SPORTING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume X, Issue 1841, 30 January 1888, Page 2

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES.

NEW ZEAIiAND. February 2, and 4 — Wellington Racing Club Summer Meeting. • , February 22 and 2^[-Egmont Racing Club Autumn 'Meeting March. 16, 17 — Hawke's Bay Jockey Club. April 3 — Auckland Racing Club. April 12 and 13 — Taranaki Jockey Club Autumn- Meeting; June 9 — Auckland Racing Club. June ; 21 — Hawke's Bay Jockey Club,

SYDNEY RACES. (

IPer'.P.6ess Association.] " SYDNEY, January 28. The raoes afc 'Randwiek took place toanniversary' handicap, of 2000 soys. Cardigan, Bst 1 Centaur, 7s(i 2lb % Acme, Bst 121b ... ..., ... t / ... 3 1 ■' Seventeen horses -started. : Afc the post the betting was 3 to 1 against Dunlop; 6 tojl against /Cardigan; 7To I Acme ; 10' to 1 Centaur. The, race was a -very pretty one, and- 'Acme and- Centaur headed the field wheo entering' the straighffor home, but here Cardigan challenged the leaders, and at, the distance post ,he was on even terms with them, and then resulted one of the best finishes ever seen on the course, Cardigan just managing to gain the judge's verdict, 'Acme being an excellent third. Time, 2m. 445.

I Cardigan, the! winner, is a four-year-old, by. ,Goldsboroughr— Signora;,and he won the Great' Metropolitan 'Stakes of 1887, carrying ' 6/3fcs 131b» and beating a field of thirteen horses.]

WEIGHTS FOR WELLINGTON E.C. MEETING.

, • WEL.I|INGTOI?', January 27. The following are the weights for the first day's racing of the Wellington Racing Club, to be held at the Hutt on Thursday' next : — _, Telegraph" Stakes,. 1 mile. — Bussley, 9st9lb; Cinderella, 9st 51b; Marl borough, Bst 131b ; The Shah, Bst 71b ; Forester, Bst 51b ; Miss Dargon, Bst ; Whisper, 7st 121b; Little Scrub, -7st 101b; Wakatipii, 7st fflb-V Giriri; 6at 101b ; Smboth, 6st 71b ; Spear, 6st 41b ; Cupid, 6st. -.HtmDLEs, .2£ miles.-^-Uranus, 12st 51b ; Kangaroo, list 121b ; Secretary, list 91b ; B.iwu, .list '41b ; Jim, il'st ; Golden Butterfly, lOat 71b ;' Freebooter, lOst ; Eeputation, 3st 71b ; 'Zulu,'9st. '

Stewards Ha&dlca'p, 1£ miles. — Kusbley, 9et3lb; Strenuous, Tetford'and Gin-dbrella.-Sst 121b;u]Vfarlborouffb, BsC 101b ; Lady N&wth>.Bßfc 6Lb ;- The, Shah; Bat 51b ; Miss Dargon, - .7st7Blb ; - Whisper,, 7st 81b ; Wakatipu, 7st : Smooth and Orator, 6st 51b.

Welter HaT^picap, H miles. — Tetford,' lOgt 71b ; Marlborough, lOst 51b ;' The Bhah, lOst; Jim,-'Bst 81b; "Kangaroo', Bst 71b.; 1 Voltigfctii;, Bst 71b'; Sylph; Bst 41b ; Cri,riri, Bst ; Orator, 7st 121b--, 'Capid, 7sfc 101b ; Lascar, 7ab7lb,' ' r J; »,,,-. , ■ > ;