SPORTING,

Evening Post, Volume L, Issue 35, 9 August 1895, Page 4

SPORTING,

THE GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. |BY TSLEQBAI'H.— PIVESS ASSOCIATION.! Chbibtchubch, Bth August. The following are the further results of the first day's races : — Grand National Steeplechase, of 500 sots ; second 75 sotb ; third, 25 sovb. Three miles and a half. Mr. Douglas' eh g Mutiny, by The Mute —Lady Maxwell, aged, Hat 51b (G. Hope) 1 Mr. H. Alexander's oh g Eoaoiuß, aged, list 111b (Owner) 2 Mr. S. H. Gollan's oh g Norton, aged, 13at (Owner) ... 3 Liberator, 12 B t 71b ; Despised, ldst 71b : Booties, lOat 61b s Austral, 9st 131b ; and Chryatal, Oat 71b, also started. Despised led over the first fence and paßt tho stand, with Boscins next, and Liberator, Austral, Mutiny, Norton, and Booties following in the order named, and Chrystal last. At the kennels, Außtral refused, and Liberator and Bosoius ran up to tho leader, but Despised was again in front at the top turn. As they Bwept past the stand Mntiny and Roscius dosed on the leader. At tho next fence past Cult* 1 Despised fell, and Mntiny taking onmmand ran down the baok stretch well clear of Rosoins, with Norton next, and I Liberator, who had etrnok the fenoe hard, half a dozen lengths away. Mutiny continued to show the way paßt the kennels, whore Booties refnsed, and Liberator moved up again. At the top turn Mutiny was atill well in front of the others, of whom Norton was now second. Once in the straight Norton and Liberator were both beaten, and Mutiny went on and won py five lengths from Boscius, with Norton, who pulled up, twenty lengths away, third, just in front of Liberator, while Chryßtal was the only other horse to finish. Time, 7min 26seo Dividends, £3 12s and £3 6s 6d. Tally-Ho Plato Steeplechase, about two miles.— Bawai, 12st 71b (Owner), 1; Glongafry, 12st 71b, 2 ; Armstrong. 12st 71b, 3. Blackbird, Sbankß, The Bug, lon, Lascar, Viotor, and Pastime also b tat tod. Won easily by four lengths. Time, 4min 2G}sec Dividends, £3 12s and .£l ßs 6d. The Ladies' Bracelet was won by Jewel, list 81b ; Mystical, second ; and Ulster, third. Dividends, £6 and .£ll Ba. Eofield Steeplechase, about two miles. Marcohal Neil, lOst 61b (Katterns), 1 : Nero lOat 71b, 2 ; Gillie, 10st, 3. Albo startedMinerva, lOst; Bags, 9at 71b; Wharfdalo9st 71b. Won comfortably by three lengths Time, 3min 20sec. Dividends, £3 18s and £3 8s 6d. Winter Handicap, one mile and a quarter — Vogengang, lOBt 91b (Derrett). 1 ; Triton, 9et, 2 ; silver Speo, lOst 41b, 3. Beadonw. 11, lOst 61b ; Victim, 9sfc 121b ; Chaos, 9st 111b; Solano, OsfclOlb; Speculator, 9«t 91b : Royal, 9st 61b ; Lord of Misrule, 9al 51b j Kichlake, 9st ; Miss Madgo, 9st ; Bangefinder, 9at ; and Bona Fide, 98t, also Bttrted. Won comfortably by a conple of lengths. Time, 2min 13} sec. Dividends, £4 163 and £i 7s.