SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 573, 21 February 1891, Page 2

SPORTING.

FORFEITS FOR THE VICTORIAN MEETING,

Mblboubne, February 19. The second forfeits in connection with tbe Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup came due to-day, when ths following hones' were left in : —Newmarket Handicap: Bungebah, Teksum, Churchill, Too Soon, Marvel, Olonard, Wbimbrel, Merriment, Gladstone, Victor Hugo, Vengenanoe, Bendigo, Pygma. lion, Pratler, Little Bob, Matador, Portland, Greygown, Linburn, Investigator, Newton, Amina, Fernando, Ginger, Covramin, Delisk, Deenwood, Radon, Harbour Light, Promised Land, Gold Raef, Utter, Wild Boas, Bwerlha, Pioh, Pudor, Winifred, Lady Level, Gaudy, Mazzepa, Toastmaster, Elworthy, Conoei', Fama, Courteous. Australian Cup • The Admiral, Tanlallon, Megaphone, Bfehelieu, Highborn, Gibraltar, Corrcza, Chintz, Vengance, Greygown, Whimbrel, The Spot, Whakawai, The Serf, Jebusite, Esoutchen, Gatling, Lotlie, King William, Portland, Dilislt, Enuc, Cooramin, Crown Jewel.

It is stated that a number of of our local racehorse owners intend to have a cut in at the forthcoming Hawke’s Bay meetings. Amongst those mentioned likely to travel South are Pani, Wakatipu, Caitiff, Criminal, Pouawa, Avis, and Bit of Blue.

A reply to a boxing challenge, appearing in another onlumu, is worth studying by a much wider circ’e than that of those whom It directly concerns. It is a pleasing proof of a native’s courage in giving expression to his convictions, without fear of its being thought he is showing the white feather. Rev. Father Barry is the latest clerical horse-owner to start his horses in races, and the appearance of his name on a racing programme has created quite a sensation in England.

The New Zealand horse Sir Modred, stands second in tho list of winning sires in America during last s’ason. An English paper has worked out an interesting table to show the results of placing £lO on the mounts of each of tho principal jockeys during the past season. A follower of Watts on this system would have won £409, of Loates £l4B, and of Webb £127, but all the olher horsemen would have landed their admirers in trouble, The Caulfield Stewards have rescinded the resolution disqualifying P. Kelly for six months for using insulting language to an official at the V.A.T.C. Meeting on January 24th. and in lieu thereof he has to pay a fine of £5O (which will go to the Distressed Jockeys' Fund), and he has to make an ample apology to the official insulted. Mr Yates tells a good story in his contribution tn one of the Christmas annuals. An American gentleman had come over to England on purpose to see the Derby. Thj luncheon provided in one of the boxes, however, so occupied his attention that “ the great race" was run without his knowing it, and he only rushed out in time to see the jockey brought back to scale. He summed up his grief in the remarkable exclamation, “ Oh, scissors 1 I have come 3,000 miles to eat cold beef and pickles 1"