SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1281, 23 February 1883, Page 2

SPORTING.

POVERTY BAY TYBF OLVB’S ANITVAI. JraSiTISQ. The settling on the Poverty Bay Turf Club's meeting must on the whole be considered satisfactory. There were a few laggards as usual but most of those present “ parted " without being reminded a second time. Of course there were the usual bickerings and offers to lay wagers that this horse could beat that one over two yards and a half, fourteen ton up, for a half-penny cake aside, or some such silly wager. Men who do want to make a match do not as a rule proclaim their intention before a whole crowd, and as an almost invariable rule it may be put down that the first man to talk “ money down ” about anything is the last man you will see put down any. This was fairly exemplified last night. Captain Ferris, the Secretary to the Club has very courteously furnished us with the following list of payments made to the respective winners:—

DUNBOIW JRACSS. [fem ttxitud rness association]. DUNEDIN, Thia Day. Trottixo Rack. Cock Ronis ~, ; Novki, Rack. Jack ... ... ... j Aurora 2 Svbvbmx Wsetki, Handicap. Deos j Gitana <> Poet 3 TKAMWAY .PhATI!. Sir Modred 1 Minerva ~, 3 The amount passed through the totaliaator yesterday was £7,474, Previous dav : £BOOO.

J. Carroll—Maiden Plate £28 10 0 M. H. Smith—Town Plate 71 5 0 M. H. Smith—County Stakes . 28 10 0 J. Carroll—County Stakes (2nd) 9 10 0 W. Tatham—Tradesman’s Handicap T. E. K. Bloomfield—Tradesman’s 93 0 0 Handicap (2nd) II 8 0 S. C. Caulton—Selling Race 28 10 0 H. Honnor—Hack Race.., o o T. E. R. Bloomfield—Hurdle Race 71 5 0 R. McDonald—Hurdle Race (2nd) 8 0 0 iM. G. Nasmith—Hack Hurdles 9 10 0 W. Ruddick—Publican’s Purse 57 0 0 T, E, R. Bloomfield—Publican’s Purse (2nd) 5 0 0 M. G. Nasmith—Hack Race 9 10 o W. Tatham—Tu range Stakes ... 142 10 0 A. McDonald—Turanga .Stakes (2nd) J. Carroll—Consolation Race* 9 23 0 15 oo Total £613 3 0