SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXIII, Issue 144, 12 July 1901, Page 2

SPORTING.

GISBOBNE RACES. .(PER PEES 3 ASSOCIATION ) Gisbo*ne, July 11. The weather was fine for the opaning of the Gistnrne Baoing Club's Steeplechase day, but rain set in softer the third race. Amm of .£3380 was put through the machine. & suits: Second Hui d'eg.—Sylvan up, 1 ;StrayWrJ, 2; Gryphon, 3. T.rne, 3mio.j 3secs. Div., £1194. Hun'ers' Flat.-BaUinger, 1; M-l-J colm, 2 ; Hipp waft, 3. Tim«, 2min.' 58sec*. D;v.,£6 17-. j Hapara Handic p. Pipa'u, 1; Gipsy Queen, 2; Vathek, 3. Tim-, luin.36.ec Div., £3 13 •. Hack Race.—Chancellor, 1; Haati Kuru, 2; A.BN., 3. Time, lmin. 38iseeo. Div., £ I 17s. Tal!y-ho St ipplechnse. -Pater Oabeck, 1; Siilo-, 2. Tim-, smin. 21sec. Div., £3 2s. Park Steeplechase.—Stravbird, 1; Scallywag, 2; Kowhni, 3. Time, 6min. 44s cs. Div, £i. Final Handic >p.—Admiral Ha<»ke 1; Papats, 2 ; Gipsy Qu en, 3. Div , £3 6s. A protest against tha winner for inconsistent running was disinis-ed.

I WELLINGTON ACCEPTANCES. (PUB PBBBB ASSOCIATION ) Wellikotow, Ju'y 11. The following are the acceptancefor the Winter Meeting, to be held on July I7th and 20. h : Maidea Steepl chas«. Ngatibuia, Perseverance, f Jut in), Kenmore, M»ngatara, Nipapu. Stewards' Hmdicup.—Jabber, OjtUk, Sundial, Rvtmahunga, Sylvia Park, Aidede-Oamp, Tukapa, Lady's Link, Indian SliV, Rebel, Stepina, Jev l Gun, Maro, R'gre 1 ', Rags, Oibjrne, Liuristinn, Smithy. Wiuter Hurdle Handicap.—Haydn, Rrghfc Metal, H >tu, Evening Wonder, Hair'rigger, Grey Ribbon, Hirmu, Stojkade, Dertingcotte, Rodara, Dormant.

Parliamentary Handicap, -O-usbe, Oifciak, Aide-de-Camp, Sundial, Rubin, Dadhne, Tukapa, Tigress, Whitirei, ! Wa'erford, R<g et. | Hack and Hu-it rs' S'eppWchise.— jLockad*, Leah, Sultana, Unravelled (late Mys'ery), F.ying Uolmrs, Sam [Slick, Snapshot (late Mi'chlock), Mangatsra Lubra 11. First Hack Handicap. Pleidie, Kidbroak, Cor> en, MUuroa, Pukana, Greensleeve, Raukuro, First Light, General Woolfe, Rebounding Lock Horton, Mourner, Oce in, Ra«tna, Gunfeldf, Punawai, Kmp'oyer, Athol Brose, -N'otoiie'y, Tha Pearler, Gieygown, Welling'ou (se.on) day ) --Th<. Guard, Wni'O', Straybird, Evening Wonder, Oj>ku, Right Mot tl, Hin.:u, Claymore, Cairo, Nipapu. and Gobo.

i A QUESTION OF DIVIDEND. PUB PRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington, July 11. i At a special meeting of the Welling- , ton Racing j . Cub stewsrds it was 1 dec : ded tha f . dividend* should in fu'ui> be pud oa the first and second horses, the ratio of to'al divldecd being 75 and 25 p.?r respectively. I __ I ! RECORD RKIGN SOLD FOR 820 GUIMAB. I Auckland, July 11. I Shortly after Record Reign's performance in the V.R.C. Graud National, negotiations wtw opeied with the owner, Mr. D. A. McL»od, for the pvrcha*e of the hojse. The reau't is a cablegram received from Mel bourne, the outcome] of which being that the horse wbb Bold for 820 guineas to Mr. Trahan, the we'l-kaown Indian buyer. It is understood tho horse will ba shipped to England.