SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1169, 7 October 1882, Page 2

SPORTING.

Match for £lOA match took place this morning on the Waikanae beach between Mr Harold Harris’ Forest King and Mr P. Malone’s Slim .firn, for £lO, owners up, The race was a most hollow one, and may be briefly described as follows : —Forest King got a bit the best of the start and led for about half a mile, when Slim Jim came up, collared and passsed the Kfng, butthen squt up completely, the King winning, hard held, by several lengths. The visitor is a very slippery customer and had the advantage of Slim .Jim by Ist 21bs. Mr A. Davis acted as starter. A few pounds changed hands over the match as both horses had admirers. Mr W. H. Taggart, of Dunedin, has purchased the thoroughbred horse Le Loup, for 500 guineas. Darriwell, the sensational winner of the Melbourne Cup in 1879, is to be put to the stud this season. The “ Leader “ says that the market has been cleared of all the 1000's to 40 about Sweet William for the Melbourne Cup. It is said that Sting will run a better horse in the Melbourne Cup if he receives more work near the day than he did near the Metropolitan. The famous American trotter Trinkett recently attempted to beat 2.20 on the halfmile track at scranton, Pa., but did not succeed, the heats beiyg as follows : —2.20, 2.20|, and 2.20 A.