SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 6956, 4 March 1884, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE WANGANUI RACES. [bi telegraph;—press association.] Wangandi, Monday. . The coming meeting of - the. WaDganui Jockey Club promises to be one of the most successful ever held here, from'every point of view. /In addition: to the highest number.: of entries ever.. received, acceptances have been good throughout, and.: as it better class, of horses than usual will run, , sport will probably be capital. For .the Cup thirteen: ! horses accepted,. of which.it is expected fully: ten will make finai payment, and a good ■■ nomber also;run; . In' ■the-'Derby and : : other' principal events all the -principal horses out- : side'the districts.-'.have now,: arrived, and of : course arei very bnsyintho morning. About thirty horses worked this morning, including" Tim Wh:{Her (who arrived by tbe steamer : i yesterday), Libeller, and the other principal, horses engaged in the Cap. .Both horses: mentioned had a good gallop, and favourably impressed the: touts.® The weather at ; present looks settled, and a largo number of visitors are in the town,-; including metal- : licians from Auckland, Napier, Wellington, and Chrißtchurch. Betting is pretty brisk. The following is the latest betting on the Wanganui Derby, to be ran on Thursday : : Refrigerator,. 100 to 40 (off.) ; Ahu3, 100' tO 33 (off.); Consul, 100 to 33 (off.);Mos-, keteer, 100 to 20 (off.); Martha, 100 to 10 ; ■anything else'., ; loQ to S. On the Cup : Titn Whiffler, 100 to 40 (tie. and off.); Libeller. 100 to 20 (tk. and' off.); Bayard, 100 to 20 (tk. and off.) Poet,; 100 to 20 (tk. and off.) ; Normanby,loo to l 6 (off.) ; Laird, 100 to 12 (tk. and offi)Maori; 100 to 10 (off.); Adi ministrator, 100 to 10 (off.); Refrigerator, 100 to 8 (off.); Ahua, 100 to 5 (tk. and off.) ; : : Wairuarek»,,.ioo to 4 (off) ; Blue Gown, 100, to 2 (tk. and off.). Double event, Derby and; Cup : .Rerigerator; .;Tim Whiffler,'loo to 10 (tk.); Ahua, Consul, and Tim Whiffler. each 100 to 6 ; Refrigerator and Libeller, 100 - to 6 ; anything else, 100 to 5.