SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1132, 28 August 1882, Page 2

SPORTING.

[By Telegraph.] SYDNEY, Aug. 26. The Hawkesbury Racing Clubs Meeting took place to-day, and was well attended. The following are the results of the principal events ; — Mares Produce Stakes. Hecla 1 Hastings ... ... ... ... 2 Eva 3 —Heccla won easily. Grand Handicap. Sting 1 Masquerade 2 Britisher 3 —Twenty horses faced the starter for this event, and after a splendid race Sting came to the front and won a grand race in 2mins. 362 secs., the fastest time yet on record. The winner was loudly cheered on returning from the scales. Hawkesbury Club Handicap. Kingsworth ... ... ... ... 1 Savanaka 2 Hypatia ... ... 3 —A splendid race. (From Exchanges.) Mr Powdrell's Hailstorm, the winner of the Wanganui Cup, will not be raced this season, A New Zealand bookmaker has backed Cunnamulla in Dunedin for the Melbourne Cup lately for about £lOOO, getting the mopey on at prices ranging front 100 to 2 to 100 to 3. Mr Pilbrow’s horse Clarence has ha<) 12st 31bs clapped on him fer tl)e Canipbejltown (Tasmania) Steeplechase Handicap of 250 sovs., to be run next month, There are however, three horses above him, Collingwood heading the list at 13st 51b; while the weights of the other nominations range down to 10st. Segenhoe has l>een in gr eat demand for the A.J.U. Derby, and after the acceptance of 500 to 250, and other wagers, 6 to 4 was th© best offer against Mr White’s crack, Jessie being second favorite at 4 to 1. Segenhoe has advanced a point for the V.R.C. Derby, he having been backed to win about £3OOO at 4 to 1, and the best offer now is 3 to 1. Inquiries have been made about Navigator, against whom 6 to 1 is now the prevailing price. Bassanio, Prometheus, and Saionara have friends at 10 to 1 each. A commission in favour of Ironmaster, was lately effected, Messrs Miller and O’Brien and Jones laying 500 Q to 3QQ, and 15,000 to 110 against the son of Tuual Cain winning the Derby and Cup. After these transactions 500 to 40 was l»ookud for the Derby. Sweet William i», if i anything, flrmvi’than Gudarz for tho Cup, i 1000 to 40 having been accepted al tout the | fui’iiMV) mill other wugcra that htiVo Leun ra, >

corded are 3000 to 90 Santa Claus, 300 to 60 Bagot, 2000 to 60 Ironmaster, and 2000 to 60 Lord Burghley. A.J.C. DERBY. 100 to 50 agst Segenhoe 100 — 25 Jessie METROPOLITAN STAKES. 100 to 6 agst Creswick 100 — 6 Sardonyx 100— 6 Su warrow 100 — 5 Paul 100 — 5 Sting V.R.C DERBY. 100 to 25 agst Segenhoe 100 — 10 Bassanio 100— 10 Prometheus 100— 10 Saionara 100— 8 Ironmaster MELBOURNE k CUP. 100 to 4 agst Gudarz 100 — 4 Sweet William 100 — 3 Sting 100 — 3 Hereford Bay 100— 3 Saionara 100 — 3 Lord Burghley 100— 3 Ironmaster 100 — 3 Santa Claus 100— 3 Prometheus 100 —2 Bagot.