SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXIII, Issue 9093, 2 May 1890, Page 6

SPORTING.

IST ELECTRIC 3JBAEGEAPR.—COPFRISHT.] [Special to Peess Association.] [Received May 1, at 12.40 p.m.J LONDON, April 30. Sporting writers, commenting on Kirkham’s running in the Hastings Plate, express surprise at the form he showed, and are now more hopeful of Narellan’s chances in the Two Thousand Guineas. [Received May 1, at 10.30 p.m.] Owing to Surefoot’s victory in the Two Thousand Guineas, he is an established favourite for the Derby at 6 to 4 on. [Received May 2, at 1.30 a.m.J May 1: The New South Wales mare. Lady Betty, ran fourth in the Peel Handicap. Ringmaster has been withdrawn from the Cheshire and Somerset Handicaps. TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES, [Received May 1, at 12.45 p.m.l LONDON, April 30. The Two Thousand Guinea Stakes was run at the Newmarket First Spring Meeting to-day, and resulted as follows : TWO THOUSAND GUINEAS STAKES, a subBcription of ICO eovs each, h ft, for three-year-olds ; colts 9at, fillies Sat 91b; the owner of the second horse to receive 200 boys out of the stakes, and the third to save his stake* E*M* (one mile and seventeen yards). 81 subs. ■ Mr A. W. Merry’s h c Surefoot, by Wisdom, dam by Galopin—Miss Foote, 9st ... _ ... 1 Baron de Rothschild's oh o Le Nord, by Tristan —La Noce, 9st Duke of Westminster’s hr c Blue Green, by Cceruleus—Angolio, 9st 3 Kirkhsm and Narellan were scratched. [Surefoot ran four times last season, winning the Woodcote Stakes at Epsom, the New Stakes at Ascot, and the Fmdon Stakes at Goodwood. His only defeat was in the Ascot Biennial, when he ran second to Semolina. Total winnings, £2411. Le Nord ran half a dozen times, and won the Knighton Plate at Leicester, the Molecomb Stakes at Goodwood, the Hopeful Stakes, and Dewhurst Plate at Newmarket. Total winnings, £3125 7s. Blue Green ran five times, winning the. Criterion Stakes and Haughton Stakes at Newmarket. Total winnings, £1073. .Surefoot is engaged in the DerbyandStLeger,but LeNordis only in the Derby and Blue Green only in the Sb Leger.] SYDNEY, May 1. The weights for the Birthday Cup will not be declared before Monday next. NORTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. Acceptances and general entries for the Autumn Meeting of the North Canterbury Jockey Club, must be made this evening. CANTERBURY TROTTING ASSOCIATION. A meeting of the delegates to the Association was held at the Empire Hotel at 8 p.m. yesterday. There was a moderate attendance, Mr J. S. Williams in the chair. The Greymouth Trotting Club wrote joining the Association, and enclosing their programme, already passed by the Association* The North Canterbury Jockey Club wrote sending a programme, which was passed by the meeting. The Opunake Club wrote, stating that as they had no trotting intheirprogrammes, it was useless for them to affiliate with the Association.

The Porirua Jockey Club wrote, stating that they were not desirous of joining the Association, they “ having left it to the Metropolitan Club at Wellington.” The Taieri Racing Club wrote, asking for the Association’s rules, and stating that they would consider the advisability of joining the Association. A letter was read from the Secretary of the Dunedin Jockey Club, in answer to the Association’s circular-letter of February last, stating that tho Club was disposed to assist the Association in forming such rules, but as a Metropolitan Club under New Zealand rules, they could not give up their supreme authority. In view of the meeting to be held on the first Thursday in May they asked the following questions:— (1) Is it intended that Metropolitan Clubs, who hold supreme authority under the New Zealand rules of racing, and who run trotting races with the other races in the programmes, should submit their programmes to the proposed New Zealand Trotting Association ? (2) Is it intended that country Clubs who run trotting races with the other races in their programmes, and whose programmes (according to the New Zealand rules of racing) be passed by the Metropolitan Club of their district, should again submit such programmes to the proposed New Zealand Trotting Association ?

On receipt of the Association’s reply the Club would consider the _ proposed rules, and recommended several important alterations. In the meantime they would recommend the following additions to them:—(l) Notwithstanding anything in these rules hereinbefore contained, it shall not be necessary for any Metropolitan Club, who run under the New Zealand rules guiding flat, hurdle, and steeplechase racing, to submit their programmes to this Association, provided such Metropolitan Club advertise that the trotting races in their programmes will be run under the rules of the New Zealand Trotting Association. (2) Notwithstanding anything in these rules hereinbefore contained, it shall not be necessary for country Clubs whose programmes have been approved by the Metropolitan Club of their district, to again submit the same to this Association provided that such Club advertise that the trotting races in their programmes will be run under the rules of the New Zealand Trotting Association. It was decided, on the vote of the Association, to reply "no” to the first question, and to the second, “ That the Metropolitan Clubs who belong to the New Zealand Trotting Association be not required to submit their programmes to the Association, and that such Metropolitan Clubs be empowered to pass all trotting events and programmes in their Provincial districts, provided the Clubs have paid their fees in accordance with the rules of the Association.” The Secretary stated that the programme for the Heathcofce Meeting on May 24 had been sent to Wellington on April 3, and, in spite of several requests for jts approval, was still in the hands of the Clerk of the E.M. Court at Christchurch. On the motion of Mr Mace, seconded by Mr Piper, it was resolved—“Thatthose present form a Sub - Committee to go thoroughly into the present system of granting totalisator licenses.” The meeting then adjourned.

[Pee Peess Association.] OAMAEU, Mat 1. Atl the Duntroon races to-day, the Maiden Plate was won by Lyra, the Duntroon Handicap by Road Metal, the Threemile Trot by Bondville, the District Handicap by Prima Donna, the Two-mile Trot by Vivandiere, the J.C. Handicap by Secrecy with Prima Donna second, and Eoad Metal third. This was a capital race, all three horses finishing within a neck of each other.