SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1076, 20 May 1882, Page 2

SPORTING.

We would call the attention of sporting men and others, to the fact that the acceptances and general entries for the Makaraka Race Meeting, close this evening at the Roseland Hotel, at 8 o’clock, when we hope to see? a good number of entries. Every effort has been made to make the meeting a success, and judging from what we can see. the Makaraka Racecouse bids fair to rival its more aflluent- neighbours. Grand National Steeplechase Meeting. (By Telegraph.) Timaru, May 18. The following acceptances and entries have been received for the above meeting to be held on the 21th May, 1882 : —- Handicap Steeplechase. st lb st lb Clarence ... 12 10 | Baron 10 12 Sailor Boy ... 12 10 Carrigaheen 10 0 Why Not ... 11 7 Katerfelto ... 10 0 Q.uamby ... 11 5 Mousetrap ... 10 0 Y’ng Siedmere 11 2 Maiden Plate. Trovatore I Brown Boy Mollie | Overdraft Gangawa | Mosquito Canard Hunt Cup. Young Siedmere I Sailor Boy Katerfelto | Clarence Quamby | Gangawa Dunedin Winter Meeting. Dunedin, May 18. The following acceptances have been received for the above meeting to take place on the 24th inst :—

FROM EXCHANGES. Pat McCoy, the well known cross country rider, was married in Auckland lately to Miss Esther Holmes. Mr R. Wheeler has disposed of My Dream to Mr Shakespeare for the sum of £ll5. The chestnut gelding Why Not, by Traducer out of Ladybird, is a full brother to Te Whetu and is said to be the coming horse of New Zealand over sticks, having won the 2 mile hurdle race at Ashburton in 4min. 4s. from a field of 8. The steeplechase horses, Lone Hand Te Whetu, Catch-’em and Grey Momus, have gone to Timaru to take part in the Grand National there on the 24th inst. J. Jones is to steer Catch-’em while W. Ed wants is to have the mount on Te Whetu. It. is not yet known who is to ride old Lone Hand as J. Thorpe is still laid up.

Handicap Hurdles. 8t lb st lb Little John 11 0 Robin Hood.. 9 10 Haricot 10 10 Half-caste 9 0 Wild Boy ... 10 7 Batter 9 2 Makaraka ... 10 5 Ploughboy .. 8 10 Cloud 9 io I Birthday Handicap. Sir Modred ... 9 0 | Whitebatch .. 6 8 Luna 8 2 | Legerdemain 6 6 Amulet 7 7 Coldstream .. 6 6 Adamant 7 2 Haricot 6 5 Envy Filly ... 6 12 Eugene 5 10 Poet 6 10 | KedclilTe 0 12