SPORTING NEWS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 200, 25 September 1888, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

London, Sept 22. a The Lancashire Plate was run yesterday, i and was won by Seabreeze, Ayrshire 2, a Lesany 8. r Sydney, yesterday. i The A. J.C. Derby, which was run on Satnrs day, was won by Mr Gannon’s Melos, Hon J. , White’s Volley 2, Mr Cook's Lamond 3. r e POVERTY BAY SPRING MEETING. r The following nominations were received last 3 night for the various events at the Poverty Bay Turf Club's Spring meeting, which takes ’ place on Friday, the 17th October : — 3 hurdles handicap. Mr Richardson's Elastic 1 Scally’a Corsair, aged Winter’s Ariel. 6yrs JGreene’s Bit of Blue, 6yrs Barry’s]Dividend (late Rangatira), aged Heron’s Erebus, aged Dennett’s Clyde, aged Martin’s aged Parson’s Darnley, 4yrs Waake's Nancy, 6yra I SPRWO HANDICAP. 1 Mr Richarrlfctt'l Torea, aged ’ Scally s Rufus, Byrs Scally’s Corsair, aged Dennett’s Bronte, 4yra > Smith,s Moor, aged i Munn’a Waterfall, 4yrs „ Partner, 4yrs , Gaiaford’s Meta, 4yra , Martin’s Silence, 6yra , „ Soudan, 6yrs Bussell’s Katinka, 3yrs Devery’s Myth, 4yra Enko's Balista, 3yrs Gooseman’s Deceiver, aged Hamon's Fitz James, syrs „ Nora, Gyrs Hepburn’s Audacity, syrs i Keith’s Dudu, 4vrs Titham’s Man Friday, 3yrs PLYING! HANDICAP. Munn’s Partner, 4yrs Gaisford’a Meta, 4yrs Martin’s Silence, 6yrs Martin's Soudan, Gyrs Russell's Katinka, 3yra

Martin’s Sylph, syrs Enko’s Baliata, 3yrs McMillan’s Forest Queen, 4yrs Gooseman’s Deceiver, aged Hamon’s Fitz James, syts Hepburn’s Audacity, syrs Thomson’s Cairngorm, 4yrs Keith’s Dudu, 4yrs Tatham’s Man Friday, 3yrs Scally’s Rufus, 6yrs Richardson’s Torea, aged McNamara’s Pretender, 4yrs Dennett's Bronte, 4yrs Smith's Moor, aged Warrington’s Dancing Master, 4yrs BEHIND THE SCENES. The following letter appeared in an Auckland journal lately, and its suggestiveness certainly entitles it to repetition in these columns: — At the annual race meeting held in 1887 at a Coastal town between here and Wellington, in a race called the County Stakes, two horses —“Seabird” and “ Cheek’’—finished first and second. The owner of the latter complainedj before the starting of the event that “ Seabird ” was not qualified to run, having raced at an unregistered meeting some distance away. Hie complaint however was not listened to, with the result as above. The owner of “ Cheek ” immediately entered a protest, notwithstanding an intimidating threat on the part of the Secretary that fie would only lose bin £5.. An enquiry was he'd by the steward! immediately after the race, when it was decided to hold over the stakes, pending the decision of the Auckland Racing Club. The owner of “Cheek” produced evidence showing that the unregistered meeting had been ’’ a ' y nol'ded by being posted in various hotels and ih*t tb® Committee consisted of four whitemen and one Maori. The evidence taken was not forwarded to Auckland, but an ev narte statement of the owner of “ Seabird ” was sent by the local Club with an endorsement that it 9 wa» believed to be correct.” The result w»s that the owns? of “ Seabird ” was awarded tne etake?. Not satisfied, the owner of “ Cheek ’’ again protested against' the money being handed over until his side at th® question had rewired fair oonsider»Hqp. Jfe immediately took steps to obtain confirmatory evidence from the Secretary of the race meeting h® objected to as being unregistered. This evidence, together with a peiwqal. written statement, was tendered to the Chairman Of the local Club to be forwarded to the Chief Club, but the application was refused on the grounds that tile money had been paid to the owner of “ Seabird ” and it would not do to h^,vo Ji? pay it a second time. The great complaint ol course is that through the underhanded way Jo wWcb the Club and mor« particularly its Secretary placed every obstacle in the way of “ Cheek’sowner and afforded •very facility to the Vivner ofSeibird;” the aim and object of fair and honest racing was defeated. Now, as showing how a somewhat similar ease can be treated by some men in a totally different manner when their interests are concerned, the following may fee of interest. This year some little distance away from where we started there happened to be a race meeting and in the contest for the Hurdle Rice, “ Precious Stone ” beat " Temperance Color.” The former had, like " Bea- j bird,” raced at tn unregistered meeting | previouily, but the Stewards of the meeting '

at which she won had, before the Hurdl Race, posted a notice relieving both her and all other horses starting from disqualification. Nothwithwtanding this a protest was entered by the owner of “ Temperance Color,” and after a lot of haggling extending over six months, he was successful in making good his claim. Now, here is where the trouble commences. The Secretary, who in the first related instance so warmly espoused the cause of the “ Seabird,” had, it appears, a “ double,” the success of which required “Temperance Color” to secure the Hurdle Race at the latter meeting, and so wall and effectively did he work that he gained his wager even if he lost Lis character for consistency. What do you think of him as an official ? Owner. The reply was “ Very little.” A writ for JJSOO has been served upon the New -Zealand Stud Company by Mr J Marshall, the well-known horse-owner, under the following circumstances:—The Musket —Locket filly Necklet when purchased by Mr Marshall in January last from the company was engaged in the first and second Foal Stakes to be run at the A.J.C. meeting. The filly was not duly transferred to Mr Marshall’s name and when the first forfeit became due she was withdrawn with the other of the company’s nominations. Mr Marshall now takes action on the ground that the company had no right to scratch the filly, even though he had not procured the transfer.