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From last Wednesday, all colonial bred horses rank a year older, consequently should any foals have been ushered into existence in July, they would be a yeor old the day they were bom according to the law of the turf. July (foaled, 29th July, 1889}, by Traducer —Idalia), and Too Soon (.foaled, 28,h July, 1884), by Anteros—Steppe, wet c a couple of racers, who through the misfortune of seeing the light of day ia Juiy, were debarred from contesting in classic events. Mr Skipworth has sent Evening Wonder back to his owner, Mr Hood (of Gisborne), who intends to have Wonderland's son trained there. Roller,' Morag, Ideal, Sir Lanncelot, aod Honors, the Karamu contingent for the Grand National meeting, left to-day. Bush Rose, who has been doing good solid tusk of late, also took his departure for Riccarton this morning. Philanthropist started in work, again at the begiuning of this week. Hopgarden, P<iria, and Hairtrigger, Gisborne's representatives' for the wiuter meeting at the C.J.C. at Riccarton this month,, passed through Napier on Monday by the Flora. Alt' Williams was in charge of the team. Seraphine and Mystify, a couple of members of J. Rolio'b little lot,, have had to be retired, ac the brace have succumbed to tlie exigencies of training. Rollo has in hand now a three-year-old filly by Wapiti from Moira (Apremont— Mrs Rawr)en), and Shot, a five-year-old gray geldhig by Foul Shot from a full sister to Lady Gordon, dam of Pokomokc. The former is a dappsr young party, who looks as if. sprinting would be her game ; Shot, though he has not been in work long, demonstrates that, he has got a fair amount of pace, andwilh < d'uC4li»n ought to make a- hurdler. His mentor is the right sort to develop this quality, for in the past he has been fairly successful with hordes trained and ridden by him between the flags and over obstacles. According to the interesting figures published in last week's Heferee by " Pentagraph " local owners-won £16,881 6s 4d in stakes during the- just finished 1899-1900 season.

Prattle, the live-year-oid half-sister by Dreadnought to Jabber, is now in evidence daily on the Napier Park track. She is located at Skipworth's stables-at Greenmeadows, that trainer having secured her fiom George Collelo. Prattle is a chestnut in color, aud greatly resembles Target, but if anything "is better ribbed up- than that speedy mare. Prattle is not a big one as regards height, being just about 15 hands, but she stands over a lot of ground, is well let down, and has feet and legs of the best. Critics no doubt would find faulb with her shoulders, which are a trifle too much, loaded, but when her neck and girth fill out her shoulders will not look so heavy as they do now. But they gallop in all shapes, heavy shoulders thrown in. Prattle gives the idea, that when she gets thoroughly keyed up she will be able to skip. A full brother, of hers, Fearless, had the reputation of being very fast, i but unfortunately he died before he had , a chance of proving his worth in public. A couple of the Hon. H. Mossman's team, the New Zealand bred Afghan (St. Leger—Yattacy) and Gauntlet. (LibelJenny) are being prepared in Queensland. The richest) steeplechase in the world is the Grand Steeplechase de Paris— the last one, run for in May, being worth £5744 to the winner. In addition to this sum a work of art valued at 400 soys accompanies the first pi ize. The Queensland Turf Club made a profit of £26.00 over the just coucluded season's racing. The totalisator is in force in Banana land. Ten thousand guineas is the price reported as paid by the American stud master, Mr J. E. Madden, of Kentucky, for Sandringham, the full brother to Persimmon and Diamond Jubilee. P. Picrott,the Victorian veteran horseman, who has steered a couple of Melbourne Cup winners in his time, and who : has been in retirement for a number of years, has taken to the pigskin again. He was in evidence at the Albion Park (Queensland) meeting last month when he got his mount, Cossack, into third birth in the Trial Handicap. Pigotfc won his first Melbourne Cup on Haricot in 1874. The estate of Mr James Jewitt, a wellknown trainer who recently died in England at the age of 44, was valued at £34,761 4s 10d. Charles Morten, an English jockey, has arrived in Melbourne, and is on the look out for riding. Flintlock, the sire of Plain Bill is not the Musket sire of that name that was for a time doing stud duty at Karamu. Plain Bill's progenitor is by Musket from Georgi and was for a time known by the name of Priuce George. The other Flintlock is by Musket from Agate by Rapid Bay (full brother to Ntckersgat) out of Onyx, sister to Robinsfin Crusoe, and who amongst others produced Sandonyx, Nordenfeldt, Enfilade, Jadestone (dam of Explosion) Mr W. Robiuson has bestowed the name of Waimoe (sleeping water) upon tlie two-year-old half brother by Somnus to T« Hupuka. The effectiveness of the American

I method of jockeyship was forcibly demonstrated at the Ascot (Eng.) meeting in June, when out of twenty-eight races seventeen (ineludiog the Stakes, Hunt and Gold Cups, Wokingham and Alexandra Plates, and Ascot Derby) were annexed by the members of the crouching brigade. A week later at the Gatwiek fixture (two days) the riders from the land of the screaming eagle j swept the board, and this without the help of Tod Sloan.

Royal Flush, winner of the Stewards' Cup at Goodwood on Wednesday last, is an Irish bred horse. As a two-year-old he was purchased from Mr Bearsley by Mr CalverD for 800gs. Previous to the win this week he had won the Koyal Hunt Cup. It may net be unintere tng to know how Royal Flush got his cognomen. With some friends Mr Love, the owner of his dam, was enjoying a small game of poker at his own home one night, when the groom came in to announce that the mare had dropped a fine colt foal. One of the company, who had been lucky enough to hold a royal flush, promptly suggested that the embryo racehorse should be called Royal Flush, and as it was not an inappropriate nomenclature, Mr Love decided to call tke youngster by the name suggested. An English sporting writer, in commenting upon Tirant d'Eau's display in the Ascot Stakes, has the following to say regarding the New Zealander:— " Tirant d'Eau performed fairly well under 8-7, and he will, unless I am mistaken, pay for following, and I would impress upon backers to make a note of him."

At the sale of the Beenham House yearlings (the second instalment) on June 16th at New market a colt by Trent@n from Thelma (dam of Robina and Longest Reign) brought second best money, Mr McCreery giving IOOOgs for the offspring of the Antipodean bred stallion, who ia described as a strong, powerful youngster with big bones and strong back. A chestnut filly by Loved One from Lauretta topped the sale at HOOgs. A London cable states that the Goodwood Cup was won by Mazagan, with Strongbow and Jolly Tar in the places. At yesterday afternoon's meeting of the committee of the H.B. Jockey Club, it was decided to adopt last year's programme for the spring meeting, with the alteration of the •' Welcome Stakes" to "Juvenile," and the Spring Handicap was made £150 in place of tlie amount given last year, £200, including the 5 per cent. This means that the Club offer £20 more for this meeting than at the last spring meeting. It was also arranged that a meeting should be held on Friday, 31st August, at which all applications for licenses must be made before the committee. On the following day the ordinary monthly meeting will be held when the applications will be finally dealt with.