SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIII, Issue 1826, 6 August 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA, i I e*«a»s i I I’llt-WS ASSOCIATION —COI’YIiKiUT Received 8 8 p.m., August 4, Sydney, August -I At the raoes at Res bill to-day Vardo and Sandy (Now Zealand horses) ran unsuccessfully. Melbourne, August 4. Rain fell in tbo morning, but held off iu the afternoon. The Hurdle Race resulted: Realm 1, Florin 2, Meroury 8. There wore fourtoen starters. The betting was 8 to 1 against R-a!m, 5 to 1 Rod St a 6 to 1 Shamrock, 10 tj I Florin. Rattlesnake and Conqueror wore first oway from Rialm round to the stand, the istier jumping patchily. Passing thestaud the second time Sarasati was just in front. Florin and Rsalm orossod the last hurdle together. The favorite, going easily, won by three parts of a length, the time being 6.50

I'KKSS ASSOCIATION Christchureh, last night. Asteroid has bom scratched for all engagements at the Grand National meeting, The local racehorses Kilcbon Maid and Rosep’ot were shipped by the Taluno last evening to fulfil their southern engage* ments.

METROPOLITAN COMMITTEE

At a meeting of the Hiwks’d Bay Jockey Club Metropolitan Committee Mr G Hunter was noanimcu'ly elected chairman for the ensuing year.

Correspondencs was received from the Canterbury, Auckland and Wanganui Jockey Clubs, asking for reports prior to the issue of licenses.to applicants from ihe Hawke’s B iy district. The Woodvilla Jooksy Club app'ied to have certain forfeits put on the list,— Agreed to.

The jockeys 0 Mitchell, J. Lawry, J. Hereock, and H. A. Telford wrote applying for relief from the Accident Fund Rsonmuienda’ions to be made to the trustees for paymmt of relief. Licenses W’re granted as under : Trainers,—A, W. Adams, M Brown, V. H. Ccleilo, F. Davie. H. Fairbrother, L. Gray, J. G iffitb, R. Gooeeman, H. Hickey, J. Lawry, C. Lagor, 0. McGregor, M. Maher, Harrv Moore, J. Muon, J, Oldfield, P. J. PetersoD, T. Qrm'iv*n, jun., W Whita ker, J Webster, S. Waddell, H Ca innp, M. Moses, J. E Rollo, T. Green, J. McLaughlin, P. Johnston, J Cameron, A. Loyes, A. Neale, W. G. Moore, A. Masters, W. C. Woods, T. Jones, T. Ba ler, F, E. Loomb.

Gentlemen Eiders —Messrs A. Groomc, W. 11. Gainsford, A. F Douglas, H. Davis, R. C. Hopkins, C. D. Herrick, 0. Krogh, H. Taylor. Jockey Apprentices. —F. Grayland, E. Lowe, J. Percival, J. Parremure, J. Prendergast, T. Jones, D. Jarvis, Jockeys.—A. W. Adams, F. Davis, H, J Fairbrother, J. Griffith, It. Gray, J. Hall, J. Hcrcock, W. Hodder, W. Kirk, A. Lord, 0. Mitchell, J. O'Connell, P. Sweeny, D. Watt, \V. Whitaker, F Williams, N. Jenson, F. Willis, W. Woods, A. F. Neale.