SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11163, 8 September 1899, Page 6

SPORTING.

COUNTRY CLUBS AND MBIROP(B% 6 TAN REPRESENTATION. ||$f£ At the recent Racing Conference held i Wellington, a rule was added giving cornl) a clubs representation on the raetrop I'itan of each district. For the two seats on &f>j } A.R.C. Committee provided for imd°i recent rule, three nominations have lodged, viz., Hon. E. Mitchelson, W. Alison, and Mr. W. H. Hemes, Mil.i '• 8 * The voting papers are to he returned al if £fs ?. a before the end of the present month, ffe AVONDALE JOCKEY CLUB'S SPBBi \'' 1 fa MEETING. IP p, Acceptances for all events to be run .to sli the opening day of the Avondale Joel? ,ti Club's Meeting close to-night, at nine o'cfci d< The privileges of the meeting are. toll re offered by auction to-day, at noon, by 11(3 . tc Churton and Co. :, j|. b< SOUTH CANTERBURY JOCKEY CLDKI MEETING. :$!, " „ [BY TELEGRAPH.PRESS ASSOCIATION'.] a j Timaec, Thursday.]: j:,: j The South Canterbury Jockey Club op® k!s. tl their spring meeting to-day. The weaiis i? e was beautifully fine, and the attendanceij ju the largest seen for years. The sum of So .• tl was put through the totalis,ilor. The follo* v*}: J, ing are the results:— cl Hunter's Hurdle Race, 2j miles: SubKjSV . gi list, 1; Ply, list 4-lb, 2; Victor 11., llstS' '.L 3. Sub Rosa won easily. Dividend, £2b\' c< Maiden Plate, six furlongs: Valentine,' Mv* g: 91b, 1; Heliograph, 2; Bristol, Bst Ulfy! b Valentine won easily. Dividend, £63 • #&•' £ Timaru Cup, of llOsovs, one mile awlV.fJ; ti quarter: Ellis Brothers' Jupiter, Bst 3ib,|! ? Hobbs' Dnudas, Bst 31b, 2; Fitzgerald's dyke, 7st 51b, 3. Jupiter won by a long®®;-'-;.-; Dividend, £4 13s. ~ ° Shorts, four furlongs: Ben Farley, St.ft g 1: Rochester, °st 131b, 2; The OrptayfsV 101b, 3. Ben Farley won by a neck. 'M (lend, £3 3s. fl®>" d Welter Handicap, soven furlongsis lock. 1; Alxrcrombie, 2; First _Blo<s4 . Wedlock won by a length. Dividend,'• si 15s. \'.V i ll Spring Hurdles, one mile and tl Windermere, lOst 121b, 1: Ulenore, Hit ?,' ,ii 2; Schnapps, 9st 21b, 3. Windermere if® "' a length. Dividend, £3. . 1 Flying Handicap, six furlongs: HSji I ;.' Event, 9st, 1; Spinner, Sst. 2; Benzoil. 41b, 3. Double Event won by a neck,. £ dend, £16. lgs> D The following acceptances have beeo * ceived for the second day's races:— ~ Handicap Hurdles, one mile and wft®, Windermere 11.10, Glenore 11.6, WBtesSj gaas 11.3, Lord Stansbury 9.3, Pensioner» « Schnapps 9.0. SvSIS'- (] Gladstone Handicap, six furlongs: IM-Jgv 8.12, Valentine 8.8, Grand Shot 8.5, " , |jj£ graph 7.10, Nor'-wester 7.8, Phrf" e ], Lady Origlen 7.0. J&lp'l Rhodes' Memorial Stakes, one mile' 0 Event 9.4, Jupiter 8.13, Dundas 8.12, .---te p 7.11, First Blood 7.7, Aborcrombie 7.3, 0 mont 6.10, Daphne 6.10. 0 Snadown Handicap, five furlongs; l> ~ • p ter 9.2, Orphan 8.7, Bristol 8.2, I Battery 6.11. .j.falfcl Stewards' Stakes Welter Handicap, , j I longs: Cannonshot 10.7, Wedlock lUjj «£ v Blood 9.8, Vandyke 9.7, I Daphne 8.11, Mount Clair 8.9, Bex -.r « Lord Stansbury 8.2, Heliograph B.<- vj)- J ( Ladies' Bracelet Handicap, one ® ijj « a-half: Sub Rosa 13.5, Fly 13.2, WM » Blade Douglas 11.0, Liberal 11*" * MARTON RACES. 1 Mabtos, The Marlon races were continued -•;» the results of the events being as'? vj ; : g Trial Hurdles of 25sovs, one mu' tsjf- r half: Hutana, 1; Nea, 2; . z started. Time, 3m. Bs. Dividend c Electric Handicap of 30sovs, u)C v tfjA j. Discount, 1; Mongnnui, 2; 1 ' ' a 3. Forager and Kawana were ■ , .c Time, lm. 10s. Dividend, £5 ss. • lj Ladies' Bracelet (Steeplechase). . fli d two miles Egmont, 1; Puket ol , <(#so(s «. Clown, 3. 'Time, 4m. 465. » Handicap Hurdles: Water Sho , '~(g,.. 0 2; Cannonade, 3. Dividend, a Hack Sleeplechaso: Menadorfflr. a aid, 2; Jack Tar, 3. Dividend, &"■; '< « test for crossing was entered. n. Mi Final Welter: Tui, 1; Rimlotf. . . 3. Dividend, £8 4s. .