SPORTING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2310, 9 June 1898, Page 31

SPORTING.

FIXTURES. JUNE. JULY. 22, 24— Hawke's Bay 14, 15— Wellington. 29, 30— Napier Park.

BEST EECORDS TO DATE IN HEW ZEALAND. Four furlonga— Conqueror, 46& sec, C.J.C. Wei- ' come Stakes, November 1597 (this timing was questioned). Blazer, 46 3-ssec, 0. J.G. Electric Stakes, November 1897. Altair, 47sec. G.J.C. Nursery Handicap, November 1897. Safeguard, 47sec, C.J.C. Nursery November 1894. Golden Fleece, 47sec, 0. J.O. Electric Plate, November 1894. Five furlongs— Forester, lmin lsec, 0.J.0. Flying Handicap, November 1886. Six furlongs— Loyalty, lmin 14sec, 0.J.0. First Challenge Stakes, April 1893. Barmby, lmin 14sec, Asliburton Flying, September 1894. Seven furlonga— Euby, Imin27£sec, 0.J.0. Craven Stakes, January 1888 One mile— St. Paul, lmin 41sec, St. George's Handicap, Auckland, April 16, 1898. One mile and a furlong — Leda, lmin«--56Jsec, January Handicap, Wellington, 1896. One mile and a-quarter— Titbit, 2min Bisec, 0.J.0 Grand Stand Handicap, January 1887. i One mile and a-half — Merganser, 2min 35Jsec, C.J 0 Great Autumn Handicap, April 1893. One mile and three-quarters— Swordflsh, 3min 4£sec, Wanganui Cup, March, 1898. Two miles— Rosefeldt, 3min 29sec, New Zealand

Cup, November 1893. Two miles and a distance— Occident, 3min 50seo,

Dunedin Cup, February 1892. Two miles and a-quarter— Euroclydon, 3min 57_9ec, Canterbury Guru 1895.

BEST EEGOSDS IN AUSTRALIA AND AMEBICA

Four furlongs— Australian : Bis, 48sec. American : Geraldine, 46sec r Five furlongs — Australian : Walwa, lmin O.sec American : Maid. Marian, 56Jsec. Six furlongs — Australian : Precaution, lmin 13£aec. American : Domino, Imin 9sec. Seven furlongs — Australian : Trieste, lmin 27sec. American : Bella 8., lmin 23_sec (on a straight

One mile— Australian : Boolka, Kingfish, Paris, Bungebah, and Delaware, lmin 40sec. American : Salvator, lmin 35_3ec (against time on

a straight course). Nine furlongs— Australian : Valiant, lmin 55sec. American : Tristan, lmin sli3ec. One mile and a-quarter— Australian t Hova 2min 6sec. American: Banquet, 2min 3|sec

(straight course). One mile and a-half— Australian : Survivor, 2imn SSsec. American : Lamplighter, _mm 32|sec. One mile and three-quarters— Australian : Correze, 3min 3sec ; Surge, 3miu 3sec. American : Hotspur, 3min OJaec. Two miles — Australian : Carbine, 3min 28isec. American : Ten Broeck and Newton, 3min

27£ sec. Two miles and a-qu<*rter — Australian : Dread nought, 3miu 594 sec. American : Preakness and Springbok (dead heat), 3min 56isec. Three miles — Australian : Quiver and Wallace dead heat), smin 23isec. American : Drake 6arter, smin 24aec. Four miles— American : LucretU Borgia, May 20, 1897 7min llsee. BEST TROTTING, RECORDS. KBW ZEALAND, Gne mile.— Saddle, Yum Yum, 9min 27lsac, Canterbury T.C., May 1894 ; harness, Wildwood 2min 24fcsee, in a match, New Brighton, September 1896. . Cue mile aad a- half. —Saddle, Commotion, Amin 57seo, Timaru. September 1895 ; harness, Brooklyn, 3miu 40isec. Tahuna Park, September 1596 (against tirue). Two miles.— Saddle, Rita, 4min ooisec, Lancaster Park November 1895 ; harness, Brooklyn, 4min 574 sec, Tahuna Park, September 1896 (against time) ; Fritz, Canterbury T.C., May 1838, 4min 50£ sec (harness) in a race. Two miles and a-balf.— Spider, Wairnate, March, - 1897. (smin 32see ; harness, Berlin Abdullah, 6inin 37sec, Tahuna Park, February, 1895. Three miles.— Saddle, Spider, 7min 59sec, ftlanio toto, February, 1895 ; harness. Specification, 7min 35isec, Canterbury T.C., May 1894, Four miles.— Harness, Specification, lOmin 47sec, Lancaster Park. July 1894. AUSTRALIAN. One mile.— Hai ness, Fritz, 2min 14 4.-ssec, March 4, Moonee Valley, in a race. Two miles. — Harness, Mystery, 4min 56isec, in match against Osterley. Three miles.—Hamess. Osterley, 7min 30|sec.

AMERICAN (IN HARNESS). One mile.— Alix, 2inin 3|sec, September 19, 1894. Two miles.— Greenlander, 4min 32sec, Oct. 1893. Tbreo miles —Nightingale, 6rain 55_sec. Oct. 1893. AMERICAN PACING. One mile.— Star Pointer, August 28, 1897, lmin 59|sec. Two miles.— Defiance, 4min 4?|sec, September 1872. Three miles.— Joe Jefferson, 7min 33} sec, November 1891.