SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10036, 24 January 1896, Page 6

SPORTING.

■ • -. ■ GISBORNE RACES. [BI TBjatORAPH.—PBESS ASSOCIATION.] ~ ' 1 ; ." Gisbokne, Thursday. The second day's races took place to-day. The following are the results :— ' ' County Stakes. - Hopgarden, 1; Ziilab, 2 Glenrose, 3. Dividend, £2 Us. Buna won the Hack Race, paying £2 4s. sewards' HANDiCAP.-Forella, l: Bobey, 8; Hopmarket, 3. Dividend, £8 6». HuiiDLES.-Disturbance, lOst, 1: Donald McKinnou, 12st 81b, 2 ; Tally Ho, lOst 21b, 3. Dividend, £2 ss. 'lime, 3ni. 17«. . Hack HimniES.-Cynosure, lOst IMb, 1 ; Sara, lost, 2 ; Miss Bevsn, lOst 21b, 3. Dividend, £6 12s. lime. 595. GRAND STAND.-Free Lance, 7st 41b,1; Retribution, Oat, 2: King Cannibal, Bst lib, 3. Seven horses ■ started. Won on the post by a' noso. Dividend, £7 Its. Time, 2m. Is. Disposal STAKES.-Glenrose, Bst 101b, 1: Magoozler, 7at, 2; Creeper, 7st7lb, 3. Divideud, £119s. Time, lm. 325, Fokced HiNDICAP.-Qlenrose.est 71b, 1; Fnrella, 7st 411), 2; Avis, Ost 121b, 3. Cochtco, who was a hot favourite, ran nowhere. Dividend, £9 lis. The sum of £5611 passed^through the totaliadtbrZduriiiE the meeting,'. £869 more than last year. The starting machine'again worked splendidly. ■« .. '■•«.■>•

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB'S MEETING. Wellington, Thursday, The following are the acceptances for to-morrow's races :— January Handicap. One mile and a furlonjr.— Lady Zetland, Spindrift, The Shrew, Doris, Panoply, Torpina, J.eds, Silveispec, Orion's Belt, Pompom, The Miner. Hurdle Handicap. One mile and threeQuarters. — Liberator, Revolt, Clarence, Auroa, snrnn, Steel King, Hopeful, Mutineer. Racing cluo Handicap. One mile and v nnarter.-Saricen, Bessie McCarthy, Lottlei, The Shrew, Rangipnhi. Panoply, Stepfeldt, Miser. Juvenile Handicap. rive furiongs.-Defiance, St. Klino, Antares, Bi-inetallist, Lorenzo, Bavaria. Second Welteii Handicap. Seven furlongs.— Stratlibman, Revolution, Loveshot, Johnny Faa, iSlaiden, Sea Serpent, Tuhiwai. ' Second Hack Handicap. One mile.— IL, King'* Own, ' Swordflsh, Bona Fide, Hillstone, On Dit, Listener, Fieldgiin, Sir Agnes, Kpsom, First Result, Vaseline, Hero. Metropolitan Handicap. Six furlongs.—King's Bowman, The Shrew, Doris, Searchlight, Stepfeldt, Crescent, Seabreeze. WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB'S MEETING. Wellington, Thursday. The first day of the Wellington Trotting Meeting took place to-day. There was a fair attendance and £1805 was put through the totaiisators. The following are the results :—

Trial Handicap.—Florence 1, Judge 2, Redford 3. Dividend, £6 165. Club Handicap.— Tororl 1, Rose 2. Dividend, £2 8.1. Pony UANDiCAP.-Agnes 1. Dividend, £1 2s. Tb Alio Handicap.—Hazeldeane 1, Jenny 2. Dividend, £1 8s. Pony Saddle.-Billy 1, Buttons 2, Thomas 3. Dividend, £2125. Dash UANDICAP.-Fanny 1, Jenny 2. Dividend, £1 17s. Electric lIANDICAP.-Vermont 1, Florence 2. Dividend, £4 7s. TWO RACEHORSES BURNED TO DEATH. Wellington, Thursday. By a fire at the stables of the Tauheremnku Hotel, near Featherston, the racehorses Ruby and Longwood were burned to death. An English cablegram states that Mr. Paton, broker, has purchased the Aucklandbred stallion. Carnage (by Nordenfeldt— Mersey), and that the horse's list is tull for the season 1896. Mr. Wynyard, secretary of the Takapuna Jockey Club forwards the following additional acceptances which were lodged at Devonport: —Maiden Steeples; Glenlora, 9«71b. Pony Handicap: Libeller,7st 61b; Mavourneen, 9st 101b.