SPORTING.

Marlborough Daily Times, Volume II, Issue 186, 31 December 1880, Page 3

SPORTING.

r;y wrm-.AW.vKK. A match is on the between Coleman, the winner of nearly all the events at the Boxing Day Sports, and R. Wyatt, for £2O aside, the distances to be 100yds, lJOyds, and 200yds. The pair are well matched for the distances, and the events will be well worth witnessing. Prince was the winner of the Hack Hurdle Race at the sports on the Wairau racecourse on Boxing Day, not Mustard, as was printed.

I Fifteen entries have been received for the Hawke's Bay Guineas of ISS2. The Wanganui Jfrrald says :—Scotch j Mist, is just out of hospital, and Mclvor j deserves to have some luck with her after ! the care and attention he has bestowed on her. There is no doubt such a fine made j filly would have won a prize before this j had she not mot with an accident. \\ itli j a moderate Derby lot to meet she will re- | quire all the time to be got fit. | “ Beacon ” says, anent the Marlborough i Gup, “ Sir George should have little diffij enlty in securing the race. ” i Catnballo is entered for three of the i events at the Victorian Amateur Turf Club I Meeting.

“ Augur ” says that Mata, the erstwhile champion of New Zealand, has been converted into a liac-k, and Mr 11. Haines may be seen riding him up Collins and Burke streets. Mr \V. Edwards, the champion long distance pedestrian, has arrived in Dunedin from Melbourne, and is going to attempt to walk ISO miles in -18 hours.