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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume VII, Issue 359, 10 June 1897, Page 8

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Clarke’s string—Violence—Austral—Sea Serpent—A departure for England — Auckland winners backed in Wellington. Wellington, June 4. T. Clarke has gone up to Hastings with Sea Serpent and Umslopogaas. The reason for taking them there so early is that the tracks there are considered better, and there are schooling fences • there. R. Kingan has gone up to ride the horses. Violence had bad luck at Wanganui, and that 0 was probably the reason of his not being sent to Auckland. Bob Kingan rode Huntingdon at Otaki on Queen’s Birthday, and was up on Violence the , following day. Peter Keith returned here last week, having sold Carrick after his win at Maribyrnong. Keith is after something in the Taranaki district, which I consider a bit better than Carrick. Mr and Mrs W. Davis have not yet returned from Dunedin. Strathbraan returned from Dunedin last week, and the team are in charge of J. Hunter. Most of this team are turned out at present. A. Peters has Loveshot, Raupo 11. Mizpah, Austral, and a couple of colts in hand. The Catesby’s are likely looking youngsters. Ike James has a colt by Catesby—Amy (purchased from Mr Alfred Ward) in hand here. Austral is going all right at the Hutt, and will have another try at the Wellington steeplechase. The reason he was not taken to Auckland was because it was decided not to take his stable companion. There was a shortness of horse boxes at Otaki _ and cattle trucks had to be used, and in being - shipped Roseleaf got one of her legs badly inj ured, and Mr H. Clay, the owner, this week interviewed the directors of the Manawatu Railway Company in reference to damages. It will be remembered that Bona Fide sustained similar injuries. Sea Serpent is now exercised in the clothing and gear formerly used on Mr F. Martin’s horses, and it is surmised the latter owns Sea Serpent. June 1. Mr J. O’Driscoll, formerly well-known here as owner of Reputation and Jacob, and now wellknown on the west coast as owner of Secrecy and Off Chance, leaves for England to-morrow via Sydney and Melbourne on a holiday trip. A local sporting solicitor picked the Auckland jumping double with a local book for a century. The commissioner for the North Shore stable was abroad to-day, and the stable must have had a fair win over Lady Agnes and Annabelle.