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The Hobartville yearlings sale after being once postponed took place amid very dismal surroundings, the weather being very wet. The prices realised fell far short of other years. A colt by Sardonyx—Montana was purchased by Mr W. Cooper for £256 guineas. Colts by Epigram—White and Blue 185 ;by Somiius — Aureola 330 ; Grand Flaneur —Spinaway 155 guineas. Of the fillies the highest prices were Maribymong —Rosedale 555 (Mr Chirnside) ; Maribymong —Sapphire 365, and Epigram —Blue and AVhite 130 guineas. The following read bargains, colts by Maribymong —Lady Belmore 25 ; Somnus —Bridesmaid 20 guineas. At the Victorian Club meeting which was a success and held at Caulfield for the first time, the Hurdle Race was . won by Whalebone. The Two-year-old Stakes was won by the top weight Sumatra (9st 41b), Epicurean (9st lib) second. For the Victorian Gold Cup nineteen horses started, Meteor being the favorite at 2to 1. The race resulted in a win for Britisher (Bst 71b) who was second iv tho previous year, Canierine being beaten by a neck, but the following week won the Geelong Gold Cup. The Selling Race was won by Delamia, while the Steeplechase went to Atlas the favorite. Hufjmanay, cai-ryiufj S.st 111b, the top weight, got home first in tho January Handicap. " Alibi !" the new Berlin aquatic journal, speaking of the bad arrangement of classes in vogue in France, which consist of Juniors, Seniors, and Veterans (the latter a class better than Seniors), without the least reference to whether races have been won at single or combined sculling, or rowing, says:—" It is not surprising to learn that this superficial arrangement does not any longer satisfy French oarsmen. The powerful contingents of the Paris clubs are a thorn iti the side of tho provincial organisations, for they can with ease carry off every prize. This is especially the case with the first crew of the Ccrcle do I'AvironParis, which is not sent to regattas by the club, the crew going at its own risk. There are now eighteen winners of the English Derby alive, Macaroni, who won in 1563, being the oldest. The others arc Lord Lyun (18G6), Hermit (1867), Pretender (1869), Doncaster (1573), George Frederick (187-1), Giilopin (1875)* KM>or (1870), Silvio (1877), Softon (1878), Sir Bovys (1879), Bend Or (1880), Iroquois (1881), Shotover (1882), St. Blaise (1883), St. Gatien and Harvester (who ran a dead heat in 1881), Melton

(1885), and Ormonde (1886). Of these Doncastcr is in Hungary, Silvio iv Franco, aud Iroquois and St. Blaise in the United States.

The Gcelong Gold Cup was a massive claret jug.—William Tell is first favorite for the Newmarket Handicap at 10 to I.— Neil Mattcrson has undergone an operation in connection with the injuries inflicted on his face by Kemp.—ln IS7I the Hawkesbury prize fund totalled £700, last year for two meetings the amouut was fcl37S. — Richmond was beaten by Melbourne by an innings.—Against Hawthorne the South Melbourne scored 2CI for 3 wickets, Slight being not out with 125. —Hutchens was to return Home after running Samuels. If so the championship will remain with the aboriginal.—Green, of Adelaide, has challenged Brett, of Sydney, to row. for the amateur championship of the colonies.— Silvcnninc was struck out of the Australian Cup as soon as tho weights appeared. — Not coupled with William Tell 1 000 to sis offered for the double of Australian Cup and Newmarket Handicap.—At a sale oJ Greyhounds Rhodauthe changed hands iv Melbourne at fifty guineas.—ln the Home football matches Queen's Park beat Kilmarnock in tho sixth round.—lt is curious that Petrarch, who carried oft' the Middle Park Plate in 1575 from the largest field that evor started for that prize, should already have .sired two winners of tho race founded by

the late Mr Blenkiron, viz., Busybody, who won in 1883, and Florentine, who was suoccssfil this autumn. —At tho sale of the late Fred Archer's stock the highest price was given for Grecian Bride—6lo guineas. —The Sister Agnes filly purchased at Auckland for New South "Wales has gone into Keys' s stable. —In the intercolonial match between Victoria and New South AValcs the first five wickets of the former in the second innings foil for five runs.—Matchlock has hopelessly broken down in India.—First Chester is once more in work.—Myers and Malonc run 410 yards on the 7th March. The stake is £500.

Tho following records have been passed by he records committee of the N.C.U.: Bicycle

—P. Fumivall, at Long Eiiton Track, August 23, ISS6 : —Quarter Mile, 37 2-sth sec"; Half Mile, linin lGsec ; Three-quarter Mile, lmin 53 4-oth sec; One Mile, 2niin 32 2-oth sec. Tricycle—l , . AY. Allard, at Long Eaton, July 21,1886 :—Quarter Mile, 43sec. G. Gatehouse, C.U.B.C, nt Long Eaton, August 2,'!, 1886 :—One Mile, '2min 4G 4-sth sec. Tandem Tricycle—F. J. Omiond and S. E. AVilliams, at Crystal Palace, June 25 :—Two Miles, omin 47 2-sth sec. Road Record. — Tricycle — Sydney Lee, on Great North-road August •'4 1886 :—Fifty Miles, 3 hours 'Jniin

The Louisville Jockey Club will, in the Sprin" of 1889, give away a stake of o(),000dol., to be called tho Great Kentucky Stakes, one mile and a quarter, woight-for-a"-e. This will be the richest prize ever run for in America.