SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 8789, 1 April 1892, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

PALMERSTON RACES. The various events were got off in satisfactory time at the Palmerston and Shag Valley meeting yesterday, and as tha weather was glorious an enjoyable gathering was the result. The fields were poor throughout the day, and the dividends consequently small—the largest being L 4 Is, while in one instance backers of the winner only got LI Is in return for their sovereign invested. The sum of L 1,293 was put through tho machine by Mason and Roberts, the club charging the publio the amount of the tax on the investments, which came t)LI9 17b lOd. In the Novel Handicap a fine exhibition of riding was shown on the part of A, M'Kenzie, who is in Hankins's stable, This promising lad had the mount on The Wolf, and a quarter of a mile from home the horse's saddle slipped under its belly, and it wsb ridden home bare-backed, M'Kenzie landing his monnt a winner by a couple of lengths. The Palmerston Band played a number of selections during the afternoon. Results : NOVEL HANDICAP, of SO sova. The winner to be Bold by auction, and the whole of the proceeds to go to the funds. Seven furlongs. Mr J. A. Duff's b g The Wolf, Bst .. (A. M'Kenzie) 1 MrR Rlddlo'ablkff Sweep, 7stolb(W. lluddfcombe) 2 Mr J. R. Longfellow's ch g Satyr, Sat 21b (T. Buddioombe) 3 Darkie (7.3) and The Lad (7.0) also started.

Sweep waa quickest away, and with Satyr led till the straight was reached, when The Wolf joined them, and, getting hia head in front at the bpnd, aligbtly increased this advantage in the run home, winning eycptually by a clear length; Satyr a length behind Sweep, On the totalisator, L 173; on the winner, L 3 5; dividend, L 4 7«. Time, lmin SOaec. The Wolf waa sold for LIS to Mr R. Allen, of Timaru. TWO-MILE TROT, of 20 sovs. MrO. R. Wise'ocr pony g D-lTodil,34sec(lncluding 103 ec penalty) .. .. .. (M. Marks) 1 Mr J. Allan's b g Maori Jack, 13sco .. (J. Allan) 2 Mr N. Day'd b m Mayflower, 37sec _ (J. Day) 3 Also started : Folly (14se3) and Rabbiter (23jec). Daffodil quickly went to the fiont, and, trotting in faultless style, won by thirty yards from Maori Jack, who beat Mayflower by twenty yards. On the totalisator, L 154 ; on the winner, L 79 ; dividend, LI 143. Time, 6min 59aec. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, of 20 sovs; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake. One mile. Mr J. Lougblin'a bhj Don Pedro, 9st 61b (Owner) 1 Mr W. Johnston's br g Armstrong, 7st 71b (ino. 91b Qverweight) .. (T. Buddicombe) 2 Mr H. Riddle's blk g Sweep, 7at 81b (ino. 51b overweight) (W.' Buddicombe) 3 Won easily by a oouple of lengths. There were 69 investors, 57 staking on the winner; dividend, LI Is. Time, lmin 54sec, HACK SELLING RACE, of 15 sovs. Winnor to be sold for 10 sovs; any surplus to go to the funds of tho club. Six furlongs. Mr C. Bourne's Loiter, Bst .. (T. Buddicombe) 1 Mr J. Loughliu's Ulenlora, Bst .. (M. Campbell) 2 Mr 0. Ruthven's Sweetbriar, Sst .. (J. Leeson) 3 A wretched start, Sweetbriar getting fully three lengths' advantage, while Glenlora hung at the post, Before a furlong had been covered Loiter was taken to the front, and he ran home the easiest of winners, with Sweetbriar beaten off last. On the machine, L 122 ; on the winner, L2B, ; dividend, £3 17s. Time, lmin 22aec. Loiter waa bought in for 11 sovs.

FOOTBALL. To-morrow's matches:-—Dunedio, President v. Vice-president, at the Caledonian. Ground; Alhambra play a Fifteen against the rest of the club at Opoho ; Union, President v, Vice-president, at North Dunedin; Pirates play a team of Colore againat two teams of Blacks; Warehousmen, Captain v. Deputy-captain, at Montecillo; Kaikorai Club play opening match President v. Vicepresident ; Rangers (Association), Captain v. Deputy-captain, on their ground ; Roslyn (Association) play atßishopscourt; Northern play a scratch match at N.E. Valley. BOWLING. The following players represent the Caledonian Club in the match against the Dunedin Club, which will be played on the Caledonian green to-morrow :—G. Wedderspoon, J. A. Kirby, H. Fenwick, J, Ogg (skip), J. Davidson, A. Evans, J. WedderBpoon, G. Capatick (skip), J. Evans, S. D. Cronin, E. Hogg, G. Walkor (skip), F. S. Stokes, P. Fagan, J. Blaney, C. Barlow (skip). A match, Highlands v. Lowlands, will be played at Roslyn to-morrow. At the Taranaki meeting yesterday Torpedo (9.7) won the Welter Handicap, beating St. Malo (9.7), and Musket (8.7), and paying a dividend of LI 12s. Prestige (7.6) got borne in the Flying Handicap in lmin lG|seo, beating Lochness (8.5), Snapcap (6.7), and others, and paying a dividend of L2 15s.

A cricket match will be played to-morrow between Anderson Bay and Carisbrook D team.