BITS OF TURF.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 419, 13 November 1889, Page 3

BITS OF TURF.

Efforts are being made to induce Mr George Cutts to act as- starter foi the Auckland Racing Club. At Sylvia Park Radiance has produced a rilly to Nordenfeldfc, and Radiant a colt to St. Leger. Mr .7. Paul, of Wau^anui, had an offer of £200 for Boulanger last week for an Australian buyer. Mr J. Enko is now " running " a hairdrossing and tobacconist shop in Kingetreet, Sydney, combining with it the occupation of pencillor. It is said that C 1,200 has been ottered in Chrtetchurch for Kecluse, and refused. Ener, by Musket oufc of Lyia, has been purchased from Mr C. Na*h, of Rockhampton, by Mr B. Oribb, on behalf of the Carrington Stud Company, and has arrived in Brisbane. From Sydney comes news of the death. of the imported trotting sire Childe Harold. The hor?e was bred by Mr A. J. Alexander, at the Woodburn stud, Kentucky, U.S.A., and wa? imported by Mr Andrew Town. His breeding was exceptionally good, as he wa« by Harold from Young Portia, by Mambrino Chief trom Portia, by Roebuck from a Whip mare ; and his sire was by Rysdyk'p Hambletonian (sire of Dexter) from an Old Abdallah mare. While engaged at Hobartville stud he sired a number of handsome youngsters, who reali&ed good prices, and many of whom have shown their superiority on the track and in the ring. At the 'ast sa'e of blood stock at Hobartville a two - year - old son of Childe Harold and Violet'a realised 670 guineas.