AUCKLAND TOPICS.

Otago Witness, Issue 2231, 3 December 1896, Page 33

AUCKLAND TOPICS.

By Taihoa. December 1. - The declaration of weights for the Auckland .Cup haß not resulted in any betting. The owners of Acone, Woodstock, and Bonnie Blue did not fancy their weights, and ecratched yesterday. So far as I can Bee St. Paul is in very well. With 8.2 in a weak field The Possible will run well, and Mr Morrln, apeaklng to me this morning, ex« pressed his confidence in D*y Star's ability tft win should he stand his preparation. M? S. H. Gollan's Tire was brought over from Pydnay, in, the s.s. Tasmania to prepare for thd

forthcoming Great Northern Derby. Tire is located at J. Rae' a stables pending the arrival of Percy Martin. , The fall that J. Gallagher had off Acone at Wellington will place him in retirement for some time. In addition to having an arm broken, Gallagher had a rib fractured. At the annual meeting "of the Takapuna Jockey Club held last week the statement of accounts Bhowed thut the year's receipts were £4149 against an expenditure of £3366, which leaves a credit balance of £772. At Messrs Hunter and Nolan's yards laßt Friday the American trottinsr horses Wilmington and Companion were submitted to auction, tlie former beii-g purchased by Mr A. R. Harris for 29gs and the latter by Mr A. Austin for 39gs. The pony Fidget was purchased by Mr A. Bowden for 30gs. The old steeplechase mare Hopeful Kate had the misfortune to fall over tho embankment at Newmarket last *eek, and one of her shoulders being fractured it was found necessary to destroy her. The foaling season has concluded at Wellington Park, the return being 13 colts and 10 fillies.