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Sporting Brevities.
Mr J. O. Inglis is disposing of his racing
stock. ?;? ?' ?'??'?!' ?'??'??--
Mr Jos: White breeds frOm his best mores
every second year only.
There were only 247 thoroughbred foals
in Germany last year, of which 19 died.
Chicago has started his English career
very badly by straining a suspensory liga
ment.
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acceptors for the Grand Prix de Paris which
is to be run on June 15. -
Carbine has come from Sydney after his
great campaign, without a blemish and he
is as. sound as ever he was. ;
The sum of £9249 was passed through'
the totalisators during the two days of the
Auckland Autumn meeting. -'
The Australian-bred horse Moorhouse has -
beep showing such good form in India that,
he is to be sent to England. '
Eclipse's immediate stock won over
£158,000, exclusive of countless cups, du'r
the 23 seasons which they were before. the
.public.
Baron Hirsch, the millionaire banker and
philanthropist, of Paris, France, has been
black-balled by the Paris Jockey Club.
Alphonse Rothschild and others threaten to
resign^
Escapade, the. New Zealand horse,' that
was recently disqualified for twelve months
has been bought by Mr E. Weeks on be
half of Lord William Beresford, for 500
guineas. ?
Hani an has again entered the aquatic
lists, but he shows a decided preference for
short distances. Last week he defeated an
American-sculler named Plaisted over a
mile course;
An appeal against the decision of the
Moonee Valley stewards in disqualifying
Vascosa, together with her owner anc
trainer, for six months, has been lodged
with the, Victoria Racing Club.
Matters are looking well at Sylvia Park
(New, Zealand). Sylvia (dam of Martini
Henry ), and Onyx (dam of Nordenfeldt) are
both in foal to.Ingomar, while Mersey (dam
of Carbine), and Nelly Moore (dam of Lochiel)
are both in foal to Nordenfeldt.
At the Melbourne Hunt Club Meeting on
on Saturday last, Tutapa started favorite
for' the Hurdle Race at 5 to 2 against. When
occupying a good position he blundered at
the last jump and could not make up his
ground, finishing a close third. He was
ridden, by P. Keating.
A singular operation was performed on
Russella, sister, to the Americau ' queen of
the track,' Maud S. Her teeth on one side
overlapped, and the bit did not touch the
sensitive part .of the mouth. A special in
strument was' made, and with it the teeth
were cut down an inch.
Several Kentucky turfmen are consider
ing the 'plan of buying a farm and estab
lishing a home where horses, that have been
successful racers can have a comfortable
place in their old age. The project appears
to be a good one, and will be-, probably
carried out by those who ara interested in
it.
Goal Post (late; Beach) is himself:,' again.
He won a TOOsov Steeplechase at Casterton
(Vic) last week. -,. ..,'...; .,' ... ,
'Captain Boyce a well known English
rider was thrown in, a hunters' steeple
chase at Sandown Park ? but as he imme
diately jumped up; it did not seem possible
that he was hurt. Probably the fall had
nothing to do with the cause of death, but
the fact remains that, after dining appar
ently well, he retired early to rest, and died
before morning. '- r ?
The death of Captain Boyce promts a
writer to remark ' The sort of caps worn by
jockeys is totally unsuitable. Out of some
score or more jockeys that I remember
being killed quite three quarters of them
were victims to injury, to the head, nearly
all of whom might ' have escaped if they
had been wearing a hat affording the pro
tection of the common' felt hat. I am not
an advocate for wrapping jockeys up in
cotton-wool, but evidence such as the
above speaks for itself;. Perhaps some
ingenious person can invent a suitable head
gear.'
The most successful sale of yearlings
only, ever held in: any part of the Austra
lian colonies was held at St. Albans on the
31st January,, 1878, when, on -behalf of Mr
Jas. Wilson, Mr J. D. Robinson, of Geelong,
sold three yearling colts and two fillies by
King of the Ring for 5000 guineas, or an
average of exactly 10C0 guineas. That was
ust after King of the Ring's first colt, First
King, had downed Chester iu the Champion
Stakes, after having shown himself ' to be
the best' two-year-old of the previous
season, and Mr Wilson, like the general he
always was, held his sale of First King's
young relatives, while the tatter's victory
over Chester' was hot in the public mind.
None of them, however, made a name like
First King, though his sister, Petrea, one of
the five, was an undeniable clinker.
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