SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 11780, 9 October 1901, Page 6

SPORTING.

VICTORIAN TRAINING AND BETTING NOTES. By Telegraph.—Press Association.— Melbourne, October 8. At Flemington this morning Vocalist galloped 11 furlongs in 3m. 33js. Dreamland ran 10 furlongs in 2in. 21is. Gauleon, Rock Gun and Australia got over a mile in lm. 505., and Black Watch took lm. 545. over a like distance. Ibex ran six furlongs in lm. 19s. Haymaker traversed a mile in lm. 495. Grasspan and San Fran went nine furlongs in 2m. lis., while Hautvillers and The. Bride got over nine furlongs in 2m. 3s. Australian Colours and Flagship (shoeless) together ran 10 furlongs, the latter winn.ng easily in 2m. 14s. The following are the quotations on Ibo Caulfield Oup: 10 to 1 Warrior and Ampler, 12 to 1 George Frederick, 14 to 1 Grasspan, Wakeful, and Hymeitus, 16 to 1 Lucknow.

Derby: 10 to 9 on Hautvillers. Melbourne Cup: 10 to 1 Australian Colours. Hautvillers has been well backer! at twelves.

OHINEMURT. JOCKEY CLUE. [BY TELEGRAPH.OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Pakroa, Tuesday. The annual meeting of the Ohinemuri Jockey Club was held last night, there being a very large attendance of members. Mr. W. Phillips, chairman, presided, and presented a report, which showed that the club had made a good advance during the past year. After spending £100 in improvements on the course the sum of £500 had been paid off the mortgage, thus reducing the liabilities to £300. A satisfactory balancesheet presented by the treasurer was adopted. The election of three members to the committee resulted in Messrs. Brennan, Neil, and 0. Short being appointed, On the motion of Mr. H. Poland, a vote of thanks was accorded to the secretary (Mr. Whewell) for services rendered during his term of office. It was resolved that in future the balance-sheet be printed and circulated among members a fortnight before the annual meeting. The meeting concluded after passing a unanimous vote of thanks to the chairman (Mr. W. Phillips) for the able manner in which he had conducted the business of the club, and it was generally recognised that the club had an excellent working committee, who had done everything possible to place the affairs on a sound working basis, the secretary coming in for a large share of praise for the zeal and energy displayed in working up the meetings and generally conducting the business of the club.

A Napier telegram received last night states that Nonette, Northumberland, and Rosella were reshipped to Auckland by the s.s. Te Anau, which vessel left that port yesterday. The annual meeting of members of the Takapuna Jockey Club is fixed to be held at the club's offices, Devonport, on Friday, the 18th inst.