SPORTING.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2036, 28 February 1887, Page 2

SPORTING.

At the Victorian Racing I bib's Meeting on W 26th, the Eesenuon Stakes were won by bison; Volcano and Dunlop also slarttd. pae, 2m 50fe. Boot—Vale Horteuse 1, Sumatra 2, Bedmn Bime, 1m 17s. K| Newmarket Handicap by Loolnei. 2, Lando 3 ; won by a neck ; 30 started. Ledger was won by Trident. Only . Htakes, Boz, and Brunswick Stakes, Nelson is quoted at 8 to 1 Cup. AUTUMN MEETING Second Dat. list 2, Mammoo 3. Div a 200 sots, five furlongs.— 101b 1. Repose 7st 101b 2, 61b fiat 121b 2, Patrician 7st 12lb 61b. Jack 7st 41b, Silver and La Rose 7it 31b, also ran. up from tbe tuck and half a length from Tale> 2min 43}secs. Div inside, Outside, (£1) £24 Bs. one mile. —Tbe Brewer I, Divs £4 7s and £4 9s. Rocket Bst 111b 1, Silver Set S. Divs £8 ier, 150sovs.—Captain Cook 9st 131b 2, Murella 8; Won by nearly a] length. £6 was won Carnetine. M i ii FRIDAY, MARCH Sin and acceptances and entries bars the above jj^^^^^Bles—Zulu, Cribbage, Acme, Rs, Somons, KimberMinerva, Barbette, and Onp Handicap—PilgrimBa, and Satanella. Pilgrimage, Cribbage, Honey* Lagj^^^^^^B ß *. Satanella, Clyde, Somnus Honey* sacklefl^^^^^B for Flower polyanthus, primroses, violets, anbretias, and other herbaceous plants. Sow biennials that will stand and come into flower and summer. Tba following winter well :—The different larkspur, forgeU me-not eampsota, oalliopeis, Canterbury elarkia, elegaos, cowslip, dianthns, obinensis, hollyhock, sweet pea, poppy, stock. All tba above are in any garden, and if tbe they only want to be sel^^^^K Appreciated. Plant spring week of the month anemones, Uly of the valley, Ac. superior strains and remove annanHßplMve done flowering* Frnit Gardeiulßß aeoner strawberry runners are plaaMUHl after the first rains, the finer the fruit BMTaaore of them next season. Watch l|Hp| appearance of blight on apple trees, ahfjßevt it by applying neatsfoot oil, •cot water, tobacco water, or anything (Km will not injure tha bark of tbe tree. WtK My variety of appla that is subject to w m there is no permanent cure ; tbe bMt remedy is, get them worked on blight piMf Stocks, which materia ally lessens it by having no harbor at tba roots. Keep a sharp look ont at this tint# and next month aaaongat trait tree* tor a small worm, that first burrows a hols in ths wood and then round tba stock or large branch of the tree, catting oC communication of aap to the upper part. _ It doas its work at night and conceals itself in tha hols, with a web over the doorway by dtjr. Taka a bit of aoap and plug up the hale. Kitchen Garden.— Sow autumn onions for spring planting ; any at tha Tripoli, Brown and Whits Spanish. Tomatoes will ripen it placed in a warm situation on a shell. Sow golden ball tnrnip second or third week ; and prickly spinach if not already done. Plant out as large a breadth of cabbage, Ac., as possible, as there is always a dearth in winter.