Sporting News

Feilding Star, Volume XIV, Issue 851, 7 January 1893, Page 2

Sporting News

FOXTON RACING CLUB. The following weights have been declared by the Committee for the above Club's Hack meeting :- - Flying Handicap — Le Grand and Goodwood 9-0, Natatorial and Strike 8-10, Eve and Tramore 8-8, Miss Cole 8-7, The Toad 8-6, Pill 8-8, Waikino and Hiiia 7-6, Crystal 7-4, Aintree 6-11, Comfort 6-10, Veracity, Perjurer, Hark, Lord Lion and Master Boy 6-7. Handicap Hurdles — Nat and Unity 10-12, Respond and Cyngalee 10-10, Ben Lomond 10-7, Pumau 10-0, Shan 9-8, Elaine 9-4, Honesty 9-2, Lonely and I Huia 9-0. Foxton Handicap — Dromedary 8-10, Strike B>7, Goodwood and Melas 8-4, Le Grand 8-3, The Toad 8-2, Natatorial 8 0, Slave Girl and Tramore 7-13, Pill 7-10, Karamea 7-9, Sunday School 7-8, Huia 74, Crystal 7-0, Moumvai and Ben ! Louiond 6-11, Beeswing, Merton, Perjurer, Veracity, Hark, Lord Lion and Laitiere 6>9. Electric Handicap— Miss Cole 8-13, Waikino 8-2, Respond 8-0, Pumau 7-11, Lonely, Lady Clare, Flotsam, Tomato, Aintree, Comfort, Whitikarana, Dagworth; Moenga and Lady Blair 7-7. Stewards' Handicap — Dromedary 8-12, Strike 8-8, Goodwood, Le Grand, Melas and Eve 8-6, Natatorial and The Toad 8-4, Slave Girl and Tramore 8-1, Pill 8-0, Karamea and Sunday School 7-10, Huia 7 6, Cyngalee 7-2, Southern Queen 7-0, Mouriwai 6-13, Veracity, Merton, Beeswing, Laitiere and Hark 6-9. Melboubne, January 5. Additional entries received for the V.R.C. Autumn are as follows: — Australian Cup, Ethelbert and Melos ; Newmarket Handicap, Bungebah. Auckland, January 5. At the Wellington Park sale the whole of the yearlings were disposed of, and the total proceeds of the sale were 6201 guineas. Mr Power represented Mr S. Hordern of Sydney and was a large purchaser. It is intended to ship the racehorse St Hippo to Melbourne on the 14th inst. Merganser has been scratched for all engagements at the Wellington Racing Club's Summer meeting, and Swordbelt has been scratched for the Wellington Cup. Calcutta, Deeeinbe 28. At the Calcutta races to-day the leading event, the Viceroy's Cup, wfa, one mile and three-quarters, was won by the Australian horse Highborn.

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