SPORTING

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6897, 18 June 1892, Page 3

SPORTING

• » ■■■■ Napier, today. — Acceptances havi been received as follows for the Hawke Bay Jockey Ulub's winter meeting : — Hdrdlks : Somnambulist, Queen o Trumps, Culoola, Disturbance, and Kai manawa. Seeeplechasb : Couranto, Somnambu list, Shillelagh, Whalebone, Waterbury Otaieri, and Kainvinavva. The following nominations have boei received for the Napier Park Racinj Club's winter meeting : — Ladiks' Bracelkt : Waipiro, Gondo lior, Nemoralis, Haeremai, Lady Play Quoeh Rose, Natatorial, Katisha, auc Tontine. Maiden Steeplechase : Otaieri, War lock, Booties, Waterbury, Somnambulist .tnd i-iki. Amateur Steeplechase : Othello, Moe Ben P>. Jorrocks, Outpost, Somnus, Maor Girl, Gelding, and Ihakuraunake. Welter Handicap : Waipiro, Gondo lier, Nemoralis, Zacchu, Samoa, Rover Jessie, Brown Duko, Caloola, Link, Baj Bell, Lochnagar, Prairie Grass, Captaii Webb, Haereinai, Blue Mountain, Dis tui'bance. and Kaimanawa. Visitors are already arriving in connec tion with the Jockey's Club's steeplechast meeting next week Couranto and Sum nambuiist arrived last night,and Shillelagl this morning. Whsilebone may be expectec' next week Aa Somnambulist is lefl iv the Hurdles and entered for the Maider, Steeplechase he may possibly not start foi 'he big event. Disturbance and Kaimanawa find favor For the Hurdles, and Gondoliei for the Bracelet, but in this event the Wangnnui horse Natatorial will take some beating. The majority stand by Courantc for the Steeplechase.

Chrtstchurch, to-day. — The followine nominations have been received for the Christchurch Grand National meeting : — Grand National Steepeohase, of 50C soya., 3^ miles : Waitangi Magpie, Ahua, Booties, Torch, Lyndoora, Caloola, Kaniraroo, Auckland, Flintstone, Shillelagh, Worth, Sir Garnet, Morok, Kaimanawa, Heup-la. Couranto, Waterbury, The Joker, Norton. Whalebone, Chance, Smuggler, Glenelg, Cc mmotion. Somnambulist, and The Chief. Grasd National Hurdle Race, of 200 soys., about 2 miles : Magpie, Cajolery, Queen of Trumps, Torrent, Houp-la, Couranto, Haeremai, General Gordon, Hay King, Norton, Sir Garnet, Denby, Commotion, Retina, Stranger, Ivoquois, The Idler, Kulnine, Erin-go-bragh, Captain Webb, Brown Duke, Waterbury, Somnambulist, and Kaimanawa. A correspondent writes : — The Poverty Bay Park Steepe chase course has now been completed, and will assuredly give satisfaction to all those who delight in witnessing jumping races. No effort or outlay has been spared to render the course an excellent one, and breeders and owners will be glad thai such a testing ground is available. The district has in years gone by, sent away horses which in other places have proved merit, and in fact it was only when too late in many instances that it was discovered how many cross-country flyers were figuring here on the flat or over the small sticks who could give accounts of themselves on the stiffest steeplechase courses elsewhere. The course as i\ow laid out, has in addition to the temporary jumps a double and hurdles — the former standing in front of the grandstand two brush fVnces — post and rail, water jump, and sod wall — these latter of a permanent nature. The course is for a portion of the distance altogether away from the present track and has the advantage that the taking of every obstacle can be viewed from the grandstand. Another great advantage is that there is a fair run to each of the junap9, none being placed at the bends, thus greatly reducing the risk of accidents. It may not be out of place to mention that as the management is in experienced hands, the public may feel assured of a capital day's sport on July 14th. Nomina tions close on Monday evening next, 23rd, at the Argyll hotel with Mr M. G. Nasmith, the Secretary.