RACING NOTES.

Hastings Standard, Issue 271, 15 March 1897, Page 2

RACING NOTES.

Trotting acceptances and nomination for Selling Trot close to-night at 8 o'clock. Strowan has been scratched for nil enengagements at Hastings The X.X. Craiul National Steeplechnso and Hurdle liaee will be north and X'-")00 respectively next August. First Whisper (St, Andrew—Whisper) was made favorite for the I'olo Cup run at Auckland 011 Saturday, but ran unplaced. I'], (iorry, the Australian jockey, has again been refused a license. Crosslake, by Lochiel, won the Canterbury I'ark Handicap at, Sydney on Feb. '2oth. The same tiny the N iagra colt Earl Uosebery won the Si lling Knee. Jockeys' fees were piud tit the scitfea at hist Caultield meeting. Ihinte (l"- s t) and Conscript t'Jst! are in the list for the Onakaparang Hurdle Uace of-lOOsovs. to be run in Victoria. Martini-Henry has been soli! tiud goes to California shortly. Commenting on hatter's trebble win ul Hissington a writer in the Outgo Witness suggests that the conference uhould prevent a horse from starting three times on the one day According to nl! accounts The Jirook beat Hay Star for thi• < 1 p! ii e in the Wangmiui Cup. This malc-s The lirook'u chance still brighter for Wednesday. Kallium, Sedgebrouk. Secreev, Strathbraati, St Paul, and liritntmi.i ar.-expected by this evening's express. One of the trick horses in Probascu's circus is l>y the Mu-kol horse Nordenfeldt. Tin- following lire the results of the I'hiiiipton iChristehurcht trotting meeting held oil Sitiii.lav Maidin -tilwuht. I'll . JL-. IVni ihii nes-i Auid Scottie, 1M , U l is. S-o.kl.iini H uidl, all---The i».!.h. I'i\ . i"t lr,, Mas leu II trues* l.i' k. I'II . A" 11 I*- billing Minn m il. l>t\ ,it Hs. rhunptuii Handicap Little Willie. l»n ~ Alt -i,. Li, ctric I'audv. I'iv., X'J <>». I>.i»h—liuby 11, l*iv.. X*C..