SPORTING Miscellaneous News.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XVII, Issue 5673, 21 January 1890, Page 3

SPORTING

Miscellaneous News.

1 GISBORNE R CINO CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING. | PKEfSiJ>K-NT : Mr W. Maude ; Vice-Prrsi- ; dent: Mr.J. Carroll, M.H.E. ; Stew- ' avds : Me -,srs J. A. Hard it -3, A, I Titoat \ ./. S. V h.'Xj, J. 'j.no'rso-1, A. ■ MeKe-ziu, W. Ad-'r, 3. Boi'^teVl, W. O. Sk»efc, ard M. H- .. t ; Judw : Mr W. Adair ; Stnvter " C -••. Yv'.rter : Clerk of Scales : M" 7 In, .:".vd ; Olr k of Couvae : Mv Pritchivl ; Jlnndicu per : Mr Evett; Totolhii'r Reward. Mr Skeet ; Secretary : P.'r.K. G. Naunith. The Gisborne Racing "Club, which had such a successful inaugural meeting in November, to-day held the first day's racing of their summer or annual meeting. Tt had been anticipated that the success made to-day would be great, and the promoters of thy Club had no cause to be dissatisfied, for their anticipations were fairly fulfilled. The attendance was not solarge as had been expected, but the bleak anduncertainweatherofthemorningcaused a great decrease on the number that would otherwise have been present at the Park. The sport was good throughout, and the . amount of money put through the totalisator must have been highly satisfactory. The arrangements were of the best, and great praise is due to Mr N? smith on this account, for it cannot be denied that the success of a race meeting largely depends upon the exertions of the secretary. On the few days leading up to a meeting, and on the great day itself, the secretary is a hard-worked individual, and he must be very energetic to attend to so many duties \\t one and the same time. -Last niuht a heavy southerly buster, accompaniou wiih pelting rain, came up .uul things looked very " blue" for a successful race meeting This morning blue sky appeared, and the wind had moderated somewhat, the rain holding back, though the weather was very unpromising. It was the general opinion that it would be unpleasant standing about the racecourse owing to the bleak weather. The reverse was proved to be the case, for considerable shelter was afforded by the grandstand when shelter was required, and the day proved to be fairly a fine ono, sunshine prevailing over cloud. The course was in good order, rather the better in fact for , the rain of the previous night, which had sunk into the soil before noon. Before entering into a description of the racing of the day, a word of praise must not be omitted as to the capabilities of the Park racecourse and its accoutrements. With such conveniences racing can be carried on in some sort of style and j comfort. -The dining rooms are spacious, and good spreads were provided by the caterers, Messrs Craig and Erskine. The refreshment booths are h;>udy, ond wero fairly well patronis 1 ti-diy. Tlieofh'c ~; n re conveniently arr.-.ngo'l and allow of work being done with some ("legreo of comfort. Tho press ac-commc lai'cn is a consideration much appt'oeiatDd by the scribe 1 ?. The laclte-V apartment r; are erj'inl t.> these found on the best of r.u ecoiust \ Ihe totnlhatar st .nd is we 1 ! sL.iated. Mcsrs Burry and Cooper had theiv new mi-'lr:ie at work »nd it was lundlcl in «i br/iK .^ke arm- 1 ncr, giving their namy client ; no c.use i > complain of not feeing aide to got money i on the horses spotted to Ir/ul a " div.' The addition of an attraction in the M presence of the Harrison Band is a eon- p sideration which greatly aided to the. c success of the meeting. In fact the arrangements of the Park Company and the 1 Racing Club, working band in hand, wore as complete as could be wished for, but at future meetings it would be well for the Club to arrange the sale of ticket"; for . the entrance gates in town on the previous j day, and thus avoid the delay and incon- tl vonience of a crush while waiting for j change or admission. p The following is an account, of the V racing : — fkee handicap. — Of 25 so ya., Ij mil es- E Mr Hansen's Truthful, 6. 12 IS Mr Peka Kere Rere's New York, 7.8 2 w Mr Wethered's Avis, 6.3 3 £ These were the only starters, Burd « Helen (8.12) and Puti (0.0) being £ scratched just before the race. Avis, with jr the inside running, took the lead at the S( start, but was caught in the straight by m INew York, and past the stand the two -j,hoi'sos raced neck and neck, Truthful a length in the rear. Round the back of the course the order was not chutiyed, but at the turn for home Truthful, by a simple effort, took the lead, and though New York made an effort not to be beaten, romped home an easy victor by four lengths. x\ vis dropped back in the straight, and was six lengths behind tho second horse. Time, 2min lOsec. ; L 282 on totalisator, div. L 2. FLYING HANDICAP. — 40 SOYS., Mr W. C. Walsh's Pani, 4 yrs, 8.7 (Moore) ... ... ... ... 1 Mr W. Y. Dennett's Melville, aged, B.l2(Stowe) 2 There were no other starters. Pani took a short lead from the start, but Melville caught him, and tho two galloped in company round tho back of the course and into the straight, where Pani took the lead, winning easily, hard held, by two lengths. Time, Imin 20secs ; L2JJ7 on totalisator, 163 on winner, div. LI 12s. Luncheon was the next item, and this was negotiated without the slightest difficulty by a large number of people. The large dining rooms were crowded, and both were well conducted. In the grandstand dining-room «v. excellent meal was provided, and the waiting was first class. uvavLt: rack. — Of to soys., second horse {.) revive 10 t vs ; If miles, over 7 fTglii.s of hurJKs. Mc-srsCi'vrly jr.i I Koran's Di.rn'ay, 5 yrs, 10.7 1 Mr D. Pilmer's Ine Dove, jujed, 9.7. .. 2 Mr C. Pitt's Oeo, aged, 9.0 3 Mr E. P. Robeifc's Gipsy (9.0), and Mr Jas Munn's Waterfall (J1.8) also ran. Darnley took the lead at the sUrt, Oipsy being second, and Waterfall lr.sfc. Round tho back of the course no charge took place, except that Darnley increased his lead. Down tho sti-ai.i|bt and past the stand the horses ran in the same order, viz. Darnley, f'ipsy, <Jeo, The Dove, and Waterfall. All the hurdles were cleared well. At the buck of the course The Dove put on a spurt and ran into second place, Darnley was going strong. At the turn forhome The Dove got on level terms with the local horse, but over tho hurdle and down the straight Darnley drew away again. Past the post, Darnk-y led by two lengths. The finish was very exciting. Oeo finished third, Gipsy fourth, and Watorfnll last. Time, 3min. 40'3-sthsec. L 470 on totalisator. 105 on winner. Div. L 4. HACK HURDLE KACE, — Of 10 SOYS, 1 mile. Tim, 11.7 (Pell) 1 T ue Witch (R. Smith) 2 Pißcarel 0.0, Bit o' Blue 12.0, Dynamite 11.0, Bachelor 11.0, Papakura 9.12, The Lad 0.7, Ingaranga 0.5, and Dinah 'J.O also ran. Tim simply ran wily from tho others at the start, and at the back of tho course held a lead of a distance. The crowd tailed out at the back of the course, none of them boiii" able to look at the leader. At the turn for home there was no change, and Tim came- up tho straight and home an easy victor, almost winning in a cmter. The horses all took the hurdles very well with one exception, Papakura's rider falling at the first jump. Time, 2mm. 2.isec». T 4 :>0:) on totalisator ; 142 on winneiC Div. 1/2 2s. In this race the figure 2 predominated, number 2 was the winning horse, the time 2mins 2|secs., and the div. L 2 2s. CUIATS'DSTAND HANDICAP— -100 SOYS., SCCOlvi horse to receive 10 soys. from the stakes. H miles. Mr Walsh's Pani, 4yrs, 7.8 (Moore)... 1 Mr J. J. Bailey's Burd Helen, 4yr,s, 7.4 (Donovan) - 2

Mr T« Henga's The Laird, aged, 7.10 (J. Page) ... 3 Mr H. Redwood's Masthead 8,0, Mr Wood's Partner 7.9, Mr Hepburn's Pouawa 6.7, and Mr Clark's Misfortune . also ran. The horses after some trouble got away in a cluster and came round the turn so. Past the pound they were still in a bunch, MastheadlcvJing slightly hard held, andPani with the Vast position in the pack, Misfortune hopelessly last. At the 1 ack of the course Pani feU back, and Ma3thead gave up the lead to Burd Helen . and The Laird, who ran abreast. Entering the straight, Pani, who had fallen back to last but one, erne with a rush. There were cries " Burd Helen wins." Then Masthead showed up in second place, and "Masthead" was the cry. Btifc Pani came through them all, and assumed first place a few yards from the post, winning by a length and a half. The finish was a j>Mnd and exciting one. Time, 2mins 4ooeos ; L4C4 on totalisator, JBl on winner, div. L 2 os.

QUa«QW Univinity atudtnts &%&\y mla» bthuv** fh»mMiv«6 at the sapping in r bn aeoounfc of fqrmov ;^^^^^9^,. they were not. admitted to the vr^At'a^awii in Silesia last month a large ; : - Qpandalier holding kerosin.e lamps fell in a ' yofa^L&i 'TSallrooni. Two ladies [were -■'.Jbmnjjad'to. death ; others marked for life. i 9 A Jm?&W.&.-W. Railway Conimissibnei's are ßend««f four cadets to England, inhere r . they;will,Btayeight months, and endeavor w to gick up notions of the trade. , \ ? :^_^A*l^L:SpaWn; is in Napier with a now process of fruit preserving, which ik one gof esft^pjcation.! The fruit after the> process i|Uke chips, but its juices are not affecteai arid the preserved article is oxculinary purposes. The process \'Jiasi*esft brought under notice o£ the i Govfernment. i , Tiie^ missionary barque J. Williams, which Has arrived at Sydney from n, [ long cruise in the South Seas, reports having seen; ih- the Gilbert Group, the wreck of a vessel of about 700 tons. The hull was partly submerged,, her bows and steinbot.h being gone, and there were no means of , ascertaining the name of the ship.' At another island, 400 miles further north, the top sides of a vessel were seenj but nothing could be made out of them as far as establishing the identity of the vessel was concerned, « A complicated lovers' quarrel was before a Melbourne Police Court the other ' day. The "evidence showed that one Collins became' engaged to Miss McAlister,? and in July rented a house, furnished it,' and put the object of his affections in charge. He then went up country to earn sufficient money to enable him to get married,, and whilst 2iway;kept up. a; correspondence •with the young woman. He returned to town on December 22nd, expecting to get married by Christmas, and found his girl keeping company with one Browning. .She said she would " bluff" Browning and marry him, but didn't, and when the. 1 two men met and began a quarrel she stuck up for Browning, and said she had been engaged to him four years. Collins, was thrown out of his own house, and his rival tried to break his back across a fence 1 , the girl assisting. The result was six cross actions for assault, Collins gaining; the victory in Court and the false one being fined. Pastor Birch, successor to the Rev. T. Spurgeon at the Auckland Tabernacle, has been giving his congregation a bit of his mind on the subject of ministerial visiting. He is reported to have told them straight, on the last Sunday night of the old year, that if the Tabernacle people thought he came out to New Zealand for the purpose of going to their homes to make himself snug and comfortable, and to partake of four o'clock tea, they bad made a big mistake. 'If any of you,' he said 'should break your fcrm, ■which God forbid ; or if you get : the cholera, which God forbid ; or if you get typhus fever, which God forbid, you'll find me by your bedside, no matter how infectious your disease may be. But if you are well and comfortable, and have no need, what do you want with me 1 I want to go where lam needed. ' The reverend gentleman proceeded to say that if the Tabernacle folks were not satisfied with him he would send in his resignation at once, and he would pay them back every penny that he had received from them. * I don't want your money,' he said, ' although it is .quite right that you should pay me while I work for you. But if I resigned I would not leave New Zealand ; I would go up and down the length and breadth of the colony, and preach the Gospel to every creature. Or, if I did leave New Zealand, I would go back to my own congregation of' 6000 at Manchester, and they'd be glad to have me.'

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