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— Tately does not like tho left-handed course at Caulficid. — Most of the books Tere struck pretty heavily at Geraldine. —That n n r . .steeplechase horse, Canard, has broken dovv . „ -^jr.-'V'.'io will, ri.lo First Water in tho Melbourno Cup. — Coriolauu.s is in fine fo'ilo, and is doing good Tvork with St'-ruf. — Commotion. ib-'ooing scut along, and'isi'apidly getting iuto form,, ' ■'■^— The Meibijarn-,e Gup horse Recovery carries 7st 21bs, not 7st lolb-.. — -Donald Nicholson will ivlo First Demon in the Melbourne Cup. ,. — There is some talk of a law-suit occurring over the sale oi Le Gnmd. , — After six coifs to various horses, old Idalia lias produced a filly to Apremont. — Rory Mclvor won the Steeplechase at Wyndliarn Spring Mooting, oh Tho Squire. —Latest scratchiugs for the Melbourne Cup : — 33va, Gloucester, Masquerade, Milparinka. The Yattendon-Mandragora colt entered for •JKe Melbourne Cvip has been named Capri. ■ •— " Sir Launcelot " says First Water is a gentleman. Will he keep his rank after the Cup ? — "Warrior" says that Yately, Bordeaux, First . "Water, Napier, and Fryingpan are going well. ■ — Albury is coming on, and will bo at a shorter price before the flag falls for the Melbourne Cup. — Guesswork's sister, Conjecture, who is en- • gaged in the Melbourne Cup, is said to be looking light. —Forty-two still remain in the Maribyrnong j^Plate, none of the public favourites having paid ' forfeit. — Bordeaux, Milparinka, Mrs Jarley, Flyfisher, and The Marchioness are scratched for the Caulfield Cup«g • — sjJSnnß}; the Wangabui representative, is expected to go South shortly to fulfil her NilZ. Cup . engagement. — Chuckster, Calma, Pollio, Albury, MartiniHenri, Despot^ Le Grand, and Sardonyx are all doing good work. . — A strong protest has been raised in America against professional bookmakers owning and xunuing race-horses. —The filly by Patriarch— Fides, is well named Veneration. She is engaged in the Wanganui and Rangitikei Derbies'. ' 'li-Buzza, won the G-rand National Steeplechase at Ballarat; He has been expected to pull a good thing off for a long time. , . _,_p e Mestre is selling fifteen colts and fillies ' "by Robinson Crusoe and'Piscator, out of Rose of Denmark, 'Ttogmar, and others. , t ..', r— Cracknell is not exported, to be ,well enpitgh ! 4 to ride at^he V.R.C. Meet'ing,,owin'g to t^ sprain lie .got when .Mary foil with. him. . , — Opawa, according to "Spectator," is sound, and after serving a -few mares will be put into. , worl?. ' SeJs by RaVensw6rth^-Fairy. j.-li-Miss McKelvie, -while 'following the Rangi-

—The steeplechase horse Squire is spoken of as doing a ton-mile gallop tip the plough. Surety he must have been ploughing xvp the gallop. v — Twenty-two fashionably-bred horses are entered for the Gooloiig. Sires' Pr.oduco Stakes. Among them are Musket, Anteros, and Leolinus. —Attention of horse owners is called to. the fact that nominations for the Hawke's Bay Guineas of 188-1' close next Wednesday, l7Ui instant. — Racing men in Now South Wales will be pleased to learn that Mr Rouse has at last discovered that starting horses is not his forte, and has resigned. — Walton, the American plunger, gave backers at Goodwood a nastj' knock lately. "When they "ready-up" a good thing for him, ho is too iiy, and sheers off. — " Nemo " plumps for Archie at present for the V.8.0. Derby, but- thinks Martini-Henri is next. He also says opinions differ about Off Color vprytmuch. . — At the last Goodwood Meeting, four jockeys were " carpeted" and disqualified for a fortnight. That's the way an English starter gets good behaviour at the post. . — Hurricane, by Countryman— Serenity, won the Ladies' Bracelet at the 8.T.0. Meeting, carrying 7st Vlbs. He is engaged in the Caulfield Oup'and V.R.C. Derby. — The A.J.C. have decided to charge .CIO per annum for all bookmakers plying their cailing in the Leger reserve, but it will not be demanded till New Year's Day. — The report that Mr Dakin has given iip the maiirtgoment of Sir Thomas Elder's horses is authenticated. Mr Elworthy will have the management for the present. — " Act.Ton" gives the Geraldino course " rats." Besides horses which foil, Hyacinth, Taiaroa, Sou-wester, Trickster, Emir Boy, Statesman, Right Bower, and Sweet William left the cour.se lame. — "Vigilant" describes the drawing of a big sweep in Melbourne, at which he was present, as being strictly fair. There is little difference from the way Auckland era have seen dozens of sweeps drawn in times gone by.

— Mr Torn Watson rode Baronet without a saddle in the Hunt Club Cup at Ballarat, the surcingle and stirrups allowing him to got just within the weight. He fell once, and came in a good second to Geldfinder. —The Stewards at Elsternwick Park have disqualified J. King for three months, for pulling Bendigo in the Hurdle Race. This is the same jockey who made the foolish mistake with Songster, which looked very like intention. — Zulu is running into form. He ran third in the Duekenfield Park Stakes and EjMonn HandiI cap, while he won the Forced Handicap at | Maitland. If he stands his preparation, he will I be pretty 'sure to have a flutter for the Cup. I — The Y.R.C. Derby colt Signor, who has come ; into a bit of favour, is described by " Sir Launcelot" as a slashing brown colt, with splendid propelling power. Lord Wilton, tho promising Derby candidate, has been thrown out of work for a time. Captain Cotton, the master of the Christchurch hounds, intends to travel the stallion Marewhenua this season, fieo of charge to all farmers whoso land has been hunted over. This horse's services, are offered to the public at two guineas. '.■• \ ... , :., — At the Christchurch horse parade held recently were fifty entires, or four less than last year. Among them were St. George (a brother of Chester's) and Young Performer, the Norfolk trotter that was imported to Auckland some years ago. — " Senex" informs readers that Mr P. Butler has backed Talebearer, by Albany — Telltale, for all the money he could get to win the Welcome Stakes at the C.J.C. Meeting. He started at 'loo to 15, and Patsy took all he could get, the colt's price now being 100 to 4. — The Wellington Racing Club have decided to hold their Summer Meeting on February Ist and 2nd. This Club gives Flying Stakes, £60; ■KiirdJe^^andicap, 2>\ miles, £60; Wellington 'Cup, 2 |tules7~£4OO ; Stewards' Handicap, H miles, $150, And. on the second day — Rail way "SilakesptWee-quarierstdf a mite, £50; Hutt Park Stakes, 14 mife3;£l2or- Wellington R.C. Handicap, If ,milef££2gQ f i rr sns?,Gonsol&tion, 1 mile,.

— " The ruling passion strong in death." — The bookmaker's wife was telling the doctor how young her poor husband was to die — " only tJiirlif-tiiree." " Yes,*' murmured tho dying '•' bookie," catching at the words, " a thousand to thirty — twice, if you like." — " I thought I told you to come right on from the start," said tho Duchess of Montroso to her jockoy, Huxtable, because his mount did 'not show up well at the finish. '■' Well," replied the old-fashioned Hux., " yon didn't want me to come along without the 'orse, did ycr?" — Mr Buhlert, the Secretary of the Ballnrat Turf Club, whom I mentioned last week in connection with the bookmakers' subscription fee, died suddenly. The knights of the pencil at Tattersall's opened a list for his widow and family, as they are not lofi. in very good circumstances. — The Sydney Town and Country Journal says : — " In one year our brooders have been forced to pay the colony of Xow Zealand £50.000 for heavy draught mares, and £10,000 for heavy or .working horses. From the same place nearly all our horse pease, beans, linseed, carrots, and potatoes come." — The Stud; Co. are in rare luck just now. Escopetii, winner of Maiden and Guineas at Napier, is by ATusket ; Leonata and Leonora, the' first and second in the Spring Handicap, and winner of Flying Handicap, are byLooJinus,- and Trickster, who won a race at Geraldine, is also by the son of Caterer. — Tho late 3[r Powdrcll's horses wore mostly passed in at the sale, and those that wore sold realised very poor prices. Experiment, who is by Hailstorm, out of his own dam Discretion, fetched 20 guineas. Hailstorm was passed in at 200 guineas, the highest bid being 100 guineas for the Waugamii Cup winner. — Joe Thompson has got the best of Bladder, Terry and Co., of Adelaide, in the law suit. It will be remembered they expelled him from the paddock because he woidd not pay admission to a ccurse where tho proprietors had no right to charge. The leviathan went a " skinner "on the case, letting the defendants in for all costa and a nominal £2 damages. There is some talk of the ring testing tbe powers of the Hawkesbury and other clubs in the right of license.

! — Calma, who is the property of Mr D. S. Wallace, the purchaser of Le Grand, has been backed for some thousands for the Melbourne Cup at 1000 to 30 and 40, and has risen to 20 to 1. He is weighted at Bst, and is by Yattendon — London Pride. This four-year-old was one of " Augur's " earliest fancies for this year's Cup. — The hon. seo. of the Waorenga-a-Hika J.O. has forwarded mo a programme of the Meeting to be held on 2Gth December. Handicap Hurdles, £40; Hack Hurdles, £10; Maiden Plate, £20; Boxing Day Handicap, £7~> ; Plate, £20 ; Hack Race, £10 ; Ladios' Bracelet, £25 ; Consolation, £15. Nominations, Nov. 24th ; Acceptances, Dec. 15th. — I see by the Australasian an English jockey named Beeves has been refused a license by the Y.R.C. Nothing ia said against him, and as I feel pretty certain he is the son of the Epsom trainer in England, and has references from Mr Blenkiron and others, possibly some N.Z. horse owner might make it worth his while to come over. — Mr John Bennett, who is the brother of that good all-round sport, Mr Joseph Bennett, of Auckland, has invited a lot of racing men to a picnic, to inspect his new course, Elizabeth Farm, Parramatta. The grand-stand and surroundings are said to be the most complete away from Randwick. I wish him luck with the big venture. — The Caulfleld Cup scratching^ are : — Gipsy, Coopor, Little Jack, Mistaken, Transferred, Ad Valorem,. First Water, Mountebank, jtforceau, Caractaeus, Country Squire, Esmond, Bordeaux, Milparinka, ThorntoiJper, Signor, Verdure, Bxmdoora, Turquoise, Baron Von Mueller, Waterloo, Conjectxire, Chrysophrase, Comet, Maid of the Hills, Jessie, Silver Arrow, and Le Beau. — The following are the nominations f.r iho Wanganui Spring Meeting: — "WVngamr. Sr.ikes Handicap: Chiu'ton's Lady Florence, Ohithsuu'a Dan/Owen's Fame, Redwood's Sir George, Keith's Hippona and Buzzard, Powell's Rnynrd and Hineruoa; Standish's Witiora, Newland's P-itieace, Adamson's Raphael, and 'Nugent' a j^gata. Handicap Hurdles : Nugent's Ngata and Chevalier, Keith's Bugler, Ende^-bj.'B Mount, . ,Pji,imou s s

i •■• • ■ ' ' >■ — ; — : ~~ •} — Acceptances and general 'entries for Wan-- • g'amii Spring Meeting: — Wanganui Stakes — Ngata, Lady Florence, Barford, Dan, Patience,-' Wititora, Game, Hippona. Hurdles —Chevalier, , Himi, Reliance Bugler, Maiden, Leonessa, Sweet Home, Patience, Wititora, Alma, -Waxy. Ladies 7 ' Bracelet— Leonossa, Ruby King, Logic, Sweet Home, Reliance, Alma, Waxy. — A correspondent at Eaeo writes: — "Many horses iiave already started training. Questor and Introduction hare been removed to" the VL&fr stables, and are in the hands' of Wilkinson. Mignonette, Derby, The Worm, and Musket filly are also in preparation. . Discord, Kingfisher filly, and Discordance will shortly arrive. There is sometalk of Snider coming here, if money otyn purchase him." . ••..." — The following are the latest Chrisj^htirchprices: — N.Z. Cup: 100 to 20 agst Cheviot and Tasnian, 100 to 15 Turquoise, 100 to 10 WelcomeJack and Lady Emma, 100 to 8 Envious* and. Hippodamia, 100 to 0 The Dauphin, Hyacinth,. Taiaroa, juid Adamant, 100 to o Nonsense, '.100 to--oto 1 anything else. Canterbury .Cup:. ibO»to 33---agst Welcome Jack, 100 to 2o Ch«viot and Oudois.. 100 to 1(5 Sir Bodovoro, 100 to 10 N the rest. Derby : Even money Oudeis, o to 1 agst Sir Bedovero.'lOto 1 anything else. Welcome Stakes: sto 1 bar one. — The Auckland Pedigree and Stock Company have just .sold some iirst-class cattle, which left iv the mail boat for America this week. Twelve-eight-months and twelve oightoen-months Hereford bulls, twelve oightcen-months Hereford heifers, two Lincoln rams and eight owes, and. two Leicester rams and eight ewes were, all safely" shipped for Mr Saxc, who, if this is a successful, shipment, will no doubt become a regular buyerThe Hereford is a cattle preferred by many Americans to the Shorthorn, and I fancy, if we> are to do a big sheep trade with this continent,, there will be an enquiry for the Cotswold sheep,, as that breedT is very fashionable in Yankeeland. — Local betting is getting a little briskerNew Zealand Cup : Dauphin has been backed at 100 to 5 for a bit, Envious 100 to 8, Leonata(since his Hawke's Bay win) has been pencilled at 100 to 8, Tasnian has also been backed during; the week. Off Color and Archie have been* taken against the field for the V.R.C. Derby ; Kingsdale has been backed to win £600 in the same race j. and Martini - Henri and Warwick have also* been supported in a smaller way at Melbourneprices. Archie and Nicholas seems the favouritedouble at 100 to 4 for the Derby and Cup. Ido not think anybody picked the Hawke's Baydouble—at least, it's " doubtful " if they didLeonata and Escopeta were much fancied.' — The Crczarowitch Handicap, 2 miles 2fur'longs; 28 yards, run at Newmarket, was -won'by Dora Juan ; Hackncss second. This mare is owned by Peek, and , "won the -> Cambridgeshire' last yearThore are several -horses iff England named Doit Juan, but the most likely ono to be the winner is a four-year-old by John Davis, out <Jf ,lia%like-. 1 saw John Davis in the Northamptonshire Stakes,, 2 miles, in 18()(5, carrying. S)st,-'on which the followers of old John Day landed a^pßpot.. The only winning bracket I can find' credited to* Don Juan as a two or tliree^yoar-old is at Newmarket July Meeting. Last year ho carried 7st ' (51b to victory in a 5 furlong Welter Handicap This horse is in W. Goater's stable, and is owned, by Mr G. Lambert. — " Tout Cela " calls up old memories by telling; how the owner of the Barber insisted'on the riderof Flying Back weighing in with his bridle, whicbi made him over- weight, and,, as he had not' weighed out with it, he wasdisqualified. The other jockey was then made go through the same process with a like result. As there were only two in the race,, it was declared null and void. This caused a dispute about bets, which was referred to Admiral. Eous by the writer, with the reply, "ISTull and void " also. When Wells came in -first for theChampagne Stakes in 1868, at Doncasteri on BluesGrown, he was watched when he weighedin, and the Admiral was called, who pfonouncfed bins over-weight ; bnt the public never kriew.'.eiactly how much, though the weight he carried pn that occasion must have been 9st. . .y — The hounds met last Saturday at Mr 'Trash-' ington'e, and, after a good lunch, " Hie in there> hounds," was the word. A sharp yelp or two* like instruments of an orchestra, then a .burst of. melody, and away we go round to Porches', through the swamp, across Lushington'tf and' Harris's, stone walls and timber being the' order of the day. Nimrod and the worthy master, notbeing used to swamps, . parted company }. ; Ton* Whew ell and Sir Garnet followed suit,! evidently having a taste for eels. After running three ringsround the mountain over these properties, puss- • was tost, an ajournment was made, and a littlemore jumping powder partaken. A. dtfag wasthen laid, and some good jumping took r placeMessrs Bui-fct and Isaacs landed over a stone wali. into a hcrse's grave, but luckily neither left hi» horse there, though both parted company^ The' horse's grave brings back Whyte Melville's lines — " Tho* I sometimes fancy, too. That liis daring spirit knew , " The 1 ask beyond the compass of his stride, Yet he faced it, true and brave, - *. \ And dropped into his grave .'.- • ,»..- At the place where the old horse died." Among the ladies were Mrs Stevenson, .Ofo/rest), Mrs Wallace (on a grey), Misses F. and M» Buckland (a grey and brown), and Miss- O'Sullivan^ Grey hound got across a gate, and got rid of Mr Tonks early in the run. Several yo'unc'hOundswere entered, and shaped very well. ft.«;uld be •well if riders would think a little more of •' hunting and a little less of jumping. I" do notrbelievethere are half-a-dozen who go out that kno'Sv one hound from another, or really know whether hounds are running or not. No wonder houndp. will not hunt after they have, been riddeii overonce or twice. An English huntsman would not stand it ; and another thing, horsemen . should. stick to their own line and not gallop right across another rider as he goes at a jump. Among those present, were: Messrs D.- Tonks (Gfvc-j- hound). Lushinpton (Tearaway),^Williamson ("pony}, Jackson (General), JB\ yonge,;(phestjiat)^ B.' Isaacs (p»i;f> whicH. went very well),. Burtt (Cf.rdiawl), Hwndarsdn (Ghost), Dunnei^ (Oomua), Percivai (St. Water^ouaJh^l •^Butehf.r Boy), A. Hai'ria (a bay), Crow,/ (Lady)B| T. Wbowell (Sir Harriet). O'Sullivan, P'awson (pevrick) 7 Peterson .(ffer^d) ? : %i^^U> t J