SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3464, 30 March 1874, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

WAIKOTJAITI RACES. The following are the entries for these races, which come off on the Ist April

TROTTING MATCH. A trotting match was arranged to come off this tnorning at an early hour, for L'so a-sidp, between Mr G. Dodson’s mare Modesty and Mr J. M‘Neß’s Maggie, a wellknown bookmaker backing the former to give Maggie 360 yards start in, we believe, four miles. Notwithstanding the bad weather, a good number of people assembled to witness the race, but some misunderstanding arose through the absence of the starter appointed and also with reference to a referee, and the match was consequently declared off, to thei great disappointment of those

present. , PIGEON MATCH.' A handicap pigeon match was fifed on Saturday afternoon at the Forbury, entrance, L 3 25.; first prize L2O, second LIO, third L 6; seven birds each. Mr Redwood was chosen handioapper by the competitors. That gentlemen missed his first bird, but killed the remainder; Roberts, Charlett, and Rourke killed five each. Mr Redwood took first prize, and on shooting off the ties, Roberts took second, and Charlett third. Six competitors then entered for a guinea sweep, Edwards and M‘Donald taking first and second prizes respectively. A third match was won by M ‘Donald. The weather was favorable for good shooting, but the birds were not very lively, and a much better show would have been made by several of the sportsmen had it not been for the disgraceful behaviour of a mob of book-makers who would scarcely allow a shot to be fired until they had got “ something on ” it. On future occasions it would be advisable to have these gentry roped off a certain distance from the firing point, as it cannot tend to a quick, steady aim to have “three to two on the bird ” yelled in a man’s ear just when about to fire. BILLIARD MATCH. A. match at English billiards, 300 up, for L 5 a-side, was played at the Empire Hotel this afternoon, between Mr Nesbitt, a visitor from Wellington, and a player who hails from Invercargill. The latter started off with the lead, the balls breaking well for him from the start, and ho reached 106 when ■ Mr Nesbitt was only twenty-eight. The

P*»y cbmtintfe 4 to any fn<S en i %°?g>?ut, tb6 play. t^ ea Mr IN es bit Hosing by 102 points. nren^i h< l P . rogr^8 , Of tbe * dispute c rred as to whether a oertain.stroke was foal i” oheifibukMde. of * the who imbiediatdy made a good break. EVen if it *5“ think Mr Nesbitt was too far behind to; have won amate rial difference would certainly have beea made.•

MAIDEN PLATE. Mr Nihil’a ch g Harkaway, 4 yrs - - 8 8 li Mr Campbell s br g Erin-go-bragh, aged 9 4 Mr Beal’s cbg Reindeer, 3 yrs - - 7 8 Mr Cameron’s' oh. h Topthorne, '4 yrs - 9 0 Mr Cameron’s ch g Tommy Fit. 4 vrs - 8 11 MrClark’sbg Tommy, aged . . 9 4 Mr Cowan’s b f Garrick Maid, 3 yis - 7 8 PUBLICANS* PURSE. Mr Paterson's bk g Blackbird, aged . 9 4 Mr Paterson’s bm Maid of thd Mill, aged - . . .9 4 Mr T. M‘Kay’s oh g Rufus, aged - 9 Mr Roberts’s Schoolboy (late Antelope),4 Mr.Nelme’s b h Faugh-a-Ballagh, ,3 yrs 7 4 8 WAIKOUAITI HANDICAP. Mr Paterson’s b m Maid of the Mill. ■ ■ aged - - ... g 0 Mr Swanston’s b h Border Lad, aged - 7 7 Mr Nelme’s b K Faugh-a-Ballagh, 3 yra - 5 7 SELLING RACE. Mr Swanston’s b g Mistletoe, aged - 10 4 Mr Paterson’s r m Bounce, aged - - 9 4 Mr Clark’s b g Tommy, aged - -9 4 Mr Cowan’i b f Garrick Maid. 3 vrs - 7 8 }f r jNelme’s b h Faugh-a-Ballagh, 3 yrs- 7 11 Mr T. M Kay’s ch g Rufus, acred . 9 A Mr Roberts’s Schoolboy (late,Antelope) aged - . - - . . 9 4