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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 139, 23 March 1893, Page 3

■Writing in the Australasian on the morning of the 4th inst.—the day the V.R.C. St. Leger and Newmarket Handicap were decided upon — “ Teri in ga ” said: —“The V.R.C. Autumn Meeting has been robbed of a deal of interest by the mishap to St. Hippo. Last week the New Zealand champion was under a cloud. It was said that the stoppaga of his work was not due to any serious cause, but I was afraid that Wright would not allow the colt to remain idle for nothing, and although sorry to hear of his having been scratched for all engagements, I am not a bit surprised. After a spell of a week, the colt did fair work on Monday, and his trainer intended sending him along on Tuesday morning, but when the time for getting St. Hippo out arrived it was found that the injured leg had filled again, and, after consultation with Mr Nathan, Wright struck him out of all engagements. It is quite possible that by throwing the colt out now a permanent break-down will be saved, and St. Hippo may even be fit to run in Sydney. Possibly his retirement will cost the New Zealanders a good deal of money, but, fortunately for backers generally, there has been little or no betting on the Australian Cup. I believe a well-known Sydney commissioner had a thousand to place on St. Hippo some time back, and he was obliged to advise his client that there was no chance of getting the money on.” The London papers of January 17 contained a further list of donations to leading hospitals made by Baron Hirsch out of his turf winnings. This is how the £5OOO of the “ La Fleche ” money was apportioned :—Royal Free Hospital, £7OO ; Great Northern Hospital, £700; Paddington Children’s Hospital, £3OO ; Scrofula Infirmary, £2OO ; Sick Children’s Hospital, £1,200 ; University College Hospital, £7OO ; Sick Children’s Hospital (Southwark), £700; City of London Lying-in Hospital, £5OO. s uq]/ ’ I