SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 8717, 8 January 1892, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

TURP CHIT-CHAT. Hilda has ran her tart tics. Among the Boxing Bay festivities at Thursday Island was a day’s racing, the programme for whioh included two : hack races, in one of which “ men of color w yrere to ride, while in the other the jockeys'were restricted to Chinamen. The process of making a pony smaller was witnessed at the Taranaki races on Monday, when the work of measuring the diminutive racers waa being carried out. A pony (Rodney) was not passed by the stewards who were measuring, and the connections of the steed then set to work to file his hoofs down. The pony, on whose wither the hair had been clipped, was then put under the standard, and after a little engineering on the part of the person who held his heaa the pony was passed. It is reported that the suspensory ligament of one of British Lion’s forelegs has given way, in whioh case he may have run his last race.

Mr W. E. Wilson, of Melbourne, has resold the Nelson—Memphis filly that he purchased at Major George’s sale to Mr Roach, of Auckland.

A match for L2S a side was to take place on the Camara racecourse this afternoon between Mr 0. R, Wise’s Le Hoi and Mr A. M'Donald’s Mias Mack. The distance waa one mile and a-half, Miss Mack carrying 9.t 81b and Le Roi 7sfc

At the Otaki meeting on New Year's Day the starter was a Maori, and he despatched his fields well together on every occasion, In the Hnrdle Raoe Mr R. Jillett, who was up on Mataiwheto, waa thrown heavily through his mount striking the hurdle in his preliminary, and had his shoulder dislocated. Mr J. Prosser took his place in (be saddle in the raoe, and though carrying 141b overweight won gallantly. From what I can learn (says “ Phaeton ”), there is a little history attaching to the victory achieved by Megoulet over Ingorina in the Thames Jookey Club on Boxing Day. It appears that there was a danger of a walkover, and as in that case only half the stakes would be paid, the owner of Ingorina interviewed the parties connected with Megoulet, and, with the promise of a “fiver," the latter was sent to the post. On paper the race looked a moral for Ingorina, but the unexpected not infrequently happens, especially in horse-racing, and to the bitter chagrin of the Ingorina party the outsider got home first.

Intelligence comes to hand from Australia to the effect that the Australian trotting record for three miles was broken recently at Sandown Park, when Hero (late Renegade) ran that distance in 7min 52£* ec, the fastest three miles previously accomplished in Victoria having been by Jumbo at Elsternwick Park last October twelve months, when the record was reduced to Smin 3£sec. The 'Sportsman’ states that Hero seemed only to be going rapidly over the last four or five furlongs, and, therefore, if the distance on the course be correct, he must have out out the last half-mile at racing speed. The Admiral. LAWN TENNIS. The adjourned match Kaituna v. Otago will take place at Kaituna to-morrow afternoon, commencing at 2.15 p.m, sharp. Match, three doubles five singles. The following will represent the Kaituna Club Messrs Grump, Maclean, Martin, M'Neill, Park, and Statham; emergency, 6. G. Bridges. Several of the wrestling competitors have waited on us relative to prize money given for the three styles of wrestling on the first day of the Caledonian games. It is represented that the men had to compete in the Border, catch -as - catch - can, and Cornish and Devonshire styles for a total prize money of L 6, L 3, and L 2— that is to say, that the prizes when divided between the three events were equal to L2, LI, and 13s 4d for first, second, and third respectively; and for such prizes they were asked to wrestle the best of three falls in each style throughout, or six to nine falls, instead of the usual two to three. Naturally the men objected. But through ' the good advice and influence of one of the judges they ultimately agreed to wrestle “ one fall in each style for each round, and the best of three in the final,” although the prize money was inadequate. To this the judges wisely agreed, and the public know how faithfully the men performed their part, as they had to wrestle nearly the whole day to complete the three events. Under the circumstances it would be a wise and graceful act if the directors were to arrange some special competition for those who performed so well on the first day, and perhaps also add a little to the Consolation event.

Grange and Warehousemen Seconds meet on the Norfh Groqnd to-morrow.