IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2416, 28 June 1900, Page 40

IN A NUTSHELL.

— Tradition never won a race. — Pringle is now training Miss Edith. — Arline will probably start work again vers shortly. — A London cable states that Patron (winner of the Melbourne Cup) has been sold for! 4100gs. — Mr Guiness elected chairman of the South Canterbury Committee for the seventh year in succession.

— Sandbag, by Carbine from Sanderling, by, St. Simon, won a two-year-old race at Newmarket last month.

— The trophy attached to the- next Melbourne Cup will be a silver tea and coffee service andsalver, valued at lOOgs.

— The result of Sir Rupert Clarke's vendetta' against racing in Victoria is to exclude Paul Pry from the Melbourne Cup.

— Carl, who won the two-year-old race afi Adelaide recently, is a full brother to the Newmarket Handicap winner Carlton.

— From " Sir Modred's" notes I gather that Waikaia and Johnny will probably be nominated for the Grand National meeting. — The Dunedin Jockey Club's committee has again altered the date of the Dunedin Cup meeting, going back to the end of February. — The subscription to Trenton for 1901 ia full, the English owners reserving nine nominations out of 40,, for themselves and frienda.

— Mr Sydney James first took part in Otago racing in 1862, and was appointed secretary to the Otago Jockey Club (the predecessor of the D.J.C.) in 1863.

— The Bryan O'Lynn estate, in Victoria, ones famous as a blood stock stud and the home of the celebrated Panic, recently changed hands for something like £20,000.

— A Sydney cable states that Mr Martin Taylor's dogs— White Rose, Voanala, and Vandyke — won their respective courses in the first round of the Grand Challenge Stakes. — The American millionaire racehorse-owner, Mr J. U. Keene, arrived in England in May, and will remain until the autumn, returning to New York in time for the Presidential election.

— The story goes that the dam of Ambush II (winner of the Liverpool G-.N". Steeplechase for the Prince of Wales) was one of the cheap kind, and that her present owner got her in exchange for a cow. — The appeals against the Tahuna Club's disqualification of Premier and Doubtful for their races at the May meeting are again referred to the club for the consideration of fresh evidence.

— Diamond Jubilee did not take to M. Cannon, who was engaged to ride him, and at Cannon's request he was allowed off, and Harry Jones, v/ho looks after the colt, was given the mount in the Two Thousand Guineas.

— Brin, who has not raced since Apiil of 1£99, when he was nowhere in the Taieri Novel Race, won by Battery, is being ■walked about the roads by Mr T. M'Kay, presumably in the hope that he will stand further training.

— Advices from America, report the death of the Ea,yon dOr mare Eqality, dam of the speedy gelding Democrat, who was so successful on the English turf last season. Equality belonged to thai good sportsman, Mr Pierre Lorillard.

— The Australian-bred 'chaser Ebor made the journey to Dublin to fulfil his engagement in the Castle Steeplechase at Leopardstown last, month, but by some oversight his foreign certificate was not lodged, and he ccuid not compete.

— Not one New Zealand-bred horse in the V.R.C. National Hurdles, and the only New Zealander in the Steeplechase is Crusado, weighted at 10.10. The Mutiny handicapped at 10.5, is not our Mutiny but a gelding by Tumult.

— Baron A. de Schilker, whose filly Sercendria won the Grand Prix de Paris this year, is one of the leading spcrtsmen of France. This is the third time he has won the event. He took it in 1890 with Fitz Hoya, and in. ISO 4 with Dolma-Baghtche. — A blow has already Tseen struck in the Melbourne betting market in connection wifch the spring carnival. An admirer of Dutch Admiral (who up to the present has proved a failure) has taken £2000 to £2 that he wins the Derby and Melbourne Cud.

— While beiEg exercised at the Fairn-sld Stud (England) in May. The Lambkin fell de?d. By Camballo out of Mint Sauce, The Lambkin was bred by his owner, for whom he won the St. Leger in 18S4. He was apparently in perfect health up to the time of his death.

— The Lochiei mere Nevermore, who ran badly at the Q.T.C. meeting, won the Park Handicap, one mile, at the Brisbane J.C. meetins-. She only had 7.10 to carry, but was so If tie fancied that she went out at 10 to 1 ny a field of six, and squeezed home by half a head from Lauri, 8.6.

— Upon receipt of the news in Hobart that Hie Prince of Wales had vfon his second English Derby with Diamond Jubilee, the T.E.C. cabled Home the following : "Hearty congratulations from Tasnianian "Racing Club." and received a reply in those terms : "Many thanks — Albert Edward "

— Unbeaten on the turf, St. Simon has already eoualled Stocky/ell and Hermit in having been seven times head of tfco list of winning stallions. This was from 1890 to 18G6 inclusive, and his stock in those se?sons respectively amasoed £32,793, .-e26,590, £53,504, £36,369, £42,032 £30,469, and £59,73-1. — " Umpire " says that the bill to control racing in New South Wale 3 will pos'ibly pa3S the Lower House, but its chance in the Le<rslative Council, if it gets there, will be- problematical, as the opposition is sure to be strong, and upholders there of the present arrangements for racing control hard to outvote.

— A recent letter from the ceat cf war in Souib Africa contains the information, s^yt " Sir Modred, ' that the Southland horse Blackbird met with his death by means of a buMet at Paardeburp;, when Cronie was captured. Ha ran over hurdles once or twice, and his name as a racer may be seen in an unenviable place in the official calendar.

— Word comes frori India that; Leonidas has broken down, and will hardly race pgain. He ivps one of the most brilliant hordes landed from Australia, having reeard to his performances during the year of his debut in Bangalore a,±id in Calcutta. His triumphs- in the Viceroy's Cup. Kooeh Bohnr Cud, and the Turf Club Plate all point to this end.

— Thus the Australasian • In respect of numbers the nominations for the Melbourne and Caul fie l d Cups cop all iecorcl<s. And yet we doubt if in r-ithpr case the entry can be called entirely satisfactory. In both races it is a case of a maximum of quantity and a minimum of quality.' As far as we know them, there is not a real cbsnmiou in either Cup.

■ — Mr Tatiei-oall once had occasion to remonstrate with a rather noisy member of a crowd, who interrupted the famous auctioneer while eliciting bids. The offender, however, was not to lip silenced. "I'm as good as you are," said the inteirupter, " and will fight you for what voxt like. ' " G-o into the ring, then," replied Mr Taltersall. " Knocking down is my game." — The Earl of Londesborough, whose death' is reported, was not so partial to the turf as was his father, the first baron, who in 1854 won thp (rold Cup at Ascot with "West Australian, which great racehorse he had purchased from Mr Bowes for 4500g5. The baron sent West Australia™ to his stud, where he had .also Stockwell (purchased for SlOOgs), the " Eny peror of Sl*lli©naC"

— At the Burswood (W.A.) meeting, the secretary demanded £5 and £3 for inside and outside licenses. The ringmen offered £3 and £1 10s, •which, was refused. Then the books defied the club and the police, and went on betting, on the ground that "the exact location on which they stood was a public street." Finally the books won, the club being glad ultimately to take £2 and £I—a1 — a dead loss on the previous offer.

"Sir Modred" reports that J. Lawson is engaged in breaking a couple of young racers from the stud of Mr J. Tennant. Both will Tdb three years old on the next universal racehorse birthday. A black gelding is by Rezaeznbrance from G-leneJg's dam, Enchantress, •while the other, by name Memory, is by the same sire from. Modeste. It has been suggested that Thoughtful would be an appropriate name for iJhe former, who is as yet unchnstened. —T. Biiddicomb continues to niend slowly at the Dunedin Hospital, and, though a piece of bone about IJin long was taken out of his arm, the doctors have made such a good job of the operation that he will probably have the us© of the limb all right after a thorough spell. I have not yet heard, by the way, of the club taking any steps to inquire whether the mishap was purely accidental or the result of foul riding. This inquiry certainly ought to be made.

_ — The English jockey, T. Loates, has not yet recovered from the effects of the accident lie met with, a couple of seasons ago. He had "his first inoiint this season at the Newmarket Craven meeting on April 20, but he must have fell unequal to the strain, as he subsequently ■ announced "that he would not lide again until the summer was well advanced. _ Loates is no doubt well enough off to make it a matter of -little moment to him whether he rides at all again this year. - — The Age says that a movement has been started among all the leading Victorian racing clubs of "the North-east with the object of e'fiecting an alteration in the present system of handicapping, whereby a harndicar>per well ■versed in the doings of provincial racehorses may be. appointed for a term of years. With, this end in view, a meeting of delegates lepresentaiive of racing clubs is being convened. The movement is meeting with much appreciation. — The One Thousand Guineas this year had a very open appearance. Sound and well, on ~h.cc last year's running, "Vain Duchess, a daughter of Isitiglass^. would have been a pronounced favourite, but she has become touched in her \rind since last season, the after effects of an attack of fever contracted last autumn. She stood at the head of the quotations, but there vras not much to choose bstween her and Merry Gal, by Galopin, who came from Foxhili wu-h • a good reputation, and was well backed.

— '" Reginald ' is of the same opinion as myself about there being a lot of duffers in the Melbourne Cup. Looking "through the entries, lie says, the first thing that occurs to me is that Mr 3?. 3?. Dakin, the weight-adjuster, will find it necessary to write " 6.7" a lot of time 1 * in compiling his figures. There are several owners of Cup candidates who know now to an ounca what their horses vrill get. for by no stretch of imagination could a handicapper put some of the duffers engaged even one mark above the lowest limit.

— ihe personnel of the Trotting Association "is a matter of general importance, and seeing that thi3 body has such a lot of serious business to transact, everybody ought to take an interest in' sectiring the return of the best men .procurable. Of the new men I know one •wh.036 personal qualifications are of the highest character, and who also knows the game thoroughly. I refer to Mr George Bissett, and recommend his candidature with the hope that lie will be elected. Mr Selig, of the old members, ought to be a certainty. His services are indispensable.

—In England the jockey who determines to get all that is possible cut of his mount occasionally meets with an unexpected bit of bad luck. A case of this kind occurred in connection with & point-to-point steeplecha.se held at Afton Downs, Freshwater. A jockey named John Yearsley spurred his mount, ChaiteiOak, severely when it was dead beat, and finally the animal fell at. a fence utterly exhausted. The Royal Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals took the (matter up, and piosecuted Yearsley, wibh the result that he was fined «S5 and £2 costs.

— M-T W. Allison sends '"Terlinga" a note concerning Phoebus Apollo, the St. Simon torse bought for the Wellington Park stud: "Phoebus Apollo has always been considered to have been most aptly named on account of Ms bloodlike quality and the perfection of his lines of &ymraetTy. He is one o£ the few sons of St. Simon thai have- taken after the sire lather than the dr.in. He is a medium-sized horse, standing about 15.3, and what good wearing limbs he has may be inferred from the number of seasons he has been doing good work and winning races.'' — According to- the watch, the race for the One Thousand Guineas was lvm much slower than that for the Two Thousand Guineas. The field got away to a fair start, Winifreds, always holding a good position in the leading division. She took up the running after going half way, and drawing out with a clear lead, had all the favourites 'settled in the dip. She was, however, challenged up the hill by the outsider of the'pscrty, tho staying Inquisitive, a daughter of "Hampton and None the "Wiser, but she held her" own, and won fairly cosily at last by threeparts off a length, Vain Duchess, two lengths away, ■filling the thiid place.

— Says Melbourne Sportsman : — Two prominent bookraakeis at Flernmgton at the last meeting, before the fourth race, found fault with each other for encroaching on his pitch, and, after some " language," they stood shoulder to shoulder, and endeavoured to cut one another by offering backers increased odds. A large crowd quickly formed " to see the fun," and , as the pair every now and then laid a point or so ovei the odds ruling in othe? parts of the ring, the money flowed into tiheir satchels ireely. " The devi l will look after his own," a cynical backer remarked ; " they will come to no harm." And so it turned out, for the outsider Estuary romped home, and gave the antagonistic fielders a good win. Forfarshire, one of the English three-year-old cracks, is under suspicion as to his wind. As he walked round at Newmarket, says Mr Allison, I certainly heard a suspicious whisper as if all were not quite as it phmikl be with his respiratory organs. It will be a thousand pities if this is so, and many people who also heard jumped to the conclusion that it is so ; but I should be slow to follow them in this, for I have known too many big horses that when not clean wound up have been -decidedly thick-winded. Clorane made a distinct uoise, and there was a time when Persimmon was supposed to be affected. • Still, it makes one feel r e,ther uneasy, and I shall be anxious to see Forfarshire gallop during next meeting. —At TBendigo (Victoria), on the 6th June, there were eight starters for the Grand Annual Hurdle Race, but betting was practically confined to Grey Star and Goldfinder, the -former having a slight call at the finish. The pair *liad the race to themselves after going a. half mile, and in the end Goldfinder, though he swerved a lot in the straight, won with the greatest of ease. Sunbrown struck a hurdls in -the- straight -the first time round, and tipped his. rider out of tbe saddle. There were only four starters for the Sandlmrst Steeplechase. Spieler, who went out favourite, was easily beaten by Caloola, who is owned at Swan Hill and trained at Beadigo. G-lenuon rode hivi,

and thus took the jumping double. There was aome talk about a protest, on the ground that the horse had run at an unregistered meeting in New South Wales, but nothing- came of it.