LATE SPORTING.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 1683, 1 June 1904, Page 30

LATE SPORTING.

THE BETTING MARKET.

CHRISTCHURCH, May 31. • Messrs Barnett and Grant report the folloAving as the principal lines in the AUCKLAND NATIONAL DOUBLE. 800 to 28 Up-to-Date and Princess of ; Thule. :650 to 7 Up-to-Date and Eclaij*. 600 to 18 Up-to-Date and Haydn. 500 to 12 Up-to-Date and Comfort. 500 to 9 Up-to-Date and Slow Torn. 500 to 5 Up-to-Date and Pharos. 800 to 5 WaiAvera. and Kohunui. 700 to 16 WaiAvera and Haydn. 500 to 12 WaiAvera and Princess of Thule. 700 to 12 Kiilarney and Princess of Thule. 500 to 10 Kiilarney and Kiilarney. 500 to 2 Creusot and Comfort. 900 to 35 Rose shoot and Haydn. 850 to 18 Roseslioot and Hutana. 800 to 32 Roseslioot and Princess of Thule. 800 to 12 Roseslioot and Eclair. 500 to 11 Roseslioot and Cannongate. !oUt) to 11 Roseslioot and Kiilarney. 500 to 7 HippoAvai and Princess of Thule. 600 to 14 Ai-.a Aka and Princess of Thule. NAPIER NOTES-. (From Our Own Correspondent.) May 27The monthly meeting of the Metropolitan Committee of tlie H.B.J.C. was held this afternoon, Mr G. Hunter presiding. The Napier Park Racing Club notified an alteration in the conditions of the Ladies Bracelet race. —Agreed to. It Avas decided to' recommend the Dannevirke Jockey Club for an extra totalisator permit if available. The llurumua Mounted Rifles asked tlie committee to recommend to the conference that they be allowed to include races in their sports programme.— Agreed to. The sum of £lO 10s Avas voted to the H.B. Hunt Club towards trophies for the gentleman riders’ races at their annual meeting.—The assumed name of C. 11. Wallace Avas approved. Tlie sum of £l4 13s Avas voted to pay the funeral expenses of the late jockey, E. McKee. The following proposed dates Avere approved:—H.B. Jockey Club, September 28 and 29, January 2 and 3, May 3 and 4, June 21 and 22; Napier Park Racing Club, October 11 and 12, March 15 and 16, June 28 and 29 ; Wood, ville Jockey Club, December 7 and 8, February 22 and 23; Poverty Bay Turf Club, October 27 and 28, February 16 and 17; Gisborne Racing Club, February 9 and 10, July 6 and 7; Porangahau Racing Club, December 26 ; Wairoa Racing Club, February 1 and 2; Dannevirke Jockey Club, November 23 and 24, March 8 and 9 ; Waipukurau Jockey Club, April 24; Tologa Bay, March 17; WaipaAva Racing Club. November 9. Mr G. Hunter presided at the monthly meeting of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club’s committee this afternoon. The HaAvke’s Bay Hunt Club Avere granted permission to hold a meeting on the Jockey Club’s course in July. It Avas decided to entertain visiting -oAvners and trainers on similar lines to those carried out at the late autumn meeting. An interim statement, showing a profit of £405 on tlie recent autumn meeting, was laid on the table. It was decided that the Aveigilts for the first day of the winter meeting be declared on June 13 (after .the Auckland races), instead of on the 10th. Mourn, Hinetaura and Pantaloon, in charge of A. Woods, leave tomorroAv for Otaki to fulfil their engagements at the approaching meeting of the Otaki Club. " ■ . The many friends of Mr IT. Gaisford will be glad to learn that lie is in a fair Avay to recovery from the accident that recently befell him Avhen lie Avas unlucky enough to get his collar-bone broken.