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The Judge.)

The ex-Aucklander Delaware (Seaton Delaval—Stepfeldt) effected a curprise in the Glenhuntly Handicap at the V.A.T.C. meeting. There were eleven runners, Mr Patterson’s horse winning by three quarters of a length.

The Egmont and Ashburton meetings will be brought to a conclusion to-day.

At the Sydney blood stock sales 418 horses sold for 47,092 guineas, giving the fine average of 1131 guineas apiece.

It was thought that Tui Cakobau would make his appearance as a hurdler at the coming Takapuna meeting, but Mr Duder tells me this will not be the case.

Bobrikoff, winner of the Hawke’s Bay Stakes, was bred by Mr H. Friedlander, being got by the Bill of Portland horse Finland from Gossip by Wallace from Caroline, by Carlyon from Tuberose, by Grand Flaneur. There is a lot of fine running blood in that pedigree to be sure.

Rubio, winner of the Liverpool Grand National, is a grandson of the New Zealand bred Sir Modred, who first saw the light at the Middle Park Stud Company in 1877, being got by Traducer from Idalia.

The Wanganui Jockey Club advertises that applications for bookmaker’s licenses for the coming meeting mustt be made on the official form supplied by the secretary not later than Thursday, May 21.

Tartan, who has been retired from the turf, and will be sent to do stud duty at Parkes, has won about in prize money.

The crack English mare Pretty Polly has missed to Laveno two years in succession.

The once celebrated jockey Tod Sloan is now writing a tale for a New York paper, “Secrets of the Turf.”

According to an Irish writer, overtures were recently made on behalf of King Edward for the purchase of The White Knight, to take Persimmon’s place at the stud. However, at the latest there seemed little likelihood of a deal being concluded. The White Knight is by Desmond (son of St. Simon) from Pella, by Buckshot from Pamela, by King John (son of Marlyon).

The dispersal sale of the Gordon Brook Stud is announced to commence at Gordon Brook Station, near Grafton, N.S.W., on June 15. The stock to be submitted includes the imported stallion Volpone (Donovan —Mowerina), 10 yearlings and 6 two-year-old fillies by Fortunatus (imp.), 14 yearlings by Volpone, 11 mares, with foals at foot, by Fortunatus, and 16, with foals at foot, by Volpone. Most of the mares are by Clayton, Clan Stuart, or Anteros.

The Emperor of Germany has conferred a hereditary patent of nobility on Dr Arthur and Mr Carl Weinberg, the owners of the Waldfried Stud. This is n recognition of what the Messrs Weinberg have done for Germany 'n the breding oi thoroughbred stocks.

Boniform, the crack Yaldhurst three-year-old, has only run twice in his life, winning both races. He takes up stud duties at Grasslia. With Elevation off the scene also, New Zealand loses its two best colts.

The Australian champion Poseidon is being treated to a two months’ spell before being got ready for next season’s engagements-

It looks as though the Wanganui gelding Mahoe will run out at the Great Northern Meeting as the son of Sou’wester has been accepted for in the G.N. Hurdles and Steeplechase.

The English Derby will be run on Wednesday, June 3. The King’s colt Perrier was favourite at latest, but possibly the result of the Two Thousand Guineas may have altered this.

The late Mr G. G. Stead has left a fortune amounting to £176,000. Our Canterbury correspondent refers to the matter in his notes.

From Australia comes word of the death of Mr C. B. Fisher, the father of the turf in South Australia. Among other horses he imported was the great Fisherman progenitor of a line of stayers.