AUSTRALIAN.

Otago Witness, Issue 1639, 21 April 1883, Page 21

AUSTRALIAN.

At Denison Town, N.S.W., recently, a jockey who had to be present at the races on Easter Monday, went out for the purpose of giving his horse a gallop, and when so doing wm run against a tree, resulting in his being killed on the spot. The most successful jockeys at the late A.J.C. autumn meeting were Hales and Huxley, who each piloted a winner three timei. O'Brien, M'Grade, and Ellis had two each.

Mi E. De Mestre's black colt Navigator has now started 14 times, and upon 10 occasions has proved victorious, and when defeated has always gained a place. The hone has won nearly £8000 in stakes— £324o l»»t year, and the remainder during the present season.

The -South Australian Jockey Club Company Beems to be progressing satisfactorily, as the recent report shows a liability of £1000 less than at the same period of last year ; while £1000 has been expended in improving their property. The balance to the credit of profit and loss account is £4223. After a visit to the Hon. J. White's stud a week or two ago, " Augur" wrote as follows : — "I «aw there the New Zealander MartiniHenry, a two-year-old colt by the imported English horse Musket from Sylvia, the dam of Groldsbrough and Robin Hood. In appearance he is a worthy son of a worthy mother, possessing all the power and quality of his half-brother Goldsbrough, and it is quite upon the 1 cards that Warwick, Archie, and Off Colour may find him a foeman worthy of their •teel." The highest price paid for a yearling at the recent sales at Randwick was 500 soy«. for the fillie by Julian Avenel from Lady Blair. Mr W. Branch was the purchaser, and as she is a good-looking youngster, with a capital pedigree, she ia not dear at the price. Darebin's brother Motea is now in work at Flemington, and, shmild he stand a preparation, he may reward the brothers Cripps for their trouble. He is almost as (rand a horse as his famous brother. The Melbourne Cup of 18S3 has already begun to attract the attention of people of • speculative turn of mind, and last week we heard of Archie having been backed at 1000fco30. The following weights have been declared for th» ADELAIDE CUP. Bt Ib. St. lb. Commotion ..9 7 Little Jack ..7 8 FellMaU .. 8 10 Totalisator ..7 8 Sting .. ..8 9 Sir Q»rnot ..7 2 Guewwoik ..8 5 Calm* .. ..7 2 Xrtclid .. ..8 6 Huot .. .. 7 2 Welcome Jack ..8 4 Rhesu«.. .. 7 0 Ptannr „8 8 Kl^ of the Yale ..7 0 MiiUkea ..8 8 Kohlnoor .. 612 •*n*n»k» v. 8 2 J lephino .. 612 7rump Ton ..8 2 Turretfleld- .. 6 12 Chatterer .. 713 The Punter .. 610 HrttWftier .. 7 18 KingLud .. 610 Promethon* .. 7 10 Donu&ater .. 610 BiUiber .. 710 Triplet' .. 610 Liberator .. 7 0 Uproarious .. 0 0 Btlmont ..7 0 Friuce Patrick .. 6 » Vtgftboad ..'7 8 Ko.v'sWifo ..6 8 Coriolanut ..7 8 Lancaster ..6 8 St*nd«rd Bearer ..7 8 Glory .. ..6 7 Fryinj?p»n ..7 7 Brilliant ..6 7 GI7SWI ..7 7 Kabieca .. « 5 Polite «, ..7 7 Kathleen MavourBaron yon Mueller 7 7 neen .. 0 6 Bo>al Irishman .. 7 8 Oavler .. 6 5 C<>litoun ..7 6 Scoop .. 6 0 Vopw .- „ 7 6 Oatterthun ..6 0 Chuckiter .. 7 4 Shamrock .. 6 0 The Assyrian broke down so badly in the Cumberland Stakes that it is feared he will Dot race again. The Hon. James White has lost a valuable fllly in Hecla, who has died from inflammation. The filly was full Bister to Woodlands, •nd last spring showed rare form at Hawkesbury, where she won the Guineas and the Mares' Produce Stakes. She was by MaribyrBong from Alpaca. Backers of horses had a shocking bad time over the late A. J.O. meeting, and " Augur " believes one rash speculator has gone wrong to the extent of something like £3001}. At the Rand wick meeting (writes " Aamodeus) Mr.E. E. Jones, of the well known triumvirate firm of Messrs Miller, Jones, and O'Brien, laid the owner of Warwick the big bet 30,000 to 1000 against the " two War wicks " for the A.J.C. and V.R.C. Derbies of next season. This would appear as if Warwick is destined to become the winter favourite for the '* blue ribbon " events alluded to, though for all this a majority of people refuse to be persuaded that Warwick is superior to Archie, who beat his ■table < companion in the Normanby Stakos, and has since retained his form in a manner to indicate that he is possessed of all the qualifications of a Derby winner. Mr Smart pop. ■esses a couple ' of formidable trump cards for the three-year-old eyentß of next year, and judging by the auperiority of- both Archio and Warwick he promises to be safe in declaring a " Ibne hand '* with either. For my own pait, however, I think Archie is decidedly the better colt of the two ; and I think this opinion is shared in by a large number of good judges. During the recent trial of the sporting libel suit De Meatra v. Syme, Mr Purvea, who had himself owned Waxy, got hold of a veritable Tartar in the shape of Mr Samuel Watchem, part' of whose evidence ib thus reported : — "Mr Purres : You know Lord Burghley ? Witness: -Yes, and Waxy too.— Oh, Waxy always- ran third? Yes, except when he fell down in front of Savanaka. — Did he ! Do you knew that that ig a, falsehood ? No, I do not. —Do -you mean to insinuate that Waxy fell down purposely in front of Savanaka? No; but if the- cap fits you you can wear it." At which- sally there was great laughter in Court, and 'Mr Purves ceased to cross-examine. Mr Watchem, later on, remarked that Lord Burghley was an "in and outer," but Navigator was a regular " out and outer."