SPORTING

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXIV, Issue 5564, 28 January 1879, Page 2

SPORTING

Last night was fined for the general entries for the Wellington Racing Club’s annual meeting, which conies oft on the Hutt Racecourse ou the 6th and 7th of next month, and the final acceptances were also made for the Gold Cup. Compared with former year.-, the results of the general entries have been very satisfactory. Last year there were three entries for the Maiden Plate ; this year, 7 ; for the Hurdle Race 4, against 5 this year ; for the Flying Stakes Handicap, 11 to. 12 ; for the Derby, 3 to 4 ; for the Cup, 11 to 13 ; for the Hutt Park Stakes, 10 to 8 (a d-. crease of 2) ; for the Provincial (now Empire) Plate, 7 to S ; for the Hurdle Handicap, (i t) 7 ; for the Racing Club Handicap, 13 to 16 ; and for the Free Handicap there are this year eleven entries. It will thus be seen that in all the events, with the exception of the Hutt Park Stakes, there has been an increase of entries. This is not the only cause for congratulation. The racecourse privileges have this year realised about £IOO more than last year ; the club comprises fifty members adiitional to those on last year’s roll; and the amount of public money offered comes to something over £I4OO. It will he seen that the final acceptances for the Cup leave a field of thirteen, but it is not probable that more than eight at the out.-ide will go for it.

The six horses brought tip from the South on Sunday were taken to the Hutt yesterday, and they will commence work this morning. Mr. Andrew Young’s Sailor has been doing some capital work at Lyell Bay, under Ted Murphy, and yesterday morning he took a splendid gallop. He was in such excellent form, and made the pace ao hot, that his owner only wished that the Cup was to be run for yesterday. Sailor will be taken to the Hutt to-morrow, and on Thursday morning ha will do his first gallop ou the course. The following are the entries and acceptances for the various events ou the card ; FIRST DAY. MAIDEN plate, Of 75 sovs. Entrance, 3 aovs. For all horses that have never won a sweepstake or plate of the value of 25 aovs p evious to entry. Weight for ego. One mile and a half. Vallance’s Merlin, 3 yrs Hor-chill's Ki g Quail. 3 yrs 3’. Murtaih’s Hack Prince, C yrs 11 K ight’s Roebuck, aged W. Jidett’s Castillian, 5 yrs Webb’s Undine, 4 yrs Stevenson's Lady Grey, 3 yrs HURDLE RACE, Of 50 sovs. Entnnoe 3 sovs. Two miles, over seven flights of hurdles. Weight tor age. Trine ;'s Eversley, aged Butter’s Agent, 5 yrs Mnrtagh’s Harkaway, aged N eiison’s To Whetu, aged Mclvor’s Grey Mounts, aged WELLINGTON GOLD CUP, A Gold Cup valued 100 sovs., presented by the club, with 500 sovs. added ; second horse to receive 60 sovs. from the stakes. Two miles. The winner of any handicap race of the value of 200 sots., after declaration of weights, to carry 71bs extra ;of two or more such races, lOlbs.; of any handicap race of the value of 100 sovs. to carry 31bs extra; of two or more such races, Slbs extra. st, lb. Neilson’s Fishhook, aged OS K. Ray’s Maritana. aged 8 8 Vallanoo’s Danebury, 6 yrs 8 7 Knight’s Lara, aged 8 2 P. Butler’s Laertes, aged 8 0 Fraser’s Longlands, 4 yrs 7 12 Yallance’s Camballo, 4 yrs 7 10 Vsllance’s Mufti, 4 yrs 7 0 C. Redwood's Rata, 4 yrs 7 0 T. Ray's Diver, aged 0 12 Stevenson's Lady Grey, 3 jts 0 4 Horsfall's King Quail, 3 yrs C 2 A. Young’s Sailor, aged .. 6 7 HUTP PARK STAKES, Of 50 sovs. Entrance, 3 aovs. Weight for ago. One mile. Vallauco's Merlin E. Ray’s Bribery Knight’s Saunterer Ncilson’s Fishhook C. Redwood's Rata Stevenson’s Doncaster T. Bay’s Diver Belcher's Expectation FLYING STAKES HANDICAP, Of 50 sovs. Three quarters of a mile. Nomination, 1 sov, to be made on night of general entry. Weights declared S p.m. night before the races. Acceptances with 2 sovs. to bo paid to the secretary before 10 p.m. night before the_ races. Vallance’s Camballo R. Ray's Bribery Vallanco's Lady Ellen E. Ray’s Maritana P, flutter's Laertes Neilson’s Fishhook Horsetail's Ratcatcher Stevenson's Doncaster A. Young’s Sailor Gibson’s Otawa T. Ray’s Diver J. Belcher's Expectation SECOND DAY, DERBY. A sweepstake of 10 sovs each, with 100 sovs added. Half forfeit for acceptors. Three-year olds; colts, Sst lOlbs; Allies, Sst 51b. Mite and a halt. 3 sovs on acceptance, before S p.m. night of general entry; balance, 6 sovs, to be paid to tiro secretary before 10 p.m. on the sth February, 1879. 2 sovs on nomination. Vallance's Merlin Webb’s Dundee D. Knight's Barbelia Fraser’s Naiad HURDLE HANDICAP, 0f 75 sovs. Two miles, over eight flights hurdles Nomination, 1 sov. on night of general entry. Weights declared S p.m. night first day’s races; acceptances with 3 aovs to be made before 11 p.m. Prince’s Eversley Ncilson’s Te Whetu Butter's Agent R- Mclvor’s Grey Momns M'*rtagh’s Black Prince W. H. Gibson’s Otawa D. Knight’s Roebuck RACING CLUB HANDICAP, Of 200 sws.: second horse to receive 25 sovs. from the stakes. Nomination, 3 sovs., ou the night of general entry. Weights dcclarrd 8 p.m. on night of first day's races, and acceptances with 5 sovs. to he paid, before 10 p.m. the same night, to the secretary, at the Empire Hotel. One mile and a-half. Vallance’s Camballo C. Redwood’s Rata Vallanco’s Danebmy T. Kay’s Diver Vallance’s Mufti E. Ray’s Maritana Vallance’s Lady Ellon R. Ray’s Bribery P. Butter’s Laertes Neilson’s Fishhook Uorsefall’s King Quail Fraser's Longlands A. Young’s Sailor Stevenson's Doncaster D. Knight's Lara Gibson's Otawa FREE HANDICAP, Of 50 sovs. Nomination, 1 sov., to be paid to the second horse. Five furlongs. Winner of Wellington Racing Club Handicap to carry 7lbs extra. Vallance’s Lady Ellen A. Young’s Sailor Vallance’s Caraballo D. Knight’s Saunterer P. Butter’s Laertes Stevenson’s Lady Grey Horsetail’s Ratcatcher Stevenson’s Doncaster EMPIRE PLATE. Of 100 sovs. Entrance. 5 sovs. Weight for age; second horse to receive 22 sovs from the stakes. One mite and a quarter.. For all horses ewned six months previous to the race by bona fldo settlers of the Provincial District of Wellington, Mnrtagh’s Black Prince T. Ray’s Diver Mnrtagh’s Harkaway W. H. Gibson’s Otawa D. Knight’s Lara Belcher’s Expectation W. Jiliett’s Castillian A. Young’s Sailor