SPORTING.

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SPORTING.

FACING AND TROTTING

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(Bv "Loose it-0.v.") Beltane, Kill'cm, ami Kilboy were frciutcncd tor u:l at the t'.J.L'. Autumn at o.'M p.m. yesterday. it is reported .ilmt tho secretary of the. Aianai.utu uaj.iy Ciub (..Mr J. .\i. VoiWstoii) is ciiiK-av limner to ai'.iango /a iueoting ueiuvcii ucsuit Uoici «acl liipiane in the Awapuni Oold Lup ou tho soroud Uay ot ino club's Autumn ilcbtms. i>iich a meeting would ! prove a tremendous attraction, but it is very doubtful Jolinston's ©1forts will be crowned with success, in ■ view of the l'act tftat Desert Gold has been nominated lor tlic Autumn All Aged anu Lumbcrland stakes, and tno •Jocßcy L'jub l'lato at tho A.J.(J. Aqtuiuu .Meeting. Tho Kilbrouoy youngsters purchased lrom Mr J. B. llcid by .Mr J. Wren, of have been ship-. , peii across. ilioy aro both good, > sturdy sorts, but at present g bit in tlio rough (writes vaentinel'',). -Tho ' i Ailbioney—llonyu gelding belongs to a '• iealiy good family, and nis gallop, although not persevered -with 'on tno turf. • 8110 was got by Charlemagne 11. from Madder, tho dam of All Ked, Munjeet, Kubia, and Co., - indiiding Dkiaine, tho dam of the MAbouiue Cup winner iSasanof. The other is by Kilbroncy—Rosyth, by Charlemagne 11. from a good maro in • Aute, ! %ho. Avas by aiaway, by Bill of" Portland—Happy Lajid, by Musket; •;;; (Br 'Sea kchlighx.") ' dominations for the Waimatc Plains Trotting Club's Aunual Meeting close evening, and at tho same time nominations of present yearlings for tiie Taranaki Futurity fitakes, ID2O, will bo taken. • .An - unfortunate accident happened in the-Farewell Handicap at 'umaru yesterday. A • hundred yards alter start, Auriferous fell, and brought Bridgewood. Brown, the rider ot Auriferous, was cut about the lace Md;dislocated his right wrist. S. M. ' August, tho rider of Bridgewood, roceived several cuts on tho head. Both were somewhat dazed, and were taken - too Hospital iu the ambulancc. V.R.C. AUTUM.X MEETING-. " .'SECOND DAY'S RACING. Cable.—Press Association.—Copyright.) ■ (Roceired March 7th, 3.40 p.m.) : £ MELBOURNE, ilarch 7. • ' Wo . Postponement a owing to rain the > iKWrwßicinjt Club's Autumn -Mooting was •, to-day at Fleming-ton The wcu.fine, bul tho goint; was dead. ;lttpupi sound.. There v.-as a big crowd prc- ■«. aDf i very -spirited liusiucas was done fnlt? 6 bookmakers. The day held boautiTk 5. ne ' a S c ntlc breere blowing. • , there was u good attendance, it is Wooliul if there were as many present as k? bave been had the Australian Cup. 1° inn on Tuesday. Ia the big race Waln10!-, °' il!a 'he public fancy strongly -? 1 ' atl hour before tha race, when he was cwplaced in the betting by Red Ponnant. ttence and Prince Bardoiph -were always in JM running. The latter tried his Sydney ij -P toctics, when ho led throughout. With , memories o£ that raco, nnd seeing him leadlengths less than a mile from home, ; , ny P r ° C furao<l him unbeatable, but Defcnce, cplendidly ridden, caught him in the i ?'™' ? Vi an . hcaded h i'« »t the half diss ..'Sij ' - Wi:,crr loudly cheered. A "1 K DCr r', orm " nco /' as Dunivil. '? fi r ,, y I)cm ? EC >'. .b© ran away with tho 5 . „ l Jtt f- n s ver headed. Dunivil > i KI the last lace > and ridden - mla t ? ok t co ™ mand the distance von ca£ll >- V three lengths, carrying oil* r" P° Un^ , 1663 <hon tho Comedy. Palm Leaf, who had won £re races iu succession, was fancied again £day for the V a l e Stakes. Trtgic - . regarded as having a chance for »«Md money only. The favourite was badly - inw Fox, who seems like develop- ■ » Derby colt. The Bourke Eandi- > another splendid race. King's '^ raa J'W'B iourth in straight, - > rJilv J°, a etron o run and landed the - by half ® length, ltesults: — HOPEFUL STAKES, a sweepstakes of 3 sf with 300 sovs added; second '%'■ ?? sovs, and third 30 sovs from stake. ,1 *or two-year-olds. Colts 7st 101b, fillie3 | eldin Sß 7 3t Tib. Five fnrlongs. Dunivil, 7st 101b .. .. . . l f Girralong, 7st Tib 2 - C s©S lß *' 'st 71b started.