IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 47

IN A NUTSHELL.

— Siege Gun is tlie ruling New Zealand Cup favourite at 7 to 1. — Nominations for the Geraldme meeting close on August 28. — Acceptances for the Timaru meeting are Cue on Augn3t 30. — The weight* for the C.J.C. Stewards' Handicap are due on Sept-ember 4. — A profit of about £1000 was made ova- the Caulfieid Grand National meeting. — A hundred and thirty remain in the llelbourne Cup and 124 in the Caulfieid Cup. . — Since Colonel Sluhnski cost his present cwuer 50Qgs, lie has won S4S2sovs in stakes. — Chareute, the dam of Nonette, visits the 6t. Simon 'horse San Francisco this season. — • A motion to license bookmakers is to be brought before the Wellington Racing Club at their next meting.

—In Auckland recently a wager of 500 to 35 was accepted about Pampero's chance in. the New Zealand Cup. — The Australasian returns Colonel Slulineki's starting price in the Caulfieid G.N. Steeples as at 7 to 1. — Canteen has not been asked any great question up to date, but moved nicely on Saturday an a utility gallop. , —It is probable that J. M*Comb will be cbief liorssman for the Zetland spots stable dtmiig the coming season. —Mi J. MTLewen, wlio recently purchased the-'Stepniak raaie, Tisionary, dt £30, hat resold her at double that ftgure. " — At Sew-aastl-e" on August 9 ZanibdT, a son c>f the Now Zealand-bred Launceston, won a

«jx-furlong Tace from 11 otliers.

—It is said that Tortulla is to be retired the turf 'after. her C.J.C. >Noveanber meeting and will pay a visit to Stepmak. — A two-year-old colt by July was R.nongst <i lot of ■hor&es in training auctioned off recently in New York. He -whs sold at lOOdol. — IritQy Moth, the dam of Hohoro, recently dropped two foaJs, a fi^- and a rolt, bofh of ■whom are reported to be s-turdy youngsters. —An Italian army officer, named Cant? in

Caprilli, mounted on a horse named M«lopo,

has succeeded :n clearing a fence 6ft 8m high — AccoTdingv^o the Flemington <co£rcspon-d-ent of the Aiustra-lasian -thare a-rc over 250 horses in work at the world-famed convincing

ground.

— Up to July 1 the JCew Zealand-bred Foul Shot had i.Tro winning two-ye«r-oldH to represent him during the present tea-son in

America,.

— Kremlin, the full brother lo Muscovite, Kn-d a 'half-sißfcei by Cajolery "to the seme horse

figure amongst the Viucent Jockey Cub's nominations.

—At a .meeting held in France at the end of laet month a horse named Chase Me Boyt* BtarteS in -a race. Chase "Me Boys did the chasing in the race.

— The Hon. George McLean's Derby colt Vladimir haa wintered well and ihrckenefl out considerably. M'Ginnis has nil his string m excellent order

—It -transpires that Colonel Shilinski was « gKX from "Mt Chirnside to Alec Tftylor He ■was something in the nature of a gift also to • Tfix MilleT at 600gB.

— Titoki is fhe latest addition to the Southland list of racers. Mr T. Kelt purchased the Punri geHing for £120 nt the conclusion of the C.J.C. National meeting. • — i£r ■Sol. Green, the wel'-kr.own Melbourne peiiCiller, has 'been refused » license by the A.J.C. Mr Green recently donated £50 to the Mount Kembla Relief Fund.

T- St. Auaferal, Ihe gelding "by St. Leg-er — Ouida -vvho -was taken to -Australia -some time hack, performed unsuccessfully at the recent Adelaide Steeplechase mooting.

— Ruiz, the American horseman, who wsib cv.t to Australia -recently, "has beeu telling American ■interviewers "that the Fiemington xaoecourse » "tiie best in the world

— Colonel Shiiinski, by winning both the Caulfieid Grand National Hurdle lßu.cc -and Steeplechase, jjerform-ed a .feat -which no other horse had previously .accomplished. — Owing to the Taieri A-mcleur Turf Club having a difference of opinion with their landlords at is probable that the club will hold their November meeting at Wingatui.

— Fritz was -exhibited atrthe Forbes (NJS.W.) ■how Tecently, aud although not iv the best of trim reeled off a. mile in 2min lßJaec iEhe ln«b half of fhe journey -was negotiated m lmin Tsec.

— The -IJLiirow Jockey Club hr^c increased the amount of prize money to be given away at the club's annual nioßting, and each of the two principal events on the card is now endowed to the extent of SOaovs.

— Onrrah, a half-sister (by Trenton) to La Carabine, and who claims liabilities m MeliKintne Cup at 7.0 and the Caulfipld Cud at 7.2, 13 being selected in doubles -for both those races.

— A London cable says ■ — "At ~the Jockey Club's recuest, Mr Coventry has reBigned the official stavtersuip, owing to camplaints of leniency ■towards -ioekf-Vn Kiid failure to properly use the starting gate attributed to liim."

— During the progress of the coursing meeting at Oamaru last week Tsaritsa and Petrovna were present on the track and got tlnough fftiuo useful exercise. Both mares aT» looking bright and well, but ou the b:g side in condition.

—On the concluding 6ay of »tlie Newmarket snly -meeting, Ayrshire Beauty, a two-year-old half-sister (by Ayrshire) to Volodyovski, won the Fulbourne Stakes from seven others. On the same day Screw Gun ran third m a sixfui'.ong race. — The mare Opportunity. who3e bona fides ■waro questioned several times last season, figures amongst the entries for the Vincent Jockey Club's annual meeting- Tlie stakes yon by Opportunity at the Lawrence meeting «re ."till hung up. — The Hotchkiss — Ouida colt Sensation, who claims a liability in the New Zealand Cup with 6.9, figures amongst the acceptors for the A.J.C Derby, which is to be decided on the 6th of next month. He has probably been left in the xuce through an oversight.

— With the advance of spring Wmgatui ia commencing to present a fairly busy appearance. A goodly number of horses were worked on Saturday moaning li.st. but none o r the horses in active commission were sent on watch-breaking missions. — Carbine's stock up to th" date of the last English mail leaving had won 21 races, of a value of £13,363 13s this season. Tho ex-New Zealandcr was second on the list of winning stallions, and Persimmon was first with six wins, of a total value of £18,2G7 — The weight carried to victory (13.2) by Colonel Shiiinski in the Caulfieid Grand National Steeplechase has only been exceeded on three previous occasions — viz., Redleap in 1592 (13.12), Dainno in 1895 (13.3), aud Domino in 1899 (13.5). — A colt named Lord Carbine, by Carbine, easily defeated the well-performed horse The Solicitor at w.f.a. over a mile at Bibury (Eng.) on July 9. The Solicitor Tan second, and started «t 7 to 2 on, whilst the Carbine colt went out at sixes against. m ■ — A. meeting of tho Jockeys' Union was called in Christchurch during the National meeting, but lapsed for want of a quorum. The movement, however, is not to be allowed to d.c out, and a meeting is now set down to )x held during the Nevr Zealand Cup week «-T. BuQdiconib is x>nce ißvre put of the »

hospital, and it is to be hoped that a pcimanent cure has at last been effected with the popular light-weight's arm. Horsemen of Buddicomb's weight and ability aTe not found growing on -every tree. — The "North Otago Jockey Club have decided to alter 'the date 3of the club's spring meeting to the 16th and 17th October. This is one day later than v/hat was originally intended, but the alteration was deemed necessary on -account of the proximity of the Dunedm meeting. — The Carbine col* -Salute, who lies won several races this season jn England, ran second m the West Hiding Champagne Stakes at Pontefract on July 9. Salute started -a hot favourite at 4 -to 1 on, but after delaying tho start by being very fractious he got badly away and was beat a length. — M.r Alec Taylor, who was responsible for Colonel Shilinski's education over obstacles, and who afterwards parted with the Zahnski gelding to Mr A. Miller for 500gs, is trying to persuade the latter gientlernan to take the Colonel home -and ha\e a cut at the Liverpool Grand National. — The Southland trainer J. Lawson, who

ls>st season announced hts intention of retir-

ing from tun" pursuits, is expected in Invercargitl to start training a three-} ea.r-old called Meditation, by Lemster — Refleotion, and a frur-year-old filly named Pellet, by Leinsfcer frcm Parvula, the clam of Arnarft.

—On June 27, at Birmingham, the Australian horso Survivor ran third in a mile race, carrying second top weight, 7.4' The heaviest weight carried in the rase was 7.5, and in a field of nine the weights carried were 7.5, 7.4, 6.11 (including 3lb overweight), 6.7, G. 2 (including 2lb overweight), 6.0, 5.11, and two at 5.9.

— Since Chain ■Shot was taken to England he has not exsetly set "fixe to the Thames" as a sue, bvit it must be said 'that few of Ins stock hare been raced. A three-year-old colt by him -won a £100 Trial Plate, lunover five futlonga, at the Pontefract meeting. The colt's nar»e is Shenfield, and he won easily by two lengths from five others.

—At the Pindon Harriers f^'ic.) races on August 6 the Tfew Zealand-bred Full Charge, by Torpedo— Honeysuckle, won a two-mile steeplechase from nine others. Full f'harge ia a ful! brother to Tortnlla, and had previously won 'a two-mile hurdle race at Moocee Valley an January, with 10.4, in 3nnn 53sec.

— rr l he •fastest track in .America is considered to be "the Brighton Beach course, at Ivev.- York. On July 5 Gold Heels, a four-year-okl colt, earned 9.0 on this track defeated seven others ovpt a. mile and 'a-quaHer in 2nun 3 4-ssec. The world's lecord stands at 2jnxn 3 3-4 sec, -which was esiab'iKshed on a straight course.

— A profit of about £10G0 was made over the Canlfield Grand Rational meeting Last year, wheu the .stakes were about £300 less, the profits over the meting weTo nearly £2000. The falling-off this year is attributable to the bad weather on the opening day This considerably affected the attendance, ar.d caused a failing off in the receipts of between ±600 and £700.

— When the l-3t maii left the quotations on tho Epaom and llctiopolitan Handicaps were as tfoliows — Kpsora ff'i Bo:i Voyage and Abington; 12's Purser; 14's Ibex, Myall, Air Motor, and ]3engal!a; 20's to 50's tli£ others. Metropohta-n : B'b Th-e Persian , 10's Patrona»e; 3."'b Sir Liconard and Paimrr ; 14's Blue Metal und Felicitnus , 16's to EO's the others.

— PB-t-caage, ful! brother to Patron and the sensational l'ueuc'f, ivo'i the principal event ivt the la6t Warwick {Farm meeting, and is. coming into -fa 1 , our foi the big spring handicaps. At the meeting alluded to above Patronaga corned ii.S ov-er a vale and three furlongs in 2niro 25»ec, which is lscc slower than tho Australasian recoi-J, and defeat-ed eight others.

— Big Gun. a gp'tlii o ly Ait.Hci^, has wor •■"veral laces over lr i<* 'S .-i A:nciica, mid his latest achievement wji to lre.it hlk others at Brighton Beach, Now Toik. on July 15 in a mile and threc-quartc: hiirdie race in Smrn lb»ec, whilst canyn-.g 10 11. A few days prior to recording the abo\ c win 33ig Gun won a tvo-mil© hurd'e race ft Sheepehcad Bay in 3min 55 2-saec from eight other*.

— From Melbourne conws word thst Mcssre Clark and Robmson, the owners, of the Muribyrnong Plate winner Niphetos, now in EugInud, xre forwarding to Australia the three-year-old colt St. Axubrosre, by St. Simon from Ambleside, by Petrarch from Strayaho-t, by Toxophihte— sire of Musket, aud a colt by Ortnfi. St. Ambrose will be raced and wdl leoeive his tuition from 'R. Bradford, the Flemingt-.n trainer-

— The appointment of stipendiary stewards at a'egisterei nieetmga oan low, after many years' advocacy, be regarded as j.i absolute fact, for (says the Sydney Msul) at a meeting of the A.J.C. Committee on the 7th met. it was resolved— "That stipcr diary stewnids be appointed to officiate at ull meetings within the 40-mile metropolitan radiua." The arrar-g-ng of ways and lnenna and methods foi giving effect to the resolution was postpones! until a special mooting.

— The liord Cbief Justice of England reoontiy fitatod from "the- be:ic-h tlmt. hi connection with sport, it w-pa needleps to suppose people would not bet, and to attempt to put Hotting down as criminal woxild be an nl>«urdity. It might -^eni a paradox, but thorie wlio hnd studied tlie question most smd the lcist objectionable form of betting i\.ls where jjeoi>!e ha-d to put their numev down before tliev betted, and i ot where tiny had to fii'd it \vhen they had lost.

-The following arc the clrav, eis of jilaced horses m T^Ue'.sall's coi,sult«tion, 50 000 at 5«, on the Adckiide C-iaJid Katioiial Hiudie l?ace. run on August 9, closed with 11,00' subFc.rilu'Ts, and drawn pro iat.i -^^ lr^t, Confeience, V. J. Abbott, Jl<.:ml>u Goldflfld-j. Cairn = . Queensland, £3690, s" -ond V^lr.ur, vr {3t r.iha P.vndicate, care R Ilick? f .ts, p<• Vtstralu, Hobart, Tasmania, £1107, thud, "oval Salute, care of W. Fcwstcr, Jolms'oi'e fstreet, East St Kilda, Victoria, i"73S. Those pincunt-, are liCt.

— Goldfinch, a son of the inij?h ( v Ounondo, has a good represenUttive o" the Ameiuai turf tnih season m a fchret-veor-oM "elding named Old England. He was, bied Ijv Mr J B Hs'sgin. and is from a {rrund-duu^htci of Hermit. Up to the micldie of Ust uioiith Old England had won eight ltce** during the 6»sson, his wins beni£ .s?ven furloi'<i^ >n l^nin 3fi=<>c, »ix furlongs- in luiin lSg^oc. rix furlora'-, in lmin 14sec, a mile and a sixteenth in lntir 47 2-osec, a mile and 70 yaTds .v lniui 45 4-s»oc. six furlouss m lmin V) l-ose< , a au'o and a furlong in lmm Slscc, ai.d j mile and v fuiio.ig in Lmin 54 l-sse<;

- Among the new legislator er.ac U-d by the Queensland Turf Club at the late aim nil meeting is the following rule —"If any horte be scratched within 24 hours of the running of •i.i) Tace in which 1«? is engaged, the stewards mjy call upon tho owaei foi an explanation of or reason* for such scratching, and if such explanation or reasons bo deemed not satisfactory by tlie stewards they inav disqualify the owner or thf» horse, oi both, for such term m they rruy think fit, and may also fii.o the ownei n. ji,\ auin not excecdii:^ i'SO. but die stewards of the QT.C. may n-:e the (-.\iier ,n any wim up to £100 "

— r £lie Australian-brer' horse Aunr.ili.Ui SUir w*s top weight with 8 11 m the London Coionation Cup, run on July C, and, *Urtn v favourite .it 5 to 2 e^amst, wo.i in a cai tur by four lengths from 12 others, amongst v. Lorn was the Carbine colt "Wargrave. Tlie distance of the race was a mile and a-iuarter, and Aus-

trahan Star did the trip in Cmin 2 l-o^ec. and established n world's lecord for the journsy. The pievious best on rji English course was 2mm 3 l-ssec, put up by Fancy Mail at ilapI Chester. Australian Star won the same race , last year, and although he has sported silk several times sirce he did net succeed inoatc'iI ing the judge's eye until he scored in the Coronation Cup. — The following notice is published in the Gfiicial Calendar, stating clearly the ruling of the conference as to what are "questions of fact" in appeals — "The judges must accept the opinion judicially stated of stewards as

to questions of fact. A ' question of fact ' is to he construed literally — e.g., short weight, a jostle, a deliberate pull, would be questions of

fact. On the other hand, inconsistent running not marked by obvious pulling is a matter of opinion, and a charge on that ground Tequrres coniirma*ion from surrounding cirrvmistar.ces — such a<; the money consideration involve 1, the character of the parties, the charcerirt.es of the horse, and any other sp?cial elements in the case ." — A fair amount of betting was indulged in on Monday during the settimg jver Caulfieid meeting (says the Melbourne Leader) For

the Epsom Handicap, Abmgton and Ben Voyage were in request at 10 to 1, about £700 l«mg laid against each. About Ibex £500 to £40 was taken, and £600 to £30 was credited to Simile Miltiadps was again backed for the Caulfieid Cup. about =£1500 being scoured at 100 to £3. and at the same odds Debenture had baling for .£IOOO. Deipite his rather disappointang display m the Malakoff Stakes, Footbolt had admirers, who accepted a total of about £500 at 100 to 3. For the two Cups, Seclusion. Bon Voyage, Combat, nnd Omrah were coupled with Brakpan, Great Scot, Kmghke. and Patronage, the odds taken being 1000 to 2 in each instance.

— At the Maisons-Lafntto meeting held last month the wcathei ww extremely sultTV, and the au charged with electricity, which" (spys fhe French correspondent of the London Sportsman) doubtless affected telegraphic communications. The electric bell giving the signal to start and suspension of operations at the "mutunls" failetl to ling, the "nmmals" remaining open some time after racing had started. The public inside, aud more particul«ily those outside, broke into open revolt, and attempted to storm the paddock. Bails were broken -away, -and a strong force of police and gendarmes was necessary to prevent a not. As it was, the affair would have been attended with serious consequences hpd not the police and gendaJmes been i-emfoiced by soldiers from a camp near the course. Troops were drawn up against the broken rails, and then the police, although with some difficult} , succeeded in clearing the courfe, and for the remainder of the meeting the public were calm. — The Licensing Committee of the A.J.C. lias d cided upou making a distinction in the licensing of t-aincrs. Only trpmers who have su table stables — either their own or rented — will be permitted to tram at Rindwick. Anyone making application will have to satisfy the comm.ttoe on this po nt. It *s thought m this way to improve the status generally of tsa '-era at h .adquaa-ters and check the overcrow.ling of the tracks with horaes. It is found necessary to limit the trainers operating at Eandwick, and if possible reduce their numbers. Trainers unaVe to sati-fy the committee in regard to- the pieteusioua and accommodation of their premises will be licensed to team on other courses. Iv the case of trainers bringing hoise3 to Sydney to be raced at A.J.C. niestiugs, they will be gianted permits to work at Randwick, but re legards tminers visiting the metiopohs to race horses at any of the suburban meetings this privilege will not be extended to them.

— The well-known American sportsman, Mr .1. B. Haggin, recently auctioned a draft of t',l horses from his training stables, and amongst them weTe several possessing strains el coloiial blood. Modicum, a two-yeai-old gc-ldmg from a air Modred mare and" by St. Gatien, made 225d01. A tvo-year-old filly "from a Darebm mare made 375d01. A three-year-old oolt -by Goldfinch (,s>on of Ormonde) from a Darebin mare mad-e 2250d01 , a three-year-old gelding from a Maxim mare, and by Salvator, made 150dol , -a two-year-old filly by July from a Sir -Modred. mare changed hands at 200dol. . — Aid Patrick, who stands within a fraction of 17 hands, is stated to be the biggest hors>e tha-t ever won the English Derby. Mr Gub- i bins, the colt's owner, has a custom of mining j Ins horses aftoi localities adjacent to hi 3 home. I Galtee More was named after the h-ighe.vt peak in the G altos Mountains, and Ard Putrick after a lound, green hill. Anglicised the j name of the latter colt means High Patrick. j — In referring to betting raids nuci '.he i- ;.y ' the bookmakers are harried, "The British Yeolnan," in the Sporting Tunes, says — "I hn\ c | uot hoard, or raad, a single word against the hoirible ennw — I call it nothing else — of gamb- ! ling on the King's life, -which has been so ', prevalent during the past few weeks. The | old ctoiy of the members of White's betting on the life of a man who fi-ll down in a fit opposite that club has cft-><i been used as an J instance of the ruthlessn-ess of gamblers, but I tho recent .gambling is cxl.cd insurance, and niiUiance is business, iuicl liniinres is rcspectub!e, aud so it is let puss without comment. I don't v. ouder a>t foreigners denouncing us a-s hypocrites. The whole of our legislation on betting, or nearly the v. hc-le of it, <s for th» beuefi* of tlie wrong 'mis, and the nai v.ho Lets and does, not pay ■- exalted into a hero " !

— Tho Victorian tramer, S Giiffith<i who >' ok a shipment of horses to South Africa some two months back, sold them at sati3factoiv prue-

— The totalizator is without question <s.iy? the Melbourne Lcdoi) the mainstay of ti:e turf m New Zealand, so far ns it enali'es the clubs to provide valuable stakes, for when it is Uxkfti into consideration that, bioadly speaking, the population of New Zenlund is only about two-thirds of that cf Now South "Wales vr Victoria, the amount of money provided i> stsiltw by tb<> New Zea'and e'ubs stands out i! bold relief The stoke niiu.ey distributed in Mi.ouland last season totalled £137.000, and m the 82 ciub-> that lared ui.der the governlMir I,.tJ\ no fever than 3d pro\ id >d ovei £1000, coimncnciiijf vith the Avltkc.v l R.u re £-21.770, Canterbury Joekoy Hub, £ 19,790; Wellington Racing Ciu 1 ) fll/J^t pn'i «<• on, down to th<* Mailboroiifin 1i icing Club wth l']oos vbiie the smallest Bum pinvidod for cue day's racing was £13-J by the Kotorua Jockey Club Tronrietar\ racn » club*, have no footing m New £ealand, and thf Ciovemracnt controls tlie lotalisator, the v-»e of uh:c!i is o.'ly granted to any club on the recommendation oT the Racni? Conference. To the loUihsator the financial success of the Nc-w Zealand lacing institution 15 is due. and i< i« notioeabio thut of kite yearn comparati\eK fovi hoises luve left Mainland for Australia, as the loral s'.iKcs have sufficient attraction to kc<p them at Loin/*