Sporting News.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 10012, 10 June 1895, Page 4

Sporting News.

» NORTH N.Z. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. [BY TELEGRAPH!. Auckland, Saturday. The first day's racing In connection with the Auckland Jockey Clnb's winter meeting was held at Ellerslie to-day. Tbe weather was fine, bub the course waa very heavy from recent! rains. The sum of £4498 pa.sed through the machines. The following were tbe result. : — MAIDEN STEEPLECHASE, Of 80 soys ; 2J miles. Donald M'Kimioi., 10.t 61b... 1 Marechal Neil, lOat 2 Ktldare, ll.t 101 b 3 — Also started : Amalgam (list 121 b), Adventurer [9.t 121 b), Domino (9_t 91b), Ika Vnka (9.b 7li>), Fore-and-aft (9at 71b), a_*d,J!mmy (9 it Olb). . Ati excellent race resulted. The placed -.horses and Amalgam were on terms at the home turn, and took the last obstac'e together. A most exciting finish ended in Donald M'Ktunon getting horae by three- quarter, of a leDgth from Marechal Neil, half a length separating tbe third and fonnh horses. Timo, sn.ln 53ec, There were 166 investors ou the machine. Dividends— £10 7a outside, and £10 7s inside. WINTER WELTER HANDICAP, 1 mile. Repeater, 10i. 6.b 1 Royal, lOst 61b... „. ... 2 The D-.n-er, 12_t lllb ... 3 Alao started : Esparto (llab 12! b), Tbe Sharper (list 21b), Samoa (10_t 61b), Heart of Oak (lO.t s:b), Waiongaooga (_o_t2!b), Pororua (10.1), Frontlnao (lOst), Bog-totter (IOH). Repeater waa easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 55..C Oi 609 investors on the machine 80 were on the winner. Dividends— £6 9s inside, and £7 lis outside. GBAND NATIONAL HUBDLE EACE. Liberator, 12st 91b 1 Warri9r, 9.t 101 b 2 Union Jack, 9st 101 b... .„ 3 Also started: Ebor (12.6 81b), Coala (list lllb), Fright (10s. 41b), Bonovoree (IOst), and Ida (9st). *. •— _ . Union Jack and Fright led for the firat mile and a half, when Warrior took up the running, The latter was challenged by Liberator ab tbe last hurdle, and an Interesting finish resulted in Liberator Retting* homo by a length. Time, 4min 7sec. There were 1284 investors oa tho machine and the dividends were £2 15s and £2 17s. SELLING STEEPLECHASE, About 3 milef. Nero, 9ib7ib 1 Chester, 9 .t 71b 2 Marechal, 12.t 31b 3 — Also started : Duncan Grey (9_t 71b) Mother Shlpton <9_b 7(b), Yum Yum (9.G 71b), ond Adventurer (Oat 7ib). Nero won by three length.. Time, 7rain6.ee. Totalisator, 612; dividends, £2 8s and £2 6.. MAIDEN HUEDLE RACE, If mile. Straysho., lOao 21b 1 Levanter, 9^t 2 Pembroke, 9at 121 b 3 Also started : Variety (10_t 41b), King John (10-t 31b), Stamford (93b 121 b), Tip (9sb 61b), Ulster (9-t olb). Maroro (9.b 41b), Bonanz* (9_t 21b), Tim (9_b), and Ravenswood (9_t). Strayshob caught Levanter napping on \ the posb, and won by half o length. Time, 3mln 57see. Totalisators, 852 ; dividends. £5 5s and £4 16a. The Pony Hurdle Race was won by Kathleen, Valentino being second, and The Dove third. Time, 2n_in lO.ec. Totalisator, 775 ; dividends, £2 3s and £2, Sunday. The following acceptances have been received for the undermentioned events in conneotlon with the second day's racing of tbe Grand National meeting ab Filers*. He :—

v Norton and Liberator aro likely to start {" very strong favorites for the Great Northern Steeplechase, though tbe parties connected with Bombardier are very sanguine r, ot their horses prospects. Although 7, Hickey gob a nasty fall off Ebor on v Saturday, it is expected be will take tho n mount to-morrow. Following are the ! Srobibie starters and riders in the Great Torthern Steeplechase : — Norton, 12st 101 b, J. Hickey; Liberator, list I2lb, F. Holmes ; Bombardier, KM 61b, D. Morrigan ; Aorere, lOst 31b, M. M'Kinnon ; -. Belle. 10_t 51b, F. Llnd ; Union J_ck, 1 10__, P. Johnson ; Fl.hmonf»er, 9>t lolb, S. Fergus ; Scaltheen, 9.t 8 b, J. Pennel • Deceiver, 9<6 71b, R. Henwood ; Nero, 9at 71b, R. Wright.

SECOND WINTER WELTEK HANDICAP. _ at lb Bfc lb TheDanoor .. 12 10 Heart of Oak „ 10 3 Esparto .. .. 11 5 Jlaroro .. .. 10 2 Bepeator ..11 j Slamford .. 10 2 Tho Sharper .. 11 2 Tim .. .. 10 0 , Royal .. .. 10 9 Frontfenno „10 0 ] -*pat. Patrick _10 9 Waingona .. 10 0 "•" Anito .. .10 6 Porerua .. .. 10 0 \ Samoa .. .. 10 3 Bogtrottor .. 10 0 , MAIDEN HANDICAP HURDLES. I KLH.- .. .. 10 7 Stamford .. "g '7 1 Kildare .. .. 10 6 Domino _ ..971 Lovanter .. 10 3 Tip .. .. 9 3 1 Variety .. 10 2 Acacia .. ..9 3 Kine John .. 10 0 Maroro -. .J 3 Pembroke .. 910 Tim .. ..9 0 HANDICAP HURDLES. ' _. st lb at lb gpor .. .. 12 0 Bonovorce .. 9 11 , FrlKht .. .. Ie 7 Ida .. .. 9 7 ( Warrior .10 6 'Variety .. .. 8 G 1 MaroehalNell.. 10 0 Donald M'Kin- 1 Strayahot _ 6 11 non 9 6 f TALLY-HO STEEPLECHASE. „ Deroiaed.. .. 11 6 FishmonßOr ..lo'o * Belle ..10 11 Union Jack .. 10 0 * Bombardier .. 10 11 Fcnlthcon .. 9 10 I ¥r ,"? „ -10 2 Deceiver.. .. 910 Donald M'Kin- Noro . .. 910 non 10 0 Cheator .. ..9 7 PONY HANDICAP. E LitUoTom .. 11 12 Valontia.. .. B fl n p Kathleen ..1110 Bit of Fashion.. US? Clayton _ .. 11 6 Thoßrido ..9 5 l Tho Dove .. 11 3 Punßuin.. ..9 1 8 Fauntleroy .. 10 7 Quail .. .. U 0 t Butterfly .. 9 12 T