SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, 1 June 1910, Page 56

SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

By Ravensworth.

MELBOURNE. May 24 RACING AT BENDIGO.

The annual two davs' winter meetiiw of the Bendisyo Joofcsy Club was. held on Wednesday and Thursday last. On the first dav the "Grand Annual Hurdle Race," W 115sovs, only attracted a field of three, and two of the starters. Easy Jack and Egba. are steeplechasers. The race proved a good thinar for Egba 10.13, who was purchased by his present owner. Mr W. Barker, a local butcher, from E. A. Connollv for £4O, and he has not turned out, to date, a bad speculation. He pulled up lame after his race. Egba is by the V.R.C. • Derby winner, The Admiral, from Sirona, by "Welcome Jack from Security (imp.), by Lord Clifden, and' is a full brother to the country 'performer, Marie Nixon. Mr E. B. Bell took three horses to Bendigo, and won with them, Bramshaw taking the Welter Handicap and Brederwode the Galloway Handicap. They are brother and sister. Their darn, Brio, is a half-sister to Silenus, Vrloce, and Bacchus. Bedloe carried her Moonee Valley penalty to victory in. the Eosora Plate, but Evenholme, another penalised for a win at Moonee Valley; was easily beaten by the ancient Fulrninator. by Thunderbolt. As a_ fouryear old Fulmiruuor won the Adelaide

Racing Club Citv Ha' ap, a good cko9 race. Modest Girl, r ; -.■•■■. by C. Andrews (who was also on Brederwode ; n her race), was successful in the Purse. On the second day the most, successful event was the Trot, for which there wero 16 starters. Dave Price had a supposed

good thins in the pony Fresno, but ho was beaten half a length by the little-thought of Quality. The Second Hurdle Race did not produce a contest, Go On walking over. W. H. Keith's Now Zealander Ngauruhce (Phaeton—Vapour), who has been nominated times out of number for races without being produced, was started in the Flying Handicap, six furlongs, in which his weight was 9.3. He won by six lengths from Akim Foo 8.1, but the others were of very little account. Subsequently Akim. 1 Foo, carrying 7.11 rook the Winter Handicap, one. mile, easily defeating Fulminatoi--8.9. Venom 10.3, by Bundook (son of; Oarbine). scored easily in the' Steeplechase from Devor f -)ort 10.9, while N. D. God by (who rode Lord Cardigan to victory in his Melbourne Cup race) was successful in the Jumpers' Flat Racci on Briton. Mr Bell took the Recovery Handicap with Bramshaw. He now ti-suns Akim Foo, so that he won four races at the meeting. RACING IN MELBOURNE. The Sandon Park meeting*, which nad been postponed owing to the death of the King, was held in fine weather on Saturday, and was very successful. Two of the winners—Carotle 9.1, in the First Divisioni Handicap, and Leiderderg 8.11, in the Third Division Handicap—were sired' by the- Bill of Portland horse Bobadil, who is doing pretty well at the stud. Chorister 8.1 was thought to be a "dead bird" lor Leiderdeg's race, for whicn there were 17; starters, and he managed to run second. The handicapper thought he was a local country horse, but it turned out that he is from New Zealand. He is described as .in aged brown gelding* by St. Paul from a. Fouishot mare; was nominated by G. Penrose, and ridden by J. Rae. On the form Chorister does* not appear to be of much account, as he had very little to beat, but I think he will do better. He is said to have held his own in a gallop with Ngauruhoe. The in* ported mare Shuffle (Uncle MacHornpipe), purchased out of a selling race in England by Mr Pharsy Phillips, a Victorian M.P., won the Jumpers' Flat Race. She is a mean-looking mare, but had nothing much to beat. C. Bolton rode two winners—Kahouna 7.3 in the Sandon Park Handicap, and Lady Ottawa 8.11, in the Second Division Handicap. Lady Ottawa, who is by the Carbine horse George Frederick, was lucky to beat Apiarist. The latter has a faulty knee, which went against him in the run home, but still he was only beaten a neck. The Steeplechase went to Groper, who had 11.12 (including a 71b penalty for winning the Hurdle Race at Bacchus Marsh the previous Tuesday). R. Hoyt, who recently returned from Tasmania, rode Groper, who is by the Trenton* horse, The Inquisitor.

RACING IN WEST AUSTRALIA

The meeting of the West Australian Turf Club, postponed owing- to the King's death, was held on Wednesday in showery weather. The leading- event, the May Handicap, one mile and three furlongs, went to Romulus, 7.12, by the Carbine horse Mural. He only beat Woodside 7.1 by a neck. A weight-for-age event, the Rockingham Stakes, seven furlongs, went to the imported mare Oi, by Worcester. She only had two opponents. Rochy 9.0, by Correze, won the Hurdle Race. E. Sutherland had two winning rides—on Coldstre.ak .8.10, by, Hymethus. in the Cainao Handicap, and on Flogger 9.7, by Bundook (son of Carbine), in the Rottnest Handicap, seven furlongs. Fop carried 10.10 to victory in the Telephone Handicap. On Saturday a meeting -was held at Helena-vale. The stipendiary stewards held three inquiries concerning the running of Sine Blue in. the Hurdle Race; Cissy, who was beaten by her stable mate in the principal race; and Bersd-und's riding of At Last in the Third Class Plate. No action, was taken with regard to Cissy's defeat, but Barry was suspended for six months for unbecoming conduct at the close of the inquiry. The inquiry in regard to Sire Blue was adjourned, and Berglund was suspended pending further investigations. It was alleged that Berglund was responsible for Wainui losing her rider (Matthews) in the Third Class Plate. Matthews was trampled on, and sustained a fractured skull and broken nose. The winners .it Iho meeting were Renouncement, Path, Sample, Brunswick, Boulever and Garnamah. Path is an imported mare by Marco from Mountain Lassie. RACING IN At the Canterbury Park meeting on Saturday Superstition reappeared in the winning- list. Carrying 10.10, he won the Hurdle Race. This was his first victory since he took the Hurdle Race on the same course on May 9, 1908, when he carried 12.7. After riding Medaglia to victory in, the Adelaide Cup, W. H. M'Lachlan returned to Sydney, and was twice successful at the Canterbury Park meeting, getting Metal King 7.12, by Metal, home in the Flying Mile and the imported mare Maiv cotina, bv Marco, in the Canterbury Handicap. W. H. Smith was just as unlucky. He rode in five races, and scored four seconds and a third. The Nursery Handicap went to- Gypsum' 6.10, who is by True Blue (son of Hotehkiss), and beat Blackpool 8.10 by half a length. Baal Gamon 7.8, by April Fool, took the Park Stakes, and Oweenee 8.7, by Grafton, the Shorts Handicap. RACING IN QUEENSLAND. The autumn, meeting of the Queensland Turf Club was commenced on Saturday, when the Stradbroke Handicap, six fur* longs, was the principal event on the card. There was a big field, Bright Laddie 8.3 winning by two and a-half lengths fromi Malt Mary 9.12, with Mischief 9.9 third. Bright Laddie is a tihree-year-old colt by Ayr Laddie (imp.) from Bright Alice (dam of Britain , by Tostig from Sweet Alice, by. Gang Forward, and was bred by T. Payten, who sold him as a yearling to his present owner for 250 gs. A. M'Crimmon, who used to ride in Sydney, was successful onBright Laddie, and he was also on Award 8.9, bv Ruenalf, who won the First Novice Handicap. Flaxen was reckoned a cei> tainty foi the weight-for-age event, the King's Plate, one mile and a-quarter, but did not even get a. place, the winner turning up in Count Grafton, by Grafton. He iust beat Barallan by a bead. Midare B„ by Flavus. won the St. Leaer Stakes;' Athlon© 9.13, bv Am-il Foci, the Weltef Handicap and Medallurgy 9.13, by Medal-

Hon, the Hamilton Handicap. The Sydney jockey J. E. Pike rode the latter winner. RACING IN ADELAIDE. The autumn meeting of the South Australian Jockey Club concluded on Saturday. The meeting, despite that its commencement was postponed owing to the King's death, was a great success. There •was no event of any particular interest on the card. The principal flat race was the S.A.J.C. Handicap, of 250sovs, one mile and a-half. Each of tht- 10'runners had a Cup win of some description to his or her credit, and three of. the number —Destinist, Spinaway, and Kooringa—rank as Adelaide Cup winners. The winner on this occasion was the grey, Destinist. who showed that he has not yet outlived his usefulness by scoring in good style from Alarm and Kooringa. Kulcurna, who was purchased ' a few days previously, for 250 gs by Mr W. J. Player, won the Second Hurdle Race with 11.13 up, and the ancient Becky 7.7, by Malvolio, took -the Fisher Stakes, one mile and a-quarter. Becky was a few years ago- a member of T. Pay ten's team at Randwick. The Steeplechase went to Des- ■ tili« 10.10, who, like Destinist, is by Destiny, a horse by Neckersgat that died a few ' years ago. The Wallace filly Kirn scored a .close win in the Juvenile Stakes from Eager and Lady Pranjip, while the Pistol filly Musket Belle 6.9 (a half-sister to . Topedi) led all the way in the Totalisator Handicap, six furlongs. MISCELLANEOUS. R. Hoyt, who recently returned from India, rode Groper to victory in the Hurdle Rece at Bacchus Marsh last week. Groper won the Hurdle Race on the same coarse ifi November, 1908, and Valwick, another winner on the same occasion, was also &uccesful.

The.field in the Bacchus Marsh Handicap, won by the Grafton mare Careful, included the _ New Zealand Cup winner, Grand Rapids who looked burly and very inferior. He finished 40 lengths at the tail oi the field.

Favourite who gave George Scobie such a bad fall in. the Hurdle Race at Moonie Valley has since died. Scobie is gradually recovering.

Twenty members of the English Northern Union Rugby team were passengers by the R.M.S. Osterley to Australia. The remaining six will arrive by the next mail steamer. The team is to play a series of matches in Sydney and other centres. The Sydney city coroner last week concluded an inquest concerning the death of Edward Sloane Cleburne, 29, who died in the Sidney Hospital. Deceased had bean engaged in a boxing tournamsnt at the Gaiety Theatre Hall, in connection with the lightweight amateur championship of New South Wales. His opponent, Clarence Robinson, was present in the court. Dr Maitland stated that he had warned Cleburne at the end of last year or the beginning of this year when he was engaging in high diving at the baths, that he was not physically fit for any excessive, athletic exercises. The coroner brought in a verdict of accidental death, and added. "I have come to the decision that the boxing contest at- which the man received his_injuues was a lawful sport." A deputation of members of Parliament waited upon the Acting Premier of West Australia (Mr Wilson) last week, and urged that the Government should allow betting to continue on acknowledged racecourses till Parliament, met, and members were given a. chance to legislate, so that minor interests might be protected. It was said that some of the clubs not under the aegis of the West Australian Turf Club were run- just as respectably as some of the so-called registered clubs. It was also suggested that the legislation now in force in Victoria should be adopted in this State. Mr Wilson said that, as far as his information went, things were in a peculiar state in Victoria, and he did not think they would be well advised in following \ictoria's example. In South Australia the totaiisator was used solely, and appeared to be a solution of the difficulty. The arguments put forward by the deputation would be placed before members of the Ministry in. the Cabinet. They would then decide whether they would go one stop further and stop betting ou racecourses as well as at whipet meetings. The position at present was that betting except on recognised courses for racing should be prohibited as far as the law would permit. Mr Wilson, it has since been announced, defines "recognised racecourses" as those where definite fixtures are arranged in advance of the current racing season. This is taken as an r indication that the Government contemplates stopping betting on unregistered racecourses. Ariki, by Grafton —Cello, won the leading event at the Clarence River (N.S.W.) Jockey Club meeting fast week. There are 33 final acceptors for the Brisbane Two Thousand, to be run on June 4. My Comrade 10.5, Togo 10.2, Malt Maoy 9.13, Mischief 9.9, and Manchester 9.7, are amongst the number. Mr W. Lyons, who is a well-known racingman both in New Zealand and Australia, has undergone a serious operation in Sydney, but is now convalescent. Before racing began at Morphflfctville on Saturday the stewards severely cautioned the light-weight, G. Bax, for having steered an erratic course on Coonabar in the Adelaide Cup. Three imported mares were «uoce: : sful on Saturday—Path, at the Helenavale (W.A.) meeting-; Marootina, at the Canterbury. Park (N.S.W.) meeting; and Shuffle, at Mentone. The two flesh-named were sired by Marco (son of Barcaldine).' J. Killorn, who was a successful jockey on the Victorian and New South Wales •pony courses a few years ago, returned to Sydney two months ago, after having ridden in India for three season with remarkable success. He was present at the Fitzroy races on Monday, and there made his first application for a jockey's license to rid© again in his native land. After the stewards had heard the facts regarding his career in India they decided to give him another license. Killorn has not greatly increased in weight since he accepted a retainer to ride in India. Mr S. Miller has decided to add a trophy valued at £25 to the stake of the Redleap Hurdle Race, to be run at the V.R.C. June meeting. Redleap is the name of the fs-mc-us steeplechaser that carried Mr Miller's colours, and also the name of Lis 1 stable at Mill Park. Manorial (Mana —Houri) who, when in C Wheeler's stable was regarded as a very oroniising steeplechaser, changed bands in Melbourne on Monday for three Buinaai and a-haif 1