SPORTING ITEMS.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 8781, 30 April 1894, Page 2

SPORTING ITEMS.

" Weekly Press and Beferce."

NEWS OF THE WEEK. Douglas half brother to Bay Bidl. is now being trained by H. Frank* at Yaldhurst. Monday June tth is nomination day for the Melbourne Cup. It is-not at all definitely settled that Mr Douglas is sending a team of jumpers to Australia.

Regtiia Is said to have broken down badly on the second day of the Nelson Meeting. O'aieri, who was a Grand National candidate two years ago, now follows the Hawke's Bay Hounds. Miss Ormond rides him.

It is reported in Dunedin that, as a result of the decision of the Licensing Bench not to grant licenses iv future at theForbury, the D.J.C. will make further reductions iv their stake money next season. The followinff were the winninjr pity? ments over the North Otago Jockey Ciuh'n Meeting:—J. Loughliu, £142 10s; M. Allan, £S3 10s ; C. Hohbs, -201 las: H. L. Johnson, £57; J. M'Kewnn, £42 15h ; T. Dalv, £42 15-,; S. Waddell, £*i 10s W. Power, £23 10=i; J. J. Lewis, £2tf lon : H. E. Barnes, £19 ; J. R. Lougfellow, £14 09 ; and amounts under £10 briuging the total to £GII 5.1.

If report speaks truly, the connections of Leo were not at all surprised at his winning the Hack Race at Blenheim, for, although they only invested £1 on the totalisator, which was the sum total of investments, they are reported to have had £20 on the horse in the totalisator shops iv ■Wellington, which, on a £15 dividend basis, returned £300, Mr W. J. Weston, the ex New Zealand bookmaker, who has since Lochiel's N. Z. Cup been ktvtptag a well known billiard saloon in Sydney and also doing a bit of betting, went np to the new goldfields at Coolgardio with a couple of billiard tables. A Sydney paper says :—We shall expect to hear of him playiug for the championship of the West Australian goldfields next, or training the winner of the CoolgardieCup. Longford, the New South Wales horseman, who had to have his leg amputated through au accident while riding in a Steeplechase" at Rand wick, has had £200 voted him by the A.J.C., while Mr Oxenham collected close on £300 on his behalf.