SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XX, Issue 2045, 13 November 1872, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CANTERBURY RACES. Thcrsdat, November 7- — The Metropolitan Baoo meeting opened with glorionß weather. Then was a good attendance.

Friday, November B.— The race* to-day wef» very largely attended, and the weather was fine. Hurdle Race.— so soys. j 2 miles j 8 hurdles. Won by R. Franc's Medora- Horam's Bis* marck ran, but Medora ran right away from the former, and won by a quarter of a mile ; but Macky, who rode Medora, was found to be three pounds short weight i he said that be had dropped some lead. The Jockey Club, having considered the matter, deoided the race nnll and void, and also that Macky be disqualified from riding agaiu wherever the Onristonorch Jockey Club Rules were in force. This gave great publio satisfaction. Derby Stakes.— lso soys. ; distance, 1§ milei.

Peeress DtsQUALmcD.— The day before the races, Mr. Redwood sold Peeress to Mr. Walters, who scratched her for the Canterbury Cup, which she had been very heavily baoked for by the publio. A speoial meeting of <he Canterbury Jookey Club was held on the 6th instant, when the following resolution was carried unanimously :— " After hearing the ciroamstances connected with the sale by Mr. Redwood to Mr. Walters of the chesnut mare Peeress yesterday, within forty eight hours of the time of starting for the Canterbury Cup, and the scratching of the said mare for the said Cap by Mr. Walters, the Canterbury Jookey Clnb unanimously agree that the mare should be disqualified from ever again running on any oonrse where tbe Canterbury Jookey Club rules are in force, and she is accordingly hereby deolared disqualified." Mr. Walters'e Yatterina is now the first favourite for the oup. There has been great excitement here npon tho matter. The Jockey Club was thanked by memorial for disqualifying Peeress. Greyhouth Races.— The races will take place on the 17th and 18th Maroh. The handicaps are published. Jookey Club Handicap, 175 sovereigns, with seven sovereigns sweepßtakes added. The Gold-fields Handicap is 125 sovereigns; Hurdle Handicap, 75 sovereign!.

Thb European Assurance Society.— The fbllowing letter, addressed to the Agent-General ia London by the liquidators of the European As* snrance Society, is published for general information :— " Sir, — Having reasons to believe that many claimants under the liquidation of this Society are scattered throughout the different Colonies of Australia and New Zealand, we beg to enolose yon copies in duplicate of the various notioes calling upon parties to send in their claims, which it is desired to insert in the various Government Oazettes, in addition to some of the local newspapers with which we intend to communicate direct. We think it would be a great publio benefit, if within the scope of yoor duties, you would be so good as to transmit tbe doonmenta direot to your Government for insertion in their Qaxttta, and request th«cn to oall publio attention to them in such a way as may ensure their attraotiog the aotioe.of blaimanta^ many of whom, it is feared,' are 'ia i iumbfe position is life."

Noswortby's Calumny, Bat 51b. 1 Noswortby's Lnrline, Bat. 51b. ... „. ... 2 Lion's Kate Kearney, Bst. 51b« ... 3 Campbell's Danbroon, Douglass* Dragon, and Bed wood's Avralea also ran ; Dooglaaa' Adonis, Can's Renga, and Griffith's Mrs. Stowe were scratched. It was a good race to the last half mile, when Lurline and Calumny game away easy* Calumny winning by a nook j Lurline held in. Time, 2min. 46seo. Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap— 200 sots, j distanoe, 2 miles. Brabazon's Detractor, 4yrs., 7st. 71b ». 1 Nosworthy's Malice, syrs., 7st. 121 b 2 Nosworthy's No Name, 6yrß., 7st. 21b. „. S Campbell's Tambonrine (4yrs., Bst. 51b.), Morton'B Barbarian (4yrs., 6st*2lb.), also ran. Waiter's Yatterina, aged (9st. 101 b.), was scratched. This was a splendid race, and was won by half m length. Time, 4min. 43seo. Criterion Stakes— so sots., \\ miles. Walters' Slander , „. \ Griffith's Defamation 2 Envy, Hatred, and Malvina were scratched. Time, 2min. 16aeo. A protest was entered against Slander, on the ground that she won the £100 plate in 1871 or 1872 and did not carry the required penalty of 3 lbs. It is not yet decided. Grand Stand Handicap : 100 sots., 1 mile. Harlequin ■ ;. 1 Slander 2 Hatred 3 Defamation, Envy, Malvina, and Adonis ran. Time, Im. 47Js. A protest was entered against Harlequin's jookey for orossing, whioh was dia. allowed. November 12. — The sham fight on Saturday was a great success. Orer 1,000 persons were present. The races were reßnmed yesterday. The Handicap Hurdle Back, 40 sots. ; tiro miles. Medora 1 Nigger 2 Alma , „. 8 Lottery Plate, 60 iovb., with sweepstake of 5 sovß. each. Calumny 1 Slander „ ... 2 Defamation ... ... ... 3 Six were entered. Christchurch Plate, 150 sots., with sweep* stake of 5 sovs< each. Lurline ... „. 1 Tambourine 2 Metropolitan Handicap, 100 soys., with sweepstake of 5 sots. eaoh. Twenty-one sub* scribera. Yatterina 1 Malioe ... 2 Consolation Handicap, 40 both. Miss Flat 1

Maiden Plate. — 100 sots. ; 1} miles. Redwood's Malvina, 3yr., 7sfc. 101 b -. 1 Nosworthy's Malice, syr. 9st. 51b. ... .:. 2 Nosworthy's Calumny scratched. . Malvina won easily in 2min. 53860. Railway Plate. — 50 sots. ; distance, half mile. Griffith's Defamation, 4yr., Bst. lllbs 1 Walters' Slander, aged, Bst. 111 b 2 Nosworthy'a Hatred, syr,. Bst. lltbi 3 Delmain's Miss Flat, aged, Bst. 111 b 4 Noaworthy's Envoy, syr., Bsfc. 111 b. .^. ... 5 Defamation led from the first, and won e*iily by three lengths. Slander had a good start, bat was outpaced. Canterbury Gup. — Stakes, 250 hots, j distance, 2J miles. Nosworthy's Larline, 3 yr., 7st. lib. ... ... 1 Campbell's Tambourine, 4yr., Bst< lllb. ... 2 " Brabazon's Detraotor, 4yr. 95t.... ... ... 3 Walters' Yatterina, aged, 9at. 81bs., polled op after a mile and a half of the course had been traversed. Tambonrine led three parts of the distance ; Larline then forged ahead, and won easly. Time, 4min. 13seo< Free Handicap of 50 Soys.— Defamation ... ... ... ... ... 1 Noaworthy'a NoNamo ... ... ... .;. 2 Uampbell's Harlequin ... ... ... , .;. 3 Lomas' Shadow, and Redwood's Malrin* alio ran, bat Defamation won easily.