SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 9197, 11 May 1893, Page 5

SPORTING.

EGMONT WINTER MEETING. _ [Br TKLKOKAPH. —I'KK.SS ASSOCIATION.] Hawera, Wednesday. TllK Egmont Winter Meeting took place today. There was a good attendance but the weather was threatening. The following are the results of the racing :— Hurdle Hack— Empire, 1 ; Jacob, 2; Couranto, 3. Four others also ran. Won easily. Time, 4m. 27 4-.>t!i s. Dividend, £2 17s. Hack Hurdle Despised, 1 ; Aurora, 2; Clnti&lee, 3. There were four other starters. Won easily. Time, 3m. 4 2-sth ». Dividend, £i 12s. Trial Steeplechase.— Iroquois, 1 ; WaterKury, 2. Only the two finished. Bradshaw, Karewn. Review, Darebin, and Otakeo baulkod at the second jump. Time, 4ra. 475. Dividend, £6 19s. Hack Flat IIACK.-Starlight, I ; Chatterbox, 2; Armoury, 3. Won by a length. Time, 2ra. 525. Dividend, £17 Bs. Kqmont Steeplechase of 22Ssovs, about throe miles.—Rootles, 1; Iroquois, 2; Jacob, 3. Only the three started. Jacob fell at the last jump, and Booties won easily. Time, 7m. 495. Dividend, £2 19s Hack Flat Chatterbox, 1; Pennant, 2: Starlight, 8. Eighteen started. This was % grand race, and was won by only a head, lime, lm. 225. Dividend, £20 15s. Final Steeplechase.—Disturbance, 1 ; Otakeho, 2; Review, 3. Won easily Time, 6m. 20s. Dividend, £8 2s. ASHBURTON RACING CLUB. Ashburton, Wednesday. The attendance at to-day's races was moderate. The following are the results :-- Hurdle Race.—Magpie, 1 Clarence, {Spurned, 3. Upset also started. Time, 4m. 17s. Dividend, Asiiburton Stakes. — Saracen, 1; Krrtngton, 2; Warrington, 3. Time, lm. 4j3. Dividend, £1 12s. . , N KTHF.RBV High Whioht. — Krin-go-Bragh, 1; Quibble, -i; Master Royal, 3. Time, 2m. 245. Dividend, £3 19s. ,„..,„ , , • Flying Handicap. — Lady Zetland, 1; Lord Asion, 2 ; Maria Martin, 3. Time, lm. 19s. Dividend, £1 18s. During the day the sum of £1333 was invested through the totalisator.