SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 11511, 30 March 1901, Page 4

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE LIVERPOOL GRAND NATIONAL. Press Association—By Telegraph l —Copyright. LONDON, March 29. (Received March 30, at 2.30 p.m.) , At the Liverpool spring meeting the Grand ’National Steeplechase was won as follows Grudon.„.... _. ... ... ... 1 Drumcreo ... ’ Buffalo Bill ... ... ... ... [This isthe event forwhich the ex-New Zealand- horse Levanter'was heavily backed recently.]; .■ t.:i r'>: TAIEEI TORE CLUB’S MEETING. The privileges in connection with the Taieri Amateur Turf Club’s Easter meeting were sold this morning by Messrs Wright, Stephenson, and Co. .at the Dunedin Horse Saleyards. The inside booth v was purchased by Mr H. Alexander, of the Racecourse Hotel, for £lO, his being the only bid. The outside booth was knocked down to Mr Collins, of the Gladstone Hotel, for £lB, bidding having begun at £lO. The ■refreshment stall fell to the bid of ,Mrs;Beatl son'at 15s, having started 'at £3 lt loSj There was brisk competitionor , the rape cards, which started at £lO arid,-ran pp 'tp' £l7 ssj when they' became tho ; property of Mesdames ‘Macdonald add.. Smith.. ~The gates were put up, but the only bid made was' £SO, which'fell short of the roseaVe’by £5. ; ... «; ;RICCARTON TRAINING 1 NOTES.''.?, CHRISTCHURCH, March'3o. A very'heavy fog this, morning, interfered with the 1 work. - v! Gleflftladalb' !! wen^ i ' twias round on the grass at half-pacej • and Candid Chiel a round, finishing at la. strong Tpaoef. Soirierled and' Scottish Minstrel covered a mile on the'plough'ht a gbbd'paije. MArgbt galioped.halt anulefast oh the grass.' i .Beiii zbih covered a good six furlongs oh ; tbi plough. Rougcmont, who accbippmiied Mr Hobbs’s horse, broke 1 a blood vessel, and.fell at the entrance .to the straight Bfistbl wbrit five furlongs'pq the plough. HypPotiid did. a. fast,' six ' furlongs -oh the’ bin ders? Cameo accomplished a good workiriggallop of, a Inile and a-quarter, Cadet joining in'fuf the‘last five - furlongs, Hiiku, Hawthorn, and Slogan, were givehl'Ustrong exercise ' gallop after breakfast. Vifican Went a mile fabfc bn-the plough.: arid Blind-: ford-five furlongs at a gQod pacel ' Stfathy ■ naira'and'Cora Limb went a good' sevehTfUri' lords' on the'-grass. Sant llario beat Clan*burn and De Wet'cvor'dix 1 furlongs, run-in' Imin 18sec. 1 Hermosa beat Magnificent brer a mile on the] grass in?lniin ! 46sec; - Web Drappie, Antigone, E Clhndeboys, ''' Oyster? Scotch Mist,' and .otbers Were .giveh’. dteady exercise. - Long Tom was schooled over tpe hurdlbs, shaping well. ' ‘ - Great interest is being displayed ah cbni nectibri with the ciation’s tournament, at: Easter] arid they are to be c6ngra.fculatbd ; ori thfe number - of entries; ref . the seVeiial ► Cvtiitt.'Trie -'effort to. prbmptb'.pnthuiihiica',' in tepuls is moeting.with and there Is rip. reaibri why the game should be “non pst’’. in. this i part of the colony. The . time, ,it ishoped, is riot far off when . mier position in .regard, to .tqnnis, and .thereby 1 sutiairi- the ' that she‘has ' already' l gamii|d ion 'thb : fbbtl^l and cricket fields. - With regani-t4btte tpur- ' riainent. tiibVchampibnship bventri 'wijg' of course, proVo the xribst interesting, brit , the handicap matches.should- furnish -some tough tussles iarid afford probably a few subprises. '-*■ The' bbttiag’ on the Oxfbrd-Cambridge' be^'roce : is s 2'.tib'l , im : ■ ! ' >\3! icj- j,. ..'.mu..