SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8326, 5 August 1890, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE MELBOURNE CUP. Pras don.—Jjicctric Telegraph.—Copyright. Melbourne, August 4. The first forfeit in connection with the Melbourne Cup came due to-day. The following horses are still left in the race st 11) st lb Carbine .. -10 5 'Frisco _ -72 Melos .. ... 9 7 Annesley .. ~7 2 Dreadnought ... » 6 Tinlander „ ..7 2 Merrie England -93 Shotover _ - 7 2 Manton .. ... 9 2 Sea-song „ —70 Cuirassier .. ... 9 0 Gre-ilord „ -.7 0 Sir William - 8 11 Snowfoot - -70 Sultan .. - 8 11 Peggy .. -70 Richelieu — — 811 Yowl .. —70 Cardigan - - 810 Town Moor - 7 0 Churchill - - 8 9 King William - 7 0 Singapore ... - 8 9 Loyalist .. ..7 0 Marvel _ -88 Abacus .. ..7 0 Oakleigh .. — 8 6 The Spot .. .. 613 Tradition ... —SO Little Benjamin .. 612 Sinecure — - 8 4 Tormentor - Cl2 Chintz .. —84 Gold Reef.. .. 6 12 The Lawyer — 8 4 Master Grand — 612 Benzon — — 8 3 Loyalstone.. — 612 Rudolph .. — 8 9. Diplomacy 012 Merriment.. - 8 2 Marco .. .. 0 12 Prince Consort -81 The Harbour Light 0 11 G'Xaroo .. -81 Litigant .. .. Cll Pakeha — — 8 0 The Promised Laud 011 Wvcombe ... - 8 0 Pingara .. „ 610 The Queen.. -8 0 Copenhagen .» 610 TantalJon ... - 7 13 Proh Pudor .. 6 10 Newmaster — 7 13 Clare .. — 6 10 Matador „ - 713 Rich Ruby.. .. 610 Taicolla — — 712 Vengeance — 010 Chald an .. .. 7 12 Spokesman — 6 10 Dunkeld .. — 712 Propounder ... 610 Whakawai.. .. 7 12 Kthelbert.. - 6 9 Titan .. 7 11 Umslopogaas — 6 9 Clement's Tonic .. 7 10 Lapstone .. — C 9 The Admiral - 7 9 The Pioneer -.6 9 Swine .. — 7 8 Emmie .. — 0 9 Tourbillon .. — 7 8 Argos .. — 0 '9 Carriucton.. - 7 8 Marlborough - 0 9 .Telmsit.e .. — 7 8 Little Bernie — 6 8 Pygmalion.. - 7 8 Highborn .. - 6 8 Emma — — 7 8 Daniel — — 6 8 Teuton — — 7 7 Mantilla ... —08 Insignia — ..7 0 Plenty .. — 6 3 Muriel — —70 Emancipation — 6 8 The Serf - -70 Cobham - - 6 7 The Tyler - ..7 0 Esmeralda —67 Whitnbrel ... „ 7 5 Chorister — — C 7 Medallion - - 7 5 Gratuity - -67 Ernani — — 7 6 Ivy .. — — 0 7 Red leap - - 7 5 Marah - - 0 7 Catling — — 7 5 Sinner .. — 0 7 Beverley .. .. 7 5 Forty Winks - 0 7 Briton - - 7 5 Plover .. - G 7 Theorist — — 7 4 Leviathan ... — 6 7 Miltonian ... -.7 4 Laverock .. — 6 7 Lamond — *.7 4 Jala .. — — G 7 Bohemian .. — 7 4 Wild Rose .. — G 7 Wolverine .. — 7 4 Enuc .. —67 Magic Circle ..7 3 The Loon .. - 6 7 Knight Templar.. 7 3 Wayland .. — 6 7 Wiljja .. „ ? 3 Gibraltar .. — 6 7 Correze — — 7 3 Stone Design ..6 7 Cam (I en „ ..7 3 Calm ... ~ G 7 Sylvester .. — 7 2 Firelock — ..6 7 Fabulous .. ..7 2 The second forfeit is not due until the Tuesday preceding the race (October 28).

DUNEDIN JOCKEY CLUB. [HY TELEGRAPH. —PRESS ASSOCIATION".[ Dunedin, Monday. The Dunedin Jockey Club committee have prepared the programmes for the coming season. They propose to give £10,500 in stakes at five meetings to be held during the year, which sum lias been apportioned as follows : —Hunt Meeting, £GOO ; Spring, £3010; Autumn, £3720; Anniversary, £935; May, £1025. The programme for the Spring Meeting, is much the same as that for the Exhibition Meeting, except for the Exhibition Cup the Otago Cup is substituted, to which OOOsovs is added. The fourth day is again mainly devoted to trotting races. The D.J.C. has received 10 nominations for the Champion Stakes at the coursing meeting, 4S for the Maiden Stakes, and 27 for the Sapling Stakes. THE NEW ZEALAND CUP. Christchurch papers to hand show that there has been some spirited speculation over the New Zealand Cup. A commission thrown into the market in favour of Mr. Collan's representative, Jet d' Eau, has had the effect of sending the son of Cadogan to the top of the quotations, and 100 to 14 is now the best offer against him. It is stated that altogether the Napier horse has been backed to win about a thousand. Mr. Butler's three-year-old, Craekshot, has also been claiming good support, and is quoted second favourite at 100 to 12. Merrie England, Medallion, Dudu, Wolverine, and St. Andrew are each quoted at 100 to 10, and Tirailleur and Occident at 100 to 9. RACING STATISTICS. The Referee of last week publishes an interesting batch of statistics bearing on the New Zealand Turf, from which we clip the following:— WINNING OWNERS. Mr. S. 11. oil,'in.. £4030 Mr. 11. Limn ... £1008 Mr. J. Stephenson '2HS2 Mr. G. Ellis .. 1007 Mr. O. G. Mteail .. 2tibl 51. &C. Hobbs .. !W3 Mr. W. Simiervillo 2001 Mr. J. Mae (Atick.) SS2 Mr. .T. Harris .. lailO Mr. D. Rutherforil 877 Mr. G. Hunter ... I.'CU Mr. 11. Hungerforil 820 Mr. W. Bobbett .. 1270 Mr. A. W. Morse .. SO4 .Mr. 11. Goodman 1281 Mr. J. Munn „ 791 lion. G. Mcl.ean .. 11S7 Mr. 11. Harrison _ 178 lion. Capt. Russell 1020 Mr. J. Paul ... _ 770

WINNING HORSES. Tirailleur ... .. .€3500 Whisper _ _ £783 Occident .. .. 2076 Alma.. _ _ 764 Pygmalion .. 1539 Cynisca _ _ 73!) Scots (Jrey M 1191 Antelope _ _ 024 Hilda. .. .. 1002 Patchwork .. _ C2O I.sidy Florin .. 1007 Montrose 11. _ (a:; St. James.. .. 040 Raglan „ .. 007 Rlizzanl .. .. Leopold „ „ 593 Merrio England .. S2O Jenny _ „ 535 WINNING SIRES. Sires. No. of Wins. Amount. Musket _ „ _ 21 „ £9,522 Apremont «. .. ... 31 _ e,3'.)l Leolinus 12 „ 2,405 (.'alloxan .. ... _ „ 13 _ 2,300 Lapidist „ 1 — 2,070 Albany ... 10 .. 2,054 St. George _ .. _ 10 _ 1,003 Gorton .. _ ... „ 10 _ 1,774 1,0 Loup .. „ „ ... 14 „ 1,733 The Painter _ _ 8 „ 1,007 Somnus .. ... ... ... 11 „ 1,578 Puriri .. .. „ .. 9 1,527 Ingomav .. _ .. „ 10 „ 1,456 ■Cap-a-pie ........ 9 _ 1,405 Vaseo di Gr.'iia .. _ .. 0 „ 050 Sterlingworth .. .. ... 3 „ 900 Patriarch.. ... .. ~ 7 .. BS4 Nordenfeldfc .. .. 3 „ 878 TOT A LISATOR REVENUE. The following table shows the amounts put through the totalisator by the Metropolitan Clubs during the past two seasons, from which it will be sue that while Dunedin, Auckland, Canterbury, and Hawko'a Bay show an increase, the receipts of the Wellington and Wanganui Clubs each show a falling off:— Dunedin Jockey Club. ISB3-0. 1880-00. Spring _ „ £11,600 „ £-11,616 Autumn .» _ 30,298 .. 35,479 Anniversary.. _ (5.148 .. 8,508 Winter .. _ 12,081 _ 11,950 £00,127 £97,559 Auckland Racing Club. Spring.. ... _ 7,743 „ 8,865 Summer «. „ 24,738 .. 20,018 Jubilee _ _ — ... 6,414 Autumn ... — 7,377 _ 9,249 Winter _ „ 3,410 „ 3,949 £43,208 £55,095 Canterbury Jockey Club. Spring 20,505 ... 33,120 Summer .. „ 3,534 .. 2,092 Autumn .. ... 11,190 „ 9,433 Grand National _ 4,730 „ 6,507 £49,099 £51,21S Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. Spring.. i. _ 0,943 .. 8,005 Summer ». _ 3,054 (HI!) Autumn _ _ 8,507 „ 10,178 Winter _ „ 3,377 » 3,688 £21,911 £26,450 Wellington Racing Club. Spring.. „ .. 4,739 .. 6,09S Summer _ „ 8,569 ... 11,204 Autumn _ _ 4,287 „ — Winter «. „ 3,258 .. 8,443 £20,853 £20,745 Wang an ui Jockey Club. Spring.. „ ... 2.599 „ 2,930 Autumn .. _ 11,311 „ 8,114 Winter _ .. 2,500 ... 2,804 £16,770 £13,84S

A sale of a very varied collection of statuary and works of art is announced by Messrs. Arthur and Buddie for to-morrow. The goods are on exhibition in lower Queen-street, and comprise a large assortment of figures, busts, vases, urns, Mosaic work, etc. The articles are all from the works of Messrs. Scheggi Bros., wellknown sculptors of Florence, who have gained a large number of prizes during recent years at various Continental exhibitions. The goods have been brought to New Zealand by Signor Giulio Cecchmi, who has displayed them in Sydney and Melbourne, as well as at the Dunedin Exhibition. They are well worthy of inspection, some of the large pieces containing some excellent work, especially a couple of busts in Carrara marble of Paganini with his violin and a Roman girl playing a mandolin. Two statuettes, entitled Autumn and Summer, are also very good, while a couple of large ornamental urns, very richly embellished with flowers and fruit, also attracted much attention yesterday. Smaller articles, vases, photo frames, chessboards, fruit, fountain, and fish bowls are very numerous, and this class of articles of vertu being rare in the colonies, tb'ey will doubtless command a ready sale. ;I j