SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8273, 4 June 1890, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE FRENCH DERBY. Press Association.—Electric Telegraph.Copyright. Paris, Juno. 2. Tin following is the result of Tiff Jockey Club Prize (French Derby) for three-year-olds. One mile and a-iialf. Bar Rothschild's ch c Heaume, by Hermitßella ... 1 Mr. J. .Smith-Barry's Ik c Mirabeau, by Beauclerc —Morella ... 2 —■ Fitzroy, by Fitz-James— „. 3 THE ENGLISH DERBY. London, June 3. The llltli Derby will be run at Epsom tomorrow. Mr. Merry's colt Surefoot (winner of the Two Thousand Guineas) still continues a warm favourite. The Hon. J. White's colt Kirkham was backed to-day at 7 to 1 to obtain a place. THE CAULFIELD CUP. Melbourne, June 3. The" following nominations have been received for The Caulfield Cop, a handicap of 2000 sovs ; ISOOsovs of the said sum to go to the first horse, 351) to the second, ana ISOsovs to the third. The winner of any handicap flat race of the value of 100sovs(the Tooraic Handicap excepted) after the declaration of weights to carry slb extra ; two of such flat races, or any flat race of the value of 200sovs, 711 > extra ; of any such race of the value of fiOOsovs, 14lb extra. The handicap weight of the winner of the A. J.C. Derby to be not less than 7st 71b, if handicapped below that weight. Penalties not cumulative, except where expressly stated. One mile and a-half. Tirailleur, Jet d' Eau, Renata, Chaldean, Wycombe, Season Midas, Betsy, Marco, The Charmer, The Pioneer, Jebusite, Richelieu, Rich Ruby, Aurelius. Wilga, Tourbillon, Whitsun, Knight of the Garter, Wendouree, Matador, Nihilist, Simpleton, Merrie England, Whimberel, Town Moor, Helmsman, lnsigna, Martha, Peggy, Magic Circle, Marvel, Daniel, Playboy, Highborn, Tenner, Templar, Tartar, Magnus, Vespasia, Retort, Broadside, Seduction, Little Bernie, r The Tyler, Lamond, Yellowstone, Forty Winks, Camden, Sir William, Carrington, Tinlander, Laverock, Benjamin, Lochiel, Bothwell, Alaggie, Hie Loon, Meteor, Tarcoola, Merriment, Russley, Tormentor, Tongariro, Pingara, Calm, Umslopogas, Loyaktone, Loyalist, Plenty, Lapstone, Wolverine, Cuirassier, .Sylvester, Emmie, Annesley. Teuton, Tradition, Gardenia, Gratuity, Peggy, Chintz, Swing, Briton.Rhymer, Vengeance, Freedom, Shotovor, King* William, Zenice, The Slave, Theorist, Sinecure. Wayland, Benzon, Meltouian, Ivy, Steel Trap, Proh Pendor, Bohemian, Marlborough, The Promised Land, Copenhagen, Dividend, Sultan, Rudolph, Pygmalion, Bennercast, Elsie, Macquarrie, Tantallon, Prince Consort, Titan, Lawyer, Abicus, The Despised, Leopold, Fabulous, Dreadnought, Litigant, Don Giovanni, Wh&kawai, Singapore, Ernani, Dunkeld, Wild Rose, Diplomacy, Oakleigh, Snowioot, Manton, Rador, Propounder, Spokesman, Granite, Churchill, Newton, New Star, Gnaroo, Leviathan The Serf. THE Y.R.C. ENTRIES. Melbourne, June 3. For the Maribyrnong Plate 87 entries have been received, and for the Champion Stakes 63. For the Derby of 1891 there are 117 entries. Mr. J. Kean, the well-known trainer, left for Sydney last night by the s.s. Mararoa, taking with him the racehorses Leopold, Fabulous, Dolosa, and Montrose. The Auckland Trotting Association have issued the programme for their tirst meeting, which is to be held at Potter's Paddock, Epsom, on Saturday, the 21st instant. Nominations for the principal events are due on Friday next. The programme will be found in another column. Owing to a misunderstanding, the rights for the booths at the A.R.C.'s Meeting on Saturday next were offered for auction again yesterday by Mr. T. M. Jackson. They realised Grandstand bar, iJll ; lean-to bar, £10, Mr. L. Adams ; No. 1 booth, £8 10a, Mr. Quintan. # The death of the well-known sire Slanderer is reported from Victoria. It appears that one day recently the horse was running in a paddock belonging to his owner, Mr. J. Whitehead, of abba, and was in his usual health, but towards evening when a lad went to bring him into the stable, he found the animal lying dead, having expired apparently without a struggle. Slanderer was bred in New Zealand, and was by Traducer (imp.) from Gitana, by Sir Hercules from Gipsy Queen, by II Barbiere from Gipsy, and was responsible for a number of good performers on the turf.