TURF NOTES.

New Zealand Graphic, Volume XXXV, Issue 17, 28 October 1905, Page 18

TURF NOTES.

Answers to Correspondents. J. 11. Yes; Waitarere had another hurdle to jump, lie fell after landing over the second hurdle from home. Armistice was scratched for the Nexv Zealand Cup at 10.30 a'.ni. on 'Thursday. Mr W. Abbott’s Athol, by Muskapeer— Bay Bess, has foaled a colt tv Explosion. Nateoriid was brought back from the South last Sunday. The price paid for Dingo when he changed hands recently was £125, with an extra £5O out of his first win. Latest advices to hand state that Mr J. <>. Evett Is making a speedy recovery from his recent severe illness. Probable, General Symons, and Clanburn have been scratched for the New Zealand Cup. Victoria, by Fevt Memento,, which is »“W ”** y " ;,,s * 2ns foaled a fily\to Bhi’rMr John LynchV Golden Rose, by St. l.cger. Bangle, has foaled a colt to ’.MenMcbikofT. Ben Blair, who has been indulged in a spell of about six months, has started work again at headquarters. lie is still an inmate of W. Gall s stable. The open hurdle races at the A.R.C. Spring Meeting have not attracted very large entries. W<* seem badly off for jumpers of ilie right sort at present. Ironmould, one of Geo. Wright’s r< cent purchases in Sydney, Is bring hacked about preparatory to going into active training. Ironmould looks very much in the rough at present. x At Mr J. B. Williamson’s Asthorc. by Orestes—Cushla, has foaled a filly to Salvadan; Blairina. by Blairgowrie llippoyina, a filly to Salvadan, aud a Coen.- de Lion Falconet mare a colt to Salvadan. 11. Phillips, who accompanied Dingo to Sydney, has taken the old gelding to MelImurne for his new owner, ami will ride him in his engagements their. The Auckland Raring Club have removed the disqualification inflicted on Qitiniivan, sen., in 1903. in connection with the running of the pony Imp at Ellerslie. The pony Maim uvre. by Soult Woodbine* changed hands during the week, being purchased by a patron of W. • A. Srol-t’s stable, and. he has joined that trainer’s tiring at Maugen*. The hairier which was erected on the main stand al Ellerslie to reserve a pottiou for the members only has Iceti taken down, and tin* stand will hr open to the public as it was previously. St. Joe was omitted from tin- telegraphed list of acceptors for the New Zealand <’up. St. Joe has incurred a rlOlh penalty for the Southern two-ndle race, which In Ings his weight up to 7.4. Owing to the continued indisposition of Mr J. O. Evett.' the A.R.C. han<li<-apper. Mr J. Jlenrys will frame the handicaps for tin* minor events on tin* opening day of the spring gathering. Yesterday morning at Ellerslie Frank Dodd, Maukii, Royal Shell. Star of the South, ami Kercht’ \vvre school'd over the hurdles, the fir'll-named pair going together ami the others singly. • They' all fenced proficient ly. A. Hall has lodged an appeal, against the disqualification ipfiirted upon IHm and the horse Numn by the Otaki steward*, and has put an injunction on the stakes. Tin* disquaUticatlon was only f,or the r«<e. Numa was ridden by W. Young.

At Wellington Park. Field Rose, by Hotchkiss Rose of Wellington, has foal'd a colt to Seaton Delaval: Aleger, by St. Lvger— Brown Alice, a filly to Seaton Debt val; and Chrysolite, by Castor —Onyx, a filly to Seaton Delaval. R. Hall is hacking Khaiua about the roads preparatory to pul ting him into work again. The old gelding has been treated to a long spell, ami his legs have fined down wonderfully. ami on present appearances it looks as if he would stand a preparation. The pony’ Annoyed, which xvas tin* subject of recent litigation, xvas sold by auction last Friday by tin* New Zealand Loan ami Mercantile Company for 73 guineas. Mr E. Davis being the purchaser. It is stated there is a likelihood of the mare going to Sydney to race. Mr E. J. Watt has evidently made up his mind to send a team to Auckland to compete at the A.R.<’. Spring Meeting. Both King Billy’ and Boomerang have been freely’ nominated for the handicap events, while they have both been left in the Auckland Guineas. Mr Watt's two-year-old Little Mary appears amongst the nominations for the two-year-old events. An English writer says that if the King ami Queen had not been present at Goodwood this year, the meeting would have ben a frost, and adds that unless something is done to improve the programme and reduce the prices of admission to the stands and enclosures, the fixture is doomed to sink into a second class affair. Goodwood is about the most expensive meeting in England to attend. Al Ellerslie on Saturday’ afternoon J. B. Williamson schooled several of his team. Vexation and Leridn were the first pair to work, and were sent a round of the schooling hurdles, the latter showing to most advantage. Loch Fyne and Brigham did a similar task, winding up over the sod wall. The former fenced a lot kinder than he did on the previous week. Merry-stone, a new arrival, did a round alone, shaping well for a beginner* Taking advantage'of the fine weather of Saturday ami Monday, the carelaker of the Ellerslie racecourse. Mr <’. Hill, had the grass mowed and the heavy roller put over the newly laid portion of the racing track. The new ground has set xveli. and the grass has taken all over very evenly, and provided we have anything like decent weather at all. the going should be fiist class by the time the spring meeting rolls round. After Te Papa .had won the Hurdle Race al the recent Otahuhu Racing Club’s Meeting a protest' was lodged by the owner of Bachelor, who ran second, on the grounds that the mare was in the forfeit list for an amount owed by a former owner. The committee met on Monday last, xvhen the protest was dismissed. The owner of Bachelor, however, is dissatisfied with the decision, and intends taking the ease to the Appeal Court of the Conference. It says very little for the members of the Pakuranga Hunt Club when they can only muster up two horses to compete for tin* Hunt Club Cup. which is run on the concluding day’ of the A.R.C. Spring Meeting. 'l'he event lias only attracted seven entrants, and five of these hail from the Waikato. Probably if the rule which prevents hunters being trained by professional trainers was done away with there would be more horses put into work. Martello, by Hotchkiss— Rose of Wellington, who realised the highest price at Hie Wellington Park sale two years ag<’, made his debut on the racecourse in the Shorts Handicap on the opening day.of the Wellington' Ra<-ing Chib’s Spring Me<*ting. Martello only .had the lenient .impost of 51b in the rare, but according to the telegraphed acionnt he was never prominent. A big commission in Martello’s favour was worked in Auckland, so evidently he carried the confidence of his party. ’The ’•Special <’ommlssioncr’’ states that be has ne\er known a horse in such absolutely world.whie demand as John o’ Gaunt. There scarcely, is a civilised country in which some one does not want to buy him. and it Sir John Thuisby : needed 20,<MN> guineas — which he does not — there would not .be the slightest diQic.ulty. in. disposing of his horse for that sum. wliile, in rase, of .a . sale, by am-tiop. then* an* so many p«*opl<- waiting him that he would probably take a good deal more. The Acceptances re<*eivrd for. the New Zealand (’up throw very little light yet on the suhjo'-t. Mr Stead h.l«« accept -d .wltii his irio. am! we are therefore still in' the dark as to which of his candidates is likely Iq be the right one. Until Mr Stead’s jii trillions are made known betting on tlie rare Is not likely' to be very brisk. Th<» two top-weights, Achilles and Mahutonga, still rnmajn in, as do Quarryman. M<-lo(leon ami P.arhutii. all of w h.lch have been sup|M»rted. Gohl Crown is a noticeable '.defection. the stablu evidently nrcfcnliiK Aclilllca and Gbdorka.

It will be some time before the local punters forget Trafalgar l»ay,. when the Wellington Racing Chile’s Spring Meeting commenced. Punters generally w-ere routed as severely; as the French were on that historical day 10»> years ago. Big commissions were workeil in favour of Martello in the Shorts. Black Reynard in the Wellington Handicap, Gaxely in the Hack Handicap, and Truce hi the Spring Handicap, but in every case the select oil one failed. It is a long while since the layers have had such a series of turn ups. The sp<*cial meeting of members of the Auckland Racing Club to consider the question of the expulsion of the hookmakeis from Ellerslie has been set down for the 3<Hh inst.. only four days before the commencement of the spring meeting. There may be special resons for leaving the matter till the last minute, but to outsiders It seems strange. Considering that tenders for the publicans’ booths and other piivlleges will require to be called shortly, and that the presence of the bookmakers or otherwise will strongly’ influ<*nce the prices of the outside booths at any rate, one would have thought the <*ommittee would have endeavoured to have had the matter settled at the earliest oppoi t unity. It is hard to understand the object in leaving the decision of such an important question, which has such a strong bearing on the financial interests of the club, till the eve of the spring gathering. An Australian, writing to the ’Australasian,” from New York, says: — ”Jn spite of tin* fact that racing, or rather betting, is prohibited in Chicago and St. Louis, the sport is in a flourishing condition in this portion of America to-day. It is only’ this season that the* anti gambling laws in the Western State's have been' strictly onforceed, ami, as a cepisequence, there bas been an unusually' large influx of horses and owners from the West. Even here, however. the racing situation is peculiar. The racing hew of the State of New York, which puts the* supervision of racing in the bands of a State Commission appointed by r the Governor, does not enter into the question of betting. In order to give the enemies of the sport no opportunity’ of attacking it, the* Jockey Club has decided not to officially recognise: betting, and the clubs have thus this year depriveei themselves of a source* of revenue which brought in, on an average, about 5000dol. (£looo'l a day. Each member of the Metropolitan Association of Bookmakers, about 80 men. had been in the habit of contributing 58 uol. per day to the edubs for the privilege of lotting. To make up this' defi<*lency. the clubs have* abolished the l issue of free passes to the bookmakers ami their assistants, and raised the admission fee to the grandstand from 2dol. to 3dol. This move was at first very’ unpopular.’* An English writer says: The handicappers appear to have* been driven to make protest to- the stexvards of the Jockey Club about the* grumbling of dissatisfied oxvners who make compla’ints .to them, and a warning Is issued, or rather reiterated, that if owners consider they have ground for dissatisfaction they are to demand investigation from the authorities, ami not growl privately. Of course, the handicappers are men of many friends ami more acquaintances, and as, I suppose, no set of xvelghts is ever framed that is not regarded as an outrage by some irate owner, advantage is taken of lhe acquaintance or the friendship to bring home to the framer of the race a sense of his iniquity. I well know how exasperating it, is to find a bad horse with the burden of a good one, and more than once, xvhen I had horses under my chai go. I purposely’ avoided handicappers with whom I was on good terms, foiling that, if 1 met them", I should break out into expressions of sarcasm or of xvratli: more than once, too. 1 have transgressed the rules and personally expostulated and drawn from the handicapper an admission that the piotest xvas well founded’ But as a very* general rule it is a mistake to do anything hut grin and bear It. and run the horse in order that the fact of bis being overburdened may be made evident. Betting on the New Zealand Cup has been fairly quiet during the xveek. Backers seem hi a quandary over Mr Stead’s horses. First Noctulform xvas supported for several thousands: then Nightfall met with strong support; now. during the last fexx- days. Sungod has come into the market, a few thousands being secured about him. and considerably mon* xvouhl have been taken had the layers been inclined to go on. When Mr Stead’s intentions are made known, his selected xvill rank as a very warm favourite. The following busimss is reported straight-out and on the double. Cup and Stewards’. In the hitter Sungod and Munjeet is the favourite pick, and 14 to 1 is' noxv lhe best j rice on offer. Munjeet is favourite for the Stexvards’ Handicap.— NEW ZEALAND CLP. 20b to 10 Quarryman *3OO to 48 Mahutonga 3110 to 33 Achilles 400 to 30 Sungod 200 Io io Gohlen Knight :’,oo io 18 Melodeon 300 to 9 Mystification

400 tn R Jeannr d’Arc 31 Ml to 4J Dmichc 21K»-I<> 8 Buvmeraiig. N.Z. CUP AND STEWARDS’. 300 to 2 Golden Knight and MyHtiflcatloCß 4<mi to 12 Nightfall and Machine Gun 4(M) to 12 Nightfall ami .Solution 15u to 2 Sungod and Solution 250 to 2 Sungod and Chivalry 250 to 3j| Nightfall and Chivalry s<m> to 5 Achilles ami Chivalry sim> to 15 Nightfall and Munjet t 4<h» to 1O Sungod and Munjert 250 to 5 Nocluiform and Munjeet . 400 to 8 Nightfall and Cuneiform. Thus ’’Rapier,” in the ”S. and D. Nexvs”: Some of my best fronds train horses, and aie men for whom it is impossible to feel anyihliig but the highest respect; but there are trainers of a totally' different descrip-' tion. and I heard a story of one of them the other day* which is too characteristic <»»’ a certain class of the modern professional hoise-master to be left untold. There will. 1 hope, be no harm in telling it, if I give no indication of the hero or the locality’ to which he does (more or less> credit. llis employer proposed io. back one of his horses, and asked lhe ti’ainer in question how much he would like to stand in the <*oinniixsi<»n ? “Ten pounds,’’ the man replied, xvouhl bo quite enough. It looked a good thing—xvas In* sure that £lO xvouhl be all he xvanted, he xvas asked, and he ansxver«*d,’ ”Yes; he did not care for more.” When the commissioner went into the ring, to the owner’s intense surprise h° found the horse a hot favourite; and making inquiries in the right quarter, le lined that the trainer was having a real royal dash! Thu oxvuer. of course, had to put up with the leavings and take what price in- could get; hut when he camo across his trainer, he told him what he hrd heard, and asked for an explanation, auticipating that it xvouhl take the form ol a denial. On rhe contrary, taxed xvith backing the animal, the trainer replied that he bad done so. and saw no reason why* he should not. . ’’You speculate in th * city, and ..make money in all sorts of xvays and place*.”, lie ausxvered. *’l have nothing but my horses to get my money <m f . and I shall back them as 1 like!” “My horses.” It xvill be obStervcd. was the phrase, and yet the “owner” had imagined that they belonged Io him, ami that lhe trainer xvas ids servant! Says an exchange: — Colonial racing croxvds make a great noise when they think they' have a grievance, but we never hear of their attempting to» mob a jockey, as xvas occasionally done in England years ago. One reason why the crowds here are content xvith voicing their opinions is. perhaps, that they are railed off from the course. At Epsom, xvhen Fflle de I’Air won the Oaks in 1864. after having run very badly in the Txvo Thousand Guineas, for xvhtch she xvas a hot favourite, there was a scene. After the Oaks Edxvards and Fille de . I’Air xyere escorted hark to scale by four priae-fighters txvo at the, head, of ths mare ami txyp at the. tail. Here is the account of the affair, from “Bell’s Life in Lmiujpn’’:—“lf the result of the Derby' did not lead to any demonstration, the, same, cannot, be said .of to r day’s racy, but this rxprt ssion was not such ax is usually made on Epsofn Downs after the Derby or Oaks. It was. in truth, hardly to be expected that the victory of Fille de I’Air, after her suspicions in-and-out running, her ‘noxvhere’ one day and easy victory anoth»r. could be lightly’ passed over by those xvho felt themselves aggrieved or considered themselves victims. So thought not a few persons xvh«» hax : e had experience on the turf, and so. it xvouhl appear, thought the Frenchman’s party themselves, for they had taken the precaution to secure the services of a band of the ‘rough-and-ready’ division (prize-fighters). - Scarcely* had the number of Fille de I’Air been displayed as* the xviuner xvhen hisses, groans, and cries of ‘Shame’ resounded on all sides, and the mob below made a rush at Arthur Edxvards (the jockey ), with an evident determination. To drag him off the mare. The ‘hand’ Just refernil to. hoxvever, came to the rescue, ax did the police, so that Edwards escaped actual mob-station, and xvas safely guarded to the xveighing-room. Cnstanei*. xvho rode Antoinette, uarroxvly escaped being mooned also, for the colours of Mr Joice, being very similar to those of the French party, her rider xvas mistaki n by some for the jockey of Fille de I’Air. Count Lagrange left the course shortly after the race. He may congratulate himself that he escaped the polite attentions preferred to his jockey.” 'i’he explanation of Fille de T Air’s perform-, ances. nowadays accepted, is that Arthur Kdxvards occasionally pulled her, quite on his own account. . The. autobiography of Robert Siuvier. who xvas knoxvn in Adelaide and Melbouine as Sutton, the bookmaker, has been published. Siovler says that on arriving in Adelaide from England hr had little money, ami-that he went to his first day’s race inerting at Morphetvilb* with only a few p minis in his pockets. Still, by' introduc- : it*-g up-to-date English - bookmaking metholx. instead of the mode of doing Imsi-i.p-ss xvhich prevailed tn Australia nt that time, he niade a profit on the day of £l7iM), and his first year as a bookmaker in Austin lia resulted in a gain of £7i».<MH>. Rather

3 good tale is told of what happened when he was retaining In LHBG to England for a trip. “One of the pnsseugers on hoard th? boat,’’ writes Slevler, “was Bishop Moorhouse, who was returning to England to take up the bishopric of Manchester. A better type of Englishman, a more genial companion than his loidship. no our could hope to meet. It was announced- that hwould administer the communion at one of the Sunday services, and in dm* course the Sabbath arrived, but no preparation had been made for the carrying out of the communion serthe. Suddenly this was remembered. but no chalice was forthcoming. Mr Hairy Haines. who was one of tin* best sportsmen Australia has seen, immediately offered the use of a cup he had with him. 'this was accepted on tin* spur of the moment, and after the -service Hie bishop was admiring the trophy which had dour duty for the chalice, when lie read tin* following inscription: ‘The Adelaide Gold Cup. won by Euclid, the property <>f .Mr Hany Haims.’” In a portion of Ids recently published autobiography Slevler says: ’"I can say that 1 have lost thousands at cards and hazards, ami I can add that I do not regret a penny of it. I can call to mind one evening—it was on th'* day tiiat J.e Grande won the Champion Stakes at IHemington—l lost within a fraction of £SOOO at hazards in the little back parlour of Solomon’s shop in Swauson-street in the space of a couple of hours or less. Jye Thompson and his brother Barney were present. The players were Harry Haines. George Alderson, Humphrey Oxenham. W. T. Jones Hater on destined to be the owner of Airs and Graces, winner of tin* Epsom Oaks), and myself. Why 1 part iculai ly remember this incident is that I had lost to everyone preserl (exc’nsive of about £4OOO In cash) except to Jones, who owed me something within the region of fiIUM at the end of th.* play, and this was paid to me with more ‘airs than graces’ only after a bit of a wrangle. From memory. I was the only loser. Mish Solomons always kept a good cigar—not a .‘common commodity in the Antipodes—and in the same little bark parlour of his cigar shop I lost a larger sum at solo one evening than I care to declare In figures; indeed, with the exception of live good wins, three of which have never been honoured. ‘ I have never won at cards or hazards any Stake worth mentioning, though I have given the Casino at , Monte Carlo a good shake more than once.” “Ranger” is iPSponsfhie For the following:—Learning io ride—about which some weird opinions are now expressed—is a work of small difficulty when the local conditions are favourable. The best plan is. of course; to begin young. Jockeys arc not made out of well-worn = material; ancient legs do not cling with the ardour becoming to this situation. Lads sent into racing stables as apprentice's ;learii' to ride‘in a remarkably short -•time,’' and only the other morning i saw one of 'these agile imps steering a racehorse in a canter at exercise, with. admit able ease, though he had only been employed in that capacity during a period of about three mouths. Pointed out to me ’also was another boy, who has already ridd'eh in races and “shaped” splendidly; it has taken him not more than eighteen months to acquire that ability. “He has a natural gift, for the, join” iemarked his employer, the trainer, in communicative, mood, “and if his. flesh.dovs not beat him, as it generally beats most of us. his spirit is sure to make him a big hit in the" pigski if/’ That’authority discoursed with gusto in respect to the subject of youthful idiosyncrasy, as revealed in this connection. “There is nu urchin.” lie said, clacking his whip at one, “‘who lias been riding for three years, and even now Jjy can’t ride a decent gallop, and he ..never will be able to do so. unless horses are specially..: constructed to vary him like a sack of coals. The best hr can do.” added our sparkling commentator, “is just to hang on. and s-orne day hr will mount the scaffold., once too often—the J.mtig_on will end in a diop.” . Learning to . ride, late in life is a bit of a mistake. We might as well try to-make love with one foot in the grave: the other.-. foo*3 is sure to follow pretty soon if we are successful. Little, short, fat men, with round limbs and untruly built, are not intended by Nature for the saddle, and when 1 see them perspiring in that direction, running i isks which are especially deleterious having regard to the - xeess * of their adiposity. I marvel how they escape a “Crumpler” to lay them

out. If horses had more sense, fewer jockeys would achieve distinction. We also do well to remember—since evn scraps of information aie better than having one's mind a blank in relation to this great sporting subject— t ha I riding runs In families, so to speak, ami that it seems to b* an inherited capacity or instinct. Like a protracted nos* or a tendency to laugh .in tin* wrong place, it descends from father to son, from mother to maid, with automatic precision. 1 have seen four genera-tions-of jockeys belonging to on:* family o i Epsom Downs.. Perhaps the case Is unprecedented, perhaps not : y< t its interest is equally great in either event, we cannot get away from the essef/ial facts; and. happily, they tend to substantial ’.he thesis now formulated. Thus, about I weal years ago or more. 1 used to see tin* late John Night ingall's father—an estimable old gentleman of about eighty summei s- -rhling racehorses at exercise in a top-hat on our glorious Downs: whilst, ar the same time. I saw his sou John, aforesaid, also engaged in that exhilarating occupation, together with nis two grandsons. Arthur ami William. both of whom have earned the highest reputation as steeplechase jockey’s. Then, to complete the picture so far as I am concerned, 1 have Just watched the t wo small sons of William Nightingall tide a capital gallop on a two-year-o’d ami a three-year-ald respectively. when those youthful Archers, aged ten ami twelve, finished with the utmost steadiness ami resolution. To see four generations of a jockey family!—well, it is ver.v interesting, very curious, as studied from the proper spmtiug point of view: and I am thankful to have been alive during the time, likewise at present, so as to record my impressions consclcut ious’y. It is no use waiting. lest one forgets: such chances do not occur every day. even if one is touting before with heart aflame. Jockeys are a viiile race. Assuming that a bad fall does not put paid to their account. I heir receipts are often satisfactory, their desires are keen, ami what Is left of them after a period of arduous ••wasting” is frequently reproduced with amazing fidelity. If their flesh—lt is an old story—does not beat them I Writing on the deterioration of horses, “Milroy” in the Sydney “Mall” says: -The stamina of the Arab is so much moonshine. The Arab is no hardier, gamer, or anything else than 1 he ordinary hush-br, d “cocktail” of this country. The Arab ought to be superior to the average Australian brumby, for the Bedouins of the desert take care of their horses, handle them from foaihood up. while the brumby runs wild over a large expanse of country, and lives as best he may. The writer can quote instances of wild horses having to travel 20 miles for water every day. The grass was fully 20 miles away from the water, but these wild, hard-boned fellows came Tn ami out at a racing. pace, and did it for months, yet dead “brumbies” in that region were scarce as dead donkeys’ in Woolloemooloo. 'i ae pick of such, horses when liiadien aud settled down to the usages of civilised -life are equal ;to the best Arab for hard, delving work on speed, and as riding horsts they are invariably safer and pleasanter in their paces than any Arab the writer has kpowu. and he has seen a great many half-breds of that breed in his time. To run'time miles at a trifle less than top speed is a great test for any horse. An ordinary animal will generally choke up and stop if pushed for .two miles, yet we have seen “brumbies” gallop for hours at almost top speed in pursuit of their own kind. The Arab can do no better, ami perhaps not do it as well. Once upon a,time from three to twenty milts races were generally sej. aside for Arabs in India ami Egypt, but the introduction of the British thoroughbred into the East, also Russia, where Arabs were very much favoured 50 years ago. .has quit ; e exploded the ofd idea of the Arab bi ing at his best over a distance. After many years’ experience ami testing with the thoroughbred it is fouitd that the Arab is at his lit st in a half-mile run. just as our “brumbies” are. We have known wild bush horses capable <»f pacing from two to four furlongs with proved racehorses, but when a longer distance had io be run the “brumby” was left far astern. So it is with the Arab. The Indian authorities put on a number of races for Arabs and count ry-breds, hut seldom ask them to run more than a mile. The most popular distances for Arabs are from four furlongs to 10b yards. The best Arab that ever came into India, however, would hardly face an Australian thorough-

bred at any distance al»ove half a mile ami at a difference of any weight up to Ast. About 2P years ago the det«*rh»ra l iou bogey was rampant in Englaml. and a bretder with more Intlueiicr than brains managed excite the widest interest hr favour of tin* Arab as a regenerator, ami so imbued the English Jockey Club with his ideas that I lie ste wards put on nicts worth up to £2’M» ami over three miles for Arabs bred in England ami elsewhere. Thanks to i he Gukc of Portland, they did hot live long in the calendar. lite champion was Ad inirnl Tyroil’s Asil. but the Gukc of Portia ml l»aek«*d lambic, tin* sorriest five-fur-loiig selling plater in England. Io run the Arab champion over three miles at New market, allowing tin* Eastt rn crack 4<t Tib. Limbic ailminlstervd such a beating as has seldom been seen on the historic convincing ground. Tin* Gukc of Portland regarded la mbit* worthless as a ravehorse, ami gave the horse away to a friend to use as a hack. An eminent writer .on turf matters has placed it on record that three miles was absurdly out of lambic’s distance that is, providing he t ver had a distance, for h* was not good enough to win a race. Shortly prior to the time mentioned there was a great race of 2<» miles run at Cairo, for which all Iho famous Arab runners assent bled, and one in particular, with an uupromniueeabh* name, who was the pride of the desert, and probably a lineal descemianl of that marvellous Arab Guida tells about in “ITider Two Flags.” By the way. lady writers are over prone to gush over the Arab. The halo of romance that surrounds the “desert born.” or the natural aptitude <»f the Arab man ns a first-class romancer no doubt charms them. However, the great Arab racer that was going to gallop all his <qqmnents into mincemeat was badly beaten by a little English thoroughbred mare, a 14.3 daughter of See Saw. The account of 1 his race was published at the time, and is alluded to by William Hay in one of his hooks, but tin* name of the mare has escaped the writer’s memory. Fifty years ago in Great Britain they bred the best cavalry horsrs, hunters, and light trappers in Iho world from “cocktail” stallions, a grade of blood horse not good enough to beget racehorses of compete with high-class thoroughbreds. Subsequently somebody introduced the Hackney to the notice of army people, ami they favoured It to the extent of recommending farmers to use this kind of stallion, and the progeny were bought up with avidity. The result is now the English at my In Englaml is the worst mount id in tin* world. The Introduction of the Arab did mil get very far after lambic knocked th:* bottom out of the stamina theory, hut just now there seems to be a leaning again towards the Arab or something else as an Improver. These matters. I’ke ephltmlcs aud certain forms of tnsaui y. crop up periodically, aud doubtless we a"e in for another dose of it after some 2d 'y rars’ com ph fa live rest. © © © Auckland Racing Club’s Spring Meeting. ACCEPTANCES ANH GENERAL ‘ ENTRIES. The following ae<-eptam’<*s were received by Mr Percival In connection witii thi* A.R.C. spring meeting:— City Handicap. H mile. Scotty 9.2. Gladstone K.IO, Putty 5.5. Aural us 7.13. Waikato 7.9. Boomerang 7.5. Geordh* 7.(5. Waipuna 7.5, Landlock 7.5, Jewellery 7.2, Gelania (’>.l3. Zulelka (5.11. Heroism (».!<>. Apologue G. |o. Grenade (>. 10. Lovellnk G. 7. Manukaii Hurdle Race. mile. Inniskillen 11.7. Hukaria 11.(5. Vexation 9.9, Cuiingno 9.9. Lady Clare 9.0, Loch Fyne !).<». Great Northern Guineas, 1 mile. Multifid. Carl Rosa. Puhipulii. Master Heiaval, Apologue, Boomerang. King Billy. Hiro, Annette. © © © Auckland Trotting Club’s Spring Meeting. The local trotting season was opened last Saturday, when the opening day’s raving of Ihv Auckland Trotting Club’s Spring Meeting look place. The weather was splendid, am! the course, not wit list a tiding the heavy rain that fell .luring the week, was in firstrate order. The attendance was hardly as

large .is expected, aud spent la lion waM slow Mr Ik- Hill officiated as judge. Mr Gv«». Read uh timvkrp|M>r. ami Mr C. O'Coh nor as slailer. the latter gentlviiian bring iu his usual form. The raving Ihroughout was of an interesthig rlwtntrker. Ihv liaadi<*a|»s of Mr F. AV. E<l wards prod living sever al excellent fitiishrS. The iitvvling was well comlm-ted by the secretary (Mr C. F.‘ Marti» ami th»* various <»flivials. wc.r.vHiing passiug m(Y sm-’c'-ssfiHlx. I»urlng Hie afltt nuOn the lotalisators under Messrs Ith.mtield and Co. handled the sum of .£I4(T>. a fieri rase of £329 1” on last year’s amount. Raring commenced with the vvcigrveii Maiden Trot, from which Prlmv Tuxie. lago. Tat.ar a maika, and Nui were withdrawn. h aving 12 Io go to Ihv p »sl. and of these Next Time was made an odds-osi favourite. Poraugi. from Civ limit, was quick Io settle io his work, ami as they turned for home it looked as if he would rot be caught: but nt the distance the favourite got on terms, but got up. amt Pontngi drew out again only, however. Io lost his advantage* ly a bad break, .ami the favourite settling down quickly from liis skip '-aught him ami going on won l*.v three lengths. Gory Lass was a hundred yards away third. time. 2.49 2 5. Gividcmls. IS and L‘l 1 . Only a quart <*tt<* Mat am a. Gladys Ro<«*. Solitary, and Little Mabel value out for the Onehunga I l.andivap. an event for gallopers. and the latleu was sorted out as something approaching a moral. The supporters of the favourite were, however, doomed (o disappoint nivul. as Solitary, the outsider of the party, went to Ihv front when the flag fell ami was never afterwards headed, lasting long enough to win by a length from Gladys i:<»si*»zln» was a couple of lengths in front of MataVr.i. Time. 1.29. Dividend. £2 17 '. Albertorious was (he popular fancy for Hie Spring Handicap Trot, from which Young McKinney ami The Mooress dropjied out. The favourite was quickly in I he lead, and ,’iever gave the rest of the field a look lit. Winning pulling up by half a dozen lengths from Weary Willie, who was a bare length in front of Logan. Time, 5. IS iA-5. I>l vidends. £1 I ami 10/. Th: 1 whole of the acceptors carded lined up for the Middle-elass Trot, and General Election was made (he luedium of most support. The limit mare. Miss Rm*, made tin* running till a furlong from home, when she began mixing It badly, am! was caught and passed by Macquarrie ami Kltconetea, the former eventually winning by a couple of lengths from Kiteonetca. avlio was a similar distance in front of Miss Rue. Time, 4.13 2-5. Givideiidjj. £2 5/ mul £1 11 • Waltvkami. Lv Rosier, Torpedo IL. and A Ibc rt orious were Hu* defections from the Stewards’ Tret, ami Young McKinney was made a strong favourite. Thr race gave rise to an exciting ronlesl. Colvnso. fc'>n the limit, was responsible for (he running for the greater part of the jrmrr.ey. mid a furlong from home hoiked a sure winner, but he broke, ami Young McKinney, who was well handled by Dunctiu. got to him a humlrvd yards from the post and beat him al tin* finish by a|»oul three parts of a length. Sir Robert was ’•(» yards away third. 'l'ime, 3:49 3-5. Gividcmls. £1 .1/ and IS. . The eight aeerplors saddled up in I U.e P<»ny 'Pref, and of 'these* MitUgotiui was made an odds on chance. A surprise was. however. In store, as the ancient Saiuffiy. who was on the limit mark, got going quickly and was never t rotiblcil. winning pulling up by four lengths from Little Ptutl. with the favourite |u lengths away third. Time, 2.57 2-5. GivhhHids. £3 amt £l. El ti. Gladys Rose, Merry Gelaval, l.egi rite, and Lucy Godfrey dropped out <*f Hu* October I landh*:tp, a galloping event, and Sonoma ami Kilderkin, who were bracketed on the machine, found most suppotl.’ Ma lama l-.oppcd out quickly when the barrbr lifted, and closely followed by Solitary made the running till well Into the home st ret cl*, where Sonoma came through, and getting the best of it in the run to the post won by a length from Matauru. with Solitary a similar distance away third. 'l’ime, 1.7 1-5. Hi vidends. 17 and 19 . Tirerv were no withdrawals from tin Elect ric Handicap. ('olenso was imide a slightly better favourite than Black Rose aud Taihoa. Kiteonelea was in the lend until 2<» yards from the post, wlu re Alavquarrie caught him. ami gelling I hr best of a humping finish won by a neck from Kltvonvtva. with (’olenso a length away third. lime. 2.45. Gividcmls. £1 I-I and £1 15 . After the race the stewards lu ld hh inquiry into t lu* alleged int rrft-reiu-v at the finish of tin* rave, hut decided not to

interfere with the platings of the judge. The tlecisiou was a gotwl ope, as the interference. if any, did n«»t affect the result of the rate. The following weights have been declared bv Mr Edwards for Wednesday's races: — Insulation Handicap Trot.. 1 mile.—Specialist scr. Ballot Its. Stranger Its. The Mooress 11s. Harold Alnlallah 12s. Weary Willie 13s. (’oleiiso 14s. Mavqnarrle 15s, Erie Ids. Black Hose IJts. Miss Huon Ills, Empress Jits. Green Lavender 21s. High Class Handicap Trot, 1 mile. Specialist scr. Young McKinney 4s. Baxter Bs. Ballot Its, Tvpewritcr Its. Taihoa 10s, The Mounts Ils. Harold Abdallah 12s, Rosebud 12s. Sir Robert 14s. Innovation Handicap Trot. 1 mile. — Albert orlous scr. Le Rosier 3s. Torpedo 11. 4s. Mncqnarrie Us. General Election 10s. Empress 10s, Olive (late Jessie) Us. Special Light (late Specialite) 12s. Kiteonetea 12s. Mangonui 14s. Miss Rm* 15s. Daydawn l«s. Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap Trot. 1 mile. — Le Rosier scr. Marquarrie 3s. Miss Dunmore «s. Olive (late Jessie) Bs. Next Time Its. Fibre 10s, Hmm Leal Ils. Mangonui Ils, Sand tty Ils. Niege 13s. (’lev eland’s ITlde 14s. Miss Yola 14s. Porting! 14s, Eager Its. Alexandra Handicap Trot, li mile.—Young McKinney scr, Dogan 3s. Duke ( . 6h, Baxter Us. Stranger 7s. Albertorious 8 s, Lady Love Bs. The Mooress 10s. Harold Abdallah 11s. Le Rosier 12s. Weary Willie 14s. Torpedo 11. 15s. Farewell 11. las, K.D. 16s. Redieaf 18s. Special Light (late Special it <•) 21s. Novel Trot. 1A mile.—Prince Tuxie scr, Huon Leal 3s. Jennalda 3s,* Gory Lass 7s. R<isc Dawn 7s. I’orangi 7s. Willing Boy ,«s, lago Its. Andy Brown Its. Tatarnmaika 12s. Huon (lair 12s, Eager 12s, Glitters 12s, Adelaide 12s. Junction Handicap. 5 furlongs.—Sonoma 10.4. Orange and Bine 8.13. Inspiration B—. Mataura 8.1. Solitary 8.1. Etu J-lU Merry Delaval 7.8. Lady Farrington «.2,_ Legerite 6.10. Galvanic 0.9, Resurgam 6.i, Little Mabel 6.7. Conspiress 6.7. Remnera. Handicap. 6i furlongs.-I’ash-ionable 9.10. Marisa 8.3, Solitary 8.2, Gladys Rose 7.12. Mataura 7.12, Dr. Quest (.11, Little Mabe! 6.7, Lucy Godfrey 6.4. © © © Poverty Bay Turf Club’s Spring Meeting. GISBORNE. Saturday. The following are the acceptances for the first day of the Poverty Bay Turf (’bib s races, which take place on Thursday next: — Handicap Hurdle Race. — Inspan 10.8, Roseplot 1<».7, Local Option 10.2. Spring Handicap. — Taura 8.4. Heywood 8.4. Minorve 7.13. Tukapa 7.G, Kaipetipeti 7.1. Benefactor 7.4, Te T’ku 6.9. Hiki 6.7. Flying Handicap. Gold Seal 9.4. Sonltina 7.13. Martyr King 7.9, Kaipetipeti 7.6. Tukapa 7.6. Probteda 6.9, Waipi 6.7. Flag 6 7. © © © Wellington Racing Club’s Spring Meeting. FIRST DAY S RACING. WELLINGT( )N, Friday. The success of the first day of the Wellington Racing (’lub’s Spring Meeting was marred by wretched weather. The morning broke flue, but about half-past ten o’clock heavy rain set in and deterred many people from visiting the Hutt course, 'towards m»on the weather cleared, but the Improvement was only temporary, and the afternoon turned out showery, and two or three of the events were run in heavy rain. In the circumstances the attendance was satisfactory. The course was very heavy but on the whole a very interesting day’s sport was provided. 1 he double-event totalisator on the Wellington Handicap and Flying Handicap handled ±lOl7, and returned a dividend of ±65 i/ to each of 14 Investors. The totalisator returns for tin* day amounted to ±9992. as compared with £8578 on the corresponding day of last year. Detailed results: —- October Hurdles. South Star. 9.13. 1: Taxpayer. 9.12. 2; Florio, 9.2, 3. Scratched: Gipsy Jack. Won by half a dozen lengths. Time, 3.33 1-5. Dividends, £3 14/ and 14/. Shorts Handicap. Medallist. 7.6. 1: Coxswain. 6.10. 2: Hinurewa, 6.7. 3. Scratched: Solution, Ballarat. Marguerite, St. Claimer. Veneer, Gawain, and Prelude. Won by three-quarters of a length. Time, 1.6 3-5. Dividends. £4 ami £3 9 . Wellington Handicap. St. Joe, 7.2. 1: Lyrist, 7.7, 2; Signalman, 7.12, 3. Scratched: Gohl Crown, Rose Madder, and General Symons. Signalman and Achilles were In the lead until the home bend was reached, when St. Joe moved up and a great race home was witnessed. St. Joe eventually won by a head from Lyrist, who just beat Signal man <m the post for second honours. Timi. 2.18 3-5. Dividends. £6 11 mid £2 8/. Fly lug Handicap. Prelude 1. Sir Tristram 2. St. (’lalmer 3. Scratched: Solution, Boris, Blythemaid. Won by a length ami a half. Time. 1.20 2-5 Divid nd. £3 10/. Flying Handicap of 15Osovs, second horse to receive 20sovs from the stake. Six furlongs. 19:;. Messrs Masters and Seatons b f Prelude, 3yrs, by Merrle England—• Prologue, 7st (Reed), I; Sir Tristram. 7.10. 2; St. <’lalmer 7.8. 3. Also started: Exmoor. 9.4. St. Chi inter was first away, Imt Prelude took charge entering Hie straight, and. although challenged by Sir Tristram in the straight. lasted long enough to win by a bare length, there being half a dez-m lengths between the second and third horses. Timo, 1.20 2-5. On tho totalisntnr, ±758. Dividend, £3 10/. Rimutaka Hack Handicap of SOsovs; second horse to receive lOsovs from the •take. Six furlongs. Mr W. Hume’s b *

Matakokiri, Gyre, by Saracen— Lethe mare. 7.11, carried 21b overweight (Hewitt), 1; Aorangi. 2; Gazeley. 7.3, carried 31b overweight, 3. Also started: Perdita, 7.13; Grand Poplar, 7.9; Flotilla 7.0; Pat, 6.7 (rarri.ed 41b overweight); 68, Balsam. 6.7; Waikakab«i. 6.7. Matakokiri ran to the front as the straight was entered and won by a length and a-half; half a dozen lengths separated the second and third horses. Time, 1.22 3-5. On the totalisator, £1421. Dividends, £6 3/ ami ±2 i>/. Wellesley Stakes of 400sovs; second horse to receive 50sovs and third horse 23sovs from the stake. Four furlongs.—Sir Geo. Clifford’s b f Kirriemuir, by Clanranald — Madowla, 8.2 (Cotton). 1; Ivanoff, 8.7, 2; Zimmerman, 8.7. 3. Also started: Knastikoff. 8.7: Mnngista. 8.2; Kurawaka, 8.2. Kirriemuir won handsomely by three lengths. Time, 52 4-ss. On tlie totalisator. ±lOl2. Dividends. ±4 and' ±l. Wainui Handicap of loosovs: second horse to receive lOsovs from the stake. Seven furlongs.—Mr J. Monk’s blk h Ghoorka, 6yrs. by Lochiel—Fiancee. 10.5 (Jenkins), 1; Regulation. 10.3, 2: Kudu. 8.6. 3. Also started: Cannle Chiel, 10.2; (’ianburn. 9.3; Veneer, 9.3; Wind. 8.9: Nuneiu. 8.2. Ghoorka jumped away with tlie lead and was never afterwards headed, winning by six lengths. There were two lengths between the second am! third horses. Time. 1.39. On the totalisator. ±1245. Dividends. ±3 13/ and £1 2/. Spring Hack Ilandi<*:ip of 80sovs; second horse to receive lOsovs from the stake. Five furlongs. -Mr (’. Tricklebank’s b g The Seer. 4yrs, by Turquoise—Vision. 8.0 (Lowe), 1: Aberration. 7.4, 2; Pas Seul, 7.5, 3. Also started: Petticoat. 9.2; Truce, 8.1: Kaiuku. 6.11: Wmkakaho, 6.7; Devonia. 6 7. Won by thi-ee-quarters of a length, there being half a length between the second and third horses. Time, 1.8 4-o. On the totalisator, £1258. Dividends, ±9 10/ ami ±2 1/. SECOND DAY. WELLINGTON, Saturday. Tlie weather was tine overhead for the second day’s races, but a strong north westerly wind blew all day, and made things rather uncomfortable. The course was still very heavy. The attendance was well up to the average. The fields throughout the day were small,' but this is accounted for partly by the withdrawal of several acceptors on account of the heavy state of the going. The double event totalisator on the Pearce Handicap and Hutt Park Handicap paid a dividend of £59 10/ to 14 investors, the machine handling £786. The totalisator returns for the day amounted to £8328. making £18,320 for the meeting, as against £18.395 at last year’s spring meeting. The later results are as follows: — Petoue Hack Hurdles of SOsovs. 1J mile. — South Star. 10.12, 1: Dauber, 9.5, 2; Graduated Tax. 9.13. 3. These were the only starters. Won very easily by several lengths. Time, 3.3. Dividend. £1 14/. Tararua Handicap. Flotilla 1. Perdita 2, Matakokiri 3. Scratched: Togos. Won by a head, four lengths between second and third. Time, 1.38 1-5. Dividend. £4 9/. I’earce Handicap.—Veneer 1. Achilles 2. Mahutonga 3. Scratched: Regulation and St. Joe. Veneer took the lead -at the far turn. Achilles came with a fast run In the straight, but could not get closer than two lengths to Veneer. Mahutonga was half a length away third. Time, 2.5 3-5. Dividends.. £l3 4/ and 13/. Hutt Park Handicap. — Ghoorka 1, Hinurewa 2. Starshoot 3. Scratched: Aura! us, Blythemaid. Vi'iieer, Noneon. Kudu, Won by two lengths. Time, 1.37 1-5. Dividend, £2 4/. Spring Trial Stakes. — I’as Sent 1. flrand Poplar 2. Sir Percival 3. Scratched: Aeolus, Kalngitahi, Vou<-her, Balsam. Kaiuku. Truce. Gazeley. Won by several lengths. Time 1.23 4-5. Dividends — £1 19/ and £3. Juvenile Handirnp — Golden Gate 1, Squatter 2, Struthtilhin 3. Scratched: Ivanoff. Won easily by two lengths. Time 53secs. Dividend — £1 16/. Rnahine Hack Handicap. 6 furlongs. — Galahad 1. The Seer 2. Matakokiri 3. Also started Maui. Flotilla. Waikakaho. Time 1.23. Dividends — £8 19/' and £1 2/. Nainai Handicap of lOOsovs, 5 furlongs.— St. Claimer 1. Boris 2. Exmoor 3. Also started: Ballarat. Medallist. (’oxswain. Kudu. Huktiaka. Won by two lengths. Timo 1.7. Dividends £3 19 and £1 5/. © © © Masterton Racing; Club's Spring Meeting. M ASTERT( >N. Saturday. The following are tho acceptances for the first day of the Spring Meeting of the Masterton Racing Club, which opens on Thursday :— Hack Hurdle Handicap. T< mile. —Bounce In. 11. Makuri 10.1. Moetoropuku 10.0. Kainioe 9.12. Gland Jury 9.*9. Needlework 9.9, Waitoti 9.3. St. Amelia 9.0, Kingsborough Flying Hack Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Gawain 9.0. Captain Shannon 8.6. Red Cross 8.1. Aberration 7.10, First View 7.10. Moata Masterion Cup. 1} mile.-- Whakawehi 8.1, Flnmen 7.13. Submarine 7.11, Hydrant 7.8, Spoil 7.6. Royal Blue 7.0, Takarawa G. 12, Capnh t 6.7. Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap. 14 mile.—Togos 12.0, Flanagan 11.4, Walpunehu 11.0, The Ruler 11.0. Pemudcan 10.12. Hnremoana 10.12. Roaegrovc 10.10, Starlight 10.7, Hlkatoa 10.7. Buster Brown 10.7, The Shadow 10.7, Rhino 10.7, Sherlock Holmes 10.7. (fetober Hack Handicap. 1 mile.- Kupoki 9.12. Operetta 8.2, Aoraiigl 8.0. Sllvorlene 7.6. Letherin 7.6, Halley 4.6, Papatawa 7.0, Lnvlnia 6.i0. Toddy 6.10. I’ublicans’ Handicap. 7 furlongs.—Exmoor 9.7, Jeanne d’Arc 9.3, Assayer 7.13, Rus-

tique 7.10, Wlud 7.10. Narcotic 7.10, Prelude 7.10, Hinurewa 7.5, Kopa 7.5. Noon 7.3, Takarawa 7.0, Capulet 6.7, I'arkshut 6.7. Dash Hack Handicap, 5 furlongs.—Gawain 9.(», Contender S.IO. First View 7.11, Walpunehu 7.8, Paper 7.3, Moata 7.3, Narrow Escape 6.10, Takina 6.10. Entries Maiden Race.—Sherlock Holmes 9.0, Steel Gun 9.0, Gracilis 9.0, Little Sister • 8.12, Rosegrove 8.11, Narrow Escape 8.11, l*ytoheh‘y 8.11. Dulceinea 8.9. Grand Circle 7.13, Alexieff 7.13. Armament 7.13. Moloch 7.10. Silken Rein 7.8, Riffe Maid 7.8, Lady Leith 7.8. © © © Canterbury Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting. ACCEPTANCES FOR THE NEW ZEALAND CLP. CHRISTCHI R(TI, Fi iday. The following is a list of the acceptances received in connection with the Canterbury Jockey Club’s spring meeting, which takes place on November 4,6, 8, and 11: — THE NEW ZEALAND CUI* of 2000sovs. Two miles. st. ib. Mr J. Monk’s ch h Achilles, 6yr5.... 9 8 Mr C. W. Wallis’ ch g Mahutonga, syrs (including lib penalty) 9 2 Mr G. G. Stead’s ch m Nightfall. 4yrs 8 12 Sir Geo. Cliffords hr h Quanyman, Mr J. Oeorge’s b g Paritutu, aged.. 7 12 Mr E. J. Watt's hr h Melodeon, syrs 7 1U Messrs (’. and 11. Tcschemaker's ch g Buluw.ayo, 6yrs 7 9 Mr J. Monk's blk h Ghooika, 6yrs.. 7 8 Mr J. C. N. Grigg's br c Golden Knight. 4yrs 7 8 Mr G. G. Stead’s ch c Noetuiform, 3yrs (including 11b penalty). 7 6 Mr G. G. Stead’s b c Sungod, 3yrs (including 61b penalty) 7 6 Messrs Baxter Bros.’ b g Veneer, 4yrs 7 0 Mr J. (’. N. Grigg’s b h Calibre, aged 6 10 Mr W. Davidson’s ch m Douche, syrs 6 9 Mr G. Hunter’s ch c Mystification, 4yrs (including 51b penalty) 6 13 Mr G. G. Holmes’ ch f Blytlnunaid, 4yrs 6 8 Mr C. G. Dalgety’s ch in Stepdancer, 6yrs 6 7 Mr Grantley’s eh g Ability, syrs 6 7 Stewaids' Handicap. — Machine Gun, Cuneiform, Master Alix, Munjeet, Chivalry, Ailsa, Starshoot, Solution. Ballarat, (’richton, Sir Tristram. Glonowlct, To-morrow, Ingleneuk, Apollodorls, Alexis. Canticle. Welcome Stakes (second forfeit). —Kirriemuir, Snowstell, Culmination. Helos, Seal Rock. Iluascar, Field Gun. Afaer. Hamatten. Zimmerman, Moscow, Ivanoff. Knastikoff. De Witte, Munjista, Stars aiwl Stripes, Frisco Maid. Lady Landon. Derby Stakes. — Sungod, Noetuiform, Isolt, Gay Spark. Notus, bay colt by Stepiiiak—Ranee Nuna. MakarofT. Canada. Oak Stakes.—Tsitsihar. AmorelTe. brown filly -by Explosion—Toi Toi, chestnut filly by Nelson—Moonga. Czarevna, Eden. Munjeet, Isolt, Petticoat, Vardo, Marguerite, Tas Seul.