SPORTING NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 3938, 8 October 1875, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

By our Australian files wo find that the near approach of the V R.C. Spring Meeting is curing great interest. “Augur” writes as follows ia the *Anst alasian ’:—“What is to win the Melbourne i ’up?” is the question now frequently put to all men of horsey proclivities, and various are the opinions offered respecHn , the chances of many of the horses engaged, though a majoiifcy prophesy the success of Imperial, or some other of the horses that ran so well at Rand wick. Notwithstanding f.he disadvantages that they have to labor under, lie Flemington trainers arc doing their best to get their horses in trim for iho coming campiiLn, n-jtl s uiio of them have succeeded in. getting their charges quite forward enough to enable them to have their Gup representatives cherryripe by the day. Those that have not done so will pie igy to remember that they have iiitlcmore than five wo ks before them, and as ouSydney neighbors’ hurs s have already gone through a strong preparation, ours will have to dollar!*. There is a powerful string at So Albans and some curiosity is evinced to st* how Larwood, Marquis of Lome, Break o’ Lay, and Rattler will shape at Ballaiat. Mi Wilson has the advantage of an excellent training-ground of his own, upon which he can gallop in all weathers, au l we may expec to see his Cup horses in groat form, Th gossips of the turf indulge in signiflcai whispers respiting the flyimr Norn afield H!l . here are a -«w -mM jud.;,* W ) V) fl ,„ ( ~a f v , luive uot Been the to st of Break o v IVv v* Others talk mystoiiouaiy of Harwood Rattier and Marquis of Lome, while a lew say there ; a (.ark one in the stable which will . xtin-ui. the ligntfi of ail, of tlmr.e. (Ju the 25<,h of <>ct<> her the final paymeut for the Cup will have i b« made and I • xp-ct to -re quite fortv ('o’ v ;i:-i M;._ i ;.-' v, > t ir-'- we m.iy b>< t«u ;»bout •••!;•;•« -/el i at the p. e:, to 3oC wMoU lutio wiii bfl a » MMBlbltfiV thaß CVOT,’ 3

The game writer gays Last week I state J that Mr John TaitV friends would be surprise

to hear that Mr J- B. Wallis’s mare Calumi; had gone into the Byron lodge stable. _ ih report came fiom Sydney, and it was positive-. •iCutei.l that the ma»e had been delivered to V fait. That g ntleraan has telegraphed me t. contradict the report, and I hasten to do e • It appears that the maro has been tunm over to IT. Lewis, and ‘Town and Country says she will do her work with Mr 'J.ViiA hor'cs.”

Mr Charles Kelly's threo-year-o’d Kara rooka broke his leg la-t week whi’e canteri, ■ hi the tan gal’op at blemington He was bin, by Mr Henry Phillips and wa< by Panic fine Mvth; he was th-refore full brother to M . Tait’ a .Melbourne. Kamarooka was decided! the best horse in Wald ck’s string, and conse ■p.lontlv it was doubly mortifying t" ' is t r.-,;;.e ro lose tlte Rnrvic s of so p; ionising a yuan Ho was engaged in the .Melbourne Cup mil Ootnpmn 1 ace, for both of which events b had been bn.jk.nl by b s owner, and air Kelly thought so much of hi< Champion chance ;h;* he was always prepared to back b in againsanything. Tie had to bo shot.

Mr fjr. W. Petty advertises Goldsbrongh. winner of tin* late Metropolitan Stakes, as fo s vie after “ (almost ‘ the moral ’) his winuinj. the Champion ’stakes on Ist January next.”