IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2207, 18 June 1896, Page 33

IN A NUTSHELL.

— Brin is turned, out. ' — Coil is having a rest. — Paris did not start for the Chester Cup. — ,Mr J. Hszlett has gone f or.a trip to Australia- — Cravat cost Mr S. Hordern 105Qg3 as a yearling. — Loyalty is among the Melbourne Cup nominations.

— Colonel North left behind him less than half a million sterling. — Auraria, last year's winner, is not entered for the Melbourne Cup. — Referee- reports that Mr W. Douglas h*s purchased Donald M'Kinnon for £300. — Onkaparinga (S. A.) holds the record for a day's machine investments, £18,136. — The V.R.C. cabled Home congratulations ta the Prince on his winning the Derby. — No horses now in New Zealand are among the 57 nominations for the Champion.

— Some English trainers are now following the colonial example of running horses unshod.

—In one of Australia's papers the sporting heading is " Quick and Dead." Very good. —St Frusquin is the first winner of the Two Thousand that Mr L. de Rothschild has had.

— Steel' All died at Hawera a week befdre her son Levanter won the Steeplechase at Auckland. — Robert Taggart, of Tapanui, is to apply next month for his discharge by the Bankruptcy Court. — The horse Three Star has been purchased by Mr Harper, until lately owner of Donald M'Kinnon. — Bob Ray is in work again in Sydney, apparently sound, though his- knee is uglylookir/g. ._ — T. M'Kay has bought the Master Agnes gelding Masterpiece, and will probably race him over hurdles. — Alderman Kither, of Adelaide, is going to add a hundred-guinea trophy to the next A.R.C. Birthday Cup. - • — Every paper at Home is hinting that the Prince of Wales borrowed' largely from the; late Baron Hirsch. — Akarini was bred in Victoria by Mr Donald Wallace, and was sold to Mr M'bweeney as a yearling foi"losgs. — From " Phaeton's" notes I gather that it was 20 years ago on the 24th May that John Rae rode his first race over fences. ' — After "paying £170 for repairs and improvements, the South Canterbury Olub begins its new season £50 ahead of last year. — Sir William, who ran second in the Melbourne Cup, is to be used on the stage at Sydney . in a piece named " The Derby Winner.* — Paris is said to have become a determined puller in England, whereas in Australia he would go quite handily In a single-reined snaffle,

— If is said that Ted M'Coomb, brother to Mr Goodman's rider, proposes to bring across from Tasmania a horse called The Flying Scud. — Hopgarden, winner of the North New Zealand Huidle Race, was got by Daniel O'Rorke from Lena, who is a daughter of Lsonato. — From Sydney Referee I learn that tha New Zealand mare Golden Fleece has been purchased by a patron of X Hatton's stable for £100. — This is not the first year the Royal colours have been successful in the Derby. Sir Thomas won for the then Prince of Wales (George IV) in 1788. — Mr W. Sibary has purchased the American colt Montauk and a batch of two-year-olds from Mr Croker, and they will be trainod by Hornsby. — Earwig, who ran third in the Derby, belongs to Mr H. E. Beddington, who was in Australia a few years -ago and took home a filly bought at St. Albany

— The O.J.C committee advise a reduotion of the value of the Seventh Challenge Stakes from lOOOsovs to sCosovs, and to decrease the payments in proportion. — The Calcutta Turf Club intends to introduce the totalisator and refuse to lincense bookmakers. The committee are expected to give tha machine a trial shortly. — Bombardier when at his best is one of tha fastest horses on the flat that Aucklandera have ever put to jumping. Traok watchers once saw him beat Anita.

— Ebor, belonging to Mr S. H. Gollan, won his third race in EngHnd on April 23 at Ludlow— viz , the- County Steeplechase, of 22050v3, three miles, oarrylng 11.5. — " Ribbleden " predicts that Coil will win the V.R.C. l.erby. Tom Pay ten contradicts the rumour that the colt has contracted a fashionable and enervating vice. — Already the 2min 41 4-sßec of Persimmon's Derby stands discredited. The cable to the Australasian- gave the time as 2min 42 4-ssec— still, however, the record. — So objectionable has street betting in Adelaide become lately that it is intended by the Commission sr of Police to huve future offenders arrested instead of summoned.

— The Houaa of Commons decided by a maJority of 141 not to adjourn on Derby Day. It Is lardly likely, one would think, that the question will bo put to the vote any more. — The remarkable " resurrection" of the famous English steeple baser Cloister some time ago is attributed to his having been allowed to drink as much new milk as he could consume.

— The totalissitor investments at the Adelaide Birthday meeting during the throe days was £50,088. The club's ahare of this money at 7J per cent, was over £>750. The stakes came to £3770. — Hova pulled up very lame in Adelaide, but the fact of his being subsequently entered for the Caulfield and- Melbourne Cups would ■ seem to show that the lameness is jjpfc supposed to be serious. '

— The Melbourne Cup entry record waa reached in 1891, when 164 horses were engaged. Next year there was a drop to 135, and in 1895 the numbers rose to 149. This year 137 horses are entered.

— Mr R. M'Kenna intended uEolus for India, but the horse broke his elbow by falling at a hurdle at Wyndham (Victoria), and there wai no help for it but to put an end to his existence with a bullet. ■

— An American exchange statos that with the possible exception of Fred. Taral, who has saved fully £20,000 of his earning*, Tony Hamilton, the coloured jockey, is the wealthiest rider on the American turf.

— As at Flemington, the space inside the running ground at Adelaide is free to the public, and , some thousands must have seen Destiny win without having to contribute anything in the way of gate money. — Tom Jennings has sold Cockfield to one of Charles Peck's employers for, it is said. 2500g5. This colt was bred by Mr F. H. Jennings, and is by Trapeze out of Gladio9, by Gen. Peel, her dam Lady Gladys, by Gladiateur. — Quarrel, who finished second in the Lincolnshire Handicap, started firat favourite for and won the Ksher Stakes at Sandown Park in April. He is said' to have run very big, and they say he will when fit win a better race. — Mr Hamar Bass, whose Love Wisely finished second to St. Frusquin for the Two Thousand, declared his readiness to ntatch bis colt against the then Derby favourite at 141b over the-sam* courie for £1000 or £2000 a-side. — Thais started nearly as good a favourite as anything for the One Thousand Guineas, as 5 to 1 was taken. She only got home by a short head, with half a length between second and third. Sister to Ella Tweed being fourth. — The three Carbine colts sold' at Melbourne lately realised a total of 820ga. The highest price was brought by the half brother to Hometpun, who is a bright chestnut, and showing many of the characteristics of his famous sire.

— A yearling filly by Trenton from La Tosca and a yearling filly by Carbine from Leta were sent to England by the Thermopyke from Melbourne. The La Tosoa filly was won by Mr Agnew Ralston, and goes to the Duke of Portland. The other filly belongs to the Messrs Wilson, of Ercildoune. — Addio. purchased by Mr Oalvert for 480gs 'after winning at Kempton Park on Blaster Monday, did her new owner a turn in the Cobhatu Two-year-old Selling Plate at Sandown Park in April. The daughter of Adieu and Frolic has not yet known defeat. !• —Says "T.T." in Melbourne Sportsman:— " Hova has been a much boomed animal. He has given us many a aensatlonal win to think about, but he is not within streets of old Carbine. Like Kati&ha's tooth, Carbine stands alone without an equal in all Australia." — Gratitude, who died in Adelaide the other day, was a granddaughter of the Gratitude who went so near winning two Cesarewitches for the late " Ready-money!' Robinson. The Australian Gratitude was by Countryman from Serenity, j and consequently full sister to Hurricane and Charity, the dam of Donation. — For the Bendigo Ste -plechase three own brothers —Woonooke, Oftmpaspe, and Waratah— were handicapped, and, singular to state, they followed each other in the allotments. It wanted only Labour-in-vain to complete the Albury— Wild Rose family racing in Victoria. — They say that Mr Gollan has been trying, to buy Wakawatea to go to England. I very muoh doubt this report. Wakawatea is a gelding and pretty near the end of his effective racing period ; and, by the way, it seems to me that the Sydney handicappers are treating him. very badly. — The Stud Produce Stakes, a new race for two-year-olds at Sandown Park, was won in April by Brigg, a son of Brag (by Struam — Bounce) out of Gagoul. by Galopin from Coomassie, by King Tom or North Lincoln Cockfield, who finished second, was afterwards sold at a large figure. — Viceroy, the trotting stallion, br Childe I Harold (imp.)— Violelta (imp.), has been sold by I MrG. E. Faithful, of Victoria, to Mr A. Ourtin, I of Launceuton, for £240. He is a full brother to Violetta Jun., King Harold, Viking, Era, and Lady Bra, while on the sire's side he claims relationship, to Osterley, Pastime, and Australian Childe Harold.

— The Australasian says :— " By Mr Thompson, of Footscray, we have been shown a safety-stirrup which should come into favour with riding men, ' especially those who jump fences. Directly an accident by which a rider is liable to become fast by the stirrup occurs, » band pressed by the instep cauies the Btirrup to unstrap itself, as it were, and the foot is released." — A peculiar incident happened in the Federal Hurdle Race at Moonee Valley. The- race was won by the Messrs Manifold Bros.' gelding Batanzos, but the rider of the fourth horse, Sir W., protested against the placed horses on the 7 ground that they had run inside a pott. The stewards decided to run the race over again, and Batanzos once.move won.

I — Since going into Brewer's stable Mr Gollan's i recent purchase, Erl Kins, has beeu put through j a course of phyaic. The big sou of the Duke has never yet been tried over hurdles, but Brewer has every confidence that he will jump. He was given his first lesson during the week, and schooling will be continued right up to the time of his departure for England. I — Says "Rfbbleden" f— "Mr A. A. Samuel won a thousand or two by The Chevalier's success in the Birthday Handicap at flemlngton, but -some good-natured friends of- his (he complained), got the cream of the. warket. The winner, who

was ridden by Mr S. Millet's jockey, Carson, i* by Lochiel, and Is undoubtedly the stoutest horse the eon of Prince Charlie has bequeathed to us." — Mr Archie Yuille took the nice bet of 600 to 5 about Mostyn and Destiny, and by way of encouraging the breeding industry, a branch of the turf with which he is so strongly identified, he straightway invested nearly half of it in the yearling colt by Carbine from Sylvia. The Australian ' Tattersall " is a sportsman who practises what he preaohes. Pity the turf hasn't got more of the same sort.— Leader.

— " It would not be anything of an exaggeration to say that a service would be rendered to horse-breeding interests in France if all the three-year-old colts ani fillies which have run co far this seat on could be converted into butchers' meat and Lyons sausage, for there doe 3 not appear to be one of them above selling-plate form." Such is the doleful report of the Paris correspondent of the Field. — The betting of the long odds of 100 to 12 on St. FruEquia for the Two Thousand Guineas supplies a record in connection with that race, though almost as hot a favourite startod for it in 1839, when 7 to 1 was at the itart laid on t,ord Jersey's C'ffimrasrainst two opponents, The Corsair and Mther. Unlike Mr L. de Rothsohiid'a colt, however, the favourite on that occasion was beaten, the race going to The Coisair, the property of hord Lichfleld. — Says " Phaeton " : A well-known racecourse habitue, who is often heard to remark that ho claims no particular forte for pioklng winners, but that he can find the non-triers with the cleverest, put a mark opposite a certain horse's name that was unsuccessful on the opening day at Takapuna, and followed this up by accepting 100 to 50 about bis winning on the teoond day. It came off all right. I will leave my reader* to fill in the name of the horse. — Gulistan. winner of the Hastings" Plata at Newmarket, held his opponents Bafe from end to end, in a manner that St. Frusauin himself could not have surpassed, and a good judge remarked, as the son of Brag passed the post, "I believe they can win the Derby with, any one of their three." What, a position to be in, and what would not the old-time crafty owners of the Gully type have made out of it I Guliatan is by Brag from the Kisber mare Guinevra, — A bet of £500 level was laid on. Banjo for the Steeplechase in Adelaide, and although he bad the worst of the pries the backer had the best of the bet when the race was over. Banjo paid over 3Jto 1 in the total isator, but he would not have done so if this £500 had been put in the nuchina. 'I he maD who backed Banjo took several other big bets at ridiculous prices during the day, and these he did not win, though from all accounts he had very bud luck over one of his wagers. — Australasian.

— Partner not only wears his years well— he is rising 9— but continues sound and keeps on winning. The Age says there was a, lot of merit in his performance with Bosnia, at Moonee Valley, as the Boz mare is particularly smart ovor flva furlongs, and besides, seems to like greasy going. Morriiton, in the run off, gave, the spectators, at j F. Hoysted'B expense, a beautiful exhibition of artful jackeyship, and having thereby induced hia opponent to get his mare at her top, undet the impression that the pressure was all on Partner, Morrison came away and won with a bit in hand.

— Turf, Field, and Farm says: "The- price which Mr W. H. Vanderbilt paid for Maud S. was neither £3000 nor £8000 *b stated, but £4200: Mr Bunner paid £8000 for her, and he bought Sunol for £8200 before going to California to look hor over. Mr Vanderbilt could have' taken £20,000 for Maud 3. at the time* he let Mr Bonner have her, and Governor Stanford was told he could have £20,000 for Sunol. Messrs Vanderbflt and Stanford preferred to sell cheaper to Mr Bonner. than anyone else, because they appreciated what he had done to give character and valua to the trotting horse of America."