SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XIX, Issue 6288, 12 January 1882, Page 5

SPORTING.

CAMBRIDGE JOCKEY CLUB RACES. [BY TELEGRAPH. —O\TX CORRESPONDENT.] Hα mi i.to.v, Wednesday. The Cambridge Jockey Club Summer Meeting was scarcely so well attended to-day as usual, so mauy settlers being busy with the harvest. Everything, however, went off extremely well. The racing was excellent, ami great credit is due to the stewards and their indefatigable secretary, Mr. W. Scott, for their admirable arrangements. UAN'DICAP lIUUDLK [LACE, of 40»ovs; 2 miles, over S (lights of hurdle, 3 feet 0 inches high. Clarence, list. 411>s. 1 Kawenata, flat, llilbs ... 2 Harl;away, yst. Tibs. ... ' 3 This roue was never in doubt from the start, being a gift to Clarence, who won hard held. Sportsman, 9st. 71bs., the only other horse who started, falling at the second luirdlo from home. MAIDEN* PLATE, of 3050v3 ; U miles. Weight for ago - For hor-es tli:it have never won an advertised race exceeding lOaovs. Mother Bunch's Baby 1 Saint ... ... ... ... ... ... 2 Sinikc ... ... ... o Stnike was tlie favourite at starting, but exhibit i the same temper as in Auckland, running in the most extraordinary manner. The Vj .'>y won hands down, by twenty lengths. CAMIiItIOGE CUI , HANDICAP, of lOOsovs; 2 Maori. 7st. lOlbs 1 Lara, 7st. 21iis. 2 Lone Hand, (ist. lOlba o This race was a complete boil over. Lara, Lone Hand, and Dewdrop leceiving all the attention in betting circles. At tiie liuisli Maori camo through the linhl with a rush, and landed the stake comfortably to his owner. Kandwiek (Sat. lSlbs.), Tim Wmfiler (7st. 121b5.), Matau (list, lilbs.), and Nebula (tist. 2lbs.), also ran. Kobert the "Devil was acratched. .MAIDEN" STEKIT.ICCir 'SB, of 2Ss ovs; once rouml Stouplcoliiise course, about l<, miles. For horses that linve never won :in aclverti,eil Ste-Jiilechase cxctc.iins lOsovs. Welter weights for ago. Robert the Devil 1 Ijesdemona ... ... ... ... ... - (; lad.stone 3 Saint, who also ran in this race, fell at Ihe last hurdle while running second. It made no dillerenee to the race, and the jockey was not injured. HACK SELLING RACE, of lusovs ; onceJroHnd the course. Weight, 10 stone. Winner to be sbld immediately after race for ISsovs, surplus, if any, to i;o to the funds. I'ost entries. Enstrance, 103. fecund horse to save his stake. Omega ... ... ... ... ... 1 Irish Molly ... ... ... ... ... '2 Daydawn ... 3 Ben Nevis, who was the favourite for this race, pulled up lame, and was led in by his jockey. The only unfortunate accident wa3 that which befel Sportsman and his rider, Williams, in the Hurdle Race. The horse in taking the second hurdle from home caught it with his feet and tilted at one end. It caught Sportsman just as he was rising, threw him down, and his rider was thrown with great violence, and was picked up unconscious, but recovered after some time.

[BY TELEGRAPH.—PRBSS ASSOCIATION.] CiiRiSTCHimcH. Wednesday. Mr. R. Campbell, o£ Buscott Park, Bigland, has presented a cup of the value of 100 guineas each year for five years, to be added to the Canterbury Great Autumn Handicap of SOOsovs., to be run for alternately on the Christchureh and Dunedin courses.