Sporting

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 116, 24 March 1891, Page 4

Sporting

ThtJHpproaching iEaster /Meeting of Ihe. Feiliiiug .. Jockey Club, ought to turn; (out /a successful gatherings ; aud some good sport will undoubtedly be witnessed.- .backers are puzzled in attempting to spot the for the Handicap aud Flying:, (the only races for! : •yhich:, the handicaps have been ad justed;),, and up. to the present time those -events are very open indeed. Mr- Hiury is no: doubt highly flattered Viy tue'spiendid acceptances, only four dropping out, iand the, club has every reason to be proud of his adjustments ao'far.— -I- will- defer further remarks on "'this 1 "meeting-still 1 Saturday next. A fine Summer's day was enjoyed ior< thft- ; -SaQdp'n.vßaceSt,last Tuesday, liut^ouly a /.fair number, of spectators 4i vailed themselves of witnessing the lueetiug^jrhe victory of Eos in the Sandou Handicap was exceedingly ■popular^ r ,Alr " Johuuy" Green ■was congratulated on all sides. E>6s, AvborwaV) let fcrout ofbtheilist of'actieptaucesAwhen telegraphed, fairly "walked" home, and was: .never • troubled; —The favorite -Wairua ap .peai-ed "to ' have =■ a ve j yl good sHd w by - his ' '■'•Marton - but be ■liuishe'd'Out ofsplaee,- 'wKieh was iiot a very 'i good: start for bis) new owner, Mt iPauletti. . c rDoncasterri ;(St- vLeg er-r-Druid dam), a five upstanding gelding [t,He- Trial .'iliirdles . aitd "Tramway -i-H^ndicap. Th"c Ma T rt\)ii i: contingent "*• took the bulk "6'f 'the* .prize 'money, Mr -JR. Thurston anriexi'n'g" — th'e^ TriaT --'Hurdles. and; TiFam\v,'ay! Handicap, with Doncaster/ 'Maiaeuv'.Av'ith.^.JSfiobeJ'* and . Ported '.with ' Fib ; .Mr j.; .Green the '- Handicap with, iioa i.; and Mr Col'emau the" J Bracelefc with : Madgono'ho,' (who I Understand is by the defunct Bylong.) Orn^ha' -won the? Flying easily from Siriusjj.who woujd>, ; haye troubled the Armament marec/'at the. . finish had he . stunted; a f resh : , horse, and not have :. run in the .Handicap. The Handicap . Hurdles proved a soib thing for j ? -iOoloiii^Z "IGorCoa'a Yardman j " tiriflgfafter \ie r i^nd f^uue. a,, ; uiiie.i Noxt j _.y .eaJrnlvhope |be i.(jlu:b'i wiilv have the j - gorse i'euee liimined, so that; the! can see a race run without J ■ -being. compelled to go in tHe stand, 1 ■^ wbicli>was sioiiiar to levying blaok- . mail?* Mr "Charlie J '" :; FitJiHerbert, of r « -Cinder, Hill j Mtikiup, --br^dj Sentinel, '--tbejyiuner of tKe'two,Huicile races at WanganjUi recently, wlipjis by Qapai .believe Mr Fitz- j T Herbert., parted /with tne dam'for the j •i ino'des^'um of £7, ' to -1 a "local' "gentle- - man, ir who.iß now : shaking, han'as with | ". himself on his purciiase', and has raised . Ducb^esSfi Beiliug. price jai twfle. Mv lTitzHerbert has iiwo good brood mares I , in Escape andOßayieaf, sand we will j chance yi. seeing .the latter tilly, K .lmea, -. make, flier' debut, at. Easter.;, May she ; r ; prove. yaaji good oiftSi her,, 'half, sister Laurel, but " I hae ma doots." SfFeY •Hiaml)e's~ record 'of two .» secoiiusiand ia third !at' Sandon,Mr J. G. Wilson disposed of the Somnus geid- - ing to!Mr J. P061e./.;;:iU 1(1 • .; Mr McGrath, of Awahuri, has ex,e •c'tianged Wairua's sister for Mr Jja^.J6 ? a?fGaptain4Bby'tbh ; /;wh'p should - pruvt! . u.goud cross-country horse, as 'i Jie of bone and 3 iiius(:lf«,-an(i!.l think' hie will be heard ..■ <jf -iu ad ya utage -later- on. jfir • p Butler's" horses, -including „«?. -'UrH'i:k.-.aot and Artillery ; : are in the js sale list.^ -'■'■■'■'■ <;•-■} =^^Sv. ii '