SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 5247, 18 February 1882, Page 2 (Supplement)

SPORTING.

RACING FIXTURES. 1882. February 21, 22.—Poverty Bay Annual. February 23, 24, 25. - Dunedin Summer. March 1; 2.-Hawke'g Bay R. 0. Autumn. Ma' eh 9,10. —Wancanui Autumn. March 10.—Maniototo (Otaijo) Autumn. March 17.—WalUcft (Otago^AnmiKU-'-March 17. —Waverley.-Waitota'ra Autumn, March 18,17.— Hawke'Sßay'J. o.'-Autumn, vtarch 10,17.—Oamaru (Otago) Autumn; " March 17, 18.—Greymouth Autumn. " March 17,18. —Reetton Autumn.March 30, 31.—Taranaki Autumn. April 10, 20.—Ashburton Autumn. April 20, 21.—Timaru Annual.1 ' May 24.—Grand National Steeplechases (Ashburton). NOTES BY BEACON, getting on the Cup 'has been tolerably brisk of iae, s.irae haU-dozea horass beini; strongly supported^ Liballer and Tise Dauphin a till head the Hat at 3 to 1 about either, anyihiog over that amount being readily taken up. Chancellor, Mafcaka, ami Lady Emma are also iv. constant demand; <vhilo Tasnian has a decided coming aspect, 600 to 42 having been taktn .ibouth'ai in one wager, and the inker wantiiig to ?o en at tbo price-. King Quail, Hilda, aud t'ho Poet are aUo occasionally askad for. T;:e following are the latest quotations:— 3 to 1 agsfc Libeller 3—l The Dauphin 6 — 1 Mataku 0 — 1 Chancellor G — 1 Lady Emma 100 —11 —- Hilda 100 —10 -- — The Foot 100 10 King Quail 100— 9 Tasman 100 — 8 Nonpareil 100 — 7 tiseutorius 100 — 5 Adamant 100— 6 SirGcorgo 100 — i— - any other. . Gorton web scratched cm tee 13th insfc. for ull engagements at the Dunedin meeting At the meeting of the Committee cf the Wallace County Jockey Club held on Tuesday, Messrs Hayes, Clode, and Siieilde were appointed a ct>mmitteß to select the mo3t suitable of several pieces of ground tffered in the vicinity of the town on which to hold the races. Ie was reported that subscriptions were coir.ing in freely, and that thera was every probability that the priz9 liat would be such as to attract a large number of entries, Mr Botior'a acceptance with Amazon iri the Ohauopagna Stakes must be cancelled, 'as ths BUy was not entered for that race. Mr Webb fmttred her for the City Stakes, tut not for the Champagne, "Sir Lancelot" is pleased to Lear that Mr Allan M'Lean, of Tuke Tuke, near Napiar, purposes entering the racing areaa, and has engaged the services of Cnaafe, who used to l;raio. fr Mr J. 3?. Kitcuing, and before coming to New Zealand was a wt 11 known trainer in Australia. "Society" learns that room 3 have been secured by the Canterbury Jocksy Olub and TatterealPs Ciub in Liwh and Gould's new building opposite the Post-oSice. . The Ashburton. Autumn raco programme includes a Cup Handicap of 100 rov.i ; Publicans' Handicap of 60 soya ; Hurdle Handicap of 50 sovß ; and Maiden Plate of 30 soys. The LIOO match between tho 6-.vo-yoar olds Rally and Maid of Ecckston has bsea declared •ff by the respective owners of tho youngsters. When the history of the doing* of the early Wellington settlers is written (says tb.9 Wei 1 ngt?n Times'of the Ist iost.), the chsp er sbout horse-racing will be by no means the least interesting in the book. Very many of those who took an active part iv anch pastime in tho early days have pa^ed away, and the names of Sir W. Fiizaerbert, Mr Hickson, and Mr Bromly are the only or.e3 left of trio^e -.vho appear en the present programme. Old set'lsrs *.o this d&y are Bometimeti haard speaking oi the good racing on To Aro Flat, as v, was c-hoa. flailed, on Anniversary Days, year after year. From that couibb tho old Jcohey Club removed their pt-rfovmances to the than. N<*w Bumuam Water Course, and tc-mr.-rc.jw k the anniversary of tho firat racc-meesi&g hold there, tho cnurßO being first ue«d on Feliru«,ry 2 : <J, 184S, M.r St. Hill's good hor<ie Hanibogtny, iid'i»-n '■y H. Winteringham, winning tho Hurdle Race, and Mr W. Dorset.? ZSUn^hiyß >y, riddsn •ty Vi'. Bromly, thu fiist fl.it racu ; Kmuoow, riddf-n by J. MDouaeli, won tho L^tlias' Purse, for which latter race there was iv Uicse dajs no difficulty in findiag plecty of gentle men jockeys. .A Wellington paper Kf»ya that under the most favourable circucostincea fvlocsghan, tbe jockey who waa hurt en the ove of cbe Wei lingt.on rsc^s, will not bg able to ridi for twelve monthß. Hia injuries coDfiist of a cosnaiiuute'l f tacture of both boues of the isg below the knee joint, iojary to tho joint itet-if, and severe cjntueiuns—in fact, a dreadful bma=h. There is just a possibility that tbe leg m».y hi Bayed without ampuiation of the lower joint;. Tha amount of money tha1; paased throngh the totalisator at the Wellington mooting was £3550. "Spur " saya that a gwitleimn who invest9fl £1 on Ililda for the Cup in the outside tot&li 3ator is probably repenting at leisures baaiy action. He had a nr.mbsr of old tickets ia his pocket, and thinkiog they were ivelesij dsßtroynd ohsm. When he found thai £21 stood to Im oredii through tho performance of his favourite, 'oe diacovsred that among tho papers which he had torn up was the one which ho received on account'ef the pup race. An attempt is being m&clo to get up race? at Marton For Eaßter Monday, iv lieu ot tea usr.a! i'-hl»tio Bporlß, It is proposed to fjfF.-r oui>a for prizes, and to have nouo but gentlemen iidcr» compete. The races would bo held o;s tho sime linu.'BO as the steeplechaeo meeting of test yetr Che proj ct has every chance of boing a yreat mccesa. In c. case at tbo G-isboma Raaidoni; M»gw 'ratn's Couvt for wages and services na a jockey, ■*n i f.etn recurred for "riding Tho Cow." Hiit Worship r.-marked that thia wab a moss extrairdinary cluiu, and»a*ked tho piaintiif if he -?&s In the habit of riding cows as wf 11 as nor3iia. The iluntiff explained tho "The Oow " was the name of a horse. Bis Worship -aid he ihoug'it the plaintiff migbt have so ilißtingui^hed it ia his bill of coats. There was a considerable anfußimont in tho Court when the .tvicltsnco was being commeated on. Takspuna Autumn recea will be held oa a| April 15ib, and a little over £200 will ba given a'in stakes —including the Autumn Handicap of >r 50 aoTS and tba Steeplechase of 50 bo vs. y The Hawka'tf Bay Jockey Club Las enrtorsid y tho diequalificatiou of Muitagh by ths R&ciug t, Olub. A heat'd correopondocce by iheprin io clpals in the i ff.iir, for which Leonard and 3- Barrows were di. qualified, ia appearing in the le columns of tho Herald. s! Tne O.iinaru J. C. havo appointed Messrs n Pa ersopi, M bf, and SuUcn handijipjo s f r 3- U;e autumn mieticg, reaulviug ab t.ha >c iims lhat !be thanka of tho club bo tendered ig -o Mr M. Sberwin for hia past Hvrvieoa bh ig hundicapiicr, with an exproaiioa cf roaret that >y c :c!-.mßiau( ea shoull havo roudnrod it (.aco-rary 2- '••rhim to ietiro temporirily frum tho poaition s- ie \\m so long s.itiafftctoti'y tilel. Iha programme of the Eldernlio Produce is rita'kes sm<\ tha Sica's ProJuco Si»k«!B f>r 1835 st iicd 18S6 and for She District Champsgue iy Stakes 188-1, wero settl.d at a meeting vt iho

0 \mntn .Tockoy Ch-.b h Id on Tuesday evening a id ordered to be published.