SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 4207, 21 August 1876, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE MELBOURNE CUP.

The following is a corrected list of the acceptors for the Melbourne Cup :

"Augur," writing in the 'Australasian' otthef 12th inst., says:—The weight-forage scale, as revised, by the V.R.®. sub-com-mittee, was. adopted by a majority of the members present at the meeting on Monday last. There was plenty of opposition, however, and from men who are quite as much interested in turf affairs as those in favor of the new scale. There was a great deal of sound reasoning in the arguments advanced iu favor of-four-year olds having less weight during the first four or five months of the season. lam quite of the same opinion as. Messrs H. N. Simson> Paterson, and Yuille, and 1 pointed out this fact in a previous reference to the new scale. Of course Captain Standish, who. was spokesman for the triumvirate, once. mere trotted out. Admiral Rotjs, the veritable stalking horse of our colonial turf arbitrators, who seem to be unwilling to carve out a course for tfcemselve. With the exception of the weight given to> four year olds during the spring, the scale is an admirable one ; but as the 'members of the sub-committee made up their minds to reduce the five and six year olds, I, think it is to be regretted that they did not also give the fours a chance. No doubt they have, so far as the younger horses are concerned ; but can anybody adduce a satisfactory reason why they should be asked to meet the older horses upon worse terms during the early season, a period when four year olds aro certainly not at their best ? I cannot understand why there should not be a slight sliding scale for the four year-olds as well as other aces, except that we are supposed to be blind adherants to the rule of thumb principles of the very old school of racing men. The members of the sub-committee, however, are deserving of a deal of credit, for the good work they ha ire done, though I don't think the extraordinary addition of 21b upon the three-year-olds will have the slightest effect upon the result of the Champion Race, which looks like a foregone conclusion for one of the young ones, whether the race is run under the old or new scale. About this there seemed to be considerable difference of opinion. Another valuable stallion has been stolen in New South Wales, a telegram having appeared in the morning papers announcing that Mr J. Lee's Barbarian, brother to The Barb, has been taken away without leave. The attempt to force Kingsborough into the betting market last week only partially succeeded, fortunately for the public, as the horse was scratched for the Metropolitan on Tuesday afternoon. He will be put to the stud.

% Quite a sensation was created in sporting circies on Monday by the circulation of a report that the V.R.C. Derbly favorite had met with an accident. Various rumors were floating about, and eventually the report was corroborated. From what I can glean it ap?ears that the blacksmith went down to 'oint Cook on Saturday to shoe the horse, and had nearly completed his labors, when the colt began to kick and plunge. During his exertions the colt fell, and severely injured himself internally— so much so, indeed, that he soon began to betray symptoms of pain, and a messenger was immediately despatched for Mr Graham Mitchell, who, upon arrival, found Newminster in a state of inflammation, and suffering frightful agony.

At first the colt's life was despaired of, but after the necessary treatment had been resorted to, he showed signs of improvement, and at the receipt of last advices was in a fair way of recovery, though it may be some time before he is well enough to resume active duty on the training ground. An accident of this nature must seriously interfere with Newminster's prosre jts fortheV.R.C. Derby, and though an interruption in his preparation will have the effect of rendering the V.K.C. Derby a much more open race, every true lover of a good horse will regret that the crack has been placed almost, if not quite, hors de combat by an accident. With the public Newminster was a popular idoJ, and was backed for thousands, both for the Derby and the Melbourne Cup, and should his owners find it necessary to withdraw him backeis will receive a severe blow. This is only another instance of the absurdity of backing a horse so long before a race.

The stud horse horse Slanderer arrived from New Zealand in splendid condition on Thursday, and after being removed from the steamship Alhambra he was taken to Kirk's Bazaar, where he was visited by large numbers of admirers, and was pronounc?d one of the handsomest stallions ever seen in the Colony. The following is the latest betting : A J.C. Deebt. 100 to 100 agst Chrysolite colt (tk) Stbnet Meikopoutan. 100 to 10 agst Keredah (tk) 100 to 10 agst Bobin. Hood (tk) 100 to 10 agst Melbourne (off) 100 to 10 agst A. T. (off) 100 to 9 agst Nemesis (off) V.B.C. Debby. 4 to 1 agst Newminster (tk) 4 to 1 agst Chrysolite colt (tk) Melboubne Cup. 100 to 5 agst Dilke (tk) 100 to 5 agst Feu <TArtifice (tk) 100 to 5 agst Irish Stew (tk and off) 100 to 4 to 1 anything else. [By Cable.] The following are the results of the two principal races at Hawksbury on Friday, the 18th inst.:— Hawksbuhy Guineas, of 200 guineas, added to a sweep of 10 guineas each. For three-year-olds. One mile. Sir H. Eobinson's bl c Tocal, by the BarbSweetheart ... ... ... ... ... 1 Hawxsbubt Grand Handicap, of 300 sots, added to sweep of 10 sovs each. Two mile*. Mr H. Bowman's oh hj Sunlight, aged, by Kelpie, J3anita,7st2lb ... .!. ... ... li

at lb stlb Tollomai . 8 13 Cornan/afc 6 8 The Ace ... . 8 10 Torchlight 6 8 Imperial . 8 10 Bella 6 8 Bobin Hood . 8 10 Vain Hope 6 8 Sultan . 8 6 Fisherman 6 8 Southern Cross .. . 8 6 Bingwood 6 8 Sterlintr . 8 6 Irish Stew 6 8 Rapid Bay... Melbourne . 8 3 Strop 6 7 .8.2 Meteor 6 7 Clifton . 8 0 Evenlight 6 7 Speculation . 7 13 Kismet « 6 AT.... ... .. . 7 12 Banter 6 6 DUke . 7 10 Mendacious C 6 Mountaineer . 7 9 Nemesis 6 4 Hercule3 ... . . 7 9 The Deer 6 « Neotsfield . 7 8 Gloom 6 4 Emulation... . 7 8 Bride of the Hills C 4 Impudence Yafentia . 7 7 Briseis 6 4 . 7 7 Miss Kingston ... 6 3 Light of Bay . 7 5 Ginger ... ... 6 2 Feu d* Artifice .. . 7 5 Electricity 6 1 Janitor ... . 7 4 Sibyl 6 0 Ntwminster . 7 4 Lor J Lytton 6 0 Burgundy . 7 4 Volo 6 0 Canterbury . 7 .4 Aldinga 6 0 The Painter . 7 2 Florin 6 0 Timothy ... . 7 0 El Moro ... 5 12 Break of Day . 6 12 Napoleon 5 12 Spark . 612 Windsor ... 512 Loquacity... . 6 12 The Cardinal 512 Superstition . 6 12 Sovereign 5 12 Veaus . 6 12 Glengarry 5 10 Naughty Boy .6 10 Spring Jack 5 7 Onyx . 6 10 Gas ... 5 7 Chrysolite colt . . 610 Disraeli ... 5 7 M'Gregor ... . 610 Gentility 5 7 Nunnykirk .88