SPORTING.
WBbiaN&MN? RACING CLUB'S STEEPLECHASE MEETING. (united pnsss association.) " Wellington, July 10; The weather is fine, but the attendant is not large at the Steeplechase meeting held on the Hutt Racecourse to-day. TRIAL STEFPIiKOHASE., Halljqore*. '.-.' .. 1 Mountaineer .. ..2 Spartan .. .. .. $ ' Secretaty, Nikau, and Old Sarah also ran. Shaughraibn was seratbhed. Secretary was a hot favorite, ft bin a straggling start Monntaineer led the field for. toe first round.' Secretary ran off after the fh-jt hurdle, and. was never again m it. Pasßing the stand Mountaineer led/ with Old Sarah second, Spartan third, and Nikau fourth. i ,At the. hurdle past the » stand Old garth ■ fell, ' bat was ; qniokly rempanfcpd, ? b.ut lost; ground., .■ In. the second round Mountaineer led 'till two jumps frpm home, when he was joined by Hallicore, who won by two lengths, Spartan same distance away third, Time, o minutes 23.1;^seconds. Dividend, £G JSs. : . .1 UXJKDpR HANDICAP. ,-. , . , Orient ... ., .. . '.'.,.. ..., - Freebooter .'t *. 2 Forest King .. ;. 2 Connndrnm, J. L. Sullivan and Patricns also ran. .Vfotor, Okata, and Mountaineer were scratched. Connnararh Arid'Sn!li?an led for three-quarters of a mile, and passing the stand for the first time were all together. 'Rounding the bottom turn the position was varied, aud Forest Kinj/ assumed the kad, with Sullivan second. At thaobataole at the backof the coiirse Patrious fell. Forest King was still m lead, with the others m a boceh. Coming to the road Orient went up to the leaders, and the horses entered > the straight m a Mtauch. In,, the race home all .the, whips T&ere put, except on Orient, who won withont effort by a : lengtb^ Forest King a fair third; Tinw, 4 minutes lfispconds. Pividend.ifil 19a. := | i-ocAT. mmnriKs. . ; Hallioore. .->■.. . . 1 Tautika .>. .. ..2 Loch Lomond .. ..3 No others started. ■;.r }■ , ',-■ iijiH •.(!, f, • WEIXINfITON BTHPt EOHASB HANnrnAP. ' Denbigh . . . . . . 1 ; Secretary - - . -, f■» . . 2 , Victor ■;. '-■":;' ■"• '■ ..- 3 The Lad, Orient, and: Forest King also ran.. MoUntainfeef and Nikan had been scratched.' A! splendid race, won by a seek, the others close up. .'.! OOXBQTATIOX mmJOiV. , .Yjictor. . ....,-.. 1. , J.L. Sullivan ' ..... 2 Freebooter ' -.» ' .. '3 ', \ Monntaitteeralao ran. > -m £2437 was passe 1 through the totaliaator. ;, '.? ■-, •■■■•; j
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Marlborough Express, Volume XXII, Issue 162, 12 July 1886, Page 3
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346SPORTING. Marlborough Express, Volume XXII, Issue 162, 12 July 1886, Page 3
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