SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 587, 26 March 1891, Page 2

SPORTING.

TOROA STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

The following ao/eptancei were received -ti (he Ma-iouic Hotel last night for the above meeting, to be held on the Toroa Steeplechase course on Monday next

NAPIER PARK RAC IN J CLUB’S AUTUMN MEETING. Napish, last night. The Napier Park Club bad fine weather yesterday and to-day for their autumn meet* ing. albeit yesterday wa*< somewhat too dusty, Tne attendance on both days was g >od, but (1 yesterday toeing a whole hod lay there was of • course a la'ger number preasnt ihtu thsre wa> 1 to day. The racing was excellent. • Trial Handicap Hur ilea: Prospect, 1* r j Aorere, 2; Somnambuliat, 3. Woo rather n easily ; time 2 u 59s ; divi lend £l3 sa. Selling Race: Fieta. I; The Laird, 2; g Vision, 3. The old Laird made all the , running until entering the straight, when I H’leta passed him, hard held, winning witn the greatest ease; time 2m Is; divi- . d.'nd £2 10a. Napucr Cup Handic p, of 300 sovs.; 1| mile; second horse to receive 30 sovs. 1 from the stakes, ’ J. Paul « Bou anger, 8 0 (Clifford) ... 1 t- H<>n J D. Ormond a Queen of Trumps 2 D M K muon’s Lochneas 3 — Five others started for thia event. At the fall of the flsg Lochness and Queen of Trumps immediately took command of affairs, both going strong, and alterled the field, whilu Bdulanger lay Inst until rounding the railway bend; hers 3 Wally Cliff *rd brought him along with a I rush, passing everything bar the two leaders; half way up the straight the 1 Hawke’s Bay mare had settled the Auckland representative, but Boulanger, full [ or going, came with a wet sail, and, w«*arj ing the mare down inch by inch, won a splendid ra<*e ( amidst gr -at excitement, by ? a length ; time, 2m 40 4 bths; divit dend, £5 Ila. I Sapling Stakes : Rosefeldt, 1; Hakirnantt, 2; Triton. 8. Two others started. . won b. ha f a leng h; tune Im 4U; dividsud • £3 Bs. Thia race waa ru<r over twice, it . hwing been discovered that the start was made from 'h« wrong post. In the first racs Knni was 'bird, but was wi'hdrawn; when <he second race started Bosefeidt and Hakimana onm« in as place t both times. Hurdles, 100 sovs, 2 mile*: Turaekaitai 1, Chemist 2. < Haieri 8 ; four others started ; won after a fast race by threw lengths; time Btn 555; dividend £6 9«. H*dvlyffe Stakes, 40 wove., 1 mile : Legacy 1, Link 2, Courau'o 3 ; five others started ; won by a length; time Im 50s; dividend £S 17s. Flying Handicap, 100 sovs, 6 furlongs t L<>uhneae 1, Retina 2* Queen of Trumps 3 ; six others ran ; won by half a-length after a grand finian ; time Im IBe ; dividend £3 4a. The following are the results of to-day's events Second Trial Hardies, 40 sovs., mile : Nikau 1, Somnambulist 2, Aorere 3; six or hers started; won by a neck after a most exciting race; time 2m 2Ss ; dividend £lO 3s. Novel Race, 70 sore., one mile: Swivel 1, Misfortune 2, Saiisburv 3; two others ran; won by a short head; time Jm 50s; dividend £2 16s. City Stakes, 20J Bov., I j mile : Loohnesa 1, Retina 2, Queen of Trumps 3; seven others ran ; woa by a neck; time 2m Its; dividend £5 Two Year Old Handicap, 75 sovs; 6 furlongs : Thame 1, Htkiiuaua 2, Kdwa 3 ; won easily ; time Am 18s; di video » £5 Bs. Second Hurdle*, 100 sovs, If mile: Cai'iff 1, Otaeri 2, Aorere 8 I throe others ran; wun easily; time 3m 10a; dividend £2 9s. Hurry Scurry, 40 eovs., 7 furlongs : Lopez Revenge 2, Musketeer 3; six others ran ; won <>u the poet; time Im 33*i dividend £25 Bs. Waverley Stakes, 100 sovs., 6 fnrlonge; Swivel 1, Lochness 2, Pouawa 8 ; five others ran; won by two lengths; time Im 17f8) dividend £2.

News was received in town on Tuesday that Mr A Parsoqe' horse Wakaiipu had overreached himself while racing on the second day of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club’s meeting, thereby preventing him from fulfilling bis engagements at the Park races on Tuesday and Wednesday last. This is rather unfortunate for Mr Parsons, as the little horse was m rare fettle, and was oonsidere I by competent judges to have had a good show at the latter meeting. The programme of the Grand National mooting w the Jeekey Qab

shows £5OO added to the Grand National Steeplechase, and £3OO to the Urand National Hurdle Race. With Dundino, Bit of Blue, and Caitiff—fit an t well— Gisborne should be represented at this meeting Nordenfeldt sired two of the winners at the Hawke's Bay Jockey, Club's meeting, Natnoa and Tiraillerie ; Vasco di Gama 1 (Como, 2 wins), Ingomar 1 (Locbness. 2 wins), Apremont 1 (Cynisea), Leolinus 1 (Jet d’Eau), Papapa 1 (Otaeri). Musket 1 (Lenore), Bothwell 1 (Caitiff), Somnus 1 (Dudu), and Patriarch 1 (Couranto). Bungebah, winner of tbe Newmarket

Handicap (says a writer in the ■ Sydney Mail), opened his metropolitan turf career at Canterbury Park, prior to which he had been a station slave, and had been refused by aeveral good judges when under offer. There cannot be a doubt but that, with the exception of Carbine, he is the most brilliant horse upon the Australian turf Bungebah is by Grandmaster —Aveline. The Christchurch Trotting Association has been informed by the Colonial Secretary that the Association will henceforth be placed on the same footing as Metropolitan Pacing Clubs in respect to passing programmes for the approval of the Minister. This will enable Trotting Clubs to hold meetings without giving the amount of stakes stipulated by Captain Russell s totalisator regulations, but the Association’? rules will have to be observed, and no club will be allowed to hold more than four meetings in the year. A Sydney paper thus describes a boxing match:—The boxing match at Cogee Aquarium between Ryan and Williams was won by the formei in the 14th round of a Y.M.C A encounter. Williams, the Batburst heavy-paper weight, is a fat, flabby and jumbovine slugger who prefers ha’pence to licks, and would sooner sit down quickly than be sent to grass. Now, his paper-made reputation is burst like a windfilled bun-bag, but he should have a fine future before him as a policeman. Ryan is a finely-built man, who has a lot t ’ learn and time to lewrn it in. *• Buff and Black ” thinks it would not be a bad idea for horse owners to club together and buy Mr Patsy Butler s colt Thackeray, for he keeps other hors s waiting at the starting post for sometimes half-an-hour, and causes a lot of annoyance to everyone. In the H.B. Cup he stood away from his field in the most unconcerned manner possible, and the Ultimate result didn’t seem to trouble him in the least. He took up one posi'ion, aud would occasions l iy >o< k round in a dieamy sort of Way as much as to say, * I’ve come here to Blay.' The other horses would be taken up and walked round him by their riders, whi e men on foot tried 6 chase him to the starting post by means of the waving of hats, pocket handkerchiefs, and other murdetou«-io<»k-ing implements; in order to let those ground him know that he was not oblivious of their presence, he lasned out with hia hind feet in every direction, and thm occasionally varied the monotony of the exhibition by jumping forward after the mo»t approved style of the American buckjumper, to the imminent danger of those about him. This occurred before all his races throughout the meeting, and in one event he tried the patience of Captain Winter so sorely that he dropped the flag and sent the field away without him, much to the disgust of the 60 persons who had barked him on the machine. One curious thing about Thackeray is that on the training tra< k be works like other horses; in the saddling paddock he is as quiet as a lamb, but at the post on a race day be gives a bucking performance Seldom seen on a racecourse; however, he is not a slow coach, and one of these days may pop up and pay a thumping big dividend.

All the horses located at Riccarton are doing sirong work in view of the coining autumn meet.ng. Freedom and H.zei have recorded several good gallops together, and with this pair O’Brien holds a strung hand. Cruchfisld ha. also dune must aati.faoturily, but ibe reports concerning Occident are not favorable. Mariner and Bl zzard are much fancied, and divide favoritism with Freedom for the big race, the Autumn Handicap. Palli.erand Mariner have both bee . backed by the public, but it is believed that the latter is not at his best. Flurrie is doing Well again. Cajolery is doing capital w rk. and the pair wi 1 quite ho d their own wi n the best Yaldhurat youngsters in the Champagne Stakes. The following weigh’s were declared for the Canterbuiy Jockey Club's autumn meeting;— Chris church Hurdles, —Ixion 13 5. Irish King 12 7, Little Arthur 12 0, Ivanhoe 1110, Bomulus 115, Eiin go-biagb 93, Pieetou 9 0, It qu- ns 9 0. Trtnpleion Stakes.—Ruby 90, Prime Warden 88, Lord Aston 88, Imz 713, Pallieer 77. Oarronade 76, Von Tempsky 76, Red Cross 74. Miss George 70, Dormant 7 0 Mariner 6 10, Dragon 610, Crown Jewel 67, Drift 6 5, Wb>m 60, Nelly Gray 60, Auuu 60. Lpdy Bent 60. Kussley Stakes.—Conjuror 87, Uninn Flag 87, Ilium 85, Tassie 80, May 80, Banee NunaJJl, Tom Field 70, Triutou 7 0

FLYING BTAKKS. st lb at lb Criminal ... 9 6 Harlequin . . 7 1 Avis .. ... 8 7 Caitiff . • . . 7 4 Truthful .. 8 8 Aorere 6 12 Papakura ... 8 1 Stock . 6 12 Zanzibar ... 8 0 Zacoho ... . 6 8 Puti ... 7 10 Bustle ... . . 6 V.-w York ... 7 6 Aaaaaain « . 6 0 Deceiver ... 7 6 TO Ho A STEEPLECHASE. at lb ■ at lb Ooo .,, .. 11 11 Bustle ... • 9 10 Du vline ... 11 0 The »Vi ch . 9 10 Tikirero ... 10 9 Kapai .. . 9 7 BASTKa HANDICAP. at lb at lb Criminal ... 9 0 Harlequin . . 7 9 Avis ... ... 8 0 N.# loi'K . . 7 s Truthful ... 8 0 Hrbert 6 11 Zanzibar ... 7 11 Aorere... . . 0 9 P ipakura ... 7 8 8t «u tUb . . 6 9 Nora ... 7 7 Assassin . . 6 0 Caitiff ... ... 7 4