SPORTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXI, Issue 4297, 5 March 1901, Page 3

SPORTING.

bacixg j.\ exglaxd. i*kks» associatio?:. LOXDOX, March 3. Tlic Saudown Spring Hurdle l’:i(-c was won ), ,\j c M ain, i: (1., Tin.' Tramp being <■ ■ ■!ji! 1 ! itinl Levanter third. XCTES Flß).\i AiEiMiOFRXE. BETTING AN!) TI’.MXIXCi ixtelmgexc:;. Ff.-EM IXGTOX. Miireli. 4. Ailvauee. on Cm t;:n, I l;i morning eovered a mil!' in I ism ii 4-T.Jsoc—-a reel.nl. Finland, 1111 Ihe I,;i;t, did a mile in Lain -? 1; 1 1 . i*i ■, AiaiL-.Lr and Clean Sivi'i'fj 1 1 a!)' :i lid!'' in .* i; «•, and Flintloek a in ile in I min oiXsec. • )f. im; to l!'" lain:-; IRtle was done on ihe i r.i:■!: ■■■ mi Suiulav. .Advance was a;!; caidand cantered gaily on 1 lie ! an. looking (lie lie! ter Ini' Saturday’.-; i ;•'■■■. S 1 11 I''rnn, a.Msred by Iron Hoop, w -.L mile and ( liree-quarL'l's on (ho mi ml in. dmin 1 I 'see. Tln-re i- ii( tic he! l in". For tin- A iisIralian ('no on Saturday nielli 2H(.U( In Ilb was accepted about Hfm Fran. Finland is nominally favourite at 7 ’o ‘2: Adviineo is at A to I ; and .Malt. Her Hi in I. .Dream!,iinl i< ai-o favoured. and is like 1 ;.- to sra a shor' pri'-e. I,a neani broke down : her Saturday.-. rarn, and will I." imaltle in race lor some time. (Received .March I, 0.12 p.m.) AiF.LBOFBXE, .March I. (n his second gallop on tin: lan this morning Advance was accoinpanicil by Boreas, who sliapcd well. For iho Australian Cup Advance has hi cn tricked lor ill2oo at 7 to 2, and hardened to 100 to Go and 100 to -10. Alalster and Finland arc quoted at 100 (v> 10. Barbarossu. was backed to win 000 at. 100 to o and 0; 1100 to 200 Dreamland, Hurrah and Lancaster have been scratched fur the Cure V.R.C. A FIT MX AIEETIXG. 'ldic antnnin meeting of the Victoria. Racing Club will he continued at Flemiin'ton to-day. The following is a list of probable .starters for Hie Australian Cup. :i handicap sweepstakes of 2d sovs each, with 1000 stirs added. Two miles and a. quarter. .st lb .Mes, rs Duncan and AldiotlAs blk h Advance, hr Vanguard— Laurel. dyrs 0 7 .Mr 11. On''-, hr c Maltster, by liil!. nf I'ertlund - - Bariev, dvrs _ A . .'.I 811 .Mr it. VVootton’s hr g Vocalist, by Gosno—Carmen, dyes ... S 0 Mr J. Turnbull's hr o Finland, bv Hill of Portland—Fishwife, dvrs _ ... ... 7 12Air .). Scohic’s h m The llride, by K-ciilclietui—Kxtvlsior, dvrs 7 10 Mr C. (liduc.y’s hr li Tarnis, by Thunderbolt .Mr C. Syd. Jefferies’ h e llariiainssa, hv .Medallion—Algerine, _ .Tyrs '...7 2 .Mr C. X. Kidman’s gr h Flintlock. hv C.i r’.-ine --Dainna , i"-"d ... ... 7 0 Mr A. Williams's h c Kan Fran, by (Jer.fi Hroccila, .'l.rrs ... 7 0 Sir Rupert Clarke's hr h Dream- ( land, by Trenton- ■Xiglit.nine, arced ... ... G 12, Air S. (J. Cook’s hr c Tim British j .Admiral, by The Admiral — i Mario Louise, .iyiv; ... G 10 j Air A. AVillia.ms’s b i r„ Iron Hoop, by Metal —Seabird, dvrs ... 0 7j Air F. Lnnertrau’s 1> o Seaport, by Bortsea --Opera, liyra ... G 7 Advance has a. big contract, and we! hope he will succeed. James Scobie withdrew Clean Sweep in favour of Tbo llride and Dreamland, and this pair are cnlitlcd to respect. The lattm - is nearly lull brother to Wakeful and as the repi'csontaiivo of Kir Rupert Clarke is entitled to respect. The Ino colts run. lung in Air A. Williams's name are I.milled by the well-known Sydney mentor, T. Dayton. Boreas is oiipircd in Ihe J’ourko Handicap, seven furlongs. to he vim today.

.LUCKY SPECULATORS. March 4, 10.49 p.m.) 110 i!ART, March 4. S. F. Gore, of Sutherland, won the first prize (,£4500), in Tattornall’s sweep on llio Newmarket Handicap ; F. Oslin, of Christchurch, the second (£1800), ana R. JloggartK, .Kumarn, the third (£900). WELLINGTON RACING CLUB. The monthly meeting of stewards of the Wellington Ra eing Club was held last evening. Mr T. ft. Macarthy (president) was in the chair. The.programme of the Ota hi Maori Racing Club 'for May 24th and 25th, £BOS in stakes, was approved. It was decided to reply to the Waipawa Racing Club that there was no objection to its racing on April 2.1nl and 24th. PRESS ASSOCIATION. DUNEDIN. March 4. Owing to the unavoidable absence of several D.J,C. atoward", it was decided after hearing evidence iw to the running of Mt, Denis at the aiitujnn meeting., to adjourn consideration to the monthly meeting. HOKITIKA, March 4. The Westland Racing Club has issued n ,£s(){) programme for its meeting on Easter Monday and Tuesday. The Wnirarapa Racing Club has nominated Messrs W. E. Bidwill and J. Card as the delegates of the Wairarapa country clubs to the Racing Conference.