IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 956, 16 May 1889, Page 24

IN A NUTSHELL.

. — Springstjpri is in work again. , ' — Monaghan is training Pearl Shell. -rPoole has in trainingja,sfcrange mare by King Philip. , , —Mr S. Page, of Tasmania, haslost his stallion King Arthur. - "■ —Sidney Tattersall's Club has ajbalaneeto its credit, of £13,500. \ . — Waireka, son of Izsak Walton and Duchess, sold for £38 atAshburton r • . <* .. —The Onkaparinga-(S.A.) Club give the totalisator fractions to charities; : . — A Queensland paper hears that J. Chafpe is Peter Osbeck's new owner. , — The three placed - horses in the Two Thousand ate engaged. in the ■ Derby, !! — H, 1 ; Knight" has been disqualified for two year's f or' foul riding at^'Kumara.' ' _Mr George Cutts, has been formally appointed.manager at SyivjaPark., —The Ashburton Club made money out of their, races, despite the bad weather. •■ —Mr Penfold, secretary" to the C:J.C.,.has been granted six months' leave of absence. —The sum of 1700gswas actually offered for Manton ; it was not merely a fancy reserve. . —Of the^OQO'sovs now added' to jbhe Caulfield Cup, 350 go to the. second and 150 to the third horse. ... —The pony Orator,. a recent winner; in Melbourne,,is La (Bohemienne's surviving twin by Le Loup. Soon, the half brother to Russley, won the May Stakes at Rosehill on the 4th inst., carrying 7 8. • . — >The sum of £4287 was passed through the totalisator during. the two days of the Wellington meeting. " —The A; J.C; asks £2000 as rent from Tattersail's Club for the use of Randwick for their yearly meetings. •i-Sir Thomas Elder is ■ paid to contemplate buying in England another sire and more mares for Morphettville. , —Mr W. Lyons has disposed of his New Zealand-bred mare Queenie to. Mr T. Sampson for stud purposes./ , — Carrington, at pne time a well-known rider in the North, has taken service[with Mr J. D. Ormond as trainer. —According to the Referee's correspondent, Camomile was once, bought for. £9, and afterwards changed hands at £17. . —First Lord's sister. Sophistry, has become the property of Mr D. Rutherford, who intends to use her for breeding purposes. —There is a shapely filly in Taggwt's stables, by Le Loup out ofcAdalgisa, by Duntroon. She is to be sold after the May meeting. —Messrs .Mason and Roberts gave every satisfaction as totalisator workers at Ashburton,' and passed through' £lo36 for the two days. • — Mr T. Watson. was fined a," tenner" for starting. the field in the A. J.C. Welter Handi-, cap ; while Pentagon was in front of the post. -i-The betting in London last Friday on the Derby was 2 to| 1 Donovan, 10 to 3 El Dorado, 10 to 1 Enthusiast. Chitabob must have gone , amiss. — Mr Abington, the English sporting man, seems to be at a loss to know what to do with his i money. ' His latest fad ' is a new sporting paper. /-r-Glencoe, winner of the Hurdle Race at Wellington, is- by Secretary's 'sire, Tekoa ; and Right Bower, who took the other jumping event, is by Ananias. -f The sum of £1500 is said to have been asked for ' Cardigan. The . gentleman who wished to become his owner is an Indian buyer, but terms, could not be struck. — Prima Donna, winner of the ; Maiden at Duntroon, and the daughter of Guy Fawkes, was sold for £25 after winning the Disposal Stakes at Ashburton. — The Canterbury Times says that Mon Loup is/a thorough rogue, that gallops just when and how he likes, and is bound to get his friends into trouble sooner or later. I _Mr W. Finlinson, bookmaker, has gone to' [ Australia for a. six weeks' trip.' He announces in this issue that Mr Lyndon' Ruttledge will act for him in his absence. 1 — Two jockeys died suddenly in MelbourneArthur' Gardner, from injuries received at the Drollin races, and James Smith, from the effects of a kick by The Forsaken.' r-The Middle Park Company have sold Water Baby, ' Tit, atid the yearling filly by "Apreniont I out of Hammock to Mr Ormond, of Napier, and | the two-year-old Charming to Mr Atkinson, of | R^qgibra, I rrThe Auckland people are freely backing Corunna for the V.R.C Derby and Cuirassier for | the , Melbourne Cup. Some people evidently think- these young Muskets are goiQg to the ! other side. ■ • -4 At a meeting of the New Zealand Stud Cbmpany Major George was appointed chairman of the ; board, and also managing director. The other vacant seat op. the board was filled by the appointment of Mr A. Q. Horton. \ —The Lawyer, winner oi the Adelaide Cup, is an upstanding gelding- by Savanaka from Eileen, owned by Mr Crozier. His only previous I victories were two small races at Queensoliff. He was at 4 to 1 when the last mail reft. 4-" Adam Bede" has sent me particulars of ! the drawingof his "benevolent consultations" on the Hawkesbury Handicap and Sydney Gold Cnp. First prize in the Cup was drawn by a subscriber belonging -to the Auckland province. ! — Panic put up 71b overweight at Tiinaru, in order that Cotton might 'have the mount. Jimmy is r certainly half a stone better over sticks than the average jockey. 1 He 'is' strong, determined,, and does not 1 know, what f^u-n-k spells. : ' ''" , ■ —The 'Hon. James White has lost his mare Neophy te, by Chester from Alpaca. The Sydney Referee says there was a rumour in the paddock on the last day -of the A. J.C. meeting to the! 'effect that the Hon. James White had changed his mind, and will not send his colts to England. ■>■ ;'•' ! " , " ' " " 1 —The Prince of Wales has been doing some light gambling at Mdnte Carlo. But not once even could His Royal Highness forestall <the pea. Each time he staked his ; £4 it .was; remorselessly raked in, to the' very evident mortification of the royal punter, who plays a losing game extremely badly. — In Great" Britain, during 1888 400 blobd yearlings changed hands. Out of the 4 53 lefts 'brought to the hammer, only three or four re-alised-what nsed a few years back be called "sensational" prices. The' averages, taking ! them all over, were, however, wonderfully good, ! considering the scarcity of money and the fact i that " high-bred " horses have done' much good : I 'as investments. ,' „ —A recent writer says that ftaly has the i commencement for the foundation of' racing* as. I >it should be 'carried on, and if the Englishnien ' ! who .have wandered out there meet witli^e'ncoaragentent'r<ahdr BOppert from; private 'jmfii- 1 i vidoals-and the'^verp^enfc'the.cbni^y will cioon W«W« to'» hold'itß>bwn as *i *s"the%r«'

is concerned, aad ' forego the* allowances 'they 1 claim under the penal clause, which compels foreign horses to put up four kilogrammes. >• ' — At a meeting of stewards of th<S Waikouaiti Club accounts' amounting ' to £4 6s' wete passed, for payment, and '-the balance 1 sheet Submitted snowed a' profit of £2 12s 2d on the' late meeting, 1 leaving a credit balance in bank of £46 12s lid. It was resolved to call a meeting of members on 'July 1, to reorganise the club, and discuss the advisability of procuring a suitable race course -as the present one is deemed too , small, and does not seem to be popular with owners of horses. The sum of £5 was voted to • the secretary. TFEIGHTS, ACCEPTANCES, &c. , , DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB. ;The following entries and acceptances for the forthcoming races were received- at. Mr Sydney James' office on Tuesday night ; — HANDICAP HUBDLB EAOB, Of 75a0v8. About two miles.

AUCKLAND STEEPLECHASE MEETING. The following weights have been declared m connection with the A.R.C. winter meeting:— • r .; Great Northers' Steeplechase.— Silvio, 11.7; Orangeman, 10.13 ; Artist, 10,7 ; Kangaroo (Wellington), 10.6; Guy Fawies, 10.5 ; Shillelagh, 10.5*; Hecruit, 10.4 ; Oddfellow, 10.0 ; Landqeer, 9.7 ; Son, 9.3; King Quail, 9.2; Le Clair, 9.0 ; Lorace, 9.0. , HUbdi.es.— Artist, 11.0; Orangeman, 10.12 ; Gay I Fawkes, 10.6; Oddfellow, 10.6; Eecruit, 10.4 ; Tet-' i0rd,10.4; Armourer, 10.2 ; Kangaroo (Wellington), 10.0 Kangaroo (Auckland), 9.7; Don, 9.0; King Quail, 9.0 ; Cannonade, 8.12 ; Lorace, 8.10 ; Le Glair, 8.7; Ernest, 8.7.

at lb Btlb Torrent ... 11 10 Dunluce ... 9 10 Garibaldi ... 11 4 Erebus... ... 9 7 Trapper ' ... 10 7 Louis ... ... 9 5 Monteagle ... 10 0 Waltangl ... 8 9 BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, , Of aoOsovs. One mile and a-balf. Sultan... ... 9 7 St. James ... 7 7 Apropos ... 8 0 ' Ixion ... ... 7 3 Buby ... , ... 8 6 MonLoup ... 7 2 Stl Glair ... 8 0 Aprea Moi ... 6 10 Occident ... 7 12 Rainbow ... 6 10 Ohudleigh ... 7 12 Forget r me-Not ... 8 7 Quibble ... 7-8 Le Temps ... 6 7 MAIDEN PLATE, Of 50soys. One raile|and a-quarber, Torrent... ... 9 1 Assassin „. 811 Taniwha ... 813 Dispute ... 8 7 Ishmael ' ... 8 12 Alcinous ... 8 7 Monteagle ... 812 Quickstep ... 8 5 Cinnabar ... 8 12 Murat ... ... 8 4 Allana ... ... 8 12 Lisbon... ... 8 4 Little Shamrock ... 8 11 MAY HANDICAP TEOT, Of 6550v8. Three miles, sec tea Anneaux dOr ... — Zenobia ... ... 60 Frolicsome • ... 13 Emily ... ... 65 Foremast ... 32 Ida Maid... ... 65 KvaDgeline ... 32 Milton's Daisy ... 65 Semolina... ... 35 .Ranger, ... ... 65 Rose ... ... 37 Calista ... ... 65 Silver Bell ... 45 Countess... ... 70 Antrim ... ... 47 Silver Prince , ... 70 Crowhurst's Spot ... 47 Blackbird - ... 70 Jane ... ... 60 Sam ;.. ... 70 Taiaroa ... ... 60 SELLING RAOB, Of 40sovs. One mile and a distance. •t lb sfc lb Repose, £40 ' ... 812 Taniwha, £10 ... 613 Kate Hayes, £26 ... 7. 13 Doubtful, £10 ... 612 College Boy, £25 ... 7 12 Hpme Rule, nil ... 6 6 Evening Star, £20... 7 5 Deerfoot, nil ... 6 5 Jackal, £30 ... 7 5 Skip Jack, nil ... 6 5 Seaside, £10. ... 613 The Don, nil ... 511 TRADESMEN'S HANDICAP, Of 85ao vs. One mile. Sultan ... ... 9 10 Apres Moi ... 7 9 St. Olair ... 3 5 Moss Rose „. 7 9 Golden Crest ... 8 1 Rainbow ' ...7 0 Quibble ... 7la Forget-me-Not ... 610 St. James ... 7 10 Quickstep ... 6 5 MonLoup ... 7 10 Cinnabar , ...60 JELLING HURDLE RACE, : Of 70aovs. One mile and a. half. Wildboy, £15 ... 10 7 Erebus, nil ... 9 0 Garibaldi, £15 ... 10 7 Black Jack, nil ... 9 0 Louis, £10 ... 10 0 Sockburn, nil ... 9 0 Trapper, £10 ... 10 0 Premier, nil „. 9 0 Tenakoe, nil ... 9 0 Dunluce, nil ... 9 0 Secretary, nil ... 9 0 Bill Allen, nil ... 0 0 Reuben, nil . ... 9 0 NOVEL BAOE, Of 70bov8. One mile. Jessie. Tenakoe Ishmael Little Shamrock Moss Rose Repose Taniwb.B Home Rule Evening Star Kate Hayes ' Milkmaid College Boy AsaasslL ': ' Allana Doubtful Deerfoob Jackal. SYDNEY TURF CLUB. . The following are the acceptors for the Birthday, Cap, one mile and three furlongs, run on the 25th inst. :— st lb ' ' sfc lb Keith ...' - ... 9 8 Willeroo ... T 4 Cardigan ... 9 6 Loyalist ... 7 2 Ben Bolt ... 9 4 Stookwell ... 7 2 Melos' ... ... 9 2 Eyry ... ... 7 2 Plutarch ... 9 2 Clogs ... ... 612 Honeydew ... 9 2 Wilberforce ... 6 10 TtielQueen ... 9 0 Timbrel ... 6 10 Bothwell ... 8 4 Stamford „. 6 8 Nonsense ... 8 2 Komisch ..... 6 6 Centaur ... 8 2 Evaristus ... 6 6 Amina... ... 7 10 Bona Vista . „.6 4 Aberdeen ... 7 8 Magnus „. 6 4 Monte Ghriafto ... 7 8 Bustler... ... 6 4 Golden Crown „.7 6 The Telegram ... 6 4 Looksley ... 7 6 Clairmont • ... 6 2 BurriWa ... 7 6 May Queen, ... 6 2 Tourbillon ... 7 4 Chantreux ... 6 2 Bernardo ... 7 4 Zama „, ... 6 0 Retort... ... 7 4 Oazotte" - ... 6 0