SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3152, 27 March 1873, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Last evening, a large concourse assembled at the Empire Hotel to settle eng.agemcnts made in connection with the late race meeting. It is satisfactory to report that there was not one delinquent named, and that the proceedings passed off in the most satisfactory manner. The lucky and unlucky ones exchanged compliments whilethe “filthy lucre” passed freely from hand to hand. The total amount of the Calcutta sweepstakes was less than that of the previous meeting by about L4OO. r ’ At a meeting of the stewards of the Dunedin Jockey Club, last evening, the case of Win. M‘.Kay, the jockey, was again considered, It will be remembered that M‘Kay was disqualified from riding on the Christchurch Course, by the Canterbury Jockey Club' last' year, for having designedly dropped bus weight while riding Medora, with the idea of obtaining second place in a race. The Dunedin Club sympathised with the decision of their northern friends, and also disqualified him from riding on the Forbury Course. The stewards, however, feeling that M‘Kay had been sufficiently well punished, airain placed his name on the liit of qualified jockeys. In answer to numerous enquiries we are requested to state that Butterfly —as published in our issue of Tuesday last—ran third for the Jockey Club Handicap.

NELSON RACER.

[By Telecraimi,] Nelson,' March 20. The races were commenced to-day. Bain fell daring tlie greater part of the day. The following are the results : [lANorcAi- llußi'Mj Each, of 40 sovs, ; entrance, 3 sova. ; over eight liighta of hnrdhfl. 14 miles. MrM ,r ioft’a hr g Dick Turpin - - 1 Mr Bowell’s Mislctoo - - - - 2 Mr M ‘lvor’s b g Tommy Dodd - - 3 There were eight acceptances. It was an excellent race between the two first horses. Time, 3min 18^eg,

Turf Club Handicap, of 80 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs, each; second horse to save his stake, miles. Mr Redwood’s b m Malvina • ■ - 1 Mr Walters’s bm Slander ... 2 Mr Walters's eh m Peeress - - - 3 It was a capital race. Time, 3min 2£sec, District Plate, of 25 sovs ; I| miles. Mr Warren’s Firctail - - * - 1 Mr Powell’s Mistletoe .... 2 Eight acceptances. Time, 2min, 20s, Ladies’ Purse, of 25 sovs ; 1 \ miles. Mr Redwood’s di g Tcrenga - - • 1 Mr M‘lvor’s Tommy Dodd - - - 2 Four acceptances, Peeress and Azelia being scratched.

THE GPLYMOUTH) MEETING. The principal race of the first day, the Greymouth Jockey Club Handicap, was especially well contested, resulting in Gossip being the winner, with Yatterina a good second, and the concluding race, the District Plate, though confined to two—Septimus and Lacenfeed—was so close throughout that those who remained to see it were well rewarded. The Hurdle Handicap introduced to this course a powerful hor*e and hurciletaker. but it is questionable if he would also have taken the money had Septimus not “collided” with Commodore through the baulking of the latter. The two and a quarter miles in the Jockey Club Handicap were gone over in 4min. 19sec., and the mile and a half in the District Plate in 2min oL^scc.; the distances in all instances having been accurately chained preliminary to this year’s meeting. For the first event on the second day, the Gold Fields Handicap, there were nine entries, but after the weights were declared, only three accepted, viz., Slander, Envy, and Gossip. This is attributed to the manner in which the handicap was made. Jt created much dissatisfaction in racing circles, as the result clearly showed—only three out of nine accepting. The three who did accept came to the scratch in splendid form and fice fettle, evidently determined to win the money. Any racing clerk in New Zealand ought to be proud, under all the circumstances of the case, to sec three such racehorses strip on their course in order to race honestly on their merits for the public money. After a good start Gossip led, waited on by Slander, Envy keeping third place. The same position was maintained all through until near the close, when Slander was called on and came up gamely, making a splendid race with Gossip on the run home, and landing a winner by half a head, amidst tremendous excitement. Eor the next event, the Hurdle Handicap of 30 sovs., two miles, there were only three entries ; we might almost say there were only two, as Royalty was never in the race, except at the start, when he made the running and then dropped off, hj aving the work to the other two. After a hard struggle the race was won by Dick Turpin by about thirty yards, after taking all the hurdles in fine style, without a single balk. For the Stewards’ Handicap there t were four entries : Yatterina, Envy, Lacenfeed, anl Prima Donna, and as the handicapping was highly satisfactory, the result was one of the finest races of the meeting, which was won after a struggle by a length by Yatterina, with Lacenfeed 2, Envy, 3 . Q. R. Anjus.