SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2949, 21 September 1910, Page 57

SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

Bt Ravensworth.

MELBOURNE. September 13 RACING IN MELBOURNE.

Last Wednesday thp Sundown Park Racing- Club held a well-attended mectincr in fine weather Siege Moi 7.5, who i« by tho New Zealand-bred Sietre Gun. was successful in the First Division Handicap. six furlonira. but the opposition was weak. and Belle Sabroieht 8.10, who rnisrht have won, was left several lengths at the posi. There were 19 starters for tho .Tamper.-' Flat Race, and it looked very open. F Burn (Gnifnax'B Grand National pilot) rode Masterpiece 9.5. by Riding Master (imp.), a nice race and won easily from Kure 10.5. W. P. Bum. who is a brother of F. Burn signalised hi.s return to Australia from Ceylon by riding Sardou 8.1

to victory in the Second Class Handicap. Sardou is by Orzil from Sara, by Jacinth, and cost Mr H. L. Gumming 400 guineas as a yearling. The gelding was formerly in J. Scobie's stable. But for being badly interfered with in the straight, the New Zealand-bred Waiata would probably have won this event. He ■ received three bumps, the same horse being responsible on each occasion. No questions' were asked by the stewards. Busra 9.9, a halfbrother to the Sydney Cup winner Dyed Garments, was successful in the Steeplechase. P. Coagrove, who has been out of luck for souls' time', having the mount. Last spring- at Randwick Sequaricus put up what at the time looked a good performance by easily winning the A.J.C. New Stakes, nine furlongs, in lmin 54sec. He was shortly afterwards sold at a high figure—£lsoo, it was said at the time—to Mr B. Allen, and he has never won a race since. There were a few horses well sold at that particular time, and Sequacious was certainly the most notable of them. He is a light-framed gelding, but has built up a little, and has been going rather attractively on the track. He shaped fairly well in the Memsie Stakes at Caulfield, arid was thought to he- a certainty for the Sundown Park Handicap; but. was beaten into third place. After Rahevy had led to t\w distance. Lady Ottawa 7.9 took command, and stalling off Langloh, who finished well, won by thre°quarters of a !<>ngtth. C. Bolton 'had the mount on Lady Ottawa, who is by the Carbine horse George Frederick the Third Division Handicap wont to Jimiston 8.9, by Footbolt, who ua< very vigorously ridden by C. Andrews. RACING IN SYDNEY.

The meeting of Sydney Tattersall's Club at Randwick on Saturday was highly interesting. Several horses with important engagement?, ahead were seen out. and the old rivals Malt King and Prince Foot? each won a race. Prince Foote's race was the Chelmsford Stakes. This was a weight for-age event, with penalties and allowances, and a 71b penalty brought the colt's weight up to 9.7. Though he won the corresponding event last year, the distance, nine furlongs, is rather short for Prince Foote, ;uid that fact no doubt hud a good deal to do with his not being greatly liked, while there would also be a doubt as to his being thoroughly wound up. Besides, Patrcnatus. had a 141 b allowance. However, Mr John Brown's colt proved that lie has not lost his three-year-old form, as he put in a good run at the finish, and won with something in hand-. The performance will greatly please his admirers for the Caulfield Cup. and they are numerous. He will be very useful in any weigbt-for-age race in which he starts thus season. This makes Prince Focte's eleventh victory on the turf, and he has already won in stakes ■ £15,872. Only three other horses in Australia —Carbine (£29.476). Poieidon (£19.858), and Wakeful (£l6,69s)—have won more. Patunatus was second to Prince Fcote, and he was not disgraced. He- has the nice weight of 3.2 in the Metropolitan, while Silver Hampton, who finished third, is in the Epsom Handicap at 6.12. MahMne, with her 71b penalty, was fourth, and this mare comes on very quickly with a race. She has 9.4 in the Epsom Handicap. The other starters included Parse©," Aborigine, Golden Slipper Orodes, and Tanaini. Neither Aborigine nor Go.kieu Slipper ran well. Both are a trifle backward in condition.

Malt King put up a good performance by winning the Tramway Handicap without effort, carrying 9.7, or 51b mon than his Epsom Handicap weight. Desert Rose 8.2 was equal fo running second, but had no chance against the colt when it came to a finish. The "p 0 "y" jockey J. S. M'Donald (or S. M'Donald. a? he usually ridc-s), who has just bet-n licensed, by tJio A.J.C., had the winning mount. In audition to the Epsom Handicap, Malt King h-ai-s an engagement in the Metropolitan at 8.12. Two New Zea landers—Crucinolla 9.7 (ridden 'by A. Oliver) and Mundic 7.7 were uiotuded in the field. Crucinella newer showed up, while Mundic was off, and was at the tail of the hunt all the way. Flavknus 10.3, another horse with important spring engagements (Epsom Handicap, 8.6; "Metropolitan. 8.2: Caulfield Cup, 8.1; and Melbourne Cup, 7.13). scored a hollow victory in the Welter Handicap from The Reckoning 9.6, who ran second to Obi in the Y.R.C. Grand National Hurdle Race and Doutta Galla Hurdle Race. Effort with 9.3 up was a starter, but made no show.

The Hurdle Race went to Ennismar 11.7, the New Zeulandcr, Hoauga, falling: and the Spring Handicap, one mile and a-quar-ter, to Cadonia 7.6 » As a two-year-old Cadonia showed a disposition to stay by winn-ng a mile Nursery Handiean. and he may have to be taken into serious consideration iu estimating the chances of the horses engaged in the A.J.C. Derby. Thai weight he carried on Saturday was nothing out of the way. but ho won in good style and beat a fair field, includin.g O'dii-s .linne.-, Kric. Maori King. Britain, and Monobe-l. Cadonia is trained by .1. A. Mayo for M<«-srs J. C. Williamson and A. Man.sfield (the latter part-owner of Olivaster), and is by imported Prudent King (son of Love Wisely; from Enooma. by Grafton from Aureole, bv Che.-ier from Amelia., by Musket, which reads like :t stout i>edigr«e. Cadonia a yearling Tn addition to the A.J.C. Derby, he is engaged in the. V.R.C. Derby. Caulneld Guineas, Mou-opolitan (7.0), Caulfield Cup (6.13), and Melbourne Cup (6.11). The Novice Handicap proved a good thing for Nangar 7.5. by Newhaven. So fa." - X.'iwhaven ha<s not he-en nearly so successful at the stud as he was on the turf.

RACING IN BRISBANE. The Queensland Turf Club held a meet- : itiff on Saturday. The chief event, the September Hand'oap. on* 'mile and u -quarter, proved a good thing for Bernie's Memory 8,12. by Little Bernie. who beat pigrht others, the nearest <if them. Ix>ch Flavus 3.8, beiii!? seven lengths away. Pycladc- book ti:.-> Trial Handicap, and Pendant 7.9. a full si<*ter to the reoenv i Kan down Parle winner. Siege Moi (SieEfe Gun—Pensa-a-Moi). was successful in (ho Op in Handicap, seven furlongs. The other winners were My Lady (by imp. Nobleman). Inzil (by Hindoo), and Cashmer ■ (bv Amberite}. The Brisbane Tattersall'« Club meeting took place on Monday, when Tattersall'a Handicap, one rnile. was won easilv bv Osmo 3.8. by Blar-tey. while Inzil followed up in form of Saturday by takintr the Welter Handicap. The other winners were Fum« (by Monarch), who took two '-ace?. Toprnan (by imp. Nobleman), and Count Grafton (bv Grafton'. RACING IX WEST AUSTRALIA. The Boulder liucing Club meeting was

continued last Wedneday, when tho Boulder Cup, of SOOsovs, two miles and 55yds, was run. ft was a good race, and was won by the Sydney Cup wmraer of 1908, Dyed Garments, 8.10, by Malvolio, with a Jit tie to spare from King's Cross, 8.7, by Grafton, with Artesian, 8.7, tbird. Dyed Garments is owned by Mr P. A. Connolly, who has been out of luck for some time. He won the principal event on the first day with Perkeo. Sample, 10.2, by Uproarious, took the Hurdle Race, and Brilliant Bov. 9.0, by Hautboy, the Horseshoe Plate, ridden by C. Pratt, who recently went over from Victoria. Brilliant, Boy was at one time owned by "Tommy" Burns. Bundorrie. 10.12, by Bundook (son of Carbinel was sucessful in the Ladies' Bracelet. R. Sutton, who is a Victorian rider, had the mount, and he also rode Sample in the Hurdle Race. Irwin Park 8.4, by North Park, took the Horseshoe Purse, and Murella, by Mural fison of Carbine' the Lake View Handicap. The stipendiary stewards viewed with suspicion the running of Glenolla in the Lake View Handicap. An inquiry was concluded on Thursday, and the rider, C. Pratt, disqualified for 12 months, be having been adjudged guilty of suspicious riding. The stewards were satisfied with the bona fides of tfie other parties, Pratt intends to appeal to the W.A.T.C. committee.

j The meeting was continued on Satur- ! day, when the Great Western Steeplechase ! of 500?ovs. two miles, and a quarter was run. Venom and L:> Rex, who were recently racing in. Victoria, were amongst the starters. The race went to Matchlock, ; 9.0, who is by Lockville, and has latelv I been confining his attention to hurdle rac- ' ing. Accidents in the race were numerous, and Koops, who had a fall with Renouncement, had his leg broken. Dirnlight rook the Encourage Shakes, and tho . Victorian bred Laughing Water. 7.11. by Bobadil, caused a surprise by winning the Welter Ph. to. The imported mare Apple Charlotte, 6.7. by Sir Geoffrey—Sweet Blenheim, scored the Grand Stand Handlicap. one mile an r - a quarter, in which the New Zealand bred Azurine, w.ho was expected to win, could, with 9.1 up, only run third. The ofcbar winners were Iliia and Floral both by Mural (son of Carbine). BASEBALL. The inter-State baseball carnival was continued on the Richmond cricket ground. Melbourne, last Wednesday, when New South Walas. beat Victoria by 6 to 5, and in a second match New South Wales beat Tasmania by 21 to 7. On Thursday Victoria, boat South Australia by 8 to 6, and New South Wales beat South Australia bv 11 to 6. The carnival was conelud>ed on Saturday, when the final game of the rubber between Victoria and New South Wales was played in rain and mud. They wore a nice clean lot of baseballers who went on to ute diamond at 2 o'clock: after a Jew slides to second both sides would have required identification papers to establish their credentials in their own homes. 'The game resulted in a victory for Victoria by 10 runs to 4. FOOTBALL. The first semi-final amongst the Victorian League clubs was played on Saturday on the Melbourne Cricket Ground in mud and rain, and was won by Colling wood by 14 goals 11-beh.inds (95 points) to Essendon's 5 goals 7 behinds (37 points). The Association semi-final, Essendon v. Prahran, was, owing to the unplayable state of the North Melbourne Ground, costponod for a week. Following are the most successful goal-kickers for the season as far as it has gone:—The League-: Martini (Geelong), 51; Lee (Collingwood), 51; Gardiner (Carlton), 40; Briggs (Fit ray), 31; Hartkopf (University). 30; A. Armstrong (Essendon), 26. The Asociation: Caine (North Melbourne). 70; Hutchinson (Port Melbourne), 54; Dowding (Prahran). 45; Sykes (Prahran). 45; Elliott (North Melbourne), 42; Chase (Brunswick), 39. BILLIARDS. Roberts beat Lindrum last week in a match of 6000 up (Lindrum receiving 1000) with a Jot to spare, the final scores being 6000 to 4262. This is the eighth successive occasion in which Roberts has beaten Lindrum on the same terms. The pair concluded another match on the same terms recently, when Roberts again won, the concluding scores being—Roberts 6000, Lindrum (receives 1000) 4907. Roberts left for West Australia to-day, and he will leave for India, en ,- oute for England, at the end of the month. Miss Ruby Roberts is anxious to contest the lady championship of Australia before leaving foi England, and a challenge on her behalf ho* just been issued by her uncle, Mr Charles Merrumott, to Miss Daisy Eddy, who claims the title. Miss Roberts has been devoting most of her time to losing hazards so far, but John Roberts wishes her to cultivate tho «not end play in preference, and he has been coaching her lafel.v in this phase of billiards. She has been improving rapidly of late, asid she beat her own record the other day with a break of 168 olf the red. In company with Mr and Mrs Roberts. Miss Ruby Roberts will sail from Freraantlo for England, via India, on September 27, and she anticipates being away from Australia for some yea re MISCELLANEOUS. Owing to heavy rain on. Saturday morning the Mentone races in Melbourne had to be postponed. Heavy rain in South Australia was also responsible for the Port Adelaide races being postponed on Saturday. Messrs H. Chv.sholm and Co. have sold the thoroughbred horse Landgraf, by Grafton (imp.) from Elfrida, to Messrs Briggs and M'Connell, of Consuelo Station, Queensland. When Tom Grog-gin foil in the Steeplechase at Sandown Park last Wednesday his rider. S. Howie, had his collarbone broken. Howie had just recovered from tho effects of an accident sustained on the training track.

It likely that there will be no Davis Cud contest in Australasia this sea-f*->n. Mr T. fT. Hicks, the hon. secretary of the Australian fawn Tennis Association, received last. week the following cable me=flaew from Dr Dwight, the president of the United State* National Association: "Withdraw challenge." The P-aulfield Cup winner Murmur was in the Welter Purse —the bottom half of e divided handicap—at *-he minimum weight last Faturdav. He is now 11 voars old.

Lady Peggy and Tartan Trimniin.crs have been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. A communication has forwarded to the- A.J.C. by the New South Wale* Breeders. , Osiers, and Trainers' Association, suggest' ng that the suburban race clubs should have two trained nurses^in

attendance at each race meeting, and that, in the case of a serious accident, there should bo adequate accommodation in each casualty room for at least six beds. Tho Queensland racehorse Royal Ned has reached Randwick. He has accepted for the Randwick Handicap and Metropolitan. The Queensland jockey J. Store will ride him in his engagements in Sydnev.

The only two jockeys licensed by the A.J.C who have applied for licenses to ride at the pony courses—M. Conneli and R. W. Brennan —have been accepted. Wakeful (dam of Balgowan and Blairgour) lias foaled a brown colt to Positano. and will visit Maltster. Wakeful has been to Positano three times. She missed the first time and, in addition to the present foal, she had a filly (now two years old) to him.

Saltare has boon added to the list of geldings by Mr S. O. Wood, V.S. Another New Zeabander, the steeplechaser Pilot, has been fired by Mr Wood. Master Soult has got over the effects of his recent, accident. It appears settled that tho special mission of the New Z:-.-lander is the Melbourne Cup The New Zealand mare Lady Lucy is recovering from her attack of pneumonia, and will resume training in a few days. Ruatamata, by Mahaki. won the Novice Handicap at the Fitzroy (Melbourne) races on Mondav.

That smart light-weight C. Andrews has been engaged to ride for Mr C. L. MacdonaJd's stable in the Melbourne Cup. He will probablv have the mount on Balgowan. Andrews may also have some of this stable's riding at the A.J.C. meeting. The A.J.C. Committee, at the beginning of the month, removed the disqualification incurred by all persons in connection with unregistered racing in Sydney, and brought their rules into line with the V.R.C in regard to pony racing. Subject to a clearance from the V.R.C, certain jockeys were licensed by the A.J.C. to ride at meetings under their rules. One of these was J. S. M'Donald, who last year rode over 100 winners at the pony meetings, and has already this year ridden 68 winners. The V.R.C. Committee on Friday decided to remove the disqualification from aU S3 T dney jockeys, trainers, and owners who had taken part in unregistered meetings here contrary to V.R.C. rules, but the embark was not removed from horses. Other jockeys licensed by the A.J.C, subject to a clearance from the V.R.C. (which has now been granted), include F. Fielder, W. H. Barnett. and F. W. Holding. T. La room be. I. R. Munro. ind T. - 1 G. Gascoyne are on scratch, and A. B. LSmith (New Zealand). J. Coulter (New Zealand), and H. T. Munro on the omin mark for the Dunlop road race from Warrnambool to Melbourne, to be run on October 1. The nominations for the event number 525. Glue was on Monday scratched for the Caulfield Cup and Melbourne Cup. and Bridge for the Caulfield Cup and Williamstown Cud.

The New Zealand steeplechaser Tilson. engaged at the A.J.C spring meeting, wont to Sydney on Monday by boat in charge of S. Casey. The following is an extract from the annua! report of the Victoria Amateur Turf Club (Caulfield): —"We have disbursed on racecourse ' maintenance and improvement account -during the year £4993 8s sd. Our charges account amounts to £2BIO 'ss, a portion of which k the. Government license fee and tax of £906 7s 6d. Tho club has paid »wjr in stake* for the past season the sum of £30,0-50, being £I4OO more than last year. Since the formation of the club in November. 1575. the motley added to stakes and paid awav bv the chib amounts to £542.955. Wo are pleased to be able to show that, notwithstanding the amount paid away in stakes, improvements, and tax. our assets now exceed our liabilities bv £21.045 14s 9d. The balanco sheet discloses the fact that a profit was made on each WRO? meeting held by the club during the past. vear. as follows: September meefine. 1909. £518: s-.primr meetine. 1909. £2163: November meeting. 1909. £690December matins-. 1909. £466: Januarv mooting. 1910. £357: autumn meeting. 1910. £304: Maro*i meeting. 1910. £538: Jon* meeting. 1910. £75: Julv meeting. 1910. £341; Australian Steeniechase meeting. 1910. £2153.