SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 7480, 26 March 1888, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

■9 NAPIER RACES. The following events were decided on Saturday afternoon : CITY STAKES HANDICAP, of 160 sovb. One mile and a quarter. Mr P. Martin's Silence, Bst 9,b _ (Clifford) 1 Mr Hepburn's Audacity, 7flt 2:b .. (Stowv) 2 Mr Hedgcr's Antelope, 7st 4lb .. (Williams) 3 St. Clair (7st 91b) also started. St. Clair cut out the running at a smart pace, but in the straight Silence came through his horses and passed the post a length in advance of Audacity. Time, 2min 14 l-ssec. Dividends, L2 12s and L2 Bs. WELTER HANDICAP, of 60 sovb. One mile and a distance. Waterfall, 8-st 101b (Woods) 1 Premium, 9ot .. .. .. (Forreli) 2 Clyde, Bat (F. Stowe) 3 Won easily by a length. Time, 2 min 2§sec. Dividends, LI 16s and LI 17s. SELLING RACE, cf BO sova. One mile. Tamahine, Cat 131b „ .. .. (Myers) 1 Orwell, 7at 131b .. .. „ (Farroll) 2 Partner, 7st 01b (Lindsay) 8 Wapiti, Solitude, Sylph, and New York also ran. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 47 4 ssec. Dividends: LG 6s and L 5 7s. CONSOLATION HANDICAP, of 60 sovs. One mile. Miss Dargon, 7st 81b .. .. (Lindsay) 1 Beresford, Bjt 8 b (Huxtable) 2 Expelled, Oat (My eft) 3 Beresford made the race for the greater part of the journey, but in the straight Miss Dargon drew up to him, and a grand race home resulted in Miss Dargon winning by a neck. Time, lmin 47 2-ssec. Dividends: Ll 17s and LI 12s. GREYMOUTH RACES. Hakdicap Hurdles, of 50 sovs. One mile and three-quarters.—Royalty 1, Moody 2. Dusk fell and waß out of i>. Moody cut his two off lens badly with a hurdle. Time, "min •iOseo. West Coast Racinq Association Handicap, cf 125 sovs. One mile and a-half.—Rewi, Bst sb, 1; British Lion, 9jt 71b, 2; Wairuna, 7st 121b, 3. Won by ft short length. Time, 2min 55scc. West Coast Pboducb Handicap, of 40 sovs. One mile.-MaidofVailey, 7stl2lb, 1; Playboy, Bst 61b, 2. Time, lmin 68scc. Ore* Valley Stakes, of 76 sovs. One mile.—Rewi, Bst 101b, 1; Jack, Bst 71b, 2 ; Tarantalus, B<t 910, 3. Motimau, Ducheßß, Albany, and Madonna also ran. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 57sic. Consolation Handicap, of 30 sovs. One mile.— Won by Wairuna, Miitako 2, Jack 3. Time, lmin DSacc. C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING. First Day—Monday, The following nominations, acceptances, and further payments were received on Saturday : CHIUSTCHUKCH HURDLES. Two miles. at lb 8t lb Master Agnes ..1112 Isaac .. .. 10 6 Tres Seo .. .. 11 0 Azim .. .. 810 Garibaldi .. .. 11 6 Montcaglo „ ..8 7 Mac 10 0 Templeton Stakes, one mile.—La Rose, Melton, Russloy, Ruby, Erin-go-bragh, Red Ensign, Patrician, Apropoß, Marlborough, Titbit, Golden Crest, llaka, College Boy. GREAT AUIUMN HANDICAP. One mile and a-half. Silver Maik .. 7 12 Torrent .. .. ClO Ruby .. .. 710 St. Clair .. .. 610 Springston ..7 6 Engagement -. 0 0 Snapshot .. ..7 0 Ciiamfaonk Stakes, fix furlongs.—Redwood, Carbine, Jet d'Eau, Ravenswing, Somracil. Epsom Welter Handicap, one mile and ah If.—La Roec, Snapshot, Count d'Orsay, Archduke, Wakatipu, Patrician, Chautilly, Secrecy, Marlborough, College Boy. ItussLiY Stakks, five furlongs. Apres Moi, Fleurette. Sjn-of-a-gun, Matamata, Rainbow, Bir Sinister, Enchantress, Vandal, Mikado, Wolverine. Second Day—Tuesday. Hurdle Handicap, about one mile and three" quarters —Monteagle, Azim, Tres Sec, Irish King' Oolden Butteifly, Isaac, Master Agnes, Mac, Gari' baldi. Autumn Nursery, five furlongs. Apre9 Moi, Fleurette, Sin-of-a-gun, Mataniita, Rainbow, Bar Sinister, Adulation, Euchantms, R?dtvood, Vandal, Jet d'Eiu, Ravenswiug, Sommell, Wolverine. Ciiallexoe Stakes, six furlongs.—llus9ley, Silver Mark, Carbine, Sommcil,Vandal. THE GRAND NATIONAL. A Press Association London cablegram dated the 23rd inst. gives the following as the result of tho GRAND NATIONAL STEF.PLECIIASE, cf 1,(100 sovs, with a sweepstakes. Mr Balrd'a Playfair .. .. .. .. 1 Mr Laurence's Frigate .. .. .. .. 2 Mr M'AlWs Billot Box .. .. „ 3 HAWKE3BURY RACES. SYDNEY, March 24.

At the Hawkesbury Autumn meeting the Hawkesbury Handicap was won by Alma ; Southerly Buster 2, Harold 3. Seven started. Won by a head. Time, 2min 29scc.

The following were the amounts paid over for the anniversary meeting of the D.J.C. : —II. Goodman L 123 10a, S. J. Mercer LCI 15s, J. Mason L 57, G. Smith L 47 10s, J. Goodmanson L 42 15s, J. Fairloy L2B 103, J. Stephenson Ll9, A. Jones Ll4 ss, W. T. Hazlett L 9 10s, J. Fleming L 9 10s, J. Daly L 9 10s, M. M'Laren L 4 153; total L 427 10s. The interest in the coming interprovinciol draughts match, which takes place at Christchurch next Saturday, is becoming all the keener as the time draws near. There will be ten players a-side, and the Otago team will be selected from the following : —Messrs John P. Bell, R. Given, George Foreman, George Rankin, R. Caldow, William Houston, and D. R. Hay (Duuedin), Hugh Montgomery (Port Chalmers), James Ross (Palmerston), James Steele (Moßgiel), and William L. Crookston (Roxburgh). The Canterbury team is composed of: —Messrs R. Boswell, W. Hood, T. Menzies, H. W. Kay, T. Tonkin, D. Reese, D. M'Laren, W. M'Adam, >V. Blackett, and A. JosUng. The Otago team leave by the express on Friday morning.