Shipping Intelligence.

Otago Witness, Issue 1419, 1 February 1879, Page 28

Shipping Intelligence.

Racing Fixtures, 1879. February 6, 7— 'Wellington Annual. February 13, 14— Wairarapa (Wellington) Annual. February 15, 10 -Tapanui (Otago) Annual. February 19, 20— Mwrlboroupfh Annual. February 27, 28, and March 7— Dunedin Annual; _larch 17— Palmerston (OUg ) Annual. March 11, 12— Timaru (Canterbury) Annual. March 13, 14— Wanganui (Wellington) Summer. March 20, 21— Napier (Hawke'a liay) Annual. April 14, 16— Canterbury Autumn.

Answers to Correspondents. Z., Timuru —Fishhook is by Tiaducer— Laurel. Backer, Punedin.— We reully cannot advise you ; hut mu-t disagree with you as to Temple xm's being

weighted oat of it. A M J., Cromwell.— Cheater, Roodee, and St. George are full brothers. Ped, Dunedin.- No amateur has ever broken 10-iec. A.Z., Osmaru.— lift lin ia the highest polo jump.

This (Saturday) evening nominations close for the following handicaps at the Dunedin Meeting :- Hurdle Race, of 80 soys; Novel Race, of 80 soys ; Steeplechase, of 100 soys ; Forbury Handicap, of 200 soys ;_ and Flying Handicap, of 100 soys. The weights for the jumping races will appear on the 6th inst. A good deal of Dunedin Cup betting has been transaoted during the past week, and there are a few variations in prices. Mata still heads the lisfc, but as Fishhook looks like going to "Wellington, O'Brien's horse has receded in the market. Titania and Templeton are firm, especially the former, she not having accepted for the Wellington Cup. Next in favour comes Fallacy, while of the outsiders Maroro has been backed for a little. Benjiroo and King Philip are, however, pretty well knocked out, hundreds to one going begging about either. The big bet of 2500 to 100 was laid about Chancellor, but 100 to 7 ia all that can be got in small wages. The following are the ruling price 3:— 7 to 1 agst Mata B—l Titania 9 — 1 Templeton 10 — 1 Fallacy 10 — 1 Fishhook 10—1 Camballo 100-8 Mufti 100 — 8 Natator 100 — 7 Chancellor 100 — 7 Nemo 100 — 6 Longlands 100 — 6 York ICO — 6 Danebury 100 — 6 Januler 100 — 6 Maroro 100 — 6 Cloth of Ctold 100 — 5 — Vampire 100 — 4 Dundee 100 — 4 Maritana 100 — 4 Lara 100 — 8 Venus Transit 100 — 3 Lady Kliziboth 100 — 3 Dead Heat 100 — 2 the rest.

The date of the Palmerston Meeting has been altered to March 17th, so as to avoid clashing with Timaru races.

The entries and acceptances for Wellington are very good. The Cup is, of course, the race that has the most interest for us down South, and for it there are sixteen acceptors ; but of these Danebury, Laertes, Mufti) and Camballo are in one stable, so that there is not likely to be many starters. Fishhook has accepted, but I have not heard of his reaching Wellington yet. Maritana has incurred a 91b penalty by her wins at Oamaru and Rangitikei, but! with all her 9st 31b she is not out of it. Longlands should be dangerous with his nice weight, but of the rest I think nothing except Lara, who won this race last year. On the whole I think the race lies between the Taldhurst representive, (probably Mufti), Maritana, and Longlands. In the Derby only four have accepted out of twenty-three nominations, Nemo, Natator, and Fiction being the most noticeable absentees. If all goes well with Dundee I shall expect to see him win, with Naiad second, Merlin third. The other acceptor is Barbelle, a daughter of Barbarian and Miss King. The other races have filled well and I notice the name of Bribery intheß.C. Handicap, and those of Eversley, The Agent, and Te Whefcumarama in the crosscountry events. The following is the latest betting on the Cup : — 3to 1 a^st Lon?land3 3—l Mufti 6—l Oamballo 6_i Laertes 6— 1 Fishhook 7—l — — Lara B—l D-inebury 100 — 12 Kata 100 — 12 Marl tana IQO _ 10 King Quail 100 — 10 Bailor 100 — 10 Lady arey JOO- 8 — Diver

Laertes, Lady Ellen, Muffci, and Merlin left Ohristchurch for Wellington on Saturday last. Nominations for the Wanganui J.C. Handicap of 300 soys and the Flying Handicap of 40 soys close on the 4tb in&t.

" Sinbad" writes that by the last mail Mr Stead received intelligence from Mr M. Dawson that his colfc from Miss Laura (one of the mares recently imported by him from BDgland) by Thunderbolt is dointr well, and promises to be a remarkably smart youngster. It U Mr Stead's intention to bring iiini out from England as shortly «s possible. Laurel Crown, another colfc from Miss Liura, by Julius, ran very well at Newmarket. Writing ou the same date Mr Mannington, the former owner of Petroleuse, another of Mr Stead's mares, says that her colfc byWinslowis dowing well, and looks all over like a racehorse, but L'Orient's colt seems to have felt the loss of its mother. The two lastnamed colts will remain in England, as Mr Mannington will train them for their English engagements. The same writer has the following inteivsting notes gleaned by him on a recent visit to Webb's stables at the Bush Inn :— " The first animal I saw was M'Lean, the bipr brown three-year-old by the English Tim Whiffler, out of the Fisherman mare Flying Scud. He is not in work at present, and being a big, powerful, overgrown youngster, will probably show to better advantage when another year has passed over his head. In tbo next box isi the two-year-old colfc byTraducer, from Id alia. He is a long, lowquality looking gentleman, if anything, perhaps a tiifle on the small side, but lie has good legs, capital loins, and grand racing looking quarters. He is a rare colour too, being a whole brown, and altogether I was much struck by his appearance. He is d^ing good word, aud will probably make bis debut in the Champagne Stakes at our Autuma Meeting. He is the first of Idalia's progeny that has been trained, and as ho combines some of the best strains of blood in the world, he ought to gallop, which, for his owner's sake, I tru»t may be the case. Adamant, a very nice brother to Danebury, stood next him, and lie is also a Champagne candidate. As is usual with Mr Webb's two-year-olds, he has been up since an early age, and U consequently very forward. Ho has better shoulders than his elder brother, and I like him better than I did Danebury at the same age. His next door neighbour is Dundee, who has grown and improved very much since the Metropolitan Meeting. He has not beeu doing much work lately, but I feel pretty confident that when his turn comes there is a good race to be got out of this colfc. Jaugler, the unlucky, never looked better, and if he stands on his legs will be dangerous this autumn. Fallacy— who has numerous backers for the Dunedin Cup— ia looking as well as they could desire. Mr Webb iuforms me she is going as well as he could wish, and if she trains on she will inevitably see a very short price before the flag falls. Close by her is Undine by Traducer, from Penseroso. She is not a bad sfcimp of filly, and though she has never performed wellin public, she has a good private reputation. Her own sister, a two-year-old, is in the next box, but I do not like her so well as Undine. Tyro, by Talisman out of No Name, is not a bad-looking specimen of that horse's stock, and he is a grand natural jumper. As in addition ho has plenty of strength and size, lio should provo useful at the illegitimate game. The aptly-named Waif, by Castaway from Wave, is the occupant of the nest box. She is ncit but small, and Ido not look forward to her having a very a very successful turf career. Miranda is the last on the list, and this filly is a really nice sister to our old champion Templeton. Owing, however, to an accident, she has had to bo knocked out of work, and will probably not be amongst the starters for the Champagne. Immediately after the Canterbury Autumn Meeting the Middle Park Company will offer at auction the following well-bred youngsters : — Bay colfc by Tradu' cr — Idalia ; bay filly by Albany — Miss Flat; and five' yearlings by (Jasfcaway out of Sonnanibula, C.ibcade, Sweetbriar, Moss Kosp, aud Opera. Entries for the Gieafc Autumn Handicap, of 300 soys, close ou the Gth _'obru»ry. Mr Perkins has entered Pung.iwr'i'cwere and Xantippe for the two principal handle ips at the Tauranga meeting, to be held at the cud of this week. Concerning the trotting stallion Seronader's double, purchased by Mr C.uiiri g, <>f [[awke's Bay, at Mr S. Gardiner's snle, Mr Yuillo writes to the future owner : — " In the brown colfc Serenader's double you bave a liO'S) that would never have left the Colony of Victoria for the money (160 guineas) if it had not beeu for the hard times." The weights for the more important handicap at the Patea meeting are as follows :—: — J. 0. Handicap, of 150sjvs. St. lb. fct lb. Resolution .. 9 7 Expectation .. 7 3 Iz*akWulton .. 8 8 Ta-natea .. 612 Otawa .. .. 8 5 Redeemer .. 012 Haphazard .. 8 0 Hailstorm .. 012 Folly .. .. 7 7 Bourbaki .. 6 6 Flying Handicap, of 4?sov.«. Izaak Walton .. 10 0 Miss Emma .. 7 7 Stmly .... 9 7 G'adys .... 7 5 Otawa .. .. 812 bJoix r .... 7 0 Parawhenua . . 8 5 Lapla id . . 7 0 Tuna .. .. 7 10 O.i.ii lent .. 6 10 Redeemer .. 7 10 Vimiie .. 6 8 Entries for the Wairarapa race 3 close on Saturday, February Ist, The Marfcon-llangitikei St. Leger of 1881 has attracted seventeen nominations, including youngsters by Papapa, Day Dawn, Opawa, Sator, Elswich, Castaway, and Dead Shot. Mr James Watt, a well known breeder and r"acer of horses, died at Napier on the 18th ult. He was at one time partner with Mr Redwood in those celebrated mares, Lurline and Calumny. Concerning the deceased, the Auckland Herald says :— " Mr Watb was an old resident in New Zealand, but was more identified with the province of Hawke's Bay than that of Auckland, although he was the owner of a splendid property near Kohimarama, on which he first started a racing stud. Mr Wattfc was a partner in the firm of Watt Brothers, Napier, as general merchants aud stock and station agents, until recently. He was the owner of a very large landed estate, and accredited to be one of the most wealthy men in New Zealand. For some time past, as a breeder, trainer, and racer, he has devoted his attention to the turf, but in this lin6 of business he has only been fairly successful. The chief ornaments of his stable at the fcimo of his death were Lady Elizabeth, a threo-ycai'-old filly, which ran at the A.J.C. Summer Meeting, and the horse Repudiator. Mr Watfc was also the breeder of the grand horse Longlands, which. wa3 called after his station, outside the town of Napier. Beacon.

Madame Lisa Troubetskoi is to spend this winter in Paris This means that there are clouds in the political horizon, for this lady'a salon is the rendezvous of politicians, and many plots and counterplots are there born.

Canon. Harper, at the late Church of England Congress, said he confessed that he gave God thanks for his good beer, and for his power of enjoying it with self-restoring moderation. Total abatinenoe was a crutch for cripples,