SPORTING NEWS

Auckland Star, Volume XXVI, Issue 75, 7 April 1885, Page 3

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.