SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11047, 26 February 1898, Page 6

SPORTING.

V.R.C. AUTUMN MEETING.' ■--'*■ ■■■')..■ ■.. . . I ■--.- ......

Press Association—By Telegraph—Copyright. • •• • Melbourne,! February 25.. (Received February 25, at IS 20 p.m.) . | At the calling of the card lass night. 1500 to . 15 was takc-n Loch Marie, with offecs to go on at that price; Sfcrathroy, easing;. 600 to 100 Amiable was "laid;', after whicls she hardened ii»lf a point. 800 to 40 Precaution was taken* 3000 to 120 Fortnnio, 8000 to 170 Sailor Boy, 6000 to 120 Cabin/Boy. ; This off morning at Flemington.. (Received February 25, at 9 p.m.) The vseaSher i»-cooler, but there is _no prospect, of raip;' There was no heavy wagering at the calling.of the card, tihia afternoon, though 2000 to 100 was taken about Ayrshire. Resolute fas firm at 7 to 2 (offered), backers waatjng 4 to 1. . .Amiable hardened half a point, albsit rlnring the morning 6 to 1 was j obtainable. Other odds tsken were :—IOO to 4 each sggt Precaution and Valoce, 500 to lOesch agat Cabin Boy and Embrasure, and 200 to 4 each agst Olaf and Emon-na-Knuck. - Fortunio's party are confident about bis breaking lmin 15sec, whilst Cripps fancies Ayrshire immsnsely. '

THE AMATEUR DEFIKITION.

(Per Uniteb Press Association.) '.'." Chbistchtjhch, February 25. To-night the council of the New Zealand Amateur Athletic Association adopted the recommendations of the Australasian Amateur Conference with unimportant verbal amendments, bnt the following resolution was carried: —"A member of an athletic club affiliated to an amateur association at the. time of the passing of these rales shall be. an amateur." .:■..-. . . : *_■~

CYCLING.

The committee, consisting of representatives from the Otago and Dnnedin GycKng Club, which' has the '-league's Championship meeting in hand met last night, Me Courtis occupying the chair. An amount of preliminary business was gone through and a representative list of officials was elected. The date:! fixed for the meeting are Thursday, 24th, and Saturday, 26th March. The racing being for the championship of New Zealand, and having attracted many riders of world-wide fame, should prove to be not the least of the attractions during Jubilee week. It was decided to ask the Retailero'Association to keep Tbursday'affcerno'on as s. holiday. The following handicaps have been- arranged* for the hill-climbing competition, to take place to-day at Look-out Point, starting from. George street, Caverso&m, at 3 p.m. .sharp:—W. Bell scratch, G. Moore 5 seconds, W. Clarkson 6, S. Lawsou 7, J. Hanley 7. J. Stewart. 8, A. Thomson 8, C. J. Horn« 9, W. H. Stephens 10, G. Tonkinson 10, H. Guuthor'pe 10, E. Morgan 11, J. M'Phee 11, R. S. Skinner 12, S. Stokes 13, W. Johnston 13, W. West 14, H.J. Johnston 15, D. Johnston 15, N. Higgins 16, F. Smith 16, F. Townsend 18.

IThe racahor*e Uniform, which has been sold by Mr G. G.-Stead to an English purchaser, f wbom rnmoar alleges to be Sirs Laogtry (Mr j " Jersey"), was shipped Home by the steamer j Eakaia, which loft Porb Chalmers yesterday. At Hororata races yesterday, the Cap was won by Haria, the Baogor Plate by Paladin, and the Farmers' Plate by Seabrook. At the Stratford races yesterday, the County Plate • was won by Maimaku, with Riversdale second, and Waih; third. The time was Imin 55« ec, aa«l the dividend £24 12s. A Sydney cable Bays :—" Mr T. Hedger, of Auckland, has purchased the trotting horses La Bose, Valdimar, and Matchlock. He has nob decided yet whether to race them here or j take them to New Zealand." j A deputation from the St. Patrick's Day j Celebration Sports Committee waited on tbe I city and suburban members (Messrs Mackenzie, j Millar, Sligo, and Morrison) yesterday to ask

them to use their influence with the Mvnigter for Railways to secure instructions that the excursion fares at Jubilee time come, into force on the 18th instead oE the 23rd March, so as to give the country people who intend visiting Dunedia at that time an opportunity of being present at the Sb. Patrick's Celebration sports. The members received the request of the deputation very favourably, and promised to do-all in their power to get it granted, &nd to that i end send a telegram to the Minister urging him to grant the request. The^ew South Wales swimming, team, the members of which are to compete in the championship meeting at Christ church, arrived at Wellington by the RoloUino, from, Sydney, Issfc night, and left by the Penguin for Lyfctelton.