SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume IV, Issue 580, 10 March 1891, Page 3

SPORTING.

V.B.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

For the third day of the Victoria Racing Club’s autumn meeting the weather was extremely warm. There was only a moderate attendance. The whilom New Zealander Kneecap, on the strength of his performance on the previous day, was installed favorite for the Second Hurdles, but was however never iu the hunt. The results are as follows :—Second Hurdle Race: Pingara 1, Sam 2, Africanus 3. Nursery Handicap : Albina 1, Bodkin 2, Albina 3. Autumn Handicap : Marvel 1, Wycombe 2, Enuc 3. Champion Stakes : Carbine (Ramage) 1, The Admiral (Hales) 2, Whimbrel (Neniker) 3 ; won in a canter by twelve lengths, Whimbrel just escaping being distanced; the pace was wretchedly slow; Carbine had the lead, and on reaching the two mile post Ramage shook up the favorite, covering the last mile and a half in 2m 465, taking matters pretty comfortably up the straight; time, 6m 32f«. Special Juvenile Stakes: Bel Giorno 1, Laverock 2, Elworthy 3. Free Handicap : Wilga 1, Amina 2, Carrington 3.

The Auckland Racing Club have decided to rigidly enforce rule No. 20, which prohibits owners, trainers, and jockeys, taking part at unregistered trotting or pony race meetings. The Waiapu Jockey Club have decided to have the totalisator on th? ground at their race meeting, arrangements having been made with Messrs Cooper and Barrie to be present. These gentlemen intend to “ pack ” the machine from Gisborne to the course—a distance of about 100 miles ; not very far when eaid quickly. Mr Otto Hansen, the wellknown trainer, left for Waiapu on Sunday morning last, taking with him a good looking hack named Bonus, and the racehorse Truthful, both of whom qre engaged in various events at the approaching Waiapu race meeting. As both horses are in splendid heart, they should certainly pick up some of the crumbs before returning home.

"Cross-country” writes: —To the Editor : Sir, —I was successful in “drawing” your correspondent True Sport, and thus get a tolerably good idea of the feelings which prompt him to try aud belittle the Toroa meeting—which, by the way, he is advertising in a very satisfactory manner. However, when he has got something to say that is worth replying to, either through your journal or in the columns of that 1 journal whose columns are permeated with Wolfe’s schnappes while the editor says he objects to decent racing, 1 will not fail to make a suitable reply. Might I add one question ?—is it not much better to encourage a class of racing that provides good sport, while retaining the money in the place, and fitting local horses to compete in outside districts, than it is to- bolster up second-hand theatrical shows, whose only object is to draw all they can from a district ?