SPORTINGS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXIV, Issue 8063, 26 September 1887, Page 6

SPORTINGS.

OIAS.V3U SP3LIKG M22USS. T-gi! -j.—r.f ssoas it Anskiand was spested rrr -asaras-y wdto tbe Otaaabs Qicba Spring atils a! tote soarat si Obinaia lis wsasbar -sras £se, said toe astendanoe vat fairly en ad, abaci Sit? Persians btang aaßsn. Tat t'isssrs af toe dab were at aenai indffiazgabie, Ms. W. Ltahkbart, aeartJtorr. being pramiaaax is lie t. .r .ti.imi .of ids flaaaea, mint Sat sotaheatar bisras wen*- prompt ass eSnient, Mr. 'Si. ETri» being aepeaaHy sosrsaoat. Toe rasing vu gaud, bat we regres to ®'a.t* toat an awtiare. aaasrred in sat Hard.it htw, Fwtns, ***» nitc d Exananga, narin| nic cnlkn»3a« broken. Tut injury 'rat tsaaparanJT drmaed by Mr. Dawson, and Frttrin toes praoeebsa to Otoaaba, sdatt tot bone was ast 'by Ite. Liegtsr Eraan. Tat » sat deadls nf sot Tarioni erena: —

Vi'orif PiaTii, of fSanr.'i; irtUfTs from toe stakes to EZ> «: isesoad boras. Dißtaaae onse roend oacsse, about one gdk two

Gaioae. W. Fraasr a i Fifcn, Sjn, by As tan*—Amanda "at 4.0s -{MaXamara} 1 Mr. J. C. Baatok s> g ILmees sjrt, Su lis {Anoarj __ __ 2 Itr. jstifl-as's b g Tspari, syrs, Sst Ha iTamki .. ... _ 5 Blast Joe (Ldts>, Haas (HmtasJ, Lisna {MeuauMml, Skib&'ags { ! iijeyt, and Tarari iPearaoi.) airs ran. Pitat lea tbrongbact, iitd wot by two lergans. TataSeasar drrja.ead, £5.

Hayi-lSi* HriOU Bact, af 4l>srrt - ss: rs Irani Etaksa to go to atissnd name. One mde and tonstqcarairt, ore Keren £igtts oi Earnt-ae.

Mr. J. O'ickirajik g cLfrtnce, a?«c» by sactoers Owri, Set l£.at tLamg) .. 1 Mr. P. J. Baxsooi's s g Hsstssaas, aged, i-3« 2-os {aopy ... — ~ Mr. T. btopntsu" bjt g FairpiiT, aged, Set iO.at , Had£tid; S Exchange (Idsi 3i£b, FrewisJ, and Pips (Sn 12-b. CidHnt). were cat atoer startan. i£xasasce and Fair Fi»t were earliest ta move watit tat etart was made, bet srbss tie irrt ssrkie bad aeex z»egotiated. Eerenge -came tsranga, and 'twnfir-g is toe bctlinw. was brat to iina is tie »cra>gs.t. tne order putsisg toe eiaas baing : — Eereage, Smaaaaoi, Ex.cnange, Fair Flay, ana Pips Tae leading paor saw singled toeznabiTsc act from tot remainder of toe field, and at toe bask of toe aasroe toer mad as asrastoge of three .Engine, bat sere Exchange aft act to satah toe par., and be bad almost g»t on level tanas waes be a wise dawn ax the b&adle near toe estranai to toe sabow. Frewia'e collarbone being a-akes. lit race new lay oetsrt>tn Eertcge and Hmtosaan. and a gaad MBfi eaw toe itnihw a wmnsr by bid a *tisgts. Dividend, £7 17tSnriiA* Plate Hskicca? of 53*>va, ifceoTt from Etaxec to go to eeaaad norae. izirtanae, one suit' and a-nkL Mr. G. Wrigit's bis F.ieadakp, aged, by —Gbrra, Set 12ia fTtjior) 1 Mr. H. iborpe's tr i Tne Cat, aged, &ti 10-a (Eatatasitj ... ... ... 2 Mr. J. Ivtssard bni dogi, sj-«, est "ia i'SLesffi) S .ksituap* {Tat ilia, Itlorigas), Carr.os {T»t a a, indnamg 51b ever weight, McHroyJ, Basgsiore {6tt lO.a, C'cokJ aisa ran. After one sir two areaks asrar, toe £a$ wat iowtred to a good start, tse ab.oart o: Canaan being is aarasae, Oat next, Frieodeaip, Ok»g«, and Antelope together, and Bangalore latt. A few stradet iurth'T on Tie Gat bad secured toe lead,, and, going very itroag, be csnered tot fie!'.! into the straight, Friendship being sea and, and Bangalore, Cannon, Gage, i.ai jnttlopt next, 10 the order named. T.t't Oat tali farther iaoreased sis idviatijte racing iiang toe lower stretch, and a; toe baak of tot aosrae he was nearly tnree ieagtnt is tot tan. oat here tie re mainder of tit be.d Cioaed up, and an effort was mac,* vj get oa tor sis with tae leader. Anitlope and Cannon together st-me oat of the max, but again died away ; ana, costing to toe hollow, Friend*nip had Mrs oat and was within bail a length of Tae Cat, while ace wm running stride for stride with the grey is rat at tbey brew out a: toe d:p. At toe ram fur borne Tbe Cat had aga a secured a B.osaesiary advantage, bat nab wsy up tie straight Friendship ci-ise lull o! raaaixg. juod »ett.ing fcer opponent without toe aembiaaos of a straggle, was a good raae bjr iialf a length. Clogs, a length away. oe.tg third. Tse totalisator dincend M£2 Se.

RkSificxr s-TEr?stCHaiEt, of 53»7vi.; lOsova from ataxee to go to stoond norae. Mr. T. S tea sent' ch g Hawtiora, aged, 'iv. lO.n (Eigcutaot) ... 1 Mr. J. Less arc's 0 g grxkaage, aged, Set 10.n iHadfield) ._ ... ._ ... 2 The other starters were: Whalebone, Srt 12 n (Laisg), and HisUaiu, 10rt 12.0 sHope). Bawthorn an i Huntamaa went ta tie front when the eigaal was given, and they lei over the brae a fence and into the country, the four horses being in close com pany at they cleared the bardie at the back of the stand. Hawthorn wat first over the doable jump sear toe saddling paddock, oat at toe pott and rail feaae toe leader baulked, a-nd Huntsman assumed command of affairs. Hawthorn negotiated the hardie at the aecosd attempt, an? at tae oa*lies opposite tht stand be baa again secured toe lead, Whalebone being hit immediate attendant at they came oat of tse dip, with Huntsman thijr-d, and Exchange latt. Hawthorn again led toe way into toe country, asd iiaacstsfs'ly negotiato-i tne obstacle at the bt.o* of to* stond, but here Whalebone on landing stumbled and fell, and from this past he was out of the rice. Hawthorn and Hastsman bjiaiktd on cravrisg up to the double at the boundary of the coarse proper, bat Exchange cleared bath of the fences in excellent style, and he was followed by Hawtnars, Honisman however baulking to persistently toat ne was sot persevered with. From ton point the issue lay between Hawthorn and fcxehange, tad toe former at the oack of the course hid nearly eight lengths lead. Here Exchange, wita whom H field had ridden a very patient race, came with a great run, and at the turn for home he and Hawthorn were on level terms. Tae latter drew away a little racing to the last bardie, bat on again landing Kxchacge made one final effort, and amidst great excitement came on stride for stride, Hawthorn, however, just staving off bit ruth, and winning on the post by a head, dividend, £10 8a ■Norm, Exci of 23tart. One# round the coarse. Minimum weight, it. Mr. A M (.Guinness* b g Woodpecker (Hadfieid)... .„ 1 Mr. J. B. Vviluamaon's ch g Wideawake 2 Sir, J. K tan nt blk g Staraa ... ... 3 Five others ran. Woodpecker woa easily. Dividend, £2 51.

Kailwat Plate of 39*ovs. One mile. Mr. Hedger's br m Antelope, 4yns, by Apremant—Kate, 7«t 7ib (Mongan) ... 1 Mr. Milien't b g 'iupaki, syr», 7*t lib (Eattersi) ... ... ... ... 2 Mr. Wright's b m Friendtnip, aged, 9»t (Taylor) 3 Wat Tyler, Weasel, Cannon, Pink Rase, and Black Joe also ran. On the strength of her win in tbe Suburban Plate, Friendship was a hot favourite in this race. Weasel was first away, but Tupaki assumed the lead before tney had gone far, and led into the straight, when Antelope came througa on the intide with a steady run, and won by half a length from TupakL A dividend of £11 7s was paid out on the totalisator.

Novel Steeplechase, of 40*ov*. About 2

in ties. Mr. J. M. Donaldson's b m Pipi, aged, 9«t 71b (Edgcumbe) ._ X Fly (Heatan}, Kowdy (Fergus), and Patchwork (Collins), were the only other starters. Pipi won easily, the others not being placed. Dividend, £3 4i.