IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2524, 30 July 1902, Page 46

IN A NUTSHELL.

— Brisbane Tattersall's Cub has a members' roll of GOO

— Treaham is reported to bo doAig good work at Ellershe.

— Malatua is to do stud duty in the Taranaki district thjs season.

— The V.R.C. Grand National meeting yielded a profit of about £600. — Acceptances for the New Zealand Cup are due on Friday next, August J.

—At the V.R.C. Steeplechase meeting, the club gave away £6605 in stakes, —In the \ .R.C Giand National Steeplechase 21 fences have to be negotiated. —In Queensland 12* per cent, is deducted fiom the money passed through the totaliaator. — The full sister to Porirua is spoken of as the most promising of the rising two-year-olds at Ell«rshe.

— Juat one-halt of the 18 competitors completed the course in the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase. — The Gisborne Racing Club made a profit of about £300 on their steeplechase meeting held recently. — Wakeful is expected to be seen out competing at the A J C. meeting in September 111 the w.f.a. events.

— The Carbine colt Pistol finished third to Royal Lanter in the Rous Memorial Stakes, on the third day of the Ascot meeting. — Battleaxe was lauded in Wellington safely, and after a short sojourn at the Hutt will probably be brought clown to Riccarton.

— The Australian-bred Kirkham, by Chester, had a winning representative at Newcastle (Eng.) 011 June 1 m a maiden piaie.

— The Chainahot horse Versailles has boen purchased by Mr Mortemer, of Southland, and is to do stud duty in that district this season. — Good reports reach me of Strathnnirn, and it is stated he is likely to be seen to better advantage at Riccarton than he \vc«s at the Hutt.

—On June 6 at Brooklyn, New York, a pelding named Big Gun, by tho New Zealandbred horse Artillery, won a hurdle race from 11 others.

— Flying Lemur, the full-brother to Flying Fox, won the Ascot Derby Stakes (132550v5, one mile and a-half) on the tha"d day of the Ascot Meeting. — Bay Eagle, the -winner of the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase, has done utility work in his time, and has acted as hunter, hack and harness horse.

— For thiee years in succession descendants of Galopin have won the English Derby. Diamond Jubilee won in 1900, then Volodjovski, aid lastly Ard Patrick.

— The descendants of Seaton Dclaval figure at the head of the h^t in the two-year-o2d, fhree-yc ai-old, and five-year-old classes in New Zealand for the past season.

— Seahorse started at Sandown Park on June U 111 a seveh-fur!on£j handicap. The ex-New Zealander, who h?d 8.5, was not mentioned in the betting and finished last. —Mr B. Allen recently sh.pped about 40 horses to India. Amongst them were Caledonia, Dandy. Hoopiron, Cretonne, California, Glen Albyn, and a number of ponies.

— The American horseman J. H. Martin received a most complimentary letter from Mr John Gubbins, enclosing a cheoue for JE6OO, for winning the Derby on Ard Patrick. ■ — Goldapui is amiss, and the seat of the trouble is suppoS2d to be in one d ins shouldeis. In the past the tendons of his front legs have been the cause of trouble to his trainer.

— Artilleryma.ii, by Light Artillery from Alethe, won a small race at the Townsville meeting at the beginning of the month. Artilleryman is a full brother to Military. — Carabine was beat by a neck by Scullion in the Ascot Stakes, two miles, on the first day of the Ascot meeting, held on June 17. The Carbine colt started favourite at seven to two.

— Romany Queen (by Gipsy Grand— lch Dien) and Siege Gun have lately been accorded solid support tor the New Zealand Cup. Tortulla has also been supported from the right quarter. ■ — Sir Voorhies, a two-year-old col* by Sir Modr«d from Pearl (a granddaughter of Prince Charlie), won a five-furlong- lace af Coney Island, America, 111 lmin 0 4-ssec, on June 18.

— The majority of Ihe Australian sporting writers hold the opinnn that the jumps on the V R C. Steeplechase course at Flemington require remodelling, and the deadhness of tho jumps reduced. — The well-known Sydney trainer T. Payten started business in 1&57, when Abercorn was a two-year-old, and he won his first race with that horse. Since then Payten has trained the winners of 344 races.

— Ponrua's full sister in training at Ellerslie continues to please the course watchers, and (saya an exchange) she is looked upon as the one most likely to annex the Avondale Stakes iv September next. — Manton, by Musket— Ties Deuce, who won the N Z. Cup, C.J.C. Derby, and Canterbury Cup of 1888, is advertised for private sale in Sycirey Manton is one of the few Musketa leu, and is now about 17 years old. M r M'Vjnish, formerly hotelkeeper at the Hutt, Welling-ton, hag disposed of his interest m Wehanga and Peuetration, but har taken Ruamahunga to Southland with him, where Mr M'Vinish has taken the Carriers' Arms HoteL — The Austrian Derby was decided on Sunda;, Juae I* and was won hj^ & <#!£ C&U?d

Hubar, a son of Friar Lubin (son of St. Simon) and Barracouta. Hubar's dam is a daughter of Barcaldine and Perdita II (the dam of Persimmon, Florizel 11. and Diamond Jubilee). St. Denis and l£clelweias, V.-130 lia\ Iwea wintering in Dur.odin, want to AYingatui on Saturday last, and again join R. Ellis's stable. Both horses have wintered remarkably well, and are to be prepared for the spring meetings. — British Queen, by St. George from Britoroarte (the full sister to Euroclydon), is in foal to Stapniak. Last year British Queen produced a co!t to Conqueror, and the youngster 19 said to be furnishing into a rare cut of a Yearling. — Fate (a filly by Stepniali fiom Enchantress) au-d a colt by Remembrance from Narrate (the Natator mare, who was a well-known hurdler seme time back) were recently taken in handl in Invercargi'.l by Mr Wallace, who formerly owned Ardnarff.

— The St. L.?ger — Hazel filly purchased by Mr W. Nicholls, t-.vo or three year-* back, at the Wellington Park yearling sales, finished last in a welter run ovar a mil? and five furlongs on the first day of the Sandown Park Summer meeting.

— In two five-furlong rac?s run at Epsom on Derby Day. the winneis, iwo-yeiir-olds, were officially tinied to run the distance tioO?r » minute. One ran the coursa in 59 0-5 Q cc, and two others ran a dead-heat in a fifth of a second slowei turn?

— The American Di rby (4000sovs. oj7e mile and a-half) was decided on Jims 21, and a field of 12 startsd for the raca. A colt called Wyeth was first, and won easily by a lengih and a-h»lf in 2nain 40 l-ssec. Wyeth is by TVadbworth, a grandson of Leamington. — The Kurow Jockey Club will lio'd their annual meeting on Thursday, October 2. Mr T. A. Munroe, hon. secretary to the club, infcrnia me that la3t year's meeting wts a financial success, «a<l that the club has enlolled several new members

— Carbine got a small hit on the firs: day of the Lirgueld S°cjnd Soring meeting by the victory of a filly, named Waraop, in a selling race. War?hop is by Carbine, from Semolina, hi St. Simon fi-orn Mowerina, the dam. of Donovan, who won the Derby of 1889 — A good few horse-owners in Auckland race under assumed yiarae3. but Wellington leads the way in that rosppct. The total number of assumed names registered with the Auckland Racing Club is 10, T\hi'e 21 claim the right; under tho Wellinglo.i Racing Club. — Everybody knows (says "Javelin") that the longer old wine is kept the more it improves, but Mr Mark AVhiUy has demonstrated that ihe same rue applies to Old Salt, who, until he won the two handicaps at Flemington, had rot won a raca for a year and eight months. — A programme of the events to be got off next season by the Avondale Jockey Club has been received. The book has a racy appearance, and to illustrate the progress of the club it need only be paid that in the soa3on of 1890-91 it gave away £495, and last season £4625 !

— Old Cannongate is striding along in taking style at Ellershe (says "Phaeton"), and he is looked upon as- one of the most likely of tho EllMslie-irainei lot to be found facing the barrier at Riccarton aext month, when the field line up to contest ths New Zealand Grand National. — Dan Patrh. the cra.-k American pacer, who hclds a record of 2niin -Msec, is reported to have paced a furlo ig m 13seo during the early part of last month. Dan must have been in a hurry, and if he can maintain that l-ate of speed he will knock a big hole in the mile-pacing iccord. —At Sandown Park on June 13 the Sandnngham Foal Stakes (1724i0v5, one mile and aquarter) was won by Rising Glass, who ran second to Ard Patrick in the Derby. Behind: Rising Glass in his recent win was- the American colt, Intruder, and Pekm, the half-brother to the defunct Castor.

—As showing the progress the Foxton Racing Club has made during the past five years, the following figures should be of interest —1896-97, the total receipts amounted to £844 6a 9d , 1837-98, £891 0s 9d ; 1898-99, £1023 l'Js 3d, 1899-1900, £1088 17s Gd , 1900-1901, £1150 ?<,, 1901-1909, £1343 9s 3d. — Circe, the foui -year-old filly by Castor — Cissy, won the Farewell Handicap at tho Townsville (Queensland) meeting on July 10 from six others. Prior to winning the above race Circe started favourite and was beaten a head 111 the Town^ville Cup, and alsc ran second in the Town Plato — "Hard luck, ths>t, eh"'" said a man on tha terrace at Flemington, as Speculation, who ran second for the Maiden Hurdle Race, returned to scale, his jockey carrying the bridle, which had broken. "Did you notice his bridle was off?" "Yes," said the other; "and I noticed that my 'bit' was on naf ortunately ' " — The well-known trotting stallion General Tracey, by Berlin— Jenny Tracey, will be at the service of Southland breeders during the coming season, and will also stand at Gore. Full particulars will be advertised in due course. Experience, by General Tracey— Fanny, will travel the Taieri district. — The Grand Prix da Paris (10,64150v5, onemile seven furlongs) -was decided on Sunday, June 15, and waa won by Kizil Kourgan. Ileiz, the French Derby winner, dead-heated with Maximum for second place, and the pair were only a head behind the winner. Sceptre, who fgured amongst the runners, finished sixth. — A mo3t remarkable incident occurred dur-

ton recently. In jumping the stone wall in front of the stand one of the contesting horses blundered, and in some way got his foot foul of Messenger's bridle, tearing the bit out of the horse's mouth. Messenger went as straight as a line without the bit in his mouth, and ran second.

—At the Epsom summer meeting, on Oaks T>ay, the Acorn Stakes, of 930sovs, five furlongs, for two-year-old fillies, was won by Baroness La Fleche, by Ladas — La Fleche. Behind her in the race were 18 others, and the race was run in lmin 0 3-ssec. Baroness La Fleche cost 5200 guineas when sold under the hammer us a yearling, and is said to resemble her famous dam in many respects.

— A fatal accident happened at the Forest Lodge races, Sydney, on July 14, during the running of the 13.3 Handicap. As thj horses ■were rounding the turn Gip lan off, and in doing so interfered with Ping-Pong, both horses coming down. Ping-Pong was killed, and his rider, Cartwright, was so severely injured that he died shortly aftei admission to the Prince Alfred Hospital. The unfortunate lad was 15 years of age.

— The accident to JSonette caused a small eeiisation amongst sports when the wire came through, and those who have supported the Seaton Delaval horse for the New Zealand Cup •will be slightly uneasy. However, it is yet a far cry to Cup Day, and, provided nothing very serious has happened, a slight .spell froai the training track at this stage would not seriously effect .his chance. Nonette still rules as favourite in the quotations on the race.

—If the remarks of the delegates at the Hairing Conference carry any weight, some of the gentlemen riders ought to experience some difficulty in getting their licenses renewed •when the time arrives. One delegate said some of "them were in the habit of rolling about the streets as drunk as lords, using bad Language, and another considered some of the so-called "gentlemen" riders were a disgrace to the profession. Both speakers were stewards of North Island clubs.

— Sandbag, who has helped to bring Caibine into prominence as a sire in England, yon the Ford Manor Plate (w.f.a., one mile) on the •second day of the Lmgfield meeting from four others. Sandbag is by Carbine from Sanderlirjg, a daughter of St. Simon and Sandiway. Clemena, the dam of Sandiway, was also the dam of Mersey who produced Carbine to Musket. The day following his win at Lingfield Sandbag won a w.f.a. event at Brighton from, three others.

— When the question of making fines for wrong colours was under discussion at the Racing Conference, Mt L. H. Nolan (Hawera country clubs) expressed the opinion that the practice was often done to misle&cl the public. One metropolitan club delegate went so far as to say that he knew an owner who had done it for 10 years. Mr Nolan pointed out that on the first day of the Wellington meeting there were one or two alterations in every race. Mr Baldwin agreed, affirmirg four horses carried their wrong colours in the Steeplechase.

— The proposal that came before the Kacing Conference to handicap all untried horses the same age according to w.f.a. did not meet with much support, a'though th? C.J.C. and Wellington Racing Club supported it. - Mr Baldwin pertinently asked would the colt by Stepniak — Pibroch, rising two years of age, be handicapped as a full brother to Menschikoff or Skobeloff? Mr W. E. Bidwill (Wellington country dubs) said the C.J.C. had a good handicapper. If they were not satisfied ■with him they ought to get someone else. In connection with the above, by all me«r.-!s handicap the youngster as a full brother to 'Koff; but the handicapper who knew his biz would remember that youngster had a brother named 'Loff.