Amongst the more important sales by Messrs. Tattersall at Albert Gate during the last few weeks may be mentioned: Mr. E. W. Bradbury’s Starlight, 105 gs.; Imperial, sent up by a lady, 130 gs.; Major Sherston’s bay, 110 gs. From Mr. H. Thompson, Crossgar, the following made three figures: Nine Pins, 100 gs.; Mullingar, 140 gs.; Gentleman, 105 gs.; The Stag, 120 gs.; Ebony, the property of Mr. J. Blackburn, realised 130 gs.
Owing to her great age and increasing infirmity, it was found necessary to destroy the famous old mare, Mowerina, at the Hunciecroft Paddocks, Welbeck. Herself and her children have won just over £87,000 in stakes, the offspring including Modwena and her brother Donovan, a very good horse indeed, who won £55,154 in two years’ racing. Mowerina’s daughter, Semolina, was a good early two-year-old; she won the Brocklesby Stakes; and Semolina’s brother, Raeburn, was the only horse to ever beat Isinglass, and is now in Hungary, having been purchased at the last Newmarket December Sales by Baron Harkanyi.
Harvester, by Sterling-Wheatear, who ran a dead heat with St. Gatien in the Derby of 1884, when the stakes were divided for the first time, recently died at the Zabola Stud, in Hungary. Bred by Lord Falmouth in 1881, Harvester won as a two-year-old the Thirty-sixth Triennial at Newmarket, and the Clearwell Stakes, and in the spring of 1884 was sold to Sir John Willoughby, for 8,000 gs.
Ship-building Surgery.—The steamship Forth, one of the Carron fleet running between London and Scotland for passenger and goods traffic, is at present laid up for an extraordinary operation which will lengthen the boat by 40 feet. She was hoisted on a large cradle and cut right through just forward of the bridge deck. The cradle was also sawn asunder, and the two parts with their respective portions of the ship were drawn apart to a distance of 40 feet, which space was then built in. The alteration will enable the Forth to carry about 200 tons more cargo, and her steaming capabilities will not be impaired. On the contrary she will now rank amongst the finest steamers on the East Coast.
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| MANCHESTER SECOND JANUARY. | |||
| January 17th.—The Manchester Handicap Steeplechase of 200 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. C. Bower Ismay’s b. h. Theodocion, by Marcion—Minthe, aged, 12st. 3lb. | A. Newey | 1 | |
| Mr. C. R. Hodgson’s b. m. Do be Quick, 6 yrs., 11st. 13lb. | Mr. Payne | 2 | |
| Mr. A. Coats’ b. m. Felspar, 6 yrs., 11st. 6lb. | R. Cowe | 3 | |
| 3 to 1 agst. Theodocion. | |||
| January 18th.—The Cheshire Hurdle Race of 200 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Sir Peter Walker’s b. g. St. Evremonde, by St. Frusquin—Ejector, 6 yrs., 11st. 11lb. | E. Sullivan | 1 | |
| Mr. J. Tait’s br. m. Adelia, 5 yrs., 10st, 11lb. | E. Driscoll | 2 | |
| Mr. F. Straker’s ch. m. Consequence, 6 yrs., 11st. 8lb. | M. Phelan | 3 | |
| 9 to 2 agst. St. Evremonde. | |||
| HURST PARK. | |||
| January 19th.—The New Year Handicap Hurdle Race of 150 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. A. Stedall’s b. g. Rassendyl, by Loved One—Princess, aged, 11st. 9lb. | J. Dillon | 1 | |
| Mr. H. Rich’s ch. g. Hopeless II., 6 yrs., 10st. 11lb. | G. Williamson | 2 | |
| Mr. E. Christie Miller’s br. h. St. John’s Wood, 6 yrs., 11st. | Mr. W. Bulteel | 3 | |
| 5 to 1 agst. Rassendyl. | |||
| January 20th.—The Middlesex Handicap Steeplechase of 150 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. P. Gleeson’s b. h. Lord of the Level, by Macheath—Mome d’Amour, 6 yrs., 11st. 8lb. | F. Mason | 1 | |
| Col. R. L. Birkin’s b. g. Springbok, 5yrs., 11st. 5lb. | Mr. R. Payne | 2 | |
| Mr. T. W. Blenkiron’s b. f. Queen’s Scholar, 5 yrs., 10st. 9lb. | J. Dillon | 3 | |
| 2 to 1 agst. Lord of the Level. | |||
| NOTTINGHAM JANUARY MEETING. | |||
| January 30th.—The Nottinghamshire Handicap Steeplechase of 400 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. J. Gordon Houghton’s b. g. Desert Chief, by Spahi—Genista, by Exminster, aged, 12st. 12lb. | R. Chadwick | 1 | |
| Mr. F. Bibby’s ch. h. Wild Boer, 6 yrs., 10st. 8lb. | F. Mason | 2 | |
| Mr. P. Cullinan’s b. m. Little May II., aged, 10st. 3lb. | Mr. Walker | 3 | |
| 13 to 8 on Desert Chief. | |||
| GATWICK SECOND JANUARY. | |||
| January 31st.—The Tantivy Steeplechase of 500 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. T. Clyde’s br. g. Sachem, by Noble Chieftain—Talavera, 5 yrs., 11st. 10lb. | J. O’Brien | 1 | |
| Sir Henry Randall’s b. c. Frisky Bill, 4 yrs., 10st. 10lb. | J. Dillon | 2 | |
| Prince Hatzfeldt’s ch. g. Rathvale, 5 yrs., 12st. 1lb. | W. Morgan | 3 | |
| 9 to 4 agst. Sachem. | |||
| The Surrey Steeplechase (Handicap) of 209 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. C. Hibbert’s b. h. Royal Rouge, by Florizel II—Red Enamel, aged, 11st. | J. Nightingall | 1 | |
| Prince Hatzfeldt’s b. g. Cossack Post, aged, 12st. 1lb. | Hon. A. Hastings | 2 | |
| C. T. Garland’s b. or br. m. Sudden Rise, 6yrs., 11st. 12lb. | W. Morgan | 3 | |
| 8 to 1 agst. Royal Rouge. | |||
| February 1st.—The Stewards’ Steeplechase Handicap of 200 sovs.; three miles and a half. | |||
| Mr. C. R. Hodgson’s b. m. Do be Quick, by Speed—Danska, 6 yrs., 12st. 1lb. | Mr. R. Payne | 1 | |
| Major M. H. Tristram’s Shaun Aboo, aged, 11st. 6lb. | Mr. W. Bulteel | 2 | |
| Prince Hatzfeldt’s Deerslayer, aged, 11st. 5lb. | Hon. A. Hastings | 3 | |
| 2 to 1 agst. Do be Quick. | |||
| The International Hurdle Race (Handicap) of 500 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. Thompson’s ch. h. Leviathan, by Isinglass—Galiana, aged, 11st. 12lb. | G. Wilson | 1 | |
| Mr. Robert Campbell’s ch. g. St. Enogat, aged, 10st. 9lb. | F. Mason | 2 | |
| Sir S. Scott’s b. g. Series, 6 yrs., 10st. 11lb. | H. Aylin | 3 | |
| 8 to 1 agst. Leviathan. | |||
| The Brook Hurdle Race of 200 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Lord Londonderry’s b. g. St. Florentin, by St. Simon—Wise Flower, 4 yrs., 10st. | T. Fitton | 1 | |
| Mr. Edmund Lamb’s b. g. Ancaster, 6 yrs., 11st. | M. J. Harty | 2 | |
| Capt. F. Bald’s b. g. Rosebury, 5 yrs., 10st. 10lb. | F. Mason | 3 | |
| 9 to 4 agst. St. Florentin. | |||
| KEMPTON PARK. | |||
| February 2nd.—The Middlesex Hurdle Race of 500 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Sir Peter Walker’s b. f. Therapia, by Tarporley—Rosemount, 4 yrs. 10st. 4lb. | E. Sullivan | 1 | |
| Mr. F. W. Phillips’ ch. h. The Chair, 6 yrs., 11st. 11lb. | W. T. Morgan | 2 | |
| Mr. Imber’s b. h. Sandboy, 6 yrs., 11st. 11lb. | J. Hare | 3 | |
| 100 to 12 agst. Therapia. | |||
| February 3rd.—The Coventry Handicap Steeplechase of 500 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. J. S. Morrison’s b. g. John M.P., by Britannic—Guiding Star, aged, 12st. 2lb. | W. Taylor | 1 | |
| Mr. F. Bibby’s b. g. Comfit, aged, 11st. | F. Mason | 2 | |
| Capt. Michael Hughes’ b. g. Vaerdalen, 5 yrs., 11st. 8lb. | M. Harty | 3 | |
| 3 to 1 agst. John M.P. | |||
| SANDOWN PARK. | |||
| February 9th.—The Sandown Grand Prize of 300 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. A. Stedall’s b. g. Rassendyl, by Loved One—Princess, aged, 12st. 7lb. | J. Dillon | 1 | |
| Mr. W. J. Crook’s b. g. Henley, 5 yrs., 11st. 1lb. | L. Sherwood | 2 | |
| Mr. C. Bower Ismay’s Theodocion, aged, 11st. 4lb. | A. Newey | 3 | |
| 4 to 1 agst. Rassendyl. | |||
| The February Four-year-old Hurdle Race of 200 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Sir H. Randall’s ch. g. Magic Lad, by Common—Grammarge, 10st. 10lb. | J. Nightingall | 1 | |
| Mr. R. Combe’s b. g. Cadwal, 10st, 10lb. | H. Aylin | 2 | |
| Major E. Loder’s b. c. Maggio, 10st. 2lb. | A. Anthony | 3 | |
| 100 to 12 agst. Magic Lad. | |||
| February 10th.—The Prince of Wales’s Steeplechase of 172 sovs.; three miles and a half. | |||
| Lord Sefton’s b. g. Canter Home, by Retreat—Canterbury, aged, 10st. 12lb. | E. Driscoll | 1 | |
| Mr. Hamilton Langley’s bl. g. Brian Born, aged, 11st. 1lb. | Mr. P. Whitaker | 2 | |
| 7 to 4 agst. Canter Home. | |||
| MANCHESTER FEBRUARY. | |||
| February 12th.—The February Handicap Steeplechase of 200 sovs.; three miles. | |||
| Mr. John Widger’s b. m. Northern Light IV., by Blairfinde—False Dawn, aged, 10st. 11lb. (car. 11st.) | Mr. J. Widger | 1 | |
| Sir Peter Walker’s bl. g. Royal Drake, aged, 12st. 41b. | E. Sullivan | 2 | |
| Mr. S. Pickering’s b. m. Johnstown Lass, aged, 10st. 10lb. | H. Aylin | 3 | |
| 7 to 4 agst. Northern Light IV. | |||
| The Broughton Hurdle Race (Handicap) of 200 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. R. B. Henry’s ch. g. Moonstruck, by Massacre—Diana, 6 yrs., 11st. 10lb. | F. Mason | 1 | |
| Sir Peter Walker’s b. g. St. Evremonde, 6 yrs., 11st. 12lb. | E. Sullivan | 2 | |
| Mr. J. Croxton’s b. g. Rapt, 5 yrs., 10st. 9lb. | G. Knowles | 3 | |
| 9 to 4 agst. Moonstruck. | |||
| ROYAL WINDSOR FEBRUARY. | |||
| February 14th.—The Bracknell Handicap Hurdle Race of 200 sovs.; two miles. | |||
| Mr. E. J. Percy’s bl. f. Black Mingo, by Cherry Tree—Calista, 5 yrs., 10st. 2lb. | F. Mason | 1 | |
| Mr. A. Hamblin’s ch. c. Orison, 4 yrs., 10st. 5lb | A. Birch | 2 | |
| Major Joicey’s ch. h. Plum Pecker, 6 yrs., 10st. 1lb | E. Driscoll | 3 | |
| 6 to 1 agst. Black Mingo. | |||
| February 15th.—The Royal Handicap Steeplechase of 200 sovs.; three miles. | |||
| Mr. G. Auckland’s b. h. Drumkerrin, by Speed, dam by Castlereagh—Sister to Rufus, 6 yrs., 11st. | Mr. W. Bulteel | 1 | |
| Mr. F. White’s br. g. Shaun Dhuv, aged, 11st. 4lb. | E. Driscoll | 2 | |
| Mr. J. W. King’s ch. m. Countenance, aged, 10st. 3lb. | J. Simms | 3 | |
| 4 to 1 agst. Drumkerrin. | |||