IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2433, 31 October 1900, Page 40

IN A NUTSHELL.

— Gallagher will xide Ideal in the 3ST.Z, Cup.

— Daunt has gone to the stud at Wairoa, Hawke's Bay. — Plotter was sold at Gcgre to Mi J. Nash, of Mataura, (for £30.

—Mr Brennan, the Sydney bookmaker, is now the owner of Mora.

— Mr John Field, of Tasmania, died on the 10th October, aged 81 years. — ¥he Hawke's Bay folk like Materoa's chance in the New Zealand Cup. — Vanitas, winner c-f lie Viceroy Cup in India,, has returned to Melbourne.

— Grasspan, by Grafton— Piecrust, for the Manbyrnong Plate, on Caulfield form.

— Barrill, winner of the Cambridgeshire, was first favourite when the English mail left. — At the Poverty Bay meeting £3806 was put through the totalisator during the two days. — Dividends to the nearest threepence were paid at Albion Park (Queensland) last month. Why not?

— Diamond Jubilee's winnings after the St. Leger were £29,185, of which £27,985 has been won this yeai.

— By cablegram from London we learn that Lord Rosebery has sold his racing stud and is quitting the turf.

— -Malster got a very bad run in the Caulfield Guineas. He looked to be nearly down about two and a-half furlongs from home.

— Lord Rosebery, just retired from the turf, was not one of the old racing men. Bis chief victories on the -turf were with Ladas.

— Thanks to Fides, the 'Caulfield Guineas was a very fast-run race. The going was dead, and the horses had to finish against a strong wind.

— "Hellfire" and "Holy Water" being considered objectionable, the Australian Jockey Club's committee has asked the owners to find other names.

— Floriform, the Middle Park Plate winner, is by Florizel 11, a brother to Persimmon aoad Diamond Jubilee. Floriael II belongs to the Prince of Wales.

— The yearling colt brother to Paul Pry has been sold by the breeder to a Bathurst sportsmaji. The price paid is said to have been about £500.

— Jx syndicate of 11 Dunedin men have drawn Ballietite and £40 cash prize in Tattersall's No. 1 &weep on the Melbourne jCup ; 100,000 at ss, fully subscribed.

— Seahorse tan badly in the Caulfield Stakes, but on the following Monday he galloped once round the sand track in 2min 27£ sec. This is said to be a record.

— Bookmakers desirous of plying their calling at the next Perth Cup meeting will be allowed the privilege upon payment of a license fee for the four days

— Mr P. G. Monaghaji, the Tasmanian handicapper, died on the 12th October. He was a compositor by trade, and served his time in the Launceston Examiner office.

— The ancient Newman is still racing in Queensland. He is doing duly at unregistered meetings now. Newman .ra,u Loyalty to a head in the Melbourne Stakes of 1893.

— Fifteen two-year-olds have been entered for the D.J.C.'s resuscitated Champagne Stakes, including three of Sir G. Clifford's and three of Mr Stead's. The response is satisfactory.

— At a sale of Wood stock at Uublin in September a yearling filly by Carnage out of Queen Rose fetched 30Qgs, but a yearling gelding by that same sire out of Surety was knocked down at 22gs.

— Mr -Brett has given -names to his two-year-olds. The Lochiel — Russet colt is known as "Red Gauntlet, and the filly by Gipsy G-rand — Fairymaid will win or loose under the name of Lady Babbie.

— Eanglike is like his sire, "Wa]jace, in most ways, remarks "Terlinga, ' but he does not want any punching at the end of the jrace. In this respect he takes after Carbine, .his grandfather.

— Wiiting after the Doncaster meeting, Mr Allison said that Orchid is the best colt of the year with the possible exception of Toddington seems certain, but I should question his ability to beat Piincess jMelton.

— The services of the Prince of "Wales' s horse Persimmon are much sought -after by English breeders. His list is limited to forty mares at 300gs a mare, and at "that figure his list is full for three years to come.

— Persimmon lives in an enamelled-tiled structure, chamois-leather lined for 6ft from the ground, his ma,nger is of enamelled steel, anda, stream of clear running water continuously flows through his trough.

— M'Ginness went to Christchurch on Monday with the last of the Wingatui crowd meant to race at Riccarton this spring — viz., Brisa, Pamp«ro, Canteen, and Mr Brett's pair of two-year-olds, Lady .Babbie and Red Gauntlet.

— The world's trotting record for a mile is now held by The Abbot, "who on the Terre Haute"track on the 25th September last did the distance in 2min 3iaec, thus beating Alix's record by half a second.

— The second youngsters' race decided in New South Wales this, season was won by Perplex, who is by the English sire Graf ton. Included among the other staiters was Merxiwee's half-brother Leeholnie, by Haut Brion. He is an exceptionally big colt.

— Like IVlalster, 'ELinglike is cirt of a Barcaldine marc." ~^ Bonnie Rosette has thrown several good winners, but they' could hardly be called stayers. The stout ' Musket. FrsherirfaT], and Sir Hercales blood in Wallace probably accounts for Kinglike's stamina.

— The Annual Champion Race of America, two miles a<nd a-quarter, for 25,000d01, run at Coney Islpnd on the Bth September, was won. by Mr P. lionllard's David Garxick, a thre.e-yeax-old by Hanover — Peg Woffrngton, carrying" 8.11. His price was 20 .to 1. The time -was 3min 56sec. —At the annual meeting of the Palmerston Club, the secretary submitted a draft programme, comprising eight events, the added money totalling £185, which was approved find adopted. Mr Janies Arkle was re-elected president, and ~Mx J. T. Gwynne secretary, while Mr R. Riddle was elected treasurer.

— The nine horses that have earned "the triple crown" by winning the Two Thousand, Derby, and St. Leger, are Weat Australian in 1353, Glacliaieur in 1863, Lord Lyon in 1366, Ormonde in 18c6. Common in 1831, Isinglass in 1893. Galt'ee -More in 1897. Flying Fox m 1899, and Diamond Jubilee ia 1930".

— The most notable feature of the second afternoon at Doncaster was that Avidity covered a, mile and a-half in tha first race in 2min 30 4-ssec. 1 did not believe my own watch when it recorded this remarkable performance, writes the Sportsman's special, bijt fennel it verified by several others, and so it stands something verj r near a world's recoid.

— - When making his niafaDpeaiarce on the English lirrf, Ten Bro-eck brought his. own jockeys from acioss the pond, but afier ceeiug one or ivra races losi through indifferent riding conc"'iuW tc Fend them home, ai=d rugaced Oroyge Fc-dl-a.m to steer his horse.-. T^ngliph lackeys liE.\'-e now in many cases beera supplanted by American riders o-j. iheir own grou - d

— St. "Bathans rao-es are -fixed for Boxi.ig Dr.y. Tho P~og ammi w-ll Ij2 Hie ssjue as last season, ex -ep'r.-.g that stakes are to bo paid in full. The ofiftcp-bfarers are Mr D. Mcran, hmidicappoi , Mr "R. M'Skimrnhsg. starter . Mr .T. Beattio, inn . uicbe, Mi N. tirishceper ; Mr Al. HaiL-shan cleA -J scale a; Mr J. Walla, dci'k of^four&e; ~M- O. Hughes, treasurer; Mr J7. Hughes, seci'etanv.

t ~^r <* : oel m September purchase* from Mr Musker that smart filly Princess Melton, by Melton out of Schoolbook, the sum paid being £10,090. The youngster has taken part m eight race 3 this year, of which sTie has won six. A backer has accepted a wager of £10,000 to £1500 about her winning the One ThousandGuineas and Oaks, and another £10,000 to £3000 about her (for 'the Oaks. — The horse, according to Arab belief, was created before man — "the proof is that man, being the superior creature, Allah would naturally give unto him all that he would require before creating himself." According -to the historians, the first man after Adam who mounted a horse was Ishmael, father of the Arabs. Allah taught him to call the horses, and when he did so they all cajne galloping up to him, and he took possession of the best. — The late Mr John Field raced his first horses, Paul Jones, Rambler, and Blue Bonnet, m tho early forties, and as his mare Faith wonl a race at Elwick in October of this year, he hatf been nearly sixty years connected with the lasmanian turf, and an honourable connection it was, for he was one of the straightest of straight goers. Swordsman carried his green! jacket and black ca.p in the first Champion Race run in Victoria, which was won by Flying Buck.

— The s.s. Yarrawonga, from Australia- t<* England, had on board three Trenton mares and a sister to Merman, together with one yearling colt by Grand Flaneur, purchased some months ago for Mr James Platt. Two of tho mares were covered to Australian time Ism Grand Flaneur shortly before he died, and the two others were covered to English time by Bill of Portland. They had a terribly b&<S voyage as far as the Cape, and one Grand Flaneur yearling was killed. — There was a general outcry among Gerlnan breedeis when the penalty imposed on French and English horses running against home-bred candidates ia the Futurity Stakes and the Grand Prize of Baden was removed, but the .clearness of the judgment of the committee is proved by the fact that on the very first occasion the German, French, and English horses met on the green sward at Iffezhehu: recently to dispute the gold cup on equal terms, it was wpn -easily by a German horse. — Clarehaven, winner of the Cesarewitch, is an Irish-bred filly belonging to Mr L. Neumann, whoae horses are trained by Mr P. Gilpin, one of the many amatexirs now training in England. Eager, the .champion sprinter o£ the day, and Sirienia both .belong to Mr Neumann. Clarehaven had won a few nice handicaps before she won the Cesarewitch. Her sire, Sweetheart, was got by Peter (son of Hermit), and her dam, Cro3sliaven, was by Lord Hastings, from a mare by Shanbally from The Mule, by Dough.

— There were a fine .lot of horses stripped foi? the Caulfield Stakes, writes "Terlinga." Merriwee never looked so well. He was as round 1 as an apple, and his coat shone like satin, whereas last year he always looked rather dry and wore. The old soreness has not appeared so far, and he has evidently done plenty of work. As a rule J. Wilson, ,jnn., does not race his horses into condition- but in Alerri■wee's cose a little sharpening up in.pxiblic was deemed advisable, and he is going to get it. Merriwee, like ELinglike, was outpaced at the start, but he was going strong at lha fmish.

— The place- betting on the Donca-at-ex Sfc. Leg«r ivas a curiosity. "TJsuaily one-fourth, of the "straight-out odds" is Lr-id for a place, but in this instance backers of Mardi and Conrlan, who were at "25 to 1 to win, Jiad to lay a shade of odda on them fi>r a. "shop," while Elopement was in almost as bad a case. The rush on .Mardi for a place and the conipaxatively weak position of Eopernent are a-tiribdtecl to the liea-vy metal of Mr "Pltißger" .Sievier, who piled his money, on the former colt, .ancl Mid as heavy against Elopement getting placed. If the figures given of his transactions on fhis race are correct he must have had. a staggering knock. — Diamond Jubilee started at 7 to 3. on for tho Doncaster Leger. Frontignan made strong " running for halfr a mile in the interest of Diamond Jubilee, and when the Prince's second string was done with Martineau, in the interest of Atar.ti, continued !o keep the pace a cracker. Notwithstanding this Jones 'brought Diamond Jubilee to "the front .more than a mile from homeland always having the -race at -his onercy won easily by a length and a-half, his jockey roused him a little at the distance, so as to throw no possible chance away. Cfrarlan, ridden out for a place, got^there some two lengths behind Elopement. Time, the fastest on record for this race — viz., 3min 9 l-ssec.

— Some years ago in Australia,, writes "Martindale," the rule was to settle up all existing accounts between bookmakers and 'backers on the night of the last day if the meeting was held in the country or en the Monday'following the spring and autumn meetings at Elemington and Randwick. Cash betting has, however, done-£way with a lot of 'the work entailed upon the old-fashioned idea, and during the last season the committee of Sydney Tattersall's Club decided upon the regulation that ' all -settling should be done after -each day's racing at Randwick. This was wanted, aa it anyone so 'inclin-ed "going 'for the gloves," as waa done more than o-nce in the past. In England the rule is to -settle upon ievery Monday during the racing season.