IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 1966, 29 October 1891, Page 26

IN A NUTSHELL.

—Fairy's foal w by St. Olair, not Gcrton. — Cuirassier is in the sale list in Melbourne, — Wally Clifford the jookey iB back in New Zealand. —Whisper and Oynisoa have arrived at Ricoarton. — Kildare, by Euclid, ia now being trained by J. Poole. —G'Naroo has a 141b penalty in (he Melbourne Cup. —Mason and Roberts will work tha totaliaator at Gore. —Malacca, dam of Singapore and Mons Meg, ia dead. . — Queensland, the Northern jumper, haa gone to Melbourne. — Mr J. O. Inglis purchased G'Naroo aa a yearling for 200ga. — Gay has been sor atone i for hiß engagements at Palmerston. — All Mr Gollan's horseß are eoratobed fir their O J.O. engagements. — Villiers, winner of the Maiden at Gaulfield, ia one of Malua'a sons. —They Bay now that Sternohaaer will not ba seen at his beat till the autumn, —Many applicants from New Zealand were unable to get tickets in the £100,000 sweep. — St, Bathans Olub proposes to hold its annual races this year on the 28th December. — It is proposed to amend the title of the Tapanui Olub to Tapanui Distriot Raoing Olub. — Taieri handicaps will be founi iv this issue. Next week I shall try to puk the winners. — Milord, Blush Rose, and Waitangi were brought back to Dnnedin after the Southland meeting. —The Southland Stud Company declines to give a trophy for Ike's progeny to race for at Tapanni. — I hear that Mr Fodor baa been commissioned to go to Melbourne to paiat a liken 3es of Carbine. —Mr F. W. Day has arrived in Australia with the thoroughbred stock bought in England foe Mr Hordern. —The Weatland Olub will give £300 in stakes at a meeting to be held three or four days after the Kumara meeting, — Riverlands broke down while raoing in the Marlborougb Consolation, and had to ba shot hia' Bhoulder being broken. —Mr T. George's Mabel, by Young Angler out of Eorest King's dam, has dropped a filly foal got by Captain Webster. —A Sydney medico drew G'Naroo in one of the big Bweepß, and won oloae upon £10,000 over the result of the Oaulfield Oup. — Fraternite has been scratched for the * Auckland Guineas, and Cissy for all engagements at the A.R.O. Spring meeting, —Mr H Redwood ran a three-year-old named Peri (by Capsize— Fay) at the Marlborougb meeting, but she did no good. — Rothamatead may be equal to the task of winning the Members' Handicap at Maniototo. Mr Guffie's handicaps appear in this issue. — Wild Rose, who had her fore legs encased in bandagea, Bhowed Blight symptomsof lameness after running in the Toorak Handicap — J. Poole'a Evening Star, by Lb Loud—' Tangi 11, haa produoed a remakably fine 'filly foal to Gorton. She visits Captain Webster. « ""Th? hh o A 5l 1] ?^ Vflß G> Naroo's starting price for the Oaulfield Oup at 6 to 1 (not 5~& 1 aa oabied), and the Sportsman quotes him at 11 to 2. m 7-Sporting Review says that a Fijian chief is in Auckland looking round for a thoroughbred stallion and mare to take back with nun -Canterbury Trotting Olub charged fa. vestora only lh« 10 pot osnt. at last NraoVa did &.!r tU '"' d AlT '°- * nd Norlh °*» Ohoka add Eyreton Oup, claims Vanguard as «n^.?°f a w\ 8 1 know » this is to* first of Vanguarors stoQk to raoe.

—Mr O. Redwood, too ill to walk, waß con* veyed in an express to tbe Marlborough races and reclined on cushions while watohing tbe sport. • Tha Redwoods are game. — Penance is quite a little 'un. "Oranbrook " says that before leaving Warwick Farm the son of Penitent was measured and he went under tbe standard at 14b.de 3f in. —On Monday of this week the New Zealandera, Little Arthur, Red Gross, Lady Darling, with Whakawai, Tekaum, Leopold, and others were to be auctioned in Melbourne. —They used to say that La Rose was a bad Btarter. She has. now got over that, and is one of the best-behaved animala at tbe post ; and she ha* also developed a character for gamettCßß. —Sainfoin, winner of the V.A.T.O, Windsor Handicap, is closely related to The Admiral, as the latter was also got by Richmond from Instep's daughter Footstep ; and Sainfoin is by Richmond — Instep, —Tantallon, who was thought to have a good show of winning money at the V.R.C. meeting, was badly strained in tbe muscular covering of the shoulder by a collision with the Nelgourie oolt at Flemington. —From " Sir Modred's" notes I learn that Harry Telford, the Southland trainer, has in his stable two two-year-old oolts brought from Australia. One is by Boolka and the other by Hastings. The Jama are not mentioned, nor the owners, —At Timaru, Mr A, G, Cox recovered £5 from Mr G. P. Wood for breaoh of agreement be sold to plaintiff. Defendant pleaded that tbe pony waa hia wife's and that she had refused to sell. —The Moonee Valley stewards have dismissed tbe protest entered against tbe New Zealand mare Red Cross for winning the Toorak Handicap at Moonee Valley on the 80th ult. The ground of the protest was wrongful nomination. — Wakatipu haa started badly this season in the Poverty Bay district, being beaten each time he ran at last week's meeting. Tbe chief event was taken by Brigand, the three-year-old son of Brigadier and Gannet lately purchased at Auckland. — Beamends, winner of the Marlborough Conßolbtion, ia by Capaiza out of Sprits ail, therefore half-brother to British Lon. Disraeli, winner of one of the haok raceß, iB by Leoo, and Bravo, who got home in the hack hurdles, ia by Sir Tatton. —Some people are alwaya ready to curse the newspaper prophets. Let Buoh do " Hori Poene " the justioe to remember that in bia letter from Melbourne written on 4th March laat be pointed direct to G'Naroo as winner of the Oaulfield Oup 1 And that waß bis alternative selection in hia last letter but one. —The following entrieß have been received for tbe Qneanßtown Derby:— E. Jeffrey's Dainty, by Epioure; Patterson's Mousetrap, by Alluvium ; J. Rivers 1 Huia, by Epioure ; J. M'Farland's Watermark, by Water King ; F. Maloolm's Rookhampton, by Alluvium ; S. Inder's Dun Joaeph, by Duntroon; Broadbent's Remembrance, by Fusileer. — At the Central Criminal Court, Sydney, William Chapman was found guilty of perjury in his evidence in connection with a longstanding dispute aB to the ownership of Anneaux d'Or. The jury recommended him to mercy on acoount of hia youth, hia previous good obaraoter, and in the belief that he waa the tool of others. A sentence of six months was imposed. —Tbe Tapanui programme thia year will, it ia said, abow about £15 more in stakes than last year. The committee are aa follow: — Messrs H. M'lntyre (president), O. Grant (vice-president), W. Qain (secretary), R, A. Rodger, J. M'Ooll, J. Brownlie, P. Stiven, H. M'Lean, W. H. Batson, L. Darling, R. H. Haßßfttl, J. Collins. J. A. Mason, J. W. CanniDgham, T, G. Robertson, J. Mair, and J. M'Leod. , —Tbe New South Wales jockey Sydney ' ifoynolda sustained severe injuries through being thrown from the Nelgourie oolt on the Flemington training ground on the 16th inst., and died the same evening from the effects. The deceased's mount was run into by Tantallon,' and Reynolds waa thrown violently to the ground. He expired without regaining consciousness, from concnßsionof the brain and hemorrhage of the lungs. —We understand that a horse-racing event ia on tbe tapis in which the two extremes of jookeydom will be in the saddle. One rider is estimated from bia appearance to weigh about seven stone, and the other will turn the Bcale at something over 14 stone. Both riders are accomplished— in almost everything bnt horse raoing, and if they survive the race [they will be banqueted in something the same style aa politicians are nowadays. — N, O. Times. —Napier Telegraph mentions that at the Hawke's Bay Trotting meeting a well-known sport handed in a £20 note at the machine, and asked for " a twelve and a seven." The machine man thought he asked for " twelve on seven," and gave him 12 tickets on No 7. Ac be could not get them taken baok by the machine man, he sold a few to some by-standera but waß obliged to keep seven of the tickets. Luckily the horse be backed won, and he netted a nice little thing all through a mistake. .—"Freelance" remarks that those backers who got on to G'Naroo for the Oaulfield Oup before the day of the race have no idea what a narrow escape they bad of losing tbeir money without having a run for it. Up to Saturday morning (and I give this statement on the best possible authority— that of Mr G. Woodforde himself) it was extremely doubtful whether 1 the son of St. Albanß would be started or not, and the stable commission was not exeouted until the horses were being got ready for tbe post. —The Taieri Advocate says :— •• We fancy we know the trotter ' Mazeppa ' refers to. It has given some remarkably good short distance trials, but if it turns out to nave anything like tbe paoe of Wanderoo its owner says it will never be a goer in New Zealand. The owner farther says that with a really good trotter he could make more money over one race in Melbourne than he oonld make by winning 20 races in New Zealand. He thinkß the totalisator ia the ruin of horaeownera in New Zealand." —There are exaotly 100 entries for Hawke's Bay Guineas of 1892. Otago'a lot are these :— Hon G. M'Lean's b f by Sb Olair— Lady Emma Hon G. M'Lean'e b 0 by St Olair— L»dy Gertrude Hon Q. M'Lean's b 0 by St Olair— Dlone Hon Q-. M'Lean'a b 0 by Bubezahl— Lady Plorenoe Mr J. P. Beid's bro Outpost, by Vanguard— Titania Mr J. F. Beld'a br t Sortie, by Vanguard— Fairy Maid Mr 3. F. Beid's br 0 Skirmisher, by Vanguard - Ouida Mr J. F, Beid's b f Pibroch, by Lochiel— Fallaoy. — Canterbury Times says that a rather curious point has been raised as to the status of one of the country race committees. It appears that subscriptions to this particular olub were due on October 1, and that there is a rule of management that no member shall be allowed to vote at any meeting until his subscription is paid. The committee held a meeting early in the month, and dealt with two or three very important matters of business, but it is now alleged that none of tbe members had paid their subscriptions, and that the proceedings are informal, . ;

— A few months ago there appeared in this journal an article the burden of whioh'waa that Carbine loßt the V.R.O. Darby not through Derret'a fault, but bsoause the colt was short of work. Those sporting writers who made sport of that assertion may now trot out their arguments to floor, if they can, the Canterbury Times, which says :— " Carbine went across to Australia and sustained a somewhat inglorious defeat in the Derby. A great deal has been said and written about this race. The Australians, almost to a man, with a candour which ib peculiarly their own when dealing with other people's affairs, put all the blame on Derrett, who was riding the New Zsalander ; but if the truth could be discovered ws should probably know that Carbine was short of work, and that he failed, aB he has failed sinoe, when not quite wound up to concert pitch."