SPORTING.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CIX, Issue 13127, 15 May 1903, Page 3

SPORTING.

■*— — , XEWMARKET STAKES. United Press Association —By Electric Telegraph— Copyright. LOJvDOX, May 13. At ilis Kewmarkot Second' Spring Meeting, the lieu-market Stakes resulted as follows: KEWMARKET STAKES, of 30 sovs. each, ■with 2000 .sovs added; second horse 10 per cent and' third horse 5 per cent of uho -whole stake; nominator of the; winner 300 sovs, oi tho second 1 200 sovs and of tho third 100 sovs from the. stake. Por three-year-olds. One mile and » quarter. Sir D. Cooper's b c Flotsam, by St Frus-q-uin—Float, 9si . . . . 1 Mr A. James's b c Rabelais, by St Simori —Satirical, 9sfc 2 Mr J. R. Keene's b c Gay Gordon, by Kingston—Flying Squadron, 9sb . ' . .3 (Prcsumm<r. that Hock Sa;nd, winner of ths Two Thousand Guineas, did not start, the result of this race confirms the form in the first of the classic races, in; which Flotsam and Rabelais -were Rook Sand's immediate supporters. Gay Gordon was a poor performer last season, there being 'nothing to indicate that ho would take a prominent part im any of this season's big th'rec-year-aid contests.) SOUTH AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB. ADELAIDE, May 14. At the South Australian Jockey Club's Autumn Meeting tho Adelaide Cup resulted as follows: ADELAIDE CU-P, of SCO sovs; one mile and a half T.nd a furlong. Mr C. Quinn's ch c Sojourner, by Pilgrim's Progress—'Winifred, 3yrs, Sst 31b 1 Mr J.' Wilson, juu.'s ch g Avalon, by Strathmore—Chintz, aged, Bst . 2 Mr T. C. Wheeler's b g Rapid Pilgrim, by Pilgrim's Progress—Lady Bevis, -lyrs, (3st 121 b . 3 Twenty-one oilier horses started. AVon easily by two lengths. Time—2min 51sec. Dividend—£l3 lis. > ASHBURTON CQUK'i/ RACING CLUB. The steady mui which fell' yesterday- morning- resulted in the postponement of the Ash•burtoni County Racing Club's Autumn Meeting. The meeting will now bo 'held to-day and on Saturday. The following horses have been scratched for the fir.=t day's races of the Ash'burfon County Racing Club: —Hack Race—Malamahama; Pony Race—Haughty ; Lagmhor Handicap—Cerise and Blue and- Santa Maria; County Stakes—King Log and ■ Korea':'; Fairfield Handicap—Bornbardo.