SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LI, Issue 5598, 3 February 1879, Page 5

SPORTING.

DUNEDIN AUTUMN MEETING. [By Tblbgbaph.] [TIMES' SPECIAL WIRE.] DUNEDIN, Feb. 2. The nominations for the forthcoming races are as follows : HUBBLE RACE. Royalty (late Shille- Agent lagh) Evoreley Larrikin Dalesman Te Whetu Kildare Dandy j KOVEL RACE. Exile . Rosemary Jack the Flat Swede Larrikin Dnntroon Moose Tommy Numa j STEEPLECHASE. Royalty I Te Eooti Te Whetu I Dalesman Agent I Kildare Erersley | POEBUEY hakdioap. . Chancellor Dundee York Fallacy Vampire Sapphira Fishhook Laertes . Natator Sir James Venus Transit King Phillip Templeton Cloth ol Cold Tilsnla Dead Heat Sinking Fund Nemo Mata Foul Play Hereto Oberon Lata Atlantic ; Benardo PLYING HANDICAP. Chancellor > Undine York Blue Peter Vampire Boadioea Fishhook- Sapphira Natator. , Laertes Venus Transit Beniiroo . Templeton Foul Play : Montana Drone Sinking Fond Oberon Maroro Atlantic WELLINGTON RAGES. ; / [By Tblbgbaph.] [TIMES' SPECIAL WIRE-] : j WELLINGTON, Feb. 1. Bata, a Cup candidate, has been a good deal knocked about coming across the Strait

ii the .Napier, and fa nob likely to etariv Fishhook wmalaoknockedabout. , | ... Work oppunonpod tgrday at an «*djr ,hnpr by atrfal of Sailor. His owners trainer.ond one or two others ytere on the ground before daylight, and as soon os light permitted were ham at it As the early arrival attha Hutt had roused suspicions, some person*! planted themselves for fun, and from these the resifit is heard to be wai sentaway, LitUe-Thought-Of, a Wanganui hack, making the pace to the half-mile poßt, after which Otawa joined issue, young Walker being up, and the result was that Sailor wae unable to beat his opponent The time was not taken. After the affair was over the; strings began Work. Bay’s pair cantered/and afterwards Montana aid a slow gallop. Tim mare, was, a little lame at first, ,but soon got, right. Agent and Te Whetu cantered together. Merlin and Eversley galloped about a mile and - a quarter in company, the. jumper pulling jhard, but he appears to be n little touched tn the off fore-leg. The , hard going does not. .suit him, and unless it rains before, the. races, fa* chance of the hurdfasfa rather .small..; .Lady Ellen and Laertesthendfa a fastgallop in company. The Australian’s, peculiar fahd action was much commented on, knd doubts were expressed aato.hiscapability of roompassing two- miles. Danebury and Multi were ' not op, the ’ course, Laying been -. despatched to the bepoh. ■ The. former, whfn viewed in his box, appeared well, The fatter has receded hi the netting, whilst hiscofaS anion, is farming p.favpuntofofit.j. Grey fomus did good work p| twp pud Bing Quail alsp did two miles. He is coming a cripple, and his progress this ;momingwasslowa nd.stiff. ... ;