SPORTING

New Zealand Times, Volume LIV, Issue 9868, 27 March 1893, Page 3

SPORTING

B / KkCUtltlO TI6LBOBAfH,— UOPyBXCIHI. (pnisa« association.) London, March 24, At the Liverpool Meeting to-day, tin Grand National Steopl*chv»o was won by Cloister, Alaop second, and Why Not third, (Received March 26, 6 p.rn.) PAY DREAM VICTORIOUS IN ENGLAND. London, March 20, At the Liverpool Meeting t<<-d*y, the Hylton Plate, of five furlongs, was won by the ex*New Zoalaol mare, Day Dream tLy Albany—»siesta). TROTTING IN DUNEDIN. Dunedin. March 25. The new trotting course St Clair was opened to day. Notwithstanding bad weather there was a good attendance. The St Clair Handicap was won by Gahty, Sosec, paying L 7 17s ; and tlie Autumn Trot by Lugnuqutlla, 25sec, paying a dividend of L3U 12*. JOHNSONVILLE AND HtJTT COUNTY TROTTING CLUB. ’ t , The following handicaps have been declared for this club’s Easter Meeting Maiden Handicap, two miles (saddle or harness)—Fillt, The Snail, Guarantee, Guy, Buckley, Mabel, Ntdson, louern, Logic and Lu<u, scratch; \Vh»k»te*, c; Dodger, lOsec ; Porirua, losec ; Gill II.« 3'’»*ec. Pony Tuot Handicap, t vo miles (in saddle) —M*y, scratch ; Starlight 11., fcCLec; Hnklunui, Ceres and Hickory, 25nec ; Folly and Minnie, 30sec ; Darkey and Do- key, JiOaec ; Nettie, 60*00; Lady Gertrude, 65-»ec, District Race Handicap, two miles (in saddle)—o<>nway, sciatch; and Mabel, 30 ec ; Deception and Buckley, 33ssc ; Director, 40seo; Purirua and D »dger, 45iec; Donkey. Gill 11. and Kitty, COsec. Easter Handicap, three miles (in saddle) -

Dakota, scratch ; Prince 11., 5-jeo ; Fragment, lOhcc ; St James and Sultan, 25sec ; Golduet and Granny, 3Usec ; May Queen and Rob Roy, 40sec ; Flirt, 50*feC; Conway, GOjqc ; Countess 11.. Cosec ; Speculation, 7osec. CELLING Handicap, two miles (in harness or sadiUe)— Sultau, -cratch ; May, 15*ec ; Hold, dost. Baec ; Flirt, 20-ec ; Bob and Snail, 2cmk;; Sp cu'ation, Hoknnai and Taueru, Sasec ; 1) rector. 45*ec; Giff 11,. COsec. Stewards’ Handicap, two miles (in barney) Dakota. aerate > ; Fragment and Brine*-11., RWcj Logic, 3(Lec; M.N., svsec; ilokimd, COsec.

It ia gratifying to learn from a caMo message elsewhere iliat the three‘year-«Id hi'y X?ay Dream, by Albany—which waa Surchased in Dunedin last year by (’aptain utbne, A.D.O. to Lord Outflow, from Mr R. MoMaeter and taken feu England. has already dintioguiabed herself at an EiiKli*h race meet* Jng. The Hylton Handicap at Liverp »01, which we are told she won on Friday last, waa IhhL year worth L 490, and waa won by the celebrated hone l*eter Fiow-r, which was at one time th Might good enough to be hacked for the ISnglLh Derby. The exact time for St Hippo's scratching for all his engagements at the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting was 12.20 p.rn. on February 23th.