CONDENSED ITEMS.

Te Aroha News, Volume VI, Issue 360, 17 April 1889, Page 6

CONDENSED ITEMS.

Mr T. Hedger has bestowed fche name of Miss Stead on his fill} by Leolinus — Miss Laura. It is expected that Lord and Lady Onslow will be pre°ent at the A.R.C Meeting on Easter Monday. Ab a special meeting of the National GVirsing Club of Australasia the Secretary reported that he had registered 1,581 puppies to run during the ensuing season in the different colonies. According to a Clarence River (N.S W. ) paper, the foals ab Gordon Brook stud by Anteros are good-looking enough for anything and expected to realise big prices at sale time. Ready-money betting was prohibited at the Paris (France) meeting, the reason given being that it interfered with the totalisator receipts. The report with regard to Mr M. Loughlin and T. Corrigan having quarrelled is denied on both sides. Mr Lousrhlin leaves next week on an extended trip to England. The English-bred Metal, who has been performing so well in India, is on his way to Sydney for sale. Mr W. Gannon's colt Federation, by Goldsbrough from Thirza, has been added to the list. Another attempt is to be made to pass a totalisator Bill through the New South Wales Parliament. Foulsbam, the Australian trainer, has persevered to no purpose with Niagara, who has once more been placed in charge of Mr Day, the well-known veterinary surgeon of Sydney. Yabba's chance of winning the Sydney Gold Cup is highly thought of on the other side. The youngster? which the Hon. James White. M.L.C., intends shipping for England by the R.M. p. Orizaba are not to be " tried " ab Randwick, as originally mapped out, and will only commence their education after the sea voyage. A London paper gives out that the English racehorses O.«sory and Prine To, both of which were purchased ab large figures for South America, died on board the s.s. Queen, from exhaustion consequent on the severe weather experienced in the Atlantic.

The Victoria Racing Club have notifiod that in all entries by telegiam full particulars must be given, the same as in a written entry, and must be confirmed in writing, as usual. " Mazeppa " shows that a backer who had invested a single sovereign on each of the trotters started at For bury since 1881 to date would have won £528 6s 6d. The bulk of tho sum, £500 sp, would have been won during the present season. While recently in Wanganui, E. Cutts bought a bay yearling colt by The Dauphin from the imported mare Sise-ie, the dam of Armament. The youngster is said to have a strong likeness to his sire. Our old champion, [Airline, has been a most unfortunate brood mare of lato years, most of her progeny having met with accidents or died prematurely. Her colt foal by Suwarrow, the Y. R.C. Dorby winner of 1879, died the other day. The exerciso the famous thoroughbred stallion Chester has been treated to during tho past few weeks at Rand wick has benefited him in an immense degree, and he is now as fresh and healthy as ever. During tho present soason the piogeny of The Assyiian have won no fevror than 25 races — a good record — of the value of 1 2,300. 'J he Dunedin Jockey Club publicly notify that the programme of all athletic and sports meetings held in the Otago Metiopolitan district in which horse races are included must be approved by the Dunedin Jockey Club, or horses runninc thereat will be permanently disqualified. The Hon. .1. White's mare Volley is related to the English racing mare Frigato, who won the Livorpuol Grand National Steeplechase. Lady Chesterfield, grand dam of Frigate, is by Stockvvll from Meeanee, by Touchstone from Ghuznee, by Pantaloon, and consequently full sister to Lady Augusta, the grand dam of Volley. I ondon files toll of a bisr sporting: law tuit down for hearing in England this month. The plaintiff is the well-known trainer, M. Gurry, who sues Mr G. Abinsrton Baird, who races in ihe norn (fa coin-t( of Mr Abin»ton, for C 16,000 for breach of contract. The defendant paid C 2 750 into Court. Sir Charles Rus-ell was retained for the plaintiff.