketed £7155, and gave the lad the odd 5s to spend, at the same time telllug him it he heard ot any more good things to let him—the fathercarry out the commission. Wilting a few days before the Liver* pool meetiug. A Loudon sporting scribe said:—" Friday is big with the fate of the Grand National, but the Hylton Handicap will prove a good race. In this we shall be represented by Tom Leader's curiously* bred Day Dream, whose two publlo displays last year gave little promise of tha good form she displayed the other day when beating Pitcher and Rainbow la a trial. She U suoh a resolute mare, too. tbat it in quite likely she Is smart, and It will certaiuly take the best in the Hyltoa Handicap to beat her under Oat 111b. Tha only chance I can see is with Sheerwood'a, but both Tinkler and Emit a havfc the wont ol the weights with her. True. Emlta is very well just now, and she is aUo very quick oft the mark. Aa will be seen by the report of the race appearing on a later page, nelthee Tinkler nor Emlta was placed. With regard to the Frenoh hone Tournesol, that is being backed for the Derby. the foreign correspondent of the Horse Breeder has tho following :—" The progress which Baron Schlokler's colt, Tourne»dU la making In your Derby betting is watched with Interest. He has run only two races here as yet. He made his first appearance on September 25th last in the Grand Criterion, run in the Bols do Boulogne, and failed to obtain a place, although four horses out of seven were accorded honours. Marly first, Commandeur second, and after M. Edmond Blanc's two splendid colts. Preux aud Andalouse. And yet Tournesoi was so highly thought of that he started favourite at such short odds as 7 to 4, Marly being 4 to 1. On October 11th he somewhat retrieved his reputation by win* ning the Eclipse Stakes at Malsono Laffitfce. It is true that he had not a very formidable lot to dispose of; neither Marly nor Commander went to the- pott, but he turned tho tables on Preux, beating him by half a length/" _ ; Mr J. W. Smlth r s Wolfs Crag (3yra, Oat 71b) won this year's Lincolnshire Handicap (run over one mile), in lmln 46»ec. as timed by Benson's chronograph, and the stakes amounted to £1605. Last year Sir J. B. Maple's Clarence (3yra, 6st Sib) occupied lmln 45 3-sch sec, the stakes being worth the same sum, while the previous season Prince Soltykoffs Lord George (syrß,Bst> won in lmin 41 l-sth sec, and the value of the race was £1585. In 1880, when Mr J. O'Neill's The Rejected (By.*, Sat 111b) was successful, the time was lmin EOaeo, and the stakes amounted to £1455. In 1889, Sir R.Jardine*s Wiseman (4yrs, 7ut 81b) won in lmin 47 2-stb, and the value of the stakes was £1614 15s. Mr Legh's Veracity (4yrs. fab 101b) scored in tho previous year, and covered the course In lmin 42 2-sth sec the stakes then amounting to £16*84 15s, In 1887, Mr Manton's Oberon (4yrs, 7st 01b) was the winner, the time on that occasion being lmin 45 l-sth sec, and the value of the Btakes £1581 15$. Tho records for several previous years follow :—188(1, Mr Naylor's Fulmen (6yrs,7st 131h),ttme. Imtpi 4lsec, value, £1634155; 1885, Mr H. T. Barclay's Bendigo (syrs, Bst 51b), time, lmln 384-sth sec, value, £1724 15s ; 1884, Mr J. W. Smith's Tonans l(6yrs, Bst 41b), time, lmin 43sec, value, £1734 15s : 1883, Mr J. Davis's Knight of Burghley (agedjst 81b), time, lmln 48 2 sth sec, value, £1414 15s; 1882, CountF.de Lagrange's Poulet (Syre. Bst 71b), time, lmin 43 2-sth eeo, value, £1614 15s; 1881, Mr W. 8. Crawfurd's Buchanan (4yr«, Gat 101b), time, lmin 45seo, value, £1025. There will doubtless be scores of anecdotes related of Mr "Abington " Balrd. but the following from Man of the World is ben trovato and vero. When he was still a minor he was in want, like lots of other rich young men have been, of Aye thousand pounds. It only wanted a few months to his majority, but for some reason he did not care to go to a money* lender. He explained his difficulty to a friend, a man some years older than himself, who after a little thought helped him to draw bills for the five thousand, Balrd promising his friend a monkey If the deal came off. His mentor asked him to give him an open cheque for the five hundred pounds. "But," objected the minor, **I nave no money at Coutts." "Nevermind,** Suoth the friend, "there soon will be." ext morning the agent took the first train to Glasgow, where he had a most satisfactory interview with Balrd's trustees, and represented to them the folly of their allowing the minor to discount the bills with sixty per centers, when they could with ease lend him the money themselves at a fair Interest. They eventually agreed to telegraph to Messrs Coutts to place the amount to Mr Baird'a credit. Our wily friend left the bills with the trustees, and, hurrying back to town, was waiting outside the bank before 16 opened, so as to be in time to cash the cheque for £500, Mr Abington thus f&flm £500 for the privilege of lending hltsvteil his own money.