SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 2, Issue 276, 29 September 1879, Page 3

SPORTING.

" Pegasus," in the Dunedin Star, publishes the following statistics for the past . year The number of meetings and added money in Otago have been 41—£8,311; Canterbury, 3o—£7 430: Auckland, 45£6)346:. Wellington, 17—£5,732; Hawkes' k Biiy, 13—£2,740; Taranaki, 7—£1,627 : SWestland, 5—£115; Marlborough, 2 I £456 ; Nelson, nil-nil: Grand National j Steeplechase, I—£soo. This is an inI crease over the previous season of seven- ' teen meetings and £4, 790 in stakes. Tlie (only Provincial District which shows any iubstantial decrease in prize monies is Bestland, with £075, ■The largest amount of added money at "single meeting is furnished by Dunedin, —L1,297. The number of meetings with added money were; Canterbury, 2 "L 3,258 ; Duuedin, 3—L325; Auckland, 3—L2,180; Wellington, 1—L1,440: Wanganui, 2—L1,275: Oamaru, 1-LOOO ; 1—L900; Taranaki, 2-L875, The rest are singlo meetings under L7OO. The stable winnings were:—Ray, L 3,875 ; Mason and Vallance, L 3.039; Neilson, O'Brien, and Robinson, L 2,881; Butler, L 1.725: G. gfead, L 1,502 ; Mailock, L 1,295 ; Mclvor, LI ,045; Goodman, L 1,012 : Walters, L 555 ; Gibson, Lsls; Maritana caps the list of winners, with L 2,415; Pinfire, L 1,385 ; Agent, L 1,330 ; ■Mota, LI,010; Fishhook, L 833 ;Nemo, L 745; Ohancelior, L 677 ; Teuipleton, LGG9; Foul Play, LC9I: Otawa, L 515; Longlands, L 492 ; Te Whetu, L 475 ; Sinking Fund, L 445; Camballo, L4IG; Merlin, L 415; and twenty winners under L4OO, Natator figuring for L 278.