SPORTING.

Mataura Ensign, Issue 1272, 29 December 1903, Page 5

SPORTING.

SOUTHLAND RACING CLUB. The following are the acceptances for the first day's racing: Hurdles, ]£ miles.-Arapata 10!». Plain Tom 10.2, Hairtrii-ger 9.9. Waikaia 'J.7. Invercargill Handicap, 1| miles.—S'- Denis !).3, Aidnniff 8.12. li!az;r 8.10, Tugela s.li, Dundus 7.13, Trcntbndge G. 12. Trial Stakes, 1 mile.—Wainica 9C, Meditation 8 i:s. Lafly Torient 8.12, Z»ehan 8.7, Biiny Breeze 6.7, Fruiiiier 8.3, Quickfilver 7.12, Legion 7.-». Harne.-s Tiot, 2 miles.—Bill 9sccs, Cottage B<y9, Uingvcod 10, Coachman 19. Btdalu 24, Fleetwood Abdullah 29. The Gem 30, Berlin M. 30, Hindoo 34, Tara 31. Flying Handicap, (i furlongs.- Goldtpur 9.12, Dundas 8.It), Flower o' Cluthn. .SO, Avenue 7.7, Hypnotist 7.4, St. Biigiil 7.-' Beai.yiUO. Sb:m!!- Tro".. 14 mi'c.i —Vaniiy 3-ec. Iling. wocil I s Maud 20, The Banker "Jo, ;Je .i : •]. 20. V,":-ikoi 2.1, Tiiicy Yet 32, Cla< kioi. ;>_> Tart 32. K;;ik l:ac>', 0 furlongs.—(Ju c'h>.h r ;'i, Liilysi.v,u7.l2, K-„ 7.10. Ua.ll. v..i ii i.iiiicap. o'.«>. niiie.--S.'. Ij.-ni-; 9.7. Aid:ia.-f7 9.l,Tuge.aß<J,FlmMT n' Cnuha 7.7, Sirius 7.7, U'd»uh! 7 2, Ti-ntbridge 7 1.

The following are tue results of the Dunedin races.:—Hurdles—CutJu-rme Gordon 1, Roller - J, Uairlrieger 3 (£1 12s. and £3 14;). Hack race—Fairy Bose. 1, Narcissus 2, Koputai 3 l£3 4s and £1 2). Dun.din Handicap —Ails* ], Tsa 2, Stepchild 3 (£1 Ms). Utago Handicap -Ca.-r.een 1, Turrapin 2 (£1 0-). Maiden Plate—Trenfiridge 1, Kc.sconimon 2, Syehem 3 (£11). Federal Randicap—Red Gauntlet 1, J.ee Entield 2, Flower o' Clutba 3 (£2 Ks ai.d £2 2.-). Second Hack Race—La Russe 1, Witch WiiKiii: 2, Aldit.ga 3 (£4 2s). Welter Handicap—Sirius 1, Aidmtiff2, Secret Society 3 (£lj 10s). Sicjnd day : Second Hurdle!:—Catherine Gordon 1, plain Toru 2. KollerS (£2 11; and £1 lis). Third Hack Handicap—Fairy Rose 1, Narcissus 2, Westem Chimes 3 (£2). Second Welter Hundir ap —Avenue J, Secret fccciety 2. Kopit'-ii 3 (HO lis ami 1 is). St. An'iiew's Handicap - C.mteeii 1 hyebtm 2, Terrapin 3 (£2i, Fcu.-th Hack Handicap-L,a Knssc 1, Witch Winnie 2, Nauliloid 3 (£2 12.s nnd ill Xs). Grandstand Handicap—lt'd Gi.umUt 1, Flower o'Clutba 2, Juvoiiils Handicap—Ailsa 1 (£L 4-). Faie well—T< iriipm 1 [Cf2-).

A m. eting of ratepayers «.f Holnnui Hiding will be lielil in the Matidevillu Enil on Wed ne->d.iy, 30. h D.xcitibfr, to consider propos-u ne.v br over the .Mataura river. In tl e tileziaplipd list of the acceptances fur '.he Wyrnjhi.m nic-f s the name of Arapata was emitted fioni High Wi iglit f.nd Op»n Welter, also I'iuv.. r n' Cluiha in New se;.r Handicap. Open Woiter, and Flying.

There is talk i:t the Drummond, Heddr.n Bush, and Smith Hi.lend di-tricis of making an effort to secuie a vc'crinaiy f.rg' ■• nto look after the stock in those and adjoining districts. Prominent inembets of the Farm-jis' Union are taking th» matter up, and it is to be hoped tliey will succeed.

Tl.t *'■*•-. *'ir Wilson, past:-.- at D.-oh ..; k-, in a i-eo -ti'. sermon, said : No ti wo in the colony iif >*e\v Zealand, with *- popu ! at':on of 3urti. sp«i.ds nuve mmier in dr.r.k than Da:ir:«v ; tke. Dr Reid Mackay e-t : m ••..».• the amount at £2.101) a month, or £30,000 per year. Tht d vth i- announced of Mr G. W. Ku.sseY, i.l t-uian ; aged 111. It i.- stated that there is a secret troa'y between flissia and Korea, [living the former control of the latter'* at my. New York newspapers r.ssrrt the United States Xavy will be ranged with Biifiin*s if ford is held to be contrahand of war sh";i'.d the anticipated contlict be cartied into Europe. Drfdtrir.e returns: Hessey's 450z 7dwt, Mystery Flat 32<z ildwt. Cufle Flat H«ek Race- were held y.\s*o:-d-.y. f.ml passed off successfully. The vavious events were won ms follows: —Kordles. S'lim; Maiden. MalH ; Cup, Gipsy Don; Mile and a-half trot. Pearl King, Flying Har.die.-p. Mabrl; Two Mile Tret. Reginald : Farewell, Fashoda. A (L-tailid report will appear next, issue. The cricket ma'cb between Ot,i;;r. nnd Canterbury, played at Christchnr.-h. ended in a win for the latter by 171 runs. S'-ores : Canterbury. 313 ard 15s: Otago. 150 each innings. At Invereargill, the match between Southland and South Otago was won by the former hv 21li rnns. Scores: Southland. 187 and 12!t for eipht wickets ; South Otago, «8 and 37.

Tho Gore Bowline; Cluh will send 'h« followirg rinks t-> luvoicarstill nn New Year's Day to play the Southland Cluh. This match commences at a quarter past one, and is counted for the pennant. S. B. Paterson, W. H Paterson. C. Mac Gibbon. J. B. PaterBon (s); J. H. Ussher. J. A. Camphell. C. F. Hannah. T. Lock (s); J. Broad, W. Bnk"r. E. D. Bnst, D. Dewar (s); T. Brown, K. Fisher, D. Holmes. K. Brockie (si. Emergencies : E Frnbarth, O. J Wilson, n. Paterson, A. Henderson. J. Blaikie, W. C'ow. Players are requested to go by the early train on Friday.

Rime evilly-disposed person on Cbri=ima= eve poisoned a doc b loncmp to Mr T. Brewe-. and th» same nicht cut a teit off a valnahle cow beloutiiog to the same gentleman. Such acts of cruelty, probably inspired hy a desire to injure the owner of the animals, should he visited with very severe punishment if the culprit or, bo hroU"ht *o justice. V.'e under gtaiid the pullce ha\i the niaf..-r in hard and are likely to sheet the crime home to the guilty party.

A firest deal of rxdlement was caused during the match by the Wolfe's Schnapps Encouragement (£1 for 50 runs, 6d for every additional run. and £5 extra for the 100, and £1 forevery catch dismissing an Englishman). Noble scores on top with £ll Is M, and Trnmper comes next for his IKS with £'i 7s; tid: Hill receives £2 0s lid, Duff £1 17- 01. and for catches Kelly, Laver, Howel. and Armstrong each receive £l.

The weight of the donkey, the subject of the weight cursing competition at the Ed jndale sports on Christmas day. was 4721b5, and this was the guess of Mr C. Dutton. of th" Daiiy Factory. Edendale, and Mr Alex, bell's (Edendale) was the nearest guess to the weight of the two lambs-viz., 871bs, the exact weight being 87|!bs. The Kia Ora, tbe 2Jton yacht in which Mr Buckridge left Gisborne in November 27, acenipanied by Mr G. H. Sowden to cireumrnvifiate the globe, returned to Gisborne on Wednesday morning lust. Buckridge fell from a loft and sustained fatal injuries and Sowden decided in return to New Zealand. They were over 300 miles si'Uth east rf the Chattons when the accident occurred and seven degrees rut. It took the remainder of the time to be»* back. Sowden says he has had enocgh oi -.he Kia Ora.