SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 10624, 20 March 1896, Page 3

SPORTING.

QRBYMOUTH RAGES.

Gbeymooth, March 19,

The second day's races were held to-day in very wet weather. After tbrce events had been disposed of the stewards adjourned the meeting. Results:— '

FltinO Handicap,—Tutanskai 1, Silver Rose 8, Tonganui 3. Time, lmin 6?sec. Dividend, £2 16s. .

Hack R»cb.—Ahaura 1, Tongauui 2, Jack 3. Time, lmin 37sec Dividend, £210«.

Jlidlanp RAiLWAt Stakes.—Homo Pule 1, Banner 2, Magazine 3. Time, 2min 11 4-6seo. Dividend, JE-22.4a

ROWING.

The following crewo have been selected to row In the Otsgo Rowing Club's Donble Sculls and Ravensbourne Fours ;— ,

Dotjblb SOUMJ.—D; Munro and ¥. M'Queen, P. Priest and A. Johnstone, M. Priest and L. Kirkcaldy, \V, Leckie and C. Statham, 15. Priest and J. Shared.

RavenSßourne Foons.—W. Lacxie (stroke), M'Queen, M. Priest, Ham; P. Priest (stroke), Kirkcaldy, Shand, Thomson j E. Priest (stroke), alunro, Statham, Johnstone.

CICLING.

Following are the handicaps for the Dunedin Cycling Club's road race to-morrow (Saturday), starting from and finishing at Mosgiel; distance, Bbout 17^ miles:— ■ •

■ m. 9, m. -s. K. Crow .„■■■•■■■.„■ -,- D. Higgins „. 3 10 L. Barclay „. 0 45 V t Ralston „. 3 20 W Begg.v. 1 20 D. MVlister v. 3 SO A. Aitchesoh .* '1. 30' J. R. M'Bfj'de J. 3 40 W. H.'Matthaws 1 50 J, M'Jlilbn *. X 50 A. Maxwell ~. 2 10 1. K. M'l.e'ah ... 4 10 I. Maw .. , ... 2 20 'G. M'MilUu ~. i 20 D'A-Haggitt ... 2 40 H.t>.liftinb .„ i 30 W.Robertson .., 3 ,0. S. Wright ' ... i 30 She limit is equai to about. 140 yds a mile from the scratch rano.

At the second day of the Blenheim races, tippler (£3 4s) Won tha Hurdles and Sing Song the Farmers' Elate. This race Wr.i run twice,

as a protest, on. the ground that some oi the horees started in front of the post, wan Upheld; , She tdtaUsato* Was reopened on the second event as i distinoli race, the whole moricy to be paid oiit 46 the bacitfera of the winner In Mia final. ' Sing Bang *rori ths fieeood race, the dividend beirig £1 17a iii the, first rao* and £1 13sir/the Sedobd. The President's iLnniit^p was won by Sea, Serpent (£3 S3), the Sctirry by Vaseline (£6 7a)'Mhe* Trot by Kate II (£2 6»),' (he Telegraph Stakes by King's Own (£8 19s), and tht!;Far«*ell Handicap by ; Tippler (£3 23). ' Race books for the D.J.O. inniVijirsary meet-1 "mg have been iesaed by sothß unarifchoriscd perBons, and ,we have been rtquestert to caatidn the pablic «g»intt vising them, as they ara Bob correct and are The offleial tide books for the meeting will be issued as usual under' the authority' of the Jockey Ciub, *t)d will be stamped oh the front corti with the '■ dub'sseai; ''■ , . ■ '_■'. ' A letter from Mr Hoben to the sscretary of the New Zealand Amateur Rowing Association says it is practically decided that the Inter-1 colonial Fonr-oared Championship and Sculling Championship shall both be rowed on Mny 16.

The distances for this year's contest are to be

■■' reduced from three miles to two miles, to bring them into accord with the distances for the New Zealand championships.