SPORTING NEWS.
Tho Goraldlno Racing Club Meeting/ - The Tress Association supplies the follow- ■■; _■ ing particulars of the running; for the Geraldine Racing Club Handicap of 150 soys. One and a quarter railcs., . Mr D. O'Brien's Tasman, by St. Albans--Zillah, Sst 111b (Derritt) .... ••• l Mr J. Stophonson's Hyacinth, 7st (% . ; Connor) • ■■; » :i Mr Butler's Emir Boy, Sst 21b (Butler) i Hazard (Gst), Minerva, 7st 71b), Sou'wester (7st 81b), and Taiaroa (7ot 7lb), -: also started. Betting :2to 1 against Tas- ■_;,■ man,3to 1 against Sou-wester, 4to lag*lll™-' >: Taiaroa and Emir Bey, ands andOtoi against tho rest. The inner WaUrato :|, showed £29-1, £88 on the winner. The outer . £102, £36 on the winner. Tlie race »«' . made very good, Derritt taking / the last furlong, and tho grand way-theoM horse came forward when called upon • evoked loud appka.se. There were,* number of false starts, Emir Bey being O». worst offender. An irksome delay *» tliereby occasioned, only relieved dj peculiar treatment of Emir Key. J» ■„.. last a very good start was obtained.. IMg': seven passed over the first Q""*" * '■ •* mile to the stand almost in " clns«rAt this point I«an « le*KEmir Boy, So.i'-wester. and Hyacinth lying next. Soon after passing the stand the W went to the front, accompanied by nJ*®r';.' Thenceforward the race lay between tw» two and Tasman. Coming down » » ■ corner, Hyacinth took the lead, and i seemed as"if the favourite was going tow, ■/ completely beaten, as he was snw> lengths behind. In approaching J W» roundincr the corner, however, he cm along grandly, and, passing the i ' ■■ ■ who had shown the May hitherto, ««" by a length. Hyacinth "ComUg1 , Emir Bey a very good third. H«h . Minerva/ and Sou'-v ester were well «Jj | close together, Taiaroa bringing «P % rear. Time, 2mins. 17Jsecs. fc ] I The Sires' Produce Stakes was *on g : j Catalonia, ridden by W. Butler; anJJ« Ladius'Pur,e by U^cules, Mcrnum beffl* ■ second, and Clarence third. _ :;
A Heater's cablegram states that W»t£ Ico has been scratchod for tho Weltw" 1
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Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 4131, 28 September 1883, Page 2
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324SPORTING NEWS. Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 4131, 28 September 1883, Page 2
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