Sporting Notes.

Lake County Press, Issue 703, 9 April 1896, Page 7

Sporting Notes.

[By Peeping: Tom-} Oulverin, bj Sua-of-a-Qun out of tosencalb, won the Great Easter handicap at Christchurch on Easter Slonday, paying the handsome dividend if £l6 2a. Mr Yallance’s little mare ia.3 always been a consistent performer, ,nd ia about the first of her sire’s get, £ I mistake not, to show good form in irst-class company. That speedy mare Manilla was second, and the Dnnedin iorse Maremma third. As both the alter are clinkers over a short course, md Maremma was reported as being rfery, well, the winnef must be a top awymr. up to a mile at all events. Mr Stead was again successful in the Champagne Stakes with Bombshell, by Ihainshot. -•- It is a coincidence that ;he winners of the Easter Handicap md Champagne this year arc both sired >y horses that ran second and third in die New Zealand Cup won by Manioc, vhen the three placed horses were all hree-year-olds and all sired by that jreat horse Musket. Carbine was then a hree-year-old, earning winning brackets m Australian racecousses, and a son of iis, Wallace to wit, has just proved linjsclf to be one of the greatest raeelorses south of the line by winning the st, Leger and Gold Cup at Sydney :asily. Another son of old Jack, Tucile by name, won the two year old daiden Slakes at Rand wick on Satur lay last.. From Monday’s Daily Times I notice hat Mr P. O’Brien’s bad luck still ticks to him, as his mare Response ould only get third in the Doncaster handicap at Sydney, although she tarted favorite at 6to 1. Also that lita won the Autumn Handicap Trot if 100 sovs. (in saddle), at Christchurch rom scratch. Later in the day she lad no show with Three Cheers in the faster Handicap, who won as he liked, mating Rita by 300 yards. The good orm shown by the winner did not tally vith his recent performances, and the towards will want a little explanation icfore paying over the stakes. With the of the Hurdle aces, the entries for the Dunedin May aeeting are very satisfactory, and some xcellent racing ought to be witnessed t Forbury on 23rd and 25th of next lonth. Ulster is nominated for both umping races. The Australian horse Paris won the Northumberland Stakes in England rom thirteen starters by six lengths in canter. As Paris was capable of asting a mile behind him in Imin 40sec 'hen racing on the Australian turf, he home-bred horses will find him a mgh customer to shake off when at is best. Fabulist won the Autumn Handicap t the Auckland meeting. At the Taieri races on Monday, the illowing are the results of the prinpal events :—Trial Stakes, Clarissa y resident’s Handicap, Emmeline 1, wilight 2, Stockfish 3 ; Plying, Miss ladge ; Novel, Ulva y Easter Handiip, Twilight 1, Cactus 2, Vanquisher Good Enough won the two-mile rot, paying a dividend of £37 16s, and ottage Girl. paid her backers £2O in ie one a-half mile Trot, On the second day of the 0.J.0. ecting, Hopeful won the Hurdles; reat Autumn Handicap, Bellicent 1, ulverin 2, Bessie McCarthy 3 ; Chalnge Stakes, Dauntless 1, Epaulet 2, ombshell 3 y Templeton Handicap, anilla 1, Maremma 2, Solitara 3. St. Patrick won the principal handip at the Riverton meeting on Easter onday, Dilltmma (who was ridden i the trainer of the winner) second, race Darling (ridden by Dondld enderson) won the three-mile Steeplelase, and J:ipo the Hurdle Race, payg£34 }9s& vlf