SPORTING.
AUSTRALIAN RACING.
[PER PRESS ASSOCIATION.! Received September llth, 12.50 p.m. SYDNEY, September 11. Betting on the Hawkesbury Meeting, which opens to-morrow, is more spirited. Quotations for the Grand Handicap are 100 to 18 against Tourbillon and Eller dale; 100 to 16 Lamond. MELBOURNE, September IL Recall has been scratched for the Mel bourne and Caulfield Cups.
POINT TO POINT STEEPLECHASE.
A Point to Point Steeplechase was held on Saturday last at Randall's, near Leeston. The field was not a very largo one, and Mr Claridge had no difficulty in winning on Encore, whose successes in previous similar contests this season have been marked.
CANTERBURY TROTTING CLUB.
At a Committee meeting of this Club, held on Wednesday at the Al HoteL it was resolved to authorise the two deles*** B ofthe Ctab to act to the best of thete judgment in the matternf selecting dates Jorf-ture Meetings. i Thi »_ l « >a J B f l , w sf considered necessary to avoid claslunga «jttd in order that Meetings should Sot be held so late in the season as heretofore. It was also decided to have a ten shilling totahsator on tho ground, and it was arranged that the Totalisator Steward should see that the totalisators close on the first horse leaving, his mark. Mr Mulhollaud was appointed clerk of the course, vice Mr Hawkins, re-' stoned, The track is reported to be in good order tor tha coming rmwtingi

THE WRECK OF THE CENTENNIAL.
