SPORTING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 5483, 23 March 1889, Page 3

SPORTING.

NOTES BY "HIPPO.'j

EACINQ ,

Maroh 26 an«£s7, Napiet\ParJtß.|LsutW J v • ,"' .'i■ <■:' March 30, &W& Club. Aprildfeand 2& Canterbury J. C. autumn April "ill A 2 2' Anoktand R.C. autttran &e\mfesP /f ' Bay J.C.^steep^hase mMjtiug. <"'\ ft June 26, Napio»}P»Tlt.|t.©. winter meeting. DEOiAfScrioN of a May 28, Hawke's Bay J.O. steeplechase, ••■ Wfewng.--'' •• •* - ''_, - - .'; .<£ * ,' June'2lVNaT)ler Park B,.C;winter meeting. *. &o>- ■-->~.; Maroh;-23, 'acceptances, Hurdles, Sapling Pony, and Hack Handicaps, •Park Raciitg Clbbi g A'v'V -. May I4J- nominations Hawko s .kC. '.. „■:.:--,;-;- May '23-,' -nominations' Steeplechaser-.. ,aud ";Hurdlo 'Rate, Napier Park ■ Racing Club:--- " : " , ; v -fit: {"■ ';.•.-;■ June 11,"general ei)trytHawk,e*s Buy,.J-.-O? " stiepieohajtemeeting. >:,£ ':'■'..■■.:■ June I.W, general en try Napier Park R.C. winter mebting.- ■'. ■----- ,•'.;-„'v: Juitb 17.. "filial o^nt^t'- l Ha.wket'B.:.:.-.Bay. " kt'eepleohase./.,.'',;,'-^'.-..-' _'■' nW JuneiJl, acc^p^noes,.Napier. Park. R:C. , winter, meetings:..--. :.-.-™, , I wouldi remind owners of horses that the nominations for ahe W&pukurnu Jockey Club's annual meeting oloso this, evening,, and I wonidagaita; remind owners of horses; that ,*%•* fo%w% acceptances .for ■ .$» Napier Park Racing Club's[..autumn meeting close thl«4ayl ,tvt Hurdle Race, Pony, ilaok and Sapling Stakes ; also entriesior The nominations for tho meeting have been very Rood for SB the events' exceptbig the two-yeas-ofi Metis, andi.thA>a«eptances for the Cup and Flying Handicaps are very'v satisfactory. I, As '' good acceptances may be anticipated to-night, the only thing required now to make tfu,, meeting one of the most successful that has ever been held in this district is fine weather as the fields will in.all_probability be lartre, and the racing good. Beoluse has inourred a lOlbpenalty in the Cup, and 71b in tho Flying Handicap,, which, WiJltbnng his weiKht t0.95t.61b inJtotfc of the events. Leopold has also incurred a penalty of 51bs, ■ andliis weight will now, he Tat UUtf.fi thw; Cup Most of the horeerf have their friends and fanciers for the none have ho far been made favorite after his gplendid performance at Hastings/ has notwithstanding his penalty, who believe he can win. Escutcheon, is said to be well in with 7st 12lbsrand if he goes true, must run abisr horse. Tetford has many friends, who swear by him. Leopold is also said to be .dangerous, and bothLenoro nndFoxton are voted well in. Cupid should also run a. big tteo/ Turehau • is undoubtedly speedyj t atid if be has had some fast work given him since tho Hastings meeting, he should run much. better than he did Were. 1 ThyWe *ehave not seen run in irood company, and therefore cannot say much about her. Partner, too;-if in his best form, will make whatever bea»s him travel. Altogether Wmay seo*a slashing race. Had Chudloigh been left in the Flvinsr Handicap, he would have started a very warm favorite, but his trainer scratched him because bo was not satisfied with Dudu's weight., Turehau is another that should have accepted for tho.Hying, as for that distance be is undoubtedly fast. A« the acceptances for tho other events are. not yet closed, it is impossible to say much about them. : The committee are doing a 1 they can to make the meeting successful, •ndthe accomodation of the public is as complete as pos«blo v To encourage the attendant of Wfaif'to to grace and lend encnWtment,to the awn and grand stand, they baveflSlac.jd the price of admission in , their beh.alf.to ha>£ : a-crbw,n. ; ! ■, . TheTftttta* i3laWai.** oe^ d . ¥f?™ entries for tbbir first meeting, which takes JSe"thu tw^^^r&r^ «ncouratrin*TO Ihose who have started the • S,b 4«e is no doubt.that trotting will become .Yerjspojf.urar, 1 as ,it will encourage thTf*ecl offSte stamp c( horses that are -bTwul d.%u.'ilified home' time ago. has not had hf-r dSftußUfieation removed by the Metropolitan Club, and is therefore not Xible fo'start in any race which is run juigflE themetrppolitan rules.