IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 2734, 8 August 1906, Page 50

IN A NUTSHELL.

Windy ran unplaced at the Sandown Park -— Tbe handicap for the New Zealand Cup is due to appear on the 21-st inst. Ability has been scratched for all engagements at the C.J.C. National nwjeting. — According to market quotations .Kremlin is in stxonfpdemand foar the National Hurdles. — A Sydney cablegram states that Yardo and Sandy ran unsuccessfully at the Rotshill meeting. Jim Dorset and Solution divide favouritism for the Sydney Epsom Handicap at 10 to 1 each. ' Notua and Sycbem have left for Riccarton, and it is possible that both will start in the Winter Cap. A. superstitions eporteman recently changed the number of his house from "13" to 'Baker's 12."

— Armamento was cistcshed at 10.10 a.m. on Wednesday last for the Winter C<p at the C.J.C. Natio-ial meeting. — A Wellington message says that Achilles has been scratched for the Epsom and Metropolitan Handicaps at Sydney.

— A Melbourne cable says : Rattlesnake was severely injured in the Cau'.fie'd Hurdles on Saturday, and it was decided to shoot him.

— Tie building of the new stand 'at Wingatue is "being pushed ahead, and it will probably be completed long before our next meeting. —An English exchange states that Mx P. P. Gilpin, (he trainer of Spearmint, backed the son of Carbine to win £25,000 over the Derby. — A Christ-church message states that Asteroid was scratched foT all engagements at the Giand National meeting at 1.20 p.m. on Saturday.

J. Maeon, who -went to England about nine months ago to ride foi the stable presided over by A. Ferguson, has returned to Melbourne. — Mr E. R. White, of Merton, has purchaesd Sea Moon, the sister to Seahorse, •which was taken to Melbourne with Nonette jmd other horses.

— A Christchurch telegram states that Ability was scratched for all engagements at the Grand National meeting at 2.45 p m on Tuesday, 31st July. In the handicaps for the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club's meeting. Yru fangs, lsec behind scratch, was omitted m the Electric Handicap. —Mr J. Ellis has been confined to his louse through illness for several days pa«t, but will no doubUmake a strong effort to be present at the National meeting.

— Tie Victoria Racing Club made £1200 ovex the Grand National meeting, or more than double the amornt -which was put into their coffers by last year's gathering. — The stock left by Siege Gun, the son of HotchMss and Frailty, who formeny carried the yeLow-black of Mx G. G. Stead, are winning the appro vil. of Australian critics.

— The South Canterbury Jockey Club have decided to include trotting races in their nest programme, and these events will be got off under the supervision of a paid steward.

— A Sydney cablegram states that Sir Rupert Clarke s well-known mare Sweet Nell, which has performed very creditably on the turf, goes to the stud. Sweet Nell is six years old. — The new owner of Melodcon is giving the ex-New Zealander a spell, which is said to be going to last several weeks. This does not make his Melbourne Cup prospects too bright.

— Notus and Sychem were galloped over six furloDg<= on Saturday afternoon. The former finished in front of Sychem, but the latter was evidently not acting up to his best behaviour.

—It is stated that Realm, who -won the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race this year, and who -was recently sold for 650gs. waß ci.cc offered to a clergyman as a buggy horse for £121

— The well-known hurdler Waiwera gave a disappointing display over the big fences at Riccarton on Friday last, and -his chance in the S+eeplechaee is regarded as being a very poor one.

— It is noticed that a oolt by San Frasrcisco, from Caatatrke, has been named Downfall. Perhaps Cadenza would have been a more appropriate name, as there is more of the shake about it.

— A Sydney cablegram states that the New Zealand contingent for the spring racing are doing good work on the Randwick tracks. Yardo and Sandy were again unsuccessful at the Canterbury Park meeting. — The Stepmak filiy Afer. who Bhowed promise last spring, but failed to act up to it, is doing steady work after her recent spell. Sonia and Amethyst, in the same team, are also going on nicely in their slow work. —Mx J. K. Mackenzie returned from Australia last week, and during his absence joined the ranks of the benedicts. If Slow Tom wans thd National tie racing -world, will make a handsome wedding present to his popular owner .

— ''Mike" "Williams, the champion heavyweight boser of South Africa, has arrived in Melbourne, prepared to t«ke on the winner of the Squires-O'Brien fight. He has come direct from Ireland, where he was paying hi 6 mother a visit.

—Mr Sol Green hae purchased a property of 400 acres in extent about three and a-half miles from Wa-rrnambool, Victoria, and will use it as a stud farm. Mr J. Crozi-er, the ■well-known South Australian, will fill the position of manager.

— St. Simon's stud fee for 1906 is oOOgs, next in order coming Persimmon, St. Frusqurn, Diamond Jubilee, and Flonzel 11, at 300gs each; and then G-allmiile, Isinglass. Ayrshire, Rock Sand. William the Third, and Melton, at 200gs each.

— Messrs W. C. Yuille and Co. have sold privately the English thoroughbred stallion Aryan, si brown horse, 3yrs, brother to Air 6 and G-races, -winner of the Oaks, and dam of J«rdy, by Ayrshire from Lady Alw3*ne, to a South Austraiian breeder.

— Two extremes have been reached by Carbine lately. Hi-, son Spearmint -won the Derby and Gran 3 Prix de Paris, whilst by Ihe latest papers to band from England it is noticed that a yearling colt by the son of Mersey sold at 25gs at the Ascot sales.

— True Scat has been backed for the Caulfield Cup in Melbourne for JB3OOO at 100 to 2 Czarovitoh has been supported separately for both Cups at 100 to 3 to win between eight and ten thousand; -while the double Czarovilch and Blue Spec was backed to win £20,000 at 1000 to 2.

— Two h irses started in the Steeplechase of two miles anJ three-quarters at Broken Hill recently, and the favourite, who want out at 4 to 1, failed to complete the courso, and the other fctarter, who was a 3'» to 1 against, won in 7min 15sec after baulking several tim--s.

— The American Jockey Club will shortly introduce the walk-up stylo of commencing laces. The extremely bad starting oi the curlent season on thj eastern side of the States Ijv the standing start has convinced the majority of stewards of the necessity of an iniraediate change — Pipi has run second three limes in tlie ( ! land. National Steeplechase, and has also been oiicd third. Last year he finished behind Inmskillen r.nd Haydn. In 1902 he limshed second to Haydn, and subsequently occ upied the same position when Slow Tom and Awahuri won. — The Ashburton Racing Club is cons.dering the question of the erection of a grand stand, to cost, with other improvements on the

course, £1250 It has been decided to approach the trustees for their assurance that the course will be leased for a further term in consideration of the proposed expenditure. — Among the winners at the Wall send meeting (N.S W.) was an imported filly named Fairwind, by Carbine from Landwind, by Winc!gah, who is out of a half-sister -to Musket, the sire of Carbine. Faarwind, who is now a four-year-old, was imported by Mr Brown in 1894, and is engaged in the Melbourne Cup. — The Racehorse Owners' Association of England, at « general meeting held a few weeks ago under the presidency of the Eaxl of Carnarvon decided to boycott the Sandown Park Club. The club had enforced stabling fees on their course, and refined to abolish them. This led up to the association's action.

—J. Rae has oompleted the erection of six loose-boxes, and, by the way, has Curiosity looking fairly well -at present. The Adula-tion horse was worked at a good sound pace over five furlongs on Satxirday mornmg, and from a. casual observance it was noticed he appears to have shaken off the congh which was troubling him.

— For a long time we have not heard the word "dope" with any of its old-time resonance (says & New York paper), and there is little doubt that, when its use was at its height, there was a- great deal of exaggeration and hysteric hubble-bubble, which filled space in the papers, and made small talk among the know-it-alls.

—R. il'Donald appears to have acquired a bargain when he purchased the brood mare Lady's Maid at a weeding-out sale from the Eldershe stud. The mare subsequently foaled to Stepniak, and the result is a promising colt, which is now in commission at Wingatui. Lady's Maid has a yearling to Casket, and i» in foal to him again. — The Sc-uthlanders Manazona, Black Friar and Heroism passed through to Riccarton last week. The first-named, it will be remembered, won some praise by finishing second to Haydn in the Eeaufort Steeplechase, and also by occupying fche same position behind Pipi in the Lincoln Steeplechase after running off at the hack of the course.

— The Victorian rider M. Whelan, who was successful on Saxasati and York in -their twu Grand National victories, was disqualified at Caulfield recently for 12 months. The trouble was brought about by the manner in which he handled Deatiniet in the Leanrcngton Hurdle Race, the stewards being of opinion that the horse was de.iberately pulled. — The totalisator investment at South Australian metropolitan meetings, including Gaw 'er and Onkaparinga, for the season now drawing to a close amounted to £190 455, as compared with £170.234 during the season 1004-5. All the clubs showed an increase except Gawlei- The S A.J C. figuies increased by £6500. During the 1903-4 season £200 39-1 was invested.

— At a meeting of the New Zealand Tiotrting -Association to-night the president (Mr P. Selig) stated, in regard to the proposed Exhibition meeting, that as the New Zealand Metropolitan Trotting Club intended to give £5000 for a four days' meeting in I^ovember, he considered there was no need to take ajjy further action The association decided, in view of the Metropolitan Club's proposal, cot to proceed further in the matter

— The annual balance sheet of the Gore R*cmg Club shows that a profit of £327 17s 2d was made over the season's transactions. The club disbursed £1135 in stakes, and expended £85 in repairs and improvements, including top-dresßiug and sowing the tracks. A? soon as finances will permit the saddling paddock is to bs further enlarged and additional loose-boxes erected. A new totalisator iiouse is to be rt-ady for the spring meeting. — The fo-llowing has been sent by the Queensland Turf Club Coinnnttee to each registered jockey- — " Mv Licen^m& Committee desire me to inform you that tbev have no intention whatever to recommend to the Genera! Consmirtee the license of jockeys -who do not ride work at lea-et three morning per week They consider that the senior lads at present spend too muoh of their time in town ard as late experience lias shown boys (through ehortne&s of work) are more done than horses they ride "

—It i<b stated to be the intention of the Kalgoorhe Racing Club to adopt the system of isolating jockey? from the general public after they have weighed out for a. race. For tho purpose a special room is to be con"trueted where the horsemen will await their horses, which they "will mount in the stewards' enclosure. This will, no doubt, be appreciated by these owneis who consider that the communication between jockeys and outsiders, which has hitherto gone unchecked, has caused them to be forestalled in the betting market. — A new rule In the laws governing trotting leads- — "On She application of any cluo the association may appoint for any race meeting of such club, or racing club or body, whoi»e programn.e has been approved by the association, an advisory steward, whose f&c

(if any; shall be paid by the said club, racing club, ox body. Such advisory sieward shall be entitled to demand investigation by the stewards of any matter occurring during the meeting, and may sit and vote as a steward at such invettigitions.' — The thirty-first edition of Mr J. J. Miller's ""Sporting Pamphlet'" is to hand, containing, as usual, the performances of all horses nominated fox the A.J.C. Metropolitan Stakes, Cuulfie.d Cup, and Melbourne Cup, together with their weights, pedigrees, colours to be worn, and owners' and trainers' names. Records in Tacing and all field and aquatic sports are brought up to date, while a new feature has been introduced in jeaxling and other stock sales. The .pamphlet is, in-

deed, a handy book of information,

— The police authorities have warned publicans that the game of "devil's pool" is an unlawful game. In tbe light of this intimation it wouia be well -for those interested to

remember that section 44 'of "The Licensing Act, 1904," provides that every licensee who permits or connives at gambling or the playing of any unlvwful game on his licensed premises is liable to a fine not exceeding £10. It is understood that the publicans will have a tast case about the matter, but it is safe to say that "devil's pooi" is a game of skill, and few who know anything about it regard it as anything else.

— Superstitions backers h*d the tip direct for the Grand National oi 1871. As a train containing racegoers reached Liverpool station, the day previous to tbe bi<r race, a lamb jumped from one of the cattle trucks, and>m*de hia way down the line at full speed. Of course, such a novel epect»cle aitnrcfced much attention, and believers in omens decided to

back The Lamb, who had won the race three years previously with 121b less than he was then as'fced to carry. In the hands of "Mr

Thomas," Lord' Poulett's horse gained his second victory as decisively as the first.

— Tbe bloodthirsty murder of M*Lecd, the defaulting bookmaker, has led to ever so much discussion concerning tho future control of the Flemington flat. Hitherto that portion

of the course has always been free tc the pubiic, and practically in charge of the police. The V.R.C have now made a suggestion to charge Is admission to the flat, taking full control, and handing over the receipts, less working; expenses, to the charities. This ' seems to be a good idea (says an exchange), and in all probability it wfll be acted upon. Flat bookies would then have to be registered just the sPine as their fatter brethren '•inside, aond on the hill. — The balance sheet of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club discloses a most satisfactory 1 state of affairs. It opened with a debit of £749, and closed with a crrdit of £229. In addition, the financial position has been strengthened by the payment of debentures held by private members amounting to £1000. £366 was spent in Improvements, and stakes were increased by £500. It was announced at the meeting of the club that Mr T. H. Lowry would donate a cup trophy, to be given with the Hawke'ss Bay Cup. At the committee meeting afterwards two applications for renewals of gentle-wen riders' licenses were refused. I — A law has been passed in some of the I American States prohibiting betting on horse laces, and at a big trotting meeting to be held at Cleveland, July 30 to August 3, it has been decided to make a big effort to make

the meeting a pecuniary success without the

aid ot pool-selhug. An American paper says this is a gieat opportunity for the people of the country who condemn betting and who contend that it is not essential to the success of a race meeting to roll up in force and show that trotting races can be successfully held, without the aid of gambling. "If they fail to do this, ' says the paper, "they will confess want of faith in their own contentions." In recording the death of Mr F. Bates, a well-known English trainer, an English exchange says : — Fied Bates, «s a light-weight jockey, was a holy terroi. He frequently had words with Hibburd, the starter. "Catch hold of my horse," he once called out to the

astonished Sam Rogers, who was one of the old, staid school of jockeys, "and I will give that long devil something." This was at the starting post for a race at Newmarket in 1836. Sam Rogers was flabbergasted at his dignity being insulted by a 5.7 boy liie that, and still more so when he saw the lad proceed to have a round or twe with the s-tarter. For this Bates was kept off Newmarket Heath for a time. — The Babolna Stud Farm, m Hungary, covers an area of nearly 10,000 acres It hae. since about 1816, been given up almost eiitirely to the breeding of Arab and Arab haJibred stock, <he lartter being used for military purposes, and also for supplying ofthor Stats studs with stallions for public upg. It is the rule with the half-breds that they must not exceed a- certain size n<x. vary from a certain, v. ell-recognised type. Horse* which do not comply with these requirements are sold as saddle oi harness horses. The horses at Babolna. Arabs and half-breds, are allowed to run abcut loot* in immense staples. The young stock yeaxlings and two-yoar-olds spend theii time in the great pastures attached to thy stud buildings.

— A special general meeting of the Victorian Owners and Trainers' Association has been called, when the following business will be submitted • — " 1. To consider the advisability of pioanoting a movement in favour of Iho legalisation of ihe totaliaator. 2. To coniider what are tha most advisable steps to take to induce the various racing clubs in the metropolitan area to increase the stakes at their meetings, and to reduce the co&t of entry and acceptance fees ; the present expense to owners for racing horses being out of all fail proportion to the value of the programme at the majority of the meetings. The members of the committee are (says an exchange), it is understood, unanimously m favour of the legalisation of the totalisator.

— Kiartere, who holds the "pride of place" in the C.J.C. Grand National Steeplechase, has been freely selected with horses figuring as possible winners of (he National Hurdle 3. Last yeir Kiatere had 12.5 to carry and was travelling well when he c-ame down in front of the stand. Had he stood up. there is no doubt he would have hat? a good deal to say in the dilute foT places; but we have to go back ■to 1897 to find a winner who carried 12.0 or over in the rare This was Levanter, who rairied 12.G, and that a fair'.y good lump of a\urdupoi3 does net always oi op candidates after leppmg honours may be recalled to trnnd' by the fa.et that Agent won with 12.6 after previously winning wi 4 .h 12 0 and 12 ?. Clarence won with 12.7, Norton with 12.8, Mutiny with 12 4, and also with 11.5, whilst Moifaa, carried 13.-6 the yeai Gobo won.

— During the early decades of Last century -there was not a better-known figure on | tho laoecourse or in the hunting field than the j Duke of G-rafton, the owner of Whisker, who j won the Derby in 1815. The Duke was most enthusiastic ■about horseflesh, and it /happened that the Duchess and a favourite brood mare were in an interesting condition at the -.ame time, the double event coming off almost -injuitanecusly. One day the Duke, who had been up to town, was returning across the nark, when a man ran up to him, exclaiming-: "I+'s all over, your Grace!" "Thank heaven!" ejaculated his Grace whose thoughts a.t once reverted to the thing uppermost in his mind "Is she all right? What is it a .?" "A boy, youi Giaoe, and her ladyship is doing i

well." — "Oh!"' said theJDuke. with a disap. pointed look; "I thought ycu meant tha maTe!" ~- — The great English" hoKe St. Simon t«* indeed been better than a, gold mine for his owner. Commencing at 50gs in 1886, 9t. Simon's fee reached MOgs, five years later, and since then it has kept on increasing until i 6 is now 500gs. During the period he has v »eii at the stod St. Simon has served 766 mates, and the total sum received for his services tip to date is £236,617, the foregoing figures being supplied by the Duke of Portland's representative to the English paper the Tatler. -Up to t<he end -oi last year St. Simon's progeny had -won 617 races of the total value ot £522,632. His sons and daughters have aJso done remarkably well at the stud. In the United Kingdom his sons have sired the winners of 1563 races j of the value of £573,484. .and the stock from St. Simon mares have proved victorious in 443 events, worth in the aggregate £25P.576.

— "We hear a good deal about the "passing of the horse," bft that noble animal has no* gone yet (says " Ranger," of the S. and I>. News), nor has the price of a good humtei' been reduced by motor power. On the contrary, weight-carrying hunters were never in greater demand, and prices were never higher According to Lord Bathurat, we have 180 packs " of hounds in England, 26 m Scotland, and IS in Ireland. These packs contain 16,000 hounds-, and those who follow them employ 100,009 " horses, valued at £7,000,000 eter'ing. The feeding of these animals involves an annual «.- • peuditure of £5,000,000 oi money. Although some covert shooting was done in motor cars last season, w« have not yet attained to fol* lowing tbe fox across country propelled either" by petrol ox -electricity. It may come in time, but the horse will last our time.

— Among tho MSS. of Lord Kenyon, published by the Historical Manuscripts Commission, is a letter from a Mt Win. Foster, aid Wiga-n, giving an account of a cuxiona racing , accident which occurred one midsummer's dajT 1682: — "Your brother Joseph," he says, "on Barber's Moor, neai Eccleston, mt, a horse-! race there was riding, or, rather, running—* i.e., racing — hi&jie-w-bougbt gelding; and being about the height of his speed, he met a man running the other way, who, as they say, wad drunk. Toui brother giving way, the man grave way on the game side, so that they met with great force. Your brother's gelding broke the other horse's neck and back, and with throwing up her (sic) head, hit youi brothe* on the nose and jowls, broke the girth, and left him sitting on the saddle on the earth, in a swoon ; and so he continued about half an hour, but was never the worse." The other man fell underneath his dead horse, but was not much hurt.

— When weighing up the winning chances of those engaged in the N*tionnl Steeplechase, it i 8 well to remember that the- "Riccarton racers" h-Rve stopped many a highly-fancied 'chaser, and Pipi's record in the races past and gone wi>l cause him to carry many a pound" invested by those who like trusting their coin to a reasonably sure conveyance over country. Pipi made his first appearance on the turf in IS9B, when he raced as a four-year-old. Ha wou at tbe. first time of asking, registering h'd win in a seven-fnxlong high- weight handicap. Pipi made the acquaintance of the Riccarton country in 1300, when he ran in the Eimeld Steeplechase. After that meeting he passed into the ownership of Mx T, Godfrey. Tie Nstator gelding ran into a place in each of the last four Nationals, and a. win this year would make his many admirers give a "Pip-pip-purray' 'if Fortune's wheel spun him first past the post.

k. — The "turf history" of ancient Rome shows some curious points oi contact with that of our own time. According to Professor Rcdolfo Lanciana, the training of colts was generally finished when they were three years old. and their racing career often ended when they were five. Lasts of the horses with their names, and those of their xideis or drivers (in the chariot races), and the colours (!), were circulated some days before the races, jutd heavy betting was the rule. }t is sad to learn that Roman racing stables were hotbeda of intrigue, aud that fehe bribing of jockeye was practised on a large scale. An inscription discovered in Rome on May 20, 1878, gives some details of the o»r%er of a jockey nasnecl Cresceus, who began racing at the age of IS in the year 115 a.d. He won his first race an August 1, 115, driving four horse 9, whoso names axe given as Circius, Acceptor, Delioatns, and Ootymus. Cresoeus died in 124, having in 10 years saved no less than 61.000d01. —Mr Walters, the well-known Glenora Park stud master, points out to me (sa.ya "The Judge") an injustice which has been, done to Soult in the annual statistics showing the winning stallions of the year as compiled by "Pentagraph," of the Weekly Press. This list includes the winnings of New Zea-land-owned horses in Australia, and therefore Multiform is credited, with the amounts won by Noctuiforin, Nightfall, and Co. at the A J.C. spring meeting, whereas Soult gets no credit for his amfonnts won By Maniapotc, simply because this latter horse has been aol<B to an Australian buyer. As a matter of fact ' nearly £3000 should be added to Sotilt'B total. This, of course, also applies to Seaton. Delaval, who gets no benefit 'for Gladsome' s handsome winnings. We are all gTeatly indebted to "PentagTiph." wht> nmst irave am immensity, of work in compiling those tables. He could further .improve them by either adding the Australian winnings, or else leaving them out altogether. — " Pilot/ of the Sydney Referee, states that the Victorian inventor ol an improved totalisator struck a decidedly unsympathetio mark in the southern Premier when he waited upon tbat gentleman recently with the suggestion that the Government mig-hfc take up his machine and run it as a State monopoly at -all race meetings. Mr Bent did not take at all kindly to the proposal, and not only told (he inventor that he personally would not huve anything- to do with gambling iv any form, but also that it was useless asking the Ministry to support anything which would tend to increase the existing evil. The foregoing makes it certain that, with Mx Bent afc the head of the Ministry, i+ would be useless introducing a bill for the legalisation of fch« totalisator m Victoria just nm, also that Ham Premier is much more likely to work with the so-called anti-gambling party than against it. Under the circumstances, the unite dmove to be made by the churches against the granting* of a public holiday on Melbourne Cup Day may have the desired result.

— A moet interesting fact to ponder upon is that races are now run in a space of time that would have been thought impossible 30 or 40 years ago. The 2.43 Derby time of Kettledrum in 1861 and Blair Athol in 1864 was fou years unbeaten. Ellington was 3.4 in winning. Spearmint was only 2.36 4-5. The hill at the start in 1864 was much more severe than it is now, sa^s "Vigilant, and due cognisance has not been token ot the altered shape- of tha course since that date. Not only at En-orn, however, but elsewhere, where there iaben no such alteration, do we find rarerun in much faster time than used to be tha stme. "Fat this we have, no doubt, to thank what is called the "American invasion," but not altogether. We believe that our horses aie m themselves faster than they used to be. In the Derby of 1864. General Peel, who had won tho Two Thousand G-uineas, got the better oil his jockey going through the furzes, and maS«l

-ihe pace tremendous. There was no dallying here, but the fast time of 2.43 we should now consider slow, even if allowing for the less ••vet* gradient. — When Six James Duke tan third for the

Derby of 1901 with Martenhuret, and afterWards sold the oolt for a very large sum, he ma looked upon as being extremely lucky, llartenhurst proving to be a bad horse. Luck, however, was not always on the side of Sir Tames Duke, and though he won the action of Sievier v. Duke, it in all probability cost him fc Derby winnei. Credit is generally given to Six Ta*ton Sykes for having bred" Spearmint, "bat (s»ys an English paper) as a matter of fact the honour belongs to Sir James Duke, mho sent Maid of the Mint to Carbine and sold hex in foal. A lawsuit and a racing stud are ■ costly thing to carry on at the same time, and in order to maintain the one Sir James had •to part with the other. Of the value of Carfoine as a sire, Sir James Duke bad already satisfied himself. He had a mare called ~ Warble, by Skylark, and, sending her to C*rfciae, the result was Wargrave, who made a clean sweep of thj nurseries of his year. He >waa then sold to Mr John Bull Bottomley, tor whom he won the Cesarewitch, and many ©flier races. The dam of Spearmint is halfsister to Wargrave. — Students of the turf market who occaBionally desire to invest at quoted returns do :aot always obtain the desired prices owing to* being forestalled. market* fluctuate according to the law of supply and demand, and it is a case of first come first served. Mx 1 A/ Moss intends filling the breach as far as possible, and guarantees his clients that the * first applicant shall be accommodated with •the odds to £1 after a full book has been Baia. This is on. similar lines to what obtains in' other parts of the world, wheji odds to a - «•* sum most be laid by members of leading clubs who quote a price in the open market. An illustration of quotations and actual ««pply i» furnished by a case which occurred At Flemington some years ago. A owner was leading his horse around the paddock and Incidentally listening to the market offers of £he various fielders. One was calling a point lover the others, and offering 500 to 100 over the field. The owner circled this particular fielder, and finally closed with the offer, but to his annoyance was met with the reply that the bet would be booked in shillings. Imagine the owner's chagrin at missing the Substance of the market whilst pursuing the ■hadow of what he thought was good business.

Kiatere, 12.0 ... Sol, 11.13 40 75 50 33 150 150 150 100 50 100 100 66 75 75 150 150 200 200 150 200 300 350 Slow Tom, 11.3 33 66 §0 25 100 66 125 75 40 75 75 66 75 75 150 150 150 175 150 200 300 350 Swimmer, 10.9 50 100 40 40 150 150 125 75 50 75 75 75 125 125 150 150 200 200 200 250 350 350 Earns, 10.8 33 66 50 25 100 66 125 75 40 75 75 66 75 75 150 150 150 150 150 200 300 350 Phaetontis, IDj6 50 100 66 33 125 125 125 100 66 100 100 75 75 75 200 200 200 250 200 200 350 400 Irish, 10.6 50 100 66 33 125 150 150 100 50 100 100 75 75 75 200 200 200 200 200 250 350 Nadador, 10.5 75 125 100 60 150 150 200 125 100- 150 150 -125 150 150 200 250 300 350 300 300 500 600 Bongoa, 9.13 ... 100 150 125 75 250 250 250 250 125 200 200 150 200 200 400 400 250 350* 400 450 600 700 Mawhiti, f1.7 ... 150 250 200 100 300 300 400 300 200 250 250 200 300 300 500 500 500 300 400 600 700 1000 Waiwera, 9.13 150 250 150 100 300 350 400 300 150 300 300 150 300 300 400^400 500 500 500 600 800 1000 Moccasin, 9.12 100 150 100 50 300 200 200 200 100 200 200 75 200 200 250 250 250 250 350 500 750 800 Playfair, fl.ll «6 150 100 66 200 200 200 200 100 150 150 125 175 175 300 300 300 350 3CO 500 f6OOf 600 700 Banana, 9.10 ... 75 100 75 40 150 150 150 150 75 125 125 100 150 150 300 300 250 250 50 300 500 600 Baritone, 9.8 ... 66 125 75 66 150 150 150 150 75 125 150 100 125 125 350 350 250 250 250 300 500 600 Pipi, 9.7 ... 66 125 100 50 150 200 200 150 100 150 150 100 150 150 350 250 150 200 300 300 500 500 Narcissus, 9.7 150 200 150 100 150 250 300 250 150 250 250 175 200 200 500 500 300 400 400 600 600 1000 Victory, 9.7 ... 200 300 300 150 500 600 600 500 300 400 400 250 500 500 600 600 500 600 700 500 800 1000 .anazona. 9.7 200 300 300 150 500 600 600 500 300 400 400 250 500 500 600 600 500 600 700 500