Austral Mems.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 146, 11 May 1893, Page 6

Austral Mems.

The Caulfield Guineas will be run this year on October 14th, and the Caulfield Cup on October 21st. On Thursday last, the first day of the Soutn Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting, the Adelaide Cup of lOOOsovs, with a gold cup value lOOsovs, the gift of Mr R. Barr Smith added, one mile and five furlongs, was won by Mr J. Crozier’s three-year-old gelding Vakeel, by Robinson Crusoe—Eileen. 8.2. Mr H. Pearson’s aged mare Britannia, 7.12, was second ; and Mr H. A- Barnett’s four-year-old colt Jericho, 8.0, third. Vakeel was favourite, and won by a length, and as his owner is an Adelaidiah the victory is certain to have been very popular. His sire Robinson Crusoe is full brother to Mr T. Morrin’s mare Onyx, being by Angler out of Chrysolite and his dam Eileen (who had previously produced an Adelaide Cup winner in The Lawyer) is by Talk o’ the Hill—-Nina, by Panic— Hester Geazebrook.by The Premier (inip). Britannia is by The Englishman (son of, Lecturer) out of Minerva by Blue Gown (son of Lord of the Hills) ; and Jericho is by Gang Forward (imp.) out of the Vespasian mare La Naine. _ ' 6 ' ''

I mentioned last week that the s.s f Waihora, bound from hero to Sydney with Impulse on board, had to put back through stress of weather. She was, however, able to resume her voyage early on Thursday, Impulse still being a pas T senger.'' ‘' I .■” '' , By way of exemplifying how smoothly things ran at the recent A.J.C. Autumn Meeting, “ Asmodeus ” records that 'the stewards were not called upon to make a single inquiry; neither was there * a protest lodged in connection with any of the events, nor a single fine of any description imposed; ‘ 1 ’ ■ ' Mr D. 8. Wallace has decided to break up his training establishment and reduce his breeding stud, and with this purpose severalwell-bredhorses, including thirty mates served''by 1 Carbine, Metttofr, seveTal ’yAariingii, and the •

horse Megaphone are to be sold under the hammer on the 15th inst.

Sir Modred’s brother July has been standing the season in the Richmond River (N.S.W.) district ever since his expatriation from New Zerland. Mr W. Noud, after his victory with Brooklet in the Nursery Handicap at the A.J.C. Autumn Meeting, went up to the Richmond River and purchased there among others, a two-year-old colt by July from Rosemary by Maribyrnong—Maria, by Lord of the Hills (imp.); -and a ch. three-year-old filly by July from Princess Dagmar, by Kelpie (imp.)—Princess Royal, by Pitsford (imp.) Among the sires located in the Richmond River district, besides July, are First Water; the Musket—Steppe horse Tartar; Captivator’s son Ad Valorem ; and Abner, who ran second to Lochiel in the Newmarket Handicap. Under the regulations of the Victoria Racing Club’s programme for next season, the winner of the V.R.O. Derby will have to carry 31b over weight for age in the Champion Stakes. In sentencing a welsher to six months’ imprisonment recently in Victoria, the presiding judge stated that as far as registration of bookmakers by the V.R.C. was concerned it simply meant giving a man a license to perform an illegal act. The Tasmanians are going to adopt an idea from the French, and protect their two-year-old races against • horses bred outside the colony. All English races i are open to the world, but the Grand Prix de Paris is the only important event in which the Frenchmen reciprocate. When-' ever the foreigners have a really good year in England the question of barring them crops up, but the Jockey Club stewards prefer being beaten rather than to be so unneighbourly as to refuse to allow Gallic sportsmen the chance of proving the superiority of their cattle. The determination of Tasmania to shut out foreign-bred animals is a confession of weakness which seems strange from a colony which only a few years ago was represented by such animals as Malua, Stockwell; Sheet Anchor, Coronet; Ringwood.Blink Bonny) Silvermine/ Mozart, etc. 1,»5s .

Since Culloden’s return to_ Melbourne from Sydney his trainer, has deemed it advisable to call in Mv Wk- Allen, who has performed an operation to the horse’s foot, which was injured in t4e Champion Race and gave some trouble during the recent A.J.C. Meeting. The V R.C. have in the past dealt more liberally with horse-ownerS’ than any other club in the world. This may be rather a large order, but it will be found to be correct. Entrance fees and acceptances, instead of going to swell the club’s funds, as in England and America, have been devoted to increasing the stakes. The Melbourne Age says :—“ By way of showing the liberality with which owners have been treated, it may be pointed out that the club has during the twenty-eight years of its existence given away in added money £446,305, the annual endowments having increased by gigantic bounds. 7 For the season 186465 the amount was £3205, and it was not until eleven years later that it reached ‘ five figures,’ the amount added in 187576 being £10,100? With’ increased revenue the committee continued to provide for owners with still greater liberality, giving £24,200 ifi 1887-88, and £31,650 in the following year. In 188990 the amount was £37,666; in the next* season £44,100, and for the last' two years it has been £44,800. Although the committee has now determined upon retaining the subscriptions of nomihators, the amount of prize money guaran-) teed for ihe approaching season is no less than £44,300, so that it will easily be seen that the stakes to be rim for will be large enbugh to satisfy all bdt the few who Would grumble under any circumstances.” Zelpha, who is the dam of the wellknown sire The Englishman, and one of Mr W. Blacklef’s cfelbbteted mates’, has just ended her career at Fulham Park, Adelaide.’•' She was bred in England in 1868, got by Fitz Roland, her dam Salamanca, by Student from Bravery, by Gameboy' from Ennui, by Bay Middleton from Blue Devil, by Velocipede. She was imported to South Australia by the late MrR. Holland in 1877. ' ; 7