SPORTING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXVI, Issue 8071, 18 March 1901, Page 1

SPORTING.

GREY-MOUTH RACES. (BY TET.EREAPH.) (Jreymouth, .March 16. There was delightful, weather, but a mod's rate attendance of about 1400. Mr O'Connor's starting was very successful. There was no serious accident. Apremete fell ill the last jump in the Hurdle Race, but horse and rider were uninjured. There went through the machine £5255. Results : I'aroa Hack Race, of 25 sows. One mile. —Artillery Maid, 1 ; Tukurangi, 2; Skirmisher 3. Won easily by four lengths. Time, lmin 49 l-sth sec. Dividend £4 15s.

Metropolitan Stakes, «f 120 .sovs; 1J mile. —Will-o'-the-Wisp, 1 ; Speculator, 2 ; Hotu, 3. Waitutu also ran. Won by ■half a head, hard held 1 . Time, 2mm 16 3-stli sec. Dividend, £1 9s. Hurdle Han'dieap, of 40 sovs ; l^mile. — Nay-bom, 1 j Huntmpjdo-n. 2; Aprsnne-te. 3. Won easily. Time, 3min l-sth sec. Dividend, £2. Welter Handicap, of 40 sovs : 7 furlongs.—Sain Fain, 1 ; Artillery Maid. 2 ; Skiimisher, 3. Garmoran and Sarali Jennings also rau. Won easily. Time, lmiji 34 l-sth sec. Dividend, £ls 7s. Cobden Hack, of 25sovs; 6 furlongs.--Surrey, 1 ; Crusader, 2 ; Reikunu i. Sarah Jennings w;is: a bad last. Won by half a length.' Time, lmin 19 4.5 th sec. Dividend!, £3 2s. St. Patrick's Handicap, of 50 sovs ; 7 furlongs.—Abydos, 1 ; Heiress, 2 ; Will-o'-the-Wisp, 3. Haria was last. Won easily. Time, lmin 34 2-sth .sec. Dividend', £5 12s.

HAWKE'S BAY RACES. (BY TELKOBAFH.) Napier, March 16. The Hawke's Bay Jockey Club's autumn meeting coui-misiieed to-day in fine weather. There was a large attendance. The following are tire results : Nursery Handicap, of 150 sovs. live and a-h-a-lf furlongs.—Nonet te, 1 ; Here. 2 ; M'cnura, 3. Time, lmin 10 2-st-h sec. Dividend', £1 7s.

Hack Handicap, of 80 sovs ; one mile. — Ngaio, 1; Somnolent, 2; Blackwing, 3. Time, lmin 45 3-stii sec. Dividend, £3 16s.

Scurry Handicap, of 45 sovs ; five furlongs.—Warwick 1; Mongomri, 2; Queen's Signal, 3. Time, lmin 4 4-slJi sec. Dividend, £5 16s.

Railway Stakes Handicap, of 150 sovs ; six furlongs.—Canine Chiel, 1; Robin Adair, 2; Oko'ari, 3. Time, lmin 16 2-sth sec. Dividend, £2 9s.

CHRISTCHURCH TROTS. Christchurch. March 17. There was a good attendance- at the msetnig of tha New Brighton Trotting Club. ~ Results : ■

Trial Handicap of 30 sovs; 2miles.— General Power, 1 ; Impudence, 2 ; White-n-oft, 3. Eight, others started. Won by a len.fth. Time, smin 35sec. Dividend, £l9 16s

Bony Handicap .of 30 sovs ; IJ, mile.—Velox, 1; Evelyn, 2 ; Onward ,3. Two others started. Won by four lengths. Time. 4min 9sec? Dividend. £2 2s.

Burwood Handicap, of 55 sovs ; 2 miles. —Nantes, 1; Daybreak, 2; Miss Wilkie, 3. Two others started. Won by eight ■lengths. Time. smm Usee. Dividend, £1 Bs. Selling Handicap (harness), of 20 sovs; 1 mile—Discord, 1 ; Skipper. 2; Miss Dunn, 3. Won by three lengths. Time, 3min 0 3-stli sec. Dividend, £1 12s Progressive Handicap, of 40, sovs; 2 miles. —Secrecy, 1; Mavia, 2; The Fly, 3. Five -others started. Won by a nose. Time, smin 28 2-sth sec. Dividend, £2 12s.

Brighton Handicap (harness), of 55 sovs; 2 (miles. —All Day, 1; Royalwood, 2; Rita, 3. Six others started. Won by a head. Time, smm 15 4-sth sec. Dividend, £4 16s.

Electric Handicap, of 40 sovs ; 1 mile. — Farewell 11, 1; Auntie, 2; Michael Malone, 3. Severn others started. Won by three lengths. Time, 2min 36sec. Dividend £7l. A protest against the winner for crossing was disallowed, but' an ;ippe<u is being mad© to the Trotting Association, and' the stakes and totalizator money are impounded. , - Dash Handicap, of 40 sovs; 1 mile.— St Simon 1; Strathmore,- 2; Ribbonwood, 3. Six others started'. -Won-by 8 lengths. Timf, .flnjin 36 2.5 th sec. Dm. ■dead, £s,'