SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 292, 17 December 1901, Page 3

SPORTING.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, last night, i’bo following weights have boon dodared for the Wellington Summer Meeting :

By Telegraph—Press Association. Auckland, last night.

Heavy rain fell to-day, and training ope - rations were interfered with atEllersliethis morning. Menschikoff, -Cruciform, Royal Artillery, and Helen Faucit (who with St. Michael arrived yesterday from the South), wero given easy pacing. There is now every reason to suppose that Ideal will be a competitor at the Summer Meeting. This morning sbe found supporters at 10 to 1 for the Auckland Cup, for which race the following are the latest quotations : 4 to 1 offered about Nonette, 5 to 1 offered about Bluejacket and St. Michael, 7 to 1 Beddington, 8 to 1 Battleaxe and Ideal, 10 to 1 Coronet, 16 to 1 Djin-Djin, 20 to 1 Matcroa, Formula, and Defender, 25 to 1 Mars, 50 to 1 Voice.

AUCKLAND TROTTING MEETING. Fitzgerald's trotting horses engaged at the Auckland Trotting Club’s Summer Meeting arrived from Sydney to day. A telegram from the Secretary of tho Racing Conference states that the appeal re the 0 Austerlitz case will be heard at Auckland on December 30. The following are the handicaps for tho events to be run on the opening day of tho Auckland Trotting Club’s Summer Meeting : Maiden Trot Handicap, of 30 sovs., 1. miles: Beppo scr, Bliss Irvington •2sec, Frederick and Peri osec, Erec 9sec, Miss Rue ISsee, Officer, Blackley, Joe, May, Tho Mooress, and Nicanor losce, Donczette and Detective 22see, Belladonna, K. 0., Schoolboy 24sec, Sir Robert and Look-On 25sec, Ivanhoe and Bill C.

27sec. „ Middle Class Trot Handicap, of 40 sovs; one mile nncl a half : Harold Abdallah scr, Hollywood and Pioke 3sec, Heiress and Little Ben sscc, Comet V, Carl, and Frederick 6sec, Three Kings 7sec, Fibre ISsee, La Grande 20sec. Pony Trot Handicap, of 25 sovs ; one mile and a half : Welox scr, Eric 22sec, Officer and Fibre 26see, Khaki and Negro 30sec, Little Tom and Sensation 35sec, Sandfly oGsec, Look-On and Miss Munroe (late Flirt) 37sec. December Handicap Trot of 40 sovs, If miles: Joker scr, Duke C. ssec, Lusitania, Rosebud, and Vaunt 7sec, Juliette (late Belle) Usee, Harold Abdallah 14see, Verice and Hard Caso loscc, Bliss Irvington and Holly woo I lGsec, Heiress and Empress 17soc, Comet V. and \ola Clair 19sec, Explanation 20sec, Taihoa and The Judge 2lscc. Auckland Trotting Cup Handicap, of 1 200sovs, 2 miles: What and Joker scr, Duke C. Ssec, Rosebud, Vaunt, and Little Doctor 12sec, Waitekauri, Huon Leigh, Auctioneer, and Ocean Wave 14sec, Woodbine 16sec, Viscount and Juliette (late Belle) ISsee, Harold Abdallah 22sec, Colenso. Bcppo, Balfour, and encc 24sec, Hard Case 25see, Pioke and Thorndear 26sec, Empress and Miss Huon

Electric Handicap, 1 mile : Waitekauri scr, Lusitania and Little Doctor lsec, Colenso 7sec, Peri lOsec, Explanation and K.O. llsec, Taihoa 12sec, Slim Jim 15 see, Fibre lbsec, LaGrande 19sec.

Well in gton Cup, 1£ miles. Tortulla 9 4 Sirius 7 7 Battleaxe ... 9 3 Muscovite ... 7 5 Nonetto 8 10 Kahuwai ... 7 4 Coronet 8 10 Fashion 7 3 Cannic Chiel 8 8 Windivhistle 7 3 Palaver 8 7 Magnificent 7 3 Ideal 8 6 Dundas 7 3 Okoari 8 5 Scotty 7 Mel wood ... 8 0 Queen’s Guard 7 Ostiak 7 12 Cure 7 0 San Remo... 7 9 Calibre 7 0 St Michael... 7 9 Paphos 6 11 Shannon ... 7 9 St Lyna ... 6 10 Djin Djin ... 7 9 Menura 6 9 Skobeleff ... 7 9 Plaidie 6 8 Canteen 7 7 Macintosh... 6 7 AUCKLAND SUMMER MEETING.