SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.
LAWRENCE RACES. [By The Admiral.] The weather is tropical for the second oay'B racing, and tbe course hard. The attendance is about the same as yesterday. F<*ult*:— FLYING STAKES, of 30 sovs. Six fnrkegs.—Harding's Sharpahot (7.5, S. Smita) 1. How's Opportunity (9.9, J. Henry) 2, Ward's St Uva (7.13, Harding) 3. Also nr.: Hawthorn (9.2). Sharpahot immediately slipped his field, the race proving a veritable for him. Opportunity finished second, three lengths away, while St TJlva wcu*. a poor third. Time, lmin 2Cmc. On 'he machine, £6B 10s. Dividend, £3 10s. TIME TROT, of 25 sovs. One mile and a-half. Mr Tilson's Strathmore, scratch (Owner) 1 Mr Hopkins's Erin, 7scc 2 Mr Giuett's Waipounamu, 22sec ... 3 Also started: Smiler (6sec), Kew (16sec), and Whirlwind (20sec). The scratch horse, trotting in great style, had cut down his field after completing the circuit, and eventually won bv fifty yards. Time, 3mm 52sec. 'On machine, £loßf Dividend, £1 ]&. TUAPEKA HANDICAP. One mile and a furlong. Mr Ruthver.'s Transport, 9-5 (K. irCombe) 1 Mr Jenkins's First IJghU 8.10 (Emmerson) 2 Mr Brensell's Visionary, al2 (Bamber) 3 Also ran: Estella (7.13). Won comfortably by two lengths. Time, lram 59sec. Dividend, £3 18s. The Hack Race was won by Lord Rule, with The Malster second. Secret Service \nd the others were left at the post. CJ.C. MEETING. £HRISTCHURCH, February 13. Che weather to-day is fine, and the course m food order, while the attendance is n* derate. R esnlts : TRIAL STAKES.—Lapidary 1, Speculate 2. Land Tat 3. Good Spec and The M»k w*-re scratched. Won by a neck- Time, lmin ssec. Dividends, £4 Lis and £5 Ins 6d. HORNBY WELTER.—Antigone 1. Cora Li-rvn 2. Battlccry 3. Savanna and Charioteer were scratched. Won by a length and a-qnarter. Time, lmin SOjSer. Dividends, £8 17s and £1 6s. MIDDLE PARK PlßATE.—Cruciform 1, Imperator 2, Firebrand 3. These were the only starters. Won easily. Time, lmm 17sec. Dividend, £1 Is. TELEGRAPH STAKES.—RefIex 1, St. filma 2, Cannonshot 3. All started. Won easily. Time, 51|scc.
TARANAKI RACES. NEW PLYMOUTH, February 13 bRKND STAND.—Bowman 1. Dmaile 2, Sedgebr.vik 3. Time, lmin Slsec. >.)ivklends. £3 17s and £2 12s. THJi'D HACK.—Uovemess and Ta.wara a t'ead heat, Koliina 5. Time, lmin lofseo. Lividends: On Governess, £1 15s; on Tawara, C 6 I9s. HURDLES.—Waiwera 1. Tudor 2, Sultana 3. Time, 2min 50sec. Dividends. £2 4s and £2 4s. HACK HURDLES.-Omprah 1, Taranaki 2- New Zealand 3. Clarion fell. Dividend, £2 16s.
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Evening Star, Issue 11681, 13 February 1902, Page 5
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