SPORTING

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4259, 19 January 1901, Page 2

SPORTING

HUTT TRAINING NOTES. It was an ‘'oil” morning at tl ! e yesterday. Perhaps tire most mte ■st urns centred in the Ponnia team, made their first appearance on the tracks. Mr Prosser brought over a team of eight. All except the two-year-olds Laureate (Rangipuln—Lamel) ami the Quilt—Maude filly, were out before breakfast. The last-named has been named Heatlierloy, alter her own (Mr J. 11. Macdonald si estate in the ITorovvhcnua district. Boreas (Jenkins) trotted r.iiiud a couple of times ami then went another circuit at halt-pace. Ho has evidently clone a lot of work at. Porirua, and looks as well as over he did. Whitney galloped twice round the irrass. Ostiak, Advance, Tortulia and Ngatihuia all did useful pacing. Ihoj all appear in capital nick, and are sure to render a good account of themselves. Blazer (Jackson) did a round on the plough under a strong pull. 1 fie best icrallop from a time point of view was put up by Skobelolf (ridden by Hewitt, a la Tod Sloan), wdio ran.a mile on the plough m Imin 46soc. Mason also gave the early birds a. good exhibition of sprinting by the two-year-olds Menscliikoff and Cruciform. With a flyincr start they ran four lurlongs in a tick° under 49sec. There does not ai pear to be a groat deal between t ins pair at present. Free Holmes sont .lus trio, Cadet, ‘Cameo- and Hypnotist a mile. They’registered Imin 35sec from the seven furlong post. Cadet was in front at the finish, Hypnotist being about four lengths off. Windwlnstlc eras spurted with Scottish Minstrel on the plough. Ruaniahanga (Fowler) and Mclwood (Price) did fair gallops on the grass. Easy tasks wore .allottee! Hoi* mosa, Spider, Reel Gauntlet, Canteen, Formosan, * Shelter, Art Jewel. Queen’s G uard.. "W est Guard, Fashion, Paladin, First Blood, Magnificent, Stratlmairn, Dcwdrop, Lady Agues and others. An interesting morning’s work is anticipate., to-day. when the majority of the horses will bo given their final gallops. Hotu was not on the track yesterday morning. Mr Rore shipped the gelding by the early train to Foxton. Mr Jos. Paul’s horses arrive - from Wanganui to-night. , The Hawke’s Bay compefitors are expected by special train, arriving at the Hutt at ten o’clock to-night.

WELLINGTON TROTTING CLUB. The best acceptances on record have been, received for the Summer Meeting of the Wellington Trotting Club, which opens at Potone Recreation Ground today. There are over twenty first-class performers from Christchurch competing. Trains leave Te Aro for Petone at It! a.m.,' 11.56 a.m., and 1 p.m. and 2.2 C p.m. The first race is timed to start at one o’clock. The following horses arc suggested as likely to run'well in their engagements: Trial Handicap, Vanquish; Railway Handicap, Veto; Trotting Club Handicap, Daybreak; District Handicap; Steve Hart; President’s Handicap, Berlin Maid; Dash Handicap Monte Carlo ; Electric' Handicap, Honour. WANGANUI NOMINATIONS. PRESS. ASSOCIATION. WANGANUI, January 18. Following have been received for the Wanganui Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting:— . Wanganui Cup, of 750 sovs.— Coronet, The Hempie, Uhlan, Advance, Tortulla, Boreas, Cora -Linn, Calceolaria. Ideal, Renown, , Terror, Palaver, Nobility, Queen’s Guard, Sylvia Park, Skobeloff, Materoa, Fashion, Coeur oe Lion, Toa, Davntree. Brown Bill, Glonaladalo, Will-o’-thc-Wisp, Jacloo, Kahuwai, Laurestina. Wanganui Stakes, of 400 sovs.—Same as Wanganui Cup, with the addition oi Full Cry, Flying Handicap, of 200 sovs; six furlongs.—Advance,' Boreas. Eton, Ostiak, Cora Linn, Jabber, Phooka, Terror, The Shannon, Full Cry, Sylvia Park, Formesan, Chasseur, Sedgebrook, Momahaki, Bowsprit, The Needle, Murmur, Oingo, Laurestina, Tommy 1 Atkins. At a meeting of the stewards of the Wairarapa Racing Club held yesterday, the " Treasurer reported the approximate profit on the recent meeting at £779. It was uccided to give £9lO as stakes at the Autumn Meeting, tho programme for which was adopted. DUNEDIN, January 18. • For the D J.C. Meeting 182 cntrieV have been received for tho various events as against 168 last year..