SPORTING NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 219, 13 January 1897, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

[By (iIFKY (iKAN'D.]

Leda is reported to have gone wrong ami has fallen back in the betting for the Wellington ('up to 100 to 8. Yesterday Marquis of Zetland won the lToromta Cup, mile. lie carried 9.st 91b in '2m in l'2see. ]>iv., XI Hs. ill' (i. (J. Stead. of Christchurch, has purchased the yearling ('astor--Cisey colt that was knocked down to <i. Wright at the Wellington I'ark sale for 440gs. The cult was shipped to its new home yesterday. The Auckland Weekly has a very poor opinion of the Karaniu horses and writes Dauntless down as a second rater. The Jluskct stallion Retrenchment was sold ill Auckland the other day for XI4. What die thoroughbreds coming to after this. The Cuirassier --(hiida tilly and the Hutch kiss Piingawerewere tilly purchased by the Hon. 11. Mossiurui are to trained by (i. Wright. Tin l (iovernment tax from the totalisator at the recent Auckland meeting amounts to .CO-MI Is. St Klmo, the three-year-old son of Castor and Welcome Kate, has been -sold for XI7O, and will lie trained at tin- Hutt. The Knglish bred colt by from Kngagement nlam of and Strathbraan) is expected to arrive in New Zealand by the Waimate in a few da\s. S. Cracknell, the old time All.-,!ralian horseman, is about to commence riding again. He is nearly .*>o \ears of age, and can go the scale at 7»t.

POVERTY HAY Tl'lir ('LI T.. | l'Sy Ti:i.n<.!i.u-n.j < i isimuNK, This day. The first day s races of the above club are taking phu-e to-day. The Heather is fine, and the attendance good. The follow in;,' are the results : I-ij;sr llriiiii.Ks. I.i >rd Kmeti . . ... 1 T Hose . . . ... 2 Kauri lium .... H Won on the post I»v a hare head. Time, ;imiii ill set*. l>u., t';c ll\t K Hi Hl.l.fcS. Velocity 1 The Saint . . ... 2 llopiimrket . . ... a I>l v., £2 Tt taviiA STAHEB. Merry Maid ... ... 1 (ioitlelt l'lover & Huna . , . ... H J Tiiui;, 2u:iii 12 'd dlh s«C. DIV-, 1 Mil s>». Eight iflsvalors.