SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 663, 24 September 1891, Page 3

SPORTING.

A.J.C. SPRING MEETING. The weather was splendid for the concluding day of the above meeting. The resul’s are as follow Sellin? Plato—Oddfellow 1, Lady Lovel 2, Souvenir 3. Eight others started. Won by a neck. Members’ Handicap—Aster 1, Affiance 2, Cremome 3. Five others started. Steeplechase—Caledonian 1, Bushman 2, Murmion 3. Eight others started. The winner was taken to the front on the fall of the flag, and was never caught, winning in a canter. Waverley Handicap—Marvel 1, Cobham Warrpgo 3. Three others started Won comfortably by a length and a half. Randwick Plate—Megaphone 1, Melos 2, Albemarle 3. Two others started. Won easily by three lengths. Final Handicap—Elymas 1, Realm 2, Sir Anthony 3. Won by a length and a half. D.J C. SPRING MEETING. The following nominations have been re Geived for the Dunedin Jockey Club’s spring meeting !—Otago Cup—British Lion, Heather Bell, Galtee, Blizzard, Whisper, Cynisca, Crackshot, Cruchfield, Queen of Trumps, St. Andrew, Hippomenes, Thyme, Freedom, '’’assy, Florrie, Dolosa, Don Pedro,’ Conjurer, Dilemma, Occident, Mariner, Huguenot, Exile, Strephon, Rcsefeldt, Lady’s Maid, Diadem, Eros. Boulanger, Burd Helen, Dreamland, Quibble, Merrie England, Wayland, Cajolery, Clanranald, and Retina. Federal Handicap—Heather Bell, Galte®, Lady Bell, Whisper, Cynisca, Thane, Tritan, St. Andrew, Queen of Trumps, Yattaghan, Florrie, Emmason, Pique, Conjurer, Dormeur, Mariner, May, Huguenot, Tempest, Francotte, Strephon, Eosefeldt, Diadem, The Idler, Carronade, Begins, Boulanger, Burlesque, Corolla, Dreamland, Lady Mab, Lord Aston, Lady Zetland, Larose, Clanranald, Miss George, Hbbo . Nash, and Retina. St Andrew’s Handicap—Heather Bell, British Lion, Lady Bell, Galtee, Blizzard, Cynisca, Whisper, Crackshot, Cruchfield, Thane, Hippomenes, Queen of Trumps, St. Andrew, Yattaghan, Florrie, Tossy, Freedom, Dolosa, Dormeur, Emmason, Dilemma, Conjurer, Francotte, Don Pedro, Tempest, Huguenot, Mariner, Occident, Apology 11., Lady’s Maid, Rosefold t, Strephon, Retina, Lord Zetland, Beau Nash, Clanranald, Cajolery, Merrie England, Wayland, Lady Mab, Lady Zetland, Lord Aston, Dreamland, Burlesque, Corolla, May, Boulanger, Regina, and Diadem. President s Handicap—St. Andrew, Hippomenes, Queen of Trumps, Thane, Freedom, Tassy, Florrie, Dolosa, Don Pedro, Conjurer, Dilemma, Occident, Mariner, Huguenot, Tempest, Apology 11, Strephon, Rosefeldt, Lady’s Maid, Dream, May, Boulanger, Burlesque, British Lion, Heather Bell, Galtee, Blizzard, Whisper, Cynisca, Crackihot, Cruchfield, Corolla, Buid Helen, Dreamland, Quibble, Lady Zetland, Larose, Wayland, Cajolery, Beau Nash, and Retina.

The victories of Marvel and Megaphone at the last day’s races of the Australian Jockey Club’s spring meeting were received with great enthusiasm, Large entries have been received for the Otago Jockey Club’s spring meeting. There are twelve Napier horses entered for the Cup. The nominations for the four events are 57 more than last year. Boff Mid Black write. My selection for the Metropolitan Stakes (Yowi), run at the A JC. meeting, got home first, Yowi is a five-yror-old mare, and is by Melbourne— Yelena. She was trained by Mr J. Chsafe, who at one time was stud groom for Mr A. McLean at Havelock, and got married here, His son rode Yowi, snd got home cleverly Sunshine. The winner has not a very brilliant record, but the was certainly thrown I?. W r h i°i nI Z f b 6 ,? he h>s a »“ t-9 Caulfield and Melbourne Cups, There • great diversity of opinion as to which is the better horse, Strom boli or Oxile. The former first got horns in tha A.J.C. Derby, and the latter wore the son ot Chester down and won the Foal Stakes. Both are said to hare been very good race., Stromboli, who is by Chester —Etna, won four out of ten rases as a two-year-old. Oxide (Sardonyx- Geraldine) ran four times as a Iwo-year-old, bnt only got home once, and that was in the Champagne Stakes, when, curiously enough, Stremboli was second. A terrible battle is expected between the pair when they meet in the V.B.C. Derby next month, when it is thought Stromboli will he downed. Well, my opinion is that they bare a better horse in the stable than Stromboli, who has not yet been wound up. lam alluding to Bengal (by Chester—Gymkana), who made all the running in the race on Thursday, or nearly all of it, for he was in the lead tajae, snd then retired for h : s Itgblp companion, but Stromboli was unable to last out. Mr Clark will make a bold bid for the Derby and Cop with Bengal. Then we have S'eroohsaer, Zalineki, Strathmare, and others, to be teoi.or.sd with, so that although Oxide and Stromboli have shown us some form, the V. 8.0, blue pibjnd is very open,