IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1920, 4 December 1890, Page 26

IN A NUTSHELL.

— There is some talk of putting Benzon over sticks.

— Egalite has been sold to a Wairarapa owner.

—Mr T. George, of Berwick, is now training Tbe Brewer.

— Albert Hoskins came down to Dunedin with Miss George.

— Mr J. M'Kewen bas sold Marie to Mr J, Wilson, of Dunedin. — The Wanganui Cup, of 500aovs, will be run for on the 11th March.

—Heather Bell may win the Greymouth Midsummer Handicap.

—The ABhburton Club made a profit of £150 over tbe recent meeting. — Mr Pyne has resigned his seat on tbe O. J. C. Handioapping Committee. —Tbe mare Roxana died in Wanganui recently at tbe age of 33 years. — Correze, who ran third in tbe Melbourne Cup, is turned out for a spell. — The Middle Park Company have 10 colts and 10 fillies as tbe result of this season's foalings. —The English-bred Elsie, a daughter of St. Simon, won tbe St. Albans Handicap at Geelong. —Kaiser Myers, the jockey, is back from Viotoria, and waß a speotator at the Forbury meeting. — Mr D. O'Brien and bis wife returned from Melbourne in time to see Freedom win the Otago Cup. —Buttons, winner of the Queensland Cup, won the Trial Stakes on the first day of tbe same meeting. — Ramage received £2000 for riding Carbine in the Melbourne Cup. Tbat is what " Cranbrook " tells us. — Blizzard (7.11) was unplaced in tbe Suburban Handicap at Wyndham (Vie.) won by Ma?her (7.8). —■Captain Cook with 9.0 is top weight in the Inangabua Cup. I fancy Sweetie at 8.8, Exobange at 8 9. —Mr H. Goodman is expected^ home before Christmas, Edwards, one of bis lads, came back by the Monowai. — Buneebah, jointly with others tbe holder ol tbe Australasian mile record, was onae a atock horse on a station. — Messrs W. C. Yuille and Co. have disposed of Whitworth, by Musket from Leila, to Mr T. G. M'Mahon, for 70gs. — Wolverine's lameness is believed to be not of a serious character, nor likely to keep the borse baok for any length of time. —Wellington put £8343 through the totalisators, a considerable advance _on laßt year, and made a profit over the meeting. — Poole has in hand a strapping untried gelding by Duntroon. Jack will soon want a Bucctssor to Waitangi, who is, however, quite sound yet. —On Wednesday Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. sold a four-year-old mare by Le Loup out of Spankerina to Mr Allan, of Timaru, for 25gs. —Sheen won tbe Cesarewitoh in 3min 54 3 sseo. The distance is 35yds over two miles and a quarter. Tbat is a record that requires some rubbing out. — Tarcoola, by Newminster, won the Viotorian Club Handicap, of 200sovs, on the 15th ult., carrying 8.11. Mikado II (7.9) and Martonian (7.2) were among tbe Btarters. — Wbakawai's sister, Dolosa, beat 16 others in the Warwick Farm (N.S.W.) Handicap. She carried 7.2 and won by a neck from the galloway Signese, also an Auckland-bred one. —The Kowai Pass Club is not sure whether it will ba able to hold a race meeting this season. Lack of support threatens to kill this, one of the longest established country meatings in the colony. — Many sporting men and others throughout Otago will regret to hear that Mr Edward Murphy died in Dunedin on Sunday last. Deceased and bis brother at one time owned Marquiß and Temuka. . —The jockey E. E. Pye, who met with Buch serious injuries when riding the wellknown mare Pot Girl at the late A.J.C. Spring meeting, died at Orange from tbeir effects on the 18th ult. —A writer in the Melbourne Sportsman says he knows for a fact that Walter Hickenbotham made, apart from his professional percentage, loss than £100 by Carbine's viotory, and a publio subscription is proposed. — " Speotator " says : Thackeray was in town the other day, and while at the smith b I had a look at him. His foot is still bad, but the cracked quarter is believed to be growing solid, and he is to be put into light work again at once. « Oranbrook " says that Jack Rae is very sore at bis horse Orangeman having been knocked down to Mr S. Miller at the sale recently. What makes him doubly sore is tbe fact that Mr Miller afterwards stated that would have gone to 350gs for the old gelding. —If Mr Nichols was in the way of hoaring the names given to his filly (Enone at the Forbury meeting he probably wished that he had christened her something else. The most popular idea on the subject was Oeyknown, but one man seriously alluded to the filly as Onion, and another asked my opinion of Ony- —" Freelances " opinion : While Carbine's two miles in 3min 28£aec, under 10.5, may be accepted as the world's record by the hard and fast believers in the time test, old Isonomy s Manchester Cup victory, achieved under 9.12 in far heavier going than the Melbourne Cup course, will always be regarded by those who, like myself, saw the race as a performance equal to that of the Australian champion. —The full value of the Lancashire Plate won by Amphion was £12,091 15 a, tbis sum including the placed money as well as the stakes for nominations ,of the first and seconds ; Amphion's eharo was £9091 15s. The full valua of the Melbourne Cup was £13,080, so that the latter event was £989 richer than the Lancashire Plate, and may be accepted as the richest stake in the —At the Sydney Driving Park races, on the 2M ult., a lad named J. Driacoll, when riding a pony called Tom Thumb, in the Galloway Handicap, was thrown heavily to tbe ground, through a dog interfering with the Lilliput. The unfortunate jockey was removed at once to St. Vincent's Hospital, where he died immediately after his admission. The deceasod was the only son of the late John Driacoll, who steered Tim Whiflier to victory in the Melbourne Cup.

—For the A. J. O. Summer Cup, to be run on Boxing Day, Melos is at the top of the weights with 9.7, and of the New Zealanders Teksum has 8 10, Leopold 8.2, and Gatling 7.12. The distance is a mile and a-half. "Nemo" says tbat perhaps the winner can be picked from among Melos, Little Bernie, Muriel, King William, Bendigo, May Queen, Yunko, and Papua, and the last-named three appear to be the best in of the lot. Teksum is scratched. —Martin Loughlin, who iB not a bad Bort of fellow for a millionaire, in a general way (says Bohemia), showed an annoyance which is only justifiable in a millionaire at Williamßtown. His Don Giovan won the Cup, and Loughlin was wild because he had won only £800 when he Bhould have won £8000. 'Tis said that bo vexed was hiß boul at winning only a paltry £800 that be at onoe took the horße away from the trainer's charge. Thiß is indeed a change from working a " wet face " aa an alluvial miner at 2gs a week.