SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 560, 22 January 1891, Page 2

SPORTING.

Mr Harding has disposed ot ths well-known local racehorse Truthful to Mr T. Fox, of Tokomaru. A. sculling race between McLean and Stansbury for £2OO a side and the Championship of the World has been arranged. The race will be rowed towards the end of Iprij. " The Australasian, referring to Mr Horden’s purchases in New Zealand, states that buyers may go to England for the next 20 years and not obtain such a collection of tqares as were sold at Sylvia Park. A Miss Lillie Nelsaon, who calls herself champion feather-weight female boxer of England,” challenges any 9at woman in Australia to box for points under Queens, bury rules for a £2O trophy. Old Gisborne sports will regret to hear that tho well-known thoroughbred mere Renga, at one time the property of Mr Allan McDonald, has had to be destroyed on account of old age. Renga wag the dam of the speedy Cinderella, Criminal, and numerous others, the former however being far the best of fier progeny, Excellent entries have been received by the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club for the two Srinctpal events—H. B. Cup. and Railway takes—to be decided at the March meeting. Thirty-six have nominated for the short distance race. The following twenty-nine, which include the beet hones in New Zea. land, have nominated for the Hawke’s Bay Gup Handicap, of 400 sore t li rqile :— Loohness, Wayland, Dudu, Pearl Powder, Jet d’Eau, Renata, Kotuku,'.Blizzard.Quilt, Recluse, Sirephone, Kapo, Kupenga, Hilda, Katinka, Aronool, Cissy, Retina, Boulanger, Foxton, Whisper, Cynisca, Kiekie, Seraph, Orackshot, Thackeray, Cruchfleld, Queen of Trumps, and St. Andrew. Billy Murphy (says Augur) has been losing caste with tbe New South Welshmen t indeed his utterances in Melbourne end his letter tn an American paper anent alleged went of fait play in his battle with Griffo in Sydney, have been received with marked feelings of disgust by hitherto staunch supporters oi 1 ths Naw Zealand feather weight champion, There were strong opinions axp»Mod that Murphy did not show bls true form in his battle with tho Sydney lad, but no one believes that he did not got a fair ehanee ot doing so. This is how a Sydney writer goes tor him after reading hia letter In tfie San Francisco Chronicle: Fancy thia degenerate little man talking ot us as eon. vlcts. Why the ingrate isn't fit to carry tbe boots 0! ths meanest shoe black in all Now South Wales, and a decent hen wouldn't lay an egg for the little quilter to train oti, Convicts indeed t Know this, Mr William Murphy, a hard boiled oyster has more nobility in it than could be knocked out ot your skinny carcase with a double-barrtlled shot gun, Now the Sydney Amateur Athletic Club has authorised me to state that theylt put up a £2OO purse for Griffo and Murphy, provided the little tailor will put up a l;de wager of £5OO. For my pert, I think the otub is doing a wrong act in trying to encourage this man to fight here. We has grossly insulted us all, as Australians, by referring to ue as convicts.