Sporting.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XX, Issue 6330, 10 August 1895, Page 4

Sporting.

CANTERBURY TROTTING CLUB. (by telegraph.) Chbistchdhch, August 9. The Canterbury Trotting Club's meeting was held to-day in wintry weather. The coarse was very heavy after the rain of the previous night. There was a good attendance, and the sum of L 3661 passed through the totalisator. Results : Maiden* Handicap (saddle), of 40 sovsj

2 miles. Little Hero, 2accs 1 Burwood Bess, scr 2 Charville, Saecs 3 Ten started. Won by five lengths. Time, 6min lOaec. Dividend, L 3 17s. Posy Handicap (harness), of 40 sovs; 2 miles. Mambrino Abdallah, 40sec ... 1 Sandy, 24sec 2 Westing, 52sec 3 Fourteen started. Won by a neck. Time, 6min 22aec. Dividend, L 3 63. Spring Handicap (saddle), of 160 sovs. Wilkin, 93cc 1 Katie M., 12sec 2 Maud V., 10=sec 3

Eleven started. Won by four lengths. Time, omin 32aeo. Dividend, LI 3 Ba. v Sires' Handicap (harness), of 100 sovs; two miles. Blnegown, 355ec... ... ... 1 Brooklyn, 12sec 2 Ten started. Won all out by half a dozen lengths. Time, Gmin Dividend, Ll9 4s. Maiden Handicap (harness), of 40 sovs; two miles. Burwood Bess, IGaec 1 Ascot, 20acc .„ 2 La Rue, scr ._ 3 Addington Stakes (harness), of 160 sovs; three miles. Opossum, 45sec 1 M.M., 34scc 2 Katie iVI., 20scc 3 Nine started. Won easily. Time, 9min l3ec Dividend, L 7 4s. Electric Handicap (saddle), of 80 sovs; one mile. Pansy 8., 21sec ... ... ... 1 Twenty-two others started, but were distanced. Time, 2min 56sec. Dividend, L2 4s. Dasu Handicap (harness) of 80 sovs; one mile. Bonder), 203 ec 1 Redman, 2&sec 2 Nine started. Time, 3min Ssec. Dividend, L 9 16s.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (BY TELEGRAPH.) CiUUSTCHURCH. AngUst 9. It has been raining heavily all night, and there are pools of water on the coarse. Consequently the races have been postponed till Monday. The weather is stUl very inclement.