SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume I, Issue 31, 23 August 1887, Page 3

SPORTING.

RACING, AQUATICS, AND CRICKET

'• Augur ’’ reoordi his opinion that Major Walmeley would hare better, eervwd the iutoreete of the N.Z. Stud Bjyif he had secured such a M Retreat ififtead of Sword The latter; Ke argues, was a teg# W4y from a flrst-dlass performer, w|uß the former was due of the best ftaytei in' England. Wlkh.the 105 acceptances the Melbouts* Cup up to the present is worth--3663 sots., and m about 40 are likely to remain in after the second forfeit it will then be worth orer 4250 sots. Deduct 760 sots, for the second and

third hones, and the winner will receive £3500 and a golden trophy worth 100 son./ ' " ' ’ An »lec trie battery is applied to Ormonde's throat twice daily, and Professor -■ Fleming, the Celebrated “vet,” has faith that ultimately it will, to % great extent, hare the effect of clearing the hone’s wind. So far ■ improvement is not apparent, .the roaring being as pronounced as ever. The annual report and balanceaheet of the Hawke’s Bay Jockey Club •hows that £BO was lost on last season’s transactions, .4n finportant alteration will.be made at tM .next Summer Meeting of the A.B.C. It is that the Great Northerr Derby wilf bi run on Boxing Day, while the' Auckland Cup mil not cpnw up for.decision. till. New xtaftDay. Tais is a step that has Byljrafr advocated by horse-owners

’■ The general opinion, it would appear, in square.circles at Home (says the ateferee) appears io be that HanIsa’s day-is over, but those who put their judgment- against others ini Sic 'matters have 'stated their that.Hanlan is “ laying..back for a brush ”in order-to get good odds over hie routing contest with Beach in ' Australia. Presuming that Hanlan was in good health, and was so easily beaten as stated by Teemer, the writer thinks it would be a question whether he would come out to again measure blades with Beach. John Teemer was a lad of nineteen when he first took up rowing of any importance, and on his first appearance in public in 1888, he put up a record for three miles at the Pullman

(Illinois) regatta on June 29. He shortly after followed this up by lowering the flags of Hamm, Gaudaur, Riley, Plaisted, Hosmer, and Boss, and when 24 he ; did 3 miles in-20min. 1 and a half seconds. He rowed Hanlan itv the championship of America in July, -1885,- and added to his Hat of victories, but he lost the championship to Gaudaur ■ shortly afterwards. His next victory was over Perkins, the English sculler, whom he defeated on August 80, 1886, in the international sculling ■weepstakes on the Thames, and on the following day Neil Matterson went down, before him, but in the final heat of the same sweepstakes on the next day Teemer was defeated by Beach over the championship course.

For an-j unsportsmanlike cricketer Commend nd to Mr J. Shuter of the Surrey Cltib’, The Beferee says:— Mr John Bhuter has been the recipient of a souvenir from a Nottingham sportsman, in commemoration of his captaincy of the Surrey eleven in their recent., match against Notts at Trent Bridge. The match resulted in Notts being .beaten on its owh ground by Surrey tor the first time for many years. At 'one part of the game Surrey being far ahead and a draw almon certain unless something was done, Mr Shuter instructed his men to knock down their wickets. This did, aofi thurhad. time to dispose of the Notts team. The Souvenir lent to Ma-Bhuter was a leather medal. \