SPORTING.

Waikato Argus, Volume III, Issue 192, 5 October 1897, Page 2

SPORTING.

HAWKE'S BAY RACKS. (IVY TELEGRAPH— OWN COKRESI'ONDKNT). Hastings, Last Night. Perfect weather favoured the HawUe'a Bay Jockey Club for the opening of their Spring Meeting and there was a large attendance. The course was in fair order, though a bit holding at the back. The following arc the results : October Handicap. Vedeth 1 f'oeur de Lion ... ... 2 Douglas 3 Won with ease by several lengths. Time, lmin. 50isco. Dividend, £\ ISs. HcRDLiiS. Prince Charlie . ... 1 Melinite ... 2 <•olden Plover 8 Mairua was scratched. "Won easily. Time, 3min. IWscc. Dividend, £2 S*. Hawick's Day Guineas, of 300 sovs. Multiform 1 Daunt 2 Miss Emmy ... ... ... 3 St. Oonon also started. Won without the whip by two lengths. Time, 43 loth sec. Dividend, CI (is. Welcome Star is. Tircss I Victoria Cross ... .. 2 Nevermore ... ... ... 3 Dividend, IT 9s.

A peer who becomes bankrupt is disqualified from sitting in the House of Lords. Two notices under the Licensing Act. re transfers of licenses, arc published in this issue. Notice, re a proposed tranfer of interest (if a deferred payment selector, is given in another column. Dr. Hacuslor, of (he Waikato College, Hamilton, intimates tint lie intends ho'ding Saturday classes at Cambridge. Subjects to be taken ate advertised elsevt here. Harrison's Blncd Purifier cleanses the blooil from all impurities. It restores tone and strength to the .system, aflords great protection from attacks that originate in changes of the season?, climate and of life. In bottles at 2s Gd and -Is Gd from A. E. Wanning, sole agent for the Waikato. W e draw the attention of our readers to Mr .Spedding's advertisement winch appears in our columns. He ls Olioring several new lines to the public, also his large stuck of fane) woollen goods at big discounts for ready money. \V. S.'s new biizmr in Hamilton is (pnte an attraction, and he invites the public to walk through and inspect las Hue stock.