SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11644, 30 January 1900, Page 6

SPORTING.

TAKAPUNA RACES.' !.'[ (Pkk United Press Association.) AUCKLAND, January 29.

The first day's racing of the Takapuna Joekoy Club's Summer, meeting .was held this afternoon in fine weather. The attendance numbered 7000, and the sum 0f'£9032 was put through the totalis-atoi1. . The following are the result 3:- \ ": " ■

Maiden riate. One mile.—Br.igham Young 1, Innis 2, K'uama !5. Time,' ]miv 47 2-ssec. Dividends: Inside, £i 1 ?9; outside, £15 Gs. ,

Calliope Handicap. Six furlongs.—Aleger 1, Dividends': Inside, £3 13a; outside, £3 13s. Zealanclta • Handicap. Five' rfurlongs.—Tolstoi 1, St. Elmo 2, Blariha a. Time, lmin 4 2-ssec. Dividends: Inside, £3 ss; outside, £3 10s. ■ -\ ■ '■ • - -,

Takapuna Cup. One mile and a half.— Doctor 1, St. Ona 2j >Auld Reekie 3. Time, 2min39 2-ssec. Dividends: Inside, £6 8s; outside, £6 3s. ' '•.'.'

First Hack Handicap. Seven furlongs.—Cadiz 1, Perseverance 2, Chancellor II 3. Time, lmin 34sec. Dividends: Inside, £i 2s: outside, £3 19s. ' ■■

First Hack Hurdles. Two miles.—Eavona 1, Voltigeut II 2, Korowai1 3. Time, ' 3min 5G 4-ssee. Dividends: Inside, £2 17s : outside, £2iss. .. • -j ■ ..; .

First Pony Handicap.. Seven furlongs.— Trooper ], Pipiwhaurba' 2. Clansman 3. Time, lmin 346 CC. Dividends: Inside, £G ss; outside, £o Ss. . ' ■-■■ ,' • ; '■;■■' ■...-.. Stewards' Handicap. , Bix>v furlongs.—Tolstoi' 1, Hohoro 2, Knight of 'Athol 3. Time, lmin 18 2-ssec. Dividends:: Inside, £5; outside, £G. MANIOTOTO RACESi The following handicaps have been declared for the Maniototo J.C. races.: — '.. Naseby Cup.—Edelweiss JO.O, t Quickshot 9.G, Moslem Maid B.G, Visionary 8.2, Muscovite 3.2, CanKonball 8.0, Realistic G. 7. . Welter Handicap.—Edelweiss 10.G, Visionary 8.11, Felina S.O, Lord Rule .8.0, Seabreeze 8.0. Two-mile Trot.—Maniac scratch,. Harvester 10 seconds, C'amiola 20, Flower Girl 20, Linettc 20, Ina 31, Eboness 37, Major 37, The Bean 37, Harold Abdallah 37, Fable 42. INTERNATIONAL YACHT RACE. A Sydney cable states that in the first of three matches the White Wings beat the Auckland yacht Rainbow, by 40sec. ROWING. Owing to the boisterous weather last evening^the second heat of the eight-oar tournament was postponed : until this' evening at 6.30, when the N.E.B.C. representatives meet those of the D.A.B.C. The Port Chalmers R.C. and the Queen's Drive B.C. will meet on Wednesday evening at 6.30. CRICKET; . SYDNEY, January 29. In the cricket match between Victoria and New South Wales the local men 'in ' their second innings have lost six wickets for 252.' Trumper made 41, Iredale 54, Noble (not out) 97. . ' ;.■; : Two rinks of bowlers from New, South Wales are at present taking part in tlio Century Bowling Tournament.at Auckland. A Wellington telegram says:—'.'Playing for Midland against Phoenix, C. Hiekson scored 115; and for Wellington v. Old Boys his brother made 96." At a meeting of the committee of the Otago Rugby XTnion yesterday it was arranged that the annual meeting of the: union should be held on the 24th 'March. "Messrs Gallaway and Hutchison intimated thf.t, though they . would be prepared to serve the union in other capacities, it was their intention this ! season to retire from the offices .of president ] and secretary respectively, which they have held for some years. \ . \ — Lord Kimberley is "as mild a- mannered man as ever cut a throat or scuttled ship." and it is not in his nature to say anything bitter of anybody.—Saturday Review. I —Paris sends £750,000 worth of toys to • Eneland every year.. \ ...-..: