Turf Topics.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 130, 19 January 1893, Page 7

Turf Topics.

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The Melbourne mail to hand yesterday brought news of the death of three thoroughbred” stallions Boz, Sir Edmund and Nicholas. Boz, who was by Bosworth (brother to Richmond) out o Hypatia, was the best known of the trio, especially after his second to Churchhill in the Newmarket Handicap, when he had the crusher of 10.1 on his back. Previous to that he won the Caulfield Cup, the Coburg Stakes at the V R.C. Spring Meeting also fell to him, and he ran second with 9.2 in the Bagot Handicap. Boz was well patronized at the stud this season, so his loss is all the more regrettable. Sir Edmund was an imported son of the English Derby winner Lord Lyon and the Pyrrhus I. mare Olympias. The third ‘ obituary ’ to chronicle is that of Nicholas, by Robinson Crusoe out of Dagmar, whose stock have not yet had time to bring him into prominence, but as he stood at Sir Thomas Elder’s stud for a bit we may look for something good that has sprung from his loins to distinguish themselves very soon. On his dam’s side he traced back to St. Hippo’s dam, for Dagmar was out of Nightlight and so was Larnorna, the granddam of St. Hippo.

In alluding to the death of Sylvia “ Terlinga ” says :—“ She began her stud career by giving the Turf Goldsbrough. The fame of the family and his own good looks caused this colt to realise 600 guineas as a yearling. When as the Sylvia colt he finished behind the £"3O Miss Milly for the Maribyrnong Plate, which Dagmar won, those who scorn the idea of any good coming out of a high-priced yearling were delighted, but Golds brough lived to prove himself worth all the rest of that field put together. As a five-year-old his victory in the Metropolitan, under 9.2, and his third in the Melbourne Cup, under 9.9, were great performances. Robin Hood was the next ‘ Sylvia colt,’ and he won the V.R.C. Derby and the A.J.C. St. Leger from Richmond, but in the latter race I believe Jellett’s colt could not have lost but for being interfered with by a mounted trooper. The collision resulted in Hales being almost unseated and losing one of his irons. Robin Hood’s career was brought to a close when the City of Adelaide was wrecked coming round from Sydney, and Sylvia’s next colt was Gloucester —a failure. Then came Martini-Henry, who won the V.R.C. Derby and Cup, and would have left the turf with the credit of being a very highclass three-year-old if Le Grand had not happened to be foaled in the same season. Martini was invincible in the spring, but when Le Grand met him in the autumn Mr. Wallace’s big colt was the master. Silver Prince was the only other colt Sylvia foaled. He was fast, but as far as Australia was concerned he did nothing to assist the reputation of the family. As a mother of mares Sylvia was—well, almost a failure. None of her fillies did much good on the turf. Perhaps some of them will be successful at the stud. In Wood Nymph Mr. Wilson owns a mare who looks good enough for anything. In estimating her valne at rhe stud Sylvia must be awarded a very high place if only on account of Goldsbrough, Robin Hood, and Martini-Henry. Can another mare in Australia be pointed as the dam of three such horses ?”

The Auckland Racing Club’s committee, at a meeting on Friday, appointed the Club’s secretary, Mr W. Percival, to represent them at the Conference to be held in Wellington next week. The disqualification of R. Donovan was removed, as also that of Mr A. McKinnon’s horse Leroy. W. E. Munro was suspended for leaving his employer, Mr Walters, without due notice. Mr T. Morrin has purchased from Mr D. O’Brien the brood mares Lady Walmsley, by Musket — Mersey ; Moonray, by Apremont— Luna; Rose and Black, by Apremont—En Avant; Hazel, by Nordenfeldt—Ouida; and Rubina, by Kingsborough—Etiquette. Lady Walmsley is the only living sister of Carbine. A large number of Auckland “ sports ” left Auckland yesterday, and others leave to-day, to assist at the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting. Among them were Messrs. W. Percival and Mr J. O. Evett, the secretary and handicapper of the A.R.C. ; Mr H. H. Hayr, the owner of Fishmonger ; Mr D. McLeod, the Auckland metallician; Mr Morrison of the Royal Mail Hotel, Auckland: Mr W. Adams and Mr C. F. Mark, the secretary of the Auckland Trotting Club, and Mr T. McEwen of the City Buffet. It is evident that Auckland will be well represented at Wellington next week. Friend Lyon will find a good representative gathering at the Hutt, I hope. Impulse has been scratched for the Takapuna Cup. There was a very large crowd on the wharf on Monday to see St. Hippo and The Dancer shipped for Sydney by the s.s. Warrimoo. Special accommodation had been provided for them, and they were put on board safely. I incline strongly to the opinion that St. Hippo will annex the V.R.C. and A.J.C. St. Legers, and that he will take a power of beating in the Australian Cup. I think he has the fortune to go to Australia in a year when the three-year-olds are not a very brilliant lot. I also think The Dancer will win a short race or two before he has been over there long. The pair were accompanied by Abertaff, a three-year-old daughter of St. Leger and Crown Jewel’s half sister Aimee, who may be found useful to some Australian for pony racing. Dan McLeod at Wellington Summer Meeting Monday and Wednesday. ‘‘ Takaro,” the Maori remedy for all diseases of horses, cattle, dogs, etc., is rapidly pushing its way to the front. In addition to the batch of testimonials mentioned in these columns last week, its agents send me others from Messrs. Smith & McKewan, of the Tramway Stables, Dnnedin; Messrs. D and J. Bacon, Queen’s Livery Stables, Dunedin (by special appointment to Lord Onslow); Messrs. J. Gibson & Co., Dunedin; Mr J. Bray, Manager Invercargill Tramway Co.; Messrs. J. Duthie & Co., the well-known railway carriers ; and Mr H. Tetford, owner of the steeplechaser Aparima. F. Whiting will be plying his pencil at the Takapuna Meeting on Saturday and Monday week.

The nominations for the Great Northern Derby and Foal Stakes of 1894-5 closed on Friday, but the lists are not available for publication till the conformation of some entries by telegram.

The trotter Rarus was sold the other day to a local syndicate, and Billy Edwards who is to have charge of him took him Southwards on Monday. His sale was effected through the agency of Mr. H. Walsh of the Greyhound stables, who acted as commissioner in the matter for Mr. F. N. Jones of Nelson. The price paid was, I am given to understand, 120 gns. Rarus will be raced at the Wellington Trotting Club’s meeting on Saturday, and will then in all probability go on to Christchurch for the Lancaster Park gathering.

The local trotter Coronella has changed hands, Mr. W. Paul, the owner of Mangare, having given 65 gns. for her, and she is now in Stennings’ hands. That trainer has also got Clyde to work on.

The Nordenfeldt—Erycina horse Cambria carried 8.6 to the front in the Farm Handicap, five furlongs, at Warwick Farm (Sydney) on the 29th ult. Even money was betted on him, and he got home by a short head from Sting 7.1, behind whom was nine others. Florence, who was recently sold out of J. Kean’s stable, was unplaced with 7.7 in the Flying Handicap, five furlongs. The Nordenfeldt —Tres Deuce filly Tresfeldt carried 7.10 into third place behind Streak of Light, 8.0, and Euroka, 7.5, in the Warwick Handicap, seven furlongs, in which Signess, 8.0, was unplaced.

At a sale of blood stock held in Melbourne on the 3rd inst. the New Zealand-bred pony Missele fetched Bogs, Mr E. J. Bon being the purchaser. Of Mr Greenaway’.s horses Tarcoola went to Mr J. Cripps for 3 logs ; the two-year-old Richway by Richmond—Gratitude to Mr J. Munro for toogs, and the two-year-old Malabar, by Newminster—Embassy, to Mr J. Gove for iqogs.

F. McMannmin has gone into new stables at Ellerslie. He got an accession to his string on Friday, when he purchased Belmont for 150 gs. He now has that horse, Fishmonger, King Cannibal, and St. Clements in hand, and I am sorry to record that he has, for a time, at least, lost the services of the last-named useful sprinter.. .St. Clements took control of the boy that was riding him on Tuesday, and gallopping across the railway line only by a narrow squeak escaped being run over by a passing train, and then he got his foot entangled in one of those little footways that cross the railway track, and hurt himself so badly that he will not be able to carry silk for some time to come. Those railway gates in the neighbourhood of Ellerslie when left open as they sometimes are, are likely to furnish direful sources of accidents.

By advertisement in another column it is announced that the privileges of the Takapuna races will be submitted to auction by Messrs D. Tanks & Co., to-morrow at noon.

St. Simon heads the list of successful English sires during the past season, with the gigantic total of £"55,995, but although this is the largest amount credited to any sire for several years past, it falls short of the record of Stockwell for 1866. Bend Or comes second in the list with <£171896 I3 S > while Ormonde, although only represented by three winners, is a good third with £"16,049 ss.

When the Canterbury sportsman, Mr “H. Horsford,” decided to disperse his stud of thoroughbreds, about three years ago, he sent them to Sydney to be sold. Among them was the stallion Cadogan, who was sold to go to Queensland. I notice that at Brisbane the other day a yearling colt got by him out of Grey Gown’s dam Grey Esperance fetched 26ogs. He goes into the stable of H. Walsh, whois at the head of his profession in Queensland. The Queensland correspondent of the Sydney Referee says that “ the colt is a very beautiful one, far handsomer and more promising than Grey Gown at the same age, but it is questionable whether Cadogan will nick with old Grey Esperance like Vespasian did.” I may remark that Cadogan, though somewhat on the small side, was a horse of exquisite quality.

The name of the trotter Yum Yum, whom Mr Craig, just prior to his departure lor Sydney, sold to Mr Budge, appears among the nominations for the Lancaster Park (Christchurch) Trotting Club’s Meeting to be held on Saturday next.

Nordenfeldt’s sister Beryl died the other day at Mr W. R. Wilson’s stud farm. She was the dam of the colt belonging to Mr Gollan that is shortly to be shipped over to Melbourne. Curlew, the dam of Whimbrel (whom Mr D. O’Brien had a bit of bad luck with) died at St. Albans about the same time.

Sultan won the Selling Hurdle Race of 70 sovs, 1| miles, at Epsom (Melbourne) on the 7th inst., beating Stampede, 10.1, and Jean, 10.2. And what is more, he easily lowered the odds of 2 to 1 laid on Jean. He is reported to have taken command half a mile from home, winning easily by two lengths. He was bought in for 25 sovs (!). And this is what a Dunedin Cup winner has come to. Alas ! At the same meeting Namoa, 7.12, was once more seen out, ridden by P. White, in the Epsom Handicap, 5| furlongs, but though she ran well up to the home turn she finished unplaced behind Lysia, 6.7. Commotion, 9.11, was unplaced in the Steeplechase behind 2Egyptus, 7.8 ; and Renata, 6.13 fared no better in the Mordialloc Handicap, one mile.

Highborn followed up his victory in the Indian Viceroy’s Cup, mentioned in these columns the other day, by landing the Dhurbhunga Cup, in which he carried 10.0 and won easily. The old black, according to the last Indian papers, did not do well on landing, and a suspicious leg necessitated his trainer resorting to swimming exercise.

Paddy, 8.5, ran second to Rattler 11., 7.7, in the Flying Handicap at Mentone (Melbourne) on the 10th inst. Sultan, 11.0, was unplaced in the Hurdles, and Alcinous, 7.8, was also beaten out of a place in the Mentone Handicap, one mile and a furlong.

Though she is still in a bad way, Marvel’s 1 sister Wanganella, who fell in a race at Randwick and received a serious injury to one of her shoulders, is doing well. At first it was thought that her leg was broken, but such is not the case. She was still in slings, though, when the last Sydney mail left.

The death is announced in Queensland of the veteran stallion Newbold, who has sired so many winners. He was bred in 1868 by Mr W. A. B. Greaves, N.S.W., and was by Kelpie (imp.) out of Dora, by Sir Hercules—Old Dora, by Beresford’s Camel (imp.)—Annette, by Toss (imp.). He won several races in New South Wales, and was brought to Queeuslandin 1876 by Mr W. H. Kent, from whom he passed to Mr John Finnie, who raced him in the “banana colony.” In April, 1877, he carried off the Governor’s Cup and two large handicaps at Warwick; the Stewards’ Cup at Ipswich; the Craven Plate and Epsom Handicap at Brisbane; and the. Town Plate at Toowoomba. As a sire he achieved a great success, among his progeny being such big performers on the racing track as Honest Ned, Miss Newbold, Bendigo, Ben Bolt (winner of the Caulfield Cup), Master Walter, Goldenstone, Newbolt, and, last but not least, the Hon. D. S. Wallace’s Megaphone. Reuben with 9.4 ran second to Idle Boy 10.3 in the Steeplechase at Sydney Tattersail’s Meeting. Reuben is an aged son of Hornby and Deceit, who was taken from Christchurch to ' Sydney some time ago. He won some decent up-country races in Canterbury. The ex-Wei - lingtonian Death steered Idle Boy to victory.

Alcinous with 8.12 was second to Captain Cuttie 7.0 in the Cranboume (Vic.) Handicap, one mile, on the 29th ult.

Whitefoot, whom W. H. Keith took over to Australia at the same time as Tayforth, was second with 9.4 to Target 9.0 in the Welter Handicap, 7 furlongs, at Aspendale Park (Melbourne) on the 31st ult. Oudeis’ brother Renata carrying 9.0 and ridden by White was unplaced in the same race. What a"‘ frost ’ this horse has been in Australia 1 JEgyptus, 7.13, was third to Seacombe, 7.12, and Maggie, 7.2, in the Aspendale Park Handicap, one mile and a furlong, Alcinous, 7.10 being unplaced. At the Queensland Turf Club’s meeting on the 3Jst ult. a couple of races were won by Euroka, who is by Wheatmeat —My Fancy, and is therefore half-brother to the dual Dunedin Cup winner Lady Emma, now in the Hon. G. McLean’s stud.

Calista, starting 43sec behind scratch, was second to Best Policy Msec in the Handicap Trot, 2 miles, at Oakleigh (Melbourne) on December 30. His Excellency Lord Hopetoun exhibited his interest last year in hunting in no unmistakable manner when he presented half a dozen couples of hounds to the Melbourne Hunt Club Lord Hopetoun has still further emphasised his interest in the ‘ king of sports,’ and to his order there will arrive in a few days eleven couples of hounds from the best packs in the old country, and these also will be presented to the Melbourne Hunt Club, of which institution his Excellency is not only a staunch supporter, but also an ardent follower.

T. Sanders had his first mount since the removal of his disqualification on Lord Hopetoun, when he got second to Ascot Vale in the Standish Handicap. Annesley, who this year finished second to Hopetoun in the Bagot Handicap, occupied the same position in the same race last year when Portsea won. Power rode him then and this jockey was now up on his conqueror. Another Victorian record was broken, at Flemington in this year’s Bagot Handicap, when Marvel’s 2min 49|sec was fractured by Hopetoun running the thirteen furlongs in 2min 49|sec, and right throughout the pace was wonderfully sound, the only slow portion of it being the first furlong, which occupied 15|sec. The last mile and a half was run in 2min 34sec, the mile in Imin 43sec, and the last six furlongs in Imin 16sec. The last five furlongs were run in Imin 2Jsec, and the last half-mile in 49|sec. thus showing the race to have been a truly run one for the last twelve furlongs, thanks to the splendid pace made by Cressy and Newman, two of the Ballarat candidates. . Alas ! how are the mighty fallen! Perhaps the dishonor accorded poor Plausible, who ran third to Malua and Commotion in the Melbourne Cup and afterwards won the V.R.C. Handicap at the same meeting, is more terrible than ever was previously laid upon the back of a great racehorse. On Boxing Day at Tallangatta (the birthplace of Glenloth) poor old Plausible once more made his appearance at the post, but in a hack race, and even here he could only run third to a couple of commoners. At the settling up of the Whatawhata Race committee on Saturday last, the accounts submitted showed a debt balance of 15s 4d. Votes of thanks were accorded to the hon. see., to Messrs. McCutcheon and Rothwell, and Mr. G. H. Carter for their exertions in forwarding the interests of the Club at the recent races. Mr. McCutcheon lodged a protest on behalf of his horse Life Buoy, in respect to the Maiden Plate, and it will be considered at a meeting to be held to-morrow (Friday). The weights for the Bay of Plenty Jockey Club’s races which come off on the 30th inst., will be found in another column. Owing to Mr. Evett not being supplied with the official list of entries, he was unable to declare his handicaps till Friday, and consequently the Club have put back their acceptance day till Saturday next.

The programme of the Papakura Racing Club’s annual gathering is advertised in this issue. The customary date, March 17th, has been chosen, and is to be given away, which sum is similar to that given last year. The Papakura Cup Handicap of 60 sovs.—a “ tenner” less than last year —and the Steeplechase Handicap of 60 sovs. — the same amount as last year—are the principal items. Nominations close on February 24. Mr. J. O. Evett is handicapper, and Mr. G. Cutts will wield the starter’s flag.

The entries for two of the events of the first day’s racing at the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s Autumn meeting closed on Tuesday in the shape of the Hawkes Bay Cup and Railway Handicap. Though not quite as good as some of the lists Mr. Luckie has previously had to present, still they are by no means small, 28 appearing in the Cup and 30 in the shorter race. Auckland is only represented by Scot Free and Loch Ness, and the South Islanders muster poorly with but Crack- ! shot, Awarua Rose, Cruchfield and Crown Jewel, Retina and Paramo.

According to late Melbourne files our old Auckland mare Mitrailleuse has foaled a filly to Mentor, and Fancy Free, by Musket—Fancy, has produced a colt to the same sire. Sierra, by Apremont — Hammock, who was purchased by the Hon. D. S. Wallace at the dispersal of the Middle Park Stud, has produced a colt to Nordenfeldt’s brother Enfilade.

A very important rule just passed by the American Turf Congress is that horses with a possibility of obtaining a place in a race are in future to be thoroughly ridden out. At East Louis (United States) the other day a starter named China did not do his work to the satisfaction of the stewards, so they secured another man’s services. China snatched the flag from the new man, the latter appealed to the police for protection, and China drew a knife and wus about to use it when a policeman shot him. His recovery is doubtful. Ahua’s half-sister Omaha, who has been winning several races in and around Melbourne lately, has been stinted to Sinking Fund by Tim Whiffler (Eng.)—Jessie, by Maribyrnong. We have, says the Sportsman, had several instances of mares who have possessed pace but, not caring to exhibit it in public, doing so after being on visits to horses, amongst the late ones being Litigant, who won the late V.R.C. Handicap ; but perhaps the most notable instance of a mare in foal being successful was that of Twilight who won a steeplechase at Flemington five or six months after being stinted. There were only four runners for the Normanby btakes of 400 sovs, five furlongs, which was the principal two-year-old event of the Victoria Racing Club’s Summer Meeting on New Year’s Day. The contestants were the Maribyrnong Plate winner, The Sailor Prince, who had 141 b penalty, Gloria, Bung Bung and Patron. 2to 1 was laid against Gloria, the same price against Bung Bung, 5 to 2 against The Sailor Prince, and 6 to 1 against Patron. Gloria, who belongs to the Hon. W. A. Long, won easily by a length from Bung Bung, who was a length in front of Patron, The Sailor Prince a length off. The time was imin 4sec. Gloria is by Cuirassier’s brother Trenton out of Aureola, and Aureola is full sister to Onyx and Robinson Crusoe. Mr Stead’s mare Auray is by Rapid Bay out of Aureola. Tom Field, who raced last season with very indifferent success in Australia on behalf of Crackshot’s owner and was then brought back to Christchurch has been “ added to the list.” He is by Johnny Faulker out of The Fly. From Sydney comes word that Mr W. Lyons has disposed of the well-known pony Secret to Mr R. Phillips, the Victorian bookmaker. Secret is now located at Caulfield.

Those people who advocated the brushing of the fences at Flemington have now all the best of the argument, seeing that there was not a single spill in the Steeplechase at the Victoria Racing Club’s Summer Meeting. Ascot Vale in the Standish Handicap took down Newstead and Cranbrook’s Victorian record of imin I4|sec over six furlongs, for he did the journey in imin I4sec. Old Newstead still keeps “ pegging away,” and only four days before Ascot Vale’s big performance he won the Selling Race at Mount Gambier (S.A.). It was as far back as November, 1884, that the son of Neckersgat defeated Malua at weight for age when he made his record up the Flemington straight in the Flying Stakes. Last year Ted Power, on Annesley, was just beaten in the V.R.C. Bagot Handicap, and this year that jockey had the satisfaction of defeating the same unlucky horse. Hopetoun, who was trained by Power, is probably the only horse that has been prepared for an important event in the colonies and afterwards steered to victory by the same light-weight jockey. It was good luck for Power, but terribly hard for J. Scobie, the trainer of Annesley, to be beaten in record time.

I mentioned last week that Titan had been removed from W. Hickenbotham’s care by the Hon. D. S. Wallace. This is what “Cranbrook” of the Sportsman has to say on the subject:— “Titan hasbeen removed from W. Hickenbotham’s care, and that trainer, although not sorry to have such a brute out of his hands, feels somewhat sore over the treatment dispensed to him by the gelding’s owner, Mr D. S. Wallace. ‘After training horses for that worthy gentlemen for the past ten years,’ stated Hickenbotham to me on the Flemington training ground on Saturday morning, ‘ it comes pretty hard that, because I happened to have Comedian running in the V.A.T.C. Hopetoun Cup and Mr Wallace’s horse Titan as well, I should be so shabbily treated.’ ‘ But,’ said I, ‘ surely the fact of your having a horse competing in an event along with one belonging to another person, but trained by you would not make any difference to a man like Mr Wallace, who surely by this time could not have any doubts about your honesty. Why, had you cared to have acted otherwise, could you not have “sent him ” kite high by giving Carbine, on more than one occasion, to some of the metallic gentlemen whom I could name to lay ?’ ‘Well,’ said Walter, ‘ all I can say in the matter is that at Caulfield Mr Wallace came to me before the Hopetoun Cup was run and asked me what I was going to do with my horse and his.’ ‘Send them both, and may the best one win,’ was the reply. ‘At that he (Mr Wallace) waxed wroth, and ordered me to send Titan back to Queenscliff on the following morning.’ Truly some men are indeed grateful and generous to a fault I” The same writer says :—No one will begrudge Mr H. Oxenham his win with Pilot Boy in the Carrington Stakes. The plucky fielder—and backer—had the bad luck to lose Buzzard, who broke his neck in the first race he started in, and Linwood, another of his recent purchases, finished second in the Hurdle Race last week. Pilot Boy was well backed when over here in the springtime by his owner, but the son of Gozo always had bad luck, notably at Moonee Valiev. Then Kathleen’s son finished fourth to Sunshine in the A.J.C. Handicap the other day, when he went out third favourite. Mark Thompson, who trains for Mr Oxenham, deserves a turn of Dame Fortune’s wheel, for, beyond a small handicap won by Pilot Boy and a Selling Race carried off by Profit, his last trip over here could not have been a very profitable one. By the way, he has a colt named Solanum, by Somnus (imp.) from Blue and White, engagedin the next V.R.C. Derby.”

In Christchurch on the 7th inst., Van Buren, by Vanguard (sire of Skirmisher) out of Wild Rose (dam of Grand Duke and Rosalind) and his full sister Roseguard were offered for sale. Van Buren was passed in for 150 gs, but Mr V. Hams, the owner of Crackshot, gave 100 gs for Roseguard. At this same V.R.C. Summer Meeting, Tayforth, with q. 9, was unplaced in the Hurdle Handicap, 2 miles, which—wonderful to relate for a hurdle race—resulted in a dead heat beween Havilah, 11.5, and Busaco, 10.12. All There, with 7.7, and 7.5 —two New Zealandbred ones—were unplaced in a field of 19 in the Standish Handicap of 300 sovs, six furlongs, which fell to Ascot Vale, by St. Albans —Solitude, 8.13, who won in the “record” time of imin I4sec. He started second favourite at sto I, Lord Hopetoun, 8.6, being favourite at a point shorter. Ascot Vale won by a short length from Lord Hopetoun, with Mr S. G. Cook’s horse, The Harbour Light, 7.8, third. Sir W. J. Clarke won the Steeplechase, about two and a half miles, with Claret, 11.11, who easily disposed of five others.

There were 17 starters for the Bagot Handicap of 1000 sovs, one mile and five furlongs, among them being ihe Melbourne Cup winner Glenloth, 9.4. on whom White had the mount. Portsea, 8.1 1, seemingly quite recovered from the effects of his accident in the Melbourne Cup, was avourite at 4 to 1, Ducrow, 7.12, coming next at 9to 2. Hopetoun, 8.3, won by half a length from Annesley, 8.5, with Norbert, 8.1, inc. lolb penalty, third. Hopetoun’s starting price was Bto 1. He was ridden by that sterling horseman E. Power, who has beeu dead out of luck for some time. Trenton’s daughter Nada—to whom I alluded last week as having won at Caulfield —annexed the Criterion Handicap of 300 sovs, for two-year-olds only, six furlongs, beating a field of 11. On the first day of Sydney Tattersail’s Meeting —December 31 —Mr Hordern’s Nordenfeldt—Sister Agnes colt Cannon, 7.0, was unplaced behind Pilot Boy, 8.3, inc. slb penalty, m the Carrington Stakes of 700 sovs, six furlongs. Veno, 6.10, was second, and Rockwall, 7.7, third, heads dividing each of the placed horses. Pilot Boy, who started at 12 to 1, is by Gozo out of Kathleen, and belongs to Mr H. Oxenham, the leviathan metallician. Marvel, with 10.0 up, was beaten by four lengths by E.K., 8.7, in the Turf Club Handicap of 150 sovs, one mile and a quarter. He swerved in the straight when finishing well. On the second day of the meeting Cannon, with 7.4, again ran unplaced in the New Year’s Gift of 150 sovs, six furlongs, won by, Buccleugh, 6.4 We have already learnt by cable that Chatham, 7. 12, won the Tattersall’s Clu> Cup of 800 sovs, two miles, with Realm, B.v, second, and Oxide, 8.7, third. The last-named was ridden by the old New Zealander, “ Chum ” Pearson. There were 14 starters, Little Bernie, 8.4, inc. lolb penalty, being favourite at .even money. Chatham’s starting price was 20 to 1. He beat Realm (who belongs to Mr S. Hordern) by a head, and Oxide was another head away. Little Bernie was fourth.

A Tasmanian correspondent of the Otago Witness says :—“Dan O’Brien’s racing cast-off Town Moor, by St. Leger, by Miss Laura, is quite the champion showyard thoroiighbred over in these parts. The handsome chestnut has been exhibited at all the principal shows' in the island, and so far has only been baaten once—that was by old Meteor by St. Albans—and the decision of the judges ou this occasion received rather unfavourably.” F