SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9284, 21 August 1893, Page 6

SPORTING.

From the Sydney Morning Herald of the 11th instant, we clip the following notes on the training :—-A good deal of solid work was transacted at Randwick yesterday morning. Oxide shaped particularly well with Delaware, the Derby candidate, while Antaeus and Sir William also performed satisfactorily. Cremorne went steadily, and after cantering Paris brushed home smartly. The New Zealand pair, Stepniak and Melinite, went steadily. The former is a very fine-looking fellow. Launcestou and Loyalty also worked. Bungebalt cantered and finished up fast, and the old fellow is in great heart. Sunshine went particularly well, so did Utter and Solatium. Camoola, who has furnished into a fiue-lonking animal, went a strong once round with Projectile, and Donation performed a serviceable solo. Australian racing statistics for the past season place Mr. J. B. Clark at the head of the list of winning owners with £13,421. all of which was earned by horses bred in New South Wales. Mr. M. Carmody follows with £10,157, and the others whose winnings have exceeded £2000, are :— Mr. G, Davis, £5560: Mi-. S. G. Cook, £1789; Mr. F. W. Purches, £4049; Mr. S. Miller, £3826; Mr. W. Kelso, £3719; Mr. W. R. Wilson, £3(558; Hon. W. A. Long, £3541 ; Mr. S. H. Gollan, £3410 ; Mr. S. Hordern, £3410; Mr. J. Monaghan, £3290; Mr. J. Crozier, £2996; Mr. J. Mitchell, £2799; Mr. W. Forrester, £2683; Mr. J. Northern, £2399, and Mr. John Pile, £2280. A ballot for the election of eight members for seats on the committee of the Victoria Racing • Club, resulted in the election of Messrs. W. H. Crocker, V. Madden, S. Miller, C. B. Fisher, R. Grice, W. Leonard, C. M. Lloyd, and J. Whittingham. When the last ma.il left Sydney wagering was still dull on the Spring events : For the V.R.C. Derby, Carnage remains favourite at 5 to 1, Light Artillery and Patron being next in demand at 8 to 1 each. The doubles. Patron and Portsca, and Carnage and Carnage for the Derby and Melbourne Cup, have been well backed, the price taken about the two Carnages being 1000 to 20. For the Melbourne Cup straight out, 1000 to GO is offered on the field, with Camoola and Creniorne as nominal favourites.

The annual meeting of the Auckland Trotting Club is to he held this afternoon at four p.m., at the club's office, Durham-street East.