Sporting Brevities,

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5282, 12 June 1895, Page 3

Sporting Brevities,

(Canterbury Times.) Lord Rosebery bred Sir Visto. It ib stated that The Arbiter has gon wrong. Mr Gollan rode Norton ia the Wangann Steeplechase. St Hippo has been entered for the Ne« Zealand Cup. The steeplechaser Somnambulist it again in training. Pegaeuß is again in work, and is expected to stand another ore para t ion. Advicos from Sydney states that Sylvia Park has broken downbadly. Mr S. H. Gollan has nominated five horees for the New Zealand Gup. The yearling filly by Chainshofc from Venus has been named Starshot. The dam of Curzon, who finished second in the English Derby, is a half-bred mare. The nominations for the New Zealand Cup are smaller bub of better quality than usual. T. Sheen-in has informed a contemporary that he intends to relinquish riding over fences. The reason why Elswiek has displayed BDch indifferent form is that he bleeds from the nose. Neither Mannlicber, Mausfcr nor Musketry has been entered for the New Zealand Cup. Trimolite, who recently joined M'Guin- I nesß'a team at Dunedin, broke down the first time he was schooled. Lady Anna, a yearling filly, by St Hippo — A-nna, is described a3 a small but beautifully modelled yonngster. Morsg burst his old wound when running in the Wanganui Steeplechase, and it is doubtful if he will race again. In the history of the race the English Derby has only six times been won twice in succession by the same owner. D. O'Brien -is evidently tired of Loyalty and Launceaton. He has, it is stated, leased the pair for stud purposes. Prime Warden has been enjoying a reßfc in the paddock since the Canterbury Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting. A chectnut filly by King Cole from Robblind, and therefore full siafcr to Royal Rose, has joined E. Cutta's stable. B«n Varrey, the two-year-old daughter of Vanguard and Caller Herrin, has gone into D. Knight's stable at Hawera. One of the most promising yearlings in Auckland is a son of St Leger and Tamora* He is described as a big massive colt

Sir J. Bluudell Maple has informed an English reporter that Common is bringing in the sum of .£IO,OOO a year at the stud. The Queensland St Letter, decided on May 18, was won by TouDg Buckthorpe, a eon of the imported stallion Buckthorpe. Bueaco injured one of his shoulders when he fell in the Waaganai .Steeplechase, and has been turned out of training.

The Australian Jockey Club has declined a request made by the Sydney crosscountry horsemen to be allowed to train horses.

The time occupied by Sir Visfco in covering the English Derby distance laßt week is equal to the fastest on record for the race.

Since , 1860 only two owners — Lord Rosebery and the Duke of Portland — have won the English Darby two years in succession.

The owner of Sou-wester claims that Nanakia is by the eon of Goldeborougb. -Hitherto Nanakia has been described as by Natator.

Steppe, the dam of Russley, Stepniak, and Lady Norah, is again in a bad way, and it has been decided to destroy her immediately. Kapua has, after all, not taken kindly to jumping big fence?. This explains the reason why he did not start in the Wanganui Steeplechase. -

Silver Spec is to be schooled over hurdles. If the big daughter of Artillery takes kindly to the business she will start for the Grand National Hurdle Race.

A yearling colt by Cuirassier from Welcome is very inbred to Musket. His aire and granddam— Bangle— are both by the son of Toxopholite.

Messrs Johnßon and Gleeson, of Melbourne, have received an order from Johannesberg, South Africa, for one of their starting machines. In addition to Coala, Wright brought over to Auckland on Monday the Sidney hurdle racehorse Omega, which he haa purchased from W. Keleo.

Captain RubboU has named his yearling dolt by Dreadnought from Leonora Cceur da Lion, and the colt by Dreadnought from Katie Fergussoh, Katoomba. A olever judge in Auckland thinks that Liberator will win both the North New Zealand Grand National Hurdle Race and Great Northern Steeplechase.

Vista, the dam of Sir Visto, is by Macaroni from Verdure, by King Tom out of May Bloom, by Newminßter. She was bred by Lord Rosebery in 1879. Norton, Ebor and Dreamland arrived in Auckland on Thursday to fulfil their respective engagements at too Auckland Racing Club's Winter Meeting.

The rumour that M. Hobbs will take a team of horses to Australia during this winter is revived. Saracen, Lord Zetland and Lady Zetland will be included in the team.

Private intelligence from Sydney gives what is not a hopeful account of St Hippo. The chances of the son of St Leger standing another preparation are considered small.

Bradford, the well>known English rider, v putting on weight very fast, and he will soon be in the middle-weight division.- He is not able to ride much under 7a b 121 b this season.

At the Queensland Turf Club's Autumn Meeting, on May 18, the Sydney colt Form, by Cranbrook from the New Zealand-bred La Mode, won the Sires' Produce Stakes in a canter.

T. Cannon, jnn., the eldest son of T. Cannon and brother of M. Cannon, the famous English horsemen, is a godson of Dr W. G. Grace, the distinguished cricketer.

Ambush was brought up from Elderelie and joined H. Lonn'B team on Friday. The daughter of Vanguard, who has been turned out for more than a year, has grown into a floe mare.

The Dancer is at last taking kindly to jumping. The son of Sword Dance is engaged in the Maiden Hurdle Race to be decided on the second day of the Auckland Bating Club's Meeting. The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club and Auckland Racing Club are moving in the matter of more Btringent' conditions being placed upon riders. The Canterbury Jockey Club will follow suit shortly. The New Zealand-bred horse The Hero 9at 121 b was made favourite for the Brush Hurdle Race, decided at Warwick Farm, New South Wales, on May 18, and won by Coala 12st. The Hero finished third.

M. Allen having found the attempt to train Dilemma hopeless, returned the horse to Mr J. B. Reid, from whom he had leased him. Dilemma wbb offered for sale last week and was purchased by Mr Curran at 39gs. Sir Visto, the winner of the English Derby, is a half-brother to Bonavista, who won the Two Thousand Guineas of 1892. There should be a two-year-old full brother or sister to Bonavista racing this season.

A northern writer is wrong when he thinks that Skirmisher's victory in the D.J.C. Provincial Handicap is the first the son of Vanguard has secured einc^ he worn the Canterbury Cup. Skirmisher won the Provincial Handicap last year. The result of the English Derby wbb a surprise. Raconteur, who started favourite, finished nowhere, and Sir Visto defeated Kirkconnel, Laveno, the Owl and Solaro, all of whom had defeated him during the month before the race. It is rumoured that Mr Stead will Bend Mannlicher to Sydney to fulfil his engagement in the A J.C. Derby run in September. If the son of Sapphire goes he will probably be accompanied by Mauser and one or two other members of the Yaldhurst team.

Sir Yiato was probably ridden in the Derby by G. Chaloner, while T. Cannon, un., was probably up on Curzon and Bradford on Kiikconnel. Raconteur, who started favourite, would have beon the mount of T. Loatee, while M. Cannon probably rode Le Var and J. Watts The Owl.