SPORTING ITEMS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8780, 28 April 1894, Page 9

SPORTING ITEMS.

"Weekly Press and Beferee."

The totalisator houses iv Sydney are designated " silver shops." La Fleche is to be seat to Morion when her racing career is ended. The Australian mare Mary Anderson now in America, is to be mated with Ormonde, the sire of the century. A mare ia America has given birth to three colts,-nil of which, according to latest; accounts, are doing well. A man from Coolfzardie laid £6000 to £4000 on Carnage for V.R.C. St. Leger, and went down of course. Black Swan, darn of Lady Trenton, is to be again mated with the Sydney Cup winner's sire.

Iv three seasons Sir Tattan Sykee has had only two St. Simon vearlinga to sell, but he got 9000 guineas for them. *' Teriinga" says that Mr W. R. Wileon of St. Albans is under' promise to pay a visit to Auckland after the next Melbourne Cup.

Gargon, by Newminister from Waiting Maid, met with an accident at Caulfield n few days ago, and had to be destroyed. He cost 1400 j;s as a yearling. Ilex, who as a former winner, was somewhat fancied for the Liverpool Grand National, was struck out of the race on March sth, having sprained one of his suspensory ligaments.

Of the £13,925 distributed in stakes in connection with the A.J.C. Autumn Meetiug, the pi-ogeuy of Trenton won £4062. Trenton in at present second in the winning list and stands a good chance of corning out on top. Alfred Davis and James Plunkett, charged at the Sydney Police Court on April 16th with breaches of the Betting Houses Suppression Act, were each sentenced to a month's imprisonment without the option of a fine.

Johu Porter <«ays a writer iv the London Sportsman), seems Inclined to think that Bosicrucian was as good as anything he ever trained, for, saio. he, "He could beat the fastest o£ his day over five furlonps. and the best stayer, Musket, over three miles, giving him 71b—he was a 101b better horse than Blue Gown."

At a recent sale of thoroughbred stock la Sydney, Donation, by Martini Henry— Uralla, brought 240ge, and the two-year, old Duke of York, by Chester—Qa«eu of Nations 195g3. The latter brought more than doable that sum when previously sold not many months back. White horses are to bs barred in the German military service by order of the Emperor. No more are to be purchased, and those now iv use are to be sold. The Emperor thinks that white horses are too conspicuous because of the use of smokeless powder, and would, afford an easy mark for the enemy. This decision, was made alao by the French immediately afce.r the Franco-Prussian war.

Writing at the end of February, a London correspondent save:—Mr Cooper'h great raking Australian bred mare, Mons Meg, who started a 6 to 1 favourite for the Cesarewitch, vroa by Bagimund, is in foal to DoDovan, and her next visit will be to Saraband. With a big coarae mare of this description the delicate Galopin cross should do well.

Before the Grand National was decided Sir Claude de Crespigny thought "no email potatoes" of his Grand National chance with Oorreze, and refused an offer of lTOOjgs for the horse.