SPORTING NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXVII, Issue 116, 30 May 1891, Page 2

SPORTING NEWS.

KAIKOURA RACES.

(From the Star.)

The Blenheim horse, Clyde, won a good double, though with a more expert rider up Black Gin would probably have turned the tables on him m the Hurdles, and the receipt of such a heavy difference as a stone m weight enabled Clyde to put Rimu down m the Handicap. Hurdle Race Handicap, of £20, second horse to receive £3 from stake. Distance 1£ miles, over 6 flights of hurdles about 3ft 6in high. 18 C. Moore's b g Clyde, (Javelin), aged, 12st (Gillett .". .. -I 11 «B. Martin's blk m Black Gin, aged,

lOst (Cleaver) .. .... 2 6 J. Davidson's br m Miss Clyde, aged, 10st91bs (Prior) .. ..3 6W. Cook's Doch-un-Dorrack, list

■ lOlbs (Mitchell).. .. .. 0 2 A. Close's Borneo, list (P. Lyford ■„.; 0 The five horses appearing on the card came to the post, and were sent away, very evenly. All jumped splendidly, the race being the best m this respect ever witnessed here. Clyde appeared to have the race m hand throughout, but Black Gin nearly upset the pot, Clyde only winning by a bare half length, all out, from Glapk Gin. Miss Clyde, who was splendidly ridden by Prior m the last quarter of a mile, came very fast at the finish, a length behind Gin, Time, 3min 30sec. Dividend, £2 3s. { Jockey club handicap of £30, second horee to receive £5 from the stake. Distance : One mile and a half. 12 Moore' 3 b g Clyde, aged, list 71bs Gillett .. .. .. .. 1 18 Prince's g g Bimu, aged, 12st 71bs Mitchell.. .. .. ..2 4 J. Davidson's br m Miss Clyde, aged, list, Prior . . . . „ 3 Cyclone list 51b, Wild Rose lOst 41b, and Farewell lOst 21b were scratched. The quartette ran almost locked together the first round, at a fair pace, then Clyde forged ahead, at increased speed, with Rimu handy, _ Miss Clyde next. This order was maintained to the finish, Clyde winning by two clear lengths with something to spare, the heavy weight telling on Rimu, who ran a big horse, but it was too much to ask a small horse like him to give one such as Clyde 141bs over the distance on a heavy course. Time, 3min 4sec. Dividend £2 12s. Flying Stakes, handicap of £15, second horse to receive £3 from the stake. Distance, 6 furlongs. 15 Prince's g g Rimu (Puriri), aged 12st, Mitchell , .. 1 20 Moore's Clyde list 3lbß, Gillett .. 2 4 Schroder's Cyclone, list 3lbs, Prior 3 5 Mackay's Farewell lOst 51bs (5 over) F. Lyford • .. ■ .. .. 0 Doch lOst 51bs and Wild Rose lOst scratched. ■ Rimu, with inside place, got a bit the best of the start, and maintained that, 'advantage to the finish, winning a rattling good race by half a length, Cyclone an indifferent third.

Time Imm 25sec. Dividend £2 125.