MY NOTE BOOK,

Observer, Volume 3, Issue 56, 8 October 1881, Page 62

MY NOTE BOOK,

By "Sato."

"Is Saul also amongst Hie prophets."

— The betting at Greraldine was extraordinarily brisk, and the ringmen must have done wonders. — Mr Corbett, of Geraldinc, lius purchased Daniel O'Rourke for 400 guineas. — Gloucester is not likely to run at tlic V.R.C. Spring Meeting. — The report re Hailstorm being in training is incorrect. — Don Carlos, the famous greyhoxmd, who ran «p for the last New Zealand. "Waterloo Cup, is dead. — There will probably be a good field for the "Welcome Stakes at this year's Metropolitan meeting. — Mr Gi-oyder, of Melbourne, has purchased the -well-known trotter Native Cat. — The hounds meet at the Whau to-morrow. This will he the last gathering of the season. — The daily papers omitted to mention that Uewi accompanied Walters' teaui to Napier. — The Stud Company's Nightshade, by Kelpie, las folded a fine filly to Musket. — Major Walmsley is sending a good-lookin^ three-year-old filly, by Knottingley, to Edward Day to train. — Lara, who is located at Donald Taylor's stable, has quite recovered from his lameness, and is doing useful work. - — A new turf scribe, who signs himself " Sir liauncelot," appears to have taken "Martingale's" place on the Canterbury Times. — Tattersall's Club at Sydney hare adopted a resolution that any member wishing to follow the avocation of a bookmaker must go up for re-election. — Tasman, by St Albans, out of Zillah, has changed hands, having been sold by Mr Mitchell to Mr D. O'Brien.

— If the agents boolcs can bo got in for Abbott's £10,000 consultation on the Melbourne Cup, it will be drawn about the 15tli inst. — The Duchess, who has been so heavily backed for the Melbourne Cup, is in the dangerous St. Albans stable, and, according to report, has done a very sensational trial. „ — Mr "Walters' marcs Slander and "iatterina are at Glen Orchard. The former has a fine colt foal by Musket at foot, and the latter rejoices in an active filly by Hippocampus. — Somerset, has hardened a point for thcy.R.O. Derby, and Spinningdale has jumped into the position of second favourite. Somnus appears to have retrograded somewhat. — About ten days ago a meeting of creditors of the bookmaker familiarly known as Jack Collins was held at Dunedin. Claims amounting to £'281 were proved, and Mr Charles White was appointed trustee. — The hounds met at Mrs Gwynne's last Saturday, and there was a large attendance. Bnlking seemed the order of the day, Don Juan, Awahou and other noted chasers refusing to negotiate some of the stiff er jumps. — Mr Morrin has decided not to start King Don for the Paknranga Hunt Club meeting. This is a very sportsmanlike act, and lias given great satisfaction, as with such a giant as the Don in the field everything else would have been scared away. — The unlimited commission thrown into the Australian betting market for Duchess has resulted in the filly becoming first favourite for the Melbourne Cup. It is understood that abont £4000 hns gone on her, and that the stable stand to win nearly £70,000. — In the Members Handicap at Rnndwiek, the A.J.C. Derby winner (Wheatear) carried 9st lolbs, or nearly two stone more than the second (Penrose), who is by no means a bad horse. Surely this ought to be good, enough to make the colt first favourite for the Melbourne Cup. — George Rowland, the well-known horseman, who steered Daniel O'Rourlce to victory in the Canterbury Cup some years ago, and rode old Templeton in many races has taken up his quarteas at Delamore Stables, Messrs Eae and Lyford having secured his services as a middle-weight rider. — Tilings are very quiet at the betting resorts in Christchurch just now. The other day Billy "Weston met a defaulting bettor named Mnzey on the racecourse, watching training operations, and began to abuse him in no measured terms. Mnzey stood it for a time, and then gave Weston a sound thrashing, which, strange to say, has entirely altered the noisy little fellows demeanour. —The Great Stallion Trot, for £2000 which has been creating so much excitement in the sporting circles of America during the earlier portion of the present year— b;is been decided on the Rochester course, N.Y., and was won by one of the least expected of the seven starters, a horse named Alexander. It took no less than seven heats (of one mile) before the exciting contest was over. — All wagers on Hesperian for the Melbourne Cup are "off," as it has been distinctly proved that the horse was wrongly nominated, the dam's name being; given as Silver Bell instead of Jessie 8011. A similar case occurred over the Epsom. Oaks, where Elinor had been specially backed to beat Turquoise ; but the ii -mnij sire having been given in her nomination, she was not permitted to start, and bets were decided to bo void at a general meeting of the members of the Newmarket Jockey Club. — The following paragraph appears amongst Spectator's sporting notes in the Wanganui TVonimi : — " The sporting 1 barber, owner of Dan. is losing faith in writers who hold the belief that his horse could not win the C. J.C. handicap ' even with only his tail to carry.' He says ' after the event is over Muzeppa's reputation as a prophet will be gone, and his money too if he lays much against the hack.' Dan will be entered for the Wanganui and Waverly meetings, and it, depends on what form he shows here whether he will go South ox* not. At present he is looking well, but rather on the big side. Ho is quite sound and gallops in capital style. Bluff, the Derby colt, will soon be able to run through a gas pipe. Excuse me, Harry."