SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9734, 2 February 1895, Page 6

SPORTING.

THE OFFICIAL CALENDAR.

The Auckland Weekly News has been appointed the Official Calendar for the publication of all racing notices affecting meetings held under tilt jurisdiction of the Auckland Racing Club. Rule 17.J "The programme of each meeting in which the added money is £150 or upwards must he advertised in full once at least in the Official Calendar. The advertisement shall show that the programme has been approved by the Jockey Club—shall state the days on which the meeting is to begin and end, and the names of the Stewards, Judge, Starter, Clerk of the Scales, and Handicapper. Programmes of race meetings need only be published in full once, but any subsequent publication of a programme in a condensed form shall contain the words, 'For complete programme see the Official Calendar of .*" RACING FIXTURES. New Zealand. February 2—Canterbury Jockey Club, February 2 --Onslow Trotting Club. February 9—Avondale Jockey dub. February Rotorua Racing Club. February IS, 14- Kgmont Jockey Club, i'abruary 20—Matakohe Racing Club. - ■ y February 20, 21, 28—Dunedih Jockey Club. February 20, 21— Taranaki Jockey Rib. February 21—Ray of Plenty Jockey Club. February 23—Otahuhu Trotting Club. March 7, R— Wanganui Jockey Club. ' March Tologa Bay Jockey Club. April,l6, 16—Auckland Racing Club. April 15, 10 —Canterbury Jockey Club. May 1,3— Wellington Racing Club. May 9—Egmont Racing Club. May 18, Takapuna Jockey Club. June 8, 11—Auckland Racing Club. DATES OF COMING EVENTS. New Zealand. February 13—Egmont Cup. February Tarantki Jockey Club Handicap. March T—Wanjyanui Cup. March li>—Hawke's Bay Cup. Match 26 -Napier Park Cup. April 15— Ka-ter Handicap (Auckland), April 16—Autumn Steeplechase (Auckland). Mav 9—Egmont Steeplechase. May 24—Wanuanui steeplechase. June—Great Northern Steeplechase. AUSTRALIA. March Newmarket Handicap. March 5— Australian Cup. March 7—V.R.C. Champion Stakes. April 13—A.J.C. St. Leger. pril Sydney Cup. England. May I—Two Thousand Guineas. May 29—English Derby. ANSWERS TO CORRESPONDENTS. F.W., Auckland.—Nel on started in the Sydney Cup of ISSC. Cerise and Blue won on that occasion. Wager.When the judge declared the triple dead heat in the City Handicap, run at the A.R.C. Spring Meeting, the weights were : lien Godfrey, Bst (jib ; Forme, 7st 121b ; First Nelson. 7st 61b. ' S.J., New Plymouth.— Howitzer was got by Musket from Titania. l.ebel was got by Nordenfeldt from Pulchra, 2. The added money to the Auckland Cup stood at lOOOsovs lor two years.

THE TAKAPUNA MEETING. [by thaeton.J

Favoured with most beautiful weather ou Saturday and Tuesday last for the holding of their Summer meeting, the Takapuna Jockey Club added another to the large number of successes which they have scored. Theattendance on both days was very large, the meeting was throughout admirably conducted, and there was an absence of anything tending to mar the enjoyability of the gathering. Though the fields iu the various races were large, it is surprising to find that the totalisator receipts fell below those of last year by £631, the figures for both periods beiug as follow :-— 1894. J 895. First day „ «. £4,440 _ £4,077 Second day '„ „ 6,182 _ 5,914 Total .. .. £10,02-2 .. £9,991 The racing throughout was very interesting ; and true to its traditions, the North Shore convincing ground was once again the scene of a long string of surprises. Taking the totalisator as the guide, it may be remarked that only in three out of the sixteen races which formed the programme did the absolute first favourite triumph during the two days. By winning three races—the Maiden Plate, Zealandia Handicap, and Suburban Handicap, —The Sharper is entitled to a prominent place in the review of the racing. The black sou of Kalo was sent to the post in rare nick by old John CUaafe, and in each instance he wen his races in capital style. Air. (Jaulton's horse is not to the eye perhaps one of the most attractive of quadrupeds ; but with the good form he had to recommend him I cannot understand how backers repeatedly neglected him, for dividends of £7 14?, £8 12s, and £5 2s respectively attached to his victories.

When Folly (7st 101b) was being whispered about as a "good thing" for the Takapuna. Cup, I must confess 1 treated the matter more in the light of a joke than anything else ; and even when I heard that her owner, Mr. J. Muir, had the night before the race accepted 50 to 10 about his mare, I failed even then to " catch on," as the saying goes. However, in the race the little daughter of Captivator and The Jilt very amply demonstrated that the race was the " good thing" for her that her friends made out; for when the last quarter of a mile was entered upon, Folly made her run, came away from her opponents, and won by two lengths. Folly was a bit fractious prior to the start, and when by her pranks she fell in front of the grandstand, that caused her ability to win to be still further questioned. Folly, who was bred at Wellington Park by Mr. T. Morrin, is a six-year-old daughter of Captivator and the Traducer mare The Jilt. The little mare has proved herself quite a mine of wealth to her owner, Mr. J. Muir, and the number of races she has won must be pretty considerable.

The Workman was made a warm favourite for the Cup, notwithstanding the whole of the Ellerslie cognoscenti doubted his ability to win. The son of Robinson Crusoe ran very prominently for about the first nine furlongs of the journey, but after that lie fell away, and eventually finished last. He walked back to the enclosure a bit dotty, which seemed to point to his suspicious leg having Riven way ; but it is pleasing to learn that such is not the case, and he may yet win another race for his popular owner. A feature of the two-year-old contests was that both winners of those races were sired by Nelson, and both hailed from the same stable. In the Calliope Handicap, run on the opening day, Lady Agnes (6st 81b) slipped her held after the first two furlongs of the journey had been completed, and never afterwards leaving the matter in doubt, eventually won by three lengths from Fabulist (Bst). On the second day Lady Agnes'stable mate, Miss Nelson (7st 21b) who, it was stated, had beeu cased for ten days previously owing to having struck herself, was nevertheless pounced upon as the " good thing" in the Hobson Handicap, and she was accordingly made favourite. Pursuing the same tactics as her stable mate did on the opening day Miss Nelson went to the front half a mile from home and was never afterwards headed, winning easily from Lady Agnes (7st 111b) who finished well. The two daughters of Nelson are a really nice pair of fillies, and will I opine win further distinction. Lady Agues, who was got by Nelson from Sister Agnes, was bred by Major George, and was picked up by Mr. B. W. Alison for 61 guineas at the sale of Wapiti yearlings last season. Miss Nelson, who was got by Nelson from the Musket mare Phantom, was bred by Messrs. Alison Bros. at Motukorea Island. Old Magpie ran so very badly in the Hurdle Race on the opening day that it seemed as though the Betrayer gelding had gone off. In the contet over the small sticks Rae was hard on his mount almost from the start, but he could not get him anywhere near the leaders, and he finished a most indifferent third. However, in the Steeplechase contest the old fellow was apparently more himself, though when the last round of the cross country race was entered upon he seemed to have had quite enough of it. However, when Bombardier (list 8lb) crossed the water for the last time at the head of the field Magpie (list 41b), wan close ou his heels; and the Betrayer gelding answering gamely to Rae's resolute calls, he shot up to his opponent when *.he straight was reached, and settling the Brigadier gelding before the last hurdle came to be crossed, he drew away and won a meritorious victory by a couple of lengths. The race was run .at a very strong pace throughout, and the journey was got over in 7m. 215., which, I may remark, is one second slower than in last year's race, when Potentate won. Magpie fenced throughout in capital style, and the manner in which Rae handled his mount shows that the popular horseman is as good as ever he was in steeplechase contests. "

Bombardier ran a good horse in the Steeplechase. When he and Magpie galloped past where I was standing, about a furlong and a-half from home, the Brigadier gelding appeared to have the race won, for Morrigan was sitting pretty easy'on him, while Rae was hard on Magpie. However, subseq tent events showed that Bombardier had not so much left in him when the last two furlongs was entered upon as was supposed, for when ; they landed iu the straight Magpie caught j and beat him in a few strides. Still, conI sideling that Bombardier had list 81b in the I saddle— more than his opponent—he did | not by any means disgrace himself. ' When Molly Hawk scored her dual victory . in the Hurdle Race and Maiden Steeple- , I chase on the opening day, it was the general i

opinion that with only 9st 71b to carry the daughter of Natatnr would be extremely I opinion beat in the Takapuna Steeplechase. daughter of Natator would be extremely hard to beat in the Takapuna Steeplechase. She flattered the hopes of her admirers for the first couple of rounds, but after that she '. faded out of the struggle, and left the impresj sion that she is a very long remove from a j good stayer. I After recording a large number of failures, j Reynard managed at last to reward Mr. 1 Goodson with a win. This was in the TakaI kuna Jockey Club Handicap, in which the I son of Le Loup was weighted at 7st 81b, and ! which he won in good style. The half-brother | to Sultan was thought to have developed currish propensities, but in both the races which he contested at Takapuna he ran very gamely, and I shall be quite prepared to see him win another good race before the season etuis.

Doris managed to give Mr. Walters a winning turn in the Stewards' Handicap, in which race the daughter of St. Leger carried Bst 21b, and won her race in game style. Doris should, I think, have won the Zealandia Handicap had she not got on to the rails as they rounded into the straight in that race, for in addition to losing several lengths by the mishap, she also got badly blocked. Iu the T.J.C. Handicap, Doris ran well forward for about seven furlongs, but after that she fell completely out of the contest, and it would therefore seem that she is not a good; stayer. In the Anniversary Handicap, which event closed the programme, Annabelle (Bst 61b) gave her popular owners a well-deserved win. Notwithstanding that the daughter of Lionel had previously a severe race taken out of her, in endeavouring to beat Reynard in the Takapuna Jockey Club Handicap, she beat her opponents very easily in the Anniversary Handicap, and as she is credited with running the seven furlongs attaching to that race in lm. 315., her performance is a meritorious one.

The pony races each attracted a large field, and the contest in each case was an exciting one. On the opening day the Gisborue-owned Fidget (7st) was warmly befriended, and she won from Brown Mantle (Bst 71b). On the second day, with a stone additional to carry, Fidget failed jto get near the leaders, and Lady Thornton (9st 61b) and Sweet Lavender (Bst 21b) fighting out an exciting finish, the forir.er won by half a length. This performance of Lady Thornton's just about places her in the position of champion amongst the Lilliputians racing in Maorilaud, and it they have a better one than her in Australia it is pretty good. The introduction of the starting machine prevented the grumbling that is always connected with the old system of flag starting ; and in manipulating the lever, Mr Halstead showed that he was quite up to the business In concluding this review of the T.J.C. Summer Meeting, I must not overlook the popular secretary, Mr. R. Wynyard, who, as usual, worked most energetically to secure the success of the gathering. THE WINNING PAYMENTS. The following is a list of the winning payments made over the meeting : — Mr. J. Mnir, £161 10s; Mr. J. A. Goodson, £95; Mr. S. 0. Caul ton £90 5.1; Mr. K. D. O'R.rke, £86 10s ; Miss Roberts, £78 ; Mr. W. Croll, £80 15.s ; Mr. R. Burke, £71 5s ; Mr. W. Walters, £42 l,',s ; Mrs. J. Hands, £33 ss; Mr. A. H. Barrow, £2* 10s ; Sirs. J. Lennard, £19 ; Mr. J. B. Williamson, £28 10s ; Mr. .1. K. Martin, £28 10s; Mr. M. S. Laurie, £9 10s; Mr. F. Macufcuieinin, £4 15s ; Mr. G. S. Budge, £4 15s; Mr. J. Bland, £4 \os ; Mr. J. Houston, £4 15a; Mr, J. Patterson, £4 lis; Mrs. Duncan, £4155.

NOTES BY PHAETON. THE NKWMAKKET HANDICAP AND AUSTRALIAN CUP. Judging from the opinions expressed by the various Australian writers, Mr. Dakin is held to have performed his duties in connection with the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup in a masterly manner. In connection with the Newmarket Handicap, Malolo (Bst 131b) and Vanitas (7st 111b) are a pair that in almost all instances are picked out as extremely dangerous. The Special Commissioner of the Sportsman says :—" Malolo has every ounce he is entitled to, yet the son of Timidity is certain to be a strong public fancy for the race, and, lit and well on the day, will probably start a warm favourite. It must be remembered, however, that he is a very difficult horse to train, and, although looking well at present, he has not, so far, been asked to do much strong work since his spell. Under these circumstances the public would do well to await developments before entrusting Malolo with their coin and confidence. Vanitas put up the record for six furlongs recently, and when in Sydney I was very favourably impressed with the MartiniHenry gelding, who is one of the improvingsort, and must be classed with the dangerous division. "The Harvester (Bst 61b) is the one that has been pounced upon us likely toearndistinction in the Australian Cup; and at last advices 100 to 15 were being accepted about the son of Sheet Anchor's ability to win the two mile and a-quarter race. Light Artillery (9st 51b) is said to be progressing most satisfactorily in his training, and will,' it" is thought, be the hardest to beat amongst the top-weights. At last advices Carnage (9sfc 41b) was the most fancied of Mr. W. R. Wilson's lot. However, it may turn out that Zalinski's full-brother Havoc will be the hope of the St. Albans establishment on the day. The Special Commissioner of the Sportsman has a very high opinion of Havoc. Here is what he says of the four-year-old son of Nordenfeldt and Frailty :—" Havoc, - I believe, is one of the best horses in Australia, and the half-brother to Trenton will yet prove bimsalf as good as his illustrious relative, or lam 1 very much mistaken. Havoc I look upon as the absolute winner of the Australian Cup, for he is nicely handicapped, well up to his weight, and can stay for ever."

" MISCKIXANKOUS ITEMS. ': The nominations received by the Auckland Racing Club, in connection with the Great Northern Foal Stakes, Great Northern Derby, and Royal Stakes, to be run at the Summer Meeting of 1896-97, made their appearance during the present week. The Foal Stakes has an entry of 134, the Derby 78, and the Royal Stakes 69. The very large entry received for the Foal Stakes is the best answer that could be given by horse-owners on the committee's action in increasing the added money to the two-year old race from 300aovs to 500sovs.

I cannot conceive of anything more exasperating to a straight horse owner than that bis horses should be treated by the handicapper in a manner as though they had not been raced out. Mr. Knight would not, I am sure, for a moment contend that anything carrying Major George's colours was other than a trier, and it is therefore difficult to understand how he came to persistently mete out such harsh treatment to the Wapiti representative Annivesary, at Takapuna. Major George was prompt to take action in resenting the matter, and he struck his horses out of their engagements directly the weights were posted, and he also withdrew Anniversary from the Avondale meeting. Mr. Evett this week declared the weights for the principal events of the first day of the Taranaki Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting. In the T. J.C. Handicap (one mile and a half) Rosefeldt heads the list with Bst 101b ; but of those in the Bst division Rangapuhi (Bst 61b), and Irish Twist (Bst 71b) read to me the most dangerous. Of those lower down the list Ben Godfrey (7st 10lb), Stepfeldt (7st 81b), and Musket (7st 41b) read well, and of this trio, lien Godfrey especially bears an attractive appearance. Ebor is such a champion over hurdles that Mr. Evett was forced to put a very heavy load upon the erst Victorian, and 14st 71b is his impost. I don't suppose that Mr. Gollan will feel inclined, to send his horse to the West Coast to fulfil his engagements ; and Tiritea (list 51b) and Belle (pit 101b) may be the pair to fight out the finish.

The St. Leger— filly, purchased at the Wellington Park sale last month by Mr. J. McKewen, of Dunedin, has since changed hands, and is now owned by Mr. H. Goodman, the well-known Dunedin trainer. Mr. Goodman has the filly's half-brother (Casket) under his charge, that circumstance has no doubt led him to secure Bangle's yearling daughter. From Sydney comes news that the Hobarfcyille stud, which has been in existence for over a quarter of a century, will shortly be dispersed. Since the death of Mr. Andrew Town, the Hobartville stud has been in the hands of Messrs. Long and Hill, the well-known Sydney sportsmen. When those gentlemen sold Trenton to Mr. W. R. Wilson, for 3()00 guineas, about five years ago, they undoubtedly committed a most suicidal act, and by depriving themselves of the services of the son of Musket, they may be said to have practically killed the Hobartville stud. Mr. J. Selby, the popular huntsman of the Pakuranga Hunt Club, has been offered, and has accepted, the post of Clerk of the Course at the meetings held at Ellerslie under the auspices of the Auckland Racing Club. The question of theappointrnentof a caretaker will be considered at & meeting of the committee to be held on Monday next. A petition has been in circulation during the past fortnight in the interests of Mr. J. Ruddy, the present holder of the office, the prayer of which is that the committee be asked to reconsider his case and re-instate him. The petition has been extensively signed. Advices were this week received by Mr. N. A. Nathan to the effect that the stallion Seaton Delaval, purchased in England recently by Mr. L.'D. Nathan, has been shipped to Sydney. The horse will probably be brought over to Auckland by the next trip of the s.s Tasmania. The steeplechaser Ballyhooley was withdrawn from his Avondale engagements before the weights were declared. The next time he sports silk will be on Sydney territory, to which colony, I understand, he is now ■ on his. way. , i

I Commenting on the Dunedin Cup, I "Mazeppa" makes the following reference to the Auckland-bred Casket :—" For Casket I certainly have a liking.' He and Outpost mec in the President's Handicap, nine furlongs, and Casket won in fast time. For that result he now gives Outpost only 31b. I think the youngster can do that, and so dispose of Outpost; and as to his chance of beating the others and winning outright, his chief recommendations are that he was second in both the Derby and Canterbury Cup, while his private reputation is distinctly that of a stayer. Personally, I think that Casket has a big say in the race if he can be induced to try, and that he is meant is a dead certainty." The popular Victorian sportsman, Mr. W. R. Wilson has a filly in training in England —a daughter of Donovan, which was purchased on his behalf at the recent yearling sales. The filly has been placed in the hands of Mr. Johu Porter, the famous Kingsclere trainer. Though there were only five contestants in the Takapuna Steeplechase, that race carried more money than any other event decided at the meeting. No less a sum than £1125 being invested on the totalisator. Dorothy has been running so indifferently on the flat this season that Mr. Lennard has determined on trying The Dauphin's daughter over the small sticks, and she may give the popular owner a win in that class before long. The statements on circus bills must always be taken with the proverbial grain of salt. When Fillis'show was travelling in South Africa among the attractions offered was" the .New Zealand thoroughbred Victory, which won the New Zealand Cup three times, and cost Mr. Fillis 500 guineas!" The Victory referred to is the chestnut geldiujr that was raced in Auckland by Messrs. J. Allwill and J. Kean respectively, and who subsequently was sold to a Dunedin sportsman. Victory certainly won a Cup, but it was not the Mew Zealand Cup. However, the manager of Fillis' "greatest show on earth" evidently thought he might as well be killed for a sheep as a lamb, and the triple victory in New Zealand's principal flat race for the Feve gelding went in the bill. The parties connected with Ben Godfrey having failed to settle their long-standing dispute, the son of St. Leger did not take part in any of the races at the Takapuna meeting. # 1 An accident happened at Potter's Paddock, Epsom, yesterday, by which the pony Royalty lost its life. It seems that the horse was being exercised on the training track when, from some reason or other, he bolted with the boy. The horse made for the gate, which he successfully cleared, and then fell, breaking his back. Luckily the jockey, McEwen, was not injured. The Canterbury Jockey Club hold their Summer Meeting to-day. The principal event of the programme is the Midsummer Handicap of 250sovs (one mile and a half), for which the following are the acceptances :— st lb st lb Lady Zetland _ 9 0 Geraint .. .. 7 3 Aqualnto .. ..7 8 Chaos .. ..7 2 Doubtful .. ..7 4 Silver Spec .. 612 Commenting on Mr. Butler's pair, Liberator and An Revoir, "Rata" says:— " Liberator is a horse that showed wonderful improvement with age, but I am afraid we have seen the best of him. He has a very 'dead and alive' look about him, and I feel pretty certain his chance of winning the Dunedin Cup is a remote one. If he be well treated the Hornby Welter at the Midsummer Meeting here may be more in his line. My opinion is that Liberator will not shine generally on the flat in the future. Au Revoir, in the same stable, is in active work, but he is not the horse he was about New Zealand Cup time. He may be returned a winner presently, however, and he has time to improve considerably ere Dunedin Cup day. Considerable sensation has been caused at Perth by the prosecution of a number of bookmakers for betting on the Western Australian Turf Club racecourse and elsewhere, but the prosecution broke down. During the proceedings attention was drawn to the curious fact that the Legislature, in desiring to make the totalisator a sole meuns of betting, had made all bets on the machine illegal, an J the bettors liable to severe punishment.

At the Gore Meeting held on the 16th instant, the Dunedin Cup candidates, Outpost and Wolselev, were contestants. With Bst 71b in the saddle the former was beaten a head in the Cup (one mile and a-half) by The Wiuchinan (7st 111b). In the Racing" Club Handicap (one mile and a-quarter) Wolseley (Bst 81b) and Outpost (Bst 101b) met, when the former won easily by half-a-dozen lengths. On that running Outpost can have little chance in the Dunedin Cup. There would appear to be something in the rumour that Mr. D. O'Brien intends coming back to New Zealand, as his horses were submitted to auction on Monday last at Sydney. Loyalty and Lauuceston were passed in : but the two-year-old Boy Ray was sold at 60 guineas. The Indian Planters' Gazette is talking of the best means of placing some check on bookmakers " who flash like meteors on our Indian racecourses, and disappear as quickly and as surely as these meteoric eccentricities." I gather from the paragraph that it is not the simple departure of these bookmakers which is objected to, but they have a way of disappearing without settling their debts. Vicissitudes of the turf: A one - time owner of one of the greatest horses that ever won a Victorian Derby was up on a so-called '' fraud" summons the other day for a £3 debt at a suburban court. Yet the same decent.fellow could have given the game up with £20,000 had he been sensible. He intended to do so. He ventured one more shot, and backed his horses to win a double of about thirty " thou," and lost. Tried again, and lost. Ditto ! Ditto !! Ditto !!! —Bulletin.

The average gentleman-jockey is far from being a person of no importance. One who shall be nameless was iu the weighing-room at a certain meeting, and was in something akin to a considerable flutter over his weight. " Must be something wrong with the scales," he growled as he glanced at the balancing steel and drew lOst 71b easily. " I was only lOst 21b this morning. It isn't possible that I can have increased five pounds, without touching food or drink, in three hours." " No," replied a midget of a professional, as he surveyed the corpulent one with the disdain of the thin. " It's anxiety that's weighiu' on yer." J. T. Whitehead, well-known in Perth as a sporting barber, has issued a writ against the Western Australian Turf Club, claiming £1000 damages for alleged assault and malicious arrest at the recent New Year's meeting. Whitehead found fault with a steward and the secretary over the running of certain horses, and he was removed from the course in custody, the stewards having given him in charge on the ground of riotous conduct.

The death is announced of that good little horse, First Demon, who played a prominent part iu4;he principal spring handicaps of 1883. The little son of Gemma de Vergy was considered to have a great chance of annexing the Melbourne Cup in Martini-Henry's year ; but ho could only get fourth. Lady Heart, who is entered for the Newmarket Handicap, is an English-bred (and foaled) filly, by Coracle (son of Hermit) out of Bright Eyes. She was foaled in March, 1892, and is, therefore, not quite three years old; although according to Australian usage she will be looked upon as a four-year-old.

Trenton recently claimed his first winner at the illegitimate game. This was at the Mentone (Victoria) Meeting, at which gathering his son Willyama won the Hurdle Race. The first forfeits in connection with the Newmarket Handicap and Australian Cup are due on Monday next. Judging from the tone of the remarks of the Victorian sporting scribes Havoc, the full brother to Zalinski, may be expected to do something for the credit of Wellington Park at an early date. A recent visitor to Duckenfield Park writes that Grandmaster, who is now 28 years old, looks like flourishing for another 10 years. The Onkaparinga (S.A.) Steeplechase is to be this year endowed to the extent of £800, and will be the most valuable cross-country event in Australia.

At a Maori race meeting held recently on the Manawatu Hue, the " stakes" were :— " First horse win seven fowls, second horse one fowl I" Royal Rose was this week taken down to Colonel Eraser's place at the Thames. ONSLOW TROTTING CLUB. The above club hold their summer meeting to-day at Potter's Paddock. The programme to be gone through consists of seven events, for which the following are the acceptances :— Maiden Pony Handicap of 20sovs. She furlongs. —Ladybird 8.8, Butterfly B.*, Kit 8.0, Barbary 7.7, Grace Lynn 7.7, Chance It 7.0, Royalty 6,8, Wood, cock 6.8, Kate 6.8. PONY Hurdles of 2590V5. One mile and a-half. —Butterfly 11 2, Fauntleroy 11.0, Little Raven 10.8, Nimbus 9.0, Uffie 9.0. Maiden Trot of SOsovs. One mile and a-half.— Rocket 11. 3.i., Unknown fis., Morning Star 65., Bessie Doyle 55., Hazelwood 65., Discombobulator 55., Gay Belle Bs., Disappointment 10s., Wallace D. 10h., Ilißtr 12s. Onslow Cup of SOsovs. Two miles.— M. scratch, Three Cheers scratch, Schoolgirl 10s., Ida 2:51., Nellie 11. 425., Duke C. 44 ~ l"gar 54s H*ni>icap Flying Stakes of.2ssovs. Six furlongs. The Dove 10.7, Nellie 8.12, Ladybird 8.6, Gillie 8 6, Lady May 8.6, Direct 8.4, Kit 7.7, l.ittl. Hero 7.4, Raltau 7.0, Queen Quail 6.10, Chance It 6.10. HARNESS Trot of 3Ssovs. Two miles.-Three Cheers scratch, Charlie 155., Schoolgirl 155., Ida 255., SparrowhawK 455. Electric Trot of 35sots. One mile,—Yum Yum scratch, Charlie 135., Schoolgirl 165,, Ida 205., Duke C.305.,' Gay Belle 355. The first race is set down to be started at •1.30 p.m. . -