SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

Otago Witness, Issue 2985, 31 May 1911, Page 56

SPORTING NOTES FROM AUSTRALIA.

By Ravenswobth.

MELBOURNE, May 23. RACING IN MELBOURNE. As there wore two days’ racing at Bendigo last week, tire only registered meeting in Melbourne was that at Samdown Park on Saturday. The afternoon was showery, but the attendance was good. Backers had a bad day, throe outsiders being successful. The principal event, the Sandown Park Handicap.’one mile and a-qua.rfcar, wont to tire Bendigo winner, Lorderbor.g, who was well in at 7.7, but was still not fancied, because ho ran last in a six-furlong race on the second day at Bcndligo. 'H© was allowed to get a long break, and was never caught, though Ring got within two lengths of him at the finish. There wore three Now Zealanders in the race—Golden Cairn, Ohauvelin. and Gunpowder,—and Golden Cairn did the best of the trio by running third. D. J. Price’s stable had three supposed “good things,” but all failed. In the first place Serenade was well supported for the First Division Handicap,, only to run second; then Golden Cairn finished third iYi the Sandown Park Handicap; and a final plunge was indulged in over Gipsy Witch for the Second Division Handicap, and she missed a place. All three are New Zealand-bred. Mettle 9.0, by a stable companion of George Goulet' scored an easy win in the- Hurdle Race. He bias some flat race form to his credit, having recently won. the Towong Handicap. He is « good jumper, and seems to stay well The field opposed to him 'was not strong, but Mettle wen very easily, and is no ydouht useful. Spi.nnrod. 8.5. by Hova, took the First Division Handicap, Silver Strand 7.11, by Grafton., the Second Division Handicap. I’h under bo It 10.5. by Thunderer, the Steeplechase, and Glenearna.n 7.13, bv Hautmost (son of Haut Brion) the Third Division Handicap. RACING AT BENDIGO.

The B&ndigo Jockey Club held a two days' meeting last week. The success of

' the first day was spoilt by rain. The opening event was the Epsom Plate, five furlongs, for which eight started. Advantage 9.9, despite her heavy weight, was well backed, as it was known she likes soft going, and she started in equal demand with Finola 6.8. The pair had the finish to themselves. Advantage indulged Finola with tho lead to the half-distance, and then ram to the front and wow easily, the time (lmin 4£sec) showing that the going was sound. Mr Middle-ton Melrose, the owner of Advantage, was confined to his bed at the Shamrock Hotel, Bendigo, and did not see Advantage win. Masonic 8.13 a stable companion of Advantage, was always favourite for the President's Handicap, run over a mile. The rain had continued to fall steadily, and the track was getting worse every minute. Masonic is only a galloway, and her heavy weight completely anchored her in the sticky going. Lerderderg 7.9, by Bobadil, got off in front, and, quickly establishing a good lead, wow all the way. The Grand Annual Hurdle Race, two miles, proved a good thing for The Cothbrack, who, though little more than a galloway, had 11.7 up, and he fairly reielled in the mud. F. Burn rode him. Quality won the Trot, but was protested against on the ground that she was in charge of a person who had taken part in unrogisterod meetings. The pi-oteet was dismissed, but an appeal to the Trotting Association was lodged, only to be withdrawn next day. Mr Melrose's colt, Italy 7.11, by Andria (imp.), was unlucky to lose the Epsom Purse, five furlongs. He got off badly, and was then only beaten a bead by the favourite, C. Q. 8.11, by Carbinier. An outsider in Brownlock 8.3, by Granite, won the Welter Handicap. The weather was fine on the second day, and the club came out of the fixture without a loss. Advantage was raised to, 9.13 for the Flying Handicap, six furlongs, but was well backed. She was ridden as on the first day by L. Fisher, who ca.me too soon with her, and she was beaten in the last half furlong by Belle Sebreiciht 8.4, by Caibinier. Belle Sebreicht was. tailed off in the nYst furlong, but she always finishes well. The Hurdle Race went to Altar Boy 9.7, by Penance, with The Cothbrack 12.7, who was a hot favourite, second. Altar Boy had run second to The Cothbrack on, the first day. There were only four statters for the Grand Annaul Steeplechase, and the betting as regards Player, Co.mus, and Spanish Main was clcse. The fences at Bendigo take jumping, and after Lyrist had scrambled over the first two in front of the field Player 10.13 took command, and was never afterwards headed., winning easily bty (foii/r length® flrclm Comusj ' Player has won before at Bendigo. He is not a fast horse, but is a clever jumper, and was receiving 151 b from Comus. Spanish Main 1 fell, and Lyrist could not jump at all, and narrowly a fall more than, once. The ether winners during ihe day were Monody (by Harmonist), Lisheen (bv Bobadil), and Brakespeare (by Amherst). Lisheen is a very promising three-year-old. RACING IN SYDNEY. The Moore-field Racing Club held a meeting last Saturday. The leading event, the May Handicap, one mile and a-quaa-ter, proved a good thing for Reg 8.6, who is by Gerard. The favourite O'rsile 8.6, missed a place Ltemonwood 10.12, by Woodlark, followed up his Rand-wick form by taking the Hurdle Race. Two of the winners—Lady Splendora. 7.2, who took the Kogarah Stakes, one mile, and Kummulla 8.3. who was successful in the Scarborough Welter, six furlongs —were sired by Grafton. Yaljeaw, the two-year-old winner, is a gelding, and is bv imnorted Prudent King from The Fright, by Metal from The Shock, j by Gozo from Galvanic, by Kelpie, and was ' sold as a yearling for 70gs. Peasant 7.0, by Siege Gun, beat a rather smart field jji the Flying Mile, and won easily. . I

RACING IN BRISBANE. The autumn meeting of the Queensland Turf Club was commenced on Saturday. There were only two starters for the Queensland St. Leger, and the race was thought, to bo a certainty for Persian Jewel, but Fred Foote won by a length. Fred Foote is by defunct Sir Foote (sire of Prince Foote! from Rosalind, by Marvellous or Ephraim "rem Rose Anteros, by Anteros, and"was bred in New South Wales by Mr J. M'Master. Bright Laddie, by Ayr Laddie, who recently returned to Brisbane from Sydney,, easily took the weight-for-age event, the King's Plate. An outsider in the three-year-old Lady Hope was successful in the Stradbrooke Handicap, of 50050V9, six furlongs. She is by Bonnie Ohio], who was a smart horse in his day. He carried 9.1 into third place in Sir Fcote's Newmarket Handicap. Pittsworth Gun 9.4 and Rhonnda 7.0 followed Lady Hope home. The First Novice Handicap went to Postle (by Nobleman), the Welter Handicap to Beeabah (by Grafton), and the Hamilton Handicap to Gowric (by Morocco). TROTTING. The "Thousand" Trot of the Melbourne Trotting Club (unless other arrangements are made in the meantime) will be included in the galloping programme at Richmond on the Monday after tha Melbourne Cup.. Entries close on May 30, the nomination fee being £l, As showing the great interest taken in tlus event, it may be stated that an entry has already been received. It was from South Australia, being Mr H. A. Dennis's Rex Roy, by Rex Derby. As the WiHiarastown Club are now to race on November .13, other arrangements will probably bo made in regard to the Thousand Trot. At the New .South Wales Trotting Club's meeting in Sydney last week the Trial Handicap, one mile and a furlong, was divided, May King iby Tuxedo) winning one and Huon L (by Huon Jim) tho other heat. The owners divided the stake. The Flying Handicap, one mile, was decided in heats, fcba final being won by Red Cloigk (by Vikino- Jim). The Trotting Club ■•BSaidicap, one mile and a-half, was won by Birchwocd Maid (by Ribbonwood), and she subsequently finished second to Huon Boccaccio (by Huon Jim) in the Spring Handicap, one. mile and a-half. The Tramway Handicap, one mile and a furlong, was decided in heats, the final going to The Quail (by Vendetta) There was a splendid attendance and large fields, while the sport was exceptionally interesting. Mr H. Hendrikson's Sylvie (Fraiiz —D.1.C.), unplaced in the second division of the Tramway Handicap, had only been landed from New Zealand a few weeks. By trotting the mile and a-hal r in the Trotting Club Unhoppled Handicap in 3min 44seo, Birchwood Maid lowered by half a second the previous fastest winning time in that class of event, which was put up in July, 1910, by the roan Huon Junior —Leila gelding Strathbar. The New South Wales Trotting Club re-

ceived fjrst-cla.=s rominations for their Sires' Produce Stakes of 1912.

A meeting of the Appeal Board of the Victorian Trotting Association was held on Friday last to consider the appeal of F. W. Barry against the decision *of the Melbourne Trotting- Club in disqualifying himself (owner), D. M'Leod (rider), and the black horse Seldom for 12 months, on May 9, 1911. The following resolution was passed:—''There being no fresh evidence adduced in reference to the running of Seldom, the appeal be dismissed as far as the rider and horse are concerned. As regards the owner, ho be exonerated, as there is no evidence connecting him with the running or management of the horse, but he is severely -jautioned for not notifying the Victorian Trotting Association of the lease of the said horse to D. M'Leod." BILLIARDS.

A. E. Williams, the English professional billiard player, expects to leave for England at the beginning of August, in order to take part in the coming billiard season) at Home. Williams, however, is so well satisfied with the treatment he has received here that he intends to return in 1912. T. Reece, another English player at present in Melbourne, is engaged this week in playing an exhibition match against Memmott. He is giving Memmott 2000 in 7000. The pair played a game of 700 up (Memmott receiving 200) last week, and Reece, though just oft" the boat and out of work,, won with 139 to spare. H. W. Stevenson, the champion, will probably leave England this month on a flying visit to Australia ' The trip will be taken for the sake of the) sea voyage only, and Stevenson does not expect to engage in any matches. Writing to a friend, he says that he will very likelyj make the outward and homeward voyage without changing steamers. The title of the Victorian, professional champion, held by E. J. Campbell for the last three or four years, is challenged. Campbell earned the title by defeating Sawkins; but now Chas. Memmott, who was last year deprived of the position of champion of Australia by Fred. Lindrum, jun., covets the minor honour, and has challenged Campbell to defend his title. It has been arranged that a match of 8000| up, for £SO a side, is to be played, com-! mencing on June 26. Bonzoline balls are to be used.

Football has not been long in swing this season, but- rowdyism has already started. In the match University v. Carlton on Saturday there was a marked instance of this. In a crush in which two Carlton players and Trood, of University, were striving, Trood had just kicked the ball when the Carlton men closed in on each side of him. An arm shot up to his jaw, with a deliberate upper-cut, and Trood simply fell as if he were dead and was carried off the ground. So severe was the* blow that after the match he was still dazed. The University committee met immediately after the match, and sent the following letter to the Carlon Football Club:—"At a meeting of my committee, held after the match between the University and Carlton teams on Saturday last, I was instructed to inform you that, in con-, sequence of the behaviour of certain of your players, my committee has decided to decline to play the return match with yourjj team on the Carlton ground on Saturday,. July 15, unless such players are excluded from your team." The Essendon Club scored a great victory against Collingwood on Saturday, winning by 138 points 53. MISCELLANEOUS. Grafton King, by Grafton, has been purchased by Mr K. S. MacLeod, who used to own lolaire. The Derby and Oaks meeting of the Victoria Coursing Club was held at Moonee Valley last Thursday and Friday. The two stakes resulted : Derby Stakes, for 25 dog puppies, at 5 guineas each. Winner £75; runner-up, £25; two dogs, £8 each; three dogs, £5 each. Final. —J. Stuckey's blk Bentwood, by Goodwood—Mag Out-cast, beat Parkin Bros. Parlando, by Quick Thought—Southern Cross, and won the stake. Oaks Stakes, for 20 bitch puppies, at 5 guineas each. Winner, £65; runner-up, £2O; one dog, £9; two dogs, £5 each. Final.- —J. Stuckey's bl Coronation Girl, by Goodwood—Mag Outcast, and the samo owner's by Vera Goodwood, by Goodwood —Mag Outcast, divided the stake. Mr William Brown, of New South Wales, has named his yearlings as follows: —P'iilv, by Multiform—The Harvest, Harvest Lady ; filly, by Wallace—Eloping Lady, Perdita; filly, by, Multiform —Ceres, Cynosure; filly, by Multiform—Sprightly. Gleesome; colt, by Multiform— GieJi, Multipotent; filly, by Wallace—Be© Bee, Boambee; colt, by Multiform—Otterden, True Form; and colt, by Maltster —Fair Wind, Stormcock. It has bean decided by the Adelaide Racing Club to institute a race to be called the Adelaide Guineas, to be run in August, 1912, which "will bo worth 500sovs. Tattersail's Club, Adelaide, has also decided to conduct a Guineas in 1911, for now two-year-olds, and one in 1912 for now yearlings. Each of these will be worth 200sovs. Many years ago Ballarat was a great racing stronghold. During the past few years, however, about the only men training there were James Scobie, 0. Wilson, and R. Fennessy. Recently Wilson (who had charge of Alawa for a time) deserted his quarters at Dowling Forest, and is now located at Caulfield, and Scobie is going to follow his example, andi give up his Ballarat establishment. Scobie recently purchased Pytchley Ledge, Mr S. G. Cook's old place at Flemington, and in future will reside there. His establishment at Miners' Reet is to go up for sale shortly. Scobie's team is a very large one. It comprises about 20 horses all told, though some arc not doing much at present. The Williamstown Cup will be run this year on the Monday after the V.R.C. spring meeting. The V.R.C. committee would not allow the race to bo run on the Friday between V.R.C. Oaks Day and Steeplechase, as was the case last year, but will permit the Williamstown Club to hold a minor meeting on that clay. Tho Williamstown Cup will be worth 1500sbvs and a 50sovs trophy, this year the distance being a mile and three furlongs. Strathrovle, who won the Three-year-old Handicap at Roschill in January, was successful in the Newcastle _Cup on Saturday, boating Flava by half a head. Four horses fell, including the two favourites, Call Boy and Safra.no. Davis, the rider of Wiseman, sustained a broken collarbone. The winners at tho Belmont Park meeting at Perth last Saturday were:—llarmcraia (by Harmonist), Ayr Boy (by Ayr Laddie), Seutinelle (by En Garde), Bundorrio (by Bundook), Bolivor (by Armuz), and Bandit (by*Pilgnm's Progress). Mr Middle-ton- Melrose's horses, including

Advantage and Truganini, were submitted to aution through Messrs William C. Yuille and Co. in Melbourne on Monday, but the reserves were not reached, and they were all passed in. They will continue to be trained at Caulfield by S. P. Casey. The following horses were disposed of on other accounts: Guineas. Brookong, b g, 4yrs, by Orzil — Kettledrum, R. H. Frew 110 Bomb, b m, syrs, by Bobadil from Shell, J. Adams TS Warraweena, b m, syrs, by Grafton— Tampion, W. Bourke 75 After unexpectedly winning the Maribyrnong Plate in 1908, Brookong was purchased from Messrs H. and P. Osborne by Mr H. Alan Currio for 1000 guineas, but he turned c>ut a great disappointment. The onlv race Brookong won for Mr Currie was the'Sandown Plate last February. He has been purchased, it is .stated, on behalf of Mr A. M'Cracken, a member of the V.R.C. committee. Bomb was purchased at the Bonnyvale sale a few weeks ago for 95 guineas by Mr A. M'Cracken. Her new owner soon tired of her. The steeplechaser Comus has been sold to go to West Australia.