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by. SPORTING:
B 1 TURF NOTES.
k The Polico Department are gettirg a.
%.very fine blmp of horses together in this
K State, and ara-gettingachoico collection
1 of - sires at dirigsan stud, farm at
7 Consuelo, Caruuvon, in, tho.Springsure.
district. Libertine anti Mack hero% pur-"'
• cLased a few years backs and the latest
, stallion purchased for the stud is Turk
r. ish Lad, dyers line-colt by” Little Ber
f iqe—Urescent,by Positano(imp.). i This
colt wont Wgfirst andytyspecini prizes:
at the recent Exhibition; undis brother I
: to Curve (Brisbane . Cup) * and- Halve '
S Mane. If this std can t breeds horses of
J? theraamp of Anspeotor Toohey's team
2 here, it mil ray the Government to keep
Uv up the standard of their sires and mares.
X. Tacro have.becn, conie fino cattle and
IW horses bred on Comsuclo country, prior
e to the department's taking it over. • It
ts wit? an out-ration ofCousuelo station,
. where some fine horses, were bred, for
7 tho Indian market; and sone gallopera
were also rated on this station. . -
o 2 Messis. ‘lanner Bros,,: of this State,’
k have purchased the Southerm-bred stal
. lion'Laurut (Hainault—Tasma), for a
. station sire. - - 44 . • 1.
3 The Ipawicl meeting-will be mh to
4. day, when a good day's sport may bo
S% anticipated. • * < ‘
M0 Talotsa nd Sinn Fein are still at
1 work. The former looks well, and should
[,, ecore again with a little time. •
N : Tlie Oakey Turf Club have advertised'
(US a liberal programme, for, their meeting
27 on Soptember 18, and as-their courso is
sl- bocoming a. very-popular ppc* to all
ft 1 sport, another:’ succceaful meeting may
bira be anticipated. (This dub' has mude ra
( pid progreer during, the past fow years,
Jl and' from racing on the .flat among prick
ePs ly pear. • They are now in an enclosure
sn with a splendid track, saddling paddock,,
al grandstand; otc,‘and in time shou’d be
a 7 one. of the. best country, clubs.' on, the
7 Downs. The only point to mention is
a for the cltb to run only six races,; tack'
&&. alittl inore on to.their handicap; and
l extend to tho journey of 13 mile, whic
0 may. bo tho means of other clubs doing
7 the same and giv otlo public one de
e cent race to watoh. Nominations dose
E: on Thursday next, September 4.
4 ' PhFaro (Antares—Lady Phillis) is to
is 2 added to the list and turned out for
“ ‘six months."/",*" • : ..
6 Beau Soult is said to bo looking well,
d and may play a. prominent part at
X . Randwiok. .
ft Sumehino, imp. . .(Sundridge—Sweet
g Notes) hae arrived from. England, and is
t spoken of as a very nice stallion. A num
t ber of mare have been .booked to him
, • alrady; among. them being Praleen,
t.n dn-of Cider andiAppePie:. *i ■ i
K . Applo Pie • goes to Ayrehire . stallion
5 BaEantrae, und Blaok Rango to : Meo
drama. .
d ) Thha Boulder Cup, 800 cove., two miles
ae" And 53 yards, was won by 'James a the
. Third (Scottish King—Crweo) from Keer
i Weer and . the • favorite i Simp e.. Maid
2 (imp.).* Time 3.37. f- Flavus. (imp';)
k • claimed.‘three winners at this meeting...
f At the ’ Murrumbidgee meeting, J. .
X . M’Grath. won the: Sow. Handicap ’with.
1 his useful mare Munetto (Mimer imp.,—
Cyien), beating. Stratiform ad tlie vet
cran Queenelander Locomotion Musotta
ran third to Backbono.theeecond day;-,
-whon another Queenslander camo" to
light. Mr. I. J. Whittingham’s Sunette
(Nonette Sunlight) awon. tho novice. Sun
ptte started favorite, 3 to T on/ * Sunette
ran’ second in tho Trial Handicap on the
dastday/". : ' *3 * 124
t Lord Bures (Burses imp.,—Swanvale):
.wob the Noyino, six furlongs, tBoolarpo
fizture, New.South Wale. Time 1.14—
akmartgup.. Gadwall: (Baneret—Isa
bol) ’won tho.f Winter Handicap*, from
Wo unuoky Olivo Green.
"J. B. Jpel .won the Oadly 5 Breeders’.
: .Plato,* 14 mile, of 1000 covs., with White
, Star (Sundridge—Dorie). beating Lomond
and Young Pegusus. Time 2.6.. Bun
.. shine mho has arrived in Australia is
by’Sundridge. . .
.HisMayesty’s. colt ' Brakeear, ,lr
Vprarmiut, ran -tlie Chesterfield Stakes
journey,.five furlongs, in 1.1 2-5.. Eng
is Uitraoks must be fairly fast; •
Jalowmas, Sequarione • and ’ Necktie
: Fould run forward at Moorefield to-day,.
: Valido, Silver Havoo ’and Noogila inthe
. Elying Handicap: . .. 1
stCollarit; who will-stand, at Batlurst,
areme: & cheap sire at 15 guineas, " He .
h Was nvery fine galloper, but a trifle un
gueky, ! He is by Haut.Brion’Collarette,
: by Castor (imp.)from Neoklaco by Mun'
kot “ Castor andMuakot . are ..two .very
s fldo strains in his: pedigroo and should
: giro him s clance’of getting cood mare?,.
4 ho Caston atock wero’al solid, and ran
. on with ago and were all stayers a2so,”
Thesime. may becidof Munket. ::
; • .Arere. Chisholm ard Co. will sell. all
/ theute J.’C.’Williamson’s stock on Fri-:
2 diy, next, September 5. .Three two-year
- olds, by Flavus, Earlston,., and Dorches
' ter; twoterde-year-oldsby-Malster and
Prudeut . King. . The. , dour-zear-old
, Charlea tht Eirt; and the imported
mar The Quaker Girl (Sanoi—Lilian
Witt), Tho lost named has been mated:
withEiriston. This is s high-class mate
- alrich" should easily find’a buyer .Pity
rto could not come to ithis State., ; t
Xs Country Bookmakers (permitted to bet
aside/n radius of 30 miles from.-the’
. C.P.O., Briebane)Joseph Barnes, E.
• .C.Burin, Bert. Traser, Poter Gentle, W.
G. Grant, • Georgo- • Hochruder, Mick
, Hughes, John Kelly, Michael Kelly,
. Mierr. Meekin, Alex. Ai M'Leod, Percy
E. Nawel, Fred Orthliob, Peter Smith,'
‘Fred. Smith, William Taylor, John Todd,
Christopher Watkins, .Gordon White,
Sam. A. White. * : .
: The Tetraroh, now favorite for next
year’s English Derby, last .month beat
eight otliers • in tie" National Breeders’
Plato, of 24357, in which he carried 9-5,
und conceded weiglitt overythirg-cise
ongaged. Tho stake for this, ran brought
Tho Tetraroli’s winning up to £7326. ..
Flaxio, a o fine-looking - two-year-old,
owned.by...Mr..S...R.M Donald, is.bow
being worked in order to be brought into
trim for his Q.T.C. engagoments. Ftavic, •
will is by Favus from Victory, is en
tered for the- Queensland Guineas; Derby
and St. Ledger.’— * i < \ •
Mr. W. Montgomery, of (New. Zealand,
wished to sond his blood mare Lady Re
pot to Mr. Sol.Green’shorso” Comedy
King, but die received a reply thatno
eervicowad available . .
2 The Stopniak mare Amboiso leas foaled
aolttoModtan..
.The Grafton sire Roycroft carried off
the onorsinthe bood stallion olaag.nt
the Wagga alrow, ".) ii *.
• Blue Flyer (Soult—Kanguladai) is
one of the mares to be mated with Malt
King this season. . " ‘ \ :
. The records of thelondirg jockeya this
senson are as follow :—D. E. Maher, 09
wirn; A. .Whlley, 03 wins; “Frank
Wootton, : 69 'wins; E. Wheatley, ’ 61’
wins; W. Huxey, 28 wins; E. Huxley,
25 wins.- .2 * . .. ? v . , • j ;
- .The Sydney, “Mail" atates that on
Saturday last one of the best known* ard
respeoted of theoldsohool of Austradinn
sporting journalists, Mr. Rowand Pick:
ering, died at his ideal, country home,
near Gosford, after a lingering and very
painful ilness. Mr. Pickering’e father
was the, founder of the first Australian
sporting paper, “ Bell’s Life iw Sydney,"
and thegoniul “ Rowley ” whouavery
young man contributed, largely to’iss
pages. Subsequently “.Bel’s Life" was
purchased by Messrs. Fairfax and Sons,
and incorporated 'with the, Sydney
" Mail,” and Mr. Pickering came over
with- tho- paper to take control of the
turf pages of the " Mail and the Syd
ney “Morning Herold.” Under the pen
name of Nemo ? he wrote for the
“Mail” for 25‘years, and, with the ex
ception of .“Augur ” of the “ Australia
aian,” he was the best-known writer
south of the lino;, “Nemo,” ws a
sportsman to his finger-tips,' a good sno*.
a hardy fiahormun, and an excellent rider
to hounds. ’Though often rough in specc'
and ready with his flats if occasion rore
“Howley ” was a gentleman to’ the core
; as honest 'as the day, and one-who woud
noornto oven think of a doubtfuf action
His" unswerving ... loyalty 1 to. hie
friends: was traditional. ' . Some
sixteen - years ago lie* in
herited a' good deal of'property from
twourcles, and resigned' lift placo on
this paper. " Though "‘Nemo " -has not.
figured on these, pages sired then, he is
not yet forgotten,-and frequently refer
mor is made'to him’ by old .readers of
the " Mail.” Onlyl recently a correspond
ent writing from the Tumut distric’.had
h word of praise for his"feaross cournge
ard horsemanship, and he tersely huti
adequately deepribed him as, a full
man, and every inch a gentleman," while
‘tis old friend who wrote his obituary,
yotice in the ” Hlerald ”, was ' equally,
happy with: "He never turned,his back
upon a friend,' nor his food from an en
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