SPORTING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXIII, Issue 7357, 3 November 1898, Page 3

SPORTING.

CHBISTCHUkCH RACES.

(by telegraph)

Christchubch, November 3,

The gates were opened at Riccarton soon after 4 o'clock, when a fog enveloped the course and many gallops conld not be timed or horses properly distinguished until finishing np their work. St. Paul galloped a mile and threequarters, finishing round the back, running from the barrier at Cntts' with a flying start once round in 2min Msec, and from the mile to the winning post in lmin 50sec, continuing on to the mile mark he wound up to that point taking 2min 32aec. The littlehorse wentwell. Swordfish ? wlthDjinDjin the first mile and Weary the last'six furlongs, M'Taggarfc riding the Cap horse, ran a mile and half in 2min 44sec, finishing well, the last round taking 2min3lsec. Rangefinder alone covered a circuit In the same time. Consplrer, the Derby I outsider, moved strongly over Beveral furlongs. Nestor sweated. Harla finished better than Sequin at the end of a mile and a quarter. Hermosa slipped along six furlongs. Double Event, on the Inj side going, led Starshofi two lengths at the end of a mile and a half gallop which at the full distance corresponded with Swordfish's go, |T crimen was going freer than Douglas at the end of a circuit, the time being 2mln 32sec for/ the round. Qlngo made the pace for Epaulet who coyerpd tiro oiroults at a strong three-quarter pac».

Day Star going freely covered two circuits of the plough, Dandas, Bristol and Bold wenfe 6 furlongs, the former striding away from the other pair. Target was similarly treated. Daunt did a mile gallop. Dandee ran well over a mile and a-half, and Liberator over a mile and a quarter. Troubadonr and Sylvanus went fast the last round of two. Boreas did long steady work. The Spinner, Ben Farley, and Jabber finished in line over six furlongs, Jabber seeming quite as good as his companions. Medallius led Telemeter a mile. Heritas only just beat Peerage over a mile and a quarter on the grass, run in 2min 15£ sec. both with their shoes off. Heritas was walking tenderly afterwards, as he did yesterday, from a cut on the heel. Swordfish (Goodman's), with Black and Red and Pitch and Toss, ran six farlongs at a strong pace. A large number of others worked," bub Coear de Lion was at Yaldhurst, and, it is understood, galloped there with Tirant d'Eau.

After breakfast strong work was done by St. Ouida, Lepanto, Bloomer, and others. Twenty - three two - year - olds worked and ten ran over foui furlongs In one batch. Three of the Yaldhurst youngsters merely cantered. Mistra, Rougemont, Ostiak, Hawthorn, Deadbeat, and Glenogle showed speed.