SPORTING NEWS.

Kumara Times, Issue 2558, 3 September 1884, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright,

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB

SPRING MEETING,

GREAT METROPOLITAN STAKES,

(Received September 2, 10 p.m.) Sydney, September 2. The second day’s races of the Australian Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting took place at Bandwick to-day. The following are the results of the principal events:— Spring Maiden Stakes.— One mile and a half. Tremando ... ... 1 Manrico ... ... ... 2 Assi ... ... ... 3 Tremando won easily. Time 2mins. 55secs. Great Metropolitan Stakes. —Two miles. Sir Modred ... ... 1 Hilltop ... ... ... 2 Hastings... ... ... 3 Sir Modred won easily. Time, 3ruins. 34-|secs. The following seventeen horses started for the race :—Sir Modred, Hurricane, Despot, Rapid, Sloth, Hastings, Hilltop, Little Sister, Cornet, Bonnie Bee, Batallious, Pri-

vateer, Wallangra, Princess of Lome, Palarenda, Isonomy, and Albert Victor.

CRICKET. AUSTRALIANS V. NORTH OF ENGLAND.

(Received September 2, 10 p.m.) London, September 1

The Australian cricketers commenced a match to-day against eleven of the North of England, at Nottingham, The following are the Home team : R. Shrewsbury (captain), Attewell, Barlow, Carnes, Bates, Flowers, Gunn, Peate, Scotton, Selby, and Sherwin. There was a good attendance of spectators, although heavy rain fell during the day, and owing to recent wet weather the wicket was somewhat heavy. The Home team went in first, and were all disposed of for 91. Flowers, caught, 26, was the only one who reached double figures. When the stumps were drawn for the day, the Australians, in their first innings, had lost eight wickets for 95 ; Bonnor, bowled, 38, was the highest scorer.