TURF NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXIV, Issue 25, 24 June 1905, Page 18

TURF NOTES.

ANSWERS TO < ‘nKRESPON 1 HINTS. Wager. ('omfort, Creusot, and Rose Madder. Haydn has Item scratched for the V.R.C. Grand National Steeplechase. It is stated that £2OO was offered and refused for N«*r'-west during the progress <f the A.K.C. Winter Meeting. Romeo was taken to Paeroa during the w<ck. He is to be kept going, anti will do his tasks on the Paeroa racecourse. The St. Leger gelding Scotty. who has been off the s<tih- since the A.K.C. Autumn was put into work again on Monday. Admiral Cerveras. who competed unsuecissfully at the A. K.C. Winter Meeting, was taken back to Napier by the Moana last wee!:. A private message received from Mr W. Lyons on Saturday stated that Fp-to-Date arrived in Sydney on Friday in splendid condil ion. J. Gainsford received an addition to his Firing during the week in the shape of a rising two-year-old by Ben Godfrey Prestissimo. The Auckland owned Numa was allowed to drop out of his engagements on the opening day of the Hawke s Ray Jockey Club's Winter Meeting. Miss Lottie was schooled over the small fences during the week, in company with Major. The daughter of St. Hippo fenced in good style for a beginner. The deciding course for the Waterloo Cup of the New South Wares Coursing Club resulted yesterday as follows: Mr Lamb's Lanojine bent Mr Haynes’ Fondling. The “Otago Witness" has the following: — The writer has heard that there is an excellent « liainv of a North Island stable getting the handicapping for a certain liievtin*. Mr W. Lyons left fir Sydney last Monday During his absence ou th.* other side. Mr D. Twohi’.J will act as his representative. and will pay and receive on his behalf. M< i'i hu. who went slightly amiss during the progress of the A.R.C. Winter Meeting, and was unable to start on the concluding day. was taken to Gisl»orue by the Moana last week. Mr E. A. Price. managing director of the Cambria Park Stud Company, is mentioned as being a likely candidate for a scat <»n the A.R.C. Committee at the a.iDuxl ele< lien. Golden Sands was to have* been offer* d for sale at auction last Monday, but sue was disposed of privately for lUOgs before the sale commenced. one- of W. Gall's patrons being the purchasi r. The bulk of the Southern visitors to the A K.C. Winter Meeting have already returned to their various homes, and matters in the racing world are beginning to assume* their winter quietness. Amongst the visitors at the* recent A.R.c Winter Meeting was Dr. Newman. <f Wanganui. Dr. Newman is a well known FlN’Etsmar.. and takes a great interest in all matters pertaining to the sport of The Great Northern Steeplechase winner. Kiatere. was shipped to Napier by the s.s. M< ana List week to fulfil his engagements there His stable* companions. Numa and Kr< mllii. were also taken South by the Mine steamer. It appears that the brood mare Lady CuiFine. which was knocked down at the sale <f blood stock last Monday for 24gs. was purchaF««l f<»r a Gisborne sportsman, and she wax shipped to her new home by the M< amt. Mr A Coleman, owner of Dingo, leaves for Australia by the Moana on Moiidar Deit. taking hi« «,]d chaser wtih him. H. FbilH|>». who rode Irish to victory in the Great Northern Hurdles. g<»rs over with the hors<. and will ride him iu his engagements.

Nervine, the three-year-old son of Phoebus Apollo and Eve, who has acted as run-ner-up in a number of events during this season, at last managed to get his name on the winning list, he accounting for the Fitzroy Welter on the concluding day of the A.R.C. Winter Meeting. The rising two-year-old Cyrenian Pit-a-pat filly was sold by auction by the N.Z. Loan and Mercantil • Agency on Friday for logs. Mr Irving being the purchaser. The filly is well grown, ami should prove a cheap investment even if she never sees a During the week Mr Percival, secretary of the Auckland Racing Club, received a communication from Sir G<o. Clifford re the Mct’luskie rase. The matter will come before the committee of the A.R.C. at an early date, after which the particulars will no doubt be made public. F. Mason. the English cross-conn try horseman, put up a great record at Manchester on Easter Monday. There were six races on the card, ami he rode five winners, lie was not engaged in the sixth race.which resulted in a walk-over. Mason's five mounts all came from one stable. Noteorini was made a very warm favourite for the Fitzroy Welter ou the concluding day of the A.R.C. Winter Meeting, but was never in the hunt. and finished nearer last than first. He seemed unable to hit out in tin' going, and his showing was veiy disappointing to hiu connections. According to recent advices from England a veterinary examination of the King's New Zealand-bred Moifaa was recently made, with the result that he has been thrown out of training. Miss Thorn Marsh, daughter of tin- King's trainer, and a perfect horsewoman, hacks him on Newmarket Heath every day. Although Chivalry was brought to Auckland with J. 11. Prosser's team, hr did not fulfil any of his engagements at the A.R.C. meeting. Probably the heavy going, which it is stated is greatly against him. was the cause of his non-appearance, as his party had nothing to grumble at iu the matter of weight. Soult headed the list of winning sires at the A-R.C. Winter Meeting with three representatives: St. Leg: r. Grafton and Soii'-wester had two each: and Sabertache. Rre.okby. Eton. Seaton Delaval. Musknpeer, St. Hippo. Castor. Torpedo. L*<>lnntis. Light Artillery. Pho-bus Apollo, and Lord Roslyn one each. Mr J. Roulstonc seems to have the makings of a useful horse in Pukekohe. a three-year-old gelding by Castor Miss Blair.' PuVekohv was started twice nt tin- recent A.R.C. uniting, ami on each occasion he acted as runner-up to the winner. Pukek<4ie has plenty of size- to recommend him. and gives everv promise of seeing a much Letter day. Laud’ock. who has been under the ban for a couple of years, made his re-appear-ance on the race track at the recent A.R.C. Winter Mi »ting. That Landlock has not yet regained the form he showed prior to his retirement was plainly evident, as although well treated as regards weight, he finished last in both of his engagements. T.ingard's display in the Tamaki Steeplechase. which lie won. on the concluding day of the A.R.C. Winter Meeting, did not give one the impression that tin- L olantis gelding was a likely one to e.-i-u high honours over country. Lingard only managed to scramble home from Great Scott, but had Major not fallen al the soil wall, it was any odds that Lingard would have had to be content with •second honours. Delauia's defeat in the ork Welter on the lom ludiug day of the A.R.C. Winter Meting cost her connections a fair aimunt of money. Iler forward running in the Cornwall Handicap, on the opening «lay. when she finished just behind th • placed horses, was tin* cause of the strong support .u-coidcd her. Delania's display on Saturday was distinctly disappointing, although them is no doubt she got anything bur a good itin in the nice. The defunct St. lager was responsible fi .-' the p.irentag.- of the winners of Loth the first and the last event of the Auckland racing Ben Blair, who won the first race of the season, the Maiden Plate at Avondale. Is by Ben Godfrey, a sen of St. la-ger: while Commonwealth, who accounted for the concluding r.-ue of the season, the Lndi s’ Bracelet. la«t Saturday. is by St. Leger himself. W. Wilson lu-ads th • list of whining jockeys nt i the recent A.R.C. Meeting with three wins: C. .h-ukins ami F. Howard had two each: and F. Davis. IL Phillips. C. CiM-brane. J. Buchanan. A. Julian. H. Gray. P. Johnston. I/. Lind. B. Towers: W. O'k’onuc’, W. M<4»beriwy. ami J. McCluskie <»ne each. Mr Alison ami Mr O DrlKcoll each had a winning ride also.

C. Weal. J. B. Wiiliaumvu. J. 11. Prosser. ami Messrs Selby and o'Driscoll are at the head of the winning trainers at the recent A.R.C. Meeting, with two wins apiece: and J. Twohlll, McLennan. H. French. F. Maeiminvinlu, W. Gall. A. Hall, A Goodwin. G. Irwin. W. Mobherly, T. W ! Ilin ms. and Mr Tanks were each responsible for one winning representative. As everybody knows, owners, trainers, ami thos<* connected with race horses are for < ver worried with requests to be told the certain winner of this or that race, and in this connection the reply of Mr Adam Scott, the Northumberland sportsman. at the Rothbury Me ting, this week, is worthy of record. Approached by an individual as to his horse's. Rowden's, chance in the Rothbury Steeplechase Plate, Mr Scott replied: “Well. [ really Ciumot say how he will rm: in this event, but 1 bought him out of a bus, and lie ran well in that." in conversation with Mr J. Muir, the w< 11-known Waikato sportsman, he informed me that Waipnna. who was found to be lame after his efforts on the opening day’ i f the last Ohiiiemuri Jockey Club's meeting i when he w on the principal event), has made a splendid recovery, and has tilled out bcvoml all knowledge during Ills spell. Mr Muir has a rising three-year old halfbrother to Waipnna by Seaton Delava 1 in work at his own place, ami he is in great hopes of him turning out something out of the ordilnary. Avalam-lie is now an inmate of 11. Howe's stable at Kohimaramara. The little mare was walking very short when she was sent to Kohimaramara. and it was considered very doubtful if she would ever see the post again—in fact, it was almost •’.< < i<led to put her to the stud. However, after a few weeks' spell she seented to have throw n off all her soreness, ami there seems every probability of her again gracing the turf. Oblivion, who it will be remembered was br< light to New Zealand last spring by J. 'Taggart in the hopes of winning a New’ Zt aland Cup. but who turned out a rank failure in this colony and was sent bark to Sydney, was a starter in the Hurdle Race on the opening day of the Australian Jockey Club's June meeting. Oblivion, who had the light weight of 9.S iu the saddle, went to the front after they jumped the first hurdle ami was never afterwards headed, winning easily at the finish by four lengths. Oblivion is now being trained by the exAucklaudvr E. Donovan. A proniim-nt backer not many years ago. who frequently hail to ask for “time,” ami eventually died owing large sums to tlu> Ring, by whom lie had been well-treated, was. on one occasion, after a very bad week, dining at a well known betting club. A bookmaker had not long before died in impoverished circumstances, ami a subscription of £1 each was got up to biiry him. The pt eminent backer, who was rather hard of hearing, on being told what was the business, pulled out £lO and said. "A pound each to help to miry a bookmaker! Here, take this 'tenner’ and bury ten." Conimenting on the use or the starting machine in England, a writer in the Lomlon "Sportsman'' says:—lsn't it about lime that the governing b<><ly of the turf recognised the solid fact that racehorses are not machines. ami that a horse with a natural dislike t<» the apparatus is bad. if not impossible to train to start under the ••barrier?" If we have the best starting machine extant, it has surely been well and fully tried in the balance, ami found wanting? The "gate" has ruined many horses for racing purposes, ami it is steadily killing the national sport: ami the owner, or turf student who backs one for the m-w four-fnrkmg races, must possess far more cash than intellect: for the height of folly in inaugurating such a race could nor possibly be exceeded. An English writer pens the following:--St. Oswald's success in the Graven Stakes at headquarters recently, at his first outing. reminds us that his owner, the Duke of Portland, is the luckiest Englishman on the turf to-day. He went to b d one night a poor ami obscure lieutenant iu the army, ami awoke next morning to find himself a duke, the possessor of a rentroll of £l.-»ujmhi a year, and half a dozen residences, among them the famous Welbeck. on which the late Duke, known variously as the “mad" Duke and the "eccentric'' Duke, has spent a fabulous sum. In nothing is he lm-kier than in his marriage. The Ibichess of Portland is one < f the kindest ami most t harining of women. just as she is one of the- most beautiful. It was at her suggestion, and the fa< r that is comute mo rated by stone tabht. that the Duke consecrated his turf winnings to the erection of a set of almshouses on the estate. From our English files we learn that although Tom Waugh last year practically took over all his father's »L Waughs) horses in training nt Newmarkci. the transfer was <»uiy aiimmm.ed recently. ’The youngster will bo au excellent and piactiial smetsser to the veteran, who is a doyen of Scutch trainers, and commenced his- business at Gullane at about the lime of the late Matthew Dawson, eiid was at one time in the < inployment of the celebrated ironmaster. Mr Merry. Young Tom knows his business thorongh-

ly, and Mr Willie Jardine and Mr English and other patrons will be rate in his Lands He is a useful man at other sports, ami has .still quite a boyish appearance, so that a couple of years ago they dressed him up as a girl, and he played witn sneecss for a ladies’ cricket team at Newmarket, and was never found out. The Stratford Racing Club have a motion on the order paper of the next annual meeting of the N.Z. Raring Conference, which is held in Wellington early in July, to the • fleet that a visiting steward be appointed by all metropolitan dubs, such official to attend all country meetings held under the jurisdiction of the metropolitan b<»dy by which he is appointed, and to advise ami assist country officials in the management of their meltings. ah<l to report on the nmduet of licensed trainers and jockeys who attend such gatherings. The idea is a good one. and everyone who have been in the habit of attending country meetings will be pleased to see the Stratford Club successful in getting their proposal passed. That something of the sort is required has been pointed out in these columns mi two or three occasions, and although 1 don t alu gether agree with stipendiary stewards, still the appointment of an official who would advise ami assist country chibs to' carry out their duties wouhl in my opinion do racing in general an immense amount An English writer says:—We were travelling from Worcester mi to Stratford-mi-Avou. a well known racing, official, an owner, and the writer, and somehow., or other the conversation touched on the subject of fails in steeplechases. “Funniest thing 1 ever saw.*’ said the owner, “happened at Sandown Park some ytais ago. A friend of mine was riding iu a steeplechase there, ami in the same race Lord Cowley had a mount. Moreover they had made the horse he was ridipg favourite. 1 stationed myself away from ihe stand, and stood by that awkward jump below the ring, just to watch how my friend wouhl negotiate it. I’p they came, and as luck—bail. 1 suppose—would have tt. Lord Cowley's jiiount fell, and his titled rider came a rare purler. “Helped to his fret he looked blankly mound him for a second or two. and then suddenly a fellow darted up to the half eouscious rider, and said, in a voice full of stinging sarcasm: ‘Yon ought ter ride a wooden horse: then, you could be jolly well glued on!' Only he didn't exactly say 'jolly.' ” Commenting upon the death of Mr A. Cooper, which occurred in England recently, a writer in the London “Sportsman” says:—No man who has been racing less than twenty years <-au accurately realise the enormous influence once brought to bear upon the ring by the late Arthur Cooper, (’cvper and Johnnie O'Neil—the I‘yladts and Orestes of the paddock final- praeti« ally ruled the market. and their lead in betting was blindly followed by hundreds. There was once an illiterate plunger—al plungers, bar the late Marquis of Hastings, have, by the way. been of the humblest origin - - who brought a shopkeping fortune, penuriously amassed, into tin* game. He also brought out a member of his family to assist him in his operations. “There.'' said he. slipping two hundred in notes into his liem-huian's first and pointing Cooper out, "Follow that 'ead an' do the same as he does.” (.He barred himself, feeling sure that Cooper knew him by sight at least). Hut Cooper overheard the instructions and inwardly resented them. He • instantly deputed his own commission. and set himself to lead that juggins a dan»e. He took him to the stand roof and to the saddling boxes, to all the telegraph hoards and both the fruit stalls: finally, as the race was finishing, that youth was-well, to put it mildly, waiting alone in the lavatory. Says an exchange:—One of the best known figures in the paddock at Midland steeplechase meetings is Toni Savage, a Warwickshire man to the backbone, who has never lost the quaint old Warwickshire dialect. When he is nut engaged in weighing out or dressing for a race—and hr is an enthusiast across <-<<t_ntry—you will generally find him sat down in some quiet, unfrequented part of the paddock smoking contentedly an old black pipe, with a look of total uucoin-rrn to ail things worldly across his honest featuies. But Tom in reminiscent vein is inter- • sting. Charting one day about chance mounts, he told in his own quaint style of an experience he had at Ludlow two years ago. Baron Trutzschlrr had a fairly useful old plater—Free Love it was. to be exactengaged iu a selling strcple<-liase at the popular Shropshire meeting, ami hail asked Tom to ride. Just before w ighing out. however, the Baron sought out Tom to inform him that after all other arrangements had been made, and that J. Phillips (who everybody is pleased to know is recovering nicely from his accident) would have the amount on Free Love. “Well.’’ said Savage, “I thought no more about it. but by and bye I was asked to ride Extension. "Well. 1 rode him. and. blow me it came to a tight finish, and I'm danged if j didn't beat the Baton's horse a head.’’ “Yi’s.’’ he added “I was puttin'* al! in in that finish!”

The totalisator turnover at Ellerslie for the season just closed (£150,117) is the •nialiest recorded fur the past five years. The highest amount yet handled by the club was In the season of 1901-02. "when £104.734 was passed through the machines. In that season the vue-dlvldend system was in vogue, but since then the one-two business was introduced, and the turnover has gradually shrunk till it has reached the lowest amount put through for the time above mentioned. This is a strong argument for those who look upon the twodividend scheme as being the cause of the decrease in the tot a lisa tor receipts, and nlthvugh a number of people are inclined to look to other causes as being responsible, the principal of which they maintain is the starting-price business done by the bookmakers, they overlook the root of the whole matter, and that is the one-two dividend system driving the big bettor to the bookmaker. In the olden days there was not a tenth part of the totalisator betting done that there is at present, ami I feel pretty confident that if the straight-out svstem was again reverted to the old-time conditions would again prevail. \\ nen considering the decrease in the totalisator turnover at the Auckland meeting there is one item one must not overlook, and that is the fact that this year the club have increased the bookmakers' subscriptions, and that the extra revenue derived from the same is roughly speaking about £875. This would mean about nine thousand pounds going through the machines, so taking all in all the club ought to come out well up to the average of former years.

. The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club Intend moving at the next annual meeting of the Racing Conference that mi horse be eligible for entry in any race until such horse Is a year old. The above resolution has a lot to commend it. and is one that should be welcomed by the majority of buyers of yearlings. The Hawke’s Bay Club might have gone a bit further and made a specific date for all such entries to be about Easter time, when all the sales are over: then a buyer would have a chance of getting an idea as to whether his purchase was worthy of an engagement in a classical race or otherwise. As matters stand at present, a yearling Is bought with numerous classical engagements for which the purchaser is liable. Certainly he knows what his liability is at the time of pur-chase,-but then one is apt to overlook the falling due of the various forfeits, the consequence being that instead of having to pay one pound he is Hable for from three to five pounds. and then he finds his purchase is only a very moderate animal, and sooner than pay up the amount owing he allows himself to be put on the forfeit list. Of course, it ran be argued that such a man has no right to race horses, but then if only wealthy men were allowed to own horses there would bo very little racing in New Zealand. Then, again, there is the point to be considered that should the Hawke’s Bay Club carry their resolution It would make a considerable differeiice In the prize money for the different classical races, ami that it is doubtful if breeders would get such high prices for their fash-ionably-bred youngsters if the stakes for siich races were reduced. The question is one that requires a lot of thought, and no doubt the matter will be well threshed out before a decision is arrived at. . The other day. when I happened to be in Cork (writes ‘•Philistine") I met Mr John Reese, of the Civility Stud, and accepting e ninvitation to visit his place the following morning, had the. privilege of joining with some noted footballers ami sportsmen In a ranilde round the pretty place. During an interval for rest ami refreshments Mr Reese began chatting of his earlier days when he lived in Weaste, Salford, and incidentally referred to a race meeting which, in a measure, resulted in a complete change of life. At that time he was doing what the classics would call a little fluttering on the Turf, and he was enjoying one of the Manchester meetings on the old course at New Barns. He had got a very strong tip about an Trish horse, and he had backed it at very long odds and backed it often. Some of his friends knew he was going very fierce, and they knew he stood to win a big pile. The horse came gradually to a short price, and they tried in vain to make him hedge. But he was determined to stand by his tip. and his faith was boundless. The appointed hour of the race came, the horses

cantered to the st art lug-post, and Mr Reese, with £4O in his pockets, stood to win over £6OOO. Beside him stood Alec. Mills, also interested in the same horse, not to the same extent, but about twelve times more excited. On came the flying steeds, the colours of Mr Reese's fancy leading the way. As the horses came near the judge's box, tlie equine competitors began to bunch together. “It's lost! It’s lost!" cried Alee. Mills, as the yards began to dwindle to feet. "it's wou by a neck." said John Reese. And when all was over the next moment the official declaration was a verdict by a neck. Then the excitement was over, but Mr Reese made a quiet ami solemn vow that never again would he plunge. He got his thousands, removed from Jerse. where he was then living, ami bought the estate in Cork which he now occupies. He has never plunged since, ami ladieves there is enough money in breeding horses. Some time ago the secretary of Brisbane Tattersall’s Club wrote to the Minor of London ••Sportsman" for the correct leading and intention of tin' Queensland betting i ule No. <». which is similar 1o rule 14 in Ruff’s Guide, viz.. •’Money given to have a bet made shall not be, returned, though tlie race be not run." The questions were—l. Is it intended literally t » mean that money given for the option ot a bet. or paid to a commissioner to secure bets, is lost, without affecting the bet Itself? 2. Docs It mean that bets made on a race that is never run are lost by the backer? Members of the Brisbane < hi” contended that the rule had the latter meaning .and as it was possible in Queensland. where heavy rains and floods occurred. for races to be abandoned. lhej regarded the rule as unfair, and had n ought forward a motion for its ab.d tton. » n postponed it pending the receipt of lish expert evidence. Attention was drawn to an article in the Times" last December, in which t.’.e wri - er commented severely on the fact J ,u,r backers lost their wagers over the cheater races through stress of wear net. “Now. was it on this rule. asked t c ' retarv of Queensland Tattersall s. ' that iHvers claimed the bets? If not, which betting rule decided the point.' - “ the rule mentioned is abolished udi 11 ’ feet rule 13 of Queensland latteisaiis. which reads: "All bets a-e play . unless otherwise specified. 4. w n.u *• lhe exact definition of play or pay’.' Art . dealing with the whole matter ’‘""i’’ enable length, the editor of the Sp’ Times" answered the questions as fol * —l. Giving money to have a bet laid n.i. nothing to do with the bet itse f. must be paid, no matter whether tin au is run or not. 2. Bets made on ia, ‘ are not run are void. .»• it *' affect PF. bets. 4. Play or pay means that you run all risks of the horse stalling or not. subject to above leserMions, as to the animal being dead or s< rat< hil. or his nominator dying, or lhe race -» declared void. The following Is from nn Eligllsb change, the accuracy for which we can.,or vouch for:—The Rothbury st ? ep e< „, .ft held this week recall the ease of a ably sneedv recovery from injuries hlii-.li occurred inauy years ra-o at the gathering or. the Yarridge Heights Mr C J Cunningham, baihy bruiM d an I shaken, and walking very badly between two sticks (the result of the pretty severe cropper he had just previously received when riding-ill the Grand National). was present, and was naturally the recipient ol much sympathy, especially from the fair His crippled condition, however, rfid not prevent him taking a pecuniary interest in the various events, and along with A.V C. Perkins had heavily supported (to be accurate Barber Atkinson, of Newcastle, had got on £389 for Mr Perkins) one Nugpet 11. to beat Dresden China in a match. Mr Drr Ewing was on Nugget 11.. and Captain Wilmot Smith had the log up on Dresden China. The latter horse fell after the pair had gone a mile, but to “C.J.C.'s” consternation and annoyance. Mr Orr Ewing, instead of taking advantage of the mishap to his opponent, ns a matter of fact condoled with him and actually slowed down.

Captain Wilmot Smith was not long in remounting, and so well did he take his mount along that “C.J.C." foresaw the possibility of the good thing becoming an-

Then a funny scene was witnessed. "My goodness gracious, what's Ewing doing on Nugget: dors he not see that Wilmot will beat him?" and so on, and so on; but, quite oblivious of the Border sportsman's anxiety. Mr Ewing continued to jug along on Nugget. "Will nobody go and warn him?" cried ‘•C.J.C..’ as he saw Dresden China still crteping vp. Nobody, however, made a move in the diiertiou requesttai. and after much fretting and fuming Mr Cunningham at last exelaimeil. •‘Oh. I can’t stand this lunger." and tin owing down both his sticks he scrambled over tiie rills, ami racing down the track at a pace which would have put to blush many a sprinter, was able to warn Mr Ewing, who. after a desperate just got home by a neck. Offered his sticks on his return to Hi.* padtlock. Mr Cunningham said he did ‘’not ivquire them now." That narrow squeak ha«l completely cured him. © AVONDALE J.C. SPRING MEETING. I<*)s The following horses remain in the Avondale Stakes and Avondale Guineas, run at the A.J.C. Spring Meeting, after the first AVONDALE STAKES of 2dosovs. For I wo-y ear-olds. Distance, four furlongs. Mr F. W. Arnold's b c. by Cyrenlan Miss Annie Mr B. Armitage's b c. by Cyrenlan Song stress Messrs Allen and Hobbs’ br c. by Sou It — Anna Messi-s Allen ami Hoblts’ b f. by Soult — Hotcherina Messrs Allen and Hobbs' br c, by Hotchkiss — Gannett Mr N. Banks’ br f. by Soult Lidv Emmeline Mr V. L. Bagnall’s br f. by The Officer - I.ust rous Mr L 11. Darlofs blk f. by Cyreniau Lady Mr J. W. Flexmau’s br e. by Menschikoft' Miss Quail Mr C. Hewitt's b c. by Soult—Curaeoa Mr A. Hansen's br c. by Hotchkiss Lady Ma rion Mr Koss Heaton's br f. by Elon -Gwendoline Mr Tinti Kara’s br f. by Cyrenlan Hestia Mr F. H. Laings br f. by Mens.hikoff - QIUH‘II Cole Mr W. Lovett's b f. Phoebus ApoEo Lena Mrs S. Lennard’s eh c. by Menschikoff Marjory Mr A. A. Phil’ipps’ eh c. by Cyrenlan — Vikau Mr W. Ryan's br f. bv Hotchkiss First Love Mr F. Stenning's ch c. by San Francisco - Lady Moth Mr E. Stenning's ch c, by Cyrenlan Sparkling Water Mr R. Thorpe’s b f. bv Soult—Princess Alice Mr Roht. Turnbull's ch c. by Phoebus Apollo -('hrysolite Mr J. E. Thorpe's br e, by Phoebus A|>ollo -Bangle Mr .1. B. Williamson’s b f, by Salvaden or Bobs- Asthore AVONDALE (J TINEAS of 2(m>-ovs. Distance. one mile. Mr E. W. Alison’s br c Foremost, by Phoebus Apollo Forme Mr F. 1.. Armitage's b f Syren, by Cyreniau Torment Mr F. W. Arnold's b f Annette, by Soult — Miss Annie Mr S. Bradley's hr c Punui, by Soult — Lady Musket Mr \V. Foss’ b <• Master Delaval, by Seaton Delava 1 < ’am paiila Mr W. Handley's eh f M< rrv Delaval, bv Seaton Delaval Merry Maid Mr J. A. Harding's b f, by Phoebus Apollo Field Rose Mr C. liewit i's bc, by St. Paul Electra Mr C. Hewitt's br f. by St. Paul Curaeoa Mr C. Hewitt’s b f, by Cyrenlan Kate Godfrey Mr T. 11. Lowry’s ch c, by Seaton Delaval —St. Amy Mrs J. Lennard’s b c Carl Rosa, bv Seaton Delaval Vieux Rose Mr E. Morgan's br c Hiro, by Cyrenlan - Epi ue Mr -I. .McGuire's b f Raven, by Explosion Mara tea Mr I>. McKinnon's br f, by Flintlock Pika u

Mr Geo. Palmer's b f Ltrge*>Mc. t>jr &N»at«n Delaval Keepsake Mr J. B. Reid's b f, by Heaton Delaval - Vantat rice Mr .1. E. Thorne's br «• Apologue, by Ph » bus Ajiollo Miss Gladys Mr J. E. Thorite’s br c Kilderkin, by Cyrenlan Kilmore.v Mr J. Wartier s ch f Amorvl'e. by Ph »’but Apollo f.ady Gertrude Mr \\. P. Woods br f. by Phoebus Aih>!l< Ixtdy Wellington