SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXX, Issue 10219, 13 December 1893, Page 5

SPORTING.

VICTORIA AUTUMN MEETING. [Special to Pbebs Association.] MELBOURNE, Dec. 12, The Victoria Racing Club intends reducing the stakes for its Autumn Meeting by .£3300. This reduction is rendered necessary by the comparative failure of the Melbourne Cup Meeting. The profit only amounted to .£3OOO and had the Club not annexed the amounts received for racing privileges, which generally go to swell the prize money, there would have been a loss of .£3OOO In the year 1888 the profit on the meeting, outside the receipts for racing privileges, was £25,000. The stakes for the Newmarket Handicap and the Australian Cup will be reduced to £IOOO and the entrance fees reduced from £2O to £lO. JOCKEY CLUB. WANGANUI, Dec. 12, The following nominations have been received for the Wanganui Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting WANGANUI CUP, of 500 sovs. One mile and three-quarters. Monte Carlo Spinfeldt Allandale Jacobite Queen of Musket St Katherine Trumps Claaranald Strephon Betina Van Diemen Krina Stepniak ' Prime Warden Dilemma Ich Dien Palliser Eosefeldt Boyal Rose ■ Biversdale Noyada Impulse Liberator Skirmisher Dreamland Au Bevoir Eangipuhi Lochness Johnny Paa Thame PLYING HANDICAP, of 80 sovs. Six furlongs. Ngatioma Boyal Bose Biversdale King John Lochuess ' Poingettia Prioress Allanadale Swordbelt Weka St Laura Gay Deceiver Monte Carlo Van Diemen Goodwood Strephon The Dancer Stranger Triton HAEBISON MEMOEIAL STAKES, of 80 sovs. Six furlongs. Ngationia Triton Poinsettia King John Boyal Bose Au Bevoir Prioress Allanadale Golden Pleece Weka Ss Laura Swordbelt Eosefeldt Van Diemen Ivy Jacobite The Dancer Gay Deceiver . Krina Blarney Stranger St Kevin WANGANUI STAKES HANDICAP, of 200 sovs. One mile and a half. Ngatioma Queen of Clanranald Prioress Trumps Van Diemen Monte Carlo Spinfeldt The Dancer Strephon Betina Prime Warden Eosefeldt Stepniak Palliser Jacobite Ich Dien Biversdale Krina Boyal Bose Liberator Noyade Impulse Au Bevoir St Katherine Dreamland Johnny Faa Dilemma Lochness . Kent Skirmisher Allanadale Goodwood Eangipuhi St. Laura Pill Thame Musket NUESEE* HANDICAP, of SO sovs. Five : furlongs. Vesta j Colt by Castor The Friar St Kevin I —Meta BlarneyLyrebird 1 Colt by Norden- Huatai Spinfeldt feldt—-Patch Golden Fleece Tartan I Planet Ivy AUTUMN HANDICAP, of 80 sovs, One mile. Nsatioma Triton The Dancer Prioress Boyal Bose Biversdale Monte Carlo Dreamland Poingettia Strephon Lochness Johnny Faa Kosefeldt Allanadale ; Kent Jacobite Ss Laura Goodwood Krina Musket Stranger Bangipuhi Van Diemen [Feb Paasu -kßsooiATioiLl DUNEDIN. Dec. 12, The Jockey Club is prosecuting, for trespass, nine me mb era of the betting fraternity under disqualification, who refused to leave the course at the late meeting. NEW BRIGHTON RACING AND TROTTING CLUB. The following acceptances have been received: — MAIDEN HANDICAP (in saddle), of 20 sovs. One mile. August scr I Miss Burwood ... 4sec Doll 2sec Jenny Ssec Ladybird IT. ... FI gee | Telegram ... ... seec Seagull 4sec | PONY HANDICAP (in saddle), of 20 sovs. Two milee. Uncle Tom ... scr I Jean 25sec Twilight ... ... scr | The Graduate ... KOsec AVON HANDICAP (in saddle), of 4'* Two miles. Stonewall Jackson scr (D 011... ... 4£seo Star of Honour ... SOseo Black Eagle ... 45sec Kilbroney Maid ... 40sec 1 Seagull ... ... 47sec MAIDEN HANDICAP (in harness), of 20 sovs. Two miles. Beatrice 7sec I Vim ISseo Carnage lOsec [ Harlequin 15sec Nabob lOsec I V.B.Q loeee J.H ... lOsec J Tih losco SELLING HANDICAP (in harness) of 20 sovs. One mile. Templeton scr I Willy Eeilly ... lOseo lona Bseo Harlequin lOsec Dolly Bseo ) NEW BEIGHTON HANDICAP (in harness), of 20 sovs. Two miles. Maggie L 6sec I Maid of Heathcote 17sec Polly Plum ... 9aeo I Orphan Boy ... 22seo Bonniveen losec ( Sambo 22sco SXBWAEDS’ STAKES HANDICAP (in saddle), i of 20 sovs. One mile. Stonewall Jackson scr I Seagull ... ... 23see Unknown 19sec Strathallan ... 28eeo Twilight 28seo [ i FINAL HANDICAP (in harness), of 20 sovs, . One mile. Maggie L. .;. Ssec I Maid of Heathcote 13scc Unknown ... lOsee j Uncle Tom ... 37sec Bonniveen ... 12sec (Lena 19sec The racehorse Busybody and a brood mare were shipped by the steamer Rotorua for Auckland yesterday, tmd the trotter-. Butcher Boy was sent t > Dunedin by the* Taluae. -