SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 4034, 31 January 1876, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

The thine tan Jockey dab have fixed ' their annual meeting for the 25th and 26th of February. Those interested in sporting matters will be glad to learn that in July will be published the first number of the “Now : Turf Register,” which will contain reports.,, of races, throughout the Colony , lor . the season, nominations for coming events, a digest of the racing rules current in New ; Zealand, statistics of racing lists of the winners of the principal events in Eng-' and Australia, and a quantity of other tSoful information. A completeand'reliable* work may bo anticipated, for it is ,1b being compiled by Mr Charles Elliott, editor of the . “New Zealand Stud Book,” a well-known aqd much appreciated work. 'Another pedestrian feat is about to be attempted by E>ecl Wain, who recently , walked 100 miles in twenty-four hours. He " has backed himself for L 75 level to walk . 112 miles in forty-eight hours, carrying a ' 561b bag of flour the whole distance. The match trill probably come off in the drill shbd. Articles have beendrawn up Sind ate to be signed this evening, when the time , will be fixed. The members of the Dunedin Gun dhb. met at Edwards's paddock at Green' , Island on Saturday afternoon, ahdfired twb - sweepstakes, five birds dach. Ih; ttih. fitot" v . sweep, T. Dodson • won the firstnrigift. ;{£■ >. Clayton and Reid divided and Edwards, sen., - > prize of the second sppep tpaa divided by Anderson and Edwilbde, jim.; &e second ly' . S.; Clayton andoßeid?; ?and‘the catriedoff by - was rather dull, and the shooting mot ‘tip s %>v ; thh usual average.-.* I