SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 522, 23 October 1890, Page 2

SPORTING.

Owners and trainers are reminded that entries for the Maiden Plate, and acceptance for lhe Spring, Flying, and Hurdh g Handicaps, to be run at the Poverty Bnjf Turf Club’s Spring Meeting, on the 28 h inst., are due at the Masonic Hotel this evening, at 8 o’clo-k. Owners must remember to forward description of their colors.

The erstwhile Gisborne horse Audacity has had the misfortune to come to grief. While being schooled recently, he fell heavily, and as his injuries are considered to be of a serious nature, his owner, Mr J« Gardiner, has decided »o f reat the game little son of Rand wick—Elsa to a wellearned spell. It may not be generally known that out of the sixty nominations for the approaching New Zealand Cup, 31 sires are represented. Of thes« 21 have one representative each, Apremont has 8, Leolinue and Musket 5 each, Nordenfeldt 4, Alb>ny, Cadogan, Le Loup, Gorton, and Bt. Leger 3 each, and St. George 2 Of these there are 17 mares, 2 geldings, and 41 stallions. Thirty-one will be th rec-year-olds, 11 four years, 11 five years, 6 six years, and 1 aged. Cracks hot's show in the New Zealand Cup looks very rosy indeed, tnat is providing he appears at the post fit and well, us he cur out the 1$ miles in the Spring Handicap, at the late Napier meeting, with 7 7 up, in the remarkably good time of 239 A, which is a long way faster than Tirailleur did it in last year, tiis time being beaten by 9|secs Crackshot incurs no penalty, so weight still remains at 6.10.

PARK NOTES.

P&ni and Pounwa we-e the fl*H I noticed yesterday m inring; both looking well, but the grey, to my mind, on (he big rid?. After cantering about ha t a mile, the pace was increased and both finished strong. Cairn, germ went a mile, the last quarter fast. Truthful did his two miles st a serviceable pace. Papakura was allotted three miles, half of th? dis ance slow and lhe balance fast, This borre looks well under Hansen’s training, Nora only did walking ?x< , raii»e. Th* Bo’h-well-Q ieen of H> artp and Mr J Price's Emir Bey colts ; Avis and Deceiver did steady work, Mr Thomson’s Emir Bey filly was sent or® and a half miles at a fair pace and it Wsg generally admitted that her style of going was excellent. Nelly Grey (looking big and strong) did walkina exercise only. The veteran, George Burnand, had a hack hurdler on the course—a Bulbwell—and sent him twice round nt a fairish pace. My first touting visit was unsatisfactory, I must admit, as on two or three mornings prior I might have had the opportunity of seeing better going. There are a few horses doing work on the beach, but of these, move anon. Auitti »