AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2012, 15 September 1892, Page 28

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

(From Oub Own Corbesfokdent.l

Auckland, September 13.

I regret to say that the filly by Remus out of Carbine's sister, Lady Walmsley, is dead. She was a weakly foal from birth, and this may be ttributed, solely to shipping a valuable mare heavy in foal. Mr Austin's Queen Rose, by King Cole from Rosaliuu", visits the Musket horse Howitzer. The same gentleman's mare Across-the-Grass, by Ake Ake, dam Abbess, visits Dishonour, who is a full brother to Mr D. O'Brien's Freedom. Mr Austin has christened his blue-roan colt by Brigadier from Victress" Tom Morrin." Miss Laura has foaled a grand chestnut colt to the Musket horse Tetford. Mr Alison informs me that his brood mare Phantom— by Musket, dam Atlantis— will visit Nelson, to whom she slipped twins last year, as also will the beautiful Painter mare Mystery. My readers will remember that in describing a visit to the Motukerere stud, or as it is cpmmonly called "Brown's Island stud," I picked The Painter, mare Mystery with Tunora (the Musket mare) as the two gems. The little roan steeplechaser Bit o' Blue died during the present week at Takapuna. After our late fine weather I select the.following for Saturday :— For the Trial Stakes, The Dancer or Dorothy; for the Hurdles, Stepper; for the September Handicap, Ida or Quadrant ; for the Steeples, Hopeful Kate or The Colonel ; for the Flying, St. Hippo; for the Juvenile Plate, Acorn or King's filly. . Cock Robin, by The Dauphin from Envious (the latter bred by the late Mr George Dodson, of your city),- died last week from lockjaw. Cock Robin was the property of and bred by the worthy secretary of the A.R.C. . Work at Ellerslie has been fast since tine weather intervened. ■ I hear that Coalscuttle will only go South if her spring performances give justification. ■ Nile is an unknown quantity, and I can hardly make him out, but will next week. He is m For the Hawke's Bay Guineas I still think that St. Hippo will follow in the steps of St. Andrew, more especially as I hear that North Atlantic is in queer street. . The Dancer still shows a big swelling or ossification over his kneecap exactly similar to that of old Billingsgate. Mr Albert Glover, a bookmaker, has been elected a town councillor for Auckland city. On all sides he has received the congratulations of the sporting fraternity, as ho is very highly esteemed.