SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7189, 18 April 1887, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

D.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING. The following nominations were received for the May meeting at Mr Sydney James’s office on Saturday night PROVINCIAL HANDICAP, o( 200 sovs. One mile and a-half. Teddy Yuillo Marion Krerton Lad Fog Berretord Moana St Clair Botderraan Mokoia Jack Mirella Apropos Quibble Hermitage Rose and Gold Titbit Captain Cook La Uo:e. MAY HANDICAP TROTTING RACE, of 75 sovs. Three miles. Jimmy Drown Gipsy Postman Bonnie Jean Wanderoo Reefer Daisy Dark Days Jumbo Conger Chanticleer Bloxwitch Nape-nape Idle Girl Frolicsome Bella Fidget Coacher Toby Foremost Masher Maid All Black Duchess Joe John Oscar Claret Maggie Jack Axo Rock wood Mabel Shamrock Tommy II iwkduu Antrim Kctt’e bay marc Silver Bell Minnie. TRADESMEN’S HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. One mile. Teddy Yuillo Comet St. C air Mokoia Marion Rocket Beresford Mirella Apropos Witchcraft Bard Jack Quibble Jackal Athol Daisy Titbit Captain Cook La Rose Eve ton Lad Ironsides Garibaldi Camerine Jealousy. II AN DICAP HURDLE RACE, of 80 sovs. Two miles. Peter Osbeck The Drover Fishhook Garibaldi Secretary Dunlu e Mayboy Trapper Wildboy Kingask Azim Botdcrman. BIRTHDAY HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. One mile and a quarter. Toddy Yuilie Bard Evcrton Lad Marion Quibble Fog Beresford Hermitage Moana St.Clair Rose and Gold Ironsides Mokoia Titbit Camerine MiitlU Captain C.ok Jealousy Apropos La Rose Jack. WINTER HANDICAP TROTTING RACE, of 75 sovs. Two nrles. Jimmy Brown Dark Days John Oscar Postman Conger Claret Wanderoo Bloxwitch Maggie Daisy P tienco Axe Jumbo Ule Girl Mabel Nape-nape Delia Tommy Frolicsome Id,i Maid An‘rim Fidget Rodger Minnie Masher Maid Coacher Jack Gipsy Silver Bell To Kooti Bennie Jean Foremost Rockwocd Reefer Duchess Shamock Little Emily Joe llawkdun. ST. CLAIR HANDICAP, of 100 sovs. Seven furlongs. Teddy Yuillo Apropos Evi rton Lad Rocket Bard Fog Comet Witchcraft Moana Marion Quibble Ironsides Beresford Athol Daisy Camerine Sc. Clair Titbit Jealousy Mokoia Captain Cook Toko Uirdla La Rose Jackal. A.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING. [By Electric Telegraph.—Copyright.] [Reuter’s Telegrams.] SYDNEY, April 16. (Received April 16, 1887 at 8.15 p in.) The fourth day’s racing of tho A.J.C. autumn meeting took place at Rmdwick today. Though the weather was threatening the attendance was good. Among those present were Lord Carrington and his suite. The following arc the results UOU'S HANDICAP, a sweepstake of 50 sivs each, with 159 added. For three-year-olds. Second hr.rse 25 sovs from tho prize. One mile and three furlongs Divider - .. .. ..1 Blairgowrie ~ .. ..2 Shark .. .. .. ..3 PLACE HANDICAP, a sweepstakes of 10 sovs each for starters, with 300 sovs added, for horses that have tun first, second, or third in any race of tho value of 100 sovs or upwards, in which not less than six horses have started, after tho Autumn meeting of 1886. The second horse to receive 100 eove, and the third 60 sovs from the prize. One mile and a-half. Mr J. Wilson’s Ringmaster .. . .-. 1 Hon. W. A. Long’s Crossfire ~ .. .. 2

Mr J. Mayo’s Stanley

Thirteen horses started. Ringmaster won easily by two lengths. Time, 2min 54sec. Nelson and Mitrailleuse were scratched.

SECOND NURSERY HANDICAP, a sweepstakes of 5 sovs, with 150 sovs adJed. Second horee 25 sovs from tho prize. For two-year-olds. Six furlongs. Hon. J. White’s b f Perfume, by Newmarket-

Primrose Mr M. Fennolly’s hr c Moorhouso, by Moorthorpc—

Oera'dine Mr S. Gardiner’s b c Branchiopoda, by Angler—My Novel

Seventeen horses started. Won by a length. Time, Imin 20Ascc.

STEEPLECHASE, a handicap sweepstakes of 5 sovs, with 250 sovs added ; second horse 60 sovs from the prize. About three miles. Marmion .. .. .. .. 1 Dragoon .. .. .. ..2 Scobeloff .. .. .. .. 3

Ten horses started. Marmion led all the way, and won easily by four lengths. Time, 7min Ifisec. Blue Boy was scratched.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB PLATE, of 800 sovs, for thieoycar-olds and upwa’ds; second horse

100 sovs, and third 50 sovs from the prize. Wcieht-for-arc. Three miles. Hon J. White’s ch o Trident, 3 yrs, by Robinson Crusoe—Cocoanut,Bst .. .. , X Hon. J. White's br g Volcano, 3 yrs, by Chester— Etna, 7stlllb 2 Mr J D. Robertson’s b f The Nun, 7st 12b .. 3

Only three horses started. Trident won hard held. Time, smin 58sec. Nelson, who was entered for this race, was scratched. FREE HANDICAP, of 150 sovs, with a sweepstakes of 1 sov each, to go to tho second horse. One mile and a quarter. Mr J. Mayo’s Stanley .. . •• J Hon. W. Long’s Honcydow .. .. ■■ " C. Bnckcntigg’s Tom Brown 3

Twenty-three horses started. There was a good finish, Stanley winning by a length. Time, 2min 20sec. Mitrailleuse never showed prominently during the race. Rain fell continually after the second race.

At the Takapuna races on Saturday Magnesia won the Hurdle Race; Teddy Yuille the Devonport Handicap, beating Friendship and Reproach ; and Silvio the Steeplechase, after a capital race. Two accidents occurred. In the Selling Hurdles Whalebone fell at one of the hurdles, and Long, the jockey, was injured, and is suffering from concussion of the brain. In the Hurdle Race Rob Roy fell atone of the hurdles, and Fergus, the jockey, sustained concussion of the brain.

At a meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club on Saturday evening a letter was read from the Invercargill Club, which stated that the horse Cathedral, the owner (T. B. Mortimer), and the rider (Robert Mitchell) had been disqualified by the Club for twelve months for unfair riding at a meeting at Invercargill on tho 15th inst. It was resolved that the disqualification be endorsed by the Dunedin Jockey Club.