SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXII, Issue 7411, 29 November 1884, Page 5

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

ASHBURTON SUMMER MEETING. _The nominations for the above meeting will ojoso on Monday, at D p ut., at Qnill% Hotel. AMBKRLEV RACKS. Owner* are reminded that entries for th«> Amberley Clnl/a Annual Meeting must to tniwlo i<>iiay. It, may bo mentioned, in connection with thU popular racing r.lnb, that no qualification (<h> is charged, and that the acceptance* money i» added to the ifWiko, and not hold by the club, and also that second money in not deducted from the stake, AUCKLAND HUMMER MEETING. [Pan Pax** Association.} AUCKLAND, Nov. 28. Dm following is lh<- Lotting on tin* . . AUCKLAND c;f;f*. 100 to 10 ««n *WW«ko urxi I.ll*l tor ~ 9 Jack, tnrqnoim »n.J ..... 'Gfiidin 100— 8 fipi. f-wwm. Vaijgnsrd, riwillor, Liverpool, Tim WhitfUrr are! Nock !»mi JO, .. The IV’i, Emma, Onto* Wdl Administrator. Black Rose, on the Strength of his Wellington victory, ia now at 10 to I tor the Auckland Cup. WELLINGTON RACES. [Pan Pue.mj; Association - ..] WELLINGTON, Nov. 28. The first day’s Spring Meeting of the Wellington Jockey Club was held at the Lower llatt in beautiful weather. The attendance woe estimated at a little over 800. The fields were not large, bnt the racing woe very good. FEBi. HANDICAi', of <lO *ov«. Due mile acd a distance Mr F. Hill's SpecuUUuu ... t Mr J. C. ValLnce'n Pasha t Mr D. O'Brian's Witiora .. 3 Cotural was scratched. No others started. Speculation and Witiora hod the best of a good start, bat after going 200 yards Pasha dosed on them, and approaching the rood the latter held a slight lead. Entering the straight Pasha still led. Witiora mime a determined effort to get on level terms, bat died away, and an exdting struggle resulted between the other two. Pasha had the best of it down the straight, but nearing the post ran rather unkindly, and allowed Sutherland to get alongside of him, a dead heat resulting. Witiora two lengths away. Time—2min B|sec. Divi-dend-Speculation, Ids; Pasha, £1 I Is. FLY [SO HANDICAP, 40 Mfi. Tbrcctjiarten of a mile. Mr Toacred's Cotuml 1 Mr T. H. UlU'c The Slave 3 Mr Hanford's Minerva 3 Laurel also ran. This was a magnificent race, all the horses being in a bunch right into the straight. Here Minerva showed in front, bat Consul deprived her of the lead, and stalling off Slave, wi*o challenged him determinedly, won by a neck. Time— Imin 23sec. Dividend, £2 2a. MAIDEN HCBDI.es Vj ion. About two miles. Weight for age. Speculation (late Kgatitoa), aged 1 Mr Gentry's Jim. aged 3 Mr Simpecm’s Jumbo 3 Royalty also started, but ran off at the hurdle, and Speculation then went ahead and at the road led by thirty yards. Jumbo baulked at the second hurdle, butgot over at the second attempt. Past the stand Speculation led by 50 yards and, continuing to lead to the finish, won very easily by 50 yards, Jim passing Jumbo in the last quarter, and getting second place. Time — 4tnin Sfsec. Dividend—Jos ss. Him 1 PARK SPRING HANDICAP of ISO sots. One mile a <1 tbnMMtoartwrs. Mr J. Piibrow’ii Ucly Bade. 7«t 91b .. (Dewitt) I Mr D. Ounptoa's Armourer. 7«i 31b . (Loins) 3 Mr J. Panrsßeyaid. 7st li!b . (M*Cormoe£) 3 The Poet (Set 71b) and First Water (6st 91b) also ran. Refrigerator and Leonora were scratched. Prom a good start. Ugly Buck’s colours were the first to appear, attended by Bayard and First Water, The Poet and Armourer a length away. Coming to the road, the same positions were maintained. Passing thl stand the first time, Derritt was a full length clear of the lot, First Water next, Bayard third. The Poet and Armourer running side by side two lengths from Bayard. At the bottom tarn. First Water resigned second position, which Bayard ran into. Armourer closing up, and The Poet falling away. Along the back stretch, Ugly Buck was still ahead, Bayard and Armourer half a length, away, First Water and The Poet still dropping behind, evidently beaten. Rounding the straight Ugly Buck increased his command by two lengths. Bayard and Armourer struggled gamely, but Derritt sat still on ugly Buck, and won easily by a length and a half, Bayard two lengths away. Time—ftmin ISsec. Dividend: £2 shares, £5 15s. The HACK RACE was won by Potato. Dan O’Connell came ia first, but was disqualified, on the ground of having previously won public money over A 25. GRAND STAND HANDICAP. tfOaont, Ono mile and a quarter. Mr *tor*ford'« Minerva 1 Mr Vollance's Pasha 3 j Mr Ttuerod’a Consul 3 j Norman by also mu. This was another grand race, all the | homes running in a cluster to the straight, when Derritt brought out Minerva, and won by a length. Time—2min 17|see. | AJ2750 was passed through the totnlisator < to-day. j The following weights for to-morrow’s raeing were declared BAILWAY STAKES. fib »t ib 3 Laurel ' i Consul ... ... 813 Malaboom ... '»' Ujtly Buck 8 « Kollo « U> ■I be Slave 8 4 Misdeal « 7 Paitha S 0 Dynamite SO Witiora 7 4 8T ANDREW'S HANDICAP. Black Bose ... 1» 0 Bayard 7 ll Administrator 8 10 Pasha 7 19 Causal H U» Speculation 7 d Duly Buck .. . 8 0 Armourer ... 7 0 Minerva ... HO Wiliom 010 The Poet H * Pi rat Water 0 5 Normanby... ... H 3 Romp ... .0 0 The Slave 8 0 Swortomau 0 o HUBBLE HANDICAP. Wide-Awake 11 0 Hone Rule ... OB' Royalty ... ~10 ? Hurricane 0 7 Omut 10 & Jim » 7 Liability ... .10 0 The Slave 9 o The Druid , ... 10 0 Sir William » o DUNEDIN. Nov. 28. Wapiti and Pirate have been scratched fop all engagements at the Spring meeting, and Fnrtraaer for the Maiden plate.

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CANTERBURY ROWING CLUB. Phksidknt'* Cup. The annual race for this trophy came off last evening, over the usual two-mile course.. from Wright's to the Willows. Them was not much excitement over the event, owing probably to tho unusual hours at which the race was held. Although both crews have hail considerable practice, neither showed particularly good form, the rowing on tho whole not being up to the usual standard. Results: Tyne—A. C. Nottingham, bow ;P. A. Laurie, ‘ii K. M. Boulton, 3: J. r. Grierson, stroke ■ * Elect!sc.-S. H. Wright, Iwwi A. L. .Smith, 2i A. Hawkins. J; A. t. Lean, stroke . v V‘. “ The race needs little description, Gmiiqu took tli« loads wd distance had secured a decided lead, otm Lean stuck to his work, and never allowed hi* opponent to get far away. At CowltBhaw's there was a length of water between the boata When fairly round, Grierson, who was about three lengths ahead, eased down alight!?, allowing hi* opponents to draw up a length. In the tonight for homo ho quickened up, and

union rowing clue. f’RKODErcr'a Folk-!. ThU, the inert important dob no was iUw. r-.w.’.l ia-t evening, and produced a iii'wt mtereding, and atont f ro- -Tr.-u-r;, mre ••tfor wlth.Mii. d on the river. It w;u< also ri>w»-d over th»* two-mile The exhibition of ’.owing given by both ..rows waa fin.- indeed, Fuller's showing the w>r stylo, and ind-ed their rowing trsw siifi st perfection. From start to finish it was % race; no ono haft time to *' loaf." all working their iiard'Mt to win. TLe result » au.«‘d eonaiderable surprne, %s Fuller. f n the strength his victory at H-.-atuccte last oeaaon. w.n looked up.n as a ■> rtam winner, but this time he disaptK’tsto'J ftis numcron* the general v. rd;<ii l>i ' f h*d not rg/.r.f? » anmeient ~( training *o . o:/os-> •ticcomfully .-igaiavt bis opp n.r.tf, 'who hare left r,.-, >. into trim for the •■ont.-at. And they d—rve their victory, f„ r they stn.-g £ *l«v| .-an.eiy when many men would hav- i>.v. r . up if the donor >d the trophy w-.o- f.revr,t He witnewsed a magnificent struggled h.. w .. w absent he mit-»>d what U .vt ,?•••,..d i.*;» lem the gr.-atert contest f r. y ever seen on the waters ..{ vn- \ ft may be mentioned that th. , ' the two races were taken by an • »j. ” clockist,' 'and tbcwtfore may to; 0t.,) as correct. The race errated great botwoen 200 and 200 being preven*. aa. ,r.,< 4. whom wcia? a large number of Mason deserves a word for his viner.-dte steering, and his brother cockswain : ! -e steered well. Result:— I'hetia—W, A. Styche, bow . J, G. Rule, 2-. F. D. Kesteven, 0 ; 8. t ,‘. Kesteveo, atroke •. Mason, cos I Thalia—J. Fuller, bow ; B. Hfiand, 2 . F. Styche, 3; F. Fuller, strok--; A. L. Styche, cox ... ... 2 Both boats got away to a magnificent start, and Kestevtm, who is cotorioa; for the quickness with which be takes the lead, on this occasion contented biius-if with a nice powrrfnl stroke slightly quicker than Fnller’a — which pat the Thetis about a couple of feet in advance at the first corner, where, however, the Thalia, with the inside position, secured a lead of about half a length. A second corner, a little further on, added to t.Vs lead, and by the time the tannery wag reached fnlly half a dozen feet of water separated the boats, the Thalia leading, itoth crews were keeping admirable Dae, and swinging beautifully, Kesteven’* striking slightly the faster; bnt Fuller’a pulling with that wonderful elegance which has made them no conspicuous. At Pratt’s the Thalia was a few feet over a length ahead. A fine piece of steering on th- par; of Mason once again put the boat: on erms. Then Fuller again drew away, and foot by foot increased his lead, notwithstanding that the other crew stubbo -nly fought every inch of water. Fifty yards from Cowlishaw’s, Fuller still hod Lis length. Here Keeteven cam-- with mrprising energy, and, wiping off had a length before the corner was reached, and having the inside position, rounded with a lead of a foot or ao over a length- Before the bridge—about a hundred yards away—was reached, Fuller had reduced tim to half a length. Inch by inch he drew up, and os it was seen that he was wiping off his opponent’s lead, bis supporters grew triumphant. But it was not to be. Keeteven struggled as pluckily to keep his advantage, and keep it he did, for. when the winning poet was passed, the Thetis had about a third of a length’s advantage over the Thalia. Time —12min 21 Nsec. This afternoon a couple of crews from the Lyttelton Rowing Club will contes t a mile race on the Avon, in boats lent by die Union Club, to decide which shall rep resent the Club at the Akaroa Regatta, •. n Dec. 16. A letter has been received from Mr Batkin, Secretary of the Star Boating Club, Wellington, staring that a four-oared crew will be sent to represent that Cl oh at 1 he forthcoming Lyttelton regatta.

CRICKET. [Pek Press Association.] AUCKLAND, Nov. 28. The Cricket Association, by a uiajori ly of nine to seven, last mght decided to abandon the contemplated Southern t: :r this season. DUNEDIN. Nov. 28, The Selection Committee of the Cricketer s’ Association have chosen the following o practise for the Interprovinoial match. — T. Austin, Boddington, E. Co-.'ke, Collinson, Carr, Drabble, Dixon, Esnie. C. Frith, Fairbtvirn, FUming, Parker, Kct-”, Rattray, Spring, Skitch, P. Turnbuii, Wratt, and Wyinks. Mr Harris is leaving Dunedin, and Lis services cannot be obtained. Mr W. Crawshaw has been written to fox the ' ':ipose of ascertaining if the Committee can count on his assistance.

The following will represent Hillside Works* ,{ i C.C. in their match acam.-sr, Addington W.-rtesh -y.i C.C. on Monday, Dec. 1, on Addtuetoa ground, play to commence at phlX l ; J. Carson. J. M'lVath, 8. 11 irg waxes, ti. ak-bj, W. Fielding, A. 31am. W. Thomas, A. Hardy. H, Fenwick. C. Seagor: emergencies --J. Mturhenl, H. Davidson. The following will represent the A lAic#."''* Workshops C.C. on Monday next ui their uuu-k against the Hillside Workshops C.C. ; piny So c.*.a. meuee at 10.30, on the Addington ground: Johnson, Round, Fraser, Foaser, Richardson, AyasWy, Doweshnrv. Jones, OriiSth, Headroa, Hoft; emergencies—Wilson. Courtney. The following will represent tke Aihl u >"r-e ;sr.-. V) C.C. against the Fnpauut (first) C.C. to-J.v*. on the ground of the latter; a cwnvgyanco will lews* ' Cook - * Stow. Ferry road, at 2 sharpSteere ip. 1 tain?. Forsyth, Lane, Toms, Kelson, Deinwlis, M'Neeley, Thompson, Rmpsun, Dow, Kb 'e*„ “. RIFLE SHOOT!NTi, " ‘X A ritte match has Icon arranged .. llf Syde-iham Ullte Association and th» # fet. tery -t Artillery, to take place on the BUte * i borough range tivdajr, The following bare been t | chosen to represent the former • Sergeant Andrew, f Corporals Hamilton, Hau l. Uoldmg, Friwvs Waktiu, Fatland,, Kennedy. Uarry. hou me nt* .•» Messrs F. hrto, W. Chapman. F. Maas mg; emergency—gergeecl Temple. The fouswia* &w the names of the team ch<.»e* to fvfgtiienl the I Rattery of Artillery in the match with Sydenham Rifio Association, firm.,- va commence at 3 p.m. sharp Captain Martin, S-. r-geuut-Major Sinclair. Sergeants Do-igdl and CoatWy, Bouihadicr Ford, (.tanners Fnen. » raw-r, Jeffreys and Laak, ami Trumpeter Maxwell, emergency -Senfsant Jackson.