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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 745, 16 June 1904, Page 9

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Dunedin, June 15. Mr J. Jeffs, the owner of Petrovna, has lodged an appeal against the C.J.C. Stewards decision by which > they declined to award the Stepniak mare the race won by Bagpipes at the last New Zealand Cup Meeting. Oblivion, Grand Rapids, Onewa, Malakoff, Zetland and Lady Lillian have received solid support for the New Zealand Cup during the past week. The Southland horses, Andy Regan and Bealey, were recently placed under the hammer at Invercargill, but failed to find new owners.

The Victorian-bred gelding, Victor 11., goes into R. Ellis’s stable this week to be trained for future engagements.

A. E. Ward intends taking Ringman and Southerly Buster to Gore, but as he is anxious to quit ownership both horses are for private sale. The Stepniak horse Nihilist is to be taken to Melbourne next week and placed under the hammer there. Such a well-performed and beautifully-bred horse should command a readv sale.

It is rumoured that a new sporting paper is to be issued shortly in Christchurch.

Lady Hume, the Cuirassier filly who got amongst the winners at the A.R.C. Meeting, is ,out of a half-sister to Mata, a dual Dunedin Cup winner and a sensational horse in his day.

Mr J. Loughlin cabled yesterday to Mr S. Green for a quotation for £5OO, of Wairiki for the Melbourne Cup, and was accommodated at ioo to 3.

Ostiak’s dam Miss Betty, the daughter of Cha in shot an*d the Cadogan mare Hermione, who has a filly foal at foot which is a sister to the well-known Stepniak gelding, was recently purchased by Mr Buckley, of Oamaru, who has a small collection of mares which will probably be mated with Welbecknext season.

The Puriri gelding Titoki, who was a well-known performer in the North a few seasons back, is now earning his oats by doing harness work at Winton. The Aprcmont mare Bealy was recently offered for sale, but was passed at £45.

The Southland sportsman, Mr J. Miller, has been claiming the following names for some of his young racers :— Bay filly, by Casket—Paroula, Follicle ; chestnut filly, bv Sant Ilario—Minaret, Turret.

Mr R. Sievier’s action for slander against Sir Janies Duke was based on the grounds that the latter accused him of being a cardsharper, a thief, a murderer, and of having caused Sceptre to be pulled in the Derby. It appears that Sievier went into the Raleigh Club, of which he was not a member, and Sir James Duke being of opinion that a Major Sellar was responsible, called the latter into another room, and was alleged to have said to him : “ You have no right to bring him into ' the club. You know what a character this man has. You know he was a murderer, a card-sharper, and a thief. . A man was found murdered under his window in Australia, and it was reported that Sievier murdered him. I myself saw him thrown from a ! oat into the water for cheating at cards. I unmasked him before the stewards of ihe Jockey Club and had him turned out of the Jockey Club Stand at Newmarket. He was also turned out of Boodle’s Club. I am surprised you should know a man like that.” The major denied bringing Sievier into the Club, and subsequently repeated to the latter Sir James Duke’s remarks.