AUCKLAND NOTES.

Press, Volume LVIII, Issue 11154, 21 December 1901, Page 8

AUCKLAND NOTES.

(SPECIAL TO "TOS ZBESS.") AUCKLAND, December $0/ Djin Djin'a soreness on Thursday was" due to bis having pulled' off two-of •Wβ shoes while galloping with St. Michael and. Elare. Hβ ie all right, however. Goldenmere ,-walked lame yesterday after wort .and was core again this morning, it is thought in. the shoulder. Gleaogl© was not on the track at EUerslio this morning, but was walking about the roads, Apparently all right. % Those who phoald know say that St. Ursula' will be a starter for the Auckland Cap, but he, ,-has not been doing anything to speak of for , some days, and is at an outside price •in the 1 betting market. .. There was a great de*l doing on the .tracks \ this morning At Ellcralje. Djin Djin covered two circuits on the grass gallop strongly, i Coronet a sound mile, Spalpeen four furlongs. J Terence and Taimo a circuit, t ßluejscket.and Nor'-West twice round the tan. Straybird and Cronjo jumped the schooling hurdles. ! San Patricia finished strongly over several I furlongs. St. Michael, after cantering about a mile and a half, eprinted along the lasVfur- ; long. Val brushed down the straight, 1 and Cruciform did medium pacing. , Light ' tasks wero set M&teros, Mars, Ideal (who looks well), Nonette, Formula; Kosell*. Winsome, Menschikoff. and a "large number of others. ' . i. '. Betting over the Auckland Cup has been quiet during to-day. St. Michael's backers have quite exhausted the market, and 3 to 1 cannot now be obtained. ' Nbnette is quoted at 7 to t 2, but small lines. Jure - been "laid at 4to 1. At 7to 1 Bluejacket/and Beddington have each received support.-* ; The report that BatUeaxe was not supported /to anything like the amount.l telegraphed you last week cim be taken' for what' it is worth. One pencil ler laid £SOO, two others £200 each, and other layers £100 each. Over £1300 was accepted by one commissioner at 10 to I, St. Mic&eel, Bluejacket, and Nonette must now be backed locally for quite £2000, each, straight out; Battleaxe for well up to that amount, Beddington for £1500, acd none of the* money for the- stable. In double* the first three horses named have been supported wilh Cruciform and Jewellery for about £3000, and with Rosella for sums ranging , from £1500 down, Eosella was taken with Nonetta and SI Michael as late as yesterday for 1000 at 50 to I, and with Beddington for £500 at the earns price, but the .stable disclaim any connection with the backing of either of their horses.