SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7180, 6 April 1887, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

The weights for the New Zealand Cup will not be declared till July. At the North Canterbury Jockey Club's autumn meeting, Mr Vallance's Mao won the Hurdle Race of 30 sovs, with 8.10, paying a dividend of L 5 18s; and later in the day won the Ashley County Plate, of 25 sovs. Mr Rutherford's Lady Eva won the District Hurdles, of 25 sovs. Mr Milne's Mirella won the double of the Autumn Handicap, of 60 sovs, and the Winter Oata Handicap, of 30 sovs. She carried 7.10 in the former race, beating four others, and her weight in the latter, including 71b penalty, was 8.12. Rambler, with 45sec start, won the Trot, paying a dividend of L 9 19s. . At a meeting of the Oamaru Jockey Club, letters were received from J. Dooley and W. Goddard claiming the Derby stakes, the former on the ground that his colt came in first, and the utter because the nomination of the first horse was informal. It was decided to refer the matter to the Dunedin Jockey Cldb. It was decided to retain the stakes for the Consolation Trot until it was proved Mr Olds was the owner of the hone Jack and he appeared personally. In the inter-University boat-race on the 27th ult,' no less than six colonials took part. Mr S. Fairbairn, No. 5 in the Cambridge crew, is the son of Mr Fairbairn, of Geelong, and firstgraduated as an oarsman in the Geelong College Fours. Since his residence at Cambridge he has achieved many distinctions in aquatics, helping his college five times to become the " head of the river," while he has also gained a large number of brilliant victories with the Thames Rowing Club, of whioh he is also a member, his last suecesß in that connection being in the Thames Rowing Club Sculling Handicap on the 12th ult. He has rowed three times in the University eights—namely, in 1882,1883, and 1885, and is now considered one of the first oarsmen in England. Mr P. Landale (No. 7) is also a Victorian, and was at one time a student at the Hawthorn Grammar Sohool. He rowed No. 6 in the Trinity Hall crew that won the "head of the river" and the Grand Challenge Trophy at Henley last year. Mr'S. D. Muttlebury rowed No. 6 in the winning crew for Cambridge in April last. Messrs H. and D. H. M'Lean rowed fcr Oxford in the great race of 1886, the former as No. 5 and the latter as No. 7. These young gentlemen are understood to be natives of and Mr H. E. Rhodes, the Oxford emergency, is from New Zealand.'