SPORTING.
tlaitfid f res* Association—By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. ">• ■ Deceived March 29, 10-a. in. '
MELBOURNE, March 29. Victoria Racing Club has decided that the . Grand National Steeplechase Meeting shall'be extended over three days, andrihas increased the added ‘ money to £3500. • .
‘ - J ' PIGrEON SHOOTING. [Pbb Press Association] . ........ BLENHEIM, Maech 29. Perfect weather prevailed for the Marlborough Gun Club’s .£IOO handicap pigeon match held at Spring Creek to-day. The attendance was good, and first-rate shooting resulted. There were forty-eight aeoeptancfis. >The following tied, billing all their birds, nine:—First nominations — :Honehill, : M’Culloch,. Fred Redwood and Jfingdon ; second nomination — Hamilton, -Bedictbclv -H. Point, S. Vickery and H. Ecoles.- They agreed each to take .£lO, aid shopt "off three birds for the remaining ■£2o. In shooting off Hamilton, Eedwood ■ iand.Kingdon tied, and divided the £2O. ■They then shot off for love, and at Hie fifth birdKingdon ecored-a miss, the bird diop:ping just outside the boundary, hard hit. Ixhe excitement at shooting off was very great, and Hamilton and Eedwood were Cheered. Chavannes, jnn., killed eight birds.
TIHUNA PARK JUBILEE MEETING. DUNEDIN. Maech 29. The following are the acceptances for .the second- day of theTahuna Park meeting:—: • . ’VgTAT. HANDICAP, of 25 soys ; one mile and a h*lf—Archie Ssec, Kentucky Maid Bsec, Swindler •fl»ec, Daiiger llsec. Belle Mahone 13sec, Student ,iawe. Stevie ISsec. . ST GLADE PONT HANDICAP (saddle), of 25 ‘ aova; two miles—Cling scr. Miss Norali 7sec, 1 Passmore ; 16seC, Daisy Bell 20s.ec, Blackie 23sec, ■ QiufsaPeA26aec, Jack the Bipper 28seo. • MAIDEN 'HANDICAP (harness) ,Of 30 soys; twol^iles—Comus 6sec, Laracor 23sce, Lugna- ; Onnd Wind 2Zsec, Sandy 29seo p , Donald Kentucky Maid - 32sec, John •DnxsuaAteec.
; JUBILEE HANDICAP (saddle), of 65 sovs; 'on® Jaile and a half.—Maniac sor, Awahnn 2sec, Battcomfleld llsec.Colac Ib'scc, Balmoral 20sec, ‘ The Wolf 20Bec, Premier 22seo, Commodore 22sec, Dmeas Abdallah 2-lsec, Bex 24sec, Bobbie 24sec, )Aw*»27wc. NOVEL HANDICAP (saddle), of 25 sovs; one 3Ui]# and a half,—LngnaqiriJla 26sec, Tho wolf Igwr, Tlfnttbgir ISsoc, Devil’s King 19sec.il almoral SQaee, Swindler 23sec, Boaewood 25aec, Blackio ; JSeec, Irish' Girl 2Ssee, Student 27aec, Present ; John Drnmm SOsec. TELEPHONE LIMIT HANDICAP (harness), . of 65 sots ; two miles. —Honest Wilkes scr, Comas •iflM, Jenny 13sec,Laracor236eq. , . ‘ 'PINAL PONT HANDICAP (harness), of 25 soft; one mile and a half.—Cling sor, Aquinas ‘ otec, Fteembrs ISsec, Groathoim 17sec, Blackie -Iflne.
FAEEWBLL HANDICAP (saddle), of 35 sots ; :oae mile.—Colonel 2sec, Jenny 7scc, Beaconsfield B*ec, Black Angel lOseo, Lexington 12Bec, Joe ■ 12sae. Sandy (pony) 13seo, Prince ISscc, Wolseley ; Msec, Balmorat iesac, Premier 17seo, Commodore .17teoi Duncan Abdallah ISsec, Box ISsec, Eabbi ■lßsec.
- -r .CHEETSET RACES. The- handicaps for the Chertsey races Hav&Reen announced as follows :
MAIDEN TBOT—Camelme scr, Might-as-Well scr, G.P2D. 2sec, Actress ssec, Camelford 7seo, Chsstsr 9sec,Storekeeper 9scc, Every Time 9sec. TWO-MILE TEOT—Wenlock . scr, Cameline Bssc, Might-a»-Well' Bsec, Actress 12sec, Every ■Tima 16aec, Chester 16seo, Tracy Leo 17seo, Toby 22s«c.
TWO AND A HALF MILE TEOT-Wenlock scr, Might-as-Well 9sec, Actress ISsec, Every , Tims 20aec, Taso-SOaec, Storekeeper 20sec, Chester . SOsec, Tracy Lee Slsec. CHEETSET. CUP—Village Lad lOst 91b, Tessa 10st 21b, Cabin Boy lOst, Gorge Prick 9st. PABMEES* PLATE—Village Lad list, Tessa lOst 71b, Nor-'wester lOst 71b, Cabin Boy lOst 71b, TitlOstSlb. ,
The Marlborough Racing Club’s Autumn Meetingwill begin to-day. The following may -run forward in their respective engagements : Handicap Hurdle Race, ■Sovereign.; Maiden Plate, Sylph; Racing ■Club: Handicap, Anstralina and Hillstone; 'Hying Handicap, Sing Sohg and Hill*tohe';.. Welter Handicap, Right Metaland Sovereign. The Tahuna Park Trotting Club’s .ftiitayn Meeting mil be-concluded to-day, w]»n' the / several events may result as follows: —Trial Handicap, Kentucky Maid; •St' r Clair Pony Handicap, Jack the Ripper; Maiden Harness Handicap, Kentucky Maid or Comus; .Jubilee Handicap, Premier or Awahuri; Novel Handicap, Lugnaquilla; Telephone Handicap, Comus; Final Pony Handicap, Cling; Farewell Handicap, Black Angel. '
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Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11541, 30 March 1898, Page 6
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