SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXV, Issue 7831, 10 April 1886, Page 5

SPORTING.

ISLAND BAY RACES. fibst day. [Pub Pbbss Association.] WELLINGTON, Apbil 9. The weather was fine, but the attendance was poor, not more than 500 persons being present. The following were the results : LOCAL HANDICAP, of SO sovs; second horse 5 sovs from the states. Open to horses located in the Hutt and Horowhenua Counties, and owned by persons resident in the same for a period of two months previous to the race. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. One mile. Mr Bertie's oh g Forward, 6yrs, 6st 6Tb 1 Mr Leopold's b m Pink Kose, syrs, 7st 21b ... 2 Mr Harding's ggOiato,6yrs, 7sfclilb ... ... 3 Ten fthers started. Betting: Even money on Reputation, 5 to 1 any others. A wretched start was effected, and Pink Rose jumped off with the lead. TJgly Buck, who was somewhat fancied by a section, immediately fell back last, and remained there. Rose held command till turning into the straight, when Okato and Forward went up to the leader. The latter Bped past Rose, and won easily by two lengths, but Ok&to had to be content with third place. The whips were out to both. Time —lmin 46>Jsec. Dividends: Inside, £1 4s j outside, JE3 3s. HANDICAP HUEDLE EACE.of 50 sovs; second horse 5 sovs from tho stakes. One and a half miles. Over six flights ot hurdles, 3ft 6in high. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. Mr Martin's blk g Erebus, 6yrs, 12st 41b 1 Mr Kay's ch g Dan O'Connell, aged, 9st 121 b ... 2 Mr T. Proaser's g g Ngatitoa, aged, 9st 101 b ... 3 Freebooter and Blue Gum also started. Betting: Even money on Erebus. The start was a straggling one, Erebus and O'Connell having the best of it, the favourite assuming the lead at once, and was never displaced. All the horses took their jumps safely, and the order was but little changed throughout. At the turn for home O'Connell made an effort under the whip, but died away, and Erebus landed an easy winner by three lengths, hard held, while there were two lengths between Ngatitoa and Freebooter, Blue Gum last. Time—-2min ssec. Dividend: Inside, £1 lis; outside, .£1 15s. THOBNDON STAKES HANDICAP, of 200 sovs j second horse 25 sovs from the stakes. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 3 sovs. One mile and a quarter. Mr Martin's chm Pearl, 4yrs,Bst 121 b (Clifford) 1 Mr O'Brien's b h Hermitage, 3yrs, Bst 31b ... 2 Messrs Stock and Conroy's ch m Miss I)argon, 7st2lb ' ... 3 Trickster, Tit Bft, Eevoke, Fay, little Scrub, Vanity fair, and Oock-of-the-Walk also started. Eumour was scratched. Betting: Even on Pearl. Of the rest, Hermitage and Tit Bit were most fancied. There was a lot of fiddling at the poßt, and some half-dozen false starts before Mr Grace got the ten away. Passing the stand a sheet would have covered the lot, and Little Scrub was ahead. At the back of the course they were still in a cluster, except that Cock-of-the-Walk had fallen hopelessly behind Tit Bit, and Revoke had displaced Little Scrub, and Hermitage, with the. inside running, was holding his own. The favourite was behind. The horses presented a splendid sight as they swept along, locked together in a manner which must have been extremely grateful to the feelings of the handicapper. The pace was very fast, and cries began to arise that Pearl was beaten. Turning into the straight, her chance seemed gone. Tit Bit looked like the winner, and Hermitage, with Derritt to help him home, was decidedly dangerous. When fairly in the straight, Miss Dargon's colours were momentarily seen in front, but only for a moment, as Hermitage drew ahead, and the race apparently resolved itself into a struggle between him and Butler's colt. At this, moment, Clifford saw his time had come, and moving on Pearl the mare dashed up on the outside, and in a few yards had fairly collared Miss Dargon and Tit Bit. A splendid set-to followed between the leaders. Derritt was doing all he knew, but Pearl Burely forged ahead, and the game mare flashed past the post almost clear of Hermitage, Miss Dargon a good third, closely followed by Tit Bit, the rest close up. Time—2min 12sec. Dividends: Inside, £l lss; outside, £2 2s.

SELLING PLATE, of 40 sovs. Weight for age. The winner to bo sold for 100 sovs. Selling allowances; if entered to be sold for 75 sovs, allowed 71b, and 71b allowed for every 25 sovs reduction in selling price, any surplus to go to the Club. Entrance, 2 sovs. One mile and a distance. Mr Clifford's New Tort 1

Beating Billy and four others. Time—2min lsec. Dividends: Outside, .£ls 10s; inside, .£lO 3s. The winner was sold for £56. NTJBSEaY HANDICAP, of 50 sovs. For twoy ear-olds. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 1 sov. Five furlongs. Mr Ewen's oh g Psycho, 7st 101 b 1 Mr Tancred's br c The Spy, Sst 121 b 2 Mr Cook's b c Tarantalus, Bet 101 b 3

Tornado also ran, but bolted through the gate. Tarantalus also bolted before the start, and put himself out of it. Psycho won by two lengths. Time—lmin 6sec. Dividends: Inside, £4 15s j outside, £5 18s. STEWARDS" STAKES HANDICAP, of 70 sovsj second horse, 10 aovs from the stakes. Nomination, 1 sov; acceptance, 2 sovs. One mile. Mr Drake's b g Billy, aged, Bst 71b 1 Mr Harrison's bm iiagar, syrs, 7st 61b 2 Mr O'Brien's br m Water Colour, 6yrs, 7st 61b... 3 Humour and Silence slbo ran. Betting •. 2 to 1 agst Billy and Silence, 4 to 1 Eumour, 7 to 1 Hagar. Water Colour was fractious at the start, and got the worst of it, but quickly made up ground. Followed by Rumour, they led the field for half a mile, and Billy and Hagar'lhen came up, and Eumour fell back last. Bounding the turn, Billy took the lead, and Hagar passed Water Colour. There was a rattling race down the straight between Billy and Hagar, which took both horses past the post so closely that there was some uncertainty about the winner, but the judge's verdict was half a head win for Billy. Time—lmin 46£sec. Dividends: Inside, £3 3s; outside, £2 19s. The amount put through the machine was about £2500. ACCEPTANCES. The following are the acceptances for tomorrow's races:— HUBDLES. st lb I -stlb Erebua 12 10 I Kangaroo 9 0 DanO'Counell ... 9 7 Freebooter.. ... 9 0 Mgatitoa 9 0J liAMBTON STAKES. Pearl 9 01 Hagar 7 5 Hermitage... ... 8 71 Little Scrub ... 7 & Tit Bit ... ... 8 3 May 7 0 Kumour 8 11 Vanity 6 10 Revoke 7 111 Okato 6 10 Miss Dargon ... 7 11 Cock of the Walk.. 6 0 Pay 7 91 AUCKLAND B.C. AUTUMN MEETING. [Pee Pbebs Association. J AUCKLAND, Aphis 9. The following acceptances were received to-night by the A.R.C. for the undermentioned events: — EASTEB HANDICAP. Necklace Mystery Turquoise Libeller Tetford Wood Nymph Sou'-Wester Wapiti Derringer Torpedo. Cinderella Clogs Friendship Snidor Victoria STEEPLECHASE. Waccaroni Mangohone Tigor Julia Ann Hawthorn Belle Miss Griffiths | CJuy Fawkes Gazelle Howdy Huntsman Falcon Miss Agnes SALE OF HUNTERS. Mr F. Cotton held a sale of hunters yesterday afternoon in a paddock at the back of his residence on the Biccarton Boad. There was a good attendance of the public, but buyers were exceedingly scarce. Three jumps, consisting of two flights of hurdles and a post and rail fence had been erected, to test the capabilities of the horses to be submitted, and some really good jumping was exhibited. The hurdle racer Sir William in being taken at the post and

rails attempted to jump a barbed wire fence where he hung up but fortunately was not badly damaged. Two or three other spills occurred, but luckily were not attended with serious consequences. ; Very few horses changed hands, notwithstanding the eulogistic language in which Mr Cotton spoke of the merits of the numerous lots he ' had to dispose of. Mr R. W. Agnew secured a nice fencer in Galway at the low price of 27gs, and Mr P. J. Kimbell got a bargain in Daniel Webster at 20gs. Pandora, better known by Ferkin Warbeck, showed good form over the obstacles, and went dirt cheap to Mr Lockhart at 13gs. Seagull was purchased by Mr Wallace for 22£gs, and Mr Guthrie paid 20gs for Ada, both smart fencers. Other lots changed .hands, but at miserable prices. CANTERBURY YACHT CLUB. To-day the third and last match for the Allwright Cup will be sailed for by the yachts of this Club, and there is every indication of a very interesting contest taking place, provided that the handicaps are fairly apportioned by the Committee. At present there is every chance of a tie ensuing between either the Fleetwing or Gowan and the Surprise. The scores stand as follows: Gowan and Fleetwing four points each, Surprise three points, Neva two points, Little Wonder one point. Since last Saturday the Neva has had an iron pin fixed on to the fore- end of her keel, with the expectation that it will improve her power of going to windward. At present the race appears to lie between the Fleetwing and Surprise, and the old Auckland boat will take some beating with the strong easterly breeze which there is every prospect of to-day. CANTERBURX COURSING CLUB. A meeting of the above Club was held last night at the Britannia Hotel. A fair number of members were present, Mr J. Goodman in the chair. It was decided to hold the Club's second meeting on April 23, when the Templeton Stakes, for all ages, at 3gs each,' and the Yaldhurst Puppy Stakes, for both sexes, at 2gs each, will be decided. Mr Bailey has placed his paddocks at the service of the Club, stating that he will not allow any coursing on his estate before the meeting of the Club is run off. Mr Chatteris will again officiate as judge, and the Secretary was instructed to endeavour to obtain the services of Mr T. G. Robertson as slipper. The following amounts were paid over in connection with the late meeting :—Mr J. Carmody, Rangiora,[<£l3 19s; Mr J. Frazer, Christchurch, ■£l3 19s; Mr T. Bassett, Christchurch, £4 10a; Mr G. H. Franks, Yaldhurst, £7 4s ; Mr R. J. Gilchrist, Christchurch, £7 43. RIFLE SHOOTING. The match to be fired off to-day in connection with the Opawa Rifle Club will be Rifles versus Carbines. The following teams will complete, viz.:—Rifles: Messrs King, M'Geachie, Fox, Gray, Sandford, Scott, Bashford, Cooper, Lightfoot, and Hackworth. Emergencies Any other member of the Club ,that may happen to be at the range. On Thursday afternoon a friendly rifle match was fired on the Opawa Club range between Captain M Gregor, of the Dunedin Volunteers, and Captain Francis, Adjutant of the First Canterbury Battalion. The terms were seven shots at 200, 300, 400, anii 500 yards, Wimbledon targets and scoring. The match resulted in a win for Captain Francis by three points, he making 77 to Captain M'Gregor'B 7-1. Both gentlemen were new to the range, and fired with rifleß that had not been used previously. CRICKET. A cricket match will be played on the St Albans ground between the St Albans CO. and the Stan-. more Band to-day, at 2.30 p.m. The following will play for the Club : - J. CoMUe, E? Smith, G. Lneas, W. Moor, O. Baxter, J. Dufue, J. Kirks, W. Hathaway, H. Lawrence, C. Williams, and W. Palmer ; for the Band :— M'Killop, Hadley, C. Toon, Hay, Collins, Immmis, Browne, Eowe, C. Colville (captain), btapleton, and Cusack;; emergency— Rosaitter.