SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 4114, 4 May 1876, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

MOIOIEL RACES.

(Per Star Carrier Pigeon Express.)

The weather for the races to-day is fine, but blowy. Maungatua is covered with snow. The coux-se is in fair order, but rather heavy. There are about 500 people present. The first race started at noon. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 25 sovs. Two miles. Kildare, lOsfc 51b (J. Cotton) 1 Swaggerer, 9st 91b (Batty) 2 Native, 9st (T. Cotton) 3 Lottery, 7st ... ... ... (H. Gourley) 0 Post and Eails was scratched. Betting: Even against Kildare: 2 to 1 Native ; 3 to 1 Swaggerer ; 4 to 1 Lottery. Native led past the stand, Lottery next. Swaggerer then went up for a time, but at a mile Native regained the lead, and went round with Kildare. The hurdles were all knocked down in the first round. Swaggerer came again opposite the stand and supplanted Native, but could not catch Kildare, who won hands down. Time, 4min 20secs.

Maiden Plate, of 25 sovs. One mile and a-half. Weight foi age. Mr M'Laren’s Darkle,4 yrs ... ... (Brensil) 1 Mr Hastie’s Miss Elawick, 2 yrs ... (Hickey) 2 Mr M'Gavin’s Flying Fish, 3 yrs (T. Cotton) 3 Mr Doyle’s Nabouchilish ... ... (Watty) 0 Mr Corsan’s Merrybird, 3 yrs ... (Smith) 0 Mr Waters’s Bucephalus, 3 yrs (Malone) 0 Betting : 3 to 2 against Flying Fish ; 2 to 1 Darkie; 3 to 1 Bucephalus ; 5 to 1 any other.

A fine start. Darkie cut out the running, Miss Elswick second, Bucephalus third. They passed the stand in that order, the others all together. Going round the back of the course Darkie still led, Merrybird second, Miss Elswick losing ground. At the turn into the straight Hastie made bis effort, and Miss Elswick quickly collared Merrybird, and the two went up to Darkie. He and Merrybird fell heavily, giving Smith a shaking. A grand race ensued between Miss Elswick and Darkie amid great excitement, the latter winning on the post by the shortest of beads, Time, 3min 14secs, Handicap Trotting, of 25 sovs. Three miles. Dick, 300 yds (Cotton) 1 Darkie, scratch ... ... (Owner) 2 Jennie, 100 yds... ... ... (Brensil) 3 Evangeline, 175 yds (Jones) 0 Little Billy, 200 yds ... ... ... ... 0

Betting : Even against Darkie, 3 to 2 Jennie, 3 to 1 anything else. Darkie got away with the start, and at a mile had passed all but Dick. In the second mile Darkie led, Dick a good second, Jennie next, Evangeline and Little Billy half-a-mile behind. The last mile furnished a very exciting race between Dick and Darkie, they continually passing each other; but Dick always had the best of it, and eventually won by two clear lengths, Jennie fifty yards behind the second horse. Time, llmin. 14secs,

Taieei District Prate (Handicap), 30 sovs., with a sweepstake of 2 sovs each. 1J miles. German Louis, Bst 21b ... ... (Brensil) 1 Skybird, 6st (271bs overweight) ... (Smith) 2 Bucephalus, 6st (Gourley) dist.

The three got well away together, but Bucephalus soon took a lead of three lengths, German Louis second. This order was kept for nearly a mile, when Bucephalus unfortunately bolted off the course and into the road. German Louis then won pretty easily by two lengths. Time, 3min. llsecs.

Pony Back, of 10 sovs. One mile. Mr Snow’s Sultan ... ... (Gourley) 1 Mr Smith’s Little Dick ... (Smith) 2 Mr Waters’s Little Wonder ... (Leith) 3 Won by two clear lengths. Little Wonder bolting off the course. District Farmers’ Purse, of 25 sovs, with a sweepstake of 2 sovs each. Darkie ... (M’Laren) 1 Bucephalus, 121bs over ... ... (Pearson) 2 German Louis (George) 3 Sam ... ... ... ... (Henderson 0 Won all the way by Darkie, who came in 150 yards ahead of Bucephalus, German Louis a bad third. Time, 3min. 20secs. A protest was entered against Darkie on the ground that his owner was not a resident of the district. The protest is not yet decided.

Taieei Handicap, of 60 sovs, with, a sweepstake of 2 sovs each. Glengarry, Bst 41b ... ... ... (Batty) 1 Haphazard, 7st 101b ... ... (Smith) 2 Steamer, 6st ... ... ... (Gourley) 2 Euclid, sst 121b ... ... ... (Hastie) 0 Nabouchlish was scratched. Betting: 3t02 on Glengarry ; even agst Haphazard; 3 to 1 agst Steamer; 5 to 1 agst Euclid. After a little fiddling at the post, the only poor start of the day was effected, Glengarry getting away first, then Haphazard and steamer, Euclid last. The grey ran out wide and soon took first place, leading by a dozen lengths. He then began to come back to his horses, and Haphazard took up the running, Glengarry second and Euclid third. Haphazard gradually drew away thirty yards ahead, and odds were laid on his winning. Batty, however, rode Glengarry with great judgment, and a quarter of a mile from home began to lessen the gap between him and the leader. At the turn into the straight he collared Haphazard, and the ehesnut won a fine race by two lengths. Steamer came well up at the finish and took third place, Euclid beaten off.

THE NELSON RACES,

[By Telegraph.] Nelson, May 3. The several events resulted as follows : Maiden Plate. 1J mile. ' Mr Hives’s Morning Star 1 . Mr Stevenson’s Sir Walter .. 2 Handicap Steeplechase, 60 sovs., added to a sweep of 4 sovs. Eleven acceptances. Butcher Boy 1 Dick Turpin ... 2 Tupomuaka ’. ". 3

Nicholson rode Butcher Boy Splendidly. Don Juan’s rider fell at the fourth leap, and the horse bolted, Sultan took the lead and kept it till the water jump, when he fell. Nero, Whalebone, and May Morn were scratched, Railway Plate, 60 sovs. Weight for age. Two miles. Guy Fawkes 1 Treason ’2 roily ;;; ;;; 3 Time, 4min, B&ec. A gift to Guy.

QUEEN’S BIRTHDAY RACES

Nominations for the races to take place at Forbury Park, on the Queen’s Birthday, were made at the Empire last evening, as follows :

TROTTING RACE, Mr E. M’Laren’s g g Frost, aged Mr W. H. Taggart’s br m Jessie, aged Mr James Scott’s b m Kate, Mr Forsyth’s br g Darkle, aged Mr John Dooley’s b m Lucy, aged Mr John GoHar’s cr m Polly, aged Mr Alfred Hcllyer’s b m Lilly, 5 years Mr D. Mercer’s g g Safety, aged Mr G. Dodson’s g g Maggie, aged Mr E. Williams’s b m Jeannie, aged BIRTH DA V HANDICAP. Mr J. Stephenson’s b hj Steamer, 3yrs Mr A. Smith’s br Haphazard, 0 or aged Mr E. Eay’s br hj Tadnior, 4 yrs Mr D. Corson’s ch f Merry Bird, 3 yrs Mr H. Goodman’s cb g Glengai’ry, if yrs Mr H. Yeend’s br hj King Philip, 4 yra Mr John Lima’s br g Hob Eoy, 4 yrs Mr D. D. J. Doyle's ch g Nabouchlish, by Scud— Evangeline, 5 yrs G. Coombea’s br hj Eight Bower, 6 yrs . Mr W. Swanson’s ch g Sir William, 4 yrs , T tc, tradesmen’s handicap. . Stephenson's bhj Steamer, 3 yrs Mr A. Smith’s hr g Haphazard, 6 or aged Mr R. Ray s hr hj Todmor, 4 yrs Mr D. Corson’s ch m Seabird, 4 yrs Mr H. Goodman s ch g Glengarrv 6 vrs Yeend’s to hj j&, g

Mr John Lunn’a br g Rob Roy, 4 yrs Mr James Hastie’s cr f Miss Elswick, by Elswick' Jenuy, 2 yrs | |Mr I), D. J. Doyle’s cli g Nabouchlish, 5 yrs Mr A. Liddy’sb m May Queen, pedigree unknown, 5 yrs Mr G. Coombes’s br li Right Bower, 6 yrs Mr W. Swanson’s cb g Sir William, 5 yrs derby 1878.

Errata.—G, Mason’s Equation, by Demonstrator —Conceit, should be G. Fraser’s.