SPORTING.

Press, Volume XXI, Issue 2400, 15 April 1873, Page 3

SPORTING.

«» TIMAUU RACES.

The following are the entries mado on Saturday night lost for the principal events at the Timaru races to coma off on Wednesday aud Thursday next :— ~ hurdlk race. X Patterson's Maid of the Mill W. Taylor's Sir Tattou R. Derritt-'s Tambourini AIAIDKN PLATE. Wm. Bebbingtoii's Border Lad R. rVrrit'fs May Morn ' J H. Luun's Alice Grey J. Marshall's Hurricane W. C. Webb's Mrs Stowe J. T. Wallace's Shadow timaru cup. R. Derritt's Tambourini J. Marshall's Hurricane R. Derritt's Hatred W. Gosling's Hector ' TRADESMAN'S PLATE HANWCAP. W. C. Webb's Mrs Stowe M.'Studholme's Flying Fish v R. Derritt's Malico J, T. Wallace's Shadow ■ ' R. Dei-Tittf- Hatred . ■• ■ - F. W. Delamhib's Miss Flat HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. R. Derritt's Tambourini W. Taylor's Sir Tatton A. Patterson's Maid of the Mill G. H. Wildie's Sam Slick ••- SOUTH CANTERBURY HAJfWOAP. R. Derritt's Tambourini, 9st lOlbs R. Derritt's Hatred, Ost 61ba * F. W. Delamaiu's M'ss Flat. 7st 121bs J. T. Wallace's Shadow, 6st 121bs J. Marshall's Hurrloane, Gat 7 lbs SPORTING NOTES. (From the "Timara, Herald.") As the faces are now dose at hand, a few notes o_ the vario"US events may not bo uninteresting td" some of your readers. Tho Stewards de__rveta bfe£csngratuJated*on $ho very prog ram mCtney have bccCivble to issue, and it is a pity tho really valuable stakes that they have offered have not attracted better entries. The Hurdle Race, for instance, a stake-of £60. can only show threo entries,,and -those all strangers. Surely.the resident sportsmen ought to fi'nd'a horse or two to try find.keep the jumping'honors in the district. ''However; it: i_ too late now. It is to bo horcfF.that, in after years, sonui horse will be found, to. do battle for Timurii over hurdles. " *' ; "' Now for the various--VGutsV For tho Hurdle Race three have entered— Tafnbourirti,' Sit 'Tattott; and f-Maidti oi > the Mill. With th_ undoubted speed, staying, and weight-carrying, powers which Tambourini possesses,, I should prophecy an easy win for him ; but" with the Timaru Cup staring him in tho 'face, I should imagine him to be a doubtful Rtarter. If so, itwill bo a match , 6e^we'eb ; Bvr j T_'tton ? ad_' the Maid, iv which the chesnut should score nn easy win. The M.iiden Plate-has got a good entry of seven. The first on my list is Border Lad, but Jam-afraid that,, as far-, as this race is concerned he will be able tp enter„for amaiden plate elsewhere. Alice! Grey has only recently performed in publio; she, won a maiden plate at Littleß' ver in indifferent company. I should doubt her being good enough for Tiniq.ru. Mra Stowe by Traducer out of Misa King's dam is a very likely filly. . She r was ( in training for the Metropolitan raeetipl Christchurch, but'did not start; though I Relieve she was thought n good deal "of "in tho stable. If sound and fit, she ought to win. ■ May Morn was a favorite for the Dttnedin Maiden Plate, so-she must have some pretensions to speed ; but asr she is unknown to mc I cannot say much about her. Hurricauo is a mare with a. fine turn of speed,.but. her condition cannot be first-rate, as .in, March, at the Point races, she ran off grass. Haphazfird is a complete stranger to mc, so I cannot say much about her." Bhafldw'is something Ukt-vßolrdcr Lad. She bas been knocking about the country for some time, and is still &;maiden. She has a fair turn of. epeedj and may run into a place, 'Of the lot I shall, take May Morn arid Mrs Stowe, the -latteb for choice. The 'Timaru 'Cup• hagi four.entries, Tarn ibotirini, Hatjrpd, Hector, and/Hurricane. The latter, is out ; of place in a of "this sort. Her condition could never take her 2} miles. Hector is a 'game old hbrsd, who*will struggle on to the end as he always does, but the company is too much .for him. The race must 'go,' barring accidents, to Derrett's nomination, whichever he sends, and as this ia a distance at which.l do not believe Tambourini has hisiequal in Capterbury, X r shall expect.-tor see him canter past tbe post an easy winner., In his absence Hatred isgood enough-to*, mm -..-Th.q.j Plate Handicap has a, good nomination, but until the weights appear, I cannot say anything about it. I see all have accepted'in the big handicap but Mystery, so we ought to have a good isice; '•'•••' - < .< ** i.Vj. <;•• v Orahgb Blossom.