SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 10469, 12 November 1897, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE C.J.O. MEETING. Segoxd Day.—Thursday, Novemri-k 11, Tiie last races resulted thus METROPOLIS’A X HANDICAP, of -100 so vs. ~ , One mile and admit. 708—Mr .1. Chaafe's St. Paul, by St. Legei—- „ Satnncllß Sl3. ... ... (J. Chaafe) 1 .17b—Hr S. M Guinness's Waiuku, 9.7 199—Mr W. Davies's Letla, 7.3 WhUe ! \ Skirmisher (8.8), 94 Lord Hosslyn (7.10), 147 Black and Pved (7.3), 187 Target (7.0), 63 Chaos [p,7). As they ran down the back stretch Day Star was just clear of Waiuku, Skirmisher, St. Paul, Target, and Leda, while Lord Hosslyn was last. At the kennels Waiuku joined Day Star. Once in the straight Day Star, Epaulet, and Lord Hosslyn were in difficulties, and Waiuku and St. Paul showed the way to the distance post in front of Leda and Target. Then the whips were drawn on all tiie leaders, and St. Paul, gradually drawing out, went on and won by a couple of lengths from Waiuku, with Leda, half a length away, third; Target fourth, Black and Red fifth, Skirmisher sixth, Day Star seventh, and Chaos last. Time, 2min 39 l-ssec. Dividend, £3 Gs. SELLING TWO-YEAR-OLD PLATE, of 100 , r sovs. Four furlongs. 110-Mr Cuttss Falka, 7.2 ... ... (M'Neil) 1 Sheenan’s Ben Farley, 8.0 ...(Donovan) 2 275-Mr Hams sFatigue, 7.9 ... (Wilson) 3 Also started; 150 Monogram (7.0). On reaching the straight Falka commenced to draw out, and she maintained her advantage to the finish. Time, 51 2 ssec. EPSOM HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 150 sovs. One mile. MS—Mr Thompson's Starshot, 8.7 ... (Owner) 1 04—Mr Longfellow’s Remorse 11., 8.0 381—Mr M'Ginness’s Fulmen, 8.3 ... 3 Alsp started; 408 Umslopogaas (9.5), 97 Manawamu (9.0), 498 Primula (8.9), 104 Wedlock (8.8) 10.1 Remorse (8.2), 00 Rangefinder (8.0), Weary (o.U). Before the distance post was reached Remorse was beaten, and Starshot, catching Remorse 11. in the last furlong, went on and won by three-quarters of a length ; Fulmen a length and a-half away, third. Time' Imin 46sec. Dividend, £8 9t. ’ AUCTION HANDICAP, of 50 sovs. Five furlongs. ’ s H' r part’s The Spinner, 7.0 (RadclifFe) 1 ; Richards s Windermere, B.7...(Derrett) 2 3o7—Mr Harris s Bisley, 8.4 ... (Brown) 3 ARo .started ; 230 Cherrystone (7.7), 62 Spectrum (7./), 34 Stanley (7.7), 88 Colebeck (7.0), 79 Lad? George (0.10). 3 A capital struggle resulted in a win by three-quarters of a length. Time, Imin 53 5 icc. Dividend, £7 18 s 6d. The sum of £13,033. was put through the totaliaator for the day.