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1 : ! • , I . I . t . e . f . • , • . • s 1. - t. i- t NOTES OF THE TURF FROM OTHER LANDS. Mistico. by Linacre. won Hie Kalgoorlie Cup last inoiilh and ran the mile and a half in record time for Western Australia. Five of the seven races at Newmarket October 27 were won by fillies, two or them -Kos and Telephone Girl -being daughters of Orhy. Lord Hosierys Atticus lias been purchased by the British Bloodstock Agency and left OCtstaff 20 for Cam- Town. He was accompanied by Tliyiniau and Uastington. Tlie well-known jockey. Cecil Kscolt. has returned to England after having served throughout the South African campaign against the Germans. He hopes soon to be iu khaki again, though his lack of inches is against liim. It. Morgan, the steeplechase Jockey, who lias been in France with his regiment, the l.»th Hussars, for over a year, has received promotion and has been transferred to the same armored motor car section that another well-known rider, William Griggs, is in. According to the "Winning Post." at Epsom all trainers have received notice that the Six-mile Hill gallop will be closed at the end of this month, and that all contracts to train will lie cancelled at Christmas. This will mean ruination to the small man who resides there ami it is suggested that the Epsom trainers could go to Newmarket. Pomuicrn only had three opponents in the Limekiln Stakes at Newmarket October 20, ami. as an-l licipated. Mr. Sol .locis colt won in easy fashion, Iwing followed home bv Lord Derbys Hastii and Col. Hall -Walkers Let Fly. He carried 134 pounds to 117 on Hasta and 12. 011 lA-t Fly ami covered the. mile and a quarter of the race in 2:07%. Mr. Howards champion stayer of ids day, Will-onyx, had his first winner since lie has been at the stud when Kerox, displaying all the attributes of gameness of his progenitor, caught and beat Flaming Fire, and carried on" the rich Criterion Stakes at Newmarket October 20. Sturdy of build like his sire. Ferox bids fair to make a useful stayer, the full-quartered colt tackling the final ascent to the winning post like a lion. Twelve months back the Auckland N. Z. Racing Club, like many other bodies engaged in promoting si ort. was pursuing a cautious policy in the face of the war conditions. With record attend-" ancos at Ellerslie throughout last season, and totalizator receipts ,039,0001 showing an increase of over SKiii. urn compared with the previous year, the Auckland Club has not this year shown any hesitation in posting the full program for the present racing season. Jimmy Griffiths, who at one time was a well-it known North-country jockey, has died at the age ! of sixty-three. He had been iu the employment of it. W. Armstrong, the Penrith trainer, for alxmt seventeen years. Griffiths, who rode largely for the . late Mr. Vyner. and was quite successful in his day. won a couple of Chester Cups on Inveresk and 1 Held Marshal. He was on the back of Hagioscope : in most of his races. Griffiths served his apprenticeship with William Sanderson, at Uambleton, Thirsk. William Griggs, the well-known jockey, who is I attached lo the Armored Machine Gun Section, witnessed the race for the Cambridgeshire. He returned j the day following to the front, where he has already . s|Kiit seven months. Mr. J. Anthony and W. Saxby were also present in khaki. Both hold commissions — Saxby in the 12th Cavalry Reserve and Mr. Anthony in the Wiltshire Yeomanry. Saxby had a mount during the afternoon, riding Game Hen . colt in the Maiden Plate. The point was afterwards I raised whether, as an officer, he could ride as a . professional jockey. GwIIt, the Laasbssn trainer, who is attached to a Scottish regiment, was also ; a visitor. A popular victory at Newmarket Octolier 20, was that of Mustapha in the Trial Selling Plate, litis one of the oldest horses in training, and in his younger days played many parts, especially in the Cambridgeshire, in which event the gelding was J thrice second. The old fellow had conspicuous while bandages on his fore shanks, and went to the post in groggy fashion, as though, in fact, he was practically a cripple, but he came back like a two-year-old, and racing on the extreme left hand side of the field, was iu the front rank j throughout, and won iu a canter from Bridge of Orchy. which had no quotation, and Tinklebell, the . favorite. Mustapha was retained by his owner. Mr. D. XL Gant. for further service for 175 guineas. Mr. Mantascheff won his first race in England I this year with Mira II. He started the present t racing season with lint three two-year-olds, but already he has eight exceedingly well bred yearlings • that have recently joined T. Leaders string at t Newmarket, and with his son. Jack Leader, to • assist him. the youngsters have only to live up to their pedigrees for a useful horse or two to lie found among them. The eight yearlings that Mr. • MantaschctT owns are bred as under: Colt by Bcp|jo — Mrs. Ixing; colt by Miuoru — Bayette: colt by I John o Gannl — Cvanin; colt by Sunstar — Miss I Pinkie, by Oallinule: filly by Cyllem— Palette: filly by Dark Ronald — Exccllcnza sister to Ambassador 1. • tillv by Forfarshire Shy Lady, and filly by Charles I oMalhy- Alnuiouth. Th« will of the dead turfman. Ccorgc Edwardes, directs, says the London Times, tjiat the business of 1 presenting plays at Dalys Theater shall lie carried I on by Mrs. Sheihrookc. his oldest daughter, as manager, assisted by the oiner two executors Mr. Robert Kvett and Mr. E. J. Biggs. They are to c»ii- - tiune the enterprise as long as Mrs. Sherbrooke is , satisfied it is advisable. Mr. Edwardes estate at t OglM.iirne. Wilts, and everything there at the time of his death, and his home. II Park Square. He gents Park, he heqiicthed to his only son, apt. . DArcy Edwardes. No. C. Park-square, and Winktield" 1" l-rfidge. near Ascot, to Mrs. Edwardes. Dalys Theater and all his other theatrical properties and interests, and his bloodstock farm at Ballykisleeii. Limerick, are left equally lictwccii Mrs. Edwardes 1 and his four children. f
