SPORTING NEWS.

Hastings Standard, Issue 306, 26 April 1897, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

Mr Stead has won the Champagne Stakes five years running. Goldspur, winner of the Great Easter, is to be taken to Australia shortly. Roie, dam of Miss Emmie, died about a week ago at Auckland. Ilickey rode Daimo in Liverpool National'. Norton jumped 82 feet after going three miles on March Ist. Zealof, sire of Castor, died in England on March Ist. Raven's Plume, a two ! yr-old by Carbine out of Ravenswing, won her first race at Rosehill on the 53rd inst. Multiform, Gold Medallist, and Defiant head the list of winning two-yr-olds in the order named. Percy Martin, in charge of Tire, arrived here on Saturday night. Pom Pom is suffering from rliematisni. The son of Wapiti may not sport silk this season. * J. Vincent, the local trainer, has purchased Errand Boy. A Sydney cable annouces the death of Fred l'annetti, a well-known racing man in this colony. lie owned Rewi, Escapade, and oilier horses. Viking won TattersiU's Cup at Adelaide on Saturday. At the Sydney races on Saturday the unlucky Sabretache got home first in the Rous Handicap but was disqualified for crossing and the race awarded to the Carbine horse Facile. Booties won the Steeplechase, Tayforth second, Ulysses third. Seven started. The win must bo counted fiukv, for Tayforth baulked at one of the jumps and was only beaten by half a length. The A.J.C. Plate was won by Newhaven, Coil second, and Fucile third. Battalion and True Blue also ran. Although Newhaven won by 20 lengths tht? time limit was exceeded and the prize monev will be rut down bv half. Time, 6-9A-. * Miss Ennm'won the Criterion at Auckland on Saturday, Picklock second, Rex third. Div. 1.3 16s. Kings wood won the Steeplechase and returned L.'l 19s. Porangipotae secured the Grandstand Handicap. Div,, 1,17 13s.