NEW ZEALAND GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXII, Issue 186, 19 August 1901, Page 6

NEW ZEALAND GRAND NATIONAL MEETING.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.)

OHIUiSTCHUnCH, Saturday.

The Canterbury Jockey Club were favoured with beautiful weather for the concluding duy'.s racing hi connection with the Grand National meeting, which took place to-day at Flluonrton; but the attendance was only fair. The sum of £14,213 was put. through the totnllsator, agrtinst .£11,572 for the corresponding day lust year, making £4:5,17!) for the meeting, a.s against £33,944 last year. The results are a.s follow:— THIRD HUNTHKS' HURDLES. 333—Mr 11. McLean's br g Surrey, aged, by Ascot— Fides, 12.11 (llarley) .... 1 23S—Mr B. J. YVatls1 b g The Jester, oyr.s, 11.11 (Neagle) 2 32U— Mr W. G. Siead's br g Dorrlng Do, Oyr.s, 10.7 (owner) 3 Also .started: 14. r>, Larboard Watch, 12.1. The Jester made all the mulling to the la; j.t fence, where. Surrey dosed on him, aud won easily by half a length, Derrlng Do being three lengths.away. Time, 3m 14s. Dividend, £2 10/. LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP of 200sovh. Two miles and a half. CSS— Hon. J. D. Ormond's br g Roller, aged, by Dreadnought—Roll Call, 10.13 (Williams) 1 113-Mr Godfrey's b g Pipi, aged, 10.0 (Carr) 2 385— Messrs Pollard aud Sullivan's b g Straybird, aged, 11.5 (Morrigan) .... 3 Also started: 07U, Moifad, 13.13; 100, Opaku, 0.7; 70, Stanley, 9.7; Coastguard (coupled with Stanley), !).7; 80, [tight Metal, 0.7. Strayblrd and Roller led I'lpl and Opuku round the back over the stand double, Moi fad lying next. At Cults' the two leaders cleared out, Moifad making a bad jump and blundering. Roller and Strayblrd came on to the Itonuels double clear of a beaten field. Moifad ran round at the kennels. Roller jumped the last fence with the race wou, uud romped home live lengths ahead ol Pipi, who came with a late* ruu and beat StruybirU by live lengths for second place. Time, 5m 15 4-ss. Dividends, £2 1/6 and £4 4/0. SELWYN HANDICAP of HOsovs. Six furlongs. 40S—Mr P. Griffin's eh g St. Denis, aged. by St. Clalr-Kathlinda, 11.0 (McCombe) 1 322—Mr T. Godfrey's fir g Goldspur, agetl, 12.12 Cnrr) 2 008—Mr J. R. Corrigan'B eh g Sundial, aged, 11.0 (Hewitt) 3 Also started: 104, Cora Linn, 11.10; Forward Guard (coupled with Sundial), f).O; 203, Dundas, 10.it; 217. Tigress, 0.12; 111, Suzannab, 9.9; 60, Terrapin, 9.7; US, Aide-de-Camp, 9.7; 41, Lady Medallist, 9.0; .".(>, Tremor, 9.0; 38, Ayrdale, 9.0; 29, Osborne, 9.0. St. Denis shot out In command, but was almost Immediately supplanted by Goldspur, who led St. Denis, Cora Linn, aud Dundas to the home turn. At the distance Goldspur was still in charge, but St. Deuls on thfc rails challenged him, and getting up won by half a length, Hundial l>Hng a neck away third, Duiid.'is and Cora Linn next, and Tremor last. Time, lm 19 3-ss. Dividends, £3 17/0 and £1 12/ G. FINAL HURDLE HANDICAP of 7Gsovs. Once round and a distance. 309—Mr 81.B1. Watson's eh g Dartmooor, aged, by St. Loger—Lyreliuua, 0.13 (Hall) 1 35—Mr C. Crosses b g Khodara, aged, 9.0 (Noble) 2 181-Mr J. B. Adeane's eh g Duller, aged, 9.13 (Williams) 3 Also started: 377, Hotu, 11.9; 210, Hairtrigger, 10.0; 50, Derry, 9.13. Dartmoor and Huirtrlgger ran in front to tilt; strni^'ll. Once? over 1111_" lfist fcdc? t^nrt~ moor came away and won easily by three lengths. There was v punishing llnisli Cor second place, Ilhodara beating Duffer by five lengths. Time, 3m 7.5. Dividends, £2 5/ and £7 19/. HUNTERS' PLATE HANDICAP of 50 soya. One mile and a half. 091—Mr 11. McLean's br g Surrey, aged, by Ascot—Kldes, t:(.9 (llarley) 1 272—Mr S. Sporge'.s blk g Vulcan, aged, 13.1 (Woodroffe) 2 105—Mr 10. Watts' c g The Jester, syrs, 12.5 (Nengle) :i Also started: Rex (coupled with Surrey), 12.12; 851, J.P.. 12.7; 1(34, Mangatera, 12.10, 25, Ilelaat, 11.0; 125, Agitator, 11.0. Surrey aud Vulcan led a bunched Held to the turn for home, where Vulcan had a slight advantage. At the half distance both were under punishment. Surrey outstayed Vulcan aud won by hall' a length, The Jester being two lengths away third. Time, 2in 53 4-ss. Dividends, £1 15/ and £1 9/C.