MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6572, 9 December 1882, Page 6

MISCELLANEOUS ITEMS.

Darf.bin" has gone into Tom Lamond's

stable. Chandler, Harkaway, and Yuba Bill are advertised for sale. Young Jim McGee will, 1 hear, have the mount on Rewi in the Cup. Emir Bey and The Poet have beeu scratched for the Wellington Cup. Acceptances for the Christchurch Cup and Spring Handicap close to-day, at 9 p.m. Segenhoe, it is said, will go to the post for the Champion Stakes if he trains in all right. The good round sum of £3032 passed through the totalisatar at the Oamaru meeting. Louie and Te Ata have been scratched for all engagements at the Auckland Summer Meeting. Mr. John Tait, the well-known Australian turfite is, it is said, going to enter the political arena. Hippodamia, Fislnvoman, and the rest of Mr. Pollock's team, will arrive either to-day or to-morrow. Tho Czar, who ran second to Zulu for the Melbourne Cup iu ISSI, was recently sold for 127 guineas. I am told that a young lady is playing no unimportant part in the matter of bringing Vortex to the post fit. Dave Munu arrived yesterday afternoon from Whangarei with Soukar. The old fellow looks fairly well. Acceptances and general entries for the various events of the Thames Jockey Club's meeting are due on Monday next. In the Summer Cup to be run at the A.J.C. Meeting on Boxing Day, Cunnamulla (winner of the Wagga Cup) has 9st. allotted

to him. A Christchurch paper understands that the well-known cross-country rider Fred Hedge goes North to take charge of Lone Hand for the ensuing racing season. Since hia victory in the Wagga Wagga Cup, Cunnamulla has been talked about for the Champion Race to be decided at Flemington on New Year's Day. " Augur" is of opinion that with the many rich prizes to be run for in New Zealand it would pay Victorian men to make a tour of the land of the Maori. The English pugilist Tug Wilson, who had the encounter with Sullivan, the American champion, has been matched to fight Elliott, an American, for 2joodol. a-side. Tim Whifller is at the present time going extremely well, and if there was not a doubt about his ability to gut the distance, he would receive considerable support from the public. Mr. XV. A. Wood, a member of the South Australian "riii£f," was the largest winner by The Assyrian's unexpected victory in the Melbourne Cup, a clear £7000 having fallen to bis share. It is said that there is a screw loose with the Derby winner, Navigator. In that case the Champion Stakes look a moral for Commotion, who is without doubt the best stayer in the laud. " Sir Launcelot" considers Tim Whifller one of the most leniently treated animals in ' the Auckland Cup, and, in picking three to j furnish the winner, names Tim, Welcome ' Jack, and Yuba Bill. |

[ Fred Archer lias presented the saddle on which he rodo Dutch Oven for the St. Leger, and also the whip he used, to Mr. Arthur Cooper, and these souvenirs have been brought out to Australia. Dutch Oven has been beaten twice since the victories she accomplished after the St. Leger--viz., in the Champion Stakes* by Tristan and Thobais, and in tho Newmarket Derby by Shrewesbury, to whom she was conceding 1 libs. Reviewing the race for the Melbourne Cup, " Augur" aaya :—"That The Assyrian is a real good horse nobody can deny, and that he was in splendid condition is equally certain, but given a fine day, and Cunnamulla not so handy with his heels, I think Sweet William would have won easily."

"Robin Hood " says that he saw a gentleman take 1000 to 20 about Dutch Oven, the winner, on the day of the St. and the expression he used was, " Well, I know it is throwing it away, but I never saw Archer start at 50 to 1 before, so I will take it out of curiosity." Bell's Life considers, with all due deference to the Australian cricketers, that Peate is the best bowler in the world. The same paper told off a special reporter to accompany the Australians in their tour, and the conclusion lie came to, after reporting all their matches, was that " good as the Australians are, they are not equal to the very best Knglish teams when the ground is in good order." The Federal Australian says : — Dame Rumour has been very busy in assigning various causes for the determination of Mr. Guesdon to sell Darebin. That Mr. Guesdoa and Mr. Dakin had a difference over the jockey who should ride Darebin is the common talk, and it is to be regretted that the keen sensibilities of both these gentlemen placed the matter outatde the pale of adjustment. Both owner and trainer are very much respected in racing circles, and the most unfortunate circumstance that at-

tended the rupture was the fact that each party felt himself th« aggrieved one, hinc ilia Cacrimac.