SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7847, 13 June 1905, Page 3

SPORTING.

THE GRAND PRIX. (Received June 12, 4.13 p.m.) PARIS, June 11. The Grand Prix de Paris resulted : >-Finasseur 1, Clyde 2,' Stozzi 3. (Received June 13, 0.18 a.m.) PARIS, June 12. Finasseur won by two lengths and a half. Nine horses ran.

BETTING AT TOTALISATOR ODDS.

<Per Press Association.) AUCKLAND, June 12.

Matthew JBarnett and Peter Grant, Chri.stchurch and Dunedm bookmakfirm, were convicted by Mr C. C. Kettle, S.M., at the Police Court on two charges of having Ucgally, laid tbtalisator odds. Mr Reed,, for the defendants, oxplained how the proceedings were first set in motion. Ho said that his clients had reported and given information tc the telegraph authorities that telegrams making bets were being sent after the races were run.It had been understood by his clients that any information given by them would not bo used against them. His clients had then been proceededagainst on this charge. The matter of inflicting a penalty wab deferred till to-morrow.

AUCKLAND NOTES. AUCKLAND, June 12. Thc New Zfealand Loan and Mercantile Agency Company held a sale of blood stock, to-day. A number of lots were offered, but "bfddinfe. was slow, and most of them were passed in. The following were disposed of : Sonoma, 150 guineas, J. E. Thorpe ; Albuera. 30 guineas, G. Currie, Wanganui; ; Lady Cuisine, 44 guineas, M. Harrison ; and Mikado, 13 guineas, W. Robinson.

The steeplechaser Up-tofJdate was shipped to Sydney to .day. Irish has been inatffca .way since he contested the Great Northern Steeplechase. He is seriously ruptured 1 .

NOTES BY "MOTUROA" On Friday last nominations! fell due for the New Zealand Cup. The published list shows an increase of 13 compared with 1904. Ofl the 72 horses nominated, 23 figured in last year's entry, but only four of • that number lined up at the starting barrier, 'viz., Mahutonga, Meiodeon, Ca> libre, and Convoy. This district is represented- by Paritutu, Heroism, Grenade, and Multind. Thc jYaldnurst Stable, which furnished last year's wdiinerv Grand Rapids is again strongly represented by Sungod, Noctuiform, Cruciform, Porcelain, Golden Knight and Nightfall. Weights are due |to appear on Aug.

According to an Auckland exchange there is often a lot of fun to be had amongst the early risers touting! the w6rk at Ellorslie. One morning last week a fog enveloped the course, making it difficult to see, and overyono was on the alert on the off! chance o( clocking a gallop. Anions' the number present on this particular occasion was a veteran tout, who, probably, is one of the oldest at the game in the colony, and who is up to every point. Gazing intently at tho six furlong post, he suddenly saw something wHite flit by,, and immediately clicked his watch. The vision disappeared in the fog for a few moments, and then re-appeared at the five furlong post, where the fog was not quite so thick, when to the disgust of "Old Resident," what he took to be the white shirt of a boy on a horse, turned out to; be a seagull.