BEST RECORDS IN AUSTRALIA AND

Otago Witness, Issue 2120, 11 October 1894, Page 29

BEST RECORDS IN AUSTRALIA AND

aojuuvm . Four furlongi— Australian : Bis Bis, 48sec. American : Geraldine, 46sec. lire furlongs— Australian : Patroness lmin. American : Dr Hasbrouck and Correction, 57sec. Six furlongs— Australian : Volcano and Ascotvale, lmin 14sec. American ; Domino, lmin 9seo. Seven furlongs— Australian : Trieste, lmin 27seo. American : Bella 8., lmin 23Jsec (on a straight run). One mile— Australian : Boolka, Kingfish, Paris, and Bungebah, lmin 40sec, American : Salvator, lmin 35Jsec (against time on a straight course). Nine furlongs— Australian :v Cerise and Blue, lmin 55£seo. American: Tristan, lmin 51Jsec. On* mile and a-quarter— Australian : Hova, Smin 6seo. American: Banquet, 2min 3Jsec (straight course). On* mile and a-half— Australian : Priace Imperial, King Olaf, and Megaphone, 2rain 35Jsec. American: Lamplighter, 2mm 32Jsec. On* mile and three-quarters— Australian : Correze, Smin Bseo. American : Hotspur, 3min •Jieo. Two miles— Australian : Carbine, Smin 28Jsee. American : Ten Broeck and Newton, 3min 27isec. Two miles and a-quarter— Australian : Dreadnought,- 3min 59} sec. American : Preakness and Springbok (dead heat), 3min 56^sec. Thre* miles— Australian.: Portsea smin 23Jbic. American : Drake Carter, omin 24seo Four miles— American : Ten Broeck, 7min lSJsec. BEST TROTTING RECORDS. NEW ZEALAND. On* mile.— Saddle, Yum Yum, 2min 27Jsec, Canterbury T. 0., May 1894 ; harness, Brooklyn, 2min 41sec, Plumpton Park, May 1894 One mile and a-half.— Saddle, Barney O'Hea, 3min 58sec, Geraldine, September 1894. Two miles.— Saddle, Blacksmith, smin 9sec, Forbury, May 1894; harness. Imperious, Smin 21sec, Canterbury T.G., May 1894, and Berlin Abdallah, Tahuna Park, May 1894. Three miles.— Saddle, Wanderoo, Bmin, Forbury, March 1891 ; harness, Specification, 7min 35sec, Canterbury T. 0., May 1894. AUSTRALIAN. One mile.— Harness, Osterley, 2min 25sec, in match against Mystery. Twe miles.— Harness, Mystery, 4min 56Jsec. ia match against Oiterley. » Three miles.— Harness, Osterley, 7min 30isec. AMERICAN (IN HARNESS). One mile.— Nancy Hanks, 2min 4sec, Sept. 1892. Two miles.— Greenlander, 4min 32sec, Got. 1893. Three miles.— Nightingale. 6min 55Jsec. Oct. 1893. AMERICAN PACING. One mile.— Westmont, 2min ljsec, July 1884. Two miles.— Defiance, 4min 47Jsec, September 1872. Three miles.— Joe Jefferson, 7min 331 sec, November 1891.

TO CORRESPONDENTS. Ludo (Gore)" asks:— (l) What is the correct spelling of the game called " knap " ? (2) Is the name derived from knapp, meaning " a summit' or : is it a corruption of Napoleon? (3) A, B, C, D, E, F are playing euchre, sitting in order mentioned — A, C, E playing B, D, F. It is E's deal. F passes, A passes. C passes, and D passes, and E is about to turn it down when B orders him up. E refuses to take it up on the ground that B should have spoken before C and D. Ib E justified in his action?— Answers: (1 and 2) The name of the game is '"Napoleon," or "Nap" for short. (3) See answer la9t week. Put baldly, as in your Question, I think that E can refuse to take it up ; but the very essence of the question is whether B had reasonable time to speak. If he had not, he is not to be bustled out of his right ; but if he had fair time, and then allowed C and D to speak before him without protest, he has lost his right to speak. That is my opinion. 'There is no rule on the point so far as I can find. G. (Milburn) ask« what are the racing colours of Mr Bradley. —Answer : No owner- of that name has registered colours. Paradise Hut (Glenomaru) writes : A bets B that Carbiue started in three Melbourne Cups, win. nine two and running second in one. B bets that Carbine only started in two Melbourne Cups. Would you kindly state the weights Carbine carried, also the placed horses in said races? How many Cups ha 9 Carbine won in Australia? —Answer: Carbine started in only two Melbourne Cups— in 1889, when the placed horses were Bravo 8.1 first, Carbine 10.0 second, and 3Me103 8.12 third; and in 1890, when Carbine 10.5 won, with Highborn 6.8 second, and Correze 7.3 third. -The only other Cup that Carbine has won in Australia is the Sydney Cup. which he took in 1889 with 9.0" and in 1890 with 9.9.