AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2200, 30 April 1896, Page 34

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

By Taihoa.

» . April 27. Good acceptances have been received for the Autumn meeting of the Avondale J.G , which takes place next Saturday. The leading bandicap will 'be the ' Autumn Handicap, one mile which has 16 acceptors, though quality is conspicuous by its-absence. Tit has as good a chance at anything engaged, aud with 7.4 c«n be relied 'upon to run a fair mils. This pony downed Stepfeldt over a mile when the sister to Stepniak vrai made such

p, hot pot for the Tradeemeß's Plate at the recent Ellerslie meeting. There are eigkt acceptors for the Steeplechase, and tiough Douald M'Kinnon '' and Carbuncle could bury the rest it is unlikely that ibeoe hon>cs will be ki fighting commission, es a win by either would lump up their weight at £he forthocming winter meeting at Ellerslie. lka IS about the best hors« to trust. Fi«hmouger, who w*e brought back from Sydney last Saturday, has not acceploi for the Avondale -Steeplechase, nor has he been entered for the jumping events at Takapuna' Queen's Birthday me- ting ; so Mr Hayt's steeplechaser must have broken down. With one or two exceptions, all the Wellington Park foals are weaned and progressine; favourably. "'hia year Frailty, who of late has been mated With Castor, is in fcal to Hotchkies. Speaking of hi* recent trip to Sydney, the master of tbe stud, Mr Morriii, tells me that he Visited Mrs James White's Kkkli^m stud and re< ewed'acquaintauca with Mnrtini- Henri, who Bret saw the light in Auckland 16 years ago. Mr Morris says that Musket's son wears his age reirrarkably w-11 . Avondale Olub has showed its regard for the Burvices rendered them by Mr Frank Lawry, Bi H R., by presenting him five days back with a gold rae4a) bearing the monogram of the club and the inscription Life member's ticket." Mr Lawry'e laat service to the club was to obtain for It ft totilisator permit for ita forthcoming meeting after the Premier hud ftated that one could not be granted. It is always advisable to have a parliatoentary friend at court. Trai era at lilk-rilie are agitating to be allowed to school horseo once or twice a week on the outside

pf the course proper during the jumping season. The request has been brought before the A.R C, v but so far it han not been acceded to. News com«s from Napier that A. Robertson haa put Melinite in work in view of the big hurdling events during winter. Our Great Northern Derby winner, Fabulist, will not be raced again this season. He has certainly earned a rest. Mr John Lennard tells me that the colt will be entered for the next N Z. Cud. My wire of a fortnight back re sale of Mr L. D. Nathan's Castor colt Three Star proves to have bee« true, for the hora« has left his late owner's Btable mm] joined that of John R*e. Orangeman's old pilot has a new pair of jumpers in hi* stable— Vis., Oago, asged (by Hercul«,ueum from Acone's dame. Aconite), and a. three-year-old by Capa-pto from Th<- Orphan. Major George is a believer in changing the location of fouls occasion *lly, and ha* sent six of his youߣ*tew to hit Waflcato estate te winter. Two of them are sired by Carbine, two by Nelaon, and two by The Workman.