SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume I, Issue 290, 20 November 1884, Page 2

SPORTING.

T 33 V.R.C. MRBY PROTSST. [Reuter’s Telegrams.] Melbourne, November 19. No decision has yet been given by the stewards with regard to tho protest lodged against Rufus, winner of the V.B.C. Derby. WELXJI-TGTOIT JOCZEY OLTO S2RI2TG- MEETING. [Own Correspondent.] Wellington, November 20. The following acceptances were received last night for the above meeting Handicap Hurdles—Barbary, Orient, Sir William, Liability, Druid, Wide-awake, Jim, Jumbo, Home Rule, Royalty. Flying Stakes.—Mata, Speculation, Ugly Buck, Consul, Mainboom, Witiora, Lady Albany, Laurel, Fairy Queen, Dynamite, and Putangitangi. Jockey Club Handicap.—Leonora, Mata, Administrator, Normanby, Refrigerator, Ugly Buck, Bayard, Black Rose and Laurel. Island Bay Handicap.—Leonora, Speculation, Mata, Consul, Bayard, Ugly Buck, Mainboom, Witiora, Armourer, Dynamite and Potangitangi. DUNEDIN SPRING MEETING. [Own Correspondent.] e Dunedin, November 20. R. H. Vallance’s Turquoise has been scratched for all his engagements at the Dunedin Spring Meeting. It is rather a curious coincidence (remarks the Hawke's Bay Herald) that while Black Rose, the winner of the Canterbury Derby, was not among the list of acceptors telegraphed to the various newspapers on the Bth instant, the name of Welcome Jack was left out of the final payments for the Canterbury Cup which appeared in the Herald of yesterday morning. A similar circumstance occurred in connection with the Wanganui Cup of 1881, Sir George, who won the race, not appearing in the published list of acceptors. Such mistakes are very annoying to backers, who, thinking that certain horses are out of a race, invest their money on one of those remaining in; only, however, to find themselves disappointed by the apparent nonacceptor winning the race. The great surprise to the world in the matter of the Hanlan-Beach race appears to me (says “ Typhis” in the Sydney Mail) to be in the fact of Beach having come to the front in a comparatively short time; but it must be borne in mind that Beach, who in one respect at any rate, is not unlike Hanlan, is always making experiments and trying new ideas with his boat, the fit of his slide, and the make and shape of his soulls, in addition to which nearly the whole of his time for the past two years has been devoted exclusively to improving himself in the art of propelling a wager-boat, and his pains and perseverance have been rewarded by winning from Hanlan the championship of the world. I have it on the very best authority that there are three or four gentlemen in Sydney who are prepared to take £25,300 to £5,000 and back William Beach against Hanlan in their next race. Indeed, negotiations have already been opened with the view of having the money posted to the satisfaction of all parties concerned.