SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 4103, 21 April 1876, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Messrs A. and T, Chirnside have been 'offered 4,000 guineas for their magnificent two-year-old colt Newminster, by The Marquis out, of Spa, but declined to sell him. In addition to his previous winnings, Newminster won in stakes at the late V.R.C. autumn meeting L 1,408 ss. At Mr Yuille’s last sale of racing stock Goldsbrough was bought in at 2 500 guineas, Melbourne at 800 guineas, Richmond at 3,000 guineas, The Mute at 500 guineas, Stock bridge at 450jgnineas, and Rapid Bay at 800 guineas. Jacko, who was sold and went to Lid'a and thence to England, has been renamed King of the West, 1 and is entered in some of the big handicaps. In the Lincolnshire he has 7st 81b to carry. This is the first Bstance8 stance of an Abstfralian-brcd horse meeting own ground, says the a well-known breeder of of the turf in Australia, sed \on|hf ult. ,

The death 13 announced of Gladiatenr, winner of the Two Thousand Guineas, Derby, St. Leger, and Grand Prix de Paris in 1865., He has been a great failure at,the stud, his youngsters rapidly degenerating into mere splendid wrecks, going to pieces both as regards limbs and constitution. Hero was the best of his get, and he died after performing fairly as a two-year old. Lord Gough is Gladiateur’s only representative at the English stud. Captain Ray, last owner of the French champion, is in treaty for Lora Lyon, who won the three English classic races in 1866. ,

l Id Marsyas, like many stage performers, takes “ one more ” benefit at the stud next season, aird then finally retires, Glasgow is to have its racing meeting, which is to be made the best in Scotland. A piece. of land in the neighbourhood of the city has been secured, that for its natural advantages and its delightful situation will entitle the meeting to be considered the Goodwood of Scotland. A great number of Scotch nobility have become patrons, and the management anticipate the adhesion of Scotland’s premier Duke, his Grace of Hamilton. The meeting will be under the same management as that at -Bristol last year, where Ll,ooo was given fof one race. Capt. Aubrey Patten won the great prize of LBwo, and a cup valued at Ll2O, at the recent! pigeon-shooting contest at Monaco. Alfred Bennett recently played Tom Taylor 1,000 up at billiards for L 20 0; but when the game was called 967 to 953, a dispute arose and the gas was turned out. On receiving L2O, Bennett consented to a draw, and a' new match was agreed upon. Kilkenny and Hunt played an exhibition match, 1,000 up, the score at one time standing 644 to 444, but Kilkenny fell off in his play and ultimately lost by 8 points, Alfred Bennett and Kilkenny played 1,000 up for jLSO a-side, Bennett getting away first and scpring 600 to 350. At 628, however, Kilkenny had pulled up level, and he eventually Won by 54points. Cook gave Stanley 110 oiit of 500, but the latter won by 4 points, running out with an unfinished break of 116. About the end of January, VY. Cook played 1,000 up with Roberts, jun., the latter winning by 358 points, and during the game making a fine break of 357. They then played the best six out of eleven games at pyramids, and Cook, who got all the balls in four; games, won six to Roberts’s two. In the evening of the same day, another 1000 up at billiards was played, and the science displayed was something magnificent. Cook went away at a terrific pace and, assisted by breaks of 74 (17 spots) and 362 (113 spots), reached 591 to Roberts’s 124. Here the latter made a; break of 324 (23 and 75 spots), and the score stood—Cook, 591; Roberts, 448. Cook then made a run of 208 (20 and 32 spots),! occupying twelve minutes, and 94 (23. spots), and it looked all over but shouting, the game being—Cook, 905 ; Roberts, 552. Now the glorious uncertainty of billiards was thoroughly demonstrated, as Roberts, taking up his cue, ran clean out with an unfinished break of 448 (8, 24, 68, and 20 spots), occupying twenty-two mimites in its construction. He was asked to continue the break, but broke down after adding nine to the score.