SPORTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXVII, Issue 3327, 7 January 1898, Page 3

SPORTING.

VICTORY OF A NEW 55BALAND HORSE IN ENGLAND.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. — Copyright. Received January 0, 10.80 p.m. London, January 5. Mr Spencer Gollan'a horse Boor easily won tho Snnbury Steeplechase l>y_ six lengths. The winner led from start to finish. Auckland, January 6. Following are the principal winning payments in connection with the Auckland Racing Club’s Summer Meeting : G. G. Stead, £BBB ss; J. J. Green, £760: J. Chaafe, .6560 10a; D. Stewart, ,£451 ss; S. Bradley, £3OB 15s; E. J. Evans, £299 ss; John Gall, £256 10a ; H. T. Gorrie, £256 10a j W. F. Inder, £204 5a ; A. B. Byers, £175 15s; P. Watson, £156 15a; E. Davis, £123 10a ; .D. MoNiool, £lO9 ss; Messrs Blftikio and Philpott, £99 15s; J. Taylor, £95 ; Harris, £9O ss; J. Eoulston, £9O ss; Mossman, £8) 10s. A sale of racehorses took morning at Bllerslie,' when St. Simon, Gipsy Prince, Kingswood, Panoply and others wore offered. "Ths only sale effected was that of Smokeless (by Flintlock—Reckless), 20gs, to F. Laing. J. G. Ealj>h bid 150ga for the brood mare ladybird, with a colt foal by St. Leget, but tho offer was refused. Several racehorses have changed hands during tho last few days. Lnfra has been sold to J. QalJ for £75, and Qma has been purchased by A. JJarrou. jjyj aa j a po w the property of a gentleman who rapes under the name of J. S. Steed. The horse was purchased for 450 gs. Since the sale Hylas and the pony Presentiment have been transferred to Mr F. McMenimen’s stable. A St. Legor —Mqaherina pplt knocked down at the Wellington Park aale for 34gs to E. Mason has been resold to Mr Harris for 40gs. Chkistchdrph, January 6. At a meeting of tho South Island Trotting Association, the appeal of Price, the owner of Linda, against the decision of the Canterbury Trotting Club in tljp Be<J of StppoLjnda case, was dismissed. Holmes’ appeal against the decision of the Canterbury Trotting Club in disqualifying Stonewall Jackson for starting before his time was npbeld. The appeal against tho decision of the Tahuna Park Club, which npbeld the protest of thp owner of Leo fprlhe inconsistent running of Bex. was dismissed, and the appeal agajnst tho decision of the Canterbury Trotting Olnb by the rider of August in dismissing his protest against the horse Sterling for incog--1 distent running was also diarpisseej. NOTES. fßy “ Silveuspub.” i The aooeptanoes for tho Wellington Oap are not of a very satisfactory character, it being expected that there would be oonsM'-r----ably more than eight 1-ifS in* Tbi**# is also another payment t > be made by owners. From present appearances it looks like a match between St. Paul and Uniform. It is to bo hoped that the first-named will come down from Auckland, .because it is almost certfua Uniform will he a competitor. Ho jo regarded the piefe

of the a ■« : n tocri’og circles. Ot the others —Daunt ti ■-•hi. Goldloaf, Hnaraaliunga snd The Guard o.au—it may he found on t..e clay that Goldleuf will prjve the best. The nominations for the events jo the fiv-t and second days are eminently sati-.fsotoiy, ar.d ih-.8 should he a great gathering at the Halt on both tho 22rffi and 2 ttlx inst. There are 13 in tho Anniversary Handicap, eight in the First Hardies, 52 in the President’s Handicap, 14 in tho First Hack Handicap, seven in the Nursery Handicap and 15 in the Telegraph Handicap on the first day. ■ The entries for the second day’s _ events are correspondingly good excepting that there ate three more in the hack race. The Wellesley Stakes, tho club's classic event, will command a considerable amount of interest, and tho Racing Club Handicap, the big event on tho second day, will provide a much bigger field than the Cup. It will bo noticed that the hurdle race has filled much bettor than, usual, as fact which is a matter for gratulation. The weights are duo on the 11th inst.