SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 11512, 1 April 1901, Page 1

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

THE LIVERPOOL GRAND N.ATIONAI., Prior to tie-start for 'Ae'Liverpriol Grand' National Steeplechase on the 29t£ uiUloe**- • ral jockeys asked for a pb*t£oMtneii'b'*» the race. The stewards declared the-odttßse.'fli. Levanter, who- ttaMwTljworite at 5 to L finished fourth, ffis rider mistook * .fence m the blinding' ragbag- wbßwthe' race wan run, ttine-horsee rfeoT and 4'tifo number finished.

PIONEER CLUBtS SPORTS. Toe Pkmeer Bicycle otA Athletic Qhibfe ' meeting wwjheld at Lanca«ar,Park on Saturday. The weather win fine, arid tfaeM was ,*. good attendance. The' foflpwing attt the principal results:— ONE-MILE BICYCLE HANDICAP,— F. W. Whittle. Time, 2min 35sec. ONE-MILE WALK.—P. H. Stnbbecfield (100 yds) 1; J. W. Stubberfiekl fsctatoh) 2, F. L. Boot (120 yds) 3. REECE CHALLENGE CUP. HaH a mile.—S; Pentecost 1, J. M. Lyosfaeiv.2. Time 2min Ifsec. '

HIGH JUMP.—E. T. Harper (6m), sft

ONE-MILE FLAT.-W. C. FtewsHyn (100 yds) 1, S. D. Robertson (90ydB) 2/W. / F. Simpson (scratch) 3; Kme, 4mk 34gsec. 440 YARDS FLATAa. Sims (15yd») 1. C. Eassfc (llyde) 2, J. M. 3Jtfkffl&mi&&) • V; 3. Time, SOgseC. '.'. '" • : : •■•\ '^ ROWING. ',, Owing to the water proving too WWgllcin Saturday the Challenge Race between the doable sculling crews of the O.R.C. and N.E.R.C. was prevented fronx taking place, and hats beeh mutually agreed upon to<*>me off on Wednesday evening. The heats for the Dnnedin Amateur Boating Crab's Anniversary Fours have been arranged as follows .-—First beat t J. Brown meets R. L. GaJdow, W. Hall, and J. Thompson. Second heat: T. Bond meets W. Oteen, J. M. Paterson, and T. Sourr. Third : F. C. Dawson meets D. Paterson and A- Wateon.' The first heat will be rowed to-night at 6.30 o'clock sharp. As the nights are drawing in, it is absolutely necessary that those taking part should be at the boathouse not later than the above time, otherwise their ptyies will be filled* ADVANCE AT RANDWTCK. The New Zealand champion is engaged in all the weight-for-age. events oh the A.J.C. autumn programme. On Saturday next he will be opposed in the Atttnmn Stakes, one mile and a-half, by Severity, La Carabine, Paul Pry, and five others. He claims no engagement on Easter Monday, but on the third day (Wednesday) lie is in the All-Aged Stakes, one mile, iu which ho will probably have to encounter the opposition of Maltster, Fulminate, and La Carabine or Paul Pry, and others, and he also claims engagement in the Cumberland Stakes, two miles. The son of Vanguard will have run in the A.J.C. Plate, three miles, on the concluding day of the meeting, and will probably have pitted against him his Champion Stakes opponents at Flemington—La Carabine, Paul Pry, and Clean Sweep, and possibly Maltster.

MASSEYrHARRIS ROAD RACE,

. The Massey-H arris-road, race, of twenty' two miles, took place at Mosgiel'on Saturday afternoon, when J. Gordon, with a'haudicap of lomin 30sec, was returned the winner, his actual time being lh smin. The other placed men were J. Hamann (12min) second, 0. Bush (17min) third, and C. Peakt (lOmin 15sec) fourth. The fastest time was put up by A. Sangstcr (55sec), who covered the distance in lh ssec. Messrs Begg, Crow, Bell, Long, J ago. Cole, and Minn kindly officiated as judges and timekeepers.

A Sydney cable gives the following as the result of the race for tlie Hawkesbury Autumn Handicap, of one mile and a-qua.r-ter, 100 govs : —Lygon 1, Bar One 2, Rebate) 3. Nine started. Betting :6to 4 against Khand, 12 to 1 Lygon. Won by a length. Time, 2min 16sec.