SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XIII, Issue 4119, 23 May 1892, Page 2

SPORTING.

[By Centacr.]

Tho chiet attraction for Mastertonians to piorrow (Queen's Birthday], will be the raceq tp be held at Akpraby the Maori Racing Club, This is, I believe, the first Native race meeting over held in the district, and (he novelty of the affair should induce many to patronise it. The course is about a couple of miles from Masterton and therefore wjthjn easy walking distance. With fine weather the meeting should be a most enjoyable and successful one, Mr H. P. Tunuiorangi will act as Judge,

How are the mighty fallen 1 The Auckland Onp winner Graclishot has been entered for a £9O race at Heath cote,

A peculiar case has just been deoided in Napier, A short time back a horse n&med' Haiwaiknorangi was entered for the Hurdles, Cup, and Welter, at the Rissingtoh meeting, a gaged to rfdp him i/Thp horse won tbe {Jurdlo. race, pd pb disqualified with- its . jockey on tjip ground that the.latter was a profess atonal, and the prize was given to the second horse which was also ridden by a professional, Tho whole question was referred to the Metropolitan Club, and the Bissington Club were compelled to pay the amount of the stakes to the owner of tho disqualified horee. M'Kay then sued tbe Club for the sum of £4 12s, representing the fee Jio wouldhave received for riding tbe horse iu the Cup and Welter had it not: been disqualified. Judgment was given for the plaintiff for £4, with £llos costs, solicitor's foe £1 Is, and witnesses expenses ] 2s,

The Judicial Appeal Case. [By Telegraph.-—PreBS Association. | Wellington, Monday, The Government lias received a, cablegram from the Agent-General stating that the appeal in (he case of Buckley v Edwards is allowed, the Court holding that Judges can only be appointed for whom salary is fixed by law. No oosts on either side.