SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XX, Issue 6832, 10 October 1883, Page 5

SPORTING.

Napieb, Tuesday. The Jockey Club's Spring Meeting to-day was a most successful one from a racing point of view, but heavy continuous rain prevented a large attendance of the public. The results of the races were as follow :— Hawkk's Bat Guineas of lOSsovs. Dis-

tance, 1 mile. Captain Russell's br f Escopeta, by Musket • —Winifred Bst 51bs Messrs. C. and J. Nairn's b c Oberon, Bst

lOlbs 2 Mr. W. Douglas' ch g Briar, 83t 51bs ... 3 Jacob also started.

Jacob got the best of a very good start, making the running for half a mile, bnt was I then caught and passed by Escopeta, who won in an easy canter. Handicap Hurdle Race of 75sovs. About 2 miles. Mr. Reihana's b g Doubtful, 9at 12lbs ... 1 Mr. T. Gilpin's ch g Pastime, Bst 71bB ..'. 2 Mr. W. Douglas' br g Loch Lomond, list 71bs 3 Lone Band, Reform, Wild Dayrell, A.G., Lady Bab, Fear Not, and Juliet also started. , A very good start was made, Doubtful jumping off with a lead and keeping it to the stand, the field following in a cluster. There he was challenged by Pastime, with Lomond in close attendance. Practically this was the order until the straight was reached, the three leaders jumping grandly and distancing the rest. Coming up the straight Pastime got on terms with Doubtful, winning by a bare length, Lomond an indifferent third. Spking Handicap of SOOsovs. Distance, 1 mile and a-half. Mr. P. Martin's ch cLeonata, by Leolinus —Wave, Bst 31bs 1 Captain Russell's ch f Leonora, S»t lOlbs 2 Mr. Reihana's b g The Laird, 7st Slbs ... 3 Tim Whiffler, Kalo, Kingask, Lone Hand, Rangipo, and Marjory, also started. j

After numerous false starts, owing to the fractiousness of Kalo, the lot were got away pretty evenly.-. Kingask made the running slightly in advance of Leonata, with Leonora close up. At the turn past the stand Kalo rushed to the front, but was soon afterwards displaced by Leonata, and a Btiff race ensued between the two leaders, and up the straight they ran neck and neck, Leonata winning by ahead. The Laird, four lengths off, was third.

Maiden Plate of 50sovs. Distance,Jl mile ■SSgS and a-quarter. ; ; JBf»*9 ■&*.iasig§* Captain Russell's br f Escopeta, 3yrs, bygpS Musket—Winifred, 7st 131bs 1 Mr. Reihana's Heretaunga, aged, 9st lib 2 Mr. Ihara's Kuni, aged, Bst lib "?>3 Fear Not, Comet, Radames, Waewaetika, Jacob, and Briar also started.

Fear Not, Heretaunga, and Escopeta alternately leading till the turn for home, when Captain Russell's representative got away, and won easily. , Radames pulled up lame. Flying Hakdicap of lOOsovs. Distance, three-quarters of a mile.

Captain Russell's ch f Leonora, 4yrs, by Leolinus—Gossip, Sst lOlbs 1 Mr. P. Martin's Mischief, 6yrs, 9st 71bs 2 Mr. Ruddick's Yankee, 4yrs, 7st 71bs ... 3 Kalo, Kingask, Kuni, Carmen, and Scud also started.

Leonora jumped off with the lead, and was never caught; winning by two lengths; Yankee a close third.

The Hack Hurdles of 30aovs. was won by Gungadai, and the Haok Race of 20sovs. by the same horae.