THE TURF.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13637, 5 July 1906, Page 4

THE TURF.

IJy SiWTI.NT.L.

RACING CALENDAR. 3306. July 5, G—Gisboiuo I'.C. Meeting. July 11, H—Wellington Jt.C. Meeting. August 14, 16, IH—C.O.C. National Meeting. Amongst Hie news of the past, week was ail item recording tho death of Sir Lancelot, who farmed ilio famous Jdalia's last contribution to the New Zealand Stiul Book. Idalia was bred in England, anil after being imported from the Old Country by Mr K. Griffiths, she became one of the matrons at the defunct, Middle Park siudt ITcr first contribution (o our !isl, of bloodstock was Betrayer, whom she .threw to Ti'atlucpi'. Bdlia.ver won the I).J.C. Champagne Stakes, Canterbury Cup; ami afterwards became the sire of several (rood horses—notably Liberator, but it is doubtful if the first son of Idalia had many opportunities for making a name for himself iit the stud. After Betrayer came Sir Modred. who proved himself one of the best horses ever seen in Australasia, and after nn all too brief stud career lie was purchased for America, where he became a highly successful sire at Jlr J. B. Margin's world-famous Ranclio del Paso stud. Sir Modrcd's attractive appeavauco Was instrumental in creating; a desire for possession of his brothers, and the American cans purchased Idalium. Cheviot, ami July, but -none of the trio obtained the success which attended llieir elder brother, although they managed to score with a. good winner or two. Liverpool, whom Idiilia threw to King of Clubs, proved impotent, but Fair Nell, who followed him, was responsible for Loyalty. Saracen, and Bonnie Scotland. linid followed Fair Nell, and she will be best remembered by being responsible for Cieraint nnd Bcllicent, (lie clam of (lie unbeaten Isolt. Ravenswiiig next appeared on the list, and enrolled herself amongst Iho winners of the Great Autumn Handicap, but the intermediate progeny between hev anil Sir Lancelot failed to make a noise in the equine world, although Mount Ida threw that good little mare Ideal. Sir Lancelot made a winning: debut in public by scoring' in the I-lawke's Hay Welcome Stakes, and on his next appearance in public he dead-heated with Multiform in iiie C.J.C. Welcortie Stakes. The latler boat hiiit in the Juvenile Plate, and Sir Lancelot went the rest of his initial season on Ihe turf without gaining another win, As a three-year-old Sir Lancelot ran unplaced in Waiukn's New Zealand Cup, but won three handicaps clitrin- the season. He was missing from the scene as a four-year-old, but the following season lie opened up with a win the -Hawke's Buy spring mooting, but after a failure in Seahorse's New Zealand Cup, and aiifcllier in the Jobkey Club Handicap, he was retired for the.balance of the year. At the following National meeting Sir Lancelot was heal a neck by Spider In (ho Winter Cup. After a third in the Islington Handicap he carried 12.2, and tail third in the Solwyn Handicap to GoktspUf 11.13, whilst St. Denis 10.5 was secoiid. The oflicial placings were, half a length and a head, and t-hft time, lmin 16 4-ssec, marks the performance as a great record of weiglitcavrying and speed. This was Sir- Lancelot's last appearance under silk, and at Ihe stud he has sired some useful sorts, but not of a class calculated to compensate the colony for the loss it incurred when Sir Modi'ed left these shores.

A visit paid to Wingatui at the latter cull of lust week discovered matters turfy to be in a dormant stul-o, anil most of tlid horses which wore in commission during the year arc having a rest, after their more or less successful labours under silk,. A call was miido at J. Rutl ledge's, and it was foitnd that the additions to his stables had been completed, mid the new boxes almost ready' for habitation. Uutlledge will now have accommodation for 11 horses, aiid as there has always been a demand for his services, it is safe to say (lie extra boxes will'soon bo tenanted. At the present, t-ho team in active commission and doing Useful work are Cnirosettia. Astrakhan, Abusive, the Birkenhead—Merganser colt, and the bracc of yearlings recently imported from Sydney. The yearlings were cantered during the afternoon, and tile tll'afton colt, who is a line rangy fellow with a splendid set. of logs, has an attractive style of moving. He swings along With a sweeping stride, which suggests he will be n bread winner when he is muscled Up into racing condition. The Sir Tristram colt is smaller than his stable companion, and not so thick or well furnished behind as his compatriot. He hits out with more fight than the Grafton colt, probably because he does not possess suclt a placid temperament as the latter. Moth look a pair of fairly promising sorts, and in good time it is to be hoped that their owner will be rewarded for his wclcomo addition to our lint of horses at headquarters. It is a. pity Dunedin could not discover, a few more owners like the chief patrons of Ruttledge's stable, but mcnnliinc wo Will" have to be content to jog along in our little tinpot way. It is not encouraging to think that only throe stables at Wingatui' would have to shut their gates and wo would then be in possession of a battlefield without the equine soldiers to play at war. Good luck to those Hint keen ill the business. Vladimir was inspected where he is running out, and if was plonking to note that the son of Mist has evidently derived a considerable amount of benefit from his enforced siioll, as his lops have lined clown, and look as if they may survive another preparation. Whether they will or' not can only be decided 011 the traok, but it is to be honed lliev will, as with few good '1111s, we can ill spare a Vladimir. \V. M'Donald was also on the track with a couple of Lord Kosslyn fillies and Amethyst, a rising three-year-old by Lord Rossljn out of Tourmaline. Tlid trio iv- re cantered, and shaped iihvtsingly. At liis invitation a-,visit was paid to the stables, and the rugs were removed from Notns (who represents our New Zealand Cnp nomination), Syeheni, ami Apollodoris. Notns is looking well and healthy, but unfortunately has a callous enlargement on the insido of his off fore pastern, which mav prove troublesome when the ground gets hard. This is a result of getting put on to the roils whilst, running in the Poekburn Handicap at the C.J.C. Autumn meet in?. In what,work lie is doini'. Notus moves soundly enough at present. Sychem is also looking very well, but sports a slightly suspicious foreleg, the origin of which trouble is surmised to have started when lie was racing on the sccond day of the" D.J.C. winter meeting. Apollodoris has been indulgently treated since lie Inst raced at Wingatui. anil as a' result ho has filled out a bit and freshened up considerably. Apollodoris appears to have grown iin a bit. but if 110 never grows another hair he has proved that valuable packages are frequently found in small iareels. M'Douald has a quartet running

out a|. present, and it consists of Afer, llamatlau, Sonia, and lUrskiiin. The firstnamed showed considerable prumisc in 1110 spring, but sho raced with a combination of bad luck and disappointment which •■■>- vented her displaying in public wh: was capable of showing in private. When it i.- carefully it wi: '* admitted as an indisputable fact tliat one ot the greatest, if not the greatest, benefits conferred on racing in New Zealand by the Racing Conference harinir (supreme control of the spurt is the fact that it has deleted the proprietary clement, and consequently the profits accruing over a meeting cither goto increa.-o the slakes or improve racecourses. In England the proprietary racecourse flourishes, but the profits are supposed lo be limited to 10 per cent. In Australia the proprietor tracks are a curse and menace to the sport, find if allowed to continue as I hey are at present, their operations will seriously cripple the game before world is very intteli older. Racing is essentially supposed to exist so as to ensure by test that the best horse should remain iii evidence; but if the profits over a meeting are garnered by private individuals the sport must suffer. It may ho advanced that private clubs are prepared to give as good a programme as any other racing .bodv; but even so. the.fact slid remains that thev are in the business for profit, and the 'best interests of the sport suggest that such a slaio of affairs should not be allowed. Some of the proprietary courses conduct their meetings in an irreproachable manner, as far as the moral behaviour is oonccrncd, and can probably give points in that respect to other clubs who arc solely in the business in the interests of pure sport; but that is not altogether the point. All proprietary clubs are out tot money, and by racing on every irassiblo day will evental'lykiirthc goose that lays the golden egg-not for itself, but for tho benefit of the proprietors. It is a wonder the gcojo keeps'going so well, and if entered would ho sure to win any egg-laying competition ever promoted, [f proprietary racing m Australia, wore killed, ahd a. sove-rnuiff body had absolute control of the ie'iio of permits and dates, tho principal meetings at llemiugton and Kandwick would soon be 50 per cent, belter tljun they are at present; whilst if the totalisator was legalised the etakes would be quadrupled in as many years.' The biggest and best argument advanced in favour of the totalisator is that the money invested on it w returned to the owner ami public by way of increased prize-money and accommodation, which would not' exist if the machine were nonexistent That is a debatable point, but also another story. We have deleted the proprietary element from our racing clubs, except in 'a case or ttto where a suspicion still exists—perhaps without a )>arhcle of foundation: but there is no doubt thai the Racing Calender is published as part ot an ordinary newspaper, nutl the profits oE the publication go into' private purses, this is aminst the ethics which govern New Zealand racing, and it is hard to understand why the Racing Conference commendably saddles itself with Ihe publication of the New Zealand Stud Book, on which there is a risk, if not an absolute lass; but allows a private firm Id publish and garner he profits attached to the publication of the Racing Calender and Turf Record, which arc both 'maintained by our lacing clubs, either by compulsory advertising.in the former case or' by voluntary donationsi in the latter. By all ...cans lc «»»««» Calendar, but there is room for con sociable improvement in the exist)ing stale of affairs. And it is to be hoped it will h«o tho serious consideration of the next Baling C -Somf Southland enthusiasts are formill E a coursing club. . 11l is unlikely that Pipi will make the journey to Wellington. ~„ , _Tlie yearling brother to Achilles lias been named Achillean. -The next Wellington Cup meeting will probably extend over three (lays. ; _ . -The yearling brother to W-Jlirikl Will race under the name of Scddoii. . -The annual meeting of the UunediV Jockey Club is to be held en July 9. — Delaware is being treated to n spell prior lo being put into work at Caullield. — J. M'Corabc left for the north last week, and will probably ride at the Wellington meeting. , ~ _ -A Sydney cable states that the New Zealand horse Kuroki ran second in the Warwick Farm Hurdle Race. , -Apollcdoris is being treated indulgently ni present, and lias filled out pleasingly since our last meeting. -A two-vear-old half-brother, by Phoebus Apollo, lo Canteen was amongst the winners at a recent Coolgardie meeting. —"Paritutu was recently priced for an Austrnlfen buyer, the reply being that the Castor gelding was not for sale. -An Auckland telegram reports the death of tho racing mftre Annette, winner of the ("treat Northern Guineas, the caU9e of death being an attack of inflammation. — The American Jockey Club voted £10,000 towards the relief of the sufferers by the Snn Francisco earthquake and fire. — Crichton is in work at his owner's private track, but is said to be anything but tho Crichton of old in appearance. — Vladimir will probably be taken in hand again in about a month's time in order lo fine! out if he can undergo another preparation.

— Moflsrs Scot fc tind >rarlinclale, ol Welling" ion, sirfc doing business in the New Zealand Gmtid National Steeples, Hurdles, and Wintor Cup nt £4130 to ss. — A Oisborne message says:—Galteo Mom, one of the hones engaged in the next winter races, broke his ntck whilst being schooled o\ l ov hurdles on Thursday morning. — In Melbourne during the last five years 4GO prosecution* again?t gambling have been instituted by the police, and fines and coslf/ amounting io neatly .-CiiOOO have resulted. — The mucli-talked-tfbout Coililigwood "role,' which had soiuc extra .publicity thrown on it by rccerit policc prosecutions, is said to have a "membership" of 0000. — P. Macmanemin, the twiner of Haydn, is now the sole owner of the Sou'-wester horse, owing to .the partnership which formerly existed in the ownership having been dissolved. — The 'chaser Sol is reported to be doing good work at Auckland, and will probably lie amongst the starters at the "Wellington meeting. — A pony pacer named Tom ?huml) has been going halves in lmin 7Jfec and miles in 2miu 2flsec in the land of Stars and Stripes. — \V. M'Donald has taken Ameythst in hand again, and the rising son of Lord Rosalyn has filled out a good deal during his spell. — The valuable trotter Ren'gen, belonging to Mr T, Price, of Sydney, died on board !hs Warrimco shortly after arrival at LvttMton from Sydney last week. — Mr J. Loughlin has issued a neat little booklet containing the nominations for the New Zealand Cup, Winter Cup, Grand National Steeplechase, and Grand National Hurdles. — A quartet of lb; Hon. Geo. M'Lean's lUinjr three-year-olds in Afer, Soliia, Hamatlan, and Erskine are at present running out in the paddocks adjoining his stables at Wiiigatui.

—It is reported thai the Clanranald horse Terrapin has landed in Australia, and ia now owned by Mr J. Montgomery, who purchased Equiform, Delaware, and Handel during his recent tour through this colony.

— Faro, who won on the flat and over hurdles at Napier Park, is by Monaco (St. Leger—Lady Ravensvrorth) out of Playmate, a marc by Foul Play out Miss Dragon, by The Marquis—My Idea, the dam of Nelson. — Kiatcre proved himself in fairly good shape by registering a comfortable win in tho Napier Steeplechase last week, but when sent cut. a strong favourite on the second dav ho came to grief when in front of his lieid.

— In moderate quantities salt is a lonic and alterative, but in large quantities it ireqently causes irritation of the kidneys. It is perfectly safe to put a good-sized piece of rock salt in one corner of a horse's manger. — Ramrod and Gingal, two sons of Carbine, ran lirsl and second in tho Manor Plate, one mile and a-quarter, at Kcmpton Park, and created favourable coihment by the courageous manner in which they finished.

— The widow of S. Fergus, who died from injuries sustained whilst riding Silicia at the A.lt.C. meeting, has made a claim on D. Monraghan, the owner of tho horse, for £400. Tho claim has been sent on to the New Zealand Kacing Conference.

— Twenty to one against the field is the ruling quotation on the Winter Cup, and Chryseis, Exmoor, Gold Crown, Kremlin, Lyrist, Mobility, and lied Gauntlet are those marked down at the 'figures mentioned. Other quotations run out to 50's to 1. — A requisition, signed by tho bookmaking members of the Victorian Club, has been presented to the commit lee, asking that a meeting be called to consider a proposal to alter the rule of betting so that a horse ahnll be considered a starter as soon as weighed out, as in Sydney.

-The two Australian-bred colts in J. Ruttledge'3 stables moved attractively in a. canter they had over a circuit of the inside grass Inst week. V. M'Donald has also a ■brace of Lord l Kosslyn fillies on tho move, and this quartet constitutes oiir list of two-year-olds at Wingatui. — Messrs J. "Wren, It. Prior, J. M'Namara, H, Maher, and Btrt Griffiths were each fined JEM and costs at the Melbourne District Court recently for conducting premises whore gambling was carried in. Messrs Lawrence (secretary) and Roberts (director of the club) were discharged. Notice of appeal was given. — Gazeley, the English bred son of Grey Leg, ran a first and a second at Napier Park last week. On the first day he was prominent for the greater part of a sevenfurlong race, and was finally beat half a length by Faro. On the second day he scored trotn eild to end in a six-furlong race. — Last Saturday week u Westraliau buyer asked Mr Patersoii to put a price on Solution, and Mr Paterson named 2000gs and stipulated that a deposit liad to be paid the same day. This condition was not fulfilled, and (repoits

Advance") all going Well in the meantime, the Soldi mare will carry her owner's colours in Australia in the spring. . — Tho Gladiator, gelding Blackberry, who won the New Zealand Grand National Steeplechase of 1899, started ami completed the course .in the Park Steeplechase at Napier last week, when he finished second to Westward. Biackbeny should be rather ripe by. this time, as he is now about 17 vents' old.

— Since the caretaker at Wingalui has resigned the tracks on the course have had their protecting trestles removed, with the result that several horse 9 have been worked on tlie inside of the course proper, and cut it up a good deal. In tact, it much more work is done on that part of the track it will take sorne liiue and trouble to put it in order again.

— On May 12 a fire broke out in the Hon. G. Laublon's training slablea, but the CO odd horses stabled there were got out without injury. The fact of the fire taking place is not of any great moment to N«w Zealand sports, but the stables cost £50,000 about four years ago. New ' Zealand is a e rea ' racing country, but trailing stables at £50,000.' Fancy that!

— A contemporary credits "Mr J. Brett'' with importing Ailsa and Cavatina from Australia, but that honour belongs to Mr J. F. Reid, the owner of the Elderslie stud, and both theso will ultimately become members of the Splendid band of brood mares which are collected at the .famous stud of North Otago. Cavatina has never displayed her true worth on the tracks, but should be valuable for the sake of the blood which couiEes ill lice veins.

— Sardonyx, who claims an engagement in the National Hurdles at Riccarton, got amongst the winners over the small slicks at the Napier meeting. He has a fair amount of pace, and with that - and on breeding lines it would not be astonishing to find him develop into a fair hurdler. Sardonyx was got by Saracen (St. George—Fair Nell) out of Leolure, a daughter of Leolinus and the Traducer mare Lure, who Was a sister to Lnrline and Le Loup.

— For long-standing cases of thrush it is recoiumendcd to cut away all loose, rotten, and under-run horn ami frog. Swab exposed parts.with hcl solution of 18gr of sulphate of copper to the ouiice of water. Then pack with * iuixtuve of equal jwrts iodoform, tannic- acid, iintl calomel, Remove dressing daily. Keep horse oiit of wet. If trouble persists clip hair from coronet and blister repeatedly with cerate of cautharides, or other eitective blistering ointment. — The imported Ggllinale horse Condor, wlio is a half-brother to B.irkenhead, won a leii-furlbiig race in Sydney recently. Hitherto lie lias been tried over short courses, and a win he I" 15 against' him is a seven-Inrlong race in.lmiii2Bsec, but Condor is reported to be unsound and difficult to train, so that it is probable lie will retire to the stud during the coming season. Condor was for private sale recently, and such a wellbred horse should not be long finding a buyer.

—It is said that the (inibulance arrangements, at Chester (England) are of the most up-to-date description, aiid perhaps the most complete of their kind in the United Kingdom, There is an ambulance at each starting gale, with a specially trained officer in charge; also at eitch bend, and in the ceiitre of the Roodee. There arc two medical Men in attendance, also a veterinary surgeon, with li Oreehing gun included in his equipment, and there is a special ambulance room attached to tile grandstand. — A new book, entitled "Worses for the Army." by Sir Walter Gilbey, furnishes some notable, facts. In France about £308,000 of public motley is annually spent on horsebreeding. In each of the past three years about i'IOO.OOO of this has been derived from the 1 per cent, levied on the totalisator. Germany spends about £100.000 a year on horse-breeding establishments, Hungary about £>M,OOO. Austria about fUO.OOO, - and Italy about £8-1,000. 11l Italy there are' 800 State stallions, the service fees of which average 33 7dl

— The Wellington hiindicappcr evidently holds 11 favourable opinion of Ability's ability as :i hurdler, as lie places bim within Blb ot Exmoor at Wellington, and 011 the safflc mark ns Irish, whilst Slow Tom is in receipt of lib. In the Parliamentary Handicap Exlnoor is within & couple of pounds of Kremlin, and gives weight to Lyrist, Dose Madder, Mobility, and Chryseis. Ability is consequently assessed fairly high; as, for instance, Chryseis is in receipt of 231b trom Exmoor. — A more belonging to Martin Castro, of lionzales, Cal., recently foaled a three-legged colt that is a lively and otherwise welldeveloped freak of Nature. The left front leg of tile colt is absent, rind there is only a small lump of.skin extending from the shoulder about 2in in length. The colt is strong and manages to hop about on its three logs with apparent case. It can lie down and get np alone, and is a rare curiosity. Those who have 6edh it say that when the colt moves about the muscles of the left shoulder work as though there were a fourth leg. — Fabulous odds were paid out at Coloitibos, near Paris, on May 9 (says the Daily Mail) over the winner ot the Prix Magellan, an outsider named Gelon. His backers received (it the rate of 482 to 11 Tlio price repaid by the pari-mutuel in the enclosure was for every ten-franc stake, 4S2S,ooi'r, or, in English, £193 2s lid for z stako of 8s 4d. For every o francs on the winner the sum or Q9SQ.SOfr was returned by the pari-mutuel, or, in English money, .£ll9 Gs 3d for a 4s 2d stake. The same horse for a place brought in 15 to 2. — The "turf authorities of other countries" which have reciprocal agreements with the English Jockey Club are:—The A.J.C. (Sydney), the V.Ii.C. (Melbourne), the N.Z. Racing Conference, the Austrian J.C., Belgian J.C., Calcutta Turf Club, Dutch Racing Association, French J.C., G-ibraltar J.C., Hungarian J.C., Italian J.C., Ontario J.C.. South Africnn'J.C., Western India Turf lub. New York J.C., Union Club (Bermuda), the Socieda de Foment! do la Cria Cabella. ile Espalia (Madrid). the Socictes Imperiales des Courres de St. Pebrsbcurg ot de Moscou, and the Khediva! Sporting Club (Cairo). — An Australian in England, writing to a friend in Melbourne, states that he saw Nocluiforin, the A'ov: Zealand-bred horse, at Kempton Park. His opinion was that Mr Buchanan's purchase was by tar the bestlooking horse he had seen since his arrival in England. The son of Multiform was manifestly on tlio big side, and wou!d take soma time to reach racing condition. The samo writer, points out in hia letter how much superior Australian racehortes arc to those in England, and how very much superior is the catering for the public done here as compared with that on the Old Country racecourses such as Kempton Park. — Noctuiform mad.o his first appearance under silk m England on May 12. when he was amons c t the field which started for a Trial Plate, of 171sovs, uin. furlongs. He was referred to as the good-looking New Zcalander. but stated to be backward in condition. The son of Multiform was not mentioned iu the betting, and was in the rear

I of tiio field /or the greater part of the journey. F. D. Junes had the ride, and the New Zealand, combination may be said to have made a most unambitious debut in the Old Country. When "Xocii" is nicely acclimatised ho won't be running last and unquoted in the betting.

— The Liverpool Grand National Cup, won by Prince Hatzfeldt'a Ascetic's Silver, is quite a departure from tho everyday form of racing trophy. Tho cup, of wrought silver, stands 3ft high on a baso of fumed cak in harmony with its lines. On .one side appears tho lettering in raised characters, "The Grand National Trophy. 1D06"; on the other is a, finely modelled figure representing Victory. Tho cover of tho cup is surmounted, by a. spirited group representing A.cxandor taming Bucephalus; beneath this is a representation of part of the celebrated Parthenon Fricse. Tho, cup is relieved at different parts by wrought and repousse work.

— Considerable damage, estimated, indeed, at over £10,000, was dono by fire recently to Stanley House stables at Newmarket, the headquarters of tho Hon. G. Lamblon, who trains for Lord Derby, Lord Stanley, and Lord Farquhar. The. stables, which were built only four years ago, cost JEoO.OM. Over 60 racehorses were in them at the limo; but, fortunately, every one of them was got out without injury, though the majority ot them had to bo allowed to run loose for the night. After raging (or n couple of hours, and destroying 28 boxes and other buildings, the fire was got under by the Stanley House's own iirc brigade, assisted by numerous volunteers from other stables.

— A few weeks before the English Derby Spearmint was quoted at 100 to 3, and was even mentioned as a doubtiul starter. Sporting writers thought much more highly of both of his stable mates, Flair and Admirable Crichton, but tho former sustained an injury to one of her hindjoints, and had to be scratched. A day or two Inter Spearmint's solid work began to attract atlonlion, and on. May 10, after the Carbine colt had done a, running mile and a-half gallop with Pretty ,I'olly and Hammerkoi), his effort was described by one of the watchers as the "best Derby gailop this year." A few days before the race Spearmint was second favourite at 11 to 2 against. — The Massachusetts Legislature recently passed an act making it unlawful for any auctioneer to receive an offer for sale at public auction of any horses which by reason o( debility, disease, or lameness, or for other causes, could not bo worked iu that commonwealth without violating the law against cruelty to animals; or for any person to lead, tide, or drive on any public way any such animal for any purpose except that of conveying it to a proper place for its humane keeping cr killing, or for medical or surgical treatment. The penally clause provides for llic cancellation nf the auctioneer's license and » fine of not less than sdo! nor more than lOOclol, or fot imprisonment fqr not more than six mon'.hs.

— The Babollia. Slml Farm, in Hungary, covers an area of nearly 10.000 acres. It hos, since about 181G, been given up almost entirely lo (lie breeding of Arab and Arab hallbred stock —tlio latter being used for military purposes, and also for supplying other Slate studs with stallions for publio use. It is the rule with the lialfbreds that they must not exceed'll Certain size, nor vary from a certain well-recognised type. Horses which do not comply with these requirements are sold as saddle or harness horses. Tlio horses at Baholna, Arabs and hnlfbrcdn. ars allowed to run about loose in immense stauies. fho young stock, yearlings and two-year-olds, spend their time in the great pastures attached to the stud buildings. ,

— That owners have neither a legal nor moral claim to any part ot the money the drawer of their horses in a' "Tattersall" sweep stands to win 1 have often argued (mi-.Vs a Tasmania)) writer) with o certain owner in this State, who never would ndmit I was right in my contention. Recently this owner had. a. horse engaged iii a race here, on which there was a Tattersalt. sweep, and if ever there was a certainty for tv race the horse in question seemed one for this event. But no sWocp-money was forthcoming, and the horse was scratched at the last moment. Their, just as tho race was run, came ■ a. telegram from Ilia drawer of the horse, & resident of a Melbourne suburb, offering the owner it thousand out of the sweep-money il the horse won.

— The prize money distributed at the V.K.C. spring meeting, 1800, amounted to ±'27,016. At the 1891) autumn meeting of the A.J.C. the sum of £15,260 was disbursed; the value of the Sydney Cup. won by Carbine, being £1703, Neither the A.J.C. nor the V.K.C. lias a fixed stiln of prize money, for it varies annually. The prize money for last season was £45,701 for the V.R.C., and £40.447 for the A.J.C. but this programme for the former included £GSG-1 for the Grand National Stcsploclißse meeting. The programmes for the coming spring meeting at Randwick and Flcniington show that the added money provided bv the A.J.C. totals £13,850, exclusive of a. cup value- £150. (he gift of Mr G. G. Stead, of New Zealand; while tho added monev furnished bv-tho V.li.C. amounts to £13,500. . . . .