SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 8904, 21 September 1889, Page 5

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB. [»y EJJIOTSIC TSZJEGIULPB. - OOPTEKfflrrj [Special to Pniess Association.] LBeeeived Sept 20. at 10.15 p.m.l ST DNEY, San. The following are aooeptanoes for the Metropolitan Stakes, run on Tuesdays* 08. EAT MBTBOPOLITAN STAKES,, fcandfcw sweepstakes o* 20 m«i each, with 1000 aowl added. Second horse 200 and the third 100 con. from the pm a. A winner of tsy bwigiwq»TMe after the declaration of the weights to o«nyg» extra; or any eachraee of thewtUMK Stoew*. Jib extra; or any euoh raee of the r»U»eOf eOO sots, 101 b extra. Two miles. _ at lb Aberoorn ... e 7 Lsichardt... ... v 4 Arsenal ... ... 8 g Kitawa «« ... |J|; Manton 9 0 Monte ChrUrlo fQ Ben Bolt ... 6 4 LooUky S 8 Keith „, ... 8 2 BUetdak *4 4 Wycombe 710 Ulaenohe ... ... « f Honevdew no The T,tet .a 4 4 Lyndharst ... 7 8 Tartar ... 4 4 West Lynne ... 7 4 Boaiorooian ... S # For the A.J.G. Debut, rah tb-nronft'fr, the following have paid up:-* Eodolph i TemoUt Merriment I BtiW Singapore J V ffieoeived Sept, a, at I ams.l To-night min is falling, nrdtlin tTwlthir promises to be unfavourable for the opeaing day of the A.J.C. meeting to-QOCMMr. For the Derby, Merriment remains As favourite, backers taking 6 to 4 about til winning. Rudolph is next in dMkuttdt* 2to 1. The favourite tip is‘Merriment to win, with Singapore and Rudolph tat places.

SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CUTE.

Second Day—Sept. 20. Handicapper, Mr George Dowse : Starter, Mr J. Meiklo. The weather at Timaru yesterday was a pleasant contrast to that of the previous day. On Thursday, cold, pitiless rain Ml during the whole of the afternoon, and by no stretch of the imaginatiaa bokiU hha outing be considered an enjoyable gmjj? but yesterday the sun shone oat with all the geniality of spring, and the •nmtty course at Washdyke and its roundings were seen at their best. . attendance, thanks to the better meteso* logical conditions, showed a improvement, and although the' card far from an attractive one, the sport pcovwd more interesting than that of Thusedeah* Racing commenced with the Spring Hurdle Race, in which the veteran Presto qudom grief and broke his neck, and Loins broke down, leaving Waitangi to win eiewHSf from the rest. Hobbs’ stable' had tiur Gladstone Handicap all to itself, and Road Metal, a brother to Sir Julius, was fertw than Quibble in the brush home. The Trot was of the usual processional order, and then halt a dozen went out to the Publicans* Handicap. Wolverine emit made favourite, but he tan no better than on Thursday, and Little Sham* rock won rather cleverly from St Malo, who appeared a trifle sore from hie bmcc tions of the previous day. Tramp showed how much he prefers a course without fences by winning the Bracelet, and Road Metal appropriated the Ladies’ Purse after a good race with Prima Donna. The Con* eolation, which was run an hour awd a behind time, and won by Erin-go-Braghi concluded the card and the meeting, xh* officials deserve a passing word of praise, Mr Dowse succeeded in puzzling haebjem during the whole of the meeting, and the genial handicapper is evidently in bettor form than some of the animals with which he had to deal. Mr Meikle’a success with the flag excused a veiy faulty style «f starting, but the delays at the post were in several instances unnecessarily pro* longed. Mr Teschemaker, the President, who is something more than a figure-head, kept things going merrily from the start, and Mr Eiby fully maintained the reputation he has established as one of the most capable and courteous Secretaries in the country. The minor officials, the hardworked Clerks of the scales and course, ably supported their more prominent colleagues. The meeting, it is gratifying to add, has turned out a flnuwntai success for the Club. The following are details of the racing:—

SFBINOt HUEDLB EACE HANDICAP, of« bovs; second hone 10 bovb from the stake One mile and a half. 47 Mr J. Poole's blk gVf aitangi, giro by Havens* worth, aged. XOstTib (Owner) 1 9 Mr A. M'Leod's b m Meade, Syrs. fiat UtD (Bomber) I 38 Mr B. M‘Donald's cb g Waireka, fiyre, fist 121 b (Dunn) $ 20 Presto (ICst 13lb), 26 Louis (Wat 81b)* Tenakoe (Bat 121 b), 61 college Boy (fist 121bL 8 Hollywood (Sat 101 b), IXDoubttm (B>fi 71b) «W ran.

Lords was first to show in front* Doubtful and Waitangi coming next* and Tenakoe whipping in. There was little change in the order for three-quarters of a mile, but then Waireka ran up to Louis* and the pair drew six or eight lengths away from the others* of whom Waitangi, Presto, and Meads were most prominent. The nest hurdle brought down Presto* who broke his neck, and Hollywood landing upon the prostrate rider cut his head badly. Louie jumped the last hurdle just clear of Waireka* with Meada and College Boy next. Once on- the flat. Louis dropped back* and Waireka, Meadh7"aud College Boy made an exciting finish, Meada appearing to have the race won fifty yards from the post, when Waitangi came with a run, and cleverly snatched a two lengths victory. Louis finished fourth, very lame. College Boy fifth and Tenakoe last. Time—3min 12aec. Dividend, £5 3s. GLADSTONE HANDICAP, of 40 sovs; second hone 10 sovs from ths stake. One mile. 0 ATewra M. and 0. Dobbs’ b o Boad Metal, by Betrayer—Nancy, 3yn, 6st 71b (W. Hobbs) I 0 Messrs M. and C. Dobbs* b g Quibble, aged, 9st 71b ' ... (Dunn) 8 The stable companions cantered till well into the straight, when thpy made a. semblance of a race, Road Metal winning by a length. Time—2min 2aec. There* were no investments onthetotaUaatdr.'. ’ ' HANDICAP TIME TBOT, of 80 sots; seeend horse 6 sovs from the stake. Two miles. 95 Mr O. Digby’s ch g Marengo, aged, lOsep (K. Price) I 48 Mr P. Wodsrell’a b h Guardsman, nged, 17aeo (Owner) 8 15 Mr T. Shaw’s br g Glanoer, aged, 85seo (Poole) 8 40 Jimmy (7seo), and 27 Ossian (22sec) also started. _ A fair race between Guardsman and Marengo* the former losing by half-a-do?en lengths through repeatedly breaking. Time—Smin fifiseo. Dividend, £2 2a fid.

PUBLIC AMS' HANDICAP, ot 75 eotbs second horse 10 so vs, and third 5 sots froip the eUks, One retie ana a quarter. S 5 Mr T. 'rwomey’s a g Little Shamrock, by Tramp Card— Jess, oyrs, fist 71b (Wltby) t m Mr a. H, Clifford's b g St Malo, iyra, Bst Mb (Holme.) 8 47 Mr H. L. Johnston's oh h Le Temps, syrs fiat 12ib (oar 7st) (Young) 8 151 Mr 0. Turnbull’s oh h Wplverine, iy«k'B|l 101 b (Sharp) 0 60 Mr W. Bussell's g g Erin-go. Brash, 6rr». Sat Sib . (DerraW ft 87 Mr a. Bay's hr b WakaHpu, Syr*, The lot jumped away in beautiful line, bat Le Temps was immediately taken to the front, and made play hall a dozen lengths in front of Little shamrock, whp was succeeded by Wolverine and St Maio, with Erin-go-Bragh bringing up;the rear. They ran m this order round the bottom turn, bat at the half distance the field Commenced to close on the leader. At the top turn Wolverine lost his position, and St Malo joined Le Temps at the head of affairs; but as they came into the straight Little Shamrock challenged, and a capital race between the leaders ensued. L* Temps held a slight advantage to the «*■ twice, but in the nest yards gar*' to Little Shamrock, and the latterstailWg St Male's run inside the rails, won oJeveriy by half a length, Le Temps fonr length* away third, Wolverine fourth, B£?n-gO-B«gb fifth, u 4 2min IStsec. Dividend, All ba fidSi Mrs W. Eubssll « » » fiwfu»pb«l. iftPiJuw 11b |UV A. tj> Oori I 6 Mr. B. T.Khode ß ' oh g All Fours. ogad, B*t «■%!!£) mTAm. ffSSSSfiI ffiSV WaiUngiaud Wlrcrln ran in front L» a mile, when the . pais were -be^M^aid

Tramp, closely attended by Swamphen, assumed command. Tramp was first into the stright, and although Swamphen closed up at the distance, the gelding came away again at the rails and won very comfortably by four or five lengths; All Fours a poor third. Time—4min 4sec. Dividend, £5 14s. LADIES' PUBS®, a welter handicap of 35 sovs; second horse 8 sore from the stake, six furlongs. 103 Messrs M, and O. Hobbs' b o Boai Metal, by Betrayer—Nancy, 3yrs, Bst i 84 MV 8. Blnney’s b m Prlma Donna, Oyrs, flat 31b ... i s * batp) 2 88 Mr T. Watson'sbm Zealot. 3 88 Loo (Set 31b) and 40 Murat (Sat 51b) also Bead Metal and Prona Donna were quickest away, and the former, always having the best of the struggle, won cleverly by half a length. Time—lmm aiseo. Dividend, £2 2s. OONBOL 4TION HANDICAP, of SO sots ; second botsa five sots from the stake. One mile. 108 MV W. Bussell's g g Erin-go-Bragh. by St George—Alice Grey, 6yrs, Bst Sib ... (Sharp) 1 M Mr A, D. Popham’s br b AJoiuous, SB Mr H. Zb Johnson's oh h lo Temps, Syrs, WtTlb ... - .. I Young) 3 Le Tittups led to the turn, when AJalnons passed him, and held command to the rails, where Erin-go-Bragh challenged, and an exciting finish resulted in the grey winning by a short head. Time _]ndn 60aeo. Dividend, £2 Ba. . CANTERBURY TROTTING CLUB. The Spring Meeting of the Canterbury Trotting Club will take place at the A. •ad P. Association grounds, at Addington, this afternoon. The'racehorse Scots Grey was shipped to Napier by the steamer Te Anau yesterday evening. Mr B. Mason accompanied the obit, who is engaged in the Hawke’s Bag Guineas on Sept. 30, and in other handicaps at the Hawke’s Bay Spring yyHwg on that and the following day.