SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2528, 27 August 1902, Page 47

SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

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MELBOURNE, Aasn-t 13. FINDON HARRIERS' RACES.

On the day my b-"t lrt:cr left the Findon: Hanieiß Hunt Club held a race meeting on.

tlie iloaiii c Valley racecourse. All the winners were well backed, with the -.vcept on of Hu«o 11.3, who ib owned by Mr Hubert Miller, bon of Mi Albert Miller, and was allowed to go out at 10 to 1 ioj. tlie Fiad-sgi,

Amateur Steeplechase. Another taca for {routers, the Maiden Hunters' Steeplechase, •was won by Marjorie, the mare that should have won at Caulfield the previous Saturday. Here she went out at 6 to 4, and, her rider throwing away no chance this time, won by ten lengths. A third steeplechase (an open $ne) went to the New Zealander Full Charge f).9, by Torpedo. He was ridden by Bay '•gle'a pilot, J. Chevally, who ia a first-class u orseman. Springfield and Plunger fell. W. Volemsui, rider of the latter, had his collar>oonfl broken, and "W. S. Cox, who had the ■mount on Springfield, sustained slight concussion and a bad bruising. Vesperus 8.2, the favourite, led all the way and beat a big field ai the Koroioit Handicap, five furlongs. Phyl fell in the race and broke her arm. W. Minter, jwho rode Vesperus, also had the mount on .Chaos 8.10, by Biragambil, who won the Jumpers' Flat Race. Mr J. N. M'Arthur won %he Toolern Handicap, eight furlongs end alialf, with Landlady, who is by Bill of Portland from Lady Carbine, by Nordenfeldt from Carbine's dam.

caulfield grand national meetingSecond Day.

The Grand National meeting of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club was conducted at Caulfield last Saturday in spring-like weather. There was a splendid attendance, but the receipts on the two days fell some £500 short of la c t year because of the rain on the opening day. Tho iour miles' Grpnd National Steeplechase, as you have no doubt lenrnt by cable, waa fought out' by the stable mates, Colonel Shilinski 13.2 and Error 12 10. Both carried the colours of Mr Albert Miller, who ■has had a wonderful run of luck at the two Grand National meetings this season. At Fleming ton ho won the Hurdle Race with Raw«ou and ran second in the Steep!echa c c with ■terror, while, in addition to winning both the Caulfield -Nationals with Colonel Shilinski, he ran third in the Hurdle Race with Rawdon And second in tho Steeplechase with Erior. There is no doubt the Colonel and Error were fun on their merits on Saturday. Error is owned by Mr Septimus Miller, chairman of the V.R.C, who, in consequence of a recent fajpily bereavement, leased his horses to his brother. I fancy Mt Septimus Miller has alto a half interest in Colonel Shilinski.

M. Mooney, the crack cross-countiy rider of Australia, xode Colonel Shilinski, -while C. Dickenson was on Error. With the riders reversed, there is no doubt Error would have won. As it wps, he wa3 only beaten by a length and a-half, and that after losing a length or two by running out wide at the turn. Mooney took the Colonel to the front two fences from home, and the lead he then got enabled him to peat Error. Had he stayed back till the straight was reached, I fancy Error would ihave beaten him easily. It is in this way that ' Mooney shows such excellent judgment. The Colonel is a first-class stayer and, despite his lieavy weight, Moor.ey determined, in thus early going to the front, that tho others would have to run it right out over the last half mile to. beat him. He was taking do risks of being tea ten on a fluke. As I have mentioned in my letters, Mr Miller gave 500gs for Colonel Shilinski after the son of Zalinski had been beaten a head by Rawdon in the V.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race. He has already won about £2500 in stakes aloae with him. I would not like to say that Mr Alpc. Taylor, his former owner, would have won this amount with him. He would nol have had the benefit of Mooney's riding, which, to my mind, was responsible for both Colonel Shilinski's victories at Caulfield.

Strange to say, Colonel Shilinski eased in the ! betting for the Caulfield Grand National at the last moment. He was the over-night favourite at 5 to 1, but at the fall of tho flag ,was at 7 to 1. Error, on the contrary, made a forward move to 5 to 1, but the absolute favourite was Royal Mail 10.11 at 4 to 1. This gelding is owned by Sir Rupert Clarke, and .^trained by James Scobie. Ho was well up 'Vintil entering the last rounil, when he struck d fence and, falling further and further back, eventually finished last. The Sydney gelding ,T. C. 9.6,, was a strong eleventh-hour tip. He is how trained in Melbourne by A. Ferguson, who, to my way of thinking, hed him too fine. At any Tatc, he iaea very badly. Kioto. 9.8, a full brother to Dianiio, wps :hird. He i» a etabLe companion of Royal Mail, and is owned by Scobio himself. The Tasmania^, Young Creswick 9.13, was a good fourth. At one time, ha looked like winning, but frflished rather feebly. The nearest of the others, Rawdon 11.8, was a long way back. He hit every other fence, and evidently wants a lot more schooling. Colonel Shilinski, on the other hand, 'though it was also his first effort in public over fences, never made a mistake. The only damage lie sustained was a slight cut on the etiflc. Four of the 15 starters failed to finish. Mystery 11.12, when going well, hit a fence; Maxydalo 9.12 ran off, while Comet 9.11 and Coat of Arms 10.13 fell. Comet was coming through very fast when he fell at the second last obstacle, and with a stand up he would probably have got a place. - Tho minor events at Caulfield produced some good racing. Lowland Chief, who was unlucky in the Grand National Hurdle Race the previous Saturday, carried 11.6 to victory in the-Arkaringa Hurdles. Speculation 11.1, who started a better favourite, wonld probably have won but for hitting the last hurdle. As it was he was only beaten half a length. Delienture 8.5, by Eiridspord or Wallace, had a lucky win in the Onia. Plate, five furlongs and 'a-half. Sunset 7.9, the favourite, got away badly, and was then only beaten A neck. Debenture had not won a race since he scored in the late Mr "W. R. "Wilson's colours as a two-.year-old. He is now five years old. He is 'engaged in the A.J.C. Epsom Handicap, Metropolitan, Caulfield Cup, and Melbourne Cup, and may turn out a very successful horso this season, as there is no doubt he is an animal of some class. Mr W. Murray, a bookmaker, owns him. He gave 575gs for him two years ago. Mr Albert Miller scored again in the Chatsworth Coiinthian, a flat race for hunters, with Elim, by Glorious. Ho was handicapped at 11.0, but his rider got an allowance of a stone because he had never previously ridden in a i-ace. He got a break on the field five furlongs from home and was never caught. The Malakoff Stakes, one mile and a furlong, we^it to Seclusion 7.6, who is by Carnage from the seneatioual maro Tho Nun. and is owned and drained by James Wilson, jun. His horses liave been running unluckily of late, and it ■was tip to him for a win. Strata Florida 7.9 and Footbolt 9.7, both in W. Hickenbotham's stable, were second and third respectively. •Strata Florid* is still tho nominal favourite *or tho Melbourne Cup, but he will have to do some'thius: better than this to keep his position. -The Corsican 9.2. by The Admiral, accounted for tho St. Aubin Weltei. seven furlongs. He only beat "Webbe 8.2 by a neck, with .Wink 9.1, who had a bad run, a head further back. Wink should have won easily. She Is by Off Colour, is owned by the veteran frames Wilson, and is in the two Cups.

ADELAIDE GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

The Grand National meeting of the Adelaide Racing Club was commenced last Saturday. Scutum, who recently failed when well backed in tho Caulfield Grand National, was ■well backed for the Grind National Hurdle llace in Adelaide, but, with 11.2 up, failed to get ft place. The winner turned up in Con-

ference 10.4, by Cobweb, who had recent winning form to her credit. She was well backed. The first two-year-old race of the season in Australia, the Fulham Park Plate, was run at the meeting, and was won by St. Vincent, who is by the Australian Cup winner Carlyon (son of Chester) from Lady Doris, and therefore full brothere to Dirk Hammerhand and Troubridge, the latter winner of the race last year. Caerlecm, who -was isecond, waa also sired by Carlyon, while Fulininator, tho third horse, waa got by the New Zealand-bred Thunderbolt. Two of the winners, Massachusetts 7.13 in the Trial Handicap and Bayou 7.5 in the Tennyson Handicap (one mile and a-half), were sired by Cravasse. Carlyon also had another winner in Chatter, who carried 8.12 to victory in the Lightning Handicap, paying a dividend of £18 9s. Chatter is in the Caulfield Cup, V.R.C. Derby, and Melbourne Cup. He was a good two-year-old, but was evidently not thought ready for Saturday's event. Ebb 10.11, by the Caulfield Cup winner G'Naroo, was successful in the Fullarton Steeplechase.

RACING IX SYDNEY.

Tho feature of the "Warwick Faini meeting last Saturday was the success of Patronage (full brother to Patron^, who is expected to do great things during the spring. . Pati onage, who is owned by Mr Joseph Biown. started favourite at- 3 to 1 for tho Warwick Handicap, one mile and three furlongs, and with 8.8 up won comfortably from the unlucky T.M".S. 7.0, who seems destined to never win another race. If ho does not incur a penalty in the meantime, Patronage is likely to take ft prominent part in the Caulfield Cup or Melbourne Cup. Steclrail 9.0, by Metal, wa3 successful in the Hurdle Race, while I. Earnshaw won the Flying Handicap with Bengalis. 7.7, who is by Seneschal (son of Grand Flaneur) from the dam of Light Artillery, and may be expected to run well in the Epsom Handicap. F. M'Grath won the Stewards' Handicap, one mile, with Kinglock 8.7, who is by Lochiel, while the Welter Mile went to the consistent Aba 9.7, by Tom Brown.

TURF STATISTICS

Turf statistics for the past season have been published by the Australasian. Trenton heads the list of winning stallions. The expatriated son of Musket only had four winner*, but two of them were Hevenue and Wakeful, who between them accounted for the Melbourne Cup, Sydney Cup, and. many other important raoee. The total amount won by the descendants of Trenton in Austialia during the 12 mouths waa £11,843. Gozo is a good second with £11,283. Ha had 28 winners, and they accounted for 63 races. G-rafton, who je gradually forging 1 his way to tha front, takes third place with 20 winners of 44 races of the valuo of £f.285. Lochiel had 34 winner?, and they won 60 iace3, and ran second on 102 occasions, the total winnings amounting to £7928. Next in order follow Metal, £5919; Bill of Portland, £5789; The Admiral, £6520; and Wallace, £5079; Pndlock (72 winners), £4132; Pilgrim's Progre&s, £4017; Far Niente, £4005; and Sir Hugo (England), £4002. The progeny of Sunrise won the larger number of races during the reason — viz., 90. Mr C. L. Macdor.ald waa far ancl away thft rno3t successful owner on the Australian turf during the season. He only had four winners, but two of them were Wakeful and Revenue, and the four accounted for 14 races, including tho Melbourne Cup and Sydney Cup. His total winnings in stakes- amounted to £12,322. Mr J. Baron, owner of Sir Foote, was- second on the list with £4223, and then in order follow Mr A. Wynne (owner of Brakpan), witu £4112; Mr A. Miller, £3693; Mr A. Williams, £3565; and Mr C. K. Kidman, £3455. Mr Kidman won no fewer than 34 r«tce6, the majority of them in. West Australia.

OODS AND ENDS

A cheque for £50 has been handed to the _Argus by Mr Sol. Green. % well-known Melbourne bookmaker, towards the sufferers by the recent colliery disaster at Mount Kenibla.

Mr Septimus Miller has again been elected chairman, of the V.H.C.

Conquest, the hmdle lacer, has been shipped back to Tasmania.

Tho Sydney horses — Dunk, Scientist, Plain Bill 11, and Trinidad — are expected in Melbourne from. Sydney this week. The New Zealand-bred Etang, by Jet cVEpu, has arrived at Fleraiugton from the country.

Messrs Clark ai.d Kobiuson, owners of Nipheto9, are sending out froni England a horse named St. Ambrose, by St. Simon, and a colt by Orme. They ai^ now at sea, and may be expected hero about the end of the mouth. On arrival St. Ambrose, who has won races in England, will be put into training, while the Orme colt is intended for stud purposes. R. Bradfield, who has done so well with the same owners' horse The Victory, will have charge of St. Ambrose at Fleniington. Limber has been scratched for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. Phyl, who fell and broke her arm in the Kororoit Handicap at Moonee Valley last Wednesday, waa, after the races, removed in a horse ambulanco to the Pastoral Hotel, Newnwtrket. Mr S. O. Wood is in hopes of saving her for stud purposes. Phyl is by Hova. from Phyllis, and is owned by Mt J. Wilson, jiui.

Khaki has been absent from training- operations at Randwick for several days, and it ia reported that one of his legs ha» filled. For soma time tho committee of the Australian Jockey Club ha^ been inquiring into tho running of a racehorse named The Friar at Scone and other parts of tho State, and several adjourned in*etiiifis have been he!d. Last week the matter was brought to a conclusion, the following lcsolutimi being adopted : "After hearing tho evidence it was resolved to disqualify The Friar for ihe Scone Jockey Club Handicap, run on May 29, and also that he be disqualified for life. It was also resolved that J. Barnett, Alfred Hukins, and J. M'Coy be dl c qualified ■for life for their connection with the horse The Friar."

At Tattersall's races, Charters Towers, on Thursday last, tln-ee horses fell in the Bookmakers' Purse event. Two of the jockeys, nnmrd Gray antl Clayton, were badly shaken, and the third, named Snell, was taken to the hospital, and died from fracture of the skull. The names of F. Kuhn p.nd A. Richardson do not appear in the list of licensed iockeys for the current season so far issued l>y the A.J.C.

Brokerage has been spelling in Sydney since his return from Melbourne, but he is to be put into work again forthwith. K. Miller has arrived in Sydney from Brisbane, bringing '.viili him Palmer, Lord Bonmouth, and Drake.

At the "Willawarro. Jockey Club races, he.d at Kemp.scy/ Npw South Wales, last wo«k, three horses fell in the Hurry Scurry event. Two had to be destroyed in consequence of their injuries, and their riders were badly hurt. At a. committee meeting oi the West Avmtralian Turf Club at Perth the case of a son of Mr Herman, a bookmaker, who was char»r»d with corruptly tsnipering with the jockey Mat O'Mara, to prevent the horse Barbarossa, winning the last Perth Cup, was considered. Two brothers of the jockey made a confession, and appeared as witnesses. Herman denied the charge, but was disqualified for life. The A.J.C. Committee passed a resolution last Thursday that stipendiary stewards be po:.:toc! to officiate r.t r.ll meetings v.ithin 40 miles of the metropolis. Tho committee of the A.J.C. have resolv-jd upon a new departure with regard to licensing

trainers, and have created two classes, No. 1 and No. 2. The former will be privileged to train at Randwick, while the latter a v c licensed only to train elsewhere, the main object being to reduce the number of horses generally in work at headquarters. Trainers who come to tho city for a day or two will not be permitted the use of the Randwick course, but special provision will be made for those who bring horses for A.J.C. meetings. Tho South Aiistralinn "Waterloo Cup mesting, which extended over three days, was brought to a successful conclusion at Buckland Park on. Thursday. Twenty-spven clous took part, and the final for the Cup was wen by M. E. Henzenroeder's dog Magos (by "Witchcraft — Miss Jus-tice), who beat "Wilkes and Hayward's dog Zither (by Shillelagh—Flageolet). The Plate was won by W. Vicary's Madame Melba (by Noble; — Melba), who boat T. Watkina's Black Dusk (by Shillelagh— Ked TealJT

Messrs William C. Yuille and Co. have sckl the thoroughbred stallions Danube, by Gni«nol (imp") from Neva, to Mr A. H. Pegler, of New South Wales; Tostig (imp.), by Edward the Confessor from Zil Zelluh, to Mr C. R. Goode, of South Australia; and Spat, by Vengeance from Zuleika, to Mr D. Williams, of Tasmania.

At the sale of (the late Mr R. Bichards's horsea in Sydney last Friday the principal sales were Juindo (by Bay Middletou), Mr F. M'Grath, 500gs; Merton Steel (by Dalmeny), Mr T. Payten, 410g8; Hazel Lad (by Trail by\ Mr T. Payten, 400gs; Aurantia (by Grand Flaneur), Mr J. R. Hardie, 370gs; Feiryman (by Gozo), Mr W. Kelso, 235g5; Baccarat (by Dahneny), Mr J. R. Hardie, 230gs; Speculum (by Nobleman), Mr B. A. Oatlcy, 22Ogs; and Vino (by Haut Brion), Mr W. Koiso, 125gs.

I clip the following from the Argus:— "What with the riding-out rule being continually quoted to him on the one hand and the fear existing on the other that a. too liberal u.=e of whip and spur majr earn tho displeasure oi the authorities— racing a-nd civil — the poor lockey ' dun no where he are.' D. Coleman. rder of Tasman in tho Caulfield Grand National Steeplechase, was asked by tho stewards after the race why the horse's sides were bleeding when he came in. Tasman, it appears, is a thin-skinned horse, and after inspecting the animal and receiving a report from the club's veterinary surgeon, Mr S. O. Wood, the stewards accepted Coleman's exylanation as satisfactory."

Coat of Arms was badly shaken when he fell in the Caulfield G.N. Steeplechase. Bay Eagle pulled up lame. — »

Wise Step, by the New Zealand-bred llujsley, won the leading event, the Harriers' Handicap, at the Kalgoorlie races last Saturday. Another New Zealander in Escutcheon also sired a winner — Persuasion, who wps successful in the Flying Handicap.

A jockey named W. Hart rode every winner, including' the Hurdle Race winner, at the Wagga races in New South Wales last Saturday. Five events were decided.

A profit of about £1000 was made over the Caulfield Grand National meeting. With some £300 less in stakes last year, a profit of between. ;61900 and £2000 was made. The shortage is attributable to the bad weather on the first day, which considerably affected the attendance, the receipts being between £600 and £700- less.

There were originally 170 entries for the Melbourne Cup, and no fewer than 130 survived the first acceptance on Monday last. There are still a large number of horses in with no possible pretensions to Cup form, and the owners have, in many cases, probably overlooked them-. The second forfeit is, however, only Ssovs, and for that amount a horse itiay be left in until a week before tho race. Wakeful, having lost Sim Fran, remains alone at the head of the handicap, with the almost impossible) weight of 10.5 opposite her name. Of the 190 horses entered for the Caulficlri Cup, 124 still remain, and the task of finding the winner looks as difficult as on the- day the weights were declared. With Wakeful and San Fran scratched, Maltster i 3 now at the head o£ -the handicap, -with 9.12 opposite his na-uie. Scobie haa several other loprssentaiives besides this horse, and. judging by I market operations, Miltia/des is the most •fancied of the stable a.t present. Blue Heiol, <Khaki, Australiaji Colours, and Limber are amongst the missing, but the majority of ihosa picked in doubles, including Lieutenant Bill, Qhe Idler, Sir Leonard, Footbolt, Combat, Patronage, Skien Dhu, Air-Motor, Great Scot, and Omrah, remain. All the leading Derby candidates — Brakpan, ' Abundance, Loyal, Strata Florida, and Chatter— are acceptors. Miltiades, Debenture, Combat, Omrah, ami Sir Leonard aro all being backed for the Caulfield Cup. A race meeting was held at Sandown Park yesterday, but the Tacing was of no particular interest. Calford, who is said to be by Redford am! to hail from New South Wales, won a double, Maiden Plate and Trial Handicap. He was very well backed each time, but v*»»y littlo is known of him. Gosport, carrying 10.5, won the Jumpers' F!at Race easily at the finish, though he got more than one bump during the course of the race. He is by the Champion Stakes winner, Portsea, and is a lumbering sort of a. horse. Adjuster 7.2, by Ofi Colour, wfs successful in the Sandown Park Handicap, one mile, while Loddon 10.7 accounted for the 'Amateur Steeplechase, fcr hunters. Flying Artillery 7.10 by Light Artillery (son of Treivtou) won the Welter Handicap, easily beating the favourite Loch Fyre 8.8.