SPORTING.
(;.X. STEEPLES AM) WINTER UUP,
Follow jug is- till! Dominion's account ot ills- lun priiu:i|ml events run at ill- C. J.,,. nuilin'-;Slowcoach. who has eontrac'cd strangles, ami Ormesby wore the defections from the National Steeplechase. In R»e birdcage ho'holla and (. on lit ion hud he most admirers, arid the pair stripped extra
well, lajchella was a good favourite, with ( rib second choice. At the start Waimai and San Sebastian led, but at _ Cults’s Guanavo ran to the front, and with Sail Sebastian bo led down the back. The *od wall proved fatal to EochellaN chances a.-; he bumped his rider all’. Passing the' stand die second lime, the order was Guunaeo, Oaklcigh, Coalition, and (."rib. Down the back the first-mentioned trio, were together, but when they jumped the kennels double tiakleigh and Gnamieo gained ground. < "nalilion joined Guanteo at tie last fen-e, and in the run homo he heat him easily. Oaklcigh was third, and then came Crib, W'aimai, and San Sebastian. Master Strowen ran oil'. The winner had done a great preparation, 110 was one of the liltest horses seen out. W’aimai failed to slay, and aftm- a faulty jump at the second last fence spoilt Oakleigh’s chances. Hurry Up and Warlike were the only defe rioiis from the Winter Cup. Will Oakland and Gold Kip wore the.public fancies. I lie former got caught, in the tapes aid Gulil Kip could not go the pace set by Killowen, who bega.ii smartly r.nd led all (lie way. IleaUiersprig was: always :n ser-ond |ilaee, but though ho made a great eflert he could not reach Killowen, who won by a length. Dainty Step was the same distance away, and then came Royal Star. Si; Fanciful, and Gold Kip.
M. Mitchell, who was in charge of the Gighden team in the absence of Geo. Price, was taken to the hospital on Monday suffering from a severe attack of pneumonia.
After the final forfeits for tin- Australia! Steepleoha.se, nine horses remain • in, bn < there are no New Zealand horses left in.
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Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1887, 11 August 1920, Page 6
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339SPORTING. Manawatu Standard, Volume XLIII, Issue 1887, 11 August 1920, Page 6
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