SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 8526, 27 May 1891, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Mr Adam Glon, who for many years haß been associated with crioket in this City, left to day per Waihora, with the intention of settling in Sydney. In years gone by he was the mainßtay, ass a bowler, of tho Citizens' Club : and he also did good Bervice as a trundler for the Duuedin Club ; while he more than once represented his province. He was an indefatigable member of the Cricketers' Association, and for Beveral years acted on their Cup Committee and as a selector of interprovincial teams. At the Winton raceß, on Monday, Tally-ho (10.0) won the Steeplechase; May King (6.10) the Birthday Handicap, and the DJBtrict Handicap with 6.12 ; Matamata had a walk over for the Flying Handicap; Vulcan won the Maiden Trot, and Fancy (62sec) the Three-mile Trot; Meutor appropriated the. Selling Race, and Victory the Consolation. < At the Heathcote trotting meeting Hum-1 bug(2osec) won the Maiden Saddle, Dorothy j (27sec) the Harness Pony, Madeline (8seo) tho Maiden Harness, Cygnet (12* ec) the j Birthday Handicap (saddle), Potatau (2«e) ' the Heathcote Handicap (harness), Twilight (20sec) the Pony Saddle, and Remnant i the Handicap Harness and Handicap Saddle j Trots. Remnant paid a dividend of L 27. j Seventy-eight horses started in eight events. Mr J. E. Henry, of Feilding, has been appointed handicapper to the Canterbury Jockey Club. At the third day of the Christchurch Coursiog Club's Plumpton meeting the attendance was wretched. In the Supplementary Stakes (of L2O to the winner) Mr M'Cann's Blackwood beat Carbine. In the Consolation Stakes Mr M'Cann's Prohibition and Ringlet divided the stake. The Ravensbourne Club journeyed to Waikouaiti on Monday to try conclusions with the local team. Playing with the sun in their eyes, the visitors were kept on the defensive in the greater part of the first spell. From a neat pass Diack scored, and immediately after N. Patterson scored for the visitors, both attempts at goal proving failure?. Ravensbourne played up much better the second spell, and added two goals to their score; while Waikouaiti scored another try. Y. Patterson scored, and Flynn placed a neat goal; while Lyng kicked a goal from a mark. Mill scored the try for the local team. For Waikouaiti Mill, Scott, Mallock; (backs), Antonie, and Hickler played well,"while all the Raven:bourne played a hard game.