SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 12982, 19 June 1908, Page 7

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

1 HAWKE'S BAY RACES. r The totolisator turn-over at the two days' racing held at Hastings this week reached £12,549, as against £15,318 for the winter meeting last year. Ten bookmakers were licensed yesterday. - : The' concluding events on. the pix>grainmei resulted thus;;— ■_ --. • . : v.June Steeples, of 250 so vs. About 2£in. —Pierre A 9.13) 1, Faro (10.12) 2, Nadado? (11.3) .3. - Also started : Te Kohau (9.13),Haerckhnoa (9.12), Aroha (9.9), Claribelle. (9.7). ■ Aroka fell at the.sod wall' A ! splendid race, wbn by a neck; Nudador-' two- lengths away. Time, smin 13|sec. : ■ Raukaua Hack Handicap, of 80 so vs. ! ,7f.—-Waipunehu -10.3)-1,' Ring Post (10.6) .2, Niwaru (9.2) 3.. Five others ran. Won ,by a length. Time, lmin 34sec. Turamoe Hurdles, of 175 sovs. l^m.—" Prospector (IL6) 1, Showman (9.11) 2, Monarque (9.0) 3. Repulse (9.9) also started, but fell at the last hurdle, and his jockey (W. Higgine) was badly shaken bu* not seriously injured. Won easily. Time. 3min 25sec. Final Handicap, of 100 sovs. 6f.—The Seer (9.13) 1, Rendrock (9.0) 2, Goldfield (9.0) 3. Also, ran: Erl King (9.13), Finery (9.13), Linkless (9.8), Mussel (9.0). Won cleverly by over a length. Time, lmin 20sec. HARRIERISM. * The North. End Harriers held their weekly -run on Wednesday afternoon, start •ing from Mr Bunting's, tya-kan. Messrs Cursey and Glcssop were the hares, and laid a fine trail. The course- taken led across the paddocks to the north of Flagstaff, thence by the road to Wharc Flat, returning home through good country aboye Wakari. After all traces of the mud (which was extremely plentiful), were remoyed, the runners adjourned to M-: Bunting's residence, where rotreshmente provided by the host were done ample justice to, and Mr Bunting welcomed the members. Mr Divers thanked the host for his hospitality, and after cheers ha-rl been given the members dispersed. Next week the club will run as guests of Mr James Carmen, Musselburgh. FOOTBALL. The gate charges for the second test match, New Zea.la.nd v. Britain, at Wellington next week wiU be the same as at Dunedin—viz., 2s, 3s, and ss. Taranaki meet Wanganuii on July- 4. The Council of the Football Association meeting at Wellington last night, din, cussed the proposal made by a former resident of New Zealand, now living in England, to finance a team of Socce\ players on ;in English tour. The meeting did not favor conntenancinig tho schere'". submitted, and it was decided that t-li-promoter be asked to place himself ir. communication with Mr Gibbs (yace-presi-dent of the Council), now living in London. The Brown Shield (Association) will be played for at Dunedin on September 9 and