IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1913, 9 October 1890, Page 24

IN A NUTSHELL.

— Becky Sharp has produced a brother to Thackeray. — It is said that Red Ensign broke dowa st Alexandra. — 3t. Andrew escapes a penalty for the New Zealand Cv". —It is said that Alf Draka owns a part share in Little Bernie. —Privileges of the Palmerston meeting realised 103. — After winning the Novel Race at Kurow, Ino was bought in at £11. — Mr H. Redwood's creditors have recommended him for discharge by the Bankruptcy Court. — Midas, the Victorian son of Oudeiß and Countess, has injured his stifle by being c&si; in his box, — Messrs Stephenson and Hazlott's Forbury, by Albany— Fallacy, is still running out at Anderson's Bay. — At the Warwick meeting laefc week, the Leamington Handicap was woa by the Australian horse Ringmaster. — I hoar that the double at Alexandra on Friday last was won by Windsor. Particulars are not obtainable this week. — Twelve nominations have bees received for the Quoenstown Derby, to be run at the Lake County meeting iv January. — Dormeur has been brought in from the Warrington farm and put into work, and the Lady Gertrude colt is turned out for a spell. —The Lake County Club has appointed a committee to forward objections to the proposal to form a New Zealand Jockey Club. — Ac English paper reports that 2000sovs was recently refused iv India for a 13.2 pony capable, so it is said, of galloping four furlong 3 in Slaec. — An important item in the Melbourne cablograms is that Sultan is scratched for the Caulfield Cup. Ha was greatly fancied by somg competent judges, — The fancy wager has recently been laid in Melbourne of £1000 to £100 that Cuirassier will »ofc figure ia the first 10 at ths finish of the Melbourne Cup. — Pygmalion was paid up for in tho C. J.C. Derby, but all hope of his coming back is dispelled, he having been scratched for all New Zealand engagements. —A sort of move has been made in England in order to get the Jockey Club to keep defaulting members out of its enclosures till their betting debts are paid. — Conjuror was savaged by two dogs on the O,cean Beach the other day and severely bitten on the hocks. This has caused him to be eased up for a few days. — A London cablegram states that at the Kemp ton Fark meeting the Great Breeders' Stakes was won by Blavatsky, with Valarius second and Guardian third. — Mr Moggath haa been appointed secretary of the Waitahuna Racing Club, tha membership fee for which is fixed at 10s. The races are to be hald during the Christmas holidays. —The St. Albans mare generally known aa lona (renamed Albano) has dropped a brown colt to Sir Garnet and visits La Loup. This mare's name, by the wwasy s ia omitted from lha Stud Book. — Tha Masfcerton — Opaki Club ssems fcob&ve drifted into what the auditors call a critical position, but the president saya that wben everything ia paid tho club will be about £150 in value to the good. — Among the latest strokes of bad luck that have lately followed Mr H. Redwood was the maiming of Dog Rose by bolting into n baifawire fonce. The Referee says that the colt will never race again. — T. Loates still maintains his lead amongst English jockeys aa the most successful horseman on the flat, and at last advices bis f acord stood at 72 wins ; George Barrett coming nsxt with 59 wins to his credit. — The Taieri Amateur Turf Club have parsed this resolution : — " That this club are of opinion that there is no necessity for establishing &uch a body as the proposed New Zealand Jockey Club, and strongly object to being placed under Its jurisdiction." — The Auckland Club seems to be really in earnest in suppressing exLra meeting. Following on the" refusal to pass the Onehuncja j programme because the latter club allowed a J trotting meeting to be held oa its course, we j hear that the Takapuna Club is to be stopped I from giving its course for a trotting meeting. — In the handicaps attheAahburton Trotting meeting Silver Bell ia three times engaged. In the mile race Semolina is at scratch and Silver Bell at llsoc ; in the Two-mile race Star of Honour is at scratch and Silver Bell at 123 e c; and in the three-mile racePotatau is at scratch and Silver 801 lat 34aec. I believe that the old grey ia going up. — Titan is improving. Carbine, whom But D. Wallase has backed to win £22,000 besidp3 the stakes, is, apparently, in the height of condition. Megaphone and Tautallon appear to be i:i the pink of health. Whakawai, Don Giovan, and Singapore are all looking splendid, aud Whakawai gives every promise of being able to retrieve hi 3 laurels during spring. Carriogton is evidently returning to his two-year-old form. —Including the A. J.C. meeting's work, Carbine has won 25 races and nearly £15.000 in stakes. His record may be summed up as

—Sir Jamo3 Miller is fcha firßt soldier on full pay who ever won the Derby, though many have tried. Sir James is of an old stock, The family place, Glenleo, long since passed into the hands of strangers. It is situated in the stewartry of Kirkoudbrierht, and comprises aouje 30,000 acrea. The house has the reputation of being haunted, and in this way has been under the cognisance of the Psychical Research Society.

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