Sporting.

Evening Post, Volume XXXVII, Issue 84, 9 April 1889, Page 3

Sporting.

AN AUSTRALIAN HORSE IN ENGLAND. | UNITED PJtESjtl AB6OCIATION. I Sydney, Bth April. &ir Konald has boon scratched for the Sydnoy Cap. (Rocoired April 9, 12.30 p.m.) / Lonpon, Bth, April. Tho Australian horsp Ringmaster won the Billesden Welter Handicap at Leicester Spring Meeting easily. An objection lodged on the ground that the horse had not boon habitually trained in England was over, rulod. [Rinprmastor is a slx.year-old horiso by First tfinjf— Yardloy, and during his early caroer was woll-known as a public performer in Victoria, whero his last appearance before his expatriation was made in the Winter Handicap at Qeelong on tith August, 1887, in which he ran third to Losbia. Ab a four-year-old he ran no fewer than 13 times, and his only victory was in the Place Handicap at tho A.J.C. Autumn Mooting, for which ho was made a hot fayanriteand in wluoh, ewr/% 7stl3lb, he heat Cross, fire, let Jib ; Stanley, Bst 31b, and a largo Beld. Some of Jus performances were looked upon with gravo suspicion, and wore the subject of very sovoro comment in the Viotorian papers. Whilo in the colonies he ran in the name of Mr. J. Wilson, jun.] Aooeptancos for the published handicaps of tho Butt Hack Raoing Club Meeting must be deolared by to-morrow evening at }0 o'olook. Entries for the Farmers' Raco and tho Maiden flato will bo received at' tho same time. ' ' ' ' '