SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1070, 6 May 1882, Page 2

SPORTING.

(FROM EXCHANGES.) Mr. D. White’s Maori (late Auckland), and Mr Wheelers’ My Dream, were offered for sale at Buckland’s yards in Auckland, on Monday last. £7B was offered for My Dream, and £l2O for Maori, but neither was sold. The Papakura Cup was won rather easily by 11. Wheeler’s My Drcam, very well ridden by George Williams, the Australian jockey. The gelding took the lead from the start, and was never caught, landing a winner by three-quarters of a length from the Slander filly; under the whip. Lennard’s Dewdrop ran a good third. Old Lone Hand carried a lot of public money in the Papakura hurdles, both in doubles and straight out, but the unfortunate brute came down at the hurdle at the back of the course, breaking Jack Thorpe’s collar bone badly, the fractured bone piercing the flesh. Chanticleer also fell, and his rider has a hand as big as two ever since. The race then lay between Te

Whetu and lakau, who had both good men up (C. Varren and Pat McCoy), but the latter hn down the last hurdle and hit it hard,throwing McCoy over his head, and stilting him with his knees and hoof as he fell, rendering him insensible for a time. The big chesnut was left to win as he liked untouched. It is about'iime Lone Hand came away from top weight. He has served as a line to startfrom in jumping handicaps about long enough, and has won a solitary race exer since he has been owned in Auckland—that at Henderson’s Mill — and with only Whitefoot to beat then. A New York contemporary contains the following : —Not content with exporting her phenomenal trotters, her big trees, and her mammoth fruits, California now 7 sends us a remarkable athlete. He is 21 years old, sft. 9in. high, and weighs 851bs. (!). Ho can run 100 yards iu 9] secs., 220 yards in 19} secs., 440 yards in 47 secs., half-a-mile in 1 min. 50 secs., a mile in 4 min. 9 secs., and his favorite distance, seven miles and a half, in time which we are pledged not to publish. This is how the Australian papers talk about us:—Another “ Carter” in New Zealand. The Oamaru Mail says:—“ The announced footrace over three distances —1.00,125, and 150yds. —between F. Smith, a Ngapara man, and ‘ John Allen, of Sydney,’ came off on Saturday. The match was for £25 aside, and- the Ngapara man caught a Tartar, ‘ Allen ’ (who we bolieve is none other than Joseph Jullien, a celebrated Victoria runner) winning the first two events very easily. It is stated that Jullien has already ‘had’ a Southland running man, and that ho is still on the look out for other innocents.” If Messenger, alias Carter, had been properly treated in the first place, that is, disqualified from ever pulling at a regatta and Boycotted by our scullers, we would hear of less “haves” of this nature. John F. Sullivan, who lately defeated Paddy Ryan in the great American prize-fight, is 23 years of age, and Ryan 29. The fight lasted eleven minutes, during which nine rounds were fought. After the battle, a doctor examined Ryan and found bis left jaw broken in two places, besides several other severe injuries. To add to Patrick’s misfortunes, while he was fighting, some rascal entered his room at the house at which he stayed, and stole all his clothes and 300 dollars in money. It is stated that a gentleman is desirous of taking Sullivan to England to have a buck with John Bull. If he does he can bet his last ‘quarter’ that he will find some little chap about half his size to lick the Irish-American giant.

The swimming match for the championship of Australia and £2OO aside, between Walter Mclndoe, of Victoria, and Earnest Cavil], son of the wellknown English professional, took place at Lavender Bay baths on Saturday afternoon, and was witnessed by 1000 spectators. The course was about a mile, in 28 laps of 60 yards each. Both competitors swam on their right rides, and used a strong overarm stroke. Mclndoe at once assumed the lead and kept it throughout, completing the half-mile in 13 min. 25 secs., while Cavill took 14 min. The Victorian reached the winning post 43 seconds ahead of his plucky little rival. Winner’s time for the mile, 27min., 47secs. It is understood that before leaving, Mclndoe will swim a mile match with Corbett, the ex-champion of N.S.W. Mclndoe is 20 years old, and Cavill ouly 14.