NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1107, 19 May 1893, Page 25

NOTES AND CLIPPINGS.

NEW ZEALAND. Jas. Kean has just tok&ajn a very promising two-year-old by ~"C3ptivator.— Amohia. Among the most promising two-year olds at Ellerslie is the filly Formee by Nordenfeldt—Formo. George Wright has her in hand, and is rapidly getting her into condition, evidently with a view to early spring engagements. Lady.Motii.by St Leger— Titania, who is in training' at Kohimarama under the care of Fred Stenning, and Doris by St Leger—Ophelia, (by Musket), who is in French's custody at Papakura, are two other highly spoken of Auckland fillies. Mr Friedlander's two brood mares recently purchased in Australia, arrived at Dunedin by the Mararoa at the beginning of last week. One of them, named Teaze, is by The Marquis from Fly,' and the other in a three-year-old by Calma from Essie. They are both in foal to Boz, and were pu|cfesed from Mr J. of that horse. .„ .-.fff ;''■*,■ ,-(fi". L /.Spectator'in the Referee selects Hippomenes, Bst 31b, ior the Dunedin Birthday Handicap; Wakawatea, 9st 21b, for-the. Tradesmen's Handicap ; and Magpie, list 131 b, and The Idler for' the Hurdle Race; His selection of /The Idler must be a slip, as the horse has not accepted, and curiously enough in the same paragraph in which the selection is made he refers to The Idler and flarkaway being badly treated by the handicapper. ; Referring to the unpaid forfeits due to the C.J.C. in connection with the First Challenge Stakes ' Spectator ' says :—One of the nominators whose name appears in the Forfeit Li6t has been obliged to call a meeting of, his creditors, arid the, Canterbury Jockey Club will probably 'haye : to follow the horges for their money, and the same course may have to be adopted in the case of a nomination made by the New Zealand ftud and Pedigree which was wound up, I believe, sometime ago. In another case there is s^ine,.doubt as to ownership, the horse ha.v^gti.'been sold in Australia, while in the only/other case it is understood that the nominator, though responsible, sold without •ob%ping the neces sary transfers. that the C.J.C. will come ,pfuV \t'jtn^ ( losing any of the forfeit money r Clanranald is again doing regular exercise with the rest of, the Middleton team. H. Cusdin's term of disqualification, imposed by the V.R.C., having expired, he was seen in the saddle at Ashburton last Wednesday, having the mourit' t on Cajolery in the Ashburton Autumn. Handicap. TheHawke's Bay correspondent of the Referee refers to the nominations received for the Hawke's Bay Jockfey Club's Winter Meeting. It augurs well for the jumping season to see so many nicely-bred ones put to the illegitimate game, and the present indications are that the lovers pf thi3 branch of sport will see some excellent contests during the next three months. Better quality all-round has never been represented in either hurdle "or steeplechase events. :'■••>• S. Kingan has gone into the service of Mr G. G. Stead and is schooling several of the Yaldhurst team over hurdles. : , One of these is Hybrid, the stoutly-built son of Le Loup and Lady Emma. Melinite, Who has been tried to jump, is said to show great aptitude in getting over obstacles. AUSTRALIAN. . Manton, the New Zealand-Cup.winner of 1889, is now standing in Victoria at 25gs, aud is to be limited to 15 mares at that price next season. It is stated that he has filled out into a splendid specimen of studhorse. AttheSandown Park Meeting on April 29th, Mikado 11., carrying lOst 101 b, in the hands of T. Corrigan, won the Open Steeplechase. The horse started favourite and in end won easily, but he struck the last few fences hard. Rudolph, by Martini-Henry—Rusk, won the Amateur Turf Club Plate at the Warr-

nambool races on April 26th. He had 12st 71b in the saddle, and beat four others, including a hot favourite, in Beau, lOst 101 b. The winner has had a chequered career. He was bred by the Hon J. White and won several races as a two-year-old. When Mr White's horses were sold Rudolph was bought for 820 gs by Mr W. R. Wilson, but afterwards failed to show anything like his early form. In disgust Mr Wilson sold him to Mr E. C. Naylor for 65gs, but that gentlemanhad no better luck with him, and he again changed hands. He ran the other day in the name of Mr J. Twomey and started at 5 to 1.

At the Maribyrnong races on April 22nd the ex-NewZealander Tayforth, by Natator —Pastille, won the Selling Hurdle Race, beating two others. He was afterwards bought in for 70gs. Denman, by Chester-Goldnnch, who has won the Warwick Farm Handicap and Rosehill Cup within the last few weeks, was one of the cheapest horses sold at the Hon J. White's sale. He was knocked down at 250 gs, which is about one-fourth of his present value, He is half-brother to Morpeth ; and on one occasion ran a dead heat with Cremorne and beat him in the run off.

Among the nominations for the V.R.C. Birthday Meeting are the following New Zealanders: —ln the Handicap Hurdle Race, Mr S. H. Gollan's Captain Webb, Mr J, Gardner's b g Wairua, and Mr G. D. Radcliffe s br m Omaha ; in the Royal Handicap, six furlongs, Mr Gollan's Namoa and Sternchaser, Mr R. < lifford's All There, and Mr Radcliffe's Omaha ; in the Steeplechase, Mr S Miller's Orangeman; in tbe Birthday Handicap, Mr Gollan's Sternchaser and Mr R. Clifford's All There, and in the Two-year-old Handicap, Mr Gollan's Bessie McCarthy. Arquebus, by Martini-Henry—Acme who ran Camoolatoa length in the A.J.C. Derby, but has shown poor form since won the Lantern Handicap, of 70 sovs, one mile, at the MariDyrnong races (Victorias on Saturday, the 22nd ult. There were 13 starters, and Arquebus was favourite at 3 to 1 and won comfortably by a length. The ex-New Zealander Mikado 11., by Apremont—Forget-me-not, made a successful dobut as a steeplechaser at the Sandown Park (Vic.) races on Saturday, April 29th. With 10at 101 b aud T. Corrigan m the saddle, he started a level-money favourite in the Open Steeplechase,-, of 70 sots, about two miles, and although he struck one or two of his fences his superior pace enabled him to win easily by 7 lengths from Vengeance 11., list 91b. The winner belongs to Mr J; Gardner.

Mr W. Kelso, who owns Denman, the winner of the Rosehill Cup (N.S. W.), run oh Saturday, the 29th ult., must have landed a good stake over his victory. The horse was a hot favourite of 4 to 1 in a field of 27, and when called upon came away in the straight apd won easily by four lengths. He carried 7st 81b and was ridden by C. Parker.