IN A NUTSHELL.

Otago Witness, Issue 3352, 12 June 1918, Page 39

IN A NUTSHELL.

Snub is in work again after a good spell. The speedy gelding Phil May is again in work. The "Wellington Steeplechase is to carry a staler of IOOC-sovs. The speedy filly Furling has bean retired to the stud. ■ —Biplane and his stable mates made a safe passr.go to Sydney. The once- speedy Obscno is to take tip stud work on the west Coast. The Grand National meeting will take place during the second week in August. Battle Eve, Wrestler, and Sir Fanciful have been take:', in hand again. Achilledes '„„ntinues to shape promisingly in his Ecbooli.ijj over the small sticks. —'Bore, who has been a bit unsound of late, pulled up lame ai'cer rccing at Auckland.

Beeley is to ride Biplane and others sent by Mr G. D. Greenwood to race in Australia-.

Belair is in work again after a spell necessit-ated by t,ho development of a bad

splint. The imported horse Magpie, who displayed good winning form at the Adelaide meeting, has gone amiss. Several of the Riccorton-trained yearlings have already received eye-opener sprints over a couple of furlongs. Brambictye and Gamoccck are being kept at useful work, and may be raced at the Trentham winter meeting —An atteaipt is being made to form a circuit of meetings bv the Geraldiue, Ashburton, Kurow, and Timaru Clubs. Acushla Mac-hree, despite her recently disappointing form, is fancied in some quarters "for the Ashburion Trotting Cup. —Mr W. H. E. Wankiyn, whoso health lias been unsatisfactory for some few months past, has left on «. voyage to Canada. —lt was intended to take Linden., and perhaps Borodino, up to the Napier meeting-, but the date oE nomination was overlooked. The Ashbuiton Trotting Club's meeting promises to supply a- successful conclusion to the South Island light-harness racing season. Art, Banian, and Lo'e Token are booked to leave for iho North Island this week in order to fulfil engagements at Napier Bark. St. Elmn is reported to be in work agdin. He did not go seriouviy amiss, but struck himself, and Lad to b> eased up for a few davs.

Only four horses, in Randy Paul 11.2, blaster Timi 10.10, Fagot 9.12, and Sr.breuui 9.9, were l aid up for in the Gisborne- Steeplechase of -lOOsovs. •

Art and Bullion in their North Island engagements owing to W Bush bsing unable To "take the mounts. Air G. D. Greenwood lias named his Comedy King—Petunia co 1 ! FnVr.ff. The sister to K'oncs and Lovesick will race under the name of Lcveloek. A. Sbcnrsby has sbi-fled from Palmcrs'on 'North to Hastings with Sleight of Hand, Nita. and Reformation, to train them th«a'e for future engagements. Nancy Stair, who finished third in the Winter Oats after an unlucky run at tho Forbury Park meeting, in engaged in the Ashbuilon Trotting Cup.

Art was attempting to give Sleight of

Hand 161 bin the last Grand National Hurdles. At Napier Park he ia meeting tho laito- on 231 b bettor terras. - Breaburn, the winner of ihe Wanganui Steeples, was handicapped to give Sleight, of Hand lib on that occasion, '.('he latter did not start, and at Napier A'ark there is 9lb betwec-n thorn.

A full brother to Fiery Cross and a brother to Glendowcr are booked to join T. Christmas's stable at Riccarton. A Glcnapp— Kris colt (brother to Partisan) is now a, member of tho team.

The Royal Artillery gelding llodditc, who was a fairly good hurdler, gave the impression by his form over tho Auckland fences that he should develop into a stakewinner over big country. When Sleight of Hand won tho Grand National Hurdles with 10.6 Bon Kevo was amongst the placed lot with 10.9. In tho JNapier Steeples Bon Revo nieces his Riccaxton competitor at an allowance of lib. Nominations are duo on Friday, July 5, for the South Canterbury Hunt Club's meeting. Tho principal event is the South Can-t-orbury Steeplechase, of 200£ovs, and other good stakes also figure on the programme. The well-known North Island ownertrainer J. Cameron was on a brief visit to Dune din last Week after an absence of about 25 years. He was associated with some of the Forbury Park -stables in those bygone days.

Seadown continues to be schooled over hurdles-, and is reported to have shapeii well over the small sticks whilst up at Auckland. By tho time he sports silk over hurdles Seadown should bo fairly proficient at the game. Lieu'enant J. E<. Wanklyn, the younger son of Air W. H. E. Wanklyn, has been killed in action at the front. Lieutenant Wankiyn was only 22 years of age, and his early death cut short what promised to be a very brilliant career. Owners of yearlings should noie that on Friday, Juno 14, nominations close for the M'Lean Stakes, of SOOsov.?, to be run next season, tho D.J.C. Champagne Stakes, of SaO&ovs, and the Dunediu Guineas, of 403?0v5, to be run in 1919. Stone -Ginger has been allotted 10s in tho Napier Steeples, or 20lb less than ho carried when splitting winning honours with Palladoa in the Otago Steeples. The class at Napier is, however, much bottsr than what was represented at Wingattti. General "Wilkes is engaged at Ashburton in the same raco as his stable companion Beckon, whom he followed home in a raco at Addington. The General also played the part of runner-up to another stable mate in Soda on the same track in smart time. Some of the critics who viewed the Groat Northern Steeples hold tho opinion that Collector would have seriously troubled Waimai had ho not fallen at tho last fence At that stage Collector was right up with Waimai, and going well when tho mishap occurred.

—lt is said that an offer of £SOO was refused for the Foremost—Mira gelding Northland, who won a double at the A.K.C. meeting. Northland is a half-brother to Haydn, winner of Ihe Grand National Steeples of 1902, and is engaged at the Napier Park meeting Bjorneborg, who finished third to Depredation and Wishful in the Auckland Cup, of 1916, figures in the Moteo Hurdles at Napier Park at 913, and is in receipt of £olb from Wishful. In the Auckland Cup they were carrying oven weights, and separated by half a length at the finish. Wee Gun, the winner of the Adelaide Cup, was got by Kooringa from Escopette, the grand-dam of Outlandcr, Bontftde, and Marti'st. Escapade, the dame of Outlander and co., was sold a couple of years ago in Christchurch. with a Treadmill filly at foot, for the small sum of £2ogs. A promising two-year-old colt, bred and owned by A. Pringle, is shaping promisingly, and is destined to take part in the next TiottinEr Derby to be run at Forbury Park. The colt was got by El Carbine from Myall, by Wildwood— Daybreak, by Vancleve— Moonbeam, by Childc Harold. The Australian Jockey Club continues to donate large sums of money towards the funds of the various patriotic, societies, and recently followed previous donations by granting £'3ooo to the Italian Red Cross Fund. £2OOO to the French Ped Cross Fund, and .-6500 to the Salvation Army. The Treadmill filly Mill Queen, who got amongst the winners at Olaki, was sold at the- j-carling sales of 1915 in aid of the Patriotic Funds. She went up with Mr_ J. F Buchanan's youngsters, . and was knocked down at lOOgs to Mr G. D. Greenwood, who promptly put her up again and resold her at 90^3. bane Cup, of 1500sovs, is a New Zealandbred marc got by King Ruins from Alannah, by Salvadan—CuirraseUe, by Cuirassier— Do'osa, by Leonlius—Lure, by Traducer— Mermaid " Irish Princess put up a smar. gallop by winning over the two-mle journey in 3.24 J. . ( —lt is not genevallv known, says an Auckland writer, Ihat Sir Fisher met with a, turn of bad luck in the Great Northern Hurdles, in which he was beaten half a length, bif Fisher was taken through a gap in one of the fences which had been previously knocked down, and cut himself in clearing the obstacle. , The Kilbroney— Rumour filly Idle Talk, who got amongst the winners at Otaki, was formerly a member of the Highden stable, but sold out of that stable on the eve of the last Manawatu meeting. She is a halieisW »o -ha spaody Polymorphous, and also to ■"■h? p-nocdy. but disappointing, Achilles gelding War ' Hawk. The crack colt Kilboy has been thrown out of training, and .will, take up stud work next season. His wins in the C.J.C. Challenge Stakes; A.J.C. Derby, Gold Cup, St. L«jTer and Great Autumn Handicap stamped tho son of Kilbroney and Cyre as a nigh.class racehorse and so stoutly bred a young r ..iK c ,, i R well worthy of good chances at the

Before Thaddeus and Michaela developed form tbeir dam., Lewars, was shipped to Sydney and purchased at a fairly modoroto 'figure by a Queensland breeder. Wlien % whipped to Sydney Jessie Lewara was «iny ; r .7 a service by Sunny Lake, and. judging by the- appearance of some of his stock, the Queensland buyer has very possibly struck (i <rr"---i bovrnin ~ After his dual success over hurdles J:>on R"vo does not rood badly treated ill the Napier Steeplea when a line is taken on what be was ashed to carry at Wanganui, \t Wanganui Braeburn was asked to conC r>A*. him 161 b, and a* N-anier 'here, is 10lb between thern. Bon Keve, sound and well. would have too much pace for most of the 'chasers, and ns he. is said to have shaped well in schooling over country, should helpto make matters' interesting in some of the. forthcoming events between the flags. Hvmeona is said to have been the bestbacked horse raced at the recent Auckland mee+ina. He carried 30s under £3OOO in the Vistors' Handicap, in which he showed a lot of pace, but failed to gain a place. After the race he was sold at £IOOO, and is booked to race in Australia,. Hymeona was sold at the Karanm sale at 880 gs, and is a three-year-old gelding got by liymoHus from Bona, by Birkenhead—Eon, by Medallion—Enid,