SPORTING NEWS
Canterbury Jookoy Club Autumn Meeting.
(BY TELEdIiArU — rUHSS ASSOCIATION.)
CiIKiSTCHURCIt, this day. I i j ug qj.C; Autumn Rnco Mooting (son- i linucd today under tho most favourable conditions. Tho weather is glorious and tho attendance is large. Tho courso in fine ■ordor. Results: — t .r AITTITMN NUKBKKY HANDH'AV, a BWei!]>-; Tmki o" *ov 8 ; each, with MObovb. added ii or two year-olds. Second horao to roceivo jjSoti ; third horse. SOsovs. out of tho stake, jivefurlonga. »fr P Butler's Hanlan, fay C&Kfcsni— Waterwiteh, 7st (Huxtable) 1 jl r H. Hathorn'a Spade t.ui.'ioa, ist Slrll^ioniord's Hermitage, Bst(Derritt) 3 Five others started. Hormitage was a •tone favourite. This was a splendid race. Banian won by a short head. Time, lmin. 3JW* Stlo of the Middle Park Yearlings. At the sale of the AJiddlo Park yearIfom yd this morning six lots were ofed, but the only sale effected tas a chestnut colt by Apremont, out of Ariala, for 110 guineas. He was purchaeod ty Mr Walter Reeves. TmCßßiswraußcn Hurdle Rack Handicap, ollSbovs.. with a sweepstakos of osovs. taditogoloseoondhorse. Minimum weiirtit. Sit, Over eight flights of hurdles. Two mile). Bkeenan's Master Agnes, lOsb lllbs (ovner) * Merryn'a Garibaldi, 9at (Cotton) ... 2 HobbWoody, 10st71b8(K. Hobba) .. 3 Ravenswood, Azim, and Gaiters also ran. Jtoetwrood was the favourite and was heavily supported. Gaiter's ran off at the fat fence. Master Agnes won a V J nee by about two lengths. Time, y™x Msec. The rider of Garibaldi ' .™npfert againat Master Agnes j Tm M^ * «*WWUM» did 'not: ■SwoeDtly Bhel> «*** woraiDg last, and1 ™» toe. She ' .^ Wit yet put in an luwesir'Siiinrang. ** 'SSpcoted to arrive kferinß JffifAimtoT 'fho AucWsna Amateur sports dloaed at Mr Harry H. B 4(1 «Soo last wight. In some events ill ftase entered havo accepted, and in ottanooly twxi or three have dropped out. AfjWM day's sport is looked forward to wwailay next. &.U«mson, of tho Karangahape Ward, fwmmttylaid himself out for the rolo of JWWtotts Premier. The two gentlo<W .W» OQt driving during the greater PW«fe forenoon, and this aftermsoti ,m tabarkod on board the Customs *J?*Wifora trip round the b&rbour. The Ajnfer leaves by the Macgregor at 8 o'clockttis.eveninfjfor Whangaroi, accomiptniedby Sir Rlair, Assistant-Engineer-in- . Otief. The host baa been sresially en;Mtd for ti» purpose. From Whangarei wiyßrooeed to Russell, examining the propmnilway lines at boih places. Mr Stout *i ntnrn to Auckland co deliver his fnnind address, after which he will pobably visit the Thames. Towards the «dof the month he returns to Wellington •mljupo andWanganui.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/AS18850407.2.27
Bibliographic details
Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 75, 7 April 1885, Page 3
Word Count
414SPORTING NEWS Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 75, 7 April 1885, Page 3
Using This Item
No known copyright (New Zealand)
To the best of the National Library of New Zealand’s knowledge, under New Zealand law, there is no copyright in this item in New Zealand.
You can copy this item, share it, and post it on a blog or website. It can be modified, remixed and built upon. It can be used commercially. If reproducing this item, it is helpful to include the source.
For further information please refer to the Copyright guide.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Auckland Libraries.