SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Volume 8505, Issue 8505, 2 May 1891, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

The Sydney correspondent of the ‘Catholic Times’ writes: “An Australian cricket team will probably visit New Zealand next summer. Such of your readers as are interested in the game will remember that a very good team of juniors toured the colony a couple of years ago, and players of a similar class are to form the team for next season, travelling under the auspices of the Sydney Union. The matter is not formally decided on yet, but I am told that it is practically arranged.” Mr G. G. Stead has sold his colt Clanranald, and the brother to St. Andrew goes into H, Lunn’s stable.

Common, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, is owned by Lord Alington. It is understood that the protest against Nancy, the winner of one of the trots at the Taleri meeting, baa been abandoned.

The full programme of the electric light sport meeting appears in this issue, and should give very general satisfaction. Many of our well-known “peds” and cyclists are reported as competing, while the pony races cannot fail to draw, as the numerous entries will necessitate the events being run in heats. The novelty item, “picking-up competition,’’"will have a big support, and a keen competition may be looked for. Sporting news from St. Glair rumors that Trainer Harrington is fast getting his team into condition, and that all are pleased at the prospect of a “night out.” THE ONE THOUSAND GUINEAS. ’By Electric Telegraph. —Copyright, [Per Press Association.] ~ LONDON, Mat 1, The following is the result of the One Thousand Guineas', run at Newmarket today :

Ur N. Fenwick’s b f Mimi, by Baroaldlne—dam by Lord Lyon—Sadie .. .. .. .. X Mr D. Cooper’s b 1 Melody, by. Tynedale—Glee .. 2 Ur D. Baird’s br t Slphonia, by St. Simon—Palmflower .. .. .. .. ■ ~8

Mimi is trained by Matthew Dawson, and is engaged in the Oaks (to be run on the 29th), but not in the Derby. Neither Melody nor Siphonia is engaged in the Derby or the Oaks. Mimi was a good performer as a two-year-old, having won four of the six races in which she started. Seek not so much to know thine enemies as thy friends; for where one has fallen by foes, a hundred have been ruined by acquaintances. “How can we give satisfaction to the public ?” said the leader of an amateur band to a professional wielder of the baton. * ‘ Disband,” growled the old musician,