SPORTING.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1875, 25 August 1886, Page 2

SPORTING.

•• Augur " writes that •• an attempt is to he made iu New South Wales to restrict the running of two year-olds. Hitherto it has not been considered necessary to interfere with them, but of late the minor Clubs have introduced two*year-«ld races into their programmes as early ns the month of August, and as this is considered detrimental to the interests of the turf, as well as prejudicial to the future of *’' a thoroughbred stock of the colony, Mr H. Austin has fiiven notice that at, the next general meeting of the members or .he Australian Jockey Club he will submit tire following motion ‘ That from and after October 1. 18SG. no two-year-old race (Util be iuu for io New South Wales prior to the first two year old evpit included in the Australian Jockey Club programme. 1 While there may be ht'le or do objection to Mr Austin's piopo- tlou, it savours of selfishness ou the part of the lending Club to make an attempt to s jull out the two-year-old event of the H iwkesbnry Kaco club I may as < ineiiii m that Mr Austin's motion, even if carried, would sot prevent iW i-u®' oids no niog lor race* O j n to them and horses of three-ycar-olt a>d upwards, for it does not stipulate tb ■’ ‘t o two van-old shall rnn before the m ndi t{ September,’ which would be far more in accordance wiih the wiAesof ratting m n r, but that no two v«aio!d race shall be rut It piiort.. the A J C- meotwg. is iitni-iiiled us I have suggested the Hawke*, bury Club would oot he interfered with, and there would he etiicrul fiction ftlfiong those who own two-year-olds, ’

Nominations for the following Maslertea Opaki events close on He; letr.be: Ut Chum, pagne Stakes Summit Meeting l*-87. Masterton Opaki Derby Summer 1888. Nomina ation in each case I sov. ASHBURTON HUNT MEETING. The Ashburton Hunt Club Meeting wac held yesterday. The following are inc results ;—Hurdle Race—Mr J. Corbett's Captain 1, Mr J. Warner’s Wrangler 2. Mr Oriffen’s Marmion 3. Totalicator £2 10s. Hunt Club Cup—Mr G. Rhode's Ben Hl, Mr J, Corbett's Captain 2, Mr J. Smith’s Rajah 3. Totalizator £2 2s.