IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2665, 12 April 1905, Page 50

IN A NUTSHELL.

— Maniopoto will probably be taken to Australia.

— Nominations for the 'i'ahuna Park meeting close on the 19fix.

— The King is said to have given Mr Spencer Gollan 2700gs for Moifaa.

■ — Nominations for the Ashburton Racing Club's meeting close on April 22. — A private wire from the north states that the hurdler Lissa has gone amiss.

— Soult's stock won eight out of the sixteen, events on the Avondale programme. —Mr J. R. Mackenzie, owner of Pallas and Co., returned from Melbourne last week.

— Cannip Chiel is suffering from a burst foot, and is at present on the walking list- — Sir Robert Jardine, who raced horses- in England as far back as 1862, died last month. — The Strifchmore gelding Avalon, who recently won. the Ballarat Cup, was foaled in 3895.

— Shrapnel was put under the hammer at Palmerston North last week, but was passed at 250gs.

— Slow Tom, The Mohican, and Royal Crown, appear to be pleasing the Siccarton touts at present.

— Lady Wayward was worked at Riccarton on Saturday and was slightly lame after the exercise.

— An Australian colt by Pilgrim's Progress out of Hurry Up has been appropriately named Quick March.

— Wairiki arrived safely in Auckland, and was walked to his owner's place, a distance of about seven miles.

— The rising three-year-old half-brother by Phcebus ApoTlo to Waiuku and Okoari has been named Hauraki.

— Quarryman is reported to be in good fig at present, and worked a pleasing 10 furlongg at Riccarton in 2.20.

— The late Mr H. C. White bought Mirzapore, with Georgic at foot, for £50. Georgio won over £4000 in stakes.

— St. Denis, who has been trained for some considerable time by R. Ellis, is an inmate of M'Kay's stable, at the Forbury.

— Grand Rapids is in work again, and. is reported to have shaken off the soreness which caused his temporary retirement.

— The Phoebus Apollo — Amiilla, colt, which, was purchased by an Australian buyer at the last Auckland yearling sales, has been named Philandio.

— The ancient Dreadnought gelding Roller figures amongst the entries for the Peerswick Hurdles to be decided at the forthcoming C.J.C. meeting.

— Gladsome easily defeated 13 others in the April Stakes, of SOOsovs, one mile and a furlong, at w.f.a., with penalties. She traversed the journey in 1.55|.

— Calibre is doing good work at Riccarton, and on Saturday -worked 10 furlongs in. 2 U 3-5 without being ridden out. The first six furlongs occupied 1.19 J.

— For her win in the Peel Forest Tiot at the Rangitata races', Mr Lorgelly's Thalia, has been penalised 4«ec in the trotting races afc the South Canterbury autumn meeting. — The well-known Southland sportsman Mr T. Kett was amongst the buyers at the recent Palmerston North sales, and purchased a four-year-old Apremont gelding at lOOgs.

- — "Pa. what does it mean by a ton-horse-power automobile?" — "One that has the power

filled fairly well, and the club should experience a successful meeting.

to frighten ten horses to death every time it cuts loose down tne boulevard, my boy."

Sir George Clifford and Mr Geo. G. Stead have been appointed to represent the Canterbury Jockey Club at the annual meeting of the New Zealand Racing Conference. Annette- who annexed both the two-year-old events on the Avondale programme, is a daughter of Soult and Miss Annie, who was by Seaton Delaval, out of the Nordenfeldt maze First Love.

Vladimir-Savoury is the favourite combination on the Easter and Autumn, and 25's to 1 is reported by Messrs Barnett and Grant, as its market quotation. Other doubles run •rat to 1000's to 1.

The two-year-old Merrie England filly Prelude is ont of Prologue, a half-sister to Black Rose, Royal Rase, and Roseal. Prologue was got by Gatesby, a full-brother in blood to Trenton.

— Querist. — Lady Lyonors ran seagnd to BalIsrat in the Ashley Handicap, six furlongs, at the ' New Zealand Cup meeting, and also ran second to "Chryseis in the Filly Stakes at the yjfl«»HT«Tnyr- meeting. " It is reported that an offer of £500 was refused recently for Maui, and an intimation, given that £1000 was his price. Maui is by Stepniak! s haH-brotaer "Mq^aTri out of the Musket mare Jeuzail. — That famous old steeplechaser, The Guard, one of the best timber-toppers we have ever seen, is said to be once more in training at Porirua, and his re-appearance in this year's arteeplechase may be looked for. — The Tasmanian Turf Club rather peculiarly fined an owner of a rung-in horse £10 the other day, though it said it was satisfied that he haS bought the neddy in good faith, and was quite unaware of its real identity. "While the Billy Boils" was the appellation bestowed on a racer running in the Mudgee District {N.S.W.) recently. The quaintlynamed -one kept the pot boiling for backers by starting a hot favourite and winning easily. — Moifaa was on crfrer shortly before the contest for the Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase at 2500g5, and it was probably somewhere in the neighbourhood of this figure that the Natator geidrng went into the King's ownership. Five thousand seven hundred guineas was Recording to an English authority) refused for Aurum shortly after the son of Aura was turned ont of training in England. The Austrian Government were the offerers of the-_ price mentioned. _ Mahutonga is reported to be rapidly recovering from the accident that placed him tm the retired list at Wanganui this month. «nd his connections anticipate that he will "be found contesting for Mr G. P. Donnelly's Cup at Hastings next May. > Mr J. L. Jopp's mare Eillie returned to Invercargfll during the week, after , ■winning a double in Christchurch. She is j reported to ba looking well, but as she is in foal to Electioneer, it has been decided that , ahe shall retire from the track. —It is stated- that Mr Ernest Clarke was i bo impressed by Lewis's plucky act in contrmi- j in" in the Champion Race on his horse Emir ' after he had his leg smashed, that he presented _ the lad with a cheque for 150sovs, representing ; the third money which Emir gained. j The Hotchkiss gelding -Great Gun. who ; opened his winning account at the Ellesmere meeting, held last week, by annexing a ssova stake, cost 260gs as a yearling at the 1901 sale of the-^Sylvia, Paxk Stud. Great Gun is a lalf-brother to Miss Gladys, the dam of Gladsome.

— Some of the northern critics state that Machine Gun's defeat by Achilles at Manawatu -»ras owing to Jones riding the Yaldhurst hoTse a -waiting race. A waiting race over six furlongs, cut out in 1.15 1-5! One could easily -imagine there was not much room for waiting in that time, but rather a great hurry to get to the winning post. — The first thing to be done to Moif aa after joining Marsh's stable subsequent to the Natator gelding's pxrrchase by the King was that the horse-'s flowing tail was chopped off in order to make him "quite English." Perhaps the loss of this balance cansed the horse to fall in the National.

— "Every home," ssys Dr Torrey, "where bridge is played, where money is put up and iron; is just as much a gambling: hell as any in this city." This is satisfactory. If we can get a reputation for romantic devilry by playing bridge at fenpence a hundred, let the thing go on. — London Globe. — Some well-bred juveniles are entered for the Selling Plate. to be decided at the C.J.C. Easter meeting. Amongst them are Eden {Stepniak — Faraway). Largesse (Seaton Delaval — Keepsake), Apollodoris (Phoebus Atsolio — Brisa), Ventalera (Lord Rosslyn — Komuri). and Alexis (Lord Rosslyn — Plevna).

— The head of the famous Ambush II is to adorn the walls of tEe Natural History Museum at South Kensington. The King has presented the head of his Grand National winner to that institution, and, although the specimen will not be on view for some time, it is at the nresent time in the workshops being prepared for exhibition. — The nominations received for trotting events on the Taieri Amateur Turf Oi-nV-autuinn programme must be highly satisfactory to the club, as no less than 39 entries were received for the mile and a-half race and 45 for the mile event. The flat races taye gjso

—It will give some idea of the extent trotting has reached in America when we can give, on the authority of the Chicago Horseman, the statement that there are over 2000 trotting clubs in the States, and that during the prat season nearly, l,ooo,ooosovs was distributed in stakes. It shows what an enormous sum must be invested m trotting stock there. —In referring to Brewer, the Australian trainer's, string at Newmarket, a Home writer recently remarked that a nicer-looking or bet-ter-turned-out string was not to be seen at headquarters* This is a vast change from the time that Brewer^ made his first descent on England, when his horses were described as being rubbed down after their work with "bits o' bag."

— Thg two principal events to be decided at the North Otago winter meting are endowed to the extent of 85sovs and 80sovs respectively. A 60sovs stake, a 55sovs stake, three 50sovs stakes, „£wc of 45sovs, two 40sovs stakes, two 35sovs, and a SOsovs stakes go to make a Very attractive programme, which from its strong financial aspect, should have no difficulty in winning the patronage of owners. .— A project is on foot to form a new trotting organisation in Melbourne, composed principally of Victorian breeders who have invested largely in American trotting blood, and are determined to provide a profitable outlet for their young stock. The new body will have substantial financial backing; in fact, a £1000 reserve fund is being snoken of. thus ensuring suitable prices to be offered for highclass horses.

— A Sydney message says that Messrs Maiden and Morton, who have been purchasing horses in Australia for the Japanese Government, have entered into arrangements with Houlder Bros, and Co.. Limited, for the conveyance of nearly 10,000 "walers" to Japan. Seven or eight large tramp steamers have been chartered. The first of these, the V.rginian, 4279 tons, arrived in Sydney from Shanghai, and will sail for Hong Kong within a few davfi.

— A bank clerk in one of the adjoining States is said to have had what he considered an awful stroke of bad luck lately. By repeated peculations from the bank, his accounts were short to the extent of £500, and upon beirg advised by a friend that Playway would yin Newmarket Handicap he took sufficient more to back that mare for the amount of his shortage. But he was too late, his deficiency was found out, and arrest followed before he could return the money.

— In annexing the Manawatu Autumn Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, in 2.8 the Torpedo colt Submarine appears to be confirming the gcocl opinion forme 3by the youngster's admirers. On tho score of breeding, Submarine runs back on promising lines, as his sire was got by Musket out of the Fisherman mare Fanny Fisher, and his dam, Blue Water is a daughter of St. Leger and Sapphire, the dam of Blue Fire, Mannlicher, St. Corion, and Phaethon (the sire of Lady Lilian and others). — The passing o f the horse! According to one speaker at the recent banquet of the Automobile dub of America, in 1901 there was only one a-utomobile for every 1,500,000 inhabitants in the. United States. Two years later, in 1903, the proportion was one to 6500 inhabitants; and now there is one to every 1200. If this «tf>ntrnues, in a few years' time the proportion will be something like one inhabitant to a couple of thousand autos, and then where would our old friend tEe horse be stabled, or of what use would he be?

— It is interesting to note a French estimate of the famous trio of colts owned by M. Blanc, as formed by the handicapper at MaisonsLaffitte and expressed in his Free Handicap, for three-year-olds, which was to be run there on Friday, March 17. They stand at the top of the handicap in the following order: Val dOr, 10.4; Jardy, 10.3; and Adam, 10.1. There is a big gap between Adam and his nearest follower, Finasseur, who is weighted with 9.3 ; while at the bottom of the list, which includes no fewer than 85 three-year-olds, stands Sion, 6.18.

— The Melbourne Sporting Judge mentions that ever since the matter was brought prominently under notice, the V.R.C. has, assisted by members of the detective force, been actively engaged in an endeavour to discover who were the parties concerned in tampering ■with the scales at Flemington. A few days ago a bookmaker and backer, Mr J. Trim, who is well known in New South Wales, had a. lengthy interview with some of the V.R.C. Committee at the club's office, but whether he was able to throw any light on the subject is not known to outsiders.

— Pipi, who possesses tKe unique record of having escorted home the winners of the last three C.J.C. Grand National Steeplechases, has been nominated for the cross-country-items on the Riverton programme which come tip for decision at Easter. The crack timbertopper has been eating the oat 3of partial idleness for some time, and is looking very bright find healthy, and a race or two at Riverton would serve to open his eyes", and probably help to" pay "exs." for the more serious business which is looming ah«ad with the fast-nearing cross-country campaign. — There is evidently money to b^e won. in America by good horses, for in the States last year the biggest stake-winner among the

the total value of i'i0,122. As Delhi won something like .£4700 as a two-ye«n-old, he has paid his way. Oit Wells, another three-year-okl, was not far behind, Ins tocil being £13,827, while the crack iilly Beldame, with 3 2 wins cut of 14 starts, accounted for ±'10,650. Broomstick, who holds the world's mile and aqaarter record of 2min 2 4-ssec, won £7612. Altogether, it is estimated that in America last year 23 three-year-olds won £'100,000 between them.

■ — M. Colmant, who u?cd to own, ride, and Tram a few horses in France, met with the displeaaure of the stewards of the French Jockey Club in 1901, owing to the in-and-out running of a horse he owned called Romeo. M. Colmant sued the stewards for £4000 damages, asking for his name to figtire again on the list of jockeys, and that the stewards should accept engagements made by him in his name. After a long procedure the judges — arguing that the stewards were masters on their own grounds, and that M. Colmant, having been racing some time, should have bten acquainted with the laws of racing and should abide bj' them — gave a verdict for the stewards.

—In November last a French sportsman, M. Roger Periac, bound for Auteuil races, left the provinces by the French Western Railway Company's train, due to arrive in Paris at 10.4, and, through missing the connection at a junction, did not arrive in the capital until 1 o'clock, bsing late at the races in consequence. M. Periac sued the railway company for damages, but the verdict went against him, the judges being unable to recognise any loss to the sportsman. On appeal, however, the verdict was reversed, as it was considered that M. Periac had been put to much inconvenience and unnecessary fatigue, and the sum of £2 was awarded him as damages. — There was an indifferent demand for thoroughbreds at Abraham and Williams's sale held last week at Palmerston North. The Hon. J. D. Ormond entered 12, which averaged 24gs, including 56gs paid for the Lancelot gelding Sir Percivale. Other averages were : Mr Gaisford's string 12gs, late W. Rathbone 55gs for four entries, and J. R. Macdonald IGgs. A San Fran colt was sold by R. S. Abraham for 57gs. Mr T. Kett, Invercargill, bought an Apremont four-year-old gelding for lOOgs. Shrapnel was passed in at 250gs. The Hon. J. D. Ormond purchased Hormont. by Apremont — Atnolise, for lOOgs. Several thoroughbreds failed to elicit a bid, and others did not reach the reserve.

— The Gorton gelding Rawmore, whom it is well known is fairly smart over a fourfurlong task, but who generally has a bellows to mend at the end of a six-furlong course, has been nominated for the hurdle events to be decided at the Reverton meeting. Some years ago Rawmore scored at a minor Canterbury meeting, over a mile, in moderate comapny, but for the past few seasons he has been racing over the shortest courses his owner can find on a programme, and it will be interesting to note how the gelding shapes over a journey punctuated with fences. Rawmore, however, is also nominated for the short races on the Riverton programme, and probably his owner does not seriously entertain views of capturing a Grand National.

— Several prominent New Zealand drivers and trainers, not being satisfied with the way their horses are repeatedly handicapped out of the races by the local handicappers, are talking about bringing their horses over to Victoria for a -winter season, and if (says the Melbourne writer "Fritz") sufficient indtrce-m-ents are offered here in the way of fair-sized purses it would not take much tc make them settle down permanently in Melbourne, as the way things are at, present in New Zealand the races are too/ftiard to win — in fact, anything worse tha»^2.3o to the mile is not worth feeding, and once a horse is placed in fast time it will be handicapped to do the same time or better in order to win the next race it is entered for.

— A rule of racing has been passed in France which deserves attention. It may be drastic, but in view of the agitation that has been going on in this country regarding the fashion in which certain sc-ca-llecl clever stables or exceptionally astute individual? are supposed to have succeeded on more than one occasion in hoodwinking the handicapper, it is, to my way of ihinking (says "Vigilant"'), a most excellent rule. It provides that horses which have run in selling races will not be eligible to start for the principal handicaps of the season. This is a rule which should eliminate many a difficulty from the handicapper's task, and which, for other reasons which are sufficiently obvious, is likely to do good in more directions than one.

— After ''standing down" for four years. Tod Sloan made his reappearance in the saddle at the City Park track. New Orleans, a few ■weeks ago, and received a tremendous ovation. The Sports of the Times says that it was hardly in accordance with the fitness of things, though, that he should have been selected to ride an animal not having the slightest chance to win. Lurahghter ia almost worthless on a hard track, but a wonder in the mud. And that she should have finished even a poor third was due to Sloan's masterly ride. Probably no other jockey at the track could have landed Luralighter "in the money." And it speaks well for Sloan's future. Sloan is under engagement to E. Corrigan, who is now running meetings in opposition to those of the Western Jockey Club.

—An English writer had a tilt recently at the Auckland-bred Seahorse, who carried Major George's colours in this colony with conspicuous success, in the following strain : "The son of Nelson has been a bugbear ever sine he has been in this country. He was for years always going to win a big handicap on the flat, but never did it. Then he was going to win a big handicap over hurdles, but his triumph in this direction has so far stopped short at one maiden plate. Now he is going to win a big handicap over fences. Most of us know this sort of horse, and by the time they have got to be eight years old, as Seahorse II is. and are still in the ' going to ' stage, most of us have got tired of them." Since this was written we have heard by cable that Seahorse has been sold to go to America, but whether to be used further as a racer or to go to the stud has not been made known.

—At a recent meeting of the V.R.C. Committee it was agreed to increase the added money of the Victorian Derby of 1905 from lOOOsovs to ISOOsovs. The committee also decided, after a lengthy disciission, on the erection of telephones between the various starting points on the course at Fleinington and the stewards' room. The object of this is principally to give the stewards an opportunity of communicating with the starter in cases where the betting about any of the horses in a race is suspicious, so that the jockeys concerned may be warned, and also to allow the starter to communicate with the stewards if a, jockey shows no anxiety to get well away, so that the stewards may particularly watch the jockey's riding in the; race. The telephone connection between starting posts and the stewards' stand has been in successful operation dm-ing -$ne pa-st two years at Kensington Parti and also at a Quensland track. — A clubman who had served on the house committee of a racing club tells of an odd complaint niade by a millionaire member. The member of the house committee kept a copy of the letter of complaint. It read as follows- — "Gentlemen, — I have the honour to inform yem that I lunched at tbe club this

afternoon, and had as my guests three gen^emen, all well-known goiirmets. Among the dishes that I oideied, an omelet was served which contained only thiee flies. As an eld member of the ciub" jealous of its reputation as to generosity of portions, this naturally touched my pride ; it was, moreover, embarrassing, because, in ore'er lo make an equitable division of the omelet it was necessary cither to divide a fly — a nice bit of carving, as you must concede — or to forego a fly xnyself. I beg to suggest that in future when an omelet is ordered for four persons it should be served with either (a) four flies, or (b) no flies at all."

— A French owner is suing his trainer for damages owing to the claiming of a filly. The iilly in question was thought to be good, and encouraging reports were sent by the trainer to the owner during last summer. Later on she seemed to have lost all form, and her trainer declared thai she was a very indifferent plater. She was entered in a selling race, to bs sold for 240sovs. Her owner did not object t:> her going to the post, and she won easily. She was claimed after the race by another owner, who sent her to the Marseilles meeting, where her second victory prompted her former owner to commence an action for damages against his trainer, who, he alleges, misrepresented the facts. The writer has in mind a case of a similar kind which occurred here a few years ago. A horse was supposed to have been stopped in his races, until the owner got tired of losing, and sold; shortly after which the disappointing hm-=o 'O'menccd a series of wins.

—In the Badminton Magazine for March. Mr A. E. Watson has written an interesting article on the r Two-year-olds of the Season. ' based on information given him by a numbei of the leading owners and trainers. It is pleasant to find that the King's trainer, R. Marsh, has at least two juveniles that are ,ikoh to carry his Majesty's jacket prominently, they continue to progress favourably. Mars says, in his letter to Mr Watson : "At present I prefer Mores to Nulii Secuudiis. The latter looks like making a very big hope, coming late, and is rather on the coarse side. He has not nearly such good action as Mores. whose action is almost perfect. I sincerely hope that one of them may shine, as I badly want a nice horse for his Majesty! ' Mores is a son of Ladas and Medora (dam of Zinfandel), and Nulli Secundus is by St. Simon out of Nunsuch. Mr L. de Rothschild is one of the owners who have imparted their views on the prospects of their youngsters. He mentions that his best-looking one is Coryanthes, a backward son of St. Frusquin out of Ophrys.

— The American jockey Hoar, who headed the list of winning riders in Russia last year, in an interview, thus describes the method of starting followed in that country: — "The barrier is used for starting, and the horses are sent away from a walk. The starting is the best I have ever seen. There is hardly any such thing as a horse being left at the post. The horses are lined up as much as a furlong back sometimes, then walk up in their positions. There is no halting at the barrier if all are in line and ready, and generally it is a start the first time, with no delay of any sort. The discipline is first class." Discussing racing generally, he says: — "The two-year-olds are not raced there until August 1. By that time they are fully developed, and they look as big and strong as three-year-olds. There were some good youngsters out there last season. In the latter part of Augu3t I won with a two-year-old that carried 1351b (9.9), and ran one mile on the grass in lmin 41sec flat. I call that a good performance. The Rtissisms don't care for sprint racing. The shortest race is a verst, which is a few yards more than five furlongs, and only two-year-olds run in races of that distance. Races for horses three years old and upwards are at distances greater than a mile."

—At the Sandown Park February meeting Moifaa, carrying 12.7, finished third in the Prince of Wales Steeplechase, contested over three and a-half niile3 of country. In referring to the performance of the ex-New Zealander in relation to his National chance, the London Sportsman said considerable interest was evinced in the appearance of Moifaa. The New Zealander stripped quite forward enough in condition, seeing that six weeks have to elapse before the eventful day, and his performance in finishing third under 12.7 without being unduly pressed must be considered eminently satisfactory by those who have supported him for the crosscountry Blue Riband. It is an open secret that the gelding is touched in his wind, but his infyrniity seems no worse than it was a twelvemonth ago, and and he was supported at 10 to 1 for the Grand National this afternoon. Other aspirants to premier honours at Aintree were Shipshape, The Farmer. Napper Tandy, Sweet Dixie, and Honeymoon 11, and Moifaa should be capable of holding his own against all of these. Moifaa. the cable informed us. fell at Liverpool, but it is somewhat remarkable that a horse stated to be touched in the wind should be considered worthy — to which, by the way. he appears to be entitled on his form in the Prince of Wales Steeplechase, apart from other considerations — of support for such a severe race as" the Liverpool Grand National.

— A prominent London sporting writer expresses gratification at the fn-ct that the appeal to the English Jockey Cluo. inaugurated by Lord Carnarvon, on the subject of a vigorous attempt to reduce the expenses o* racing, is being largely and influentialily signed. He then goes on to say that the cost of the sport appears to be steadily increasing, and it is not everyone who realises what a serious matter this is, or what harm it ia doing. Many years ago there were comparatively few owners of horsfs wno were not wealthy, and so, were the patronage of the sport confined to men like the Duke of Westminster, the Duke of Portland. Mr Leopold de Rothschild, and others of almost unlimited wealth, it would be a matter of small consequence whether the year's expenses of a stud, and tlie following racing generally, were a few thousands more or less. Nowadays, howerer, all this is much changed, and the "little man" has become a very important factor in our national sport. There is no reason why he should not be ■just as good a sportsman as his wealthy neighbour, to whom money is no object, and the support that he can give to the turf is valuable in every way. Unless, however, something is done by way of reducing the ruinous expenses at present inseparable from racing, it is to be feared that the "little man will bo compelled to relinquish all connection with it. The writer concludes with the remark that it would be a good thing if the Jockey Club could also be induced to use its influence in the direction of lowering the charge for admittance to many of the rings, paddocks, etc. — His Excellency Count Lehndorff, the German Master of the Horce, who purchased Ard Patrick for 20.000g5, and subsequently Galtee More for abonf 15.000g5. has just celebrated at Granditz his golden weddinp. The Deutscher Sport, in an admirable and wellwritten article, refers to the festivities which have taken place and to the well-earned congratulations showered on a gentleman who has done much to raise the standard of racing in his own country, ancl has been tie means of giving Germany a cavalry which for effectiveness cannot be beaten by any European country. Count Lehndorff' s racing experience extends over every country in Europe ; he is an authority on the horse, and has devoted a lifetime to placing Germany in a position which would have been second to none had he Jjeen supported by private enterprise, and had

not the endeavours of those who sack to cle^ velop racing been hampered by a peries of laws and prescriptions which threaten to stamp racing out as the king of sport=. A Continental writer says that those who have had the good fortune to meet Count Lehndorff as a private man will have learnt doubly to appreciate the sportsman and the gentleman, and will be anxious to add their congratulations lo those of his Imperial Master and of the Union C.lub of Berlin. Count and Countess Lehndorff have had to rely on the sporting papers to thank all those who have offered their congratulations, but the festivities at Gvaditz will long remain in their meinoiies The Emperor sent them as 3 golden weddinj present a handsome silver uin, as centrepiec for the table, surmounted by a mare with he foal; the Union Club contributed a silve statue of Ard P.itrjck, while the day's rejoic ings concluded with a torchlight procession aGraditz.

Messrs Babnett and Graut report as follows :—: —

ODDS IN 2, O3 A o o o cd s a? 1> T— ) O O o o r-i a o <o jo o t— l "o IS O G O O T— l o > in o o O2 | 6 t--o CO a a > SQUAKE I «" to 1. I £ I <: EASTER, 7fl S 3. 50 50 40 66 50 75 33 125 100 125 150 200 Machine. Gun, 10.4 ... Nightfall, 9.9 50 50 40 66 50 75 33 125 100 125 150 201 53 50 40 66 25 100 75 100 12; Vladimir, 9.4 33 33 66 50 75 75 100 40 150 125 150 200 25i Petrovna, 9.2 75 75 100 75 125 125 150 66 250 200 250 300 401 Convoy, 8.10 50 50 40 66 50 75 33 125 100 125 150 201 Savoury, 8.9 75 66 50 75 75 100 40 150 125 150 200 250 Boris, 8.9 Golden Vein, 8.3 75 40 40 50 75 100 40 150 100 150 200 251 100 75 75 125 125 150 66 250 200 250 300 401 Stronghold, 8.2 Ghoorka, 7.13 ... 100 75 75 75 100 125 66 200 l£o 200 250 301 Exmoor, 7.13 2GO 150 125 200 100 250 100 400 300 400 500 600 !Ailsa, 7.9 ... 75 66 50 100 75 100 50 66 66 150 200 251 Xady Lyonors, 7.9 ... 75 66 50 100 75 100 50 150 125 150 200 25i 100 75 75 100 100 125 66 200 150 200 250 Melodeon, 7.7 ... 150 150 100 200 150 200 100 300 250 300 400 500 Bagpipes, 7.6 ... 100 100 75 125 125 150 66 250 200 250 300 401 To-morrow, 7.3 Crichton, 6.13 ... 150 150 100 200 150 200 100 300 150 200 400 500 Man jess, 6.7 150 150 100 • 200 150 200 100 300 150 200 400 Sandy, 6.7 200 150 125 200 200 250 100 400 300 400 500 601 6.7 300 250 200 300 300 400 150 600 500 600 1000 50i Cavatina