SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6825, 2 October 1883, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE NEW ZEALAND CUP HANDICAP AGAIN. |BY TELEGRAPH.—OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Christohtjroh, Monday. Under the heading of "A Bad Handicap and its Disastrous Consequences," the Times has an article on the New Zealand Cup Handicap. It says that, as was pointed- out when the weights came out, Tasman was let in much too easily, and many other horses shamefully treated. Tasman under a heavy weight so easily beat at Geraldine horses he has to meet in the New Zealand Cup that he must frighten out nearly every animal engaged. The handieappers never visited the big Dunedin meeting; not one ot them has attended Geraldine, and they must therefore get their ideas of horses' form at Becond-hand. The article, which is evidently aimed at the system of a committee of handieappers as opposed to a single paid official, concludes :—" We feel quite sure that the field for the New Zealand Cup must be a weak one, as we don't think that many owners will be found rich enongh and foolish enough to make their final payments when they havs no chance of success. And this state of things is sure to continue until we have an experienced handicapper who is placed in such a position that he can visit every meeting, forming his own judgment of the horses' performances, and being in no way dependent on that most-unreliable of all things—the information of the many, or the perhaps biassed opinions of a chosen few." NOMINATIONS FOR CANTERBURY RACES.. [by telegraph.—press association.] Ckristohurch, Monday. The following nominations were made to-night:— Spuing Meeting. Spuing Steeplechase Handicap.—Bateman, Canard, Hercules, Waverley, Wild Dayrell, Barbary, Clarence, Wildboy. Stewards' Stakes Handicap.—Cheviot, Nonsanse, Fair Agnes colt, Water Nymph, Siesta, Tasman, Johnny Faulkner (late Albyn), Minerva, The Jilt, Taiaroa, Hyacinth, .sou'wester, Water Colour, Epicure, Tarquoise, Nonpareil, Helena, Lady Emma, Envious, Welcome Jack, Mischief, Rnbina, Emir Bey, Hippodamia, Sir Bedevsre. Summer Mketing. Middle Park Stakes :—Fair Agnes colt, Oudies, Liverpool, Becky Flat, Grand Duke, Hyacinth, Water Colour, Watersprite colt, Miss Flat filly, Epicure, Dime, Leodogram, Lady Evelyn, Mokia, Marion, Ugly Buck, Talebearer, Charmer, Fusilier, Caulton, Puek, Sir Bedevere, Aimel. Midsummer Handicap :—Cheviot, Nonsense, Vanguard, Salvage, Oudies, Fair Agnes colt, Digby Grand, Tasman, Johnny Faulker, late Albyn, Minerva, The Jilt, The Poet, Taiaroa, Hyacinth, The Dauphin, Sou'wester, Water Colour, July, Epicure, Turquoise, Murat, Leodogram, Nonpariel, Lady Emma, Envious, Welcome Jack, Hippodamia, Emir Bey, Adamant, Theuge, Trickster, Sir Bedevere. SCKATCHING. Christohurcti, Monday. Maligner has been scratched for the Derby and New Zealand Cup at the Canterbury Jockey Club metropolitan meeting. COURSING MEETING. At the Christchurch Plumpton Ground Compnny's meeting the balance from the Waterloo meeting was shown to be£lso, which was considered satisfactory.