SPORTING NOTES.

Evening Star, Issue 4134, 27 May 1876, Page 2

SPORTING NOTES.

At Reidston, on the Qneen’s Birthday, the weather was very fine, and the race meeting highly successful, Mr M, Evans’s b g Wild Rose won the Maiden Plate of 15 sovs, beating five others. For the Hurdle Race of 20 sovs, weight for age, Bushman was made a warm favorite, but old Bob Apples (now twenty-three years of age), after baulking once, took his hurdles in splendid style, and won easily ; Colleen third. He was bought in by his owner for 25 sovs. The Reidston Handicap of 25 sovs, Mr T. M‘Kay’s b g Hector (7st 21b) won on the post from Mr Evans’s b m Kathleen (Gat 71b) and Kambleaway (fist 21b). Sir William and Wild Rose were scratched for this, and reserved for the Cup. The Cheroot Scurry was won by MGregor on Hector. Next came the Reidston Clip, for which Sir William, who was handicapped at Bst 121b, but carried 9st 101b, was backed at 2tol on him. The pot boiled over, however, for Wild Rose (7st 81b) won in a canter by a dozen lengths. The Selling Hack Race of 10 sovs was won by Mr Allan’s Cocky Bob. The veteran Bob Apples was wmuingeasily when a cow ran across the course, Iloh tried hard to jump over the cow, but eould not clear her, and Bob, cow, and jockey all rolled over together. The rider was not hurt, and Bob Apples and the cow raced off together down the course. The Bullook Drivers’ Race was wou by Mr B. Coleman’s ch m Sultanr, and Mr M. Evans’s b m Kathleen lauded the Consolation Stakes of 10 sovs.

«c tte apoiiang writer to the Southern L rose, gives the following parti* culara of the proposal of the AuckLmd aportmg community to raise sufficient money to purchase the freehold of the recreation ground at Lllerslu;: -The proposed plan to accomplish this end by a grand Art Onion is a good one, and likely to meet with the support of the public* especially when, it is considered that a distribution of priz-s on the Art Union principle to the value of L 3.000 will take place. The objects the, promoters in view may be thus summarised; 1. The collecting of a sum of mo - oy sufficient to purchase the freehold of the Recreation Grounds at Ellcrslie, which are now used by the Auckland Racing Club, and permanently establishing them as publio recreation grounds and generally as a plaice for publio amusements, which will require a sum of L 5,000. 2. The collecting a emu of money to be appropriated to the encouragemeut of agriculture and industries in the Province of Auckland, say, the sura of L 1,600. 3. The collecting of a -sum of money to be appropriated amongst the different charitable institutions in the Province of Auckland, say the sum of LSOO. 4. The collecting of a sum of money to be appropriated in the distribution of works of amongst those holders of tickets who shall win prizes, as follows First prize, a magnificent dinner service in gold, value, L 1.000; second prize, a silver tea and coffee service, value, LI50; third prize, a splendid inlaid drawing-room table of New Zealand woods, value Iws; fourth prize, a magnificent timepiece with side ornament, value L4O; fifth prize, a lame oil painting—New Zealand scenery, value LSO; thirty prizes, consisting of statuary, vases, and other articles of vertn, valued at LlO each, L 30 0; fifty prizes, paintings in water colors, valued at 1.6 ea j l ’ » twenty-five prizes, engravings and chromo lithographs of celebrated paintmgs, valued at L 3 each, L 75 ; two hundred pnzes, of various works of art, valued at L2 each, L 40 0; six hundred and ninety pnzes, gold medals, valued at LI each, L 690 ; total value of prizes, L 3.000; ex. penses, L 500; total, L 10,600. This ar* rangement of prizes shows an average of one prize in every ten tickets. The number of members is limited to 10,000 at LI Is each ticket.

In the local paper Mr John Haggle, who was requested to act as timekeeper, gives the following description of the young pedestnan Glecson s fcut of walking seven mUes against time in the Oamaru Volunteer Hall last week :—“ There was a very poor house indeed it was no house at all, there being not mere than twenty people present." I _ was persuaded to act os timekeeper, wishing to satisfy my own curiosity. 1 started the pedestrian at twenty-five minutes' . I®* He did the first mile in 7min. (tlurty-five laps to a mile) ; second mile, /Jmm. ; third mile, 9min.; fourth sixth mile, lOmin. lOsec, ; seventh mile. Bmm. SOsec. He appeared to do this feat with perfect ease, showing no signs of distress, He walks fair heel and too, aud, in niy opinion, is the best walker X have seen in the Provinces of Otago or Canterbury I have seen Edwards, Scott, M‘Gregor, Stuart in fact all the cracks of both Provinces. ‘ Young Gleeson does not indulge in those half-trotting, half-walking spurts, which, in my opinion, tmd the opinion of many others, spoil the action of a good walker. It will be seen, by the time for each mile, that hf> did the seven miles in 68min. 3lisec.”

• Hakin has commenced business in Melbourne as a commission agent, ami ™ong the list of stock ho has on sale am* the Aew Zealand brood mares Mermaid (with Traducer foal at foot), Malice (with foal bv . Blue Boy), and Deception (with foal by Tra- • ducer). There are also the yearlings La Loup, Watersprite, Mufti, and Tribune; the two-ycar-old Fallacy; aud the sires Sian* dcrer and Traitor,

The Home sporting correspondent of the Australasian' reports that Petrarch (recently sold to Lord Dupplin for L 10.500) is still farst favorite for the Two Thousand Guineas aoid the Derby. Twine the Plaiden, next io I'lirt the best favorite for the Oaks, is reported to have given signs of being a roarer. Ihe following was the betting (in March) oa the Two Thousand and Derby

- , , , _ TWO THOTJSAKU GUINEAS. 2 to 1 agst Petrarch 16 to 1 agst Maelstrom « •• Kaleidoscope 20 to 1 Julias Ctasa 2n ° ] .. King Death lltol „ Father Claret 2lto I „ Fetterlock

_ . , BEBBT. sto I ogsl Petrarch j« to 1 agd Ha: drada " ?^ ylarl f 20 to 1 » M do Plumy ” vn U w ral J; oU •• PeMerlook T fA°A ” 4 11 Heart f t<)l BayWyndham 14 to 1 o.' Forerunner S3 to I „ Julia* Ceur From 40 to 1 upwards auythiug else.