SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 8808, 25 April 1892, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

AUSTRALIAN J.C. AUTUMN MEETING.

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SYDNEY, April 23,

Magnificent weather prevailed for the last day's racing, and there was a good attendance. Results : ROUS HANDICAP. One mile aud three furlongs. Dan ton, CsH Sib .. „ - 1 Selkirk, 7st 2 BrowulJess, 7et4lb.. «, ..3 Fourteen started. Won easily. Time, 2min 27seo.

PLACE HANDICAP. One mile and a-half. MrN'.K. Hall's or or bike Oxide, Brt 71b (Harris) 1 Mr F. W. Parches'* bo Por'ssa, Bst 21b (Power) 2 Mr Woodfordo sch hj Gnaroe, Sit 91b (Morrison) 3

Seventeen started. Won by half a length. Time, 2min 41$ sec. STEEPLECHASE. About three miles. Grafton, 10it Bib .. _ .. (Lonford) 1 Clarence, Bst 71b .. „ .. (Bowman) 2 Wellington, 10»t 111b .. .. iKeatinir) 3 T.veive started, Betting: 4to 1 against Wellington, 5 to 1 Freeman, G to 1 Grand Wing, 10 to 1 Grafton. At the last hurdle Grand Wing struck heavily and came down, leaving Grafton to win as he pleased. The jockeys Mills and Williams were badly hurt. Time, 7miu 32jec.

SECOND NURSERY. Three-quarters cf a milo. Mr H. C. Daujjar'B b f Mascara, Bs', 71b ..

Mr \V. A. Lonit's br f Rivula, Bit 91b Mr J. B. Clark'd Cimoola, 9st 71b

Twenty-two atartsd. Won by a length Time, lmin 17:}3ei\

A.J.C. PLATE. Thrcs miles. Mr W. It Wi'aou'a bt La Tosca .. (U'Gowan) 1 MrF. W. PurchtVa b(3 Portsea .. (Power) 2 Mr W. Forrester's blk r Highborn .. (Gough) 3

Marvel also started. Betting : 5t04 on Marvel, 2 to 1 against Highborn, 4 to 1 La Tosca, 7to 1 Portsea. At the home turn the three-year-old made her effort, and, answering every call, gradually wore down the leaders and won by three-quarters of a length. Time, smin 31iseo.

FINAL HANDICAP. One mile and a-quarter. Dantou, Cat .. ~ ..1 15<own Bess, 7st .. .. ..2 The Workman, Sat 91b .. .. 3 Twenty-five started. Won by a length, Time. 2in in UQsec.

BOWLING. Caledonian v. Taieri,

This gamo (five rinks a side), played on the Caledonian green] on Saturday afternoon, resulted in favor of the country visitors. There were five rinka a aide, and, though the Ecores were 28 all at the end of the seventh head, the Taieri men then gradually forged ahead. At the fourteenth head the ajorea wore : Taieri 62, Caledonian 53 ; and the final state of the game was :

Taiem. Caledonian. D. Mackie(rk) .. 30 v. J. Wedderspoon (rk) 11 W. Low(sk).. .. 10 v. J. Robertson (sk) ... 23 J. Oujrhtori (ek) .. 17 v. D. O'Connor (sk) ..14 J. White (sk) . .. 18 v. C. Birlow(bk) .. 16 D. Christie Ok) _ 15 v. J. Ogg(tk) .. ..13

.. 94 Total Eoslvn Clchj.

Another match, Highlands v. Lowlands, was plaved on the Roslyn green on Saturday afternoon, when the former won by 6 points. Scores: lIuiHLANDi. Lowlands. W. Carilon('-k) .. 2G v. P. Dow (sk) .. ..25 A. Mnthcson (sk) .. 20 v. It. T. Wheeler (ek) .. 13 R. Crawford (,k) .. 21 v. D. Dickie (sk) .. 3<2

Total .. .. 70 Total 70 DrjNEDix Clue, i The final round of the four-bowl match, ?Jiijh was commenced on the Duuedin luVs green on Easter Monday, waa played off in Saturday, when G. Brown and J. Thomson (skip) IS beat J. Smith and D. Russell (skip) 14.