SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

Evening Star, Issue 11893, 22 May 1903, Page 7

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE

ABHBURTON RACES. The ,sum of £1,786 10s passed through the totalisator yesterday, which was £627 in excess of the total handled on the corresponding day of last year's meeting. The veteran Derrett piloted no less than four winners. The concluding events on the programme resulted as follow: ASHBURTON COUNTY STAKES, of 160 sovs. Weight-for-age, with penalties and. allowances. Six furlongs. Pallas (10.0) 1, Cannie Chiel (9.5) 2, Bayonet (7.1) 3. The only starters. Pallas made all the running, and won by two lengths; Barret beaten off. Time, lmin Hlsec. Diviuend, £1 16s. The representative of Sir G. Clifford protested against the winner on the ground that the horse had carried 41b over his proper weight, and bad failed to declare the sanifr. The stewards deferred consideration till to-day; the" dividend being withheld meantime. FAIRFIELD HIGH-WEIGHT HANDICAP, of 35 sovs. One mile. —Antigone (9.2) 1, Firebrand (8.0) 2, Skobeloff (8.0) 3. Also started: Covenant Maid (9.2), Catherine Gordon (8.11), and Hurricane (8.8). Won by a head; Skobeloff half a length away. Time, lmin 46|sec. Dividend, £3 10s. » GROVE FARM HANDICAP, of 50 sovs. Six furlongs.—Hypnotist (7.8) 1, Goldenmere (7.6) 2, Lady Brandt (8.0) 3. Also started: Secret Society (9.0), Ayrdale (7.13), Count of Ko'mar (7.12), Ordnance (7.2), Kinj; Stork (6.9), and King* Dick (6.13). Won comfortably by two lengths. Time, lmin 18sec. Dividends: Hypnotist, £4 12s; Goldenmere, £2 4s. WANGANUI STEEPLECHASE MEETING. In the Century Hurdles Glencoe broke his leg, and had to be destroyed. The tdtalisator turn-over was £7,430, a deficiency of £736 compared with last year. The concluding events on the programme resulted thus: HUNTERS' STEEPLES. About three miles.—Great Shot (11.0) 1, Perore (11.0) 2. The only starters. Won by a hundred yards. Time, 6min 69|9ec. Dividend, £1 ss. PURUA HACK FLAT. One mile and a distance. Waimoe (8.0) 1, Inglewood (8.0) 2, Waireka (8.0) 3. Won easily. Dividends: Waimoe, £3 13s 6d; Inglewood, £2 3s 6d. . AN INTERNATIONAL FOOT RACE. England first, Ireland second, Scotland third, and Wales fourth was the order of finishing the International Cross-country Race at Glasgow on March 28. That was precisely in accordance with anticipations, says a London paper. So was the position of individual winner occupied by the South London harrier, A. Shrubb, to whom the pools of water at various parts of the course seemed to make no difference, for he covered the eight miles in 46min 221 sec. J. J l . Daly (Ireland) made a good fight of it for the first few miles, and jumped splendidly, but in the latter part of the journey he was worn down and beaten by the Manchester harrier, T. Edwards. A. Aldridge and S. J. Robinson, both of Enpland. ran fairly well, but not in their very best form. Some details will be found below. Result:

A. H. Shrubb, South London H., England * i T. Edwards, Manchester H., England ... 2 J. J. Daly, Galway H., IrelancL 3 A. Aidridge, Kent A.C., England . 4 S. J. Robinson, Salford H., England 5 W. A. Mercer, Salford H., England ..'. 6 H. Lawson, Leeds A.C., England 7 T. Hynes, G:ilway H., Ireland b J. Thomas, Birchfkld H., England ... 9 J. Crosbie, Larkhall H., Scotland 10 G. Smith, Derby and County A.C., England J2 J. D. Manh, Newport H., Waies .'." ... 12 Shrubb finished with a Ion? sprint quite 250 yds ahead of Edwards. The time of the winner was returned as 46min 22|sec. CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. The C.J.C. Committee, in their annual report, state that the revenue from nearly all sources shows an appreciable increase, the exception bging in the nominations and acceptances, which show a reduction of £2BB. This reduction was caused by the Committee deciding to reduce the entry and acceptance fees in preference to increasing the stakes. The wisdom of this policy is shown by the results, as the Committee estimated that the reductions proposed would result in a loss of revenue from this source of £BOO, whereas the lo*s as indicated is only £2BB-a reasonable sign that the policy of low nomination foes has been appreciated by owners. The water supply has been completed, and contracts have been entered into for increasing tne stand accommodatioa *

The Y.M.C.A. Harriers hold their first F f L ™ h - e Se ?nl on on Spunky afternoon, at St. Clair. The course will be from the tram line east, round Forbury Park and back to the starting place. Granted a fine day, a good race will result, as a large number of entries have been received.