SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3463, 28 March 1874, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

CHRISTCHURCH AUTUMN MEETING. , be following '.are 1 the weights deOlat&l last evening for the ' principal events at the Canterbury Autumn meeting which, will be held at Christchurch «n. April 6 and 7 Handicap Hurdle Race of 75 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each for acceptors. Distance, milas, over tennights of hurdles.

THE INTERPROVINCIAL REGATTA. r ' Kaiapoi, March,27. . In the Hokitika was wn- an A Eclipse (Wellington) a bad second, Wellington protected that took her water.unfairly. ~ ~ _The pair-oar race was won easily* jjy the 1 Fali filling ton), i Hokitika - being- ; .were five cdmpetitois in the scullers’ ra 3 was, won- V Hearn,.of Hokitika with lease.; Brown, of Wellington, second/ ' mu 8011 ’' ®brißtchuroh, third. • * ■ ■. There was an immense attendance, and the' nyer was as smooth as a mill-pobd. The cdmnuttee decided the protest raised by the Eclipse crew m their favor, on the ground that the: Hokjtika crew had. triad to take their water ‘ desperately .contested; SETTLING NIGHT. r : : ' I Last evening was’ appointed as settling night on the Jate_ race meeting, and bonse? .Muently.- the Empire hotel was crowded with bookmakers, professional and amateur,,and a large amount. of • money • changed hands The result appears generally to have been' that no one has’ done particularly well, but we were glad to find that all the mctalliciana were up to the mark and “ parted ” readily, • there was no wrangling to speak of, au'd v h6 s cause for a repetition of the scene of the preyious evening, hut Wo understand that a few non-professionals,, who , had backed their fancy, were conspicuous by their absence. It is hoped they will speedily contribute their share of the needful, or no one can be aurprised at book-makers full owing theirexample on a future occasion. The lucky, winners ot prizes in the Derby and-Calcutta sweeps received their respective amounts, and Mr Stanbrbok has given great 5 satisfaction in his capacity of secretary for those drawn at the .Empire—there not being W single hitch in a * ar 8 e nuicber which came off there., Of the amount paid by the Jockey: Club, L 1,700, Mr Red wood V team WOn LB7fi 18s ; Mr Uelamaiu took 11227 lOa? and' Mr Hazlett L 147 ss. ' ; ...

Alice Grey, 4 yrs - - 10' 10 Kato (late Kate Kearney), 4 yrs - 9 7 Scandal, aged' . i - . . - 9 0 Easter Handicap of, 100, soys, added to a sweepstakes of s6veii sorVeach; distance, one mile. T .. . st. lb. Imrlme, 4 yrs - . . g jg Calumny, 4 yrs - . . - 9 0 Parawhenua, 4 yrs - . - 8 2 Gossip, 5 yrs k. •. . 7 0 Kevoke colt, 3 yrs . . - 6 4 Great Autumn Handicap of 200 bovs added to a sweepstakes ot ten sovs each • distance, two miles. 7 Lprline, 4 yrs . . y., ... Calumny, 4 yrs - . . . 8 i 2 Castaway, 3 yrs - - . * 7 9" Kakapo, 3 yrs - . . . ‘7 9 Templeton. 3 yrs - - . . c in Defamer, 3 yrs . 1 - . . . fi 10 Gossip, 5 yrs - . . . . g- 7 Delusion,.3 yr«... Kevoke colt, i yrs * ‘ g q-