IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 33

IN A NUTSHELL.

— King's Bowman is having a rest. — Vandyke is supposed to be a bit off colour. — D. O'Brien has sold Ilchester to go to India. — Flying Shot may be put over hurdles this winter. — Culloden is to be put in work again at Napier. — James Gough hod five wins at the Sydney meeting. — A welsher at Randwick on Cup day got away with £150. •— Nomad is novr one of J. Loughlin's team at the Tivieri. — Zola ran three times in the afternoon at North Canterbury. — Verax (brother to Jeweller) recently died in Queensland. — Lochiel's yearlings brought fair prices at the Sydney sales. — Mr J. Coyle's handicapping at Wairarapa is highly praised. — Lorelei, by Cruiser— Laurel, is reported to have broken down. — Mr Crossan's filly by Berlin— Wanderoo has been named Whroo. — Chesterman, once valued very highly, fetched only 160gs in Sydney. — Cretonne, by Ascot- Leonessa, will be made a hurdler of if he proves suitable. — Three dividends of over £20 each at Geraldine. Only two " morals " got home. —Mr J. A. Campbell has bought Dunlop, winner' of the Melbourne Cup, for 160gs. — Stromboli, by Chester— Etna, has become the property of MY Cnssidy, of Queensland, at 250gs. — The South Canterbury Club is expected to be able to show -a profit of £123 on the recent meeting. — Wallace's record to date is 8 wins (including two dead heats), 7 seconds. 2 thirds, and 4 unplaceds. — Mr Isaac Freefch has sold Revolt and Revolution. The former is now owned by Mr Campbell, of "Wellington. — A North Auckland man named Graham- is said to have given up training and joined the Salvation Army. — Rotharn stead Is now the property of Mr >Land«llß, having been bought after the Hack Race at Oamaru for £15

— Twenty out of a possible 60 placea In the flat races at Rand wick last week were filled by descendants of Musket.

— Maluma's superb action is, in the opinion of "Terlinga," the true secret of .her brilliancy and ability to carry weitcht. -~~~~ — Mona, the Hornby mare that has been shaping pretty well this autumn, was bought 11 months ago for .£lß los. — She Geraldine Tssiiiiyt Club did not follow

the lead of one of the other clubs in declining to let a lady owner drive in a race. — Mr Foi dham intends to take Captain Cook (brother to The Admiral) to Indin,. The Captain was preßODtedto him by Mr J."Wilßon, jun. — The sale of 123 thoroughbred yearlings at the Rttcdwick autumn sales thia year realire's 9328g5, as compared with 117 y^arliags and 84£lgs lust year. — The Australian trottfng stallion Era, by Ohilde Harold (imp.) from Violetta (imp ), will do stud duty this season and then leave for England. — Gore Trotting Olub having obtained the Waimea Plains Club's pe>mit, intends to hold a meeting at Gore in June, and will offer £160 in prizes — n«i first name I have heard mentioned in connec'ton with the New Zealand Cup ia that of Black and Red, this colt having beon supported at 100 to 3. — Worcester, winner of the City and Suburban Handicap at Epsom on the 22nd inst , is a six-year-old by Saraband— Elegance, and was handi capped at 8.12. — An American owner is paid to have offered £3400 for the services of the coloured jockey Sinims during the coming season, but he failed to secure the jockey. — The Referee says! We are informed that Mr Stnad's lease of Yaldhurst, has expired and unless he sslla his horses at ouce he will probably arrange to renew it. — Tbe Southland Trotting Club, which is said to be in a strong financial position, will hold a meetiig on May 25. A Br-unner Relief Trot is to be on* of the events. — Th» death is announced of Baron Hirsch, who used to bfntow all his winnings on charity, and doubtless found that fact entered to his credit .when he faced St. Peter. — MtßHtti W T. Jones and W. Cooper contemplate taking Newhaven to England at the conclu•bion of*bis three year-old engagements if he improver as much as is expected. — Oai tridg (full-sister to Derringer), who was shipped from Auckland to England, missed last s-ason to the Dofce of Westminister's Blue Green, and this year ha* visited <>rm«. — Mr Moss Jonas, who purchased No Wonder after winning the Novel Race at the South Canterbury J.C.s meeting, made a present of the gelding to Mr P. Butler.— Referee — Third prize, of £367, in Tutt's sweep on the DoDcuster Handicap, went to Mrs S. Kllis, of Bannockbnm (OUgo), and third in the Sydney Cup (£3*6) was won by C. F. Wood, of G'eymou.h. • — White, tb* jockey, who is said to be » firstclass judge of racing, is themai. in whose judgment Mrs Langtry has mott confidence, and, thanks to him, the h»s at lime* won large sums. c Ik* Earnsbaw, Mr S. Hordern's private trainer, has been awarded fourth- prize in the London Sportsman's competition for the best 10 mares to be mated with Lord Roeebery's famous horse Ladas.

— A two-year-old colt by Donovan from the Aua-trulian-bred mare Mons Meg, which nvill r»ce in England thia y«av, is named Great Gun. Mons Meg is a daughter of the Mu-ket hoise MartiniHenry. — Mr G. Williams, one of the D.J.C.'s stuff on race days and the secretary to the National Coursiuß Olub, diblocatod hi- shoulder recently, but is tioiv able to get *bout again after his accident. bill ion, who was purchased on behaif of the Indian sportsmen, Messrs A and E. Ezra, was a mo-t profitable purchase, hiß victory in the Mordialloc Handicap at Epsom being his fourth since the sale. — It has been already stated that Dan O'Brieu hsw bought a yearling by Autonomy from Bangle.

— It has been already stated that Dan O'Brieu hsw bought a yearling by Autonomy from Bangle. This Bungle, it v.ay be necessary to atato, is- an Englisb-bred mate, daughter of Barcaldine and Chatelaine.

— The Taieri Club made a small profit on the Ea-»tet meeting— hardly up to expectations or requirements. This is to be regretted, for we do want that stand, and the club is not likely to build it till it pees its way to do so. — Sputing R-view state* that J. Oaktnfall, who for some time waa engaged at Mr W. RithboneVracing and breeding establishment at Waipa wa, and who latterly hnb been training Sparkle and Moira at Hastings, has left for Coolgardie. — Dillon made his firat public appnurance ovei hurdles at Menfcone. The ancient g-ey, who jumps splendidly in private, performed very badly with the colours up. He blundered at every obstacle, and was beaten half a mile from home.

— Rosella, who won the Williumst .wn Purse on the 16th, comes from celebrated racers on both eidea, as har sire is Trenton and her dam Pardon, by Yattendon from Gazelle, also dam of Reprieve, a famous horSe that raced in New South Wales.

— Resolute, winner of the Second A.J.C. Nursery Handicap, is a fine colt by Treuton. He was one of the hottnst favourites feenfor a considerable time in a two-year-old handicap at Randwick, starting at even money, and in some places 5 to 4 on, in a field of 16. — A yearling sister to Tenipest was recently sold in Syuney to Mr Lamond for 20gs, and a halfsister to Gip^y Gr*ud to Mr Monaghan at 95gs I uuderotand that Messrs St?phen«on and Hazlett have the option of taking the latter, but have not made up their minds to buy. — Mr W. C Cousins, of Singleton, claims to be the originator of the idea of using a false fence at the home turn for the prevention of blocking. Mr W. Forre-ter bears him out in the utatement, having discus ed the matter with Mr Cousins macy years ago.— Sydney Referee. -- Ac-nrdirg to " Phaeton," A cone waß another "pick up "at Sylvia Park Acoiiite.in foal to St. Leger, was sold at a clearing out sabs at Sylvia Park in 1890 for 25ga The toal -which the daughter of Derby was canning is known as Acone, who in one season has cleared the board of 10 races.

— The Austrulasian'B view : The totalisator position in New Zealand reminds us of what occurred in South Australia in 1884. Over-racing killed the machine. Then racing died out, and in a few years it was found necessary to re-legaliße the totaiiuator. But the sponsors of the new bill took care that the machine was confined within reasonable limits.

— Says the Sydney writer " Martindftlc " :— The results of the big autumn race meetings have not thrown much light oa the coming Derbies. Coil and Newhaven are cerUruly the best, but they race in such an erratic manner that if they were the property of some poor upcountrj owner he a»d they would stand an excellent chance of being duqualified. — Ebor, now racing in EngUnd for Mr Gollan, is a Victorian-bred borse, and firnt carried the colours of Mr J. E Brewer, for whom he won many races over 'the small and big fences. A change of ownership took place in 1891, when he raced under the banner of Mr J. Gardner with equal success. Towards the end of that year he wae purchased by Mr S. H. Gollan.

— The Southland News states that Mr Nicol is sow in treaty for the sale of the New Zealand rights of his starting clock. An English commercial man to whom the invention was shown was so taken with it that he has arranged with Mr Nicol to patent it in Great Britain and America, and introduce it into those countries and Australia, where a large sale for it is assured. —At the settling over the A. J.C. Autumn meeting speculation opened in double wagering on tha leading event* of the V.R.C. Spring meeting — the Derby and Cup— at prices ranging from 1000 to sto 1000 to 30. For the Derby, Newhaven, - Coil, Resolute, and Cydnus were most fancied, and were coupled with Wallace, Malunia, Trentham, Tire, Toreador, Fort, The Harvester, Atlas, CouraUie, and Strathspey for the Cup. — An enthusiastic admirer of Captain Swift got himself into trouble at Aspendale Park. T. Davis, who is connected with the stable of the owner of Captain Swift, ran on to the couiße just in front of th- judge's box, and " rode the Captain home " j with wild gesticulations and approving cries. The demonstration was perplexing -to the iudge, j who reported the offender, and the stewards fined Davis £3 3s, disqualifying him until the money was paid. — Sporting Review gives the Cold Tea prophets a hint. The Anti-gambling League had no chance of stopping racing in England, but a great outbreak of small-pox has prevented the Gloucester races and other sports being held. If any of these anti-gambling leaguers and wrongly-informed paHone desire to wipe out all evils let Beveral of their league be inoculated with small-pox. This Beema to be the only ohance they have of stopping the great national snort.

— THteif f'-nm the Ohitha Leader: Mr George Lattimore 1 the misfortune to lose a fine Barnego— Liz foal the other day. He has a good string of trotters in hand just now, and has procured one of ytk'dniftn'a.p'icumatic-tyred bicyclewheeled sulkies. Mr Laititnore deserves pood luck, which h«> certainly has net had of late, for he brings bif borßce out tplendidly. and goes for tbe slake rather than the "divy, in which he rarely participates to any extent. \ — When Cathal fell with him in th<= St«eplechase at Sandovvn (says Mun of the World) Mr Reginald Ward had » very narrow escape of breaking his neck. We don't know whether his 'life is insured as heavily as Lord Dudley's, whose death would hit the offices for little less than two millions. It used to be naid that the companies used during the winter to send a corps of bay scavengers ahead of his lordship whenever he went for a stroll to clear away the orange peel.