SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2929, 4 May 1910, Page 55

SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

By Ravensworth. .MELBOURNE, April 26. RACES IN MELBOURNE, There was a meeting at Aspendale Parki last Wednesday. Mr J. R. Crooke, pro- . prietor of the course, was to leave on a trip to England next day, and his health; - was honoured in the stewards' room. Ml' Crooke's father was the owner of Saladin, : ' who ran two dead heats with Flying Dutch-) man in the Australian Cup in 1872. Two of the winners during the afternoon—Rubyi ', Tin 8.1, by Rucnalf, and Galeria 8.1, byj: Harmonist —were ridden to victory by C.il Bolton, the first-named in the First. Divi- ' sion and the last-named in the Second! Division Handicap. Both were trained afc Caulfield by M. J. - Carmody. It is in-i ■ tended to send Galeria, whose dam, Gaillardia, is by Trenton, to the stud next' season. Mutilator, who is engaged in the Adelaide Cup at 7.8, and also in the* S.A.J.C. St. Leger, was, in a weak field,] regarded as a certainty for the Aspendale* Park Handicap. Ha looked a little bib above himself, but still won easily, thoughi he was in a lather when hf pulled up. ; f Mutilator will probably fulfil his engage-i ments at the Adelaide meeting. He will be ridden in the St. Leger by R. Lewis,;' who had the mount on him in this race.! Mint 8.3, by Alva, caused a surprise byj winning the Jumpers' Flat Race. EgbaJ 11.5, by The Admiral, though he was Lame,;! w - as equal to| winning the Steeplechase! easily. The Grafton gelding Silver Strandfi in C. Quinn's stable, wae unlucky to lose* the Third Division Handicap. He had af good Lead into the straight, and was aprr>a-:| rently going easily, but his apprentice/' jockey was unable to control him, and) Silver Strand cut across to the outer fence!-* This allowed Drimadoon 8.12 to get up aiyS win with a little to spare. \ Melbourne racegoers were catered foi* cffl Saturday by the Epsom Racing Club. The course was hard, and in consequence the' scratching pen was freelv used. Garland! 9.7, by The Harvester, had, with F. Burn up, an easy win in the Hurdle Race. Late? on Burn rode Snob 11.7 second to Kororoit 11.1 in the Steeplechase, and entered a protest against the winner on the ground that he had been interfered with at tha last three fences. Not only was the pro-

test dismissed, but the £5 lodged with it forfeited, as it was considered frivolous. Burn was also reprimanded for using abusive language to H. R! Stuart, rider of Kororoit. King 8.1, by Coil, was successful in the First Division Handicap, in. which the field was very poor, while the Second Division Handicap, after an exciting finish, went to the Aspendale Park (winner Drimadoon 7.9, who beat the Friar Tuck gelding Charnwood on the post by a head. Miss Query 7.3, a Wallace three-year-old, scored an easy win in the Third Division Handicap. The best field of the day was seen out in the Epsom Handicap, one mile. It attracted 13 starters, and after a fine race Perilous 6.10, by Pistol (imp.), who has been running ve,ry unluckily of late, got home a neck in front of Gunpowder 7.3, with the) top-weight Cbrroboree 9.12, ridden by R. Cameron, third. The New Zealand-bred Kerlie was expected to win, but ran disappointingly. Monday being Eight Hours' Day in Melbourne and.a public holiday, a race meeting was held at Moonee Valley. In stakes •J 3750 was provided, and a successful meetling wa* recorded, the attendance being a 'splendid one. The leading event was the i {Eight Hours' Handicap, one mile and ' a-quarter, and it went to Perilous, who, iWith his penalty, only had 7.6 to carry. , The win of Perilous was accomplished :very much in the style of that registered by him at Epsom on Saturday. He looked 'likely to be beaten 100 yards from home, but, vigorously ridden" by C Andrews, and '.finishing very" resolutely, he managed to hold Mutilator 8.0 at bay and win by a marrow margin. Mutilator was imlucky to •lose, as Lewis got blocked on him at the •back in trying far. a place on the inside, and the- colt lost two or three lengths. •Imprint was a starter, but. quite failed to 'reproduce her Williamstown form. F. tißurn rode Silvery Po6t to victory in the ••Hurdle Race, while the Maiden Plate went to the two-year-old Braw Scot. He is in jiW. S. riickenbotham's stable, and is a Sail brother to True Scot, Loyal Scot, and ■•Lord Derbv, by Wallace, from Fides, by ; Mostyn from Fidelity, by Gang Forward. 'He was bred by his owner, the South Australian sportsman who races as Mr J. "Rowan. Braw Scot is engaged in the South Australian Stakes, to be run at the approaching S.A.J.C. meeting. Pendulous and Eye Glass both finished fast in Braw Scots race. Eye Glass was unlucky in getting shut in at the home turn. He is an ', imported' colt, „by Isinglass, and is in ' James Scobie's stable. W. Sarlo, who rode : Pendulous, is new to Melbourne racegoers. He has ridden in Nev South Wales, and is now attached to the Bonnyvale stable. : Aethro 7.7, by Haut Brion, with C. Andrews up, just landed the Welter Plate from Langtoun 7.11, while Ring took the Recreation Handicap and Drimadoon the .Welter Puree, each carrying a 71b penalty for his Epsom win. *•': RACING IN SYDNEY.

The feature of the racing at Warwick Farm on Saturday was the success of J. E. Pike, who, after running second in one race, came out and took the next three. His winners were Rose of Lancaster in the Liverpool Mile and Warwick Handicap, and Kumnulla. 8.2 in the Nursery Handicap. Rose of Lancaster won .both her races easily. She is a four-year-old filly, bv Lancaster (son of Hotchkiss and Frailtv), from Rosebud, by Retford from Fashion, bv Trident from Etiquette (imp ), by Caractacus, and was bred by fcr owne'% Major .Claude Smith. Lancaster was, when on the turf, trained at Caulfield by I. Foulsham, and was a fair performed though he failed badly in the Melbourne Cup of 1900, which ne was expected to ' win. Kumnulla is by W'«>ton from Miss Melos. He only beat Blackpool by a head. Metallist 9.0, by Nobleman (imp.), was successful in the Hurdle Race, while Lunoc 7.5, by Havoc, won the Farm Stakes. The Welter Mile went to Mirabis 8.6, by Fucile (son of Carbine). RACING IN SOUTH AUSTRALIA.

The Adelaide Racing Clubs summer neeting was held on Saturday, when the leading event, the Licensed \ ictuallei's Handicap, one mile and a-quarter, was won. by Coonabar, who is an acceptor tor both the Goodwood Handicap and Adelaide Cup, to be run at the S.AJ.U autumn meeting. He was weighted at IM for the first-named event, 'and at 0./ for the last-named event, but has incurred a penalty of 71b in the Goodwood and a oenalty of slb for the Cup. Coonabar is a three-year-old colt by Master from Loveloch (dam of Bruntwocd, Kudos, Inelewood, Confetti. Maltman, etc.), by Lochiel from' - My Love, by .; Yattendon, and cost ISOgs as a yearling in Sydney. When trained at Flemingtoir-by .Rj'VIW Coonabar wor the V.A.T.C. Hobday Stakes. He won his race on Saturday in a canter from Topedi 8.4 and a fair field. The Welter Handicap wentto S.lißP©ry 8.10 (bj Carlyon), the Hurdle Race to Bright Pilerim 11.7 (by Pilgrim s Progress), and the Steeplechase to Pathfinder 9.2 (by Conventioneer). There was a field of 21 for the Trial Handicap, and Leap Year 7.12 (by Carlyon) won easily. Fandion 8.10 (by Grafton), was returned an easy winner in the Richmond Fark Stakes, for two-year-olds, and Marble Maid 8.2, who is by the New Zealandbred Pygmalion, took the Hill Handicap, aix furlongs. MISCELLANEOUS. The winners at the Melbourne Trotting Club's meeting at Richmond last week were Almost (by Almont), Alpha (by Huon Jim), Philos (by John- Osterley . Hector Mac, late Amberite (by Satellite), and En-mie Derby (by Emulator). In oomsequence of the fine form shown bv J. L. Davis recently, a special handicap was arranged to be held at. the Melbourne Cricket Ground last Friday over the quarter-mile hurdles-10 flights of 3ft 6in each. In a splendid finish Davis won by a yard from J. Brake (40yd ; s), with L G. Duffy (55yds) third. The time was taken by four timekeepers, three of. whom agreed 'that it was 57 2-ssec This is a new world'te record, beating the bd l-t>sec record made by the same runner about three years ago. . Following closely on the record-breaking run of J. L. Davis, another record was •broken, on Saturday a.t the . Melbourne Hare and Hounds sports on the Melbourne Grarhmar School ground. G. A. Wheatley, the -Essendon champion, attacked J. F. Dalrymole's Australasian amateur record for 1000 yards of 2min 19 4-ssec, made on the Melbourne Cricket Ground 15 years ago, and beat it by 2-ssec. Wheatley is in splendid form just now, and he won the 1000 vards race easily. He was well helped in 'his effort by H. A. Flamming, who, running splendidly, was only beaten in the last .100 yards, but Wheatley could

have improved on his time of 2min 19 2-ssec. George Blake, running in the handsome green. and gold Australian guernsey presented to him for use in the Olvmpic Marathon race, attempted to beat Alfred Shrubb's two-mile Australasian record, 9min 47 4-ssec, but failed, though he beat the best run ever done by a Victorian, W. Cummings, lOmin 5 4-sseo, by 2-ssec. It was a fine j-ace, with 36 starters, and though Blalie only finished fourth he ran well. J. L. Davis, despite a heavy fall on the previous evening, won both sprints in excellent style. His trainer, however, nearly cost him the race, for, though warned by the officials, he took up a position inside the arena, near the finish, and urged Davis- on at the critical moment. The judges inquired into the matter, acquitted Davis of ail blame, but censured the trainer severely. The hurdle racer Woolloomooloo, by Definition (son of Lochiel) from Farthingale, has been sold to go to New Zealand. Mr A. F. Douglas is the new owner. Woolloomooloo recently won a jumpers' flat race—quite unexpectedly—at Aspendale Park. . The Goodwood Handicap and Adelaide Cup candidate, True Scot, showed signs of lameness after working at Flemington on Saturday morning, but he went to Adelaide this morning with the other members of Hickenbothana's team —viz., Trafalgar, Braw Scot, Lord Derby, and Moruja. By the same train Mutilator, Iliad, Karnattan, Apoplexy, William Wallace, Glue, Spryfoot, Olivaster, and Pretty Meg went to Adelaides in anticipation of the S.A.J.C. meeting. The Murnumbidgee Turf Club's annual meeting took place last week. On the first day the Wagga Cup, one mile a?id aquarter, was won by Admirer, a five-year-old gelding by Fleet Admiral (brother to the V.R.C. Derby winner, The Admiral). The Oriental, another gelding by Fleet Admiral, won the High-weight Handicap, and Strathavon, a son of the Derby and Melbourne Cup winner Newhaven, was successful in the President's Stakes. On the second day the three-year-old Haut Brion, Nadir, recently purchased in Sydney by Mr H. P. Chew, was successful in the Autumn Handicap, six furlongs, and the same owner's Barrenjoey, by Grafton, was successful in the Town Plate, one nile. The Oriental won another race. The Corythus gelding Green Valley, owned by Mr H. E. Brock, recently died in Tasmania from blood-poisoning. R Sutton, who had his skull fractured at Randwick during the A.J.C. autumn meeting, has made a splendid recovery, and has left Sydney Hospital. Pie has returned to Melbourne. Though he is still confined to his room Mr T. S. Clibborn, secretary of the A.J.C... who is a severe sufferer from sciatica, -is improving in health. Sir Joseph Carruthers has been re-elected unopposed a director of the Moorefield Raeeeourse (Ltd.), Sydney. Prince Foote was lame after winning the A.J.C. Plate, and was kept in his box for a week. W. Kelso is now training Loyal Blue at Randwick. Mr S. M. Wilson, the Tasmanian sportsman, is now the owner of Loyal Blue. The imported stallion Skopos, sire of Jinnee, has been sold to Mr S. Home, of Gladstone, Queensland. , Mala, Brookong. and the Birkenhead— Lady Fisher yearling colt have been sent to Mr H. Alan Currie's place at Camperdown for a holiday. The residents of Sandgate, the well-known watering-place, known as the Brighton of Queensland, have Induced Mr J. Wren, of Melbourne, to take over the management and full control of their course. It has a mile track, and suitable appointments, and is within easy reach of theft aity by rail and road. Mr Wren intends opening with a stake of £SOO, to be called, the Sandgate Cup. nine furlongs, and which will be run on May 14. Mr C. L. Macdohald has at Caulneld taken up Golden Point and Balgowan apain. They have been spelling at Bacchus Marsh.

It was decided by the V.R.C. Committee last week to register farriers who are desirous of working on the course at Flfinington on race days. Australian bookmakers have various designs and shapes of tickets recording wagers made with nlients. It is impossible in some cases to distinguish' what is written on them. With a view to making the record of a wasrer clearer the V.R.C. Committee Ibis decided 'hat in future at race meetings there must be at least 2|-in square of blank space on each ticket, so that the wa.Q-er recorded may be distinctly written. C. Bolton rode two winner.? at the Ballarat, Miners' Turf Club meeting last Friday. The. principal event went to James S.cobie's Bobadil colt Bolan. .The lucky W. H. M'Lachlan has won another important race. He rode Lady Wilde 7.1 to victory in the Newcastle Cup, of &00sovs, one mile and three furlongs, on Saturday. Lady Wilde is- by Nobleman (imp.). G. Ross rode two winners and a second at Epsom on Saturday, and J. E. O'Brien had a similar record at Adelaide. At the Helenavale meeting in West Australia C. Berglund rode three winners (one of them over hurdles), and W. Simpson two. J. E. Pike rede three winners in Sydney. At the Helenavale races in West Australia on Saturday the winners were Marvellous (by Mirabis), Florin (by Scarpia), Pat (by Come Ashore), Dragon (by Carbineer), Baressa (by Barbarossa), and Enibrae (by Amberite). The Albion Park Hundred in Brisbane on Saturday was won by Colossus, by the Melbourne Cup winner Gaulus.