SPORTING

New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 14933, 5 March 1912, Page 9

SPORTING

VICTORIA RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN ' MEETING. THE AUSTRALIAN CUP. ; The V.R. C. Autumn Meeting will be eon* tinued at Flemington to-day, when the Aus-< tralian Cup will be brought up for decision. Much interest will be: centred in the performance of • Wilari, and should the three- v year-old daughter of Wallace add the long- ; distance handicap to her trio of classic vic- ? < tories an interesting record will be entered ■ tip. Flavian, Didus, and Cadonia, who figure in the Australian Cup, it is ; interesting to note, finished second, third, and fourth, respectively in the Melboi"~je"Cup won by•.■-. The Parisian. The following is a list of the horses '-engaged in the Australian Cup: -" it lb. St. lb^ Cadonia-, ... • ... 9'2 flaxomte '■'...' ... 7 9' : Raw Bee ... '':'.... 8 3 Havel "... ■■<%~''i7t&tf Matourec ... ... 8 2- down Grant M 7, * Eyeglass ... ... 8 0 Obi ... ... 615 Jacamar ... ... 8 0 Lord Nolan >._ 6 ? Prizefighter ... 3 0 Prince Harold 6 ifr Flavian ... ... 7 13,, Indiscreet ... :■ !fo.'."6.»T<',T l Didus ... ... 712 Simon's Fortune 6 f .Wilari ... ... 712 ■, FLEMINGTON TRAINING NOTES. By, Telegraph.— ■ Association.— ; . Melboobitb, March 4. .At Flcminjrton this rnomlnjr Wilari sprinted!: i half-a-mile in 525. Prizefighter . covered a mile in lm. Via., Saxonite and Flavian running thesame distance in similar time. Matouree 'taking'"'-'*< lm. 545. Obi covered a mile in lm. 48*.,' Grown 5 k Grant, a mile in'lm. 1 505.,* and Eyeglass seven fur-A-longs in lm. 355, • TRAFALGAR'S WINNINGS. By Telegraph.— Association.— ; : MELBOTTnirE, Match 4. ,' On Saturday Trafalgar scored his clghteentl* , win. His record •Is 51 : races. 18 ■■.■-. win*, 10 ,V seconds, and six thirds. He . has won stakes. ; totalling £16,663. SALE OF YEARLINGS. By. Telegraph.Press 'Association.—Copyright. ' ; (Received March 4, 10.55 p.m.) Melbourne, March 4. The bloodstock sales opened to-day. At Messrs. V jW. 0. Yuille and Co.'s yards the fallowing/vera ; ; i the leading prices: ■ j ';'-'• ';'Gns.;;v Colt by Traquair—Columbia ....... ... 1,301) Colt by Bobadil—Butterfly ... '«..'... /25 ' Colt by Wallace—Alexandra .. '..' 700 ■■:'"'■■ W'• ■" "'"— ." ; ■■■ »"■ •'■'';'.■•';; TE AROHA RACES POSTPONED., [BT TELEGRAPH.— CO»MSPOHI)EJtTij - - Tb Anoru, Monday. : ; . Owing to wet weather,: the stewards • of '• Ts) Aroha Jockey Club decided on a postponement *v of the races fixed for to-day. The races will l be - ! held on Tuesday and Wednesday.