SPORTING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXI, Issue 91, 18 April 1890, Page 3

SPORTING NEWS.

THE HAWKESBURY HANDICAP. .[PRESS ASSOCIATION.] (3Y ELECTRIC TELEGRAPH—COPYBIGHT.] bYDNEYj Thuraday. The following was the result of Ins Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap, oi 400sovsj 350 of which will go t<J the winner and 5030V8 to the second bored. One mile and a-lialf. Mr J. Brown's eh h Golden Crown, syrs, by Julian Avenel—Tiara, oat 121b ... .1 Mr J. Payton's (ns) br g Insignia, 4yrs, • 7sb 81b ... . ... ... .... 2 Messrs Allen and McDonald's eh m Mantilla, 4yre, 6at 21b ... ,n. '... 3 Fourteen horsee started. Golden Crown won by a head. Time, 2min 39Jsec.

(BY CABLE—PRESS ASSOCIATION.) • Adelaide, this day. THE ADELAIDE CUP. The second day*s racing of the Adelaide Racing Club took place to-day. The following was the result of the Bibthday Cpp.— At hand'cap of 75050 v,; second horse, lOOsov.; third horse, 50sov. out of the stake. One and a-half miles. Shootover, 7st 71b 1 Sultan, 9st 51b ... ... ... 3 Viator, 7st 12lb ... ... ... 3 Twelve horses started. Shootover won by a neck. Time, 2min S3seo. [Sultan, who ran second, ia owned by Mr W. R. Wilson, the Silver King, and was purchased by him in Christchurch. This was the firet appearance of Sultan on an Australian racecourse.]

Ahua won the Timaru Cup yesterday, wieh Catamount second and St. James third. The Hardies fell to Waita«gi, and the Flying Handicap to La Rose. Acceptances for the Avondale races are due to-night, and nominations also close for the A.R.C. Champagne Stakes. Mr DigbyTorike to-day sold at his mart the privileges for the Avondale Race Meeting. The buyers were:—Cards, £10, H. H. Hayr;. publican's booth, £(>, M. Foley; gates, £18, L. Adams j tomperanee boothj £2 ss, Mrs Hunt; stabling, £1 2s 6d, MoGinn. .