SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 8266, 11 July 1890, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

At a special meeting of the Football tTnion on Wednesday evening Mr J. H. proposed the alteration of by-law 10 so as to read:—" The Committee of the Rugby Union shall have power to suspend or expel any club which shall wilfully break the bylaws or the rules of the game." The proposed alteration was rendered necessary by events which had ocourred recently, when tactics were employed which had since been adopted by a junior club at Ravensbourne. —Dr CouoHTRKv stated that while cordially agreeing with the spirit of the resolution, which he would be prepared b) BUpport if it were brought up at the annual meeting, he thought that the present tirAe wan inopportune for action, especially is enc ttlub had been brought under 'thn -ensure of the Committee, 'arii! ae special circumstaacc3 bad ftrison to V-aU for hasty legislation. Ho bcin dealing with matters iu a. more (Magnanimous spirit, and felt that to pass the resolution would bo almost like giving to a censured club, that had already been puni-hed, another kick. The motion was carried, the chairman being the only dissentient. The following items are from the Melbourne papers :—Broadside and Steeltrap have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. —Though Titan is a pronounced favorite for the V.R.C. Derby, Catling is quietly but steadily supported.—Prince Consort, Carbine, Melos, Pakeha, Gatling, and The Lawyer have been well supported for the Cup.—The ex-Auckland pony Ihumata won the Selling Race at the last Rosehill (Sydney) meeting.—The death is announced of Air W. Field, the father of the Tasmanian turf and owner of the famous Strop.—The death of the hurdler Rosaitcr was due to inflammation of th« bowels.

At the Leicester (England) races yesterday the Prince of Wafcs Stakes, of 8,500 bovs, was woa by Surefoot, with Memoir Becond, and Alloway third". Our sporting correspondent, in Wellington wires-—"On Saturday the attention of sportsmen will be reouested at the Hutt, where the Wellington Racing Club's winter "meeting is to be held. Given fine weather, there should bo a large attendance, aB the Governor and Lady Onslow will be present, and the cb.«b have invited all the members of t-hrs Legislature. None of the great crosscountry horses will take part, but the fields promise to be large, and warrant excellent sport. Seven have accepted for the Trial Steeplechase of two miles, and A.sper should win with Waipapi and Sir Maurice as the next best. Ten are left in the Hurdles, of one and three-quarter miles, and whatever beats Raven (9.1'.!) should win, Gladstone and The Dream being the best outsiders. The eight who paid up for the Steeplechase, of three miles, are a very mixed lot ; and should Darnley (10.11) take kindly to his fences he ought to win easily. Orient reads well at 10.4, but the old horse is said to be losing his pace. Of the others Oladins (10.0) and Gasparini (9.10) are well treated ; and to sum up I expect DAjtXLKY or Gaspakisi to win, with Orient handy. Tbo Ladies' Bracelet should be a gift to Lkon'aiuio. The other events are only of local importance, except the Welter Handicap, for which the weights are declared on the day of the race.