SPORTING NOTES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXI, Issue 7227, 29 April 1884, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

[By Action.] There was a moderate attendance at the Papakura Annual Races. The following are the results of the running :—Handicap Hurdle Race: Billy-go-by-'em, 1; Woodpecker, 2; Minuet, 3. Maiden Plate: Dressmaker, 1; Taipouri, 2 ; Mignonette, 3. Papakura Cup Handicap: Radanies, 1 ; Pishwoman, 2; Witiora, 3. Selling Race: Sham, 1; Mignonette, 2. The winner was put up at .£3O, and sold to Colonel Fraser for £37 10s. Railway Handicap: Administrator, 1; Fishwonian, 2; Paramena, 3. Novel Race : Apology, 1; Ravenswood, 2. The Heathcote Racing Club have issued the programme for their Winter.nieeting, to be held on June 2. There are six events, nominations for which are to be made on May 10, and acceptances on May 19. My Auckland correspondent informs me that " several tempting offers have been made from Clvristchurch to the owner of Krupp to induce him to sell out, but as it is his intention to race the colt himself he declined to part with him. Krupp is thought to be a bettor colt than Trenton."

I am sorry to hear of the proposed departure oi ! Andy for the North .Island, he having been purchased, I believe, for 100 guineas for Mr Douglass, owner of Loch Lomond. We can ill afford to lose hurdle racers oi steeplechasers, and I am surprised that this very promising jumper shoiUd nc t have found quarters in some Canterbury sportsman's stable. Anothor case of swindling by painting a horse is alleged to have been perpetrated on the West Coast. The allegation is that a horse named Mustard, who came in first in the Hurdle Eace on the opening day of the Westland Autumn meeting, had been clipped previous to the races and daubed with some kind of composition on the face. At first it was alleged that the horse was Liability, and a West Coast paper says there is no doubt that Mustard bears an unfortunato resemblance to that animal. Tho real Mustard's description, as sent by tho Secretary of the Nelson Jockey Club, does not fit tho horse Mustard above mentioned. Marie Stuart has boon sold by Mr Emerson for .£175 to an Auckland gentleman, who, it is said, will use her for stud purposes. The Pairlie Creek races took place on Easter Monday, and were a great success. Mr M'Gregor's Prank won the Maiden Plato from eight others, and also beat a field of five in tho Kailway Plate. Mr Hobbs' Moody very easily appropriated the Hurdle Eace from Ashwick Lad, Our Pony, and two others, and Trapper had very little difficulty in pulling off the Fairlie Creek Cup for Mr Cameron, his nearest opponents . being Milo Mid Frisco. The District Hur-

dloa went to Mr Trotter's AUandale, while Milo, after a good race with Orange Lightning, palled off the Consolation.

The Woodbury Eaces were alpo held on Monday, and the weather being pi'.i'liitioima very fair day's spoit was obtained. Mr Donoon's Vinco easily won the Maiden Plate, beatingTongariro and Mermaid. Mr Matthews had a stroke of luck in the Cup, as Ladybird who had the race in hand, ran off the course when coming into the straight, and Mr Matthews' pair Tongariro and Forsaken had only to gallop in to secure first and second honours. Owners are reminded that nominations for the Wanganui Steeplechases are due on Wednesday next, and on the following day for the Grand National Steeplechases. About 1500 people witnessed the Feilding races on Easter Monday, when fields were large and the racing was very interesting. Nine started for the Handicap Hurdles, of 40 sovs, which, after a good race, fell to Scrutineer (ll3t 91b), who beat Parnell (10st 101 b) by a length. A most exciting finish for the Maiden Plate, of 25 sovs, between Sweet Home and Parnell resulted in the former getting home by a nose. Eight faced the starter for the big event of the meeting, the Feilding Handicap, of 100 sovs, and a good race was made for it between Ahaa (7st 91b), Armourer (7st 4lb) and Hinemoa (83t 91b). The whips were ont on all as they came down the straight, but Ah:a outstayed them and won by a head from Armourer, Hinemoa a good third. First Water, Lady Artist, Leonessa, Kimi Kai and Orphan Boy also ran. Gabble (7st) beat Blue Gown (Oet 101 b) and seven ethers in the Winter Oats Handicap, and First Water credited Mr Tancred with the Consolation.

Judging by the programme, the race meeting to be held at Waipukurau on Queen's Birthday is likely to prove a success. There are six events set down on the card, with total stakes amounting to nearly £250, and good provision has been made for district horses in the shape of a handicap of .£SO. The principal event, the Birthday Handicap, will no doubt attract a, large number of entries. At the settling on the Auckland Autumn meeting, the principal winners were—P. F. Tancred, £405; E. Halsted, .£261; Major George, £238; John Marshall, £215; Lennard, £174; Kobertson, £112; Standish,£lo4; Hoskins, £6O; W.Potter £57.

The settling up of Fairlie Greek Racing: Club took place on April 19, Mr James Milne in the chair. The Secretary submitted the balance-sheet for the year, and it was adopted as read. The receipts amounted to .£166 2s 6d, and the expenditure to .£132 13s 9d, thus leaving a cash balance of £34, 8s 9d. This, together with £4O balance from the previous meeting, left the Club with a substantial credit o( nearly £7b in hand and about .£lO of good debts outstanding. The success of racing in this district is considered so certain, that some of the go-ahead ones among the local sporting men advocate the buying of a course and forming the. Committee into a regularly constituted Club. A hearty vote of thanks was accorded to the Stewards for the admirable way in which they carried out the programme on the race day, not a single hitch having occurred. A Bub-Committee was appointed to select suitable presents for the Hon Secretary (Mr Caskey), and the Handicapper (Mr G. C. Miles), very flattering compliments being paid to them for the way they had carried out their duties. A donation of £2 5s was voted to the Fairlie Creek School Committee for improvements. The following are the principal winners and the amounts paid over in connection with the races :—Mr A. E. Cameron, £2S 10s; Messrs M. and C. Hobbs, .£23 17s; Mr John M'Gregor, £2O Ss; Mr M. M'Leod, .£5 14s; Mr J. Trotter, £ll 8s; and Mr E. S. Eutherford, £i 15s. At the meeting of the Stewards of the Auckland Eacing Club, it was decided to communicate with the Club's solicitors re taking legal proceedings against the ringleaders of the riot at the races on Easter Tuesday. It was resolved that the full dividend be paid to the backers of Mitrailleuse in the Consolation, and no money be refunded to backers of other horses. Mr Percival stated that, acting under compulsion, he had paid .£248 at the time of the disturbances.

At Palmerston Races on April 22 Mr Kenyon's Neaera fell and died in the Shag Yalley Handicap. She had won the Palmerston Cup, and ran second in the District Handicap (won by Veronica) previously, and looked like winning the Handicap. Cotton was riding her, and escaped without injury.. At a meeting of Stewards of the Auck land Racing Club, the first matter considered was a protest from the owner of "Wood Nymph against Necklace and Krupp taking the stakes in the Ellerslie Plate, and claiming them himself. The grounds of the protest -wers that Krupp should have carried a. penalty of 51b, and that Necklace, instead oi carrying a penalty of Mb, should have, carried one of lolb. The protest had not been lodged in time, and was disallowed, A prates t against Billy.go-by-'ehl taking seooacl jacojey in the Steeplechase was then considered. TJaegrounds were that the horse had not cleared two of the jumps. He had stuck

at the jump on the top of the hill for three-quarters of an hour, and did not finish till the conclusion of the succeeding race. The hurdles had, in the meantime, been removed to make room for the running of the Ellerslie Plate. It was decided to pay the owner of Billy-go-by-*em second money, as his failure to jump the hurdles was due to the fact that the hurdles were not there to jump. It was decided to frame a rule stating what time would be allowed to horses to finish in a steeplechase after the first had come in. In the discussion on the matter of the riot on the course, it was stated that the names of at least six of tin ringleaders were known. Mr Philson pointed out that had the mob succeeded in sacking the totalisator, the consequences might have been serious, as there was JllOO in the building at the time. He advocated that a safe, for use in the totalisator, be procured. There were but 62 tickets on Mitrailleuse out of a total of 476. Several of those present commented strongly on the lamentable exhibition made by the police, which, in their opinion, was entirely due to the action of tb» officers in charge. Two detectives present rendered good service. The following resolution was passed—" That tho conduct of the sergeant in charge of the police was very unsatisfactory to the stewards."