A RECORD OF SPORT. [Compiled specially for the Waikato Times ] Auckland September 22.

Waikato Times, Volume X, Issue 664, 23 September 1876, Page 2

A RECORD OF SPORT. [Compiled specially for the Waikato Times ] Auckland September 22.

TliK Auckland ilaomg Club have issuer] tb«tr programme for tho aammor rm-ot-tny, and a very go >d programme it ii - the best they have yet presented to the publio. Three daya spore are pr -viderl for. It raii'ht be cootjidered that two would bo sufficient', but, a» a week inter venoH between tho fir*fc and woud days, the interest i« aure not., to flatf. The rl»t<-a for the firturo »r' Decemhrr 26"h, Janaaryl, and January 2 The di ngiee m nt in the C'uh as to raialnq tli- admission monoy toh>>lf-<uorown baaroMi'ted iit a compromise of 2s being acco >ted by Ibt'i partie3 The programme altogether onntai"* fifteen r» l- «3. »n < n<> leas a sum than £f240 i-< given in lh» shape ofa'dod monoy. an Hiri"tt'it winch* ought to •• f> tc'i"'th« South' ri ert. Ihs comI>.ire< favourably with tli« addo i money >-t Obi-'ihuroh and Du. edm. Tho t«<> prinoipal , i-aof* mo, 'h-J Kacin*? Gml) Handicap of 150 ko\( with 5 kovh. ■ wo"|)s'nkeH l li mil"**, on the fi sb d^j', ai>d th* Anoklani Cup «f 200 «<>• ■. with a sweep of 10 hoy«., two mil a, on tho aocond x\\y Roni'loi th> *>o, (h're ar«» tive race*, whioh li^ve 100 so»<>. as the priz , « > tbat tho aventu a-u we)] worth contttting. Tho lnvera of jumpi'ig' arc ottered f r with a h.irdlo raco of 80 *ova and eto pltouHSo of 100 «ov«. ihe entri»«»'f r the Hanflicip »nl Cup ol<^e on 'Pitday, the 27 h Ouiober. and the wo'thta will be declared on M'>ihlhv. *hn 20bh Nt.vt mb<T. The Sio plocha-e ontiioi are due on Ist December Hi n ral cntrirs are to be scaled and s< nt with pirticuUtg <o the *«>cr>'tary. Nt tho Clu>> offio • Sh9rtland-t cur, by 8 o'clt ct mi FiMay, Dobfmhßr'ls b I «c« aignH of revival of t p >rt in A uuk • I >ud, iv tevinvil dirt*utiona Two or three •^eutlemen of poiidon, \« bo-o namHn I am wot atlibi-rty lo nr ut'ou at pre»ont, *r>conteiaplating Niyiui; a r*< O'orno n< t\n ft ii not impomli'o that 'ha or cket. football, and pig>on nbooun" s iccop cs "f tho province have inn e'.hu,. t with ih s It. m*y w* 1' he rixkofl «hy At ck m<\ whuh i inaho^n her auprom«(-v tth'« in mly aim a nt o iid Ijg ' our d C ntdrl) uy an<l O 'i^o in tho iu)l)le p'lit in < >>f hartf. iac. ing If o gt to uioiit o i that, th co n unttei-, uir^miigth* 1 progr. ni'n", have malo the >u om iniftaU-f f fixing thti) r y <>f 1877 f'-r t^e 2«t. December 1876 It i- not at nil u. 1 kcly thit th a will ttav« to b«rV) fc rc<). With re.;, rl (o bhi pliiof, c umidi-rable interrtt i-, felt. Out <>f th- 18 nmnaiioß, six'Oiii ar<--till alive *nd wel I,'1 ,' »ad. if half that number O'>» o to tho poir, i^ will bo a rent impioveuv nt on th^ tf-M wh oh lait yj-ar, a'ar'«il t«o, though it w< uid uu difficult to I>e«t the excitement waa felt ov«r tho npi k »nl-'irck raoo

ile r "nn. t* liv.it i luu li.ili <t tin ii j n tot ot tLo season oi Siturduv u<-t, ii'< Mr AloL'o*h Cluk'u rusi leuc. X -.i.uoi * | 'I h s gen Jemaii q .vo u:i ep n li»u«.h< on fen ' mi.) Kngl'sh >t)l.', at which o\or 100. jiu j its sat down 'L'ne hnuidtwtro laid ou at th-j Harp ( f Jiiiu Hot. 1, au.lJj/0 good i unn ttern t-j j"Yjdßki oi o t^Jfißbta k liaro wai killed, d^Ejßki tliejEifhir, ■he " ding ' was f ll^fwHbklio illy w»sj Due, And the proueedibi^^Ryul 1 JJuirdly•have hi -en ua rj bUL-cts-fu^B4'oe jnijbtiaij I'rft.lio in uti'l alx.ucT /^raPaml $&» tifc h iso bfVaiid kmoly, ana th.: criwd of cArua^e* and foot fmseugrri* at tko g.thenng was very great. Au acting t occurred dm ing tho aft* iiioop, in winch the colebxatod •tetjiJtJcliMHer, Ku^tio, lost hi* lifo. II * was mlden by a ytuug man named ft'e li'<y, and tutue down a croppor afttr o'o*ii"g oik of tho f^ncon. The lad was nit hurt, hut, ths hur*e, Uiougu hedid n>Tt appear' to* strike auy thing, could nut rieo. It was then found that one of his legs wan broken in two place*. Nc thing could be done to allevmto his suffering, so, it was determined to put an end to his misery, «i»d hia throat wus bat «» he lay. It is s.vd that liustic, during hia caraer, won twelve oufe^ fourteen r«cos for which ho shart;d T esinaot vouch f^r this, l<ut, I am able to euuiner-tto «. few of his lank performancea,^ On the 29th of April, 1874, he yron ttie Ntl«on tfteeplechaso, carrying 12st 7lb».' Ou 25th May, he won the Auckland J Autumn Stetp'ojhaso of 100 aovs , boating lUioy and two otber<". Won the i fclandiCip Steeplechase at the Aucklnud I Oc'.ober Mooting, beating tlighflyor anil Mr Goring* Hua.io. Won n.* ollutg S oeplutbiso *t the same meeting. Bn-ke do vii at the Auckland Autumn Meeving, • 1875, id the StefplLch-ise «ou by Shanirook. He was a go. d him st old horte, an<l it wni aim >st too bad t > put ium over ntono walla and scoria gromul, vutli his , leg( still ni a dick, y cuinlili m. At thu j tin q of liiiii«ath, Kuitie boloo^ol to M,r 11. Ti.orif*, tlio tiaiu> r. I'oe Pikurau.* Hu-t Club Steeple chisf M «fcmg comes . ff at Eilerslie, on too 7th Octohf r, nn It' o entrio< clos •on Kn lay, 22iiil September Th-'io »r.- five racis, and, alihou^h tbe added money id •mail, the nport if likely to bo of %u iut resting cbirai.tr Ffive ia rnpidly gottinij up in ronditio t at Surrey Hills Dairy F a m . I am- fold by ono wli » «a»r bun y<«torJay, tb.^ already he lodks a d.ff^ient a>nmal to wha 1m did when ha lmku H s full podifirceisas fol'ows . Ky L>rd Clifden.out ol EUrri'-ot. bj Manjjo or Lam roj»t ; her dam Quodi Alary l>y Olidiatir j. Mango by Eniilun out of Bustm-d by Merlin out of Morel. Lancecost hy Lirerpool out ot otu by IJiHtiini out of daughter of «istcr to SkyaweeiMH' bf Lligliflyer Lord Clifden by Nowinmister, dam to Sluvo by Afulboarce, oit of Voll«y, sUtor to Y It • l»ewr, >owmini«ter by "TouL-hs'O'ie, oiu. ..f Buonvin^' by l)e Sjut.x. lbeienns of bis »u .SL-riptio/j ara now pun jshed lh v are 10 murei at 20 guinem each If th'i number can be made u^ by (ha •Ith Octobar, ho is to stand at Surrey Hills for tbe sumo i, bur, it not it is mor than lik«ly be wiU leavo the provinoo. I have >t on goo.i au'horitv th it Mr Raiwond has m.re an olfir to hire him f>r a. year foi 800 guineas auJ puy all ejepen Hea. The Ulv.i.g i;ie u to leivo (Xti'Uin W.iltus«,'"« in * few duya for th>W.ulato. Hj i- u nrst rate horsuim i »hould be kept in the district if possible, Mr Walter's three inures, Fanny Fus'ier, YufcuTina, and Peor«««, u r» «ll ia foal to lY.ulucer. After fo'»lin« they mil* bo vi.itel a^ain and comd up from Nolson io their own pisture*. I-aa'- Walton, KiunU<hor, and the Fjnny F sher, elf, pi to CdiUeihurj by ilio Tuupo wh eh loavo» tha ilanuk u ou iho L'Sih. 'ilit> lust named is to hare a *rou»h up" with on- of tho "old uiu" before he jroes, io giro hi." owner some idea ol what c'iunc« ho-wiil possejs i r hia eugageinents. , The 'lhatnes and Auckland Fbitb.ill Matolx came off at Pa awn last ISaturviaj, wlun iho Aucklind loam woi by one " try," Io njfhin;.', not much of a vicor , ib will be s.ud, a|r<r Auckland beating Uiiuieru'ury j but if. must bo UJrno in mind that threw of the Provincial team b.ulcd from tlio Tliunus, aud that serer.il others, iuc uding thu two Wttikato vi -v, Cox und Wood did not play in the Go'dfic'ld'^ match. Wliother thcro 13 to bo a Regatta n«xt Annivcisarjr diyornot, is aquo-tim 1 am quito Unable to 111 awor at prea-nt. Asa mo long befoio the joir roichea its prraent sLugo the acting Committee 13 funned and the programme is arrange J. 'llusyo'ir notniugu <lonr, the roaion h that tho Uommittsa have about ihirry pounds of debt on their bunds irom hut year, and they a-o not anxious to be IH in again. So Jong as the ■fupbuiid<.<» and shtpehandleru take to little 1 rouble 10 fast v aquatic shorts in whioh they are 10 much cjnecrned (hey can lmrdly expect the pubhc;to muke up for tudr shortcominus MeKson, I observe, bos issued a eplendi.l llegatta Prograinmo wrh a four oared champion ourng^er, nice of 150 i-ovs, atid tin co otbor prizttj of 50 sjth e»ch. The Auckland Cricket, Club held its annual matting last «o k. The haUuce•heet and report revealed a |.ro puroui ntnto of thing*, tho treasurer having a Hiii.ill balance in band, but t>em^>nbuts have lost their playi <frg'ouad at Mltislie tv coi a qiienge ol having tailed to come up to tho«cr«itch in their agreemmi 1 with tie raouig club aueni the t-umo What tin y will do for a iletd tbu atasoii I do n< t know. ll.bc-rts the English BilUjriKpiayer, ba» as yotm«de no arrangements about uournig to du-kland Perkins, anil 0 0 or two other* ar« practiHiug in expectation that he will cal here • At tho Auckland Cattle Show, which has been* arr^ied hy Iho 00 mini tee to onus off at B.i ck land e S*le Yard , on tl.e 9bh Novemiier, tho Stoik Impotation Ci>m|« iy oEFt-r a pn^o of £oS- r tho best yearling by "Y< uog .Profornier". I Jogs and poultry will he luoludtd in tho show. Air Th -mna M<mn will gtvo a I ten pound gold medal for tbe beat, r»TO. i M' Kohnrt Graham ii going to have another athletic meeting »b I- !lt)«-iliti gardens on tho oainc day Jt U tin c tlna gcittienjaii'a.run ot Lad luik with th*ea<her took a turn. A. mo'l contOMiol oiuiifl iwer match his betn X"ing on amou^ <h j Auckland hote'a Perkins stood well at tirit with agpe.fimen Weighing I9>b<. Mr R IN. C >x ■it the Thamtß Hotel then ,v»m'> ou' with one woitihiug 321 bn. Perkins außwtred this with tlnee turning the •cale a> 60i» a .iltogHth.r but. all of th''m day • hi-t to oavc m to a boomer sent from O athubu, weg'iing 42lbs This is on vi«w at tue "Star" ofHco with a cballanitn attached to it. L-tt »i>y one beat it who can.