SPORTING NOTES.

Globe, Volume XXIV, Issue 2562, 24 June 1882, Page 3

SPORTING NOTES.

[From the “Weekly Press.” 1 Prom a glance over the proof sheet of the O.J.C. Metropolitan programme, we are enabled to lay before our readers the additions that have been made. It will be seen that on the first day there are set down for decision six events, including a new event, the Bicoarton Handicap of 100 aovs ; three-quarters of a mile. On the second day there are seven events. The first is a Juvenile Plate of 150 sovs, with a sweep of 5 sovs added, for two and three year olds, weight for age, with penalties and allowances : five furlongs. This takes the place of the old Maiden Handicap of 100 sovs. An addition is, however. made in the Epsom High Weight Handicap of 100 sovs, with a sweep of 5 sovs added ; one and a half miles. On the third day the programme is similar to previous ones, consisting of seven events, but including a Selling Hack Baoe. The stakes in all the other events, except the Consolation, remain as they were—that event being now 40 sovs instead of 50 sovs. The following is the complete bill of fare :—First Day—Free Handicap, 100 sovs; Derby, 250 sot’s ; O.J.C. Handicap, 500 sovs ; Welcome Stakes, 200 sovs ; Biocarton Welter Handicap, 100 sovs ; Scratch Race, 15 sovs. Second day—Juvenile Plate, 150 sovs ; Grand Stand Handicap, 100 sovs ; Canterbury Cup, 500 sovs ; Epsom High Weight Handicap, 100 sovs ; Selling Race, 50 sovs , Bailway Plate, 100 sovs ; Selling Hack Baee, 10 aovs. Third doy—Christchurch Plate, 150 sovs; Metropolitan Handicap, 150 sovs ; Ppring NurseryHandicap, 100 sovs ; Selling Plate Handicap, 50 sovs ; Flying Handicap, 100 sovs ; Selling Hack Race, 10 sovs j Consolation, 40 sovs. Mr W. Wilson’s (of Wanganui) well-bred filly Sweet Home, by Blue Gown’s own brother Cosruleus, out of Sissie by Suffolk, from Irma by Bataplan (who, we ventured an opinion last week, might possibly represent the above nomination) has, we understand, only been taken up about a couple of months. She is in Mr F. Harrison's hands, and will bo trained for the Wanganui Dsrby next year, and is described to us as a well-grown, fine raking filly. The handicaps for the Wanganui trotting events, remarks “Soaker,” have been only moderately well received. The opinion of many who take an interest in trotting is that 60300 should be the limit in all handicaps of three miles. if this was a rule of the club it would greatly assist the handies,ppors. At every meeting several animals perform that could not have a show with the scratch horse, even were they allowed from SOsec to 90seo start. Their owners enter them aud naturally expect to be allowed a fair chance to win the stakes, and the handicap, pers, with a view to that tad, give them starts accordingly, and as many of the limit horses are quite unknown, it is more than possible that several superior animals may get thrown in with the limit start, and make a runaway race of the events for which they are entered. Under the existing etate of affairs all horses entered as having no performance are surely entitled to corresponding starts, and even although private repute may cause the handicappers to have a suspicion that one untried horse is superior to another, they certainly cannot act on anything but public performance. Therefore it would be far better for the club to fix a limit, and owners of untried horses would then be aware of the furthest limit before nomination. After the acceptances I shall have something to say about the merits of tha different horses entered. At present those most fancied in doubles (there is no straightout betting) are Blacktborue, Bate, Little Nell, and Marmion for the three mile race, with Marmion, Our Pony, Little Nell, and Millie for the harness race.

It appears tha tit was a mistake in the telegram including Lady Hamilton among the New Zealand nomination* for the Melbourne Oup. By the late Melbourne files to hand we gather that the mare i* the property of Mr T. WiUon, of Ballarat, and appear* is a four year-old daughter of Grip’ ■ire Slanderer, henoe most probably bow the mistake arose.