SPORTING.

Wanganui Herald, Volume XXV, Issue 7325, 28 January 1891, Page 2

SPORTING.

Racing Fixtures.

January 29— Turakina J.C. Hack Meeting. January 81.— Canterbury J.O. Summer Meeting. February 18 and 19— Egmont Racing Olnb Summer Meeting. February 26, 27, 28.— Dunedin J.O. March 5. — Marton Jockey Club. March 11 and 12 — Wanganni J.O. Autumn Meeting. March 17.— Waverley-Waitot&ra Eaoing Club. March 17.— Sandon Hack Haotng Club's Annual Meeting. March 17 and 18.— Hawke's Bay J.C. Autumn Meeting, March 24 and 25.— Napier Park B.C. March 30.— Feilding Jockey Club. March 30 and 31— Canterbury J.C. Autumn Meeting. March 80 and 31.— Auckland B.C. June 25— Hawke's Bay J.C. Winter Meeting. CJ.C. Autumn Meetine, 1893— Challenge Stakes of 2000 sovb. Notes by "Pakeha," Orlando has chnnged hands, having been bought by a well-known Victorian sportsman, and shipped by the s.a. Haurofco. The jockeyis Koss Heaton, J. Priest, and A. Williams have returned to Auckland from Australia. The Taranaki horse, Macaroni, was to have been taken to Auckland last Sunday for the purpose of fulfilling his engagements 1 1 the Takapuna races, run to-morrow. The Sandon Racing Club aro inviting tenders for the erection of a grand stand. Silvio, who broke down badly in the Auckland Steeplechase, was sold the other day at a nominal figure. At a meeting of the Patea B.C. Stewarts, held last week, the action of the secretary and Mr Gt. Williams in the matter of the appointment of Mr Honry as handioapper, was confirmed. Lady Mersey ana foal, purchased by Mr Cfoodson, of Hawera, at the Sylvia Park sale, had arrived nearly home, and when being taken out of a truck at the railway station, the mare slipped, and fell on the foal, one of whose legs she hroke. The foal's leg was set, and is, according to tho latest accounts, getting on all right. Bungebah is first favorite for the Newmarket Handicap, with Maivol next in demand. A telegram stated that Marvel was scratched for the Australian Cup, but it should have read Muriel instead. At a special meeting of the Hawke's Bay Jockey Club, the jockey W. Shaw was disqualified for throe months for having ridden at the Qisborne meeting knowing that he was disqualified at the time. Mr Win. Lyons, the owner o£ the Carington Stakes winner, Too Soon, armed in > Auckland last week on a brief visit. He is well-known in New Zealand, having formerly been a partner of Mr Blaikie, the' Auckland nmtallican. Bewi has added one more to his numerous list of. victories in selling races at the Williamstown (Vie.) meeting on December 27, when he won the Disposal Stakes of 100 soys., 6 furlongs, with 7st 31b up. Odds of 5 to 1 wero laid on him. He found a purohasor in Mr J. W. Kirk at the figure of £KS. Mr F. Bell's hone Waiter won tho Hurdles at tho Cranbourne racos (Mcl* 1 bourne) on the 7th inst., with lOst 21b up. He beat a field of four and was ridden by GK iaing. It was rumoured in Palmerston on Satur. day that there would be some interesting revelations in regard to the horse Moonee, which paid the sensational dividend of £131 at the Wellington Summer meeting. A well-known '• sport" was interesting himself in the case, and expressed his intention of taking proceedings in the matte?. Tho Wftverley ana Waitotara Racing Club havo drawn up a first class programme for Tuesday, 17th March (Bt. Patrick's Day.) The following are tho events: — Handicap Hurdles, of 25 soys ; Flying Handicap, of 30 soys ; Catch Weights, 10 soys, imile ; Bailway Handicsp, of 80 soys ; Post Stakes, 10 iovs, imile ; Waverley and Waitotara Cup of 65 soys, ljmiles ; Ladies Bracelet, of 15 soys; St. Patrick's Handicap, of 30 soys ; and Forced Handicap of 15 soys. Nominations clo3e with the secretary, Mi Walter Symes, on Wednesday, 18th February, at 8 p.m. Sir Modred'B son Tournament has won in stakes in America the total of 83,305d015. His owner Senator Hirst, won 108,685d01f1. during the season, so Tournament is responsible for nearly four-fifths of hi« winnings. A daughter of Sir Modred, Gloaming, won 5,040d015. in stakes. Sir Modred should be well up in the list of stallions, for the winnings of his stock will be more than 100,000d015., or £20,000— not bad for* a horse only in his second season in America. The Alameda has taken the following blood horses for 'Frisco from Australia: Suwarrow, by Snowden fromPhizgig ; The Hook, by Fishook— Juliet ; Chesterfield, by the Marquis— Lamorna, which brought 1500 guineas at C. B. Fisher's sale j Fitz Tubal, by Tubal Cain— Minnie Warren; Plenty, by Suwarrow — Curline, dam of Darebin j Localiit, by the Marquis— Loyal Peeress, dam of Loyalstone. The stock belongs to Samuel Gardiner, of Bundoora, and are in charge of Mr B, E. Do Lopez. They are a trial shipment to test the Anwncan market. The sale of thoroughbreds at Hobartville (N.8.W.) realised 7618 guineas. TheTrenton—Paquita colt was sold to Mr Wilton, of Victoria, for 600 guineas ; the Trenton — Mona colt brought 410 guineas, and the Trenton — Geraldine colt 560 guineas. These were the highest prices' The Turakina Baces take placa to-morrow, nnd as the Club have .received excellent acceptances for the majority of the events a first-class day's racing may be looked forward to. The hurdles number five acceptors and should bo won by Songster with Doncaster as his nearest attendant. For the FlyingHandioap sixteen have cried content and the finish should be between Oaklands, Hiamoe, and Ben Bolt. For the Turakina Handicap fourteen are still left in, the winner of which should come from the following horses— Sunbeam, Oaklands, or Waltonia. " Musket," in New Zealand Mail, says : " If I may be permitted to hazard one gueas it is this : Mr fi. J. Mason will start trainin Australia, and a syndicate, with Mr G-. G. Stead as chief, will supply him with horses. Yaldhurßtwill be turned into a stud farm, and Mr Dan Boborts, an old and faithful servant of r Stead's, will presido there, and New Zealand racing will be olinost entiroly given up, as it will not pay. We shall see. This id of course, pure «pco-r ulation on my part.