SPORTING NEWS

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 10630, 8 June 1897, Page 4

SPORTING NEWS

AUCKLAND STEEPLECHASE MEETING, (BY TELEGRAPH,) AUCKLAND, Mouday. All the Auckland Raolng Club* Grand National meeting at Ellerelle to-day tbe weather was fine and tbe attendance about 3500, and tbe racing was Interesting throDfthoat. Tbe earn passed through the totallsstor was £7248, whloh, added to the £5593 of the fired day, gives £12,846 tor tbe meeting. The following are the resnlta :— MAIBKN &ANDICAP HURDLES, Of 100 lovs ; 1} mile. Mr R, Bnrke'n oh g Lady Agnes, by Neleon— Siiter Agues. 4yre, lOat 91b (Morrison) .„ .„ „* lv 1 Glanvena. lOat ... „, >„ ,„ 2 Dentiab, lOst 31b 3 —Hairy Lega 9ib lllb, Eefleotlon 9a o lllb, Atlautlo 9jt 3tb, Sam 9et 3ib, Tolhoa9it, Kal Ora 9at, Maid of Honor Oit, and Mnriwftl 9st aleo atarted. At the tarn Lady Afjnee moved to the front, and coming away won as sb-3 likod by five lengths, Dentist ten lengthu away third. Time, tain IDiieo. Dividend, £6 17s. PONY HURDLES, Of 50 both; ljralle. Mr N. Dickey's b g Reorult, by Tedford—Virginia, 4yrs, 10sb (Colllnt) .. 1 Bob, list , 2 Llballer, lOsb 181 b ... ... ... 3 —Clayton 10<st lllb, Fororna 10 it, Napoleon Dit Sib, and Daisy Bell 9 it also started. A good battle home between B b and Reornlt resulted to favor of the I alter by alongueek. Daisy Ball and Napoleon fell, the rider of tbe formed anstal'-lne a alight concapslon of the brain. Time, 3mln 12jeo. Dividend, £2 18*. GREAT NORTHERN STEBPLHCHA3B, 02 500 bovb ; abont 3J miles. Mr G. Archibald's b r Lsvauter, by Copblraidr-Steel All, used, 12at llbißae) „ ... .„ ... 1 Mr R. Connop's Tally- Ho, lOat 71b (Mltobell) 2 Mr A. E. Byera'a MUe Nelson, lOst 121 b (Katterne) lU ... .;. 3 —Si, Simon l2st i , Kioeswood lift 6lb, Dromedary lOst), The Friar lOat, Mozal Sat 101 b, Rhino 9st 71b, Glenora 9,b71b, and Ditto 9sb 71b blbo started. Rhino took charge at the first jump, and with Mozal and St. Simon in close company carried on the running round the back, over the post and rails at the top of the hill, and down to the water jump, where he was somothlDg l.ke 30 lengths in front) of Mcssl } then came Tally-Ho, The Friar, Ml«a Nelson, and Levanter, Rhino was still in cbarge when the second ronnd had been completed bnt as the field raced oat of the straight was tackled by Tally - Ho, with Miss Neleon olose np. Tbe pair raced together to the post and rails, where Rhino oamo down, and Tally- Ho was the first to ran down tbe hill, where Levanter closed np, and in tbe ran home the latter won easily by five lengths, Miss Nelson ten lengths away third. Dromedary finished fourth and St. Simon and the others walked in with the orowd Ditto and Mozal fell. Time, Bmln Slseo, Dividend, £i 93.

HANDICAP HURDLES, Of 100 eova; JJ mile. Mr R, Batke'a b m Annabelle, by Lionel— Anna, Hat Gib (D. Mortlgan) .„ .„ .„ ... „. 1 Tim, Bst9lb ._ ... lb .„ 2 Dnmmy, Hat 21b.- .v. .„ ._ 3 —Ilex list 7ib, Pansy lOst 31b, Prlnoo Charlie lOst, and Dentist Oat 61b also started. Tim, Dnmmy, and Ilex oontlnned together until they reaobed the hurdle at the bick, where Dummy was the first to land. Annabelle closed np as the field ran through the outtlng »nd took the laet jump on terms with Tim and Dammy, and oomlog away she won by three lengths. Time, 3mln 57aeo. Dividend, £3 3s. TALLY-HO STEEPLECHASE, Of 100 soys ; about 2J miles, Mr T. Hodeou's br g Perform, by Natstor, nged, lOat 31b (Barns) ... 1 Tally- Ho, lOst 71b ,„ .„ „ 2 Bam, 9it 91b ._ .„ ... _ 3 — Klngnwood Use 3!b. Bomhardier lOat 111 b, Mozel lOab Sib, Rhino 9jC 71b, and Flokem 9jt 71b alno started. Rhino went to the front after the first obstacle and continued to show the way right to the water jump, where he ran off and Perform took charge, followed by Tolly-Ho and Bombardier. Perform was haif-a-dozsn lengths to the good as they raced np the hill to the post and rails, Tally- Ho being second, and the pair ran down the hill to the stone wall in this order, followed by Sara and Bombardier. Perform cleared the wall cleanly, and coming away took the jamp leading into the straight five lengths to the good, eventually winning by several lengths. Mozel was fourth, the others easing np. Time, smin 41seo. Dividend, £3 4b. SECOND WINTER WELTER HANDICAP, Of 100 sovß ; 7 furiooga, ■ Mr K. H. Sklpwith's oh h Bonny Bine, by Clan Staart— The Gift, deed, 9at 51b (Taylor) .!! ... 1 Pyroxylin, 9it ... _ 2 Donovan, 9jt ... .„ 3 —St. KUds list) 121 b, Panoply list 61b, Sabretucho 10it 91b, Lady Anna lOet 71b, Dorla lOat 71b, So. Gordon lOat 41b, Lady Marion lOat 41b Swordfiah 10it 31b, Begel 9it 121 b, Cleopatra 9at 101 b, Retaliation Oat 4tb, The Sharper 9at 41b, Taihoa 9st, Kama Doon 9st, Samoa 9at, Keornit 9jt, and Saabreeza 9*t also etarted.

Anything was in It right up to the last doz'n strides, when Bonnie Blue shot up on the nutsldo and won by a neck. Time, lmin SOiec, Dividend, £22 15a.

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