SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXVII, Issue 8319, 28 July 1890, Page 6

SPORTING.

i CHRISTCHURCH HUNT CLUB'S j MEETING. [ISY TELEGRAPH. — PRESS ASSOCIATION.] Christciiurcii, Saturday. The Christchurch Hunt Club Steeplechase meeting took place to-day. The weather was 3 dull, and the course slightly heavy after the * showers of the previous night. There was a \ fair attendance. The following are the de--2 tails of the racing :— f Hunters' Hurdle Race of .SOsovs. One mile and a-liulf. 1 Mr. Wright's Trimolite, I'Jst (O'Rorkc) ... 1 i- Mr. Campbell's Preston, list (Murraya Aynslev) '2 H Mr. McLean's Iroquois, list 31b (Coleman) .'1 a Enterprise (lOst .Sib), and Victor (l'2st 71b) I also ran. Trimolite and Victor led alterr nately until the straight, when the latter was j beaten. Preston came with a urn, but could not catch Trimolite, who won comfortably by a couple of lengths. Dividends : CI His and 3 £1 Jss. f Hunt Ci.uji Steeplechase (for hunters) of ( oOsovs. Two miles and a-half. Gentlemen riders. I Mr. Gould's Picton, I'Jst (Murray Aynsley) I > Mr. Wynii Williams' Encore, l'2st (owner) 2 Mr. Moore's Morok, list (owner) ... ... ■> . Enterprise (I'Jst) and Why Not (lOst) also ran. Trooper and Pieton fell at the stand double when going well, and Why Not mij shipped his rider at Ford's. Morok finished live lengths ahead of Encore, but both J missed lire lost .jump, and Picton. who ' had been remounted, won easily. Encore 1' and Morok went back and finished second 1 and third. Dividends, £'J 19s (id and £3 i Ms (3d. 3 Open STEEPLECHASE of 1 (Who vs. Three > miles. - Mr. Rutherford's Alma, 12st (Lunn) ... 1 Mr. O'Donoghue's Sir Maurice, !)st I'2st 3 (Fergus) ... ... ... ... '2 Mr. ('ox's Daddy Longlegs, 10 7'b -> (Lyford) 3 r Alma, Sir Maurice, and Daddy Longlegs ran , in that order at slow pace for halt the disi tane.e. Sir Maurice then spurted, and raced < Alma for first place to Ford's, where the pair . were joined by Daddy Ixniglegs. The latter f immediately found the pace too hot. Lunn sitting still on Ahua, won easily by more than half a length. Time, 7ni 525. Dividends, £1 lis and £1 lO.s. Open Hurdles Race of (K)sovs. One mile and a half. Mr. Markey's Little Arthur, lOst (Walsh) 1 , Mr. Kildare's lxion, list I .Sib '2 \ Mr. Sheehan's Erin-go-Bragh, lOst 71b I (owner) .. ... .. ... 3 , Trimolite (lOst) also ran. Trimolite and Little Arthur made the running to the home J turn, where the former fell, leaving Little Arthur in front. Ixion and Erin-go-Brazil 1 came with a determined rush, but the latter , peeked at, the last jump, and Little 3 Arthur, stalling off Ivion, won by a long I half-length ; Erin-go-Br agh, who was eased 1 up, finished six lengths away. Dividends, ; £10 17s lid and £7 l'2s. t Tally-ho Steeplechase of 40sovs. Two I miles. " Mr. Claridge's Enterprise, l'2st oil) , (owner) ... 1 1 Mr. Bosswell's Why Not, I'Js 31b (Russell) '2 3 Mr. Wyun Williams' Industry, l'2st .'lib t (owner) 3 1 Pippin (list 31b) and The Monk (list 311>) also ran. Industry led at a fast pace, with s »V hy Not and Pippin handy until the home f turn, where she was beaten. Enterprise came , fast at the finish and won cleverly by half a • length., Industry six lengths away third. Dividends, £'J His and £2 Its (id. , Ladies' .Bracelet of '20 guineas. One and a half miles, on flat. \ Miss McCallum's Lauucelot, l'2st 31b (Mr. Coleman) ... ... ... ... ... 1 J Miss Kellv's Rob Roy, I'Jst 31b (Mr. ' O'Rorke)" " '2 ' Miss Rhodes' Scamp, list 71b (Mr. r Claridge) ... 3 Wrangler (list 71b). Fidalia (l'2st 31b), and .Jezebel 11st 71b) also ran. Wrangler motnen- ' tarilv held the lead from Launcelot, who 1 made play, hut was pulled back only to conic 3 again and win in a canter by several lengths 3 from Rob Roy, who beat Scamp for third | place after a good finish. Dividends, £7 7s > and !.'."> '2s (3d. £•'> 1I was parsed through the machine. A Melbourne cablegram states that Loehiel has been scratched for the Caallield Cup. Mr. Walters has written to the South Auckland Racing Club expressing his satis- , faction with the stewards' decision in the matter of the Autumn Handicap, namely, ; the awarding the stakes to Mr. Kean's horse. i ,