NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1106, 12 May 1893, Page 29

NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.

NEW ZEALAND. Mr G. Cutts left for Sydney on Tuesday, last week, by the b.s. Waihora, taking with him Mr Bradley's Impulse, who is entered for the Sydney Cup, which is to be run at Randwick on the 29th inst. The weights are not due until the 12th inst., so that the owner and trainer ars considerably in the dark at to the horse's prospects of success. Kapua is engaged at Wanganui and at the town and suburban meetings at Napier on tbe Queen's Birthday. At present it is uncertain at which he will run.

Diak Wheele? has charge of quite a string at Mr W. Broughton's. Among them, says a Napier scribe, are Allanadale, a two-year-old by Lord of the Isles—Amina; Ruatangata, a New Zealand Cup oandidate, by Torpedo out of Hoama (half-sister to Dudu); a pecu-liar-named animal in Bqui, by PatriarchDay Dawn mare ; Pamoana, a four-year-old by Natator out of an Early Bird mare ; Fleto, a cast-off of Mr Paul's ; and Seal Brown, who has been probured by Mr Broughton for stud purposes. The latter is in foal to Natator. The Taranaki horses Mutiny and Despised are nominated at the Northern Grand National Meeting, and the Taranaki mare Sirius is nominated for three events at Taka puna. Dilemma, who ran-up for the last New Zealand Cup, has b een brought back to McQuinness' stables in Dunedin after a lengthy spall at the estate of his owner, Mr J. B. Eeid, of Blderslie. He will be taken up immediately in view of his engagement in the New Zealand Cup of 1893. The Master, who was purchased from Mr John Stevens as a hunter for Mr G. P. Donnelly, is being put into work, and will pro» bably perform at the Hunt Steeplechase Meetings. • _ Muriwai, who has remained in Napier since her accident at the Napier Park Meeting, has been sent home. She is still suffering from the effects of the shoulder damage, and it is now the general upinion that she will not be able to race again. Mr L. D. Nathan haß selected the name of Ganymede for the yearling roan oolt by Castor from Vivandiere, and that of Brasfeldt.forthe chestnut colt by Nordenfeldt from Brassolis. This pair, in addition to a brown filly by Nordenfeldt from Formo, and a brown colt by The Dauphin from Fairy Queen, are receiving the rudiments of their education at the hands of G. Wright. The steeplechaser Ingorangi was brought back to Auckland by the s.s. Manapouri, which arrived on Tuesday from Sydney. 1 Phaeton ' says :—' I am pleased to learn that Mr Walters is, so far this season, having good fortune with his mares, all showing unmistakable symptoms of being in foal— Eosarino and Lady Emmeline, to Cuirassier ; Fishgirl and Hipporina, to Hotcbkiss; Leorina and Muskerina, to St Leger; Cresinaand Empress, to Hippocampus; and Ophelia, to Pinfire.' w . , _ At the last meeting of the Hawke s Bay Jookey Club oommittee a letter was received from Mr C. Diamond, asking that steps be taken to reopen the enquiry concerning the disqualification of himself, F. Power, and the xnare Jewel, by the Manawatu Racing Club. The efidence taken by the Manawatu stewards and letters from Messrs C. Diamond, R. Gooseman, A. T. Danvers, and W. S. fatham, were read, when it was resolved—To forward to the Wanganui Jockey Club the letters received from Messrs Diamond, Gooseman, Danvers, and Tatham, and so further state that it is understood evidence is available to prove that the owner of Jewel backed his horse to win, also that an examination of Waterlily's jockey would show that he won the race easily, and that the Reneral opinion of the racing men from Hawke's Bay present at the Manawatu meeting is that the ware Jewel was beaten oa. her merits* There

being such great difference of opinion, it is suggested to the Wanganui Jockey Club that it is a case which, in the interest of racing, should be thoroughly investigated, and as so little evidence lias been taken, that it would be best tt) reopen the ease and boat the evidehce that Can be adduced. As. a large' number of the witnesses are resident in this district, this club would, if desired', assist the Wanganui Club by taking any evidence wished, and would transmit same to them. •Buff and Black' following wagers have been laid by Messrs Proflit and Wilson over the New Zealand Cup—4oo to 16 Crown Jewel, 200 to 10 Stanraore, 500 to 25 Riveredale to 15 Launceston, 300 to 18 Merganser," 300 to 18 Skirmisher, 500 to 20"Fraternit6, 500 to 20 Dilemma, and 500 Ho 25 Westmere. • AUSTRALIAN. One of the victims of the late floods was Southerly Buster. Mr W. Kelso's old slave was found with two legs broken after the water had receded in the neighbourhood of Maitland. Firebell, by Fireworks, died recently in South Australia. Firebell, who, in his turf career, carried the colours of Mr L. L. Smith and those of Mr W. S. Cox, of Moonee Valley, was much fancied for. the Melbourno Cup of 1878, won by Calamia, and was doing stud duty at Sir Thomas Elder's horse station, Blanohewater, where he died. In future the last forfeit for the V.R.C. Derby and St Leger will become due at 4 p.m. on the Ti,ur'iday prior to those races instead of at 11 aim on the day before, which is a very sensib'e alteration.' v Tbe mare Bangle, imported last month by Mr H. C. Dangar from England, is by Barcal* dine from Chatelaine, by Bend Or from Ohanionesse (sister to Hermit), by Newmin* ster from Seclusion, by Tadmor. She is a bay, foaled In 1889. For the future the V.R C. do not intend to give any special encouragement to geldings in ' classic ' races. Henceforth the 51b allowance is not to apply to such races as the Derby, the Leger, or the Produce Stakes. The uusexed can come in and compete, but they must put up Bst 101 b. Since his return to Melbourne from the Randwick Autumn Meeting, Culloden has been under the care of Veterinary-Surgeon W. Allen, who has treated the son of Nordenfeldt for an injury received to one of his legs. The A.J.O. programme ior the year 1893-94 is now under the consideration of a subcommittee, and will be. submitted to the general committee at the next meeting on 4th May. It is satisfactory to learn, in the meantime, however, that the authorities have not been seized with the prevalent spirit of retrenchment, for the added money for the coming season will be the same as that of the current year, though some slight alterations will be made in the bill of fare.

The old cross-country performer, Blackthorn, by Alarm (son of Panic), who won the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase for Mr R. T. Phillips in 1883, was brought under the hammer at Kirk's Bazaar, Melbourne, recently, and found a new owner in Mr C. Glassoock, at 16'guineas. Blackthorn is 16 years old, and in his palmy days was victorious over all sorts'of courses and under all weightß. Following the lead of the V.R.C. the Vic toria Amateur Turf Club have adopted the retrenchment policy in connection with their programmes for the racing seasons of 1893-4 and 1894-5. For the leading events, suoh as the Caulfield Caulfield Cup, and the Grand National Hurdle Race and Steeplechase, the prizes remain as heretofore, but some of the minor races will have the prizemoney reduced. %he Debutant Stakes, formerly the Great Foal Stakes, to be run at the spring reunion, will have 200 sovs lopped off, leaving the prize 800 sovri, and the added money for the Toorak Handicap will be reduced to 700 sovs.

The handsome thoroughbred stallion Cambria, who has been a good performer at pony and galloway meetings, has changed hands, Mr J. Gosper, of Windsor, having scoured the son of Nordenfeldt and Erycina at a satisfactory price. The high-priced colt Lord Randolph (full brother to the Newmarket Handicap winner, Wild Rose, has been placed under the tuition of the Ballarat trainer, Alec Taylor. Lord Randolph, though rising four years old, Has not yet made his debut under silk. The general depression appears to have affeoted racing in Tasmania, for the Autumn Meeting held at Elswick under the management of the Tasmanlan Racing Club resulted in a losh of £IGO. Consequent on that state of things the prize money for the Queen's Birthday Meeting has been materially reduoed.

Russley, who is in the same stud as his old stable mate Lochiel—that of the Messrs Thompson at Rylston, N.S.W.—had 38 mares to him the season before last, all of whom, with one exception, had foals to him. Laßt season he was visited by a number of highlybred mares as a son of Doncaster, a Derby winner, and Steppe, a sister to Hermit (another Derby winner) should be. Walter Kickenbotham, who trained Carbine for all his big races, has three noted additions to his string in the shape of three yearlings purchased at the Bales held in Sydney during the progress of the Australian' Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting. lolanthus, a liver-ooloured chestnut colt, without a white hair, is by Abercorn from lolanthe (who won the Maribyrnong Plate for Mr White in 1883). Malachite is the name given to a bay colt with blaze and snip, by Chester from Moonstone, consequently full brother to that really good horse Carlyon; whom he very muoh resembles. Cobitty (named after a township near Kirkbam) is a light chestnut colt, by Abercorn from Camoola's dam, Copra. He has the two hind legs and near fore leg white, and is built on a small scale, somewhat after the type of Payten's celebrated chestnut, with the characteristic lop ears. Both Cobitty and Malachite, have been leased by Mr C. M. Lloyd from Mrs James White during their racing career. Another debutant in Hit-ken-botham's stable is a grey colt, by Eiridspord from another Plate winner, Spinningdale. He hag already been brokeu-in and ridden.

' Two Chester fillies bred to English time by the late Mr James White, and Which, had he lived, would have competed in due course in the classic events at home, have been taken in hand by T. Payten, the Sydney trainer. One is a sister to Dreadnought and Wentworth, and the other a sister to Acme. A private cablegram to a gentleman in Auckland states that the erst Aucklander Never Miss was amongst the starters for the Hurdle Race, run at the Rosehill Meeting on Saturday last. The Kingfisher gelding did not, however, perform with distinction, for striking a hurdle, ho fell, and was therefore not in at the finish. ENGLISH AND FOREIGN. That good mare Frigate, by Gunboat—Fair Maid of Perth, died recently in England. Frigate won the Grand National Steeplechase in 1889, after running second three times. She made her first appearance, as a four-year-old, as far back as 1882, and her first appearance at Liverpool was in 1884, when she finished second to Voluptuary. In 1885 she ran second to Roquefort, and in 1888 second to Playfair. The mare ran seven times in the Grand National. Intelligence comes to band by cable that the Australian-bnd Martindalo has at last earned a winning distinction in tbe old country, the half-brother to Cranbrook securing the Clayforth Plate, of 100 sovs, Bt Sandown Park. Martindale was one of the batch of yearlings sent to England by the late Hon James White .with a view to the English Derby; and when, on the death of that gentleman, the string was subsequently submitted to auction, the colt became the property of Mr Douglas Baird, who paid 550 guineas for him. Martindale was got by Martini-Henry, and as the Musket horse's other representative (Mons Meg) also earned winning distinction, the Australian venture was by his aid saved from total failure, for Chester's progeny ran like hacks. It is not expected that La Fleche and Orme will meet before the contest for the Eclipse Slakes, which event is to be run at Sandown Park on July 14. Somewhat conflicting reports are afloat as to how Orme is training, one statement being that he has improved wonderfully, while another is to the effect that he is touched in his wind. The late Mr A. C. Barclay's will was proved the other day, and he has left something like £140,000. Mr Barclay was well, known on the English turf, and was the owner of that equine celebrity Bendigo. A London writer says:—Orme has been getting into trouble again, if report speaks truly, as I understand he has smashed three front teeth on his manger. This may not, after all, be a deatal trouble; possibly he has been ' foully and deliberately poisoned,' a), though this has not been certified by an eminent vet, nor has Mr George Lewis been instructed to proceed against a person or persons unknown.