SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XCIX, Issue 11542, 31 March 1898, Page 6

SPORTING.

' : TAHUNA PARK TROTTING CLUB,. fpKB Press Association.! ' • DUNEDIN, March 30. The Tafiuna Park trotting meeting was tofitirmed to-day. Results TEla£ HANDICAP, of 25 sova; one-mile and a Ml—Student,. Bseo, 1; Swindler, 3seo, 2. Four others started. "Won by five lengths. Time—4min 2Sseid. Dividend—JEsl ST CLAIE PONY HANDICAP, of 25 sovs; two iniles—Miss Norah,. 7»eo, distanced five others. Time—omin SOsec. ' Dividend— £2lßs. MAIDEN HANDICAP (harness), of 30 sots; two miles—John Drumm, 38sec, 1; Comus, sor, 2; Kfntacky Maid, 26sec, 3. Six others started. Won by half a dozen lengths. Time—smin 47sec. Dividend:-; £l4 6s. A’pro'test for inconsistent trotting was dismissed. - JUBILEE HANDICAP (saddle), of 05 sovs; one xajlo .and ; a half—Hex, 24sec, 1; Colne, 18seo, 2. Nine 'dthera started.. Won easily., Time—4mm Bseo. pividend—£6 Bs. A protest for galloping was dismissed. .

’ HANDICAP,,oif 25.' soys’; one mile'and a half— Ssec, 1; The Wolf, Usee, 2. Eayen others 'started.- Won by seven lengths. Usee, Dividend—£2 10s. TELEPHONE LIMIT HANDICAP (harness), of 65 sots; two miles—Jenny, ISsec, 1; Comus, 6sec,’2 ; ' Honest Wilkes, act, 3. Won by thirty yards. Time—smin 17sec. Dividend—£4 Us. TBIAL PONY HANDICAP (harness), of 25 G0T8;-bne mile and a half —Aquinas, 1; Blaekie, 2. .. Won'- by a length. Time—4min 22sec. Dividend—£l 10s. FABEWEI.Ii HANDICAP, of 35 sots; one mile—Wolseley, ISsec, I; Kabbi, 16sec, 2. Ten others started. Won..by a .length and a half. Tiinb-r2H!in.43Bec. Dividend —£14 18s. .

MARLBOROUGH RACING CLUB. / ' : BLENHEIM, March 30. There was splendid weather and a good attendance for the first day of the Marlborough Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting. The fallowing are the results: —

HANDICAP HUBDLE KaCE, of 30 sovs; one mile - and three-quarters—Khoderick Dhu, list, .1; Sovereign, 9st 181 b, 2 ; Lo.dy D’Or, Oat 31b, 3. Won easily, Time—3min SOsec. Dividends —£110 s and 15s, 3 . MAIDEN RACE, of 20 sovs; six furlongs— Sylph, -1 " Ejector, 2; Tamatea, 3. Two other hotaea started. Won by four lengths. Time imm Msec. .Dividends—£2.and £l, , - ■ ■ mOlN»- - 0LUB faANDICAP, of 70 sovs , one mile and a quarter—rHillstone, Oat 81b, 1; Singsong, Set, 2; Gladstone, 6st 71b, 3, Australwa Ost 71b, OB dhahce 'Sst 31b and Awatere 6st 101 b also Started.; Won by a short length. Time—2mm 15$Me.. Dividends—£3l2s and £ll6s.

HACK CHALLENGE BACK,of 65 sovs; seven furlongs—lota 1, Wish 2, Ejector 3. , Won easily by three lengths. Time-lmin 33Jsec. Dividends—£2lßs and £1 Ss.

WELTER • HANDICAP, o! 25 sovs; - one ; mile and a distance—Eight Metal, 9st 71b, 1; Hon George, 9st 71b, 2; Louis, 6st 121 b, 3. Three other hones started. Won easily by a length. Time— Smili sssec. Dividends—£3 2s and £llls.

- FIRST HANDICAP TROT, of 20 sovs: two miles and a half —Creeping Jenny, 39seo. 1; Tarantella* 37sec, 2; Tussock, 25sec, 3. Won hy a length and a quarter. Time—7min 43sec.‘ Dividends—£lo 4s and £5 2s.

FLYING HANDICAP, of 35 sovs; six furlongs —Singsong, 9st '3lb, 1; lota, 7st 91b, 2; Eight Metal, 9st 71b, 3. Three other horses started. Won hy'three-quarters of a length. Time—lmin ISsec. Dividends —£3 2s and £llls.

The following acceptances have been received for the second day’s racing:—

: SECOND HACK HOEDLE EACE, of 25sova; one, mile and a half —Ehodenck Dhn 12st 81b, Sovereign lOst Üb, lady D’Or 9st. ■ PABICEES' PLATE HANDICAP, of 20 so vs; five furlongs—Horton 12st 71b, Karaka Hat 131 b, Haeremai list. Plot list. Falcon list. PEESIDENT’S HANDICAP, of 50 sovs; one Bdle-—Hillstoue Itlst 51b, Singsong 9st 61b, Off Chance Bst 11b, Bight Metal 7b t 71b, Awatere6st Mb.: •

ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of 20. sovs; four furlongs—lota 9st 91b, Eight.MetalSst 131 b, Sylph B§t9lb, Tamarare 7at 131 b, lonis Puritan 7st 131 b, Horton 7flt 131 b, Karaka 7st 41b, Haeremai 6st 7!b. SECOND WELTER 1 HANDICAP, of 25 sovs; seven'Hutlongs—Austral!na list 71b, Sylph 9st 91b, Gladstone 9st 81b, Awatero 9st 71b, Hon George 9st Sib, Louis Puritan. Sst, Nansen 11. Bst. , SECOND HANDICAP TROT, of 20sovs; two miles-—Paddy scr, Star ot Honour 12sec, Warrigal 12ssc, Pilot 12seo, Brown Bread 14sec, Creeping Jenny 14sec, Tarantella 15sec, Loyal 23sec, Funny 26*eo, r Garry Eight 30sec, Dingo 40sec, Maire 45seo, Dolly 4Sscc, . CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLUB. ■ The following hnndicaps have been declared for events to be decided at the Canterbury Jockey Club’s Autumn Meet-

Wig:—• KILDARE HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of : £0 . sots. One mile and three-quarters. t • ■ stlb 1. i st lb Hex * ... ... 12 9 Qniltlri ... ... 9 7 Clarence ... 10 121 Kaiti ... ... 9 0 Napoleon ... ...10 11 Stanley 9 0 Nicholas '... ... 9 13 1 Powder Monkey... 9 0 Ned Kelly... ...9 7! RttSSLET PLATE, of 150 sovs; for two-year-olds that have never won a race of the value of -100 eovs. Five fnrlonga. Nihilist ... 8 9 1 Eridanus ... ; 7 7 lepahto. ... ... 7 13 1 Greensward 7 5 Motto ... 7 12 1 Circlet ... 6 10 Ben Farley ... 7 10 First Venture 6 10 Peerage ... 7 7 I Proposal 6 10 Halatna ... ... 7 7 j EPSOM WELTER HANDICAP of 150 sovs . one mile. Starshot ... ... 10 7 | Bloomer 9 8 St Clements ... 9 13 j Pitch-and-Toss ... 8 10 Cannonshot ... 9 11 Remorse II. 8 7 Vandyke ... ’ ... 9 6 J Fulmen 8 6 Marino ... 9 5 ] Wedlock 8 5 Haria ... ... 9 5 1 Social Pest 8 0 Black and Bed ... .9 i 1 Golden Legend ... 8 0 BOCKBUBN HANDICAP of 100 sovs; one mile and a quarter. Fed X.ancer ... 8 13 1 Ilex ... 7 10 Vandyke ... ... 8 7 1 Rangefinder 7 7 Haria ... 8 7 | Alcestis 7 2 Double Event ... 7 11 Annoyance 6 9 Pitch-and-Toss ... 7 11 1 Vulcan- ... 6 7