SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8179, 14 February 1890, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE TASMANIAN CUP. Prat Association.— Electric Telegraph.— Copyright. Hobart, February 13. At the Tasmanian Turf Club Meeting to-day the Cup Race resulted as follows :—Mac(juarrie, 7st 21b, 1; Silvertnere, 7st 71b, 2; Titiki, Cst lib, 3. Won easily. Time, 2m. 40s. THE SYDNEY GOLD CUP. Melbourne, February 13. The following are the rest of the entries for the Sydn-y Gold Cup Serf, Scots Grey, Chintz, Tartar, Swing, Dreadnought, Abercorn, St. George, Singapore, Carbine, Skiff, Rudolph, and Oakleigh. THE REGULATING OF HACK RACING. Wellington, Thursday. The stewards of the Wellington Racing Club have declined to pass the programme of the Hack Racing Club for a meeting on Easter Monday on the Island Bay Course. EGMONT RACES. Hawera, Thursday. The Egmont races were commenced to-day. There was grand weather, and a good attendance of the public. The results were :— First Hurdle Handicap, of (JOsovs, two miles and a distance.— 9st 101b, 1; Ruapehu, 9»t 21b,. 2; Gladius, 10et 71b, 3. Rossiter (9st 7lb) was out of the race from the start. Ruapehu and Armourer ran together all the way, and fought out the race between them. Dividend, £4 os. Sapling Stakes, of 45sovs. Six furlongs. Sleep, 1; Fleta, 2. Won easily. Time, lm. 245. Dividend, £1 7s. Eomont Handicap, of 250sovs. Second horse SOaovs, and third lOsova out of the stokes. Two miles.— Patchwork, 7st 121b, 1; Foxton, 7st 101b. 2 ; Montrose, list, 3. This was a splendid race from Btart to finish between the first three horses, Patohwork winning by half a length. Dividend, £3 19s. Handicap Hack Race, one mile and a dis-tance-Despised, 1 ; Duries, 2 : Blue Mountain, 3. Dividend, £43 4s. Fifteen horses started. ..-.■>* „ , Maiden Plate, of 40sovs. One mile and a quarter.—Weka, 1; The Bean, 2. Nominations for the principal events of Auckland Tattereiall's meeting are due tonurhf "'" 1« O'clock.'