ODDS AND ENDS,

Otago Witness, Volume 02, Issue 2420, 2 August 1900, Page 42

ODDS AND ENDS,

The Victorian Club billiard tournament this year was won by Mr W. Wyatt, a member of the ring. He well deserved his win, as he was badly drawn throughout, having to meet a strong man (and usually a favourite) in each game. Last year there was a lot of betting over the tournament, when there was a rumpus owing to the heavily-backed ' Prosper" winning, and hitting the books hard • This incident killed the betting on the event this year.

In Queensland an offer of .-6750 has been refused tor the racehorse Ohio.

The V.R.C. bookmakers have refused the license of a well-known fielder in the paddock, and also those of two or three of the smaller fry. The committee are developing an astonishing amount of backbone lately. The death is reported from Sydney of Mr Phineas Thompson, a brother of Mr Joe Thompson, the well-known bookmaker, now in England.

That good little mare Water Cclour (by Niagara) has been put into work again in Sydney, after a spell. Neveimore (by Lochiel), aftev winning several ratios in Queensland, has returned to Sydney. Mr Phil Glenister, one of i lie best-known turfites in Australia, is co:i\ alescent, after a protraeWl illness.

iCew Warrior injured hirnseU fatally when he fell in the Giand National Hurdle Race. He was hj Albury (son of Yattendon), and owned by Mr 3\ S. hydei; of Adelaide. Holster, by Carbine, has been put into work again, after a long spell, by Walter Hickeabotham, at Fleraingio-a. The National Coursing Club of Victoria have passed a new lule to the effect that after this season, in addition to registering litters, the name of each puppj or unnamed dog of any age must be registered, at a fee of Is per dog, and owners failing to do so may be fined and disqualified.

The English jockey, Charles Morten, h?s arrived in Melbourne on the lookout ior riding. He has been in tho United States.

Tha last mile of the Grand National Steeplechase took 2min 16,] see to run, and the last hair mile lmin l£see.

Mr R. G. Talbot, owner, of the Malahide estate, in Tasmania, and a well-known breeder and racing roan, died at Dandenoug, a few miles out of Melbourne, last Thursday in a terribly sudden manner. He had been to Mr P. T. Heywood's training establishment si Dandenojig, and was being driven to catch the tram when he suddenty expired, heart disease being the cause of death. He wa& a giandson of Lord Talbot de Malahido, and was a popular man. He won the Caulfield Cup some years ago with Blink Bonny, the rankest outsider that ever won the race.

Mr Northland J. Goold, who went to New Zealand some years ago to buy horses for tne late Mr William Pearson, is also dead. Mr Goold had a commission to buy Crrbme as a vearhiig, but did not jike his appearance. I think he got Firelock and one or tro othcis, who turned cut of little vahie, instead.

Ai the Warwick Fr_rni races on Satmday two horses, Mark and Claymore, wore killed in tho hurdle race, in which there were severalfalls. Two of the jockeys were badly injured, Jtt. M'Nally having his jaw and J. Barden his thigh fractured. The principal event, the Warwick Handicap, one mile and a-quaiter, went to Turbine 6.12, who is by Niagara. The two-year-old event was won by Twine-the-Plaiden, by Lochiel.

Tom Payfcen won a rac.s with Gunnodah (by AntKus), the same horse, when an odds on favourite, afterwards lunning second to Bauge.. who is by Far Nienie. Both Bavge and Gtinnedah are in the A.J.C. Epsom Handicap and Metropolitan.

The principal event, Tafctsrsall's Handicap, one mile and a-half, at South Australian Tattersall's Club laces on Saturday last, was -won by Fair Sex 7.2, by The Englishman, with the Cauifield Cup and Melbourne Cup candidate, Dirk Hammerhand, who had 10 0 up, second. A mile race for two-year-olds was won by Ariadne (by the Musket horse Thunderbolt), carrying top weight — 0.0.