SPORTING.
BACINO FIXTURES. NF.W ZEALAND. Sept mber 29, SO- GrrnUlne Kaoliiir Club. November 8, 9, 10-Canterbury Jockey Club. January 2-Cautoibury Jockey Club. AUSTRALIA. August 27—Sydney Tattersalls. September 8, 10-Hawkesbury Racing Club. Sentembni 17, 20, 22, 24-Australlan Jockey Club. October 8, 16 — Victorian Amateur Turf Clnb. October 29, November 1, 3, 5-Victoria Racing Club December 31—Victoria Racing Club. NOMINATIONS, ACCEPTANCE?, 0 . t;ANr.KUBITUY JOCKEY CLUB. Auenit o—Nominations Canterbury Cup (3sov»). Acceptance" Now Zealand Cup (3*ov«.) Further p.ymmits Welcome Stakes (2sov«), Derby Stakes (4io«), O»k Stakes (2sove.) DATKS OF COMING EVENTS. Seiitembor 10-Hawknnbury Handicap. Se; toinbor 14-I)ont;»ster St. Leger. September 17— A.J.C. Porhy. Sttptmnbnr 20—Great Metropolitan Stakes. October lfi-Canltto <1 Cup. October V.K.C. Derby. November I—Melbourne Cup. November B—New Zealand Cup. November 9—Canterbury Derby. November 10—Canterbury Cup. ANSWERS TO OoRKBSPONDENTS. Wagkr.—Alaric was ridden by P. Goldsmith, Sbotover by J. Kae. J.J.l , .—Sir Gourde was got by Daniel O'Korke, from Tit»nl». Harebell wne a. full slater to the latter. M. Unlit) started in the Auckland Steoplechoese (β-unmer) of ISSO, but not in this year's race, won by Falcon. Subscriber.—Tho wagar should be off, oil the race bi>ini; (i-or at the time it wa* made, you had no possible chance of winning. .Maori -' It wai tho uecond time round in the Auckland Cup when Libeller fell. Tho spot where tho accident took place was about tho lb.reu-qua.rter mile pout. Quitnv.—ln the Molbourno Cup of 1879 the placed horses wire— Durriwell, rtwuatmoat, Suwnrrow. It wits two year* later whon Swentmeut finished third. Grand Flaneur carried Cat 10H>, the penally for winning tho Derby not hnlnp then in existence. Wkhtfi'l.—Stonyhnrs* won the Canterbury Cup. 2, Womtnympta only won one race—the Tri 0 Stakes at the A.KC. Spring MoeUn? in 188.>. S. i*p»do Guinea carried 9 lilt) when Hho won the Richmond Park Stakes lit Nelson, and 9»t 81bs when slio won tho A K.C. Autumn itun Heap, Countryitk. — Tliti lowest weight over curried to victory lit a Melbourne Hup was 6.<t 41b. by Banker in ISB3. Zulu wa? hamlicappod at 6<t 71b. and carried !-;.i) penalty ; the highest weight won under w.ii by Archer (lOst alb) lu 1882, ami by llaliui (itt 01b) in IBS*.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8020, 6 August 1887, Page 6
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