SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11302, 21 December 1898, Page 2

SPORTING.

PALMERSTON RACING CLUB.

The following are .the acceptances for the different handicaps '• and entries for Maiden Plate for the above races to be held on Boxing Day,.26th'inst.:,— -'■ . y" Maiden Plate!' — Blackpool, Refugee, The Gunner.

Palmerston' Cup—Off Chance '6.9, Stookfish 8.2, Linkshot 7.12, Silverstream .7.10, Paramu 7.3,T_al 6.12, Miss O'Kane. 6JO, New Headford 6.8. .... = .....

District Handicap.—Galileo 8.8, Blackpool 8.7, Refugee 8.5, Izal B.s,'My Lord 8.3,; The Gunner 8.1, New Headford 7.12. ■ Novel'Handicap.—Last Shot 8.10, Maydawn 7.8, P.P.C. 7.5, Supplejack 7.3, Sweep 7.0.: Flying Handicap— Off Chance 8.10. Stockfish 8.3, Linkshot 7.13, Silvers-ream 7.10, Galileo 7.8, Paramu'7.6; MvL'ord 7.2, Miss O'Kane 6.12, Supplejack 6.10, Flossie G.S. W. and W. County Plate.—Santa Barbara 5.12, Sweep S.7,.Blackpool 8.6, Refugee'B.4, My Lord 5.2, Tho Gunner 7.13, New Headford 47.10, Vanity 7.8, Shrapnel! .7.7, Patriot 7.5. Two-mile Trot.—Booby scratch, Three Cheers 2 seconds,..ReK 6, Fairy 8, Jeannie 111 19, Patience 23, Maggie S. 23, .Mag 28, Maerewhenua 28, G minor 30, Miss Patchen 30, Bunthorn 33. One Mile and a-half Trot.—Booby scratch, Three Cheers 1 second, Joe. Barnett 4, Fairy 6, Block Angel 14, Jeaunie 111 14, Maggie S, 18, Patience 18, Me.crewhcnua 21, Mag 21, Haeramai 21, , White Star . 22, Miss, ratchen 22, Yenetia 25, Flower Girl 25.,, ,

THE MILITARY TOURNAMENT.. At the Sports' Committee meeting of the N.C.O. Club, hold last.night,. n large amount "of routine business,was got through. On account of the large number of entries for tno. different events; the committee , decided to add considerably to tho prize list, and, in some cases tho prize list has been doubled. There is no doubt about the success of the affair, and,' given fine weather, there should be a very large ■number of people present.

At the Pahiatua races yesterday Ruby (£1 18s) won tfie Hurdles,, Worry (£1 12s) tho Hying Handicap/and Waipuku (£1 12s) the Maiden Plate. First Blood (£3 10s) and-Salta-torial (£l3 6s).ran.a dead heat for the Pahia-tua-'Cup, and there was another', dead licit between Te Taiha (£3 19s) and Miss Bet ue (16s) in the Telegraph Stakes. The Members Race was won by Frost (£2 ls). ... A Wellington telegram states that iv consequence of J. Calnun, a well-known Welling-' ton Rowing Club oarsman, having ..taken part in a naval cutter raco without the-permission of the Managing Committee of-the New /.caljmd Amateur Rowing Association having been first obtained, the'Managing'Committee have decided that Calhan has broken his amateur status under, rule 16, and will require to bo reinstated before he "can" compete in any ot the forthcoming regattas. " This is unforlunato for-hie club, as ho is a member of the senior crew, and, with Crawford, is in training with a viow to defending the pair-oar championship honours, which they won at Dunedin last season. In' order: to' reinstate Oalnan, a special meoting of the delegates of the Rowing Association will have,to be held, and an endeavour, is being made Jo arrarigea mooting so ns to- permit Calnan taking part in tho championship regatta, at Auckland. ? lhe suspension, however, debars Calnan-from rowing at tho Picton regatta on-New'Years Day. , , ''■;' , A Melbourne cable slates lhat the racehorse His Grace'has been sold to go to, England. Tho price is not stated. , . ;■

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