SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 12765, 19 March 1906, Page 1

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

'l* - -I ■ NEW BRIGHTON TROTTING MEETING. Ideal racing weather favored the New Brighton Trotting Club at their autumn meeting on Saturday. The sum of £5,481 was passed throulT the totalisator. The principal events resulted as follow:—ou Patrick's Handicap (in saddle or harness), of 100 sovs, 3m: Wallace (45sec) 1. Cinders (22sec) 2, Imperial Bess (15sec) '5. Won . by three lengths; Imperial Bess being a neck behind Cinders. Time, 7min 48£ sec. Dividends: On Wallace, £1 18s ; on Cinders, £4 10s. Brighton Handicap (in harness), of 100 sovs, 2m: Venue (scratch) and Sir Hector (6sec) dead heat, Monte Carlo (lsec) 3. Time, Verax 4min 44gsec, Sir Hector, ' 4min sG£sec Dividends: On Verax, £2 14s; on Sir Hector, £2 18s. WELLINGTON REGATTA. The local .Star Club kid a field day~at the Wellington regatta on Saturday, winning most of the events, and securing the cup presented by Messrs Stewart Dawson and Co. for most points. Having won it thrice, it now becomes tie property of the club. The following races were decided after our report closed on Saturday : Junior Pairs, lm. Prizes, £5 and £L— Union Club (Christchurch) 1, Petone Club (Wellington) 2. Other clubs represented: Union (NapierJ, Star (Wellington), Union (Wanganui). Time, 6min 52-^sec. Senior Pairs, Prizes, £lO and £2. —Star Club, Wellington (Evatt and Wheeler), 1; Wellington Rowing Club (Calnan and Galbraith), 2. Wanganui and Union Clubs also rowed. Won on the .post by 2ft. This race was rowed twice. In the first race Star finished first, with Union (Christchurch) second. The Wellington and Canterbury crews were in the lead when they fouled. A little later on thev fouled again, with the result that the Wellington Club's boat capsized. The umpire (Mr A. G. Johnson), held the Canterbury crew responsible Ifor the fouling, and disqualified Canterbury, and ordered the race to be rowed again. Senior Sculls. Prizes. Pearce's trophy and £5 (trophy to ba held for a year), and £l.—A. Rendall (Star Club, Wellington) 1, J. Crawford (Wellington Club) 2. Dowland (Star Club) and Lumsden (Petone) also rowed. Won by three lengths. Time, llmin 35-^sec. Junior Fours. Prizes, £lO and £2.—Star Club (Wellington) 1. Union Club Christchurch) 2. The Picton crew also started. Won by about n length. Time, 9min 47§sec Senior Fours. 2m. Prizes, £ls and £5. —Canterbury Rowing Club (Messrs Guthrie Little, Brittain, and Hobbs), 1; Stir Club Wellington (Messrs Bayfield, Rendall, Bridge, and Oswin), 2. The only starters. Won by a length. Time, llmin 26sec. A protest for an alleged foul was entered, but subsequently withdrawn. ONE OF THE "ALL BLACKS." A few friends of Mr S. Casey assembled at Murphy's Kensington Hotel on Friday evening for the purpose of welcoming him home on his return with the New Zealand football team. After the usual loyal toast, Mr M'Dermott, who presided, welcomed Mr Casey home from his visit to the Old Land, and on behalf of the company presented him with a pocket book, suitablv inscribed. In reply Mr Casey thanked all for the kindness shown to him, and said that although he had seen maDy strange places, none could compare with home, and he was very glad to be back among his old friends once more. During the evening vocal items were contributed by Messrs C. Stewart, R. Hargreaves, S. Marett, T. M'Dermott, E. Sharp, >E. Marett, J. Sharp, and a pianoforte solo by Mr Cooper. The following toasts were honored:—''The Guest," proposed by the Chairman, and responded to by Mr Casey; "The Southern Football - Club," proposed by Mr T. Isaacs, and responded to by Mr Rudkin; . "The All Blacks," proposed by Mr C. Stewart, and responded to by Mr Casey; " Kindred Sports," proposed by Mr Rudkin, and responded to by Mr Price; and " The Press." Mr D. Cooper acted as accompanist durincr the evening. • , ° ■ golf; The competition for the Club Championship of the Otago Golf Club was ccntumed on Saturday, There have been one or two imrpTises hi tbx>'results of the matches; and it is pleasing to note some of the youiger players coming to the'front. Mr._G. H .MacEwan. in las :inatch : with) Mr Saturday* beat''all previous^'records of the links, round ini77^ The First Consolation is also prciceedihg, ail the Second Consolation will commehoe on-Satur-'day, the 24th inst. The third round for the .president's trophy ,will take placsron, the afternoon of Anniversary Day. ■.■■-■:-> - A--- MODEL - ~w The first-class model-yachts oi the Otago

Club sailed off the fifth series of races for Mrs Barnes's trophy on Lake Logan on Saturday. Seven boat? faced 1 the starter. The following are the results.:—Mr D. Paterson's Mattiel, Mr J. Millers An Eevoir. 2, Mr F. Williams's .Millie 3. Also started: Welcome, Spray, Heather Belle, and Meteor. Time, 55min. The second, class yachts sailed off-the sixth series of races for the commodore's trophy, -with the following results:—Mr D. Paterson's Toko. 1, Mr "P. Williams's Thistle 2. The following are the points gained for this tropny throughout the six races:— .Thistle 16, Toko 7, Lenore 4. The Thisds ■wins the commodore's trophy. A professional golf match was played at Auckland-on Saturday between Cnthbert (the Wellington Club's coach) and Hood (the Auckland coach). The match was won by Hood, with two up and one to play. Lady Wallace has been scratched for the Sydney Cup.. Henry Jones, a resident of Wellington, drew first prize (£6.000) in "Tat's" on the Newmarket Handicap. , A Palmerston North syndicate drew third prize in tho Australian Cup, and receive £I,OOO.