SPORTING NEWS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 296, 9 May 1889, Page 4

SPORTING NEWS.

WAERENGA-A-HIKA EACE MEETING The weights for the Queen’s Birthday meeting of the Waerenga-a-hiku Jockey Club have been declared by Mr 0. D. Bennett, and appear to indicate that there will be a very successful day’s sport. The weights are appended FLYING HANDICAP. St lb Mr J. Cooper’s New York 9 2 Mr A. Parsons’ Impostor 9 0 Mr Boyle’s Dancing Master 8 10 Mr M. Nasmith’s Luna 8 8 Mr D. Hepburn’s Criminal 8 6 Mr McMillan’s Forest Queen 7 0 Mr A. Devery’s Myth ... 6 0 HANDICAP HURDLES. Mr J. Smith’s Ariel ... 11 0 Currie and Hogan’s Darnley 10 6 Mr A. Parsons’ Nancy ... 9 6 Mr E. Smith's Bachelor 9 3 Mr J. Boyle’s Tit Bit ... 810 BIRTHDAY HANDICAP. Mr W. Hamon’s Fitzjames 9 4 ~ Nora ... 9 1 Mr A. Parsons* Impostor 8 0 Mr D. Hepburn’s Criminal 7 8 Mr M. Nasmith’s Luna 7 8 Mr J. Boyle s Tit Bit ... 7 1 Currie and Hogan’s Darnley 6 6 Mr McMillan’s Forest Queen 6 6 Mr H. Potae’s Mate ... 6 0

NAPIEE PARK RACING CLUB. Napier, last night. A meeting of the Committee of the Napier Park Easing Club takes place to-morrow (Thursday), when a letter from Mr Powell, of Wangunui, will be discussed. Mr Powell, who has been fairly successful as a starter up the Coast, is writing to all the clubs, offering to act as starter, at a small salary, and will start the first day for nothing, in order to show the club officials his abilities in that direction.

GREAT NOETHEEN STEEPLECHASE. Auckland, last night. The following entries have been received for the— Great Northern Steeplechase.—Oddfellow, Silvio, Le Clair, Orangeman, Don, Artist, King Quail, Loraoe, Landseer, Shillelagh, Guy Fawkes, Recruit, Kangaroo (ch g., Lonnie's), Oddfellow. Orangeman, The Son, Beeruit, Kangaroo, Corronade, Ernest, Le Clair, Armourer, and Tstford.

PITANE BACK MEETING.

Nahbr, last night.

The Petana Racing Club’s final meeting will be held on the Napier Park course on the 24th inst, The following weights have been declared

Petana Cop Handicap, of 60 sovs,, 1) miles.—Lady Florin, 8.8; Salisbury, 8.2; Lenore, 8.1; Waterfall, 7.12; Soudan, 7.10; Kotuku, 7.9; Kariri, 6.12; Premium, 6.12; Orwell, 6.10; Kahu, 6.10; Orlando, 6.9; Bronte, 6.8; Richmond, 6.71 Dauphin, 6,4; Oeo, 6.0.