BITS OF TURF.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 455, 19 March 1890, Page 4

BITS OF TURF.

Harry Thompson, who rede Tirailleur in the Great Northern Derby, has taken over the charge of the Christchurch Middle Bark stud. W. Ciiflord has been voted 15 guineas out of the Distressed Jockeys’ Fund" of the Auckland Racing Club. At a recent agricultural show in a Victorian country district, the prize for the best thoroughbred stallion was carried off by Mr J. O. Inglis’ Haore, a three-year-old son of Malua. Haere's dam is Norma, the dam of Dirriwell, the Melbourne Cup winner. Mentor was awarded second prize, Calma third, and Maiua fourth.

Anenb the V.R.C. Sires’ Produce Stakes, “ Vigilant” writes “ The terrible Titan, who got badly away in the Sires’ Produce Stakes, mowed down his field as if they had been a lob of hacks, which they could hardly have been, as one of the lot—The Admiral—is a Maribyrnong Plate winner.” One of those legitimate race meetings that help to break the monotony of country life is announced to take place on the Ist of April at Maurea, a settlement opposite llangiriri (Waikato). The leading event is the Cup of £7 10s. Entries close on the 31st of March, with Mr H. Massey, the secretary. Auckland Tattersali’s Club came out of their recent race meeting with a profit of about £2O.

The Taranaki Jockey Club intend having a pony race on each day of their anniversary meeting. The highest winning owners at the Manawatu Racing Club were Messrs Hill and Poole, with £l6O. Air T. Hedger, of Auckland, came next, tho victories of Antelope netting him £l4O. A new racing club has been formed at Avondale. The course on which it is intended to hold the gatherings is said to bo an excellent one.

The following are the amounts paid over in connection with the YVanganui J.C. Autumn Meeting :—Mr E. McElwain, £95 ; Mr J. George, £9 10s ; Mr R. Higgie, £l9 ; Air E. Cutts, £451 5s ; Mr R. Ray, £47 10s; Air J. Maher, £47 10s; Mr J. Kennedy, £57; Mr F. Hill, £lO4 10s; Air T. Page, £BS 10s ; Mr J. Paul, £57 ; Air S. 11. Gollan, £199 10s ; Mr J. Crocker. £BS 10s ; Mr \V. Sommerville, £166 ss; Mr \V. H. Reid, £2B 10s ; Air \V. Bobbett, £9 10a ; Mr YV. W. Middleton, £l9; Mr D. Campion, £5 10s : Air YV. YY’ilson. £162 10s. Total, £1,649.