SPORTING MEMORANDA.

Waikato Times, Volume XVI, Issue 1365, 31 March 1881, Page 3

SPORTING MEMORANDA.

„ r~* < t The sUding-Beat was first used 'in England., , The Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap is the biggest money run for in New Zea*^ land. It is reported that Spofforth, Bonnor and Murdoch, intend to settle in Melbourne. The Victorian Coursing Club intend to fence in the swamp paddock at Sunbury, at a cost of £1,500. , Hanlan's backers made £12,000 on him. He did the handling 'of the oars, and they did the Eandhng of the money. Aspen's victory in the NeWmarket Handicap put £4000 into Mr Whittingham's pocket. Trickett intends leaving for America, in. order to have a boat on the same principle aa Hanlan'e, constructed/ ' The fastest time for the Wellington Cup was done by Foul Play in 1880, when he did the two miles in 3mins. 37 jsec, carrying Bat 4fta. It is probatye that Mr Walters' youngster, Yattendon-Peeress colt, wijl sport silk at the Canterbury Autumn ' meeting on Easter Monday. It is said there was some disgraceful swindling between bookmakers and owners of horses at the late Dunedin meeting. . . \ Midwinter, the Australian cricketer, - has gone to England. He has made up his mind to, return to the colonies with a" team of English "cricketers. An English sporting paper says that it is understood that when • Sir Hurcules Robinson retires from the Govership of of the- Cape he intends settling in New Zealand." ' The Wanganui Club cleared £200 by means of the totalizator, the sum of £4,000 being put through the machine of which the Club received 4 per cent , and the proprietor the other 5 per cent. For the benefit of " Phaeton" and others who may have been misled by the Stud Book, I may repeat that Sir Greorere is not out of Harebell, but out of Titania. Just £200 will be given in atakes at the Hokitika Autumn races at Easter, the principal races being the Hokitika Handicap of 50 boas and the Westland Handicap Of 50 BOYS. Jack and Barney Thompson have returned from England to Victoria, very much the worse for their trip, bo far as their pockets are concerned. The income of Mackay, the Californian Bonanza King enables him to dispose of £7000 a-day : £300 an hour, ami £5 aminute. Not T>ad this, for a poor lad who left Ireland some years ago, and is now only 40 years old. Murdoch told Bannerman that bis team would play a return match with the combined team if they liked. Charley replied, " Yes, Billy,' but who's to get the sugar' — the beat team or the Other ?" No reply up to date. "On the 19th Janurry, in London, John Thompson, the Australian, had a "settoo " with the celebrated Ned Donnelly. The Australian "Jack" surprised all present, and his performance with such a scientific exponent as Professor Ned Donnelly, stamps him a downright good man, " so says the Sporting Lift, There was some tall scoring at cricket on Tuesday in the match, Melbourne v. East Melbourne. The former made 522 runs for the loss of nine wickets. Alexander made 128; Vint, 110, not out. I. D. Walker played in this match. In South Melbourne, v. Williamstown, the former made 411 for six wickets. Slight, 205, not out. The Wanganui Herald's sporting man appears to have got into a rare fog about the dam of bir George the winner of the Cup. This mare, whose name is Titania, ho in one issue of tbat paper calls by three distinct appellations, they being Kaitangata, Kaiuta^ata, aud Kaitanika. Thevare all less like the real thiny that cn&lk is like checsg. The private trotting match between the N.Z. horses, Our Pony and Native Cat, for £200 a- side, three miles, catno off on the second day of the Dunedin meeting, and resulted in a victory for Oar Pony, who had sseo. start from the fayourite, Native Cat. The betting was 2to 1 on Native Cat. The favourite broke down repeatedly, Oar Pony winning by, 250 yards. Time, Bmin 30sec. The memorable two dead heats bfSaladin and Flying Dutchman for the Australian Cup of 1872, and head victory in the deciding spin of the former, cannot yet have faded from the recollection of those who were fortunate enough to be present. Strange fo say, a parallel circumstance occurred at the Burratigong races on Friday la^t in the (Forced Handicap, when two horses, named Minnie Warren and Tall Boy, ran two dead heats for first place, and in the run-feff Minnie Warren won by a head. • ' At a recent sale in England, ten greyhounds brought 711 guineas, the highest being sold for 400 guineas and the lowest for ten guineas. , This is not in excess^ of former ; scales', Bedlamite andf Peasant Boy, two well-known hounds, each having brought 100 guineas, and for Master M'Grath, probably the moat famous dog ever bred in Ireland, his owner, Lord Lurgan, was offered the sum of £4000 ? Mr Samuel Gardener, of Beferee, Bundoondah -Park, lately gent a number of youngsters to ' Dunedin, N. Z., for sale. The following were the sales : — Messra Mason and vallance purchased a Tubal Cain— Topsy colt, for 225g3.; a Tubal Cain— Sea&hell coltj for 200g5.; a Tubal Cain— Debenture colt, for 250gs. J. Cowan purchased Cromwell— Saunterer stock, a- rising filljr, for .lOOgs,; *a, , Tub,a| Cain — Argosy filly, for 70gs.; a Lurline colt, by Flying Dutchman, and a Tubal Cain— Coquette colt were passed in at 300gs. 1? The Sydney Bulletin says : Our sporting friends will be pleased toT^jear that the final deposit for the foot-raoe between the Hon. John Lucas and the Hon. George Thornton was made at the , Assembly rooms last ' higbt. The race wUtbe run on the Ist of April,, the distance being three times , round Pitts big straw hat I ,", and' tW competitors will start at 6 a.m., 'in. order that one of them at least will pass the winning post before the timekeeper's ticker points to midnight. Sir 'John RoberWn trains Mr Lucas at the Coffee Palace? whilst Dan O'Connor does the like office for George at Uhde's. Considerable excitement was caused this raornintr by the report that, an attempt had .been' made io "get at " the fdriner , well-kribw'n ped. fey placing Wi-f <#. in! jvia ' soup, and oyster-shells in Ms boots ;*bufc s we believe there is not the slightest foundation for the rumour, and that it .is merely a Ministerial trick to rig the'betting. At a private trial, we bear,- Mr Thornton ran 250' 'yards in 3h 69m: J and only sat down'twioe to re-fill J his bellows. ' A close contest is expected, and sleeping accommodation will be' made on the groud for yisitaw. ' • Butegown.

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