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iSS::i®ie- Gbslfidd agonal Meeting opened Tne- following-, is the result 1 tJ% f -■> 'JJOOOwW to th® winner, 200»ovs to the -,r'- J ,i-/' "-.second,, and lOOsovs to tho third. %i ' ' 54m, less 92yds. ':■*'-Sir'P. Rose's b- g Arquebuse. by Pistol '_•"-: -—Birchen, Syrs, 11.5 ... .- I "..-; Mash Jack, 9-0 ? M M"m*o„ 10.S < ° ' '.'•-/jJfaOk"started: Obi 11.5. Invonnayscu '" ititfl Batttry 10.3. Steam 9.13, Yarrabax r." : SttS, Briheiw 9.5, Rufus 9.0, Blauk Native '"'" SfcO, -Weunderlea 9.0, Hunterston 9.0. '* : '"' "When the field settled down Invermay- . son took charge, hut Minato went to the front before the tarn was reached, followed oy Bribery, Hnnterston, Yarrabar, and Invermawon, with Arqoebuse last. Except that Steam displaced Bribery in second place there was little change till after passing the judge's box the second time. The pace was quickened along the bock, where Minato still led from Obi and Yarrabar. with Flash Jack and Arquebase hand v. Hinato fell back at the turn. Obi then-took command, but feli at the last hurdle, leaving Arquebuse in front of ' Minato. .Tlaah Jack, and Bribery. A good ' finish resulted in Arquebus© winning by ;i ' neckv with two lengths between second and thud. Time, 6min 52£ sec. D.J.C. After pavment of the first forfeit 24 Mania in the Dunedin Stakes, 4f, for two- ■ year-old*, to be run at the October JleetTng, and 31 in the Champagne Stakes, 6f, io be run at the Autumn Meeting. GOLF. The monthlv comj»etition for the St. Andrew's Cross was held at Baimacewen JJnks <»i Saturday. F. Leitch (net 80) won tbe c;old wese-. and Notion Oram <net 76J the aiiver cross. The following are come of the best cards : —Gold Cross.— 1 Gross. Hep. Xet. F. ieitcb v 30 10 80 Kxrol Smith 85 5 oL E. A: Tapper P6 1? ol «. S. Gufir 97 lo 81 H. J. Oould S8 6 b2 ; - H. E. Wilson 98 16 82 ; H. D- Stronach 83 6 80 'a G. Scokm 89 6 8j T> A. Hunter 90 7 83 H. S. Fenwiek S3 10 80 J. H. Nimmo —Silver Cross.— -, yorton Oram • 96 2° 76 The monthly medal competition was played at the 'St. Glair links. The following were the be>t- cards handed in : —Gold Medal— j Gross. Hep. Net. J - H. D. Brewer ... 91 I 7 I"! I L." Jardiae ... 84 9 i_o \ J). M. Irvine ... 90 14 <b 1 ■" W; D. M'Carthv 83 8 80 i U. Astill ... I- 96 16 80 ! —Silver Medal— W. R. Strang ... 99 25 74 j H. \V. Bundle ... 96 20 ib \ i V: Leonard 104 27 77 j ■- M'Farlane ... 98 19 , /9 j HOCKEY. ' i As mentioned in our Stop Pre**, on j . . Salavd«»v. the Ct.igo Ladies fo goal?) d»- | ■'f pfaifA Socth OUg» (nil) in the first reprc- ; .. fctntaiive matii played between them. Ir-; dftiehially the country team included soma; " CSWd" n£y*ers, but ccmhinaiioii v« want- j Wg--'-\ " I .The 'following have been selected to relaeeeeflt Ot-ago "iti the men's matches at . Tiinaru on Thurs-lar, and at Oamani i'n j Siaturdav next:— Stefve, A<laniK. AhlfeUl, j X.'Fitf.'Banae.-niau. "Wright. Perkins, F. j - tftakc, Hogg, Penman. Potter, C\dliloi<!.' ; !-., ' LACROSvSE. j The interprovincdal match for the Proud ; "--Cballense Shitld between I iuiterbun' ami 1 . •: WeJlinztoii wi'l Ve played at Chxistchurch ; out Saturday, the 26th iust. .>-■' .. 1 HMHBBBpfc-RESTLIXG. ir to the Stab.] :'-; ." - ■ ' "~BLUPF. August 7. What was taniamouht to the Xew Zea- ■ . wrestling championlhip took place iare'on Sai-urdav night, when J. Forde j -■-'. OS-*}' wrestled C. Dickson (13.0) for £lO '"• k, aide ill the Cumber- j "f Jftji3, and coll<ir-aD<I-elbow styles, the win- j Si;i&eV" also, 'to take the net door 'takings, j **jfi|6E6Mi (Bluff) suei eeded in .-coring in the i I'. <<«»rjar-fflßd-elb«w, one of the rounds of '•'<, "whitft'did not last 15sec. In the Cumber- I ' land, style Fonle (Invercargill) was more ; 'at home, and won two Tounds to one. Ex- j ;". eitenient ran high in the catch-as-catch- -; ], tan, but Dickson w<i«i quicker and cleverer j r lhan bis opponent, and Uwk the first two i '"•, rounds in smin sooc and 4min 15sec re- j •'J, iitpertively. [ '-';"3f€SeTs Ste:id Bros.* Sunburnt ran mi-; ■ plated in the Flying Handicap at Rosehill j •- <SAW.) on Saturday. j '**. , A Sydney paper, commenting on the j ' Vtasth of the Pwitano titirse Denmanto. i r has the following: -Whilst on his way to be shipped to Sydney he by sonw means | got down in his box in a position from - irhidx- he could not be released until the steamer was reached. He was then put in ft sling* and hoisted up bodily, but when about. 15ft in the air the sling broke, with the result that the horse pitched forward head-first on to the gangway, and then -.' "went over the side, with its back broken. A special meeting of the Akaroa County •• Racing Clnb was held at Little River on . ' Augnst 1 to consider the Racing C-ommis- " idon's report "as affecting that club. The •„ Teportof the Commission was read, stat- '■' ibjj tbat it would be necessary to acquire <*-, the? freehold of the racecoui'se or tho p?r- ---"": - TBBGiBat right to race there at a reasonable ; Wni, etc. Messrs Nutt offered the free- : i Mtii to tbe club at a price which was i .4, (ttbnakksred excessive, and as no other availsuitable for a racecourse is ob'at Little River, it was unani*:??366*Bialy decided that steps be taken to ■ -f L i(iitl'*:"the next races at Waihora Park and committees were appointed t. V.'toi' carry oat thL* object.

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Evening Star, Issue 14638, 7 August 1911, Page 8

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SPORTING Evening Star, Issue 14638, 7 August 1911, Page 8

SPORTING Evening Star, Issue 14638, 7 August 1911, Page 8