SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 677, 27 October 1891, Page 2

SPORTING.

Tgs following amounts were paid away on Saturday last In Connection with the above Club's Spring meeting t—Peka Kere Kere £99 15s, E. C Smith £76 10s, J. Clark £57, B. Richards £47 10s, W, Briley £2B 10s, W. Wethered £9 10s, P. Currie £9 10s, O. Hansen £9 10s. A meeting of the Waerenga-a hika Jookey Club was held on Saturday afternoon, when there were present—Messrs G L, Sunderland (in the chair), Wethered, J. Price, a. Devery, and Harding (Sedrelary), It was

decided to hold the Boxing Day meeting on the Tarf Club’s course. The Boxing Day Handicap was altered to 1J miles, and the stakes increased by £2O; the stakes for the Flying were also increased £2O, and the Hurdles Handicap by £lO.

TROTTING NOTES. Thu Poverty Bay Trotting Club hold their fiist meeting to-morrow. The first race is timed for a quarter to one, and the day being observed as a holiday from noon, there will probably be a targe attendance, ns jtbe coarse is but a few minutes’ walk from any part oi the Borough, while the cost to townspeople will be trifling. The entrance money at the gate covers all charges, saddling paddock and grandstand being dispensed with on this occasion. Tipping winners of trotting races is difficult at any time, but at a first meeting, with ro many untried horse? competing, it must needs be very problematical. A special “ raconteur,” who has lost some sleep over it, desires to record hie impressions ; and they are furnished herewith:— The first race is the maiden trot, distance two miles. For this event Slaughterman was reckoned a good thing, but through an accident be is a very doubtful starter, and I expect the result to be—Spinner 1. Warrior 2. Billy 8, Of the other seven engaged I like Blue Maud and Joker best. The second event is for Maiden ponies, and without further remark I shall place them Billy 1, Madame 2. Snip 3. The big event comes next. Of the seven engaged Hakere is a doubtful starter; of the Other six I would incline to Spinner’s chance, but as he will probably incur a penalty in the Maiden I will leave him out, and place them Joker 1, Hurricane 2, Dick 3. The fourth event is the Handicap Pony Trot. Eleven acceptances figure on the card, and the result should be—Madame 1, Frieda 2, Nobby 3. The fifth event looks a real good thing for Hurricane, though Spinner and Warrior are two fast horses. I shall tip Hurricane 1, Spinner 2, Warrior 3. Number six on the card is the Selling Trot. I hardly expect Hurricane will be started for this after competing twice previously, and I notice the stable has another fresh horse engaged, and, if in the humcr, I believe he can win But I prefer something more reliable, and anticipate the result to be—Kara Kara I, Brassey 2, Arnold 3. For the seventh event there are no less than twenty-six horses entered ) the handicap is not due until after the conclusion 0! the Selling trot, and I cannot anticipate tbe probable winners now. This should be tbe moat interesting event, however, as tbe handi cappers will have previous form to guide them. In conclusion, I trust the Club will be heartily supported, as there is no doubt trotting will speedily introduce a far better stamp of back and carriage horses than we can boast at present.