SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 10902, 10 April 1899, Page 1

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

* AIa.RACES. The-weather was fine at Randwiok on Ettauday for the concluding, day of AJ;O. meeting. The Book (7?) won the .Rons Handicap by a long treok from L~>ob Lang (7.8), the seven farloMi-taking Imio ,38J»eo. Fairy prince April FOOL (7 4) by .a length and a-baWfof' the Place Handicap, the mile and a-ball being cut out in the fast time of 2min 35aeo. Fiveetarted foHhe S.oond Steeplechase, which Mangere (iO ffl won from end to end; finishing forty lengths to the good. The other fonrstarbers all came to grief at some of the obstacles. Ohcsaey (9 4) von the Second Narsery, one mile,.in Imia 43ieo; and Wateroolor (7 12) the Fin ß ! Handicap, of one mile and a quarter, for which there were twentytwo starters* in 2<nin'9£*eo. The following is a description of the “ < A.J.O. PLATE, of 600 bovs. Weight for age. Three miles. Mr Rlacklock'a b g Merloolas, by'St. 6 within— Eingaborough mare, aged ... ... ... " ... 1 Mr P. Austin's b c LeerMetford, 3 yra... ... 2 Mr H. O. White's b hj Glarion, 4 yrs 8 Bifleite was the only other starter. Betting: 11 to 8 against Merloolas, 2to 1 Clarion, 3 to 1 Lee-Motford. A good start was effected. The order past the stand was Lee-Metford, Bifleite, Merloolas, and Clarion* Excepting that Bifleite dropped back tortagt* thebe'yw little change -.until the field entered nejmf Hoi»,;ifda. by four XXawbiraaiuiilar distance behind Lee-Metford. Time, Bmin Sliieo. MAY MEETING. Tho following nominations have been re* oeived by the Dunedin Jockey Club for the winter meeting bn the 24th and 25.h May Fihst Hack Handicap, of 30 sovs. Six fur longs.—Hipponous, Lakefield, Vulcan, Grandahot. iiilvarcrest, Witohraft, Visionary, Tale of War. Briar, Bogengang. P.P.O. . First Houdle Handicap, of 70 sovs. One mile and three-quarters. —Talune, Waikaia, Dundee, Oorroboreo, -Wind&rmere, Glenore, Pioneer, St. Hiko, Lobo. _ ' . ’ _ Birthday Handicap, of 200 sovs. One mile and a-half.-Clinker, Jupiter, Malatuo, Huku, Double Event. Goldleaf. Brisa, Starshot,- Glenelg, Djto Diin, Fubnen, Skirmisher, Quickshot. .. , Winter Welter Handicap, of 70 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Clinker, Marquis of Zetland, fieadonwell, Tiger Lily, Vandyke,. Jupiter, Mauser, OuiCkshot, Blackpool, Brisa, Bed Banner, Gitan* ella, Refugee. . Tradesmen’s Handicap, of IXO sovs. Six fur-longs.-Quickshot, 11., Djin Djin, Brisa, Nihilist, Ben Farley, Red Banner, Vanilla, Britannia. Edelweiss, La Reine, Peerage, Belligerent, Quickshot, Gladys 11, Clinker, Abercrombie, Maremma, Far N S’R^LAia^S r HANDiCAP, of 78 sovs. Seven furlongs.—Clinker, Nihilist, Red Banner, Black-p-H)l, Abercrombie; Peerage, Quickshot, Refugee, Brisa, Tiger Lily, Vandyke, Mauser.’ Second Hurdle Handicap, of 70 sovs. One mile and a-hall.—Talune, Waikaia, Nat, Dundee. Izal, Windermere, Oprroborec, Glenore, Pioneer, St. Hiko, Vandola, Lbbo. . Provincial Handicap, of 150 soys. One mile and a-qnartor.—Clinker, Jupiter, Fulmen, Starshot, Huku, Vandyke, Goldleaf, Brisa, Mala’ua, Marquis of Zetland, Glenelg, Double Event, Djin Djin, Maremma, Ben Farley. Skirmisher, Quick-, shot. _. , Wairongoa Handicap, of 100 sovs. five furlongs.—Quickshot 11., Abercrombie, Far Niente, Zephyr, Goldspur,. Gladys 11., Britannia, La Reine; Ren Farley, Gitanella, Battery. Edelweiss, Nihilist, Belligerent, Tiger Lily, Vanilla. . Second Hack Handicap, of 30eovr Seven furlongs.—Hipponous, Bogengang,. P.P.C r Silver‘crest, Vulcan, Grandshot, Witchcraft, Visionary, Tale of War. The entries total 132 against 141 last year. Both hurdle races show a decided increase* but the entries for the welter handicaps are much below last year’s. CRICKET. •An old New Zealander* now resident in Sydney, who takes a very lively interest in cricket matters in New South Wales, thus criticises the play and action of the New Zealand teamlt seems to me that far too much has been made in your colony of the way oor Association treated your men, whb, lff~tny opinion, were to blame-for any neglect they may have experienced at the hands of the cricket authorities here. It was (he duty of the manager or captain of the team to have applied for passes. In neglecting to do so be showed a oarelesi in* difference towards hia men. Gatekeeper! connected with a big institution like the Sydney cricket ground know no one unless provided with the proverbial piece of paste* board. I was much amused to read the many excuses put forward in print why the New Zealand team failed to shape better against Victoria and Now South Wales as compared with their efforts in Tasmania. The -explanation is simply that they were not good enough against these two colonies, nor could it be expected. Why are they not manly enough to acknowledge it instead of splitting straws and pleading that they are at a loss to account for the.bad form of so-and-so ? Surely they never anticipated being able to beat a representative team on behalf of either New South Wales or Victoria. I can pick two clubs iu Sydney—* Paddington and the Glebe—either of which can put in the field a team of eleven who would easily beat the strongest eleven New Zealand could put forward. It is Quite easy to account for the score of 300 odd that New Zealand made in Melbourne, as the Victorians had no bowlers except Laver, and he is only a second-rate trundler. Fancy putting Harry Graham and Jack Worrall on to bowl ! With their soft stuff your men should have made 500 to 600. All done for the gate. In Sydney, of course, they met, at their own request, the cream of our bowling. Result, 140 on a perfect wicket. Why, our fellows could have put them all out for less than 50 had they wanted to. New Zealanders should stick to football and let cricket alone, except for quiet enjoyment amongst themselves.’’ COURSING. Mr Martin Taylor leaves for Sydney at the end of tho month with four Bess Morley pups, and will spend the winter in Australia. Mr Taylor’s dogs will compete at the Queen’s Birthday meeting in Sydney, and in the Sydney and Melbourne Waterloo Cups. The monthly competition for the St. Andrews Cross was played on Saturday on the Otago Golf Club’s links. The game was against “bogey,” and there were twentysix competitors. Three players tied for first place with three holes up against the colonel—viz, Mr R. T. Wheeler, ]un. (scratch), Mr H. Price (9 strokes handicap), and Mr E. Roberts (12 handicap). The tie will be played off next Saturday. The concluding events at Ellershe on Saturday resulted thus; Second Welter, Cavalier (£1 18s); Grand Stand, Tauhm (£7 Bs)} Victoria Handicap, Rosella (£2 8s). At a meeting of the stewards of the Auckland Trotting Club it was That the stewards, being satisfied that the horse Bob E.T. got away lOseo before his proper start in the Autumn Harness Trot cn Wednesday last, and that his doing eo may have altered the whole result of the race, the race be run over again on Wednesday next. < A London cable says; The Australian racehorse Aurum injured a suspensory ligament. All his racing engagements have been cancelled, and he goes to the etnd. At the Richmond (Vick) Police Court the other day Andrew A. donee and Thomas Barlow were proceeded against for committing a breach of the peace on March 27. The evidence of the police showed that on the date in queetion they were on duty at the Richmond raoeoonrae, where a _ race meeting was being held. After the finish of tho first race, which was won by Cherry, the rider of the winning horse, a jockey named Barbour, when proceeding to the weighing

enclosure, was rushed upon by the (wo defendants. The police palled Barbuar away, but Barlow again rushed at *nd struck the jockey, ‘and afterwards took the saddle off the horse’xbaok, and threw Rover two fences amongst a crowd of people. Defendants were then arrested, and on the way to the. lock-up explained the reason for their actions, which was that the-jockey had dia-l-obeyed their instrnotiQiU dtalßaUowing the horse to win the race*. .They pleaded guilty, and were fined 40s and costs, also 20s each tor resisting the police.