SPORTING INTELLIGENCES.

Evening Star, Issue 8770, 10 March 1892, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCES.

TURF CHIT-CHAT.

Mr Malcolm Allan left for the West Coast yesterday with his latest purchase, Mariner. The secretary of the Wanganui Jockey Club has officially informed all the metropolitan clubs of the warning off the local racecourse of Messrs Ynille and Nathan, of Wellington, and of Mr B. May, of Auckland, for laying totalisator odds in tbe Wanganui saddling paddock, The meaning of this is that all the clubs in the colony will have to "followsuit."

A syndicate of New Plymouth residents drew The Harbor Light in Tattersall's sweep en the Newmarket Handicap, They hava reoeived advioe that the sum they are entitled to through their horse running third is L 1,123. The sweep was not fully subscribed.

Wallie Kerr was loud in his praises regarding tfce treatment he reoeived in this colony, and he declared to his Sydney cycling friends that the Pioneer Bicycling Club is the best managed in all Australasia. Kerr has been all round, and should know.

The Jk J.C. have acted wisely in deciding to authorise their president to join with the Canterbury Jockey Club in entering into, negotiations with Mr Sam Powell, of Wanganui, with the view of Becnring his servioea as starter for both clubs, conditionally upon satisfactory terms being arranged, and npoa Mr Powell's starting at the Great Autumn meeting at Christchuroh being approved* In the Sydney < Referee' of the 2nd Inst, we read this astounding piece of information: —" The Dunedin Cnp was won this year by Ocoident, a mare by Lapidlst, and she has, been purchased to go to England for the snm of 1,200 guineas."

The Workman, Reprisal, Freedom, Florrie, and Tiraillerie appear among the 111 nominations for the Donoaster Handicap, to be run at the A.J.O. Easter meeting. Of the Australian Cup we are told that " Oxide and Dramatist made nearly all the" rnnning in the race, but they were done, with at the turn, and Strathmpre waa first loto the straight. At the distance Highborn tackled him, and the favorite shut up like a jick-knife, Highborn being returned the easiest of winners, while Forty Winks ran into third place. Freedom and Megaphone were olose np. Casden rode a most peouliar race on Strathmore. He dropped back from a forward place to second last at the river side, and then came round'to the turn on the outside all the way, covering more ground than any other horse in the raoe. Tbe people behind Highborn have won very little it. bets, bnt they had LSOO to LlO laid them by the holder of the horse in Tattersall's sweep. Mr Forrester, the trainer, did not think Highborn had a chance of beating Mr Wilson's representative after the Essendon Stakes rnnning, and advised Mr Oatley, the owner, accordingly." Tire Admiral The late Duke of Clarence and Avondale was the first royal patron to the pastime of cycling. As fir back as 1880 the then Prince Albert Victor purchased from a depot in Leicester square a bicycle made by Messrs Hillman and Herbert. The football season opens in Chxistchurch on Saturday next. The Ponekes (Wellington) meet East Christohurch on the latter's ground at Easter. The Dunedin Fire Brigade will be represented by the following team at the Christchuroh brigades' demonstration on Thursday next:—Foreman Salmon, Firemen J. H. Tonkin, H. Frewin, G. CarrV G. Williden; emergency man, R. Robertson.