SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVIII, Issue 8681, 25 September 1891, Page 5

SPORTING.

THE ROYAL HANDICAP. Pre** Association.Electric Telegraph.—Copyright. London', September '24. At the Leicester meeting to-day, the following was the result of Tnr. Leicestershire Royal Handicap of GOOOsovs. For" three-year-olds and upwards. The owner of the second horse to receive 45050 v, and the owner of the third ISOsovs out of the stakes. Course, one mile- and a few yards (straight). 134 en- ■ tries, Mr. H. Bass's ch h Rusticus, 4yrs, by . Hermit—Ma Belle ... ... ... ... 1 Victorious, by Albert Victor—Case ... 2 Euniskillen, by Prism— 3 ■ THE HAWKESBURY MEETING. Sydney, September 24. The Hawkcsbury Racing Club's Meeting opened to-day. The following was the result of the two principal events :— Hawkesbury Guineas of 250 guineas, and a sweepstakes of 10 guineas each ; second, 50 guineas. For tliree-vear-olds. Colts, Bst 51b; fillies and geldings, Bst. One mile. Mr. J. B. Clark's br c Stromboli, by Chester—Etna ... ... ... ... 1 Mr. J. B. Clark's b f Piecrust, by Martini- * Henry—Rusk * ... 2 Mr. V. Dowling's b c Affiance, by Clieveden—Affection 3 County Purse of 250 sovs; second, 50 sovs, Ono mile. Mr. J. Ristcnpart ns br f Bedtime, by Goza—Forty Winks, 3yrs ... 1 Mr. J. Mitchell's b g Cremorne, by Glorious—Nea ... ... ... ... ... 2 Mr. H. Dargin's b g Oxonham, by Marvellous—Alma ... 3

Horseowners are again reminded that nominations for the Prince of Wales' Handicap, City Handicap, and Hurdle Race, to be run at the A.R.C. Spring Meeting, together with those for the Auckland Cup, A.R.C. Handicap and Steeplechase, to be run at the summer meeting, are due to-nicht at ten o'clock. The first spring fixture of the Auckland Trotting Club at Potter's Paddock on Saturday next bids fair to be a most successful meeting. A well-arranged and nicely varied programme, the seven events of which have all attracted large fields, and the splendid condition of the track, leave little to be desired by the most exacting sportsman. Mr. C. F. Mark, the popular secretary of the club, is to be congratulated on the auspicious circumstances under which the Auckland trotting season promises to be inaugurated. An agitation is at present going on in Sydney, having for its object the suppression of sweeps and the curtailment of gambling in general. One correspondent gets off the following "As to bookmakers, I propose that a limited number only should bo allowed, and these should be licensed. In addition to this, I would compel each bookmaker to find . bondsmen for his honest behaviour, and the amount of the bond should bo apportioned to tho place on the course in winch the bookmaker plied his vocation—say t'oOO for the grandstand paddock, £200 for the. Leger paddock, and £100 for the flat. Such a regulation would do a great deal towards protecting the public from the dishonesty of welshers, sharpers, and spielers. I propose, further, that the number of horse and foot races should he limited. If one-half of the present meetings wore prohibited I believe it would be better for the interests of sport; and such a prohibition would certainly lead to a reduction of the reckless waste of money now being indulged in by the public in the matter of betting."

The Horsebrecder, a paper devoted to the interests of those connected with breeding and racing horses, says " The extent to which the horse interest suffered by the abolition of betting may be judged by the following figures. It is estimated that between the Bth of March and the 11th of May the loss suffered at the eleven meetings iii Bois do Boulogne amounted to £22,000; at the eight Auteuil meetings, £9600; at the St. Ouen ten meetings, £6000; at nine meetings at Vin.cennes, \ £5400; at seven meetings at Maisons Lafiitte, £5200; at five meetings at St. Germain, £2000; three at Colombes, £1200; two at La Marche, £800; three at Neuilly, £600: for meetings suppressed at St. Germain, Colombes, and Vesinet, £1600. This means, therefore * loss of £54,000, nearly all of which money would have gone to encourage horse-breeding."

The well-known stallion and racehorse Bryan O'Lynn, is to be offered for sale to-day by Messrs'. A. Buckland and Sons at the Haymarket. A number of ponies and hacks, sired respectively by Hippocampus and Kingfisher, are to be sold to-day by Messrs. Hunter and Nolan at the Durham yards at twelve o'clock.

' The third colt of the season arrived at Wellington Park yesterday. Onyx (dam of Nordenfeldt), producing a magnificent colt to the Musket horse Hotchkiss.

Easy John lias been scratched for the Caulfield Cup.