SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 8268, 14 July 1890, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

V.B.C. (-RAND NATIONAL MEETING. [By Elkotrto Tkt.koraph. Comtbioht. | fPirn Press Association,) MELBOURNE, .fri.v 12. Glorious weather was experienced lor the opening day of the Victoria Racing Club's Grand,"National meeting, Results : MAIDKN HURDLE RACK. About two miles. Klfle, Oit 21b .. .. .. -I Africami?, 93t .. • • '-' HlanUi-r,'.lit 121b .. •• •• :! The other starters were :—Audacity and Essex (10..1), Venus (10.1), Gaiters, Blue and White, Hesperus, Scatterfield, Eyry (0.10), Myra and Wild Flower (0.10), Frijiyama (0.7), and Brookhmst (9.0). Betting : 4 to 1 against Ellio and Islander, 5 to 1 Eyry, 0 to 1 Africanus and Scatterfield, 10 to 1 others. Seatteilield led to the straight,when Elfle amt Atrk-.imia drew up, and a. slashing; set-to resulted in a win for Eliie by half a length. Time, 4min lOspc. TIVO-S KAK-OLO HANUH'.'AP. Six furlongs. Miilas, S»t, HI) .. .. ■• 1 Moonira, 7st filb.. .. .. ..2 The Jiinl, 7st .. .. - - 3 Other starters: Clare (S.S), Town Moor (5.7), Jessina, Good Hope, Gaudy (8 0), Tho Crash (7.10), Wiora (7.7), Dawn (7,.">), Laverock (7.2), First King (G. 12), Moya (0.11), Ko.=sall (0.9), Stone Design (0.7). Betting : 7 to 1 against Midas, , r > to 1 Good Hope anil The Crash, and 10 to 1 the others. .Midas led from start to finish, und won in a very hollow fashion by two lengths. Time, lniin 00! sec. The winner is a son of Oudeis. M.\rnr\ sn:r.pr,F:r'ir,\Pf:. .af.-.nt i.v.o niiUs. I ■v.ir;i'.-i 11., 10-t, vili .. .. ..I l-V.-i-.tnm 11., liKt. ,lli .. .. .. -' I. 1.,-rtv, UK VII. .. . . " Other starters • Canary, Asohuido, Lapwing, Audit, Big Ben, .Messenger, Arid, Shannon (10.7). and Waiter (9.1"). Betting: '■> to 1 against Fearless, '1 to 1 Asolando and Freedom, (i to I to 10 to 1 the others. Canary baulked at tho second hurdle, bringing down Asolando and Big Ben. Waiter fell at tho next fence. By this timo Fearless had obtained r» strong lead, and cantered in a winner by a dozen lengths. Time. Imin !}."■';see. CiltA.N'D NATIONAL HI'UDLK UACE. Three miles. I'.ll'jv.-'.ie, Hat. lib ... .. .. 1 Donalil, !Nt Jill) .. .. ..2 I'riscilU, 10:: 31b .. .. ..3

Other starters : Corythus (1.1.0), Chandler (11.1:2), Tradition (U.O), Crnaoe (11.1), I'lyases (11.0), Manuka (10.!), Freedom (10 0), The First (0.10), Vatap.i and Pingara (9.7), Porcius (!).:!), King Hilly, General Goal.«.], Voting Horatio (0.0). Letting : o to 1 against Pingara, 5 to 1 (lenerul (Jordan, 6 to 1 Tradition, 10 to 1 Priseilla, 15 to 1 Corythus, 25 to 1 Elleralie. Yatapa und Donald were the first away, and after going a short distance the latter drew clear, with General Gordon second. Donald maintained his lead passing the stand, and when halt of the journey was covered was still in front, followed clo3ely hy Forcing, Corythus, Freedom, Friscilla, Yatapa, General Gordon, Tradition, and Elleralie in that order. Donald was going exceedingly well, and at the distance post looked all over u winner, but here Elleralie and L'riscilla, drawing out from the ruck, joined issue, and trio trio rose to the last hurdle together. A desperate race ensued down the btraight, Elleralie just staying homo and gaining the judge's verdict by a short neck ; Pricsuilla, half a length away, third. Tur.», (im'n WIN'TKK HANDICAP. One miln ant! a-quartcr. -Mi- il. (!."> ■'.lmaii'ti U!i;:z.ird, 7st .'lb 1 St.iele',, S.it Cli) . .. . . . . M D'.vi.'.ulle.S.-itdl:. .. .. .. " Retting: 7to against Jesuit, sto - G'Ntirue, 7 to 1 Precedent and Blizzard. Won by two lengths. Time, "min IGj^ee.

Madigiui, the crack Grafton (Auckland) three-quarter back, has recovered from the acri.lent to his collar-bone, and has again t.tken the iield, Footballers will read with interest the following opinion on passing, which is now consider*.;! one of the features of the came, Dr Irwin, a Scotch captain of considerable repute, bi;y3 :—"lt is the essence of combined play, and I may safely say that the side which is best at the passing game is the side that will win. Passing means a great ileal more th.ui hustling the ball into the grasp of a comrade when you feel you are fairly caught yourself. Dun't wait to be tackled ere you pas-i. b'ar better pass while your pace and the pace of the man you throw to are unchecked, l.)on't be afraid to take big throws, especially back to your back near an opponent's goal. As a rule, never throw unless yen oeo whom you throw to ko clearly that you could nmne him, I say, ai a rule, for if you know each o!her ! 3 play well, and three or four of you are making a raid, passing the ball as yen go, you are pretty safe to throw it back without looking, but never pass blindly, and be. very chary of chucking at all near your own goal. .Never throw to a comrade tinier you ;vo he is in a better position than you are t'i benefit •.our side by getting the ball. Never hesitat.* to throw when you see that; he i.i i:i r.uoh a position, The parsing snt 1 is the test of unsplHsli play." V. . <•. Gnu-e, inn., son of the doctor, has been vhiniiig in the aUilelie world, winning two n.i l '.' ri'-es, one lialf-milf, and a upi-int raee, besl'.c:! getting second in a half-mile, in which he was beaten by a fellow collegian. Young (, nice, is only fifteen, stands ab"i:t Oft. und hat; won. three scholarships at Clifton

'A lit- two grer-t Knglish aniatriu'3, Kibblewb.it;>. and I'olkok Hill., met in the Fourmile Jntrrelub K;>ce (for teamo of sis men) at the spring meeting of the South London Harrier*". Hill was never in it after the first mile, ar.d gave up just before finishing tha third mile. Kiiibiowhite won by about lijOyds from C. Hockins, in 20min 20 3-f)3ee. Singapore i--i reported to be coming back to hi.-;'~early three-year-old form. A Victorian lady, of mind-reading proclivities, "spots'' Clare (Richmond —Lady Wilton) aa ti;o vvi.nner of the next Melbourne Cup, Amor.;,; Auckland 'foir.my Taylor 13 usually one of tl'.e moat succuoafnl, and looking up his record this season, I find Oiit of fit'ty-Giie mounts he hu'i the splendid average of having ridden twoi.tyfour wiuners, while eight times he has been second, ton times third, and nine times unplaced. Taylor's victories ho has ridden the winners of the Auckland Guineas, A.U,C. Welcome Stakes, Kav/ke's Bay Cup, Napier {.'ark Cup, and A.R.C. Ea3ter Hanoi? Ip jiuJ .Autumn Handicap.--" Hippona." I'oulsen, injured in HyAuoy, was for about three years reporter on the start' of the Auckland ' Star,' and was a member of the I'oiisonby Football Club and other athletic bodies. Ilia relatives are in New South Vv'aie*,