SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 612, 25 May 1891, Page 2

SPORTING.

The Dunedin Birthday Handicap was won easily by Retina, Palliser being second, and Hazel third. Ths Queen’s Biithday race melting takes place to-day on the Waerenga-i-hika course ; as the acceptances are good there ought to be a large attendance of tbe racing public. Visitors to ths course are reminded that the first rasa starts punctually at 11 o’clock. A horse bearing the following extraordinary name took part in a hurdle race in Brisbane recently I —Sohlecmucentriatsic. It is needless to say that the said horse did not win. The lines of some sporting journalists are cast in pleasant places. The Chapman (“ Augur ”) complimentary benefit committee have flni hed their labors, and Mr Archie Yuille, who has acted as hon. treasurer to the movement, reports having presented a cheque for £2,159 5s 5d to Mr Chapman. The following was the result of The Payne Stakes of ISsovs each, with 400sovs added, run at the Newmarket Second Spring Meeting:—FizSimon 1, Hiatus 2, Beauharnais 3. In IhsEgmont steeplechase, Ingorangi and another horse came to grief over the body of Sir Maurice, and only for the timely help of some farm labourers, Neil Miller, ths rider of Sir Maurice, would probably have been killed. They had just pulled the jockey from under the horse when Ingorangi lit exactly where the jockey had been lying. As it was, Miller was seriously hurt, being apparently badly crushed about the neok and chest. Mr. J, Poole got op a subscription for Miller, and oolleote 1 about £l4 for him. At last advices Miller was a little better, but complains chiefly of a pain through from his shoulder to his chest, and of difficulty in breathing. It will be some time before he can get about again. The skeleton of the famous racehorse Hermit has bsen presented to the Royal Veterinary College by Mr Chaplin. There was a desire on the part of Mr Chaplin and hie friends to make the most of the remains, and so Mr Rowland Ward and his assistants were summoned to Blankney for the purpose of removing to London intact the body of the veteran stallion. This was safely done, and then there began the various processes which resulted in the hide being turned into nicknacks of every description, the hoofs being mounted in silver, the tail being utilised as a letter-rack, and the skeleton being set up in the most perfect fashion.