SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10267, 26 January 1895, Page 6

SPORTING.

The sudden death on the 24th inst. it announced of Barrett, the well-known English jockey. At the Tapanui races on Thursday Outram won the Novel Race, paying a dividend of £6, and Why Not the District Trot, the dividend being £2 lls. Reflection 6.10 beat Jane Eyre 6.12 and Wild Wave 8.7 in the Grand Stand Handicap, one mile, paying £* lls. Yesterday, when the races were continued, the Farmers' Plate was won by Hard Times from eight others; ■ dividend, £41 lls. Stockfish 7.2 won the Stewards' Handicap,: Wild Wave.B.lo being; I second and Reflection'B.o third; dividend, £1 14s. The Two-mile Trot fell to King Cole (£4[ Bs), and the Tapanui Racing Club Handicap was annexed by Stockfish, the other places being filled by Paramu and Wild Wave, and the dividend being £117s. The committee of the D.A.A.C. met last: night. Present — Messrs Harvey (chair),; Mitchell, Burk, Low, and Frain. The question*. of representation at the championship meeting, to be held at Napier on 22nd and 23rd February, was discussed, but the funds of the club do aot admit ef a team being sent. Mr W. A. Low has, however, decided to go at his own expense, and will be the club's only representative, unless 'some other member can be found who has the time and inclination to go. Mr F. N. Nelson was elected •member. ; A Wellington telegram says that the Wellington amateur athletic team for the coming championship meeting will be considerably weakened, as KiDgsley and Bailey, pole and high jump represebtatives, although members of both the Wellington and Wanganui Clubs, have elected to represent the latter. The following team has been selected to represent Otago in the match against the Fijian cricketers: — Baker, Best, H. Baddiogton, Clarke, Currie, Clayton, Fisher, Hope, Kinvig, Parker, and Rattray; emergenoy, Wells. Dowues and Raine intimated to the selector their inability to play. It is requested that any of those selected who are unable to take part in the match shonld notify the secretary of the association. The following players have been chosen to represent the Caledonian Bowling Club in the match against the Port Chalmers Club on the Caledonian green to-day :— j F. S. Stokes, P. M'Gregor. J. Cowie, S. D. Cronin (s); it. Hogg, J. WeUs, G. Capatick, C. F. (ireenslade (s); J. Evans, J. Golder, J. Hood, J. Wedderspoon (s); J. Blaney, J. C. Short, G. Wodderspoon, J. Davidson (s). Emergencies—J. 1 Ogg, J. Robertson, W. Dawson, and T. R. Dodds. A Wellington telegram says that a pigeonshooting match for an open handicap of lOOsovs (65sovs to the first man, ZOsovs to the second,* lOsovs to the third, and ssevs to the fourth) was held, under tbe auspices of the Wellington Provincial Gun Club, on the show grounds, at Fetone, yesterday. The conditions were: Nine birds to each competitor. Thsre was a fair .attendance, and of 29 nominations 24 accepted.: Messrs H. Bailey and W. T. Broderiek killed all their birds and divided the first and second !. prizes,, and Messrs Scott, H. W. Feast, and G. Matthews missed oh« each and divided the third and fourth prizes.

The owner of the yacht Hascotte has decided to offer her foir sate.