Settling on the V. JR. C. meeting did not progress satisfactorily in Melbourne, book makers being loud in their complaints about absentees. Of Viotorian backers, Meiers W. Bailey and F. M 'Guinness were tho biggest winners, they having backed Suwarrow in all bis raoes. Of Sydney backers, the Hon. James White (who acoording to the Ana« tralasian io too honourable to bet) and Mr Stephens were the. largest winners. In stakes. Mr R. Howie waa highest, with £22151* the Hon. J. White next, with £2040 j Mr W. Rawliuaon third, with £,1645 (the value of tho Cup Htakes). Mr G. Stead received £251 for Le Loup'a victory in the V.R.C. Handicap. Mr Goyder has put his good ■teepleohaaer Sussex to tho stud, finding that handicappera clap so much weight on hie back that he has no show of winning any more races. Booka have been opened on<Jbe Champiuja Race, for which First King has been backffd at 2 to 1, and Wellington at 5 to 1, while 100 to 8 has been taken about Palmyra and First King for the Normanby Stakea and Champion double. Suwarrow is unfor tunately not entered for the great weight for ase race. Not more than half a dozen are likely to start. Writing of < the approaching sale of the BunduraPark yearlings, "Augar" says :— " The queen of the New Zealand, as well hs the Australian turf, Lurline, again lays claim to a magnificent son by The Peer, a brown colt with all the grand muscular develop ment and power of hia celebrated mother and as Mr De Meatre tella me that he ex pecta his full brother Motea to turn out a aecond Archer, I don't see why thia fine brown Bhould nob be juat as worthy of con fidence, for he i», if anything, more strongly built than the chestnut. ... I believe it will be found that Mr W. E. Dakin made no mistake in seleoting Tubal Cain as a atud horse for Bundoora Park. Lurline and Oa lumny have strapping fine colta, the former's being a bay, and the latter's a grand oheat nut, with all the characteristics of the Stock well family, including white face and feet." The following remarks by the same writer concern the brother to Lnrline wtio has just returned with Trr^mp Card to. 