SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume XI, Issue 1353, 8 September 1883, Page 2

SPORTING.

PARADE OF ENTIRES. To day will be held the annual parade of entires, when we expect to see a goodly muster of all our old friends, whose pedigrees are so well-known, and whose stock has attained to such repute. Foremost amongst these will be seen the grand sires New Chum and Bothwell, together with other old friends, such as Prickwiliow, Foul Play, The Mute, Auckland, Piscatorious, Sir Julius Vogel, Eagle and New Cham. A committee meeting of the Poverty Bay Agricultural jSociety will be held after the parade, when the date will be fixed for the Society’s Annual Show. Melbourne, Thursday. Lord Lisgar has been scratched for the Melbourne Cup. Sydney, Thursday. The following are the results of the third day’s racing at the Australian Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting at Rand wick to-day ; — Craven Plate —Legrand, 1 ; Ike, 2; Segenhoe, 3. This was a splendid race, Legrand winning by only a neck. Australian Jockey Club Mares Produos Stakes—First Demon, 1; Olga, 2 ; Kings dale, 3. Sydney Handicap—Yately, 1; Norman, 2; Joker, 3. Dunedin. Austin and Seymour have oome to terms with reference to the proposed walking match with Edwards the Australian champion. The first match comes off in Dunedin in five weeks, and the second match a week later. Austin has named Scott for the shorter distance, and if in good form he will be nominated for the longer distance.