SPORTING NEWS.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume II, Issue 304, 28 May 1889, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

PETANE RACE MEETING.

The Petane Basing Club held their meeting on the Napier Park course on Friday last. The weather was all that could be desired, and there was a good attendance of tho gen. eral public. The totalieatore put through the eum of £2lBl during tho day. Appended are the results :—

Handicap Time Trot (in saddle)—Dexter 1, Tempting 2, Tommy Dodd 8. Thirteen ethers started, including tho Gisborne pony Fisherman, who finished nowhere. Won Igr ten lengtho. Dividend £8 6s.

Petane Cup Handicap— Kotuku I, Bronte 2, Soudan 8. Six others started. Won by a length. Dividend £lO 9e. Handicap Pony Baoe—Pairawhata 1, Bangitoto 2, Koral 8. Two others ran. Won by half a length. Dividend £llBa

Second Handicap Time Trot—Tommy Dodd 1, Butcher’s Pride 2, Wbaurangi 8. Seven others started. Dividend £2 I4s.

Birthday Handicap—Soudan t, Dauphine t, Lenore 3. A splendid race down the straight resulted in a dead heat. In the run off Soudan won by a length. Dividend £8 Flying Handicap—Burd Helen 1, Erena 2, Bed Cornyn 8. Won by a length. Dividend £1 18a

WAIPAWA COUNTY BACKS. The winter meeting of the Walpawa County W Booing Club took place at Ksikora on Friday last. The following an tho results of the various contests :— Hurdle Bace—War Cry 1, Matawahine 2, Newmarket 3. Won by half a length. Dividend £4 7«, Maiden Flat Baoe—Leap Year 1, Tauanui 2, Okura 8. Won easily. Dividend £5 8a Waipawa Handicap—Maori Girl 1, Pon. guin 2, Grace Darling 8. Won by • length. Dividend £Bl9e. Selling Baoe—Leap Year 1, Dodds 2, Pills 8. Won by a length and a bal\ Dividend £5 2i. Ladies' Purse—Maori Girl 1, Penguin 2 The Drover 8. Won easily, Dividend £X 14a Flying Handicap—Grace Darling 1, Dis. puts 2, Councillor 8. Won by two lengths, Dividend £8 12e. WANGANUI STEEPLECHASE MEETING. The following are the results of the Wan. ganui Jockey Club's Steeplechase Meeting i— Maiden Steeplechase : Sir Garnet 1, Porotawa 2. Flying Stakes: Cyclone 1, Bewarewa 2, Camomile 8. Hack Baoe : Bob Boy 1, The Dove 2, Oaklands 8. Wanganui Steeplaohaao : Oddfellow 1, Orient 2, Glencoe 8. Winter Oats: Leander 1, Bswarewa 2, Cyclone 8, Hack Steeplechase : Madcap 1, Hard Times 2, Zigzag 3. Consolation Steepleohaee : Porotawa 1. There was £2556 passed through the machine. D.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING. The above meeting was well attended. The following are the results:—Handicap Hurdles: Garibaldi 1, Louie 2, Torrent 8. Maiden Plate : Lisbon 1. Dispute 2, Cinnabar 8. Won by a head, Dividend £5l 12s. Birth, day Handicap : Chudleigh 1, Ruby 2, For. get-me-not 8. Three mile Trot: Zenobia 1, Silver Prince 2, Jumbo 8. Selling Baoe ; Jackal 1, Taniwha 2, College Boy 8. Tradesmen’s Handicap : Moss Boes 1, Apres Moi 2, Mon Loup 3. Post Stakes ; Skipjack 1, Handicap Hurdles : Sockburn 1, Secretary 2, Tenakoe 8, Provincial Handicap : St. Clair 1, Buby 2, Mon Loup 8. Novel Baoe : Little Shamrock 1, Doubtful 2, Taniwha 8. Trot: Banshee 1, Milton's Daisy 2, Debtor 8, £6355 went through the machines.

TAKAPUNA BAOE MEETING.

The Takapuna Races came off on Friday last. About 3000 persona were on the course. The results of the principal events are as under ;—

Birthday Handicap : Laorina 1, Fusee 2, Signess 3. Audacity ran last. Hurdle Race : Recruit 1, Landseer 2, and Artist 3.

Handicap Steeplechase : Artist 1, Musen. ger 2, Don 8. In this race Pearson, wbo was riding Recruit, was thrown and severely bruised at the hurdle at which Edgacumba broke his epine in February last. Aooideata have been very frequent at this spot. Victoria Handicap : Fusee 1, Leoriua 2, Capella 8. In thia race Audacity ran very well but failed to get a place.

NAPIER PARK WINTEB MEETING. The following nominations have been received for the Napier Park Racing Club’s winter meeting to be held on tho 26th of June :— Napier Steeplechase Handicap, of 200 cove | about three miles—Chemist, Tawhaua, Panic, Orlando, Waterfall, Orient, Bight Bower, Odd. fellow, Darnley, Jubilee, Defamer, Bimu, _ Glencoe, Clarice, Rossiter, and Shillelagh, -fl Handicap Hurdle Baoe, of 180 cove ; about " 2 miles—Chemist, Tawhaua, Waterfall, Premium, Orient, Bight Bower, Orlando, Tan. raokaitai, Liberty, Oddfellow, Darnley, Qeo, Jubilee, Glencoe, Clarice, and Bosslter.

BIRTHDAY MEETINGS IN AUSTRALIA, At the Sydney Turf Club’s Mooting the Royal Park Stakes, of 500 Bovs, was won by Sedition, Wilberforce 2, Sophy 8. Thirty seven started, the larged fleld ever Men oq the Randwick course.

At the V. 8.0. Queen's Birthday Meeting tho Boyal Handicap, of 800 cove, six furlongs, resulted as follows :—Ginger 1, Sir William 2, Prattler 8, Time, 1 min. 161 sec. At the second day's racing of tho Adelaide Racing Club, the Cup was won by Stanley, Aldivallooh 2. Sluggard 3. Won easily, At the Queensland Turf Club’s Autumn Meeting, the Brisbane Cup was won by Quick* silver, Lsuriatina 2, Fairy 8. Wonlby a head after a grand race. ”