THIRD EDITOR LATE SPORTING

Evening Post, Volume XCVI, Issue 42, 17 August 1918, Page 8

THIRD EDITOR LATE SPORTING

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING

SECOND DAY,

(BY TELEGRAPH.—PRESS ASSOCIATION.)

CHRISTCHURCH, This Day.

There is beautiful weather for the second day of the Grand National meeting. The going' is excellent, and the attendance is large. Results:—

Aylesbury Steeplechase, of 200 soys; about 2£ miles.—Gaekwar, 11.13, 1; Bore, 12.8, 2; Ormesby, 13.0, 3. Scratched: Brown Joe. Won by seven lengths, four lengths between second and third. Time, smin 13 2-ssec.

Redcliffs Handicap, of 200 soys; seven furlongs.—Warform, 9.13, 1; Jingo,- 9.5, 2; Turpinite, 9.0, 3. Scratched: Royal Prince. Won by a length. Time lmin 31sec.

August Handicap, of 400 soys; 6 furlongs.—All Over, 9.5, 1; Ibex, 9.10, 2; Form Up, 11.9, 3. Bedford was scratched. Won by a bare length, half a length between second and third. Time, lmin 14 3-Ssec.

Beaufort Steeples, of 500 soys; about three miles.—Coalition, 11.2, 1; Yellow and Black, 10.8, 2; Sylvia, 9.7, 3. Scratched: Waimai. Ormesby, Arlington, and Merry Lad made the running for two miles, when Coalition joined them. Arlington and- Coalition were together at the entrance to the straight, where Arlington ran off, leaving Coalition to win comfortably by two lengths. Time, 6min 5 2-ssec. i