SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2569, 10 June 1903, Page 51

SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

By Ravemswouth. MEI.BOITRNE, May 27, A LOOK AHEAD.

"We are sti' l in the dull season s.s regards lacing in Melbourne, but thmgs will probably liven up a little after next Monday, on which day entries are due for the Melbourne wid OulPold Cups the V.E C. and Caulfield Growl Nationals, a^d other important events. Times are bad m Melbourne just now, and tb_e general opinion js that the entries this yaar will show a falhng-ofi m nunbei-3. There sio meetings of borne importarce immediately ahead m both Sydney and Adelaide, while the V.B.C. •will hod a meeting at Flexnmgton on the Prinoe of Waleg's Birtkday. 'Mr Monziea ; the new V.R.C. handicappcr, declared ins first weights on Monday in connection with this ntefitißg. He appears to have done his work very -well. He has given an indication Miat ho will follow in the late Mr F. F. Dakin's footsteps in eschewing so-called -flattering handicaps

MOONEE VALLEY RACES

There was still another meeting at Moonee Valley last Saturday Mr A. H. Cos, the proprietor, wa° lumselt in charge on thia occasion. He brought off tvs annuaj ste-eplecbase meeting. Thf programme included foui jumping e'^nts, ard an additional sporting flavour was give:: to the proceedings by tli2 Oakland Hunt Cub finishing their ri-n at the course, the last mile of which provided some gcod jumpirg, and bemg ■easilj seen by the spectators, ilr S Cox, who is a brothel of the picpnctor of the coi:rse, tram-ed a couple cf v,-inncr c . — Zircon, who won the Maiden Hurdle Race, aud Spiingfield 11.11, the Commonwealth Steeplechase. These hordes are haif-brotheis, their dam, Milkmaid, being ofteu seen in c. inilkcart. She has no known brec&u;. Zircon is by Nordeu-fel-dt'e brothei Jacinth, who lias been such -a failure at the stud m Auotraha. The stewards did mot quit-" like the way J. R. Hcwsted handled Maine, who ran second to Zircon, but accepted tho jockey's explanation after an inqurry. Maine is, i fancy, likely to win Borno gocd hurdle Taces He is by Munwail (sire ol AiaiTistay), and is trained by II Kelly, who tomes from New Zealand.

F Burn, who rode Springfield. also had th" winning mount or Seanrin ILS m the federal Hurdle llace Stiman 18 mH. A. Bellamy's gUble at CauLheld, and is improving with racing. Bum lia« just recovered after having hn ccJljrbonc biokeu. Metalloid 10.3 carried Ah S. Miller's colours juto second place, in lite HurJle Race, but d:d l.ot get anywhere near Seaman. Metalloid 1= looking uic<? and fresh after his spell, pud 1, likely to wui tJ«; cbair-ni-an ol the V.X.C. som? good race 3 during the scaeo;:. Anchor, who hi'a Jntl-erto be<m very iiulutkv, oasn'y landed the Trial Steeplechase, ,n wh>di MiiiEupial fell and gave his iid<:r, 3. Veal, ii brokeu co'.larbcne The Longr,orrin Huiid'ca;), run over five furlongs, attracted IT starters, and Aria 7.8, by Escutcheon, won by a head from the Zahnski mare C4oldeu Queen 7 10, who made nearly all the running, the Bill of Portland three-yeai-old Cantata, who had a" unlucky mn, benifr third. A rank outsider in Reflector 7.13 wm successful in tlie Valley Uand-ioap, eight furlongs and a-lialf. Eeflector'n form of kte has bean pretty good, but lie was thought to be outola&sed in this comp&ny Phvl 0.13, by Hova, wai, farourite, but she inn badly

RACING IN SYDNEY.

A nn»eting was held at Moorefield last Satuid.iv when \V Bradshaw and A Hoed each rode n coui>le of winners The principal event, tho Moorefield Handicap, one mile .and a-quarter, went to Haut Star 7.5, by Haut Brioj. The win was a very easy one, end was quite anticipated, as Haut Star was favourite. Noble I/ink 8.8, by imported Nobleman, took the Kogarah Stakes, while Rook Harbour, 8.9. by Gibraltar, was succee-sful in the Flying Handicap. Each was v/ell Lacked, aud a strong favourite in Fireclay 9 8, by Ruenalf, scored an easy win in tho Stewards' ' Mile Chamberlain, who was bred by the late Mr William Forrester, accounted for thi> two-year-old event. He is by tbo New ZsaUnd-bred Niagara from Rose Flaneur, by fceg"nhoe from Tuusiose. dim of Nada, by

Grar.d Flaneur Chambeilain was one of tha iavountes ior this race, but La Blaize 8.7, tho Welter Handicap winnci, was odiy fancied in a minor degree. RACING IN BRISBANE. The autumn meeting of the Queensland Turf Club was commenced on Saturday, when the 1 Hon. H. Mosman won the St. Legcr Stakes witl^ the Little Bemio colt Balfour, who was such a failure at the A.J.C. autumn meeting. He had nothing much to beat, however; Ivan, who was taken up from Sydney by W. Kelso, running second. Another A.J.C. failure in Whitebait earned 9.10 to victoiy in the Autumn Stakes, a handicap foi two-year-old 3. The success of Balfour and Whitebait argues that tha frrm in Queens'and at present is of little account. Whitebait is owned by Mr F. Ramsay, who also won tlie Welter Handicap m a field] of 24 with the two-year-old Brief. Both youngsters are by Wostyn. The principal handicap, the Stradbroke, was won by Fitz Grafton, wha is a, two-year-old by imported Grafton, and! owned by Mr J. M'Gill, a well-known Queensland racing man. The winner started at 7 to 1, W. Kelso's representative Purser, from Sydney, started a 6 to 4 favourite for the weight-for-age event, the Queen's Plate, one mile ftucti a-quarter, but was easily beaten by Bridegroom, a rather poor ueriormtr, by King- Olaf. Tha Hamilton Handicap, one mile and a distance, went to the favourite Anibsr 7.7, by Archie. The meeting- was continued on Monday, when; the Brisbane Cup, of 400sovs, two miles, waa mn. The winner turned up in the four-vear-old filly Jessie 7.2, by Gozo (sire of The Graftiiv. Mid Gaulus) from LitUo Jennme, by King Coler] (sire of Nelson) from Charade, by Pnnk. Jessie. 1 was well backed at 4 to 1, but Bridegroom, ■* 'hor ran badly, was a better favourite. Herony Sifl! 1 (nd.d«n by the Sydney Jockey W. H. Smith) aadf Amber 7.6 followed Jessio home, llderim £.0, by Grafton (recently sokl in Sydney to go to 1 ' Queensland), accounted for the Flying Hautlioap, • six furlongs, while Currawny 7.10, by. Metal, who went up from Sydney for the rnseting, was successful in the High-weight Ha^id Icap, starting at a nice price. The Claret Stake!', foi two-yeßr-olds, proved a good thing for Fita Grafton. who pppears to be a fairly sincit colt.. Odds were laid on him. lubertv took the Firsii Hurdle Race, and Car-negie, by the Melbourne Cup winner Gaulus, and owned by A. J None 1 , of New South Wales, was successful m tha Novice Handicap, one mile and three furlongs. Odds of 2 to 1 were laid on Purser for tha Cleveland Handicap, one mile and a distance, but the Sydney geldiDg appears right off, ar.dl hr ran a bad last. The winner was Norseman 6 7.

THE EVENING WONDER CASE

The S.A.J.C. Committee met last Friday to further consider the Evening Wonder caso. A letter was received' from Mr J. Tonnaivt, of Now Zealand, requesting that the inquiry might be adjourned for a ruoubh, when he would Lp pi.;scnt. The committee therefore adjourned tiifl irqiury until June 19.

ODDS AND ENDS

After a s-pel! of two inonblis Wakeful has returned to the tracks at, Caulfield, lcokiug well. Westerly, by Weslmere, recently arrived frorri New ZcaJand m charge, of W. H. Keith, and is being trained at Caulhekl. Keith U3uaUy worka Westerly before daylight

Cznrovitch, fancied by some people for tlio i.ext V.R.C. Derby, has made hu reappearance* on tlie tracks at Fleniuigton ufter a short spcl!.

Tae raciag mare fiiiruUi has retired from tic turf.

Word comes from Brisbane of the suddeni death of the racehorse Drake, wlio was liyl Ihe Rake from Deccj, and nou tlio Queer.aianri Cup of 1301.

George Towns, tlie chomr.-C'i sculler of ihe world, announces lii&t he is qu'te prepared to row llichrrd Tiessidcr, the cliainpion of New Suuth Wales, far JCSOO aside, but he cannotj decide on the match until he has got the business whidi he intends to embark upon in working order. He hopes that very shortly he v.-iiß be in a position to definitely reply to Tressider'-S dialienge. Tressidcr has a strong following. Last week robber* paid a visit to the Williams* town racecourse, ami broke into tha secretary's office and the refreshment roemp. There was nothing of any importance taken awnjfl from tlie secretary's office, but a quantity of spirits, the property of Mr Skinner, the caierer, was removed from tho refreshment rooms.

Messrs William C. Yuille and Co. have soldi privately the thoroughbred mare Black Beauty, 3yra, by Pilgrim's Progress from Lady Heart, ta Mr C. R. (foode, o' South Australia, who intends sending her to the imported stallion TO3tig-

The Pony Trot at the New Soufcli Wales Trotting Club meeting hist week was won by tha anciert S?ilor Boy 11, who is said io be considerably over 20 years of age. He was bred by tlie Maons m New Zealand, and has wen innumerable ruces all over New Zealand and! in Australia.

Mmghairi, Burghos, nnd Muutchaka have amved at Flenung-toii from Camperdown, in, charge of H. Harrison.

Tho SouUi Australian racchcrac El Koran (by Koran) died last week.

St. Sv.-ithm, tlie siro of Mcrloolas, Gnullo, Tiochon, Florin, and other winners, died short timo back at the Yarrab-se stud, Nejw South Wales. He was by Cadogaoi, who stood m New Zealam.l for many years. %

The Sydney jumper Sloth 11, who won the First Steeplechase at Uie recent A.J.C. autumn meeti'ig, is now being trained at Flemmgtott by R. 11. Frew.

Mi S. Miller has, it is reported in Sydney, been making inquiries with s view to puichasirg the jmnoer Fiantic 11, but the present oww: is not desirous of i>irting v/ith the son of Oberon.

Tiie vearliiig colt by Haut Bnou from Maltster's dam, has b^en leased by Mr S. Hordsrm to a. patron of AY. Duggan's stable m Sydney.

Yliraw, by Sunrise, has been sold in Adelaide to Mr H. J Edwards, foi 12335. The v.-c-ll Jtnown Adelaide jockey A. E. ReecH committed suitide m Sydney last week by\ ehootirs himself. Ho left a pathetic note mi winch he said he had given a cheque for £30, and could not meat it. Ifp oxpresed the opinion! that his v. ife and two cTii.r.re.i would do better without him. He saw no way of geStug outi of troub'e. and had 10.-i all hope in lite.

The V.R C liavo at last consented to allow trainers the use of a portion of the outer fringo of the course proper for training purposes. It was thrown open last Saturday, from, the milei and a-quartcr poet to the home tvn I—about1 — about six fur-longs. The we!!-icr>owii stcie iicdia=er BethnaC (Neckf-rsjrat — Maritime), who, carrying 12.10. rs,v Frwdcm 0 11 <o threo-qnarters of a length!,' in the V.R.C Grand National Steeplechase o*; 1991, was told by auction at the Victoria JEor6«j Bazaar on Moiul'av last by Mebsre William CJ Yuilio and Co. for 6jr=' Xiie purchaser was Mr, IT Morlw. Bofclmal lias on vgly log. , Mr John Finnic, one of t'io riioiieers of tlie. Queensland turf, has decided to again engage;] extoiiHivelv in racing horae3. "j M«- John narry, a Tpyistered bookmakpr, vra?t starding outside tlie Victorian Club. Bourkci street, between 1 and 2 o'clock on Hominy nffccT'l noon last, fingering- a roll of bank notec, where' a vounc man mado the occasion his on»ortii-'-v! nity. Ho srrabhed the notes and wheeletl inirj. thi» Onera Hou<>^ n^ a dn&ln'Mr pace. Mr Harr-» was hot on his heels, wh*»n another man Ehep- 1 herded the fueitivo by Bliouldering the mrrsrier'? The set-back to Mr Harry gflve tTic conf«de-" iate9 an. atlvantage, which tliey made tho heaVf

■use of. The police have noi even a "clue" to the thieves. . Athletes, past and present, assembled in force at the Vienna Cafe, in Melbourne, on [Monday last, to bid fare-well to their old "proiessoT," Mr W. Miller, -who, after nearly half a. century of activity, intends passing the rejmainder of his life in England. The gathering ■was representative oX every section of the comjmunity, and was a striking proof of the universal appreciation in which manly sport is held. fl3ir Samuel Gillot, the Mayor, presided, and «mongst those present were Mr J. L. Purves, IK.C., and Aldarrnaa lloloney. Mr Purves, in •wishing Professor Miller God-speed, said that Jhe had shared his desire to do many things •well, and had, "worse luck, gone in for many (branches of sport. Whenever he thought of Miller he was reminded of a certain street in Damascus which was called "Straight," for (that title fitted him better than any other.— ftOhcers.) His all-round ability was only Tecogaiised when it was remembered that he had ibeen matched against such a wonderful athlete &s Clarence Whistler, who trained on champagne and chewed up the glasses by way of amusement, and that ho had been matched ■with wrestlers of the calibre of Cannon and Donald Dinnie. ProfessoT Miller had throughcat kept his reputation unsullied, and they ■were proud to reoogni&e him as a man well •worthy to_ uphold the credit of Australia. The 'Professor was presented with sn illuminated address, and made a feeling reply. COURSING. The opening meeting of the New South [Wales National Coursing Association was concluded on Friday last at Rooty Hilt. ReBults: — Derby.— J. Weir's bk and w d Watt, by Black iDouglas — Goldsmith's Maid, and same owner's •w t b Wapping, same breeding, divided the •take. Birthday Stakes.— Murray and "Wren's o and wd L« Soldi, by Licoric*— La Vatettp, beat F. Braddick'B b and w d Breelorur. by Licorice — iiittle Wonder, and won the stake. Oaks.— Evans and Nicholle's r and w b Chit Chat, by Black Douglas— Piowena, beat P. A. and L. Lamb's b or r and w b Luxury, by Craban — Lozenge, and won the stake.