SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 13207, 14 February 1905, Page 5

SPORTING.

GORE TROTTING MEETING. " •■' GOBE, February 13. The following are tlie 'acceptances for the Gore Trotting'Club'3 meeting:— Novice Handicap. Two miles.—Master scr, Panic G seconds, Puzzle G, , Harold Grey G, Erl Kin« 8, Architect 18 .iVarom 18, iLightthorn 18 Romance 18, Miss King 18. M.itauro Handicap.' One niile iwd n-half.— Explanation ?cr, Tennessee 1 second, Waikoi 11. J.C. 14, G'oneVal H. IG, Experiment 18, Gnrrett 22. Trotting C'ub'Handicap." Oiie mile.—Strathmore scr. Faithful 1 second, Explanation 2, Hero 4. Sligo 7, The Banker 8, 'Gossoon 10, Lady Hope 10, Tracey Yot 10, Not Yet 10, Two Up 11. "" Ladies' Bracelet. One milo and a-half.— ser, The Banker 12 seconds. Lady Beatrice 17. Goodwind 18, Experiment 20, Stormont 22, John Temple 22, Jane Douglas 22, Puzzle 23, Harold Grey 21. Whitecroft 54, Leopold 25, Gem 26, Jim 30, Alarum 32, Lyddite 32, Romance 32, Forest King 32, Airchitoot S2, Alamra 32, Lightthorn 32, Iba 32, May Wilkes ,32. t ■ . Harvest Handicap. Two miles.—Hero scr, Tennessee scr, Sligo 0 seconds, Not Yet 12, Tracey Yet 12, Cottage Boy 13. Two Up 14, Lady Hope 14, J.C. 16, General H. 18, Octoroon 18. ' ■ District Handicap; • One mile and a-half.— Tracey Yet 11 seconds, Mnater IG, Jane Douglas 18 Harold Grey 20, Erl King 23, Jim 26, A.C. 28, May Willies 28; Lightthorn 28. Final Handicap. One mile—The Banker scr, Waikoi 2 seconds, Not Yot 2, Erratic 2, Two Up 3, Panic 9, Gem 10, G-arrett 10; Alamra, 14, Blue, Jay 15, Stephen 15. A SWIMMING- RECORD. SYDNEY, February 13.' Keran, the Australasian swimming chantpion, swam 1000 yards in 12min 511-Ss»c, beating the existing record by 402-o9ec. Other recortte lowered were iXWycfs, Australasian in Smin 40sec, fiOOyds world's championship in Gmin 163-osee. s DUNEDIN PIGEON CLUB. The Dunedin Homing Pigeon Club held its race from Orepuki on Saturday, the distance being abtmt 137 mile 3 air-line, Mr A. Brown's bird Thistle proved the winner, flying the distance in 3hr 27Jmin, a velocity of 1159 yds lft per ■minute, Mr F. Gibson's,: Bird Eed Kobe cune ekobj!, Sying ita distance in Shr

a9min, a' velocity ot 1107 yds 2ft por minute. ICr B. J. Finnegtm's bird Pierrenont flpcuietl third, . flying the distance in 4hr Sinn, a; velocity ol 390 yds per minute. This is the club's Inst race south. On Saturday week, it intends holding a rnco from Maheno for young birds bred this season. ■

Acceptances for all events on the first,day of ■ the Tahuna Park ■ Trotting Club's autumn meeting will close at 10 o'olook to-raoirow evening. Octoroon has been penalised 13sec 'in the Dunodin Hfcndioap,. and Strathmore 2sec in the Dash' Handicap on acount of their wins at the Tuapeka- races.