Sporting

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 70, 1 December 1887, Page 2

Sporting

[PEE UNITES PEBBB ASiOCIATIOX.j Napibb. November 29. The following nominations were received to-night, for the Hawke's Bay J.O. Boxing Day meeting : — Christmas Handicap. — Pearl, Miss Dargon, Eirulet, Silence, Whisper, Melville, Deceiver, Orwell, Waterfall, Serpentine, Falconet, Kupe, Waitiri, Strenuous. Expelled, Salisbury, Sylph, Otupapa, Abraham. Hurdles. — On Trial, Uranus, Echo, Denbigh, Bideawee, Owehomo, Eimu, Premium, Volcano, Clyde, Cheviot. Hastings Handicap. — Pearl, Kupe, Waterfall, Serpentine, Deceiver, Orwell, Waitiri, Expelled, Falconet, Warama, Strenuous, Premium, Rivulet, Silence, Otupapa, Scylla, Eifleman.

Wellington, JN oyember 30 The weather is fine, and the attendance fair for to-day's races. Flying Stakes. — Tongariro, 1 ; Little Scrub, 2 ; Giriri, 3. Won easily. Dividend, £1 9s. Hurdle Handicap. — Kangaroo, 1 ; Rata, 2 ; Reputation, 3. Hutt Park Spring Handicap.— Laurel, 1 ; Rivulet, 2 ; Administrator, 3. Dividend, £2 9s. Grand Stand Handicap. — Tongariro, 1 ; Little Scrub, 2 ; Smooth, 3. Dividend, £1 6s. This Day. Fine weather for to-day's races, but the attendance is limited. Local Handicap. — Fabrication* 1 ; The Shah, 2; Smooth, 3. Hurdle Handicap. — Rata, 1. Reputation was the only other starter, but baulked after going a mile, leaving Rata to win by a quarter of a mile.

The Wanganui Harmonic Snc'ety will gire a performance ©f lolanthe in FeiUN ing. on Thursday Bth inßtant The advertisement rame to hand too late for publicalioa to-day. Photographs of the performer)) may be Been at Mr Carthrw's. If was rumoured in Feilding la*t night that Mr Solomon Abrahams had been elected Mayor of Palmerston, har» ing beaten his opponent by twenty -five votes. The Palmers ton agent of the j Press Association ift silent oo the sUbjeet.