SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXI, Issue 7001, 25 April 1884, Page 5

SPORTING.

EPSOM SPRING MEETING. [SPECIAL SO PEKSS ASSOCIATION j

■ . . .'•".' Londox,;April 23.,. - The Epsom Spring Meeting opened yesterdaj. The following was the result:— -

The Cits; axd Suburban Handicap, of 15sovs. each, with 500 added. About one

mile and a quarter. Lord Bradford's bri c Quicklime, syrß, .by Wenlock—Dnvernay, 7st 51bs ... 1 Sir F. Johnstone'a ch m Thebais, syrs, 9st3lbs ... ... ... : ... .... 2 Star(?) ...;,.: ... •:•--...... ... 3

[By last advices St. ' Blaise was the favourite for this race at 8 to 1, Quicklime' standing at 20 to I.—Sp. Ed.] > SOUTH CANTERBURY : JOCKEY ; . CLUB'S MEETINGS [by telegbaph.—pbess associatiok.] TnußC, Thursday. The South Canterbury Jockey Club , ! Meeting commenced to-day.' There w&s fine weather and a good. attendance. About £2300 was put through the totalisator. The following are the results :— •' - Sikes' Phoduce Stakes of COsovs. Six furlongs.—King, Prioress by Castaway.

Welter Handicap of 6030v5. Six furlonge.—Mr. Yuill'e Princeus Royal, 9et 71ba (Derritt), 1 j Mr. Barr's Minerva, 10«t 71be (Thompson), 2;: Mr. Fudler'e Holderness, lOst (W»ttie), 3. - ' TiMAan Stebplhchase . Handicap . of 150sova. Three and , a-half milea.—Mr. Batter's Agent, 12et, Lyford, 1;. , Mr. Armitage's Black Doctor, aged (P. Jones), 2; Mr. Armitage's'Bosa (owner), 3. The finish was one of the moat excitiog of the day, Agent winning by barely half a neck.

j TiMABU Cop Handicap,: of 200bovs, with a trophy of the value of oOsovs; evreepetake of ssovs second horse. ■ 1 mile and three quarters. Mr. O'Brien's Tasman, 9st 21bs (Derritt) 1 Mr. Cutt's Sbii'-weater, 7st 121 be (Brown) 2 Mr.. McLean's Lady Emma, Bat 121bs (Cotton) ... ... ... ... :.., 3 Mr. Robinson's Nonsense (Bst 21bs), Mr. Smith's Hippodamia (6at 61bs), Mr. Bates' The Poet (7st 21bs), and Mr. Stead's Ike (7at Gibs), also started. Vanguard and Salvage were scratched; Betting'; 3 to 2 against Tasman and Nonsense," 5 to 1 Lady Emma, 8 to 10 to 1 the rest. After three false starts the lot were sent away splendidly. Lady Emma and Nensensa at , once showed the way, making the pace very warm indeed. On entering the straight the lot might easily have been covered with a sheet,'bat before passing the judge's stand they opened out a little. Passing the stand the order was : Nonsense, Tasman, Lady Emma, Sou'-wester, Hippo; Ike, and The Poet. At thebaokof the course Hippo improved her position a little, and on reaching the north-west corner was on even terms with the leaders. Tasman, who had all along been kept in hand, was called on at the bend, and assuming the lead came' along the straight at a clipping pace. The whip was put on him on nearing the post, as it was also on Sou'-weater and Lady Emma, and- a gallant struggle home took place, Tasman just winniog by half a length from Sou'-wester, Lady Emma finishing an excellent third. Nonsense, who at terms was fairly beaten, came in an indifferent fourth, Hippodamia fifth, The Poet sixth,' and Ike last. Time, 3mine. 12£secs. .

(Handicap) of 4C30V8. 1 mile and a half.—Mr. Sherwin'e Makarakara, 93t 41bs (Derritt), 1 ; Mr. W. Moore's Orange Lightning, 7st 71bs (Euddinga), 2; Mr. 0. W. Bourne's Vinccr, 656121bs (Sharp), 3. ■ ' ■ - •'■.■"■ ■■■"••

Spying Handicap of 50sova. Six furlongs, —Hon. W. Kobinaon'e Vanguard, 9st (Pnrdham), 1; Mr. Qaill'a Princese Royal, 6st Blbc (Sharp), 2 ; Mr. Carter's Marchioness NeU, 6st 51bs (White), 3.

. CAMBRIDGE RACE 3. Mr. W. Peroival declared the following weights yesterday for the four principal events of the Cambridge' Jockey Club's meeting, which takes place on Wednesday and Thursday next:— Cajcbrudge Cop. . : st. lb. . at lb. Administrator .. 810 Maori- « '..7 6 Consul . „ „ 8.4 Libeller .. ■'...-.'7 * Kormanby .. „ 8 0 Kalo _ _ 7 0 Badimes .. „ 710 Larry ;_ ' -. 7 0 Witiora .. ..7 10 Smiko .. _ 6 8 Eewi .. « 7 8 GiHeroy — «. 6 7 Fiihwoman .. ... 7 8' Victori* .. „ 6 0 Woodpecker w 7 8 Viotory ... ..6 0 Shorts. St. lb. . st. lb. Consul ;V '.. 810 Sham -3 • .. 7 0 Witioia .. .. 712 Victoria .. „ 610 Eewi .. .. 710 Viciorj .. Mltrkilleuse .. 7 7 Grasshopper ..6 7 Smike .. 7- 2 Kanjipo —67 Snake „ 7 0 2-yoot-oldColt'.«. 5 7 Hurdles. St. lb. »t. lb. Woodpecker .'„ 11 S Whalebone '_ SlO Billy-go-by-'em ..11 0 Fair Play 10 Chandler .. 10 10 Native _• _ 310 Quilp .. .. 810 SxZEPiXCHASE. st lb. st lb. Chandler .. 12 7 Native 77 '.. 10 0 Billy-EO-by-'em .. 11 0 Qullp .. ~10 0 Fair Play .. 10 0 Wnalebone *. 10 0 Messrs. Hunter and Nolan will sell the two-year-old filly S&tanella and the steeplechaser Tricotrin at their yards to-day.