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SPORTING NOTES.
Plain Bill and Restless left for
Lawlers yesterday morning to take
part in the East Murchisoir meeting,
run early next month.
Milner is evidently in good form,
as judged by his double victory at
headquarters on Monday. A very
erratic horse is Milner, but he takes
some beating when thoroughly
wound up.
Tabasco, a full brother to Betsy
Burke, accounted for the Hooley
Purse at the W.A.T.C. meeting on
Monday.
Thunder Queen has produced a
colt foal to Duke of Richmond. Mr.
Blackler says the newcomer is a par
tisularly nice litlhe fellow.
Mr. John Daly, the A.J.C. handi
capper, ventures the opinion that
Solution is ae best mare he has
seen.
Slieve Gallion, by. Gallinule, ap
pears to L.a tie best two-year-old of
the year in England. He is a black.
colt.
When Mr. Stead got a hint about
Solution's excellence some months
ago, lie promptly. bought her dam,
Problem.
F. Wootton, p son of -1. Wootton,
is riding with great success in Eng
land. -Since August 23 he his rid
den 11 winn,. s, six seconds, and two
thirds.
T. Clayton, the rider of Poseidon,
has been very --. -ssful, having wbn
the Melbourna Cup on Acrasia, the
Australian Cup .on Tartan, and a
numbe. of good-races on Lady Wal
lace.
Murlagan, the Pilgrim's Progress
mare, recently produced a foal to
Le Var.. The youngster died. Cross
Keys has at foot a handsanme colt
foal by the Lochiel horse and Once
More has foaled a filly to him.
Georgh Foy and Joseph MIcra
mara, bookmaker and clerk, were
arrested at the Wangaratta races
for having "welched" several per
sons with whom they had made
wagers. At the police court they
were fined £20, or three months' im
prisonment, and both elected to
serve the sentence.
Had he been ridden with better
judgment (writes "Ormonde" in the
"West Australian") it is qu'te
likely that Cairo would have beaten
La Simmer in the principal race
iun at headquarters on Saturday.
Jamieson kept the Medallion geld
ing in raraeward position. a-?d
ahen he did put in his run did
pot assist his -mount to any a pre
ciable extent. The result was
that he was beaten' a head.
Newsahas been received by cable
of the. death in New Zealand of
Mr. James Paul, an all-round sup
mot ter of sport. Mr. Paul started
the Taranaki Jockey Club, and for
26 years was its honorary secre
tary. Later on he was the club's
president--indeed, he held nearly
every office connected with the club.
Mr. Paul was an enthusiastic bowl
er. He took teams to England
and Victoria.
A great deal of controversy was
going on in England when the cur
rent mail left over the riding of D.
Maher in the Gimcrack Stakes.
After the race a charge of foul
riding was preferred against him.
and the York stewaids cautioned
him regarding his riding in the
future.
For .many years one of the princi
pal figures . turf circles in this
State was dMr. George Towton, who,
it wil-'be& learned with regret, died
last evening shortly after 7 o'clock.
He was probably themost successful
rider and trainer in V. • local' racing
world durin t' e last half-century,
and, among a certain coterie of turf
followers,was affectionately referred
to as "King George." On October
1, 1853, Mr. Towton was born at
the No Place Inn, in Murray-street,
Perth, the hotel now known as the
Bedford. 'When 13 years of age he
started life as a jockey, and, during
his long career of 40 yeaxs on the
turf, he had experienced many tri
umphs, both as a'rider, a trainer,
and an owner. He was a vigor
ous' horseman-one of the old
school, who used great judgment
and intelligence in his work. He
rode many winners of,all the prin
cipal races in the days when racing
was hot so_ great a "business"' as
it has become of late -years. As
a trainer, he was equally success
ful. Among the prominent horses
which were under his care were
Wandering Willie, Durable, Tar
quin, Scarnia, Florrie, Snapshot,
War Cry, Duration, Shamrock,
Strike, and Tapean. Of late years
Mr. Towton was almost an invalid,
-but he retained his interest in the
sport to the end. Last week he
entered Dr. Haynes' private hos
pital, and, as stated, breathed his
last yesterday evening. His re
mains will be. interred id the East
Perth Cenetcry on Tuesday after
noon, the funeral leaving his late
residence, at Belmont, at 3 o'clock.
---"'West Australian."
The two thoroughbreds imported
from England by Messrs. Watson
and Gutmann were on exhibition in
the saddling paddock at headaunar
ters' on Satutrday. They are both
big, strapping horses, but are not
of the sort likely to be taken as re
presentative English thoroughbreds.
Rhubarb, the son of Persimmon, is
a dark brown, showing more
quality than Curtain Lecture. He
is well topned, but is somewhat
:straight in front. Curtain Lec
ture has well-shaped quarters and
a nice sloping shoulder, but other
wise does not create a favorable im
pression. The pair- are now in
mates of Lec's stable, at Ascot.
Under the new rules of racing in
Victoria the time allowed for the
lodging of an appeal against the
decision of stewards is extended
from three to four days; the
stewards or committee of any club
ma, decline or at any rate reject
an entry for a race; if any tws.
year-old run a dead heat for fi..t
place the dead heat shall not' b
run off, the"'owners dividing; 1f a
horse or rider is not eligible to
take part in a race the fact that
such rider or horse has done so
shall not prejpdice tne right of any
person to lodge an objection; the
amount of a riding fee must be de
posited with the clerk of the scales
"in cash."
A New Zealand sportsmain, who
recently returned from the east (ac
cording to an exchange), is brimful
of anecdotes on the racing he wit
nessed, principally in Shanghai.
The prizes offered for competition
in Shanghai racing are not of a
valuable character, but it is evi
dent that a fime slorting spir'it is
to be found in the land of the pea
cock's feather. and the yellow but
ton: and also that a great deal of
pleasure is usually the outurme of
a da.y's racing in Shanghai. The
race card issued in connection with
the Shanghai spring meeting is com
plete, even to the attachment, of a
leather receptacle for a lead pencil
Due attention is evidently ntaid to
the watch in Shanghai, the fastest
time on record being noted at the I
bottom of ach page The record
for a mile in Shanghai, it may be
remarked, is given as 2 min. 21 sec.
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