Sporting News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 156, 31 December 1894, Page 2

Sporting News.

(Per Press Association.) Sydney, Dec. 29. The Summer Cup was won by Blarneystone, The Friar 2, Florrie *3. Time, 3min. 4£sec. Fifteen horses started. The betting was— 4 to 1 agst The Trier, Bto 1 Florrie, 10 to 1 Loyalty, 12 to 1 Blarneystone. The last mentioned and The Trier fought out a great race, Blarneystone gaining tbe judge's verdict j by only a head , Florrie four lengths away J third. 1

At tbe annual sale of thoroughbred stock by Hunter and Nolan, at Auckland, j tbe following were the principal sales : — i Major George's stock: Chestnut filly i yearling by Nelson Sister Agnes, 40 J guineas, Power, of Sydney, for Mrs. | Hordern. Allison Bros, stock : Chestnut m colt by St. Leger — Tamora, 140 guineas, J Donald M'Leod ; chestnut colt by Nelson 4 -Mystery, 40 guineas, W- Adams. I Stock reserved: Major George's The ] Workman, by Robinson Crusoe, at 500 guineas ; Mr J. Livingstone's bay filly, one year old, by Cuirassier— Ladybird, three-quarter sister to Lottie, 300 guineas offered, withdrawn for 350 guineas.

' "' " 'g ' " Sport " snpphes us with the following tips for the first day's races at Bulls, which takes place to-morrow:— Grand Stand Haudicap.— L-ish Twist 1, Monte Carlo 2, Rangipuhi 3. Rangitikei Cup— lrish Twist 1, Westmere 2, Musket 3. Flying Stakes Magazine 1, Kalmea 2, Cheque 3. Handicap Hurdles— Rangipai 1, Bono* voree 2, Sunbeam 3. Hack Hurdles— Narrate 1, Eahurangi 2, Splitlink 3. Hack Flat — Hotspur 1, AUington 2, I Nile 3.