IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2010, 1 September 1892, Page 28

IN A NUTSHELL.

— Impulse is doing well at Randwick. — La Kose has arrived in Christcnurch, and is to be mated. — Waterbury and Couranto are to be turned out for a spell.- . . — Artillery will, I understand, stand in the Timaru district. . — The next payment for the N.Z. Cup is 7sovs, due on October 21. — Redleap has won four of the six races in which he has started. — I hear that Billy White will be riding in New Zealand this season. — Jas. Allan has taken Iroquois up to Timaru for the Hunt Club meeting. — Paris is beating The Workman in their exercise gallops at Randwick. — Mr Grigg has sold Ebony, a well-bred trotting stallion, to a North Island purchaser. —Mr J. H. Aislabie sends the Poverty Bay spring programme. Date duly entered up. . — " Cranbrook " tells us that at Willcannia the get of Sir Oliver won every race on the card. —Mr Gordon P. Wood sends a slip showing the handicaps for tho South Canterbury meeting. — At the last Deniliquin races a young man named Ah Sheck (!) won the Flying Handicap on Welcome Home. — The Canterbury Autumn meeting this season will be held on Saturday and Monday, the Ist a~nd 3rd April. — Cocksfoot was twice unplaced at Cranbourne (Vie.) on the 18th, and Rewi was second in the Tooradin Handicap. — M. Maurice Ephrussi has purchased by private treaty the Chamant estate of M. C. J. Lefevre for L 52.000. — Eighty-eight horses have made progress payments for the C.J.C. Challenge Stakes of 1893 and 104 for the stake of ISSU. — A word of warning reaches me from Sydney, to the effect that Autonomy will not win everything before him this spring. — The old hurdle racer Aroha, by Brigham Young, has been shipped to Sydney to the order of his old owner, Mr W. Weston. — The five winners of the Eclipse Stakes, in order, are Bendigo 9.7, Orbit 8.12, Ayrshire 10.2, Surefoot 10.2, and Orme 9.1. — The brood mares Straight Shot ("in foal to Dunlop) and Radiant (in foal to Lord Bundoora) have left Victoria for New Zealand- — It is generally understood that the totahsator is now pretty well assured against interference by the Legislature this session. —Mr W. R. Wilson and Mr W, T, Joaes, «i , present sojourning in England, are expeatedto return-in time to witness the Caulfield Cup. — A London cablegram gives the following as ' the result of the Ebor Handicap, run at the York meeting :— Alice 1, Benedict 2, Springtime 3. — The Adelaide Grand National Hurdle Race was won by Leroy 11.12, with Actress 10.9 second, and Laverness 10.12 third. Dividend, L 6 2s. The Steeplechase was taken by Confidence. —It is stated that Mr T. W. Hungerford's Heather Bell has missed to Maxim, and together with Enchantress will visit Apremont this season. . — Lady Evelyn was In a dangerous state after foaliug to Maxim, but she is now, I hear, pretty well right again, and the foal is thriving amazingly. . „ ,T, T —On the 17th ult. Missile won the Newport Handicap at Moonee Valley. The New Zealander started at 5 to 2, and easily beat Gratitude, the favourite. — English advices to July 22 state that Morny Cannon was then at the head of the list of winning jockeys for the season, being two points ahead of George Barrett. — From the Australasian : "Too much cannot be made of the fact that where the totalisator is there also is confidence and progress ; where it is not there is— or should be— some little anxiety. ~ Kapo, by The Mute-Uim, won the Hurdles at Aspendale Park (Vie) on the 16th ult. He carried 9.0, started at 6 to 4 on, and just squeezed home by a head after a desperate race with — I hear good accounts from Warwick Farm. Penance, despite the fact that he pulls up lame, is doing well; also Forty Winks, who is also troubled with what may be termed a chronic lameness. ' , — The Hawke's Bay book of programmes, forwarded by Mr Luckie, is as complete as usual, and shows that during the current season L4OOO will be given as added money, or Llsi more than last season. — Mr Justice Conolly has reserved judgment in the case of Blaikie y. the Auckland Trotting Club, in which the question raised was the club's right to exclude appellant from its course after selling him a ticket. , — Sporting Review hears that Mr W. Douglas contemplates sending his two stallions, Waterfall (Musket— Cascade) and Hiko (Musket— lTira) to America about Chicago Exhibition time, with a view to sale. , , — The English Jockey Club recently passed a new rule relating to racing at Newmarket, making it compulsory for all acceptances to be declared before 6.30 on the evening preceding the day of the running. — The crack English two-year-olds of the season, Milford and Meddler, were, oddly enough, born within five minutes of each other at the Hnvbuiy Stud, and it was ia January, when the ground was covered with snow, — Vogengang has been genuinely backed for the New Zealand Cub, it is supposed by the right parties. If so it is a moral that. he remains in Nesv Zealand instead of fulfilling his engagements at Flemington in November. — The two-year-old colt by Le Loup from Gipsy Queen, owned by Mr Macnamara. of Port Molyneux, and now in Hankins' stable, is a handsome and remarkably promising bay, more like a St. George than a Le Loup m appearance. — The following officers have been elected for the Gore meeting :— Judge, Mr T, Green ; starter, Mr Hewitt ; clerk of course, Mr Potts ; clerk of scales, Mr J. D. Hunter ; clerk of totalisator, Mr L. T. Syincs ; timekeeper, Mr A. J. Gibbs ; handicapper, Mr G. Dowse. . — James Hayes heads the lift of winning j ockeys for last Australian season, having ridden 57 winners out of a total of 282 mounts, aDd A Griffiths has also a creditable record, 143 mounts having yielded 4l£ successes. The New Zealander Cusdin divided with Pearson and Irainor tho honour of fourth place. . . —Le Loup, whose death is recorded in this issue, could have been sold over and over again, once quite recently, but the owner was noj, anxious to part with the horse. Sportsmen all over the colony will feel sorry that Mr laggart has sustained so severe a loss. . — The report of the Wellington Racing Club shows the receipts to have been L 7699. Hie revenue from the totalisator was L-1230 (less btate tax, L 612). The amount given in stakes was L 3592, and LlOsl was spent in improvements. The club has a credit balance of L 597. — Mr Wanklyn, secretary to the Cmterbury Jockey Club, forwards a copy of the club's programmes for the coming season, stylishly got up in pamphlet form. The total amount of added money for the season is L 11,755, viz , Grand National L 1640, Spring meeting LSISO, Summer meeting L6SO, and Autumn meeting L 4255. — Omaha, the half-sister to Ahua, was twice placed at the recent Aspendale Park meeting, but 4id not win either time, Two other New Zea-

landers—Tom Field 9.4 and Cocksfoot B.lo— were unplaced n the Welter won by Sardo 8.5, but the Fleur de Lys pony Missile got home in her race, for which she was entered and ridden by R. Allan. — A writer in the Western Star says :— Mr W. Smith has purchased the. trotter Hilda. Racing men will remember that the mare won the Maiden Trotting race at Riverton a few years ago. I hear that Seaward is to be trained this spring. It is to be hoped that the son of Hilarious will carry his owner's (Mr F. M'Kay) colours to victory. „ , ._ — I understand that the executive of the New Zealand Trotting Association have referred to the quarterly meeting the question as to approving of the Otago delegates recently appointed. I must confess that I am becoming a little confused about all these delays, and just a little apprehensive as to the outcome, but it is to be hoped that all will turn out well. — Wyndham Club has a credit of L 55. The next races will be held on January 2, the officers being as follow :— President, Mr John Milne; vice-presidents, Messrs R. Kidd and D. Kellic ; secretary, Mr W. J. Currie ; treasurer, Mr J. M'Lauchlan ; judge, Mr W. J. Winter ; starter, Mr R. Kidd ; clerk of scales, Mr R. Young ; clerk of course, Mr Jas. Todd. — A special conference of the metropolitan racing clubs is to be held in Wellington on Thursday next to,considcr a notice of motion in regard to the amount of added money where the totalisator is used. It was originally intended to discuss the matter about the middle of November, but it is thought advisableto settle it atonce, as the smaller clubs are sending in their programmes for approval. , , , , , — The late Marquis of Drogheda was best known for his hat and his height. He stood 6ft 4in in his stockings, and badT a corresponding breadth of shoulders. His lordship was in his 66th year himself, but it would be rather difficult to prognosticate the proper age of his hat. Nothing could induce him to wear either a new head covering, or a pair of gloves, and the rest of his attire was in shabby harmony. — Orville, a son of Ormonde' and Shotover, who at one .time seemed likely to do some good service in the colours of the Duke of Westminster, unfortunately turned roarer during the past winter, and made his first appearance as a three-year-old in selling-plate company in the Vauxhall Plate at Hurst Park in July. A good price was on offer against him, but he came within a short head of upsetting the favourite, Castelar. . „„,,, — Writing in a New York exchange, Referee says :— " It is my opinion, if all goes well with Nancy Hanks this season, that the Maud S and Sunol records will Ire beaten. The trim little daughter of Happy Medium is almost certain to beat the trotting record, as the steady jogging she was given during the winter months has made her as hard as iron, and she now moves like a steam engine, going much more strongly than at any time last year." — Southland Times correspondent says that the Lumsden Club has made some much needed improvements to the course by filling up to some extent the -worst hollow sand blinding the badly cut up places. One place in particular, near the winning post, has had a drain cut through it and a shaft sunk to carry off the surface water, and the surface of the patch has been top dressed and resown. The course is to be well rolled and from present appearances there will be a good close sole of grass this season. — When JNautilus landed in Adelaide from England it was predicted, says') "Cranbrook that the son of Hermit would prove a decided acquisition to Sir Thomas Elder's stud Judging by the way Naughty Lass, the first of that horse s get to race here, shaped in the Two-year-old Handicap at Caulfield, the imported stallion should be a success. But for Baltic swerving in (the straight and interfering with Mr J. Keoprn s fife she would have been well up>at the finish. — Items from Taieri Advocote :— T. Cotton has received another addition to his string, having brought from Lawrence the four-year-old Epigram, a taking-looking son of Epicure, who has shown himself to be possessed of good pace. Ihe Digby Grand filly in the same stable is looking well, and the same remark applies to Seabreeze. Mr James Gow's filly by Sir Garnet out of Invermay's dam seems to be improving in appearance, and if looks go for anything she should bo worth watching. Wolseley is keeping well. — Some uncommonly liberal dividends were distributed by the totalisator at Adelaide on the 13th ult., says "Asmodeus," L 75 10s being paid over the opening event, and L23 19s over the concluding race. These odds are quite unknown to frequenters of Victorian racecourses, and no wonder that the average punter yearas for the legislation of the machine in this colony. The Admiral s brother, Port Admiral, returned the dividend in the last race, after a dead heat for second place in the first race, for which he started favourite. — The New York Sporting World of the 13th of July states .— " Kingston has made a new record for the cracks to try and knock out. Seven furlongs around the circular course inlmin 26sec is a race that should stand for a while. It was about the best race the 'brown whirlwind' ever ran. and it does not look as if he were * going back yet a while." The race was run atMonmouth Park, and there were seven others started. Gloaming, by Sir Modred, being one of them, but ho did not get a place. Kingston, who won by two lengths, was got by Spendthrift. — The feat of horsemanship performed at the Epsom races (Vie.) by D. Brewer is a remarkable one. He rode Cornet, who fell six or seven furlongs from home, throwing him some distance. Brewer quickly picked himself up, remounted the horse on the off side, securing the reins after the horse was in motion, and rapidly overhauled the others. The reins were crossed, and the Btirrups became entangled and could not be utilised. Brewer pressed on, and, though the horse struck one of the four remaining fences pretty heavily, the rider was not shifted, and getting up with, the leaders at the turn Cornet eventually won by a length and a-half . — Wheu Ellington won the Derby in 1856, Tom Dawson, who trained the colt, won about L 20,000. The whole of it was paid to him in bank notes. After the settling he took the train for home, first having packed his notes in an old hat case, without any lock, but simply tied with a piece of string. Mr Dawson fell asleep in Ihe tram, and when changing carriages he left the old hat case behind. Mr Dawson did not recover his hat case for a whole week, during which time it travelled to Edinburgh, Aberdeen, and various other places. Ultimately it came back to the rightful owner, with the string neither cut nor untied, and with all the bank notes safe inside.