SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 10401, 24 August 1897, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Capital nominations have been received for the South Canterbury meeting next month. The Dunedin entries are; Quickshot IL.StFulmen, Aldershot, Britomarte, Lord Rosslyn, Black and Red. Hippomenes, Marlin, Lady Somnus, St. Ouida, and Lady Lear. Padlock’s nominations wera refused, as the horse’s name is on the unpaid forfeit list.

The Wellington Racing Club have Bre. moved the disqualification from all horses which took part at the unlicensed meeting at Greytown North on the Queen’s Birthday i have voted £lO to James L&isg, who was injured by the fall of Barman in the Trial Steeplechase at the winter meeting; and have also made a donation of £lO 10s to the publishers of the ‘New Zealand Turf Register,’ with the condition that the club are to receive ten copies of the ‘ Register.’ The annual meeting of the club will be adjourned from the 30th inat. to the 6bh September. The only nomination for the position of president is that of Colonel Pearce, and for other positions there is only one nomination, which ensures the election of the nomineesbut with regard to the stewards three of the old members have declined to stand for election, and a ballot will be taken. The question of licensing bookmakers will also be discussed. Lord Ranfurly has shown the interest he takes in golf by already playing on the Hutt and Miramar links.

Thus “ Silverspur ” in the • New Zealand Mail’; —“The trotting races that have hitherto disfigured the programmes of the Dunedin Metropolitan Racing Club are to be discontinued, a decision to that effect having been arrived at. The adoption of this course is a very wise one. Trotting is a distinctly separate sport; it has nothing in common with racing, and should be kept off metropolitan tracks altogether. Now that the Dunedin Jockey Club have cast these events from their racing sheets the hands of the Tahuna Club Committee will be materially strengthened, and they will be able to place a stronger case in favor of their application before the Colonial Secretary.”