SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1317, 16 June 1883, Page 2

SPORTING.

NAPIER STEEPLECHASE MEETING. (from our own correspondent.) NAPIER, Friday. A fair number of horses were on the course this murniug. Fear Mui, looking well, stripped and went two miles in company. Carrington sent Morning Star four miles over hurdies ; he is going strung, and looks rumarkubly well. Barring accidents the Star will ue hard to beat in any of the events nu starts for. VVi.d Dayrell, Tartar, and Aramoho were stripped and sent three miles at a slow pace, ial tar is moving very Irueiy. There are a great number of horses in work for the Ladies Bracelet. At a meeting of the Juukey Club held yes terday, it was resolved that the winning duquaiiiicatiou in the Ladies Bracelet applies only to races on the flat. A proposal to hold a two days racing in the spring was negatived. Ano piogramme lor the Spring Meeting to be held on lueJday, the 9tn ul October, was then arranged as follows Hawkes Bay Guineas ot 100 so vs., 1 inns ; entrance closed. Handicap Hurdle Race ul 75 so vs., 2nd horse to receive 15 so vs. irom stakes, distance 2 nines, spring Handicap of 2uu so vs., H miles. Hack Hurdle Race of 3U Huvs., no weight under 11 stone. Maiden Blate ot 50 sovs. Flying Handicap uf IUU suvs. Hack Plate of 2u sovs.