Sporting Notes.

Manawatu Herald, 31 December 1892, Page 3

Sporting Notes.

,- :jtaMb«' (By St. Lkger.) late Balmaceda, bred by won the Oln-isfc-of £25 at the Palmeron Tuesday last. Elaine, by Natator in both Hack the same meeting, H. Walls. She in the Stewards on Wednesday. Ashurst races Mr S. (Tim Whiffler — won the Gorge Hanand the Stewards' £25. He is a four year promising horse. We unJ and that his owner refused three .'W for him after his succes at •heeting. irua, bred by Mr J. R. Mcid, won the Pohangina Handi . 6f £28 at the Ashurst meeting Vednesday. He is by Somuus—4y. Polly 1 is the dam of Strephon RepogeV; 'una, once the property of Mv J Russell, and bred by Messrs Baker ' " KjO, finished third in the Flying */ 4 < race at Palmerston on Monday, !/rf^ i"hird in the Visitors Handicap Y'^iurst on Wednesday. She is v ppocampns — Deception. -■ 0. Barber's Raiwera, by Som4tarl[ed in the Visitors' Handi•>t the Ashurst meeting, but "J to gain a situation. <* jtyb Otaki Maori Racing Club hold v |p,nnual gathering at Otaki on j :._Js!a£fey riflxL. The acceptances are have been HJflj^^^^^Hfegs. Several local and no doubt centre of attraction of the district. A ■ YSature about the meeting * 1)6 tlie absence of Mr J. Prosser's ; %Ho has always had a large ag to do battle for him therefor veral yearspast, and has won the uig event three succe.-sive times with that good little mare Slave Girl. The fivst race is the Flying Handicap, for which event eight have cried content, Primus, Hippodamia, Luna, Merton, Motoa, Mavama, ■ lma and Traitress. My selection is Marama, Hippodamia, Luna, m the order named. For the Hardies five have accepted, Roger, Manawainui.Marafc t4 ,ma,,jraitreßa and Waikawa, and I :-Bhalta«lect Roger to wm, with Traitress. a|id Manawainfli^ to fill the Other Paces. The Boyle Plate, whiph isji>-new name of the Maiden ' Plate, has eight entered, Beeswing, Laitiere.Merton, Lord Lyon, Primus, , . -BinnclerbmSi Alma and , Aroha. I |BHHHiHHkM|Mtfe« with Beeswing other places. race of the Huia, I una is Huia, Bolt, 8. The has seven left and Ben Bolt. to win again, with to fill the