Sporting Brevities.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5323, 30 July 1895, Page 3

Sporting Brevities.

" Centaur's Index " for 1895 iB to hand. Dunluce has been taken up again after a long spell. Both Ascot and Derringer are stated to be looking really well. Mannlicher is a very late foal. He was not born nntil Nov. 25. Mason has no lees than seventeen horsea in training at faldhuret. La Sagesse, the winner of the Oaks, is not engaged in the St Leger. Silvermark will probably stand in the Cromwell district next season. The death is announced of Mrß D. Mann, wife of the well-known trainer. The death is announced of the Auckland Steeplechase winner, King Don. Emmalea is the first mare that has won the Victorian Grand National Hurdle Eaoe. The famous American sprinter, Dr Hasbronck, by Sir Modred, has broken down. A Victorian critic considers J. E. Brewer "the hurdle race horseman of the century." Eaoing ia making great strides in Canada and a Canadian Jockey Club iB about to be ! organised. * Cheßterman, who has proved a failure over hurdles, has returned from Melbourne to Sydney. Mr S. Hordern has sold Cannon, by Nordenfeldt— Sister Agnes, for lOOOgs to go to France. An application from C. Moore to ride work has been refused by the Victoria Eacing Club. The will of the late P. Barrett, the wellknown English horseman, has been proved at under ,£15,520. Culloden is not after all hopelessly broken down. The eon of Nellie Moore is doing gentle work. Pißcatorious, who never really recovered from an accident which he met with last year, was recently shot. Patron has resumed work at Flemington. The son of Grand Flaneur may stand another preparation. Webley, by Hotchkiss, finished fourth in the Pace Welter Handicap at Warwick Farm, New South Wales, on July 6. Magazine may be taken across to Sydney to run in some of the minor events at the Australian Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. It is stated that if J. Hayes is again refused a license by the Victoria Eacing Club he will try his luck in South Africa. Mr G. G. Stead and Mr P. Campbell will probably visit Sydney at the time of the Australian Jockey Club's Spring Meeting. The connections of Emmalea are stated to have won .£IO,OOO by the mare's victory in the Victorian Grand National Hurdle Eaoe. The Marton Jockey Club will hold a two days' spring meeting on Sept. 11 and 12. The Bum of *8350 will be given away in stakes. On the day after the Derby Sir Viato was, it is Btated, photographed with the

well-known racing man Sir F. Jobmtone on his back. Axiom, the two-year-old dhughter of Maxim, still continues to win in America. On May 23 she won the Clover Stakes, of 400 sove, at the Brooklyn Meeting, and a week later she secured a private sweepstakes of 100 boys each. Mannlicher has grown and lengthened a little ainco April. The son of M>\xim looks well, and with the exception that one of hiß forelegs has been slightly chafed by anillfitting boot, he appears likely to stand | a thorough preparation. My Lady, a filly by Trenton— Pardon, and therefore half- bib ter to Lady Betty and Pigeontoe, haß been supported to win £10,000 for the double, V.E.C. Dfrby and Melbourne Cap. My Lady is trained at Caui field by J. Eedfearn. In the Queensland Assembly, last week, a protracted debate occurred on the Totalisator Bill. An amendment to mnke bet--1 ting in all cases criminal, and bazaars and lotteries in the interests of charitable institutions illegal, was defeated. To celebrate the victory of his- horse Styrax in the Grand Steeplechase de Paris on June 2, M. E. Lebaudy, the well-known Anglo-French racing' man, distributed £4000 amongst the poor. The French j H -spital in London benefited to the extent of JBIOOO. Mr D. Scott, of Bangitikei, has purchased from Mr Hayward the two-year-old colt by Tor menter, which the latter gentleman acquired in Sydney last autumn. The colt, who is Btated to be a beuuty, will return to Mr Hayward after the conclusion of hie cweer on the turf. Mr T. Uphill, the Indian trader, left Melbourne for India recently with La Gloria, Eink, Ito, Beekeeper, The Indian, and several other horsea. J. Campbell, who won the last Viceroy Cup on Metallic, and Mr W. 8. Cox, Redleap's old rider, accompanied Mr Uphill. It is stated that a bet of £20 to .£5 was recently laid that a son or daughter of Silvermark will not win the next Cromwell Derby. Considering- that, of the thirteen horsea engaged in the race eight are by the son of Eupee, the layer Beems to have made a rash wager. After the first of her gacoes*>on of six victories Emmalea was, it is stated, nearly sold to an. Indian buyer for £150. The Indian gentleman, however, took too long to make up his mind, and thus log? a mare which critics now describe as th« best of her sex ever seen over hurdles in Victoria. Immediately after the conclusion of the Epsom Summer Meeting, Baron Hirech purchased from T. Cannon the City and Suburban Handioap winner Reminder and Curzon, who finished second in the Derby. The price paid for Cutzon has not transpired, but Reminder cost 425500 with a contingency about future winnings. The death is announced from New South Wales of the imported brood mare Dame Agnes, who was foaled in Engl.nd in 1882. She wsb by Hermit from Belle Agnes, by King Tom from Little Ague**, by The Cure* from Miss Agnes, by Birdcatcher from Agnes. She was the dam of Little Agnea, who has run well in Bydney during the past season.