SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7798, 20 December 1888, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

The following will take part in the Chess Congress for the chess championship to be held in Christchurch on December 26: Wellington—Messrs C. W. Benbow and W. Brown : Otago Club—Dr Stenhouse and Mr John Mouat; Timaru—Messrs J Bolton and W. Wood ; Canterbury—Messrs Ollivier and Hookham. Mr Thomas Sexton, of Ashurst, will also be a competitor; and Mr R. J. Barnes may possibly be admitted as the representative of the Wellington Working Men's Chess Club. Auckland will, through Mr Brockelbank having. taken up his residence in Melbourne, be unrepresented. If a good team can be' obtained the Wellington Cricket Association will send one to Christchurch about the end of January, and play Qtago there aB well. If. not, the trip will be put off to Easter. The Association'

will endeavor to come to an understanding with other associations as to dealing with defaulting members. The Christ's College cricket team will arrive by to-night's express to play their annual match with the Otago High School. The following are the teams:— Christ's College: Wigley (captain), Borton, Perry, M'Lean, Mendelsohn, Cobb, A. Williams, Watt, Fendall, Frankish, Watson. High School: Campbell (captain), Boydell, Niven, M'Brearty, R. Gillies, Owen, Ross, Mackay, E. Williams, Stronach, Hardy. The match will be played to-morrow on the Carisbrook Ground ; play to start at 10 a.m. sharp. The nominations for the Reefton races were entrusted to a private messenger, who handed them in half an hour late. The stewards refused to accept them, but one of the nominators insists on being put on the same footing as those bearing antecedent postmarks. The stewards have referred the matter to the Metropolitan Club to settle.

THE A.R.C. MEETING.

Some capital work was got through at Ellerslie this morning. Manton and British Lion were associated together, and put in two circuits on the plough, the last of which was done at a clinking pace. Both horses moved with great freedom. Lochiel and Enid (both stripped) put in a good useful gallop twice round on the tan; Lochiel pleasing the onlookers very much. Hilda and Puschka were sent once round on the plough at a good pace, Balista joining in at the top of the straight, where Puschka droppod out. They then hit out for a sound gallop, which Hilda got through very satisfactorily, though she was a trifle sore on pulling up. Nelson had Antelope for a companion twice round on the tan, but she was of little use to him. Cissy did good work, and so did the jumpers Maugahone and Recruit. The public are accepting 3's to 1 that Lochiel wins the Cup. Nelson is at 5 to 1 (offered), despite the fact of the 500 to 75 that Major George yesterday afternoon accepted about his horse winning.