SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1150, 18 September 1882, Page 2

SPORTING.

That celebrated trotting horaa owned by Mr P. Bond was shipped on board the s.a. Rotorua this morning. His destination is the Waikato, and we regret to see such a compact and useful little horse leaving our district. It is intended that Merrylegs shall stand for the season in the Waikato district and will no doubt be brought back to Poverty Bay so soon as the season is over at the Waikato. The general entries and final payments for the Napier Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting close to-morrow. BTOZ Mid O’COIWOR. Champion Milo Raoo, 460 a »14e. (BY TBIiBOBABH). DUNED £N, This day. Ths mile champion ra .. o between Burk and O'Connor was run on Saturday afternoon last, and was won by the latter by olose upon 40 yards. Timo 4mins 29J secs. Later. The Dunedin ny? is filled with reports impugning the buna Jides of Saturday's race between O’Connor and Burk. The “ Timos ” urges that the Caledonian Society on whose ground the match was run to investigate the matter. Dunedin. Cup. Fifty-eight nominations were received on Saturday night for the Dunedin Cup. Lust year thfj number was thirty-eight. They were as follows :—Hon. W. Robinson’s Nata tor, Salvage, Fleur de Leys, Cheviot, Envy Filly, Vanguard and Iris. Mr G. G, Ste.ad's Brtrayer, Louis D’or, Leonata, Leo, ftv.d Bayard. Messrs Mason and Vallance's Murat, Bundoora, Nonsense, Siesta, and 'Turquoise. Mr Horsfall's King Quail. Mr Lee’s Emir Bey. Mr Sime's Cato by Yat« tendon—Ginsey Girl, Mr Westmacott’g Dauphin. Mr Cutt’s Matakau, Speargrass, Cathedrall and Sou’ Wester. Mr Bate’s Poet, Hilda, Minerva, and The Jilt. Mr D. O’Brien’s Tasman, Holderness, and Scotch Mist. Mr Stephenson’s Mata and Taiaroa. Mr Webb’s Blue Jacket. Mr Goodman’s ir Modred, Somnus, Walrus, Idalium, Sir arnet, Violin, and lonines. Mr Kirby’s damant. Mr Butler’s Luna, Te Ata, Con-

fisa andTrinkett. Sir H. Robinson's Lady pginma and G or tom Tho Hun. W, McLean's

Legerdemain, Gitana, Matanuka. Mr Lunn’s Welcome Jack. Mr Allan McLean’s Louie, Virginia Water, Kingask. Mr W. Walters Junia, Hippodamia (late Slander filly) FitiHercales, Piscatorioas and Peeress Colt. Mr William's Problem by Colinus—Equation.