SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5464, 16 January 1896, Page 1

SPORTING.

■ -'. ' :. '♦ — — t POVEETY BAYTUEF CLTJB: ..; [Peb.Pbess AsspciAruoN.] GISBOENE, jW 15. The Poverty Bay Turf Club's annual race meeting was commenced to-day. The sum of .£2463 was passed through the totalisator, which' is .£620 more than was handled at the corresponding meeting last year. The following are results :— „.F IRST HANDICAP HUBDLEEACB, of 60 , . 6ovs; diia mile and thrfie-cittftrterg—DoiialdM'Kia- : Mm 12st 41b. 1 ; Disturbance lOat 101 b, 2 • Lignite >, 986, 3. Dividend— jG3 9b, ■ - }■ '■'FIRST HANDICAP HACK HUBTXLE EACE, of ; .■■•'• •25 so'vs'j ' one mile andahdlf— CynoSurel. Divi-: .dend-^E2 08.- " '■• ' . TAUBANGA STAGES HANDICAP,' of 160&OVS j : ■ one mile and a half— Perkin 7flfc 71b, 1; Eetribu- • , tion7Btl2lb,2; Freelance 7st 61b", 8. Scot Free 7st, ■'. *121 b, KSng^Cannitml ; 7st 61b, lord Baven .7et 21b : :, -and Bulldog 6at 51b also staj-fead. ,\W:*n bya'lengtß. , rji^ier-Slmin 41tiec, > iMvidtsrid JB7. • ;.: > . „. ■ ' .'^CUBBY EACE, of 10 '• soys; four furlongs— ' 'linna,!. Timer-SOfsed. 1 Dividend— £2 4s. • COUNTY STAKES HANDICAP, of 40 soys; < one mile— Cocheco 7st 121 b, 1; Derby 6st 71b, 2; ■ Zillab. 7st 21b, 3. lime— linin 47sec. Dividend— •«1198. • ,;..;.,;■. . . . .; . /■:■■ ■;■.■ . ■■■ :., : BHOBTS HANDICAP, of 20 soys ; fonr furlongs —Creeper 1, Brian Bora 2, Sunrise 3. Time— s3sec. .Dividend— «lse. . ...• • PLYING JBANPICAPi of 60 boys j six f nrlbngs— Booby 6st Hlb., 1 ; Zillab. 6st 101 b, 2 ; Freelance Bst, ,:".•».. .DiViden,d-^EBJ7Bi;.-.. ,..;...,,, :/■...;■■• v'-r •■ ' , ■ HANDIOAP 1 FL AT BidS.'br .40 povß } one,inil«j — Glenrose 1, Goodshot 2, Aphony 8. TMe— lmin ifisei?.; Dividend— £2 sa. , . i ' -', - ; Acceptances for the Dunedin Cup andj • Publicans' Handicap, to be run at :the ' Autumn Meeting of the Dunedin Jockey Club, close to-day. ;.''■■:/ /' . •■ The stewards . of the Plumpton Park' Eacing and Trotting Club met yesterday, .'and disqualified Cormack, the owner, of the horse Here-I-Go, for five years • the driver,- --■ • ; "W. Stokes, during the pleasure of the club; and F. Smith for two years for giving . misleading evidence. The horse was dis- , qualified for ever. , WELLINGTON, Jan. 15. ' 'lliere is but little ..wagering over the ' Cup, backers being content to wait for the day. Stepfeldt is the ruling favourite, while Lady Zetland, BesMe M'Carthy, The , Shrew and Lorelei are nibbled at. The Auckland candidates have .arrived at the Hutt, and the southern/ I contingent is] ' expiected on; Sunday. '■■■■■ • '• . / ! ,