SPORTING ITEMS..

Press, Volume LIV, Issue 9817, 28 August 1897, Page 4

SPORTING ITEMS..

" Weekly Press and Referee."

—employer of Jimmy ATonaghan and Stewart Waddell— has entered a trotter. Honest Tom, for the Vincent meeting. Cloth of Gold was one of the few horses of note owned by the late Mr T. Logan, whoso death is just announced. The walleyed chestnut won a few races for Mr Logan, but did not always shape up to expectations, and on the whole proved a poor investment. I don't think that Mr Logan was ever infatuated with tUe sporb. But he was a very decent man for all that.

The Tuapeka Club spent between £40 and £50 in improving the course last season, and finish the year with a profit of £26 odd, and the £149 already bearing interest. This is not bad. The post of president is again conferred on Mr H. Crait', and amongst (lie other appointments are Mr Gibson as secretary, Mr B. Harfc as starter, and Mr •04. T. Nichols as judge. The ort\':e of handicapper is not yet fill-d up, the club resolving to write for terms to Mr Dowso and Mr Uonrlav.

That handy little horse Red Lancer has been placed in R. Ellis's hands, and will, therefore, be trained at the Forlmry, The New Zealand Cup candidates, Lord Rosslyn, Kuroclydaii, Venus, Fubnen, Mountebank, and St. Ott'tda, are among the nominations received for the Dunedin Jockey Club's Hunt Club Meeting. The nominations are fairly satisfactory in regard to quality, but disappointing as to numbers. Owners dro holding off for the South Canterbury ineotiiii; a llttlo Inter on. Campbell's shoulder showing no sign oE recovering from the wasted muscle the colt has been turned out fit Berwick. J. McKewen took Barmby immediately after the Christohureh sale, but lias since sold him again to the wiiginal purchaser, Mr Marshall, of Gore, who proposes to try to get a race out ,of the horse if not put to the stud at once. 1 have reason to believe that the resignation of Mr Jowitt as a member of the D.J.C. committee is now in the hands of the secretary. Mr Jowitb lma shifted to Timavu. The vacancy will be filled by tho committee on Thursday. Probably either Mr J. A. Cook or Mr Griudley will be elected.