SPORTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 3003, 15 December 1896, Page 4

SPORTING.

&>irEETir baV.x.d. meetlngL fly Telegraph-.—Press Association, > ~ Gisborne. December 13. . ~ The .following nominations have been iooeived:—,i ; . - • j Tubangi Stakes. —Kingman, Mahaki, KaUurangi, Golden Hover, Wairongoraai, Merry Maid, Admiral Hawke, Retribution, Uuna, Haria, Drury Lane, Gold Cup, Ignaoz, Stathcly, Chit Chat, btrowan. ■ Hu hi) (.os,- —Miss Bevan, T Hose, Hopgarden. Reflection, Hukatere, Jnok, Drury Lane, Kauri Gum, Lord Raven; Disturbance, Zanzibar, St.’Mary, Despair, Dame Renee, i 1 Stewards’ Handicap. Perkin, Maid Marion, Mahaki, Waiorongonmi, Cooloquo, Freelance, Huna, Haria, Gold Cup, Nightingale, Tho Corsican, Robert d’Oc. Flying. —Maid Marion, Cooloquo, Admiral Hawke, Hnna, Gold Cup, Nightingale, Tho Corsican, Robert d’Or. Publican’s Puube. Chivouk, Maid Marion, Cooloquo, Scrap Iron, Huna, Nightingale, Tho Corsican, Robert d'Or, and Virgin, . , . _ , Sunderland Stakes.— Perkin, Kahaurangi, Kingsman, Mahaki, Golden Plover, Wairongoraai, Merry Maid, Admiral Hawke, Retribution, Huna, Haria, Drury Lane, Gold Cup, Damo Renee, Ignaoz, St. Atholy, Chit Chat, Strowan. Second Hubdles. —Miss Bevan, T Rose, Hop Garden, Open, Reflection, Hukatere, Charcoal, Drury Lone, Kauri Gum, Lord Raven, Disturbance, Zanzibar, St. Mary, Despair.

The Painter mare Hagar has dropped a colt foal to Gipsy King. .... Revolution got a bad knocking about at the last Hutt Meeting, and may not race for some time. The father of bookmaker Oxonham died at Bathurst the other day. The VVairarapa mare Selma has been retired owing to injuries received. Wood villa Jockey Club intend posting defaulting owners who fail to pay up by the New Year. A two-year-old colt, Beware, by Loclnel —Vespasig, attracted some attention at the Newcastle (N.S.W.) races the other day. He is a dark bay with black points, of great length, and splendidly ribbed up. Little Tiro has come across from Sydney to race in the Great Northern Derby and probably other, events. People who saw him beat Delaware and Courallie at It andwick as a two-year-old, over a hot mile, won’t forget the performance in a hurry. The American trotters Wilmington and Companion were Sold at Auckland the other day, realising 29 and 30 guineas respectively. The name of Foudroyaht has been given the Nelson —Florence colt. NeurasthenipponskelesteriSo is the name given to a horse in England. A Wellington admirer of Lorelei took a Coilple of hundred about her for the Cup as soon as the weights appeared. What about St. Paul and St. Simon for Auckland Cup and Steeple ? Melbournites are complaining, that " Tattersall ” Adams runs small sweeps on Sydney events, and leaves Melbourne in the cold. Another starting machine - has bean invented by a resident of Bourfce, N.S.W. ■ Westralian people are now.buying blood stock largely in Melbourne; The handioapper had his weather eye on Barshot when he gave him 7st 91b in the Wellington Gup. Mr George Hill, Marvel’s owner, is still in a very bad way. . Bridal Morn, halt sister to the once sensational Tradition is now running on the Melbourne Side; There are 17 weighted for the Wellington Cup who carry between 7 and $ stone, and the winner may coma from that division.