SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2504, 19 March 1902, Page 47

SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

BY R4.VBKSWOTSTH. MKLBOI'HXI-i, MaiJi G. V II C AI'iUMX MEETIXG. Fl'l^T D :\\

W li U-.o 'ijiy o{ t ; io V fuC. Aii'.iiam meeting tc (i'-eii'i, cur icatPiT must be conteat th» = w.:<?k v. itli vpr\ -.tt c "'<-e A start ii^? w.uh-* 'a t wi^i tV V.fx.C. fi.'duic, :i"cl 1 rciei sj.% j'.enniigtcii look belle"- a* IUIS lime cif the ><m'_ The iri n v, iiic'i fell ;; f"w civ = !)i-'i,;r Uie i.:"f'.i 1 K 'rrehr^cd up Hie c-i--c'o-urrs w oi del i'ly, v,hi!f> tl'e truck \>as i '.vci in b-tter oakr. It was as fast ut. !'".,t'iH™. ni'd the lecMci at Flimu.gton foi both 'i c furlong" .v v --is iur'onjrs was hioi.en. T'.iat Sir Fooll- \ on th:-> NTewruiuket Handicap is 10 doubt vcl' crough ki.owu throughout tho I'.'^tli and bic.it *h of Xciv Zea.!?nci, but 1 le, p o .ia<rt"~t %oir roi.d.'is i:i the details r>j-o i .a'"fi uil'.i the grout < -oiiii < rat" oi Au°ti..mi Th ■ fipld thi- >car compr.-ed 23 ru.i- ■ ci , w'i.eh is ii good .i\crme o.i<\ but it !:as olf'!i bee<i exceeded. "■" st.Tti.ig when Hyar'liM .-.on .n Ksb-J Tl>-- i.mf, lmin I3^sec, Lent", ihe previous rri old at F'.emmgton by a ciuti't?r or a second a Fatal accident. J 'lial! nr<-t aefcr to tho unfortunate r.cciil?i'l which occurred i*i ccancction with the Xe- market Handicap. It lobbed the Victorian Imi cf a n c infr sir d )xn.alar you:i^ rid^r in th? pen on of Robert Manning, butler kcow.i :-i "Boi.i);"" K?nn.xi4. arcl v.d? also ■espor-.ibio foi thv> t'(M<h Oi j \.ilua..'e r.'.fboise :n Mocn1- ra The ,<cc"lo u t n tiuifd at the junctn> o' ('.-> v i 1 t. c> mcular course, : ,t. . u'j .ut iu^l U'..Oi-.c?=; a d ..-half of the jo n it >■ l.^d lion co\'ied DiawbriJgo wa? one o' tha leadfi-, tvt the t me. tind ha vas iii t'u-~ centi-e cf the iield. As he foil Moonbecin. wlio was l-vnriii,^ just behind him, also Kirap ilown, and i!;e t.\n prostrate horses biought ciov. .i .n 4ucct^3:on Pio^redior and Amp.er. Thmp cf the horses got up and gsllop^d away, but Moo.ibeam l;rokc a blocdve^wl, and os he \vt"- bleeding to death was de>l-oy».l. AiiiP'cr v.s>* \erj lame after tlie iaeo. Whilo "\V. H. Smith, ndei of Propredicr, csLa-nert altcgethpr, G. Wheeler, rider cf DrawIjrjdge, {:ot a b:ok«i collar-bone u:id C Ccoper, nder of Ampicr. slight concussion oi t!ie brain and shoe!:. Litt'e M.inni .i. v.ho was oh Moonbeam, was kicked on t'.ie h^^d while on the grouad. and laceration of the bram. Paralysis s"t man hour aftpr-ws-ids, and then his ca^e v.as wen to be hopeless, lie was leiv.ovod to tl;« II bouinn Hospital, viiere he died shortly be£oie 11 o'clor 1 : the samp r.ight. Though only \.l >car« old £t the t.me of h;& death. Maiming l>?d liccn riding icu a conp'p of yen aor so. Ho was attachcil 1o til"" stab'e of Ins biotl'^i-m-Uw, the Cniiield tiai'ior. H. D.i% and from the tune ho liist itaited to i,,'o l.c «-ho\v<.d exiraordinAjy piomise of c'pvclrp.i » imo a firvtcla'-. Lorsi'iran. E\col!t : t aamp'i s of Ins "ki'l v. ci. p '.en when he i< Ju- 'L'ic Union ,la"k to \ ctoiv in the Hopotoun Cup at Camhe'd last BoKju^ Day, and Fuud to victoiy in ihrBagot Handicap on Xcv Year's Dtiy. He rodo Mooiiljjim, it may ha remembered, twice to victory on the opening day of the V.A.T.C. Antumu meeting last month. Universal regret was expressed for I'ie death of so \oui:g nnd pojmlai a nder. H;; was a delicate-look-nig lad, whose Lo lily weight wa^ probabiv ur.dsr sst. At any rate hj lode Homeward Bound at 5.G in the Cmliiehl Futunty Stakes. On Mondiiy the rpmaius of Manning wei^ conveyed fiom the Western Fhoiilj- Hotel, Swansston street, to the Spencer street railway stat'on, wheie they weie placed in the afternoon train for conveyance to Bacchus Marsh. The burial took place in the Maddingley Cuncteiy at Bacchus Harsh on the follow ing day. The large number of handsome wraths forwarded testified to tho esteem in which th" deceased rider wa3 held. The wreaths completely lined a l.irge room in t!ie hotel. The boots breeches s pm° and r'dir.g jacket that young Mann in? lode m in Jin last lace, together with Iks wl'ip, were placed i.i the coffin with the remains. About a hundred jockeys ard trainers marched m frojit of the hpar-ip to tlie station. r; Wlir-picr, who had his tollar-bonp broken ly the accident, was among the- number. Mr S Miller, chairmna oi the V.R C.-aaid one or two

other well-known ra.c;"% men follovcd the remains to the railway station.

SIR FOOTE'S VICTORY.

Though Sir Foote yon tne Newmarket easi.y at the finish, he was beni" hard uddeii at the distance. He is, however, a \ery game hoise, and finishing splendidly under punishment woii by thrce-quaiters of a leneth from Aurous 5.6, with Bonnie L'liiel 9.1 third. Sir Foote by no means made as light of his 8.0 as he did of 6.10 111 the Caulhea Futurity Stakes, but it they had gone on another furlong, I think he vculd have won just as easily as at Caulneld. He seems tc get warmed up at th« end of sis fur'ongs. Sir Foote started one of the hottest favourites on record for the race. Eaily backers, before rac.ng for the day started, ea°uy secured odds of 5 to 2, ia^t-momeut -'Ivc«tors. were lucky 11 they got 7 to 4, and 111 most c,,sc3 hacl to take 6 to 1 or even shorter edds. Drawbridge, who at one time during tliL week threatened to oust Sir Foote from his petition at the head of the quotations, was firm c-noiigh <-.t of to 1, ;'nd his party were confident uy to the '*a^i. A fraiure 01 the lite betting ua? the =U'blc support that came :or Myo<JOti=, the mare whose luanircr provoked so much comment at Caulfioid. Aurcus, after keeping well up in the Quotations chinng the week, retieateel to 15 to 1 when it bscame known that Mr Macdonald did not fancy her chance much against Si' Foote after the way the latter had disposed of Wakeful at Caulfield. The South Australian-owned Tip Top 7.5 caused no end of ar Furpr.se by the bolcr*fini£h she showed. She- led to tho distance, whore her condition failed her. Her -form v.'es remarkable on. account of hc-r having been idle fcr ten out af the 20 days preceding the race. She pulled up lame after, runnintg 111 the St. George Stakes at duifie'd, and until hr-r rider was actually seen wn.li tho colours up she was regarded as a non-starter. Had not her preparation been interrupted she must have given tha winner a gieat go. Si. - Foote was primarily purchased for the stud. Had it been thought by English racing man that he would stand training Mr Baron would, for a horse of his breeding and looks, have boen called upon to pay four or five times as much as he did. By the Derby winner Sir Hugo (jou of Wisdom) fiom the dam of a great hoi so in Surefcor. by Oalopin from Miss Foote, by Orlando from Gossamer, by Birdcatcher from Ca.=t Steel, by Whisker, Sir Footo has vciv attracts c hie-, of breeding. The fashionable Galopm =trr.in comes m, it will be teen, ov the daui'b side. Many people think that Di awhridge. but Tor the r.ccidaut. would have been close up at tiia finish. That is mere conjecture. It can only be said that he was one of the leaders at the time, ard was going well. Mjosotis was a, great disappointment. She was never prominent, but may possibly have been interfered with by ths ucv-icleiit. Andorra, Ibex, Parvo. Wainri, and Vanity Fair all lav respectably. OTHER EVENTS. There was plenty of interest in the other events compusing the first day's^ racing at Flominpcton. A good stait was made with the Ho;jc-fu! Stakes, for two-year-olds. Ther^ were 14 runners, and a, hot favourite was found 111 Positive, a Positano cot trained by James Scobie, who went out at sto 4. Theie wss a Ilttie inn 0:1 l^atrhkey. avel Mjlrsei- had a number of friends, though his price at the close o c operations was longer than at the opening. PosiUv? flattered his backers for a h.up. bnt iar -re-en. After half the distance had been roveied. Latchksv and Milncr wee the only ones left with a chance. Milner. crossing over hoTi tho out side to the had Latchkey's measure shortly after pas<nng the distance pn',t, nncl eventually won eatilv., thus starting what turned ovi to be a very good day for vieit111' -trainer.-. The winner is trained by T. Pavton. a ail cancel the well-known colours oi Mr J B "Clmk " 'lhis is tho fu^t race taken b- Mi "ClaiV for some tint", but he has rot duwn-' tin 1 P".st year or two had many hor=es in trailing. Mitner is another leprrpei.tativn of the rucct-^ful Gulonin tube. He is by GraflonTrom Lo:h Lava, by Lcchiel fiom Lava. b\ Chester from Etna, by Maubvpio'ifr. H» co^t 170 guineas as a yearhrg. i'lje St. Lc*er Stakes was 1 vory poor r:i"e. There verc only foui sUrtars. nini 0110 01 these— United States- was ir_ no form, ana went out. at 50 to 1. At first Haymakc- wa-s at, odas on. but hn tiavelleel lwdlv tn the market and Grassnan. who «taitrd at 6 to 4 on, beat him, with Fend a. bad third. Gmsbb . » anotner Grafton, and is also t.-ainod by T. Payten. Backers of F»hory for the Sires' Produce Slakes were unlucky. She dashed into the barrier after fceu-g taken m haatl by the starter nnd ur.sei.txd her rider. She could not be cau-ht m umc, aud the field went aw,y witnout lier Th- 1 ra-e piovjded the or.ly clo=o finian of the cUv. Elinor be-aimg Abuwia'ice Ijv a, head. If the lattre, who is by P^nm s L roerA... a»«l owned by Mr James Wilson, »«i.. had run Btraight he -.^M not l-.v. lo^ U. winner is owned uj «lr 1 . <■- J- ""■* "• won the- Melbouiae Cup with Cle.m Swe*v. 'Ind is trair.c-d at Ballaiat by Jemos Scobie. Fleanor was not slronply sv.pnortcd. Be- & to bo .Dfmortoher *** bl -^^° n Positive, vho had so baJlv tailed in the^ Hooef., Stakes she was neither farced by the Si'noAhe public. She is by Haut. Brion Uon of St. S-ruou, from TciKte, by Che««. and is a hftli-suter to Car.ntnm. The fai=t .four dinner* powem the Gulopm «tr^in, and II" fom *re owned by -!«*"««' A- assu^-ed nani»s. Mr J. B. U.tiiv a deiuica? with Mr J. C Bowden. »»-o has uaac.e « "ood al of money by oxpoiUr* produce to South Afr.ca dtirm X the past rouplo oi yaftl» ; \h \ W lUbv. owner of Gra*»pan is Uie n,Ve\i.idei which Mr A R ar t.« 50..-ctor-gcner.l of, Victoria i r os. v Mi J Baro ; , Crf^Mr 6 .". £™£ , while Mr Forre-t alandZ Mr Frank Cummmpr. a nr ember of the V A.T.C. Committee, aud a relative of Lads "w'keSriSld a vow ea^v win vi tho -ci.hf^ aS event, tlie Es-endnr Sfk'-. for which die started at 0 to 1 on. Sho led all the w£ l,., tlnff the oupo'iUnn pointless. W lUI L,a Cltab^e pos-J.nio ». leg" the field wa. .or fiom a nrst-d a --s we.ght-for^se 0,10. but it would b.ve fckon a cood hor.c to haye bea.en Wakeful over th.« rl.-,tanr P on Satn.dr.v S.u un the- milp and a-half m 2nun :»7Pec. and vo ■ v^h her head 111 her chest. Two V e- 1 M.tialDins m Baibarosaa and Limber, fo'lowed l.er home Another West Au-tra'ian in Aul«l«n carried 0 3 t, victory in the ' Bmn^.ck Stakes, a handrap. one mile and a-quarter He was well baekort at 7 to 1. avd won wuh a lot to sparb from JCynwsree 7.3. rue riding o Ki.hn en Hoop Iron was vrrv noranar nncl tLc- stewards carneted him. with t,e resu . 1:a , li e was spverc 1 v ciiutioiictlSECOIsD DAY The weather for the second day of the nire*inp; was threatenini? in the mornipg, but lortunately it cleared up in the afternoon, and the attendance was bettei than on last Australian Cup Day. Hie ppoit was to a great extent marred by tho difi-raceful way thp favourite Revenue was handled vi tho Cuv Rice. and to which I shall refer further down. Ths s'^ort opened with the Hurdle Race, which went to tho Trident gclrlins?, Xan«en 10 0 who quite outstayed the others, and won hand someU- from the f.ivr.mte Lord Roberts 9 12. with Co'onol Phihiv-ki 11 4. who was badly r,<'.<lpr, third Tho N\w South Wales gelding Illusion, w!>o fell, was badly cut, and Sir Joseph, another to fall, was afterwards very sore, but, for that matter, he wa-3 that way bpfoie thn race. Brakpan, ag was generally an-

Stakes for two-

' ticipated, won the Ascot Yale Stakes for two- | year-olds, but backers had to lay odds on him. j There was, after all, very little m it, as Braki pai only won by a head froro Abundance after a desperate finish, with the Maribvrnong Plats winner, Xiplietos, who carried a 101b penalty, 1 cose up. Xiphetos will probably go to Engj land before long. Mr Lionel Kobmson, her , half oK-i'er, who is at preae.it on a visit .o Aus- ' traha, will probably take her back with him. REVENUE '• DEALT WITH." The third race on the card wes the Australian Cup, and right up to the rise of the bairier Resenue 9.7 continued a firm favourite, iv position to which he was elected iifter Auious's letirement. Flagship 7.X, who had been second favourite overnight, retired to 10 to 1, and ar extraordinary run on Felicitous 6.9, a Pilgrim's Progress four-year-old m the stable of James sen., brought her from 14 to 1 to ha'if thc=e odd?. Fel cite us had bsen given an old-fashioned preparation. She had been trainee) very fir.c, ar.tl as Phe walked about in the paddock wai sere fiom the amount of work *he hacl got through Revenue, on the othci h?.nd, looked strong nnd well, and had a hsirdy appearance that suggested his thorough fitness fov the lmpuitant task in front of him. Flagship was an- | other that bore a well-trained appearance, and Blue Metal also stripped \tb!L It wsis qmte expected that Feficitou3 would go out and mstkc Revenue carry his weight all the way, but" either she was too sore to do so or her rider had. other instructions. There was no pace on in the opening stage ot the journey, the firss.six furlongs toting lmin 2Ssec to run. Flag- ■ ship was eager, but his rider fought hard with, him, and. spoilt whatever chance the son of The Admiral had. Revenue was always shut in, and that he was experiencing a rough passago was plainly discerned, from the stand. He wa 1 ? interfered with at the back, and between three and four furlongs from home was nearly brought down. Dunn then thought it time to get out of the w?y. and with Limber came out wide at the home turn, well up with the leaders. It looked even then as if Revenue would win, but he faltered at tke distance- and dropped right out of the rnce. After passing the distance, Haymaker, on the inside, and Limber on the outside were the leaders, and while they were fighting it out Blus Metal B.H got a lucky run between them, and won by a neck from Haj maker, with Limber third and Felicitous (who was running on) next. Blue Metal is owned aud trained in Sydney, and thus the big double — Newmarket Handicap ami Australian Cvp — has gene out of Victoria. Bj Metal from Edna, Blue Metal is no-.v eight years old. Ie is only lately that ho has shown any reliability. He had previously given one or two veiy poor exhibitions in Melbourne. His first good ppiiormance was m winning the A.J.C. Summer Cup in 1899. lie only hacl 7.3 up on that occasion , but, carrying 7.10, took the =anie event the following year. He made a bold bid to win the race three years m Fucces-uon, only being beaten a head (with S.B up) by Caledonia last December. He shaped well aga.ni m Sydney Tattersall's Cup on Xew Year's Day, carrying 8 6 into second plac, the raco bsinj; "sneaked" by Hoop Iron. WpII bac'ted hy the stable and a few foilowCTS, Blue Metal was neglected by Uie general pubic, and went out at 20 to 1. The straight-out bookmakers all won, while Blue Metal also got the double-eventers out of trouble. After tho way Haymaker ran, people were asking whathe was doing m tlie St. Legf r on Saturday. That (rrasspan's defeat of him in that race was all wrong, Haymaker's running in the Cup showed. Revenue came back to the weighing enclosmc limpirg in a painful manlier. On examination ho was f ound to have wrenched h:s I pas'em .cry bad'y This uijuiy was no doubt I caus'-d when he wah ncaily biought down at the <=heds. aaid the wav he was cut above th? hocks also bore eloquent trstirr.ony to the rouarh treatment he hacl experienced in the race. He wa3 at once plsced in th" hands of the club's veterinary surgeon, and it will be a ye y long clay betoic the (relclir.g can r.ice again. That ! Revenu." was "dealt with ' in the race there oan bo no doubt. Mr Ma-cclona'd at once mter••lewed the rider, .tnd on his si itemcn. made a complaint o? -foul riding agniust W. Burn, who lode Fl.nt!ock. An inquiry was cotu- j rcenced, but as Air MacdomUcl had not all his j vitnesses rc?dy, pi\ nd.oun:ment u'ttil to-day | (Thursday) was- a^reon to. I shall ba able to gi^e your readers some particulars of the in- ! ouiry in my next letter. OTHER EVEXTS. The Xew Zealand-bred Kaimate 11.9, by Australian, accounted for tho Steeplechase, his great lumping pulling him through. He is in the c ame stable as Sir Foote, and his parly had nnother good wirr, though Chelsea 13.2 and Tangieia 1° 2 went out b'.tter favourites Error with 12.10 up ran a p;ood second, and Chelsea j aho Fbaped well. Several of the horses that ran in the Newniiurket Handicap w«.ro teen oui i in the Bouxke Handicap, but Sir Foote was. j not amongst the number. A strong favourite i I was found in Wyinageo 7.10. a- stable companion | of Blue- Metal. Though he ran wc-li, he j 1 not equal to defeating Andorra 7.2, who made noarly all the running, and, in the hsuids of E. Turner, scored an en»y victory. Andorra ran well in the New market Handicap, and was evidently benefited by his race there. The day's iacic<? c'o^ed with the Junior Handicap for two-year-old". Chief 7.3, a Carbine ro'.t in J. L°ek's ?tab!e, was favourite, with Loyal 8.5, who was heavily backed at the last moment, c'.osp up to him m the quotations LaUhkev was indulged with the lead until passmpr thp distance, when Loyal shot out, and won , vi lio'lnw iashion. The winner is by the New | Zi»aland-br~rl Lova!r\- (now m India), and 11 tramoi in the snnif ttable as Haymaker. I ' have ulwav= li«'d a h-trh opinion of Loyal, who ) may turn out the b<«st threc-veai-o'd bext sea- '■ •son. but he i" unfortiniitpiy not well eneagpd , V.'ai Chief lan rather d.>aaPr'Ointin<rl»-, but he rr..iv do better iater On. He 13 somewhat green p JU5t 1 OW. SALF. OF YEARLING S. | The aniru.il jcaniK;* '■alp in Melbonrne w?s | coninK j iKPcl hi Mi'lbcmnf nn "Wednesday by Mx&srs Win C. Yimilp aiul Co. The sale was rather a fail me. I fancy the Revecu" buai-ne-s in tiie Aii«!rdhiin Cup choked woukl-be buyeis off ft was a quite ratural line of thinkjus; to takp that it is ua^loss to buy good lior-c-3 i' f.i»r pay in v. race cannot be depeiidcd upon. Mr Archie Yuille, who had i cliaige of the hiunmer, ]i..d a lencthy catn'.ogue oi 121 lots to gel through, and l. early all were | sold at one price or aroll."r. One of Mr J. V. Smith's yearlings brought the top figure, and that was only 300pa — a great falling off compared with the high prices of pome previous year a . The price named was paid by Mr B Allen, a bookmaker, for a handsome j colt by Pad'ock from Cypriote, by St. George, f'Pd the same buyer gave the nest highest price (iOOgs) for a atrong, well-grown celt (brother to Winchester), by Chestcrman. from Pet (dam oi Lillith), bred in Trsmama. | Mr T. PaylcTi, who U3ed to tram Chesterman, was after this colt, but Mr Allen lasted the lenger. None of Mr J. H. Aldndge's \oungster3 leaclietl the reserves. A filly by Tlie Harvester from Madcap (dam of Malvobo and , Ma'uma) was. it is understood, bought on ha- ' half of the English cricketer Mr A. C. Mac- I laren The price paid was lsog a . A few yarhngs by the Now Zealand-bred Bloodshot were fold, the top price being 27igs. The following is a Lsl of the leading prices: — J

' '" >i:;as B c, by Hova from Hera, 3fr J. Eva. s 70 B c, by Renown (son of Trenton) from Lady Disdain, Mr P. Bolger (W.A.) . 45 Br c, by Bill of .Portland from Helena, Mr H. Hawkins ... 70 B c, by Renown from Surmise, Mr W. Hickenbotham ... . . iGO Br f, by Lig-ht Artillery from Flossie, 3ir F. M'JTaniara. 75 ; B c, by Light Artillery from Albinia, Mr ' H. Hpwkms ... . . 150 B c, by Light Artillery from Lady Augusta, Mr E. Darlot (W.A.) 15c B c, by Light Artillery from Bermce, Mr I. Earnshaw . . . 45 B c, by Light Artillery fiom Mirth Hampton. Mr S. Miller' 5a B f, by Padlock from Progressive, Mr J. Lynch . . . na B f, by Padlock from Glint, Mr J. Lynch 65 B c, by Padlock fiom Cypriote, Mi i 5. A'len . .... . 309 Ch c, by Padlock from Yashmak, Mr C. Qunui (S A ) . . 50 Ch c, by Pilgvr.u's Progress from Orpho hno, Mr M. Ellis ..70 Ch c, by Pugnm's Progress from Lady Beau, Mr T. MacHgan . .- . .13 B f. by Malvoho from Mceki, Mr J. Kcrser-- ".. . 65 B f, by Tronthpm (son of Trenton) from Maliarda. Mr R. Hughea 55 Ch f, by The Harvester from Madcap, Mr A. C. ilaclaren . xSO Br f, by Majestic from Cuirassina (by Cuiiassier), Mr T-. Pay ten (N.S.W.) . 80 Br c, by Chesterman fsoaof Chester) from Pot, Mr B. Allen 206 Br l % by Chestcrman from Tasma, Mr T Payten (If.SAT.) 60 Br f, by Firelock from Good Luck, Mr A. B. Pearson . 47J B g, by Mainsail from Halle, Mr L. Griffiths 40 Br f. by Coil from Vindication, Mr Craick* shank (N.S/W.) 65 B c, by Comedian from Grand Brig, Mr j O'Loughlan 50 ! ODDS AND ENDS. Dunedin and La R-egina, both by the Nev* Zealand-bred Dunke'.d, each won a race at tht. Springhurst (V.) meeting last week. Ohio, who visited Melbou "lie last spring, has renewed his acquaintance with the Brisbano training grounds, after a lengthened spell. NombuJ, who is by the New Zealand-bred Escutcheon, won the Trial Handicap at the Colac races last Thursday. By the steamer Eurvalus, which arrived from Calcutta last Friday, the following horse* were landed, having been shipped by Mr S. Margetts, the well-known Indian buyer: Helhos, a pure Arab; Student, full-brother to Reaper, v. ho is sent here '<o lace, aftfir having failed in the East to perform up to expectations ; and Eileen More, by Trenton. F. K.oops'3 appeal agninst the decision of tho V.A.T.C. stewards m disqualifying him for 12 months foi "pulling" Lily's Secret in the Hurdle Race at Caulfield has been dismissed by the V.R.C. Committee, who endorsed the disqualification. Thp committee havo also endorsed the action of the Moonce Valley stewards in suspenc]tng T. Coc^an for throe months for careless riding in the Valley Handicap on February IS. Combat, Sir Rrdvers, Architect. Victor, Tagiif, aud Croidcn Qtieen— all from the country are receut arrivals at Fleinington. Golden. Queen is by Zalmski. The takings rt Flemington on the opening and second days of the V.R.C. Autumn meeting were *-200 better than on the corresponding days last year. Even with favourable weather conditions for the ren-aming clays of the meeting, the club are bound to lose ou the fixture. The autumn reunion 11h.-r.v3 ends in a losf. After the N "nanark.pt Handicap en Saturday Anroua's Jcg filled, and she was m Mich a bad! w.iyon Monday morning that at a quarter past 11 o'clock she was taken out of the Australian, Cup. Tins v/as a severe blow to backers, aa sli9 had ruled as favourite for some time past, and many doubles were taken Sir Foote for the Newmarket Handicap and Aurous for tho Australian Cup. It has been decided that Aurous shall not race again. She has always been a hard mare to train, sad will go to the stud next season. With this mishap to Aurous and the treatment meted out to Revenue in the Australian Cup coming soon afterwards, it looks as if Mr Macdonald's long run of gcod luck has at last come to an end. The V.R.C. Committee commenced an ia.t quiry on the course on Tuesday into tha cause of the accidpnt in the Newmarket Handicap, which ended co tragically. A number cf jockeys w-ho rode iii tlie xace were examined, and the inquiry was eventually adjourned until the next mfMiug of the committee on Friday week, when ar,y evidence available from by slanders will be taken. Mr J. B. Clark has wi itten to the V R.C. Committee in reforeaca to the handicapping of his horse Milner for the Junior Handicap al. Fkmington last Tuesday. At Cnuifield Rienzi won tho Orrong Two-year-old carrying 7.7. Hard-a.-liße 7.13 berng second and Milner 7.8 third. Milner subsequently won the Hopeful: Stakas a.t Fienungion, Hard-a-Lce- being unplaced, while Rienzi did not nm. For the Junior Handicap Rienzi was weighted at 7.12, or slb more than he won with at Caulfield, while Milnsr t'.as ?iven 8 .";, or lllb more than he carried when Rienzi beat him at Caulneld. Mr Clark vishos the committee to ask Mr j'Jakin, the hnnclicapper, how he jiistiiies th"9 handicapping of the two horses. Mr Cl.'irk, it may be renipmberpd, had a famous bout witb Mr Dukin over handicapping a few years ago. He then came out rather tho worse, but certainly sepm9 to have a good case this time. Sydney 'lVttersall's Club Cuu winner. Hoop Iron, liow in Melbourne, has be-ia sold to Mr B. Allen for slppmcnt to South Africa. Mykc will not race njraiu. Us Albert Yuille, who bad her on lea^e, 15 sending her Lack this week to her owner, Mr J. V. Smith, who intrnd.s to put lipi" to the stud next sea'-on. Mirnee, a full-brother to Malua, died a short t.me back. He sired a few moderate horses