SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 253, 2 November 1901, Page 3

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN SPORTING

THE V.R.C. .MEETING.

! By Telegraph—Press Association —Copyright j Melbourne, Nov. 1. 111 j There is splendid weather, which pro- | raises to continue, for the Y.E.C. meeting, j which opens to-morovv. The betting quo- ; tations are unchanged. Received 1.20 a.m.. Nov. 2. q j Derby: 90 to 20 has been taken three ■ times about Haymaker, and four ponies u j about Grasspan at 500 to 200, and 95 to n j JO and 50 to 20 Hautvilliers. ! Cup: .£'4ooo bas been wagered about ,] j Hvmettus at 100 to 9 and 10 ; 200 to IS ,} j Wakeful, 700 to 50 Australian Colors, 350 j : to 100 and 300 to 100 Revenue, q | Quotations : Derby : 9 to 4 Hautj villiers, 4 to 1 Grasspan, 9 to 2 Haymaker, . j 5 to 1 Ibex, 7 to 1 Bonnie Chiel and Rock , j Gun. Cup: 3to 1 Revenue, 71 to 1 Ausf ! traiian Colors, 9 to 1 Hymettus, 11 to 1 . i Wakeful and Haymaker, 10 to 1 Gunga j Din and Flagship. Wakeful is not so . I doubtful, and shortened somewhat later in j the evening. NAPIER EVENTS. , j By Telegraph. —Press Association. i Napier, last night. I The nominations received by the Napier i Park Racing Club for their recently instij tutc-il classic race, the Napier Stakes, I number 110. All the leading owners and | breeders are represented in the list. The I Hawke's Bay Jockey Club received 103 ! nominations "to-night for the Hawke's Bay j Guineas of 1903. j A.R.C. SPRING MEETING. ! By Telegraph—Press Association. j Auckland, last night. i The following acceptances for the Auc-k- ---! land Racing Club's Spring Meeting, com- j j incncing Nov. 9th : President's Handicap.

NEW ZEALAND CUP MEETING. Tito Canterbury Jockey Club's Spring Carnival commences to-day, when the New Zealand Cup, one of the most important racing events of the year in this colony, will come up for decision. The first event on the programme is tho Spring Hurdles, 2 miles, fur which a field of six is engaged. The issuo is fairly open, but lluku.Vith tho handy impost of 10.0, should prove the most roliable for backers to follow, with Roller next best. There arc twenty acceptors for the Rieenrton Welter, (i furlongs, and the winner is well concealed. Jemima and West Guard are a pair that should run well forward, whilst Reliance may be worthy of notice. The New Zealand Cup, 2 miles, is the third race on the programme. Tho field on this occasion is strong numerically, fifteen being engaged, and tho quality of the entrants is well up to the average. As far as wo can learn, the following aro the

The connections of Battleaxe aro apparently sanguine that tho sou of Hotchkiss will run a groat race. He looks like a Cup horse, he has raced himself iuto condition, and should defeat the majority of his opponents. Fulmeu's party are hopeful that the Castor horse will win the Cup comfortably, but he is a fearfully slow beginner, and it is questionable

! whether he will be able to muster suffi- ! eient pace to overhaul his antagonists. ! Tortulla, at her best, must have a great ! chance, and she should get a place, i ideal is in capital health, she is j walloping in a taking style, and it is more ; thin probable the daughter of Dread- j ! nought will win the l-'OO sovs. i Her condition is all that cn"'- 1 '.‘'‘T I 1 ,„"iy_ lou a' 1 'L A small, sho" is Vbui'l of |Ul '’°..c, which should be useful to her when the whips are cracking. _ Palaver is doing well, and will require a lot of beating. She may be troubled by the distance, but, beyond her public form, she is reported to have registered a clinking trial before leaving Napier. Strathnairn does not possess the slightest chance on recent form, and on the same basis AVill-o’-the-AA'isp and Military can be _ ignored. Strathnairn is. however, a certain starter. Djin-Djin has survived long preparation, and it he could bo given another thirty j davs' work he would just about win. The ' ! soil of Dudu is fast, though a somewhat ■ S infirm horse, but yet he may have to bo 1 i reckoned with, lvahuwai cannot be recorni ! mended, but Canteen ought to run well, ' i and his owner states that he is prepared ' 1 to accept two to one that the sou of [ Vivandiere will beat any other horse in 1 j the race. Sirius lias executed a few fast ’ 1 ■ -alloys, and despite the form shown at i Ashburton bv AVili-o'-tbe-AA'isp his friends '. \ arc satisfied that he will run better than ‘ ! is general!v expected. Glenaladale has , put up a few capital track performances, ‘l and he mav do bitter in the race than is ' gencrallv thought. To sum up, after care- .- fully considering the pros and cons of each '* contestant, one cannot be far out in select1 ing Palaver to win, with Ideal and Tortulla i in the other places. _ j There are twenty-one juveniles engaged | in the AA'elcome Stakes, and Porirua, i Paucit, and Gold Dust or Gold Purse 1 | should fill the places, with Porirua for

~ : preference. | The Stewards' Handicap has a held of j eighteen, and a great race should result. *' i Oniak should require the most beating, | whilst Goldspur and Glenogle should be ; her nearest attendants, ill The Ladies’ Purse has eight acceptors, l Cadet. 12.9, being top weight. The winner of this event should be found in Maguit fieent, with Dartmoor and Ixhaki close up. en -

Bulbirnie . .. 8 4 Golden Roso 7 0 i Highlandci 8 4 Cavalry ... 7 0 Dunnvbrouk 8 2 ( p-to-Dftte 7 5 j Pokomoko. . 8 0 Go-it-Sir ... 7 4 Blairearrig. . 7 8 La’cc-Corporal 0 11 I Belfast . 1 « Evert ... 0 « First Pony Handicap. , Bine Paul . . 9 10 Sentinel ... 7 7 ! Orange *v 131uc 9 *‘> Were kino ... 7 0 First Whisper 8 11 Gladys Rose 7 4 i St. Loandet 8 10 Mamoa ... 7 3 1 Stepway . . 8 7 My Lord ... 0 10 Shorts Handicap. 1 Hohoro . 10 8 Despatch ... 7 5 : Takapuna. . 8 12 Maroon .V Gold 7 '•) i Solo . 8 9 Lady Hash 7 0 : Landlock .. 8 o Uelia Rose 0 11 ! Bade Avon 8 2 Little Wonder t) 9 ! Zealous . 7 12 Amphantas 6 7 j liusiphele . . 7 11 Flying Handicap. Tukapa 8 7 Winsorao ... 7 9 Sundial 8 0 Highlander 7 Tnuhei 8 4 Kagabrash... 7 5 Solo 8 2 Doctor ... 7 ■i Jewellery .. 7 12 flesper ... 7 0 Lady Avon 7 10 Maroon \* Gold 6 10 Hunt Club Handicap Hurdles. Miss Drurv 12 10 Tuirno ... 11 0 Tarragon . .12 0 Marino ... 10 9 Woodcock . .12 0 Freewill ... 10 7 Ki.iterc 12 0 l’oter Simple 10 7 Tip 11 .7 Boxer 10 7 1’uriri 1 1 4 Traverser ... 10 0 Hunt Club Handicap Steeplechase. Miss Drury 13 u Joker ... 12 0 Woodcock .. 13 0 Tuirno ... 11 0 Tarragon .. 12 11 Peter Simple 11 0 Kiatcro . 12 7 Marino ... 11 0 Cronje . 12 .7 Boxer ... 10 7

starters and probable riders : st.lb. Battlcaxo (J. Gallagher! ... ... 8 11 Fulnien (J. McCouibc) ... 8 5 Tortulla (C. Jenkins! ... 8 1 Ideal (F. Davis! ... 8 1 9 Palaver (L. Hewitt! ... Strathnairn (!V. Brown) ... ... 7 8 Djin-Djin (J. Pine) ... 7 'l lvahuwai ( Kemp) 1 !) Mehvood !G. Price)... ... 7 “ Canteen (L. King) ... • •• 7 - Military (H. McNamara) ... 7 0 Sirius iS. Lindsarv)... ... G 18 Willo’the-Wisp (T. O'Brien) ... 6 13 Glcrmladale G>. Cauicron)... ... G 10