SPORTING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 11918, 17 December 1900, Page 6

SPORTING.

CHRISTCHURCH RACING CLUB' 3 MEETING.

(Pbb United Phess Association.)

CHRISTCHURCH, December 15.

The Christehurch Racing Club's meeting was concluded to-day. The weather was fine, though a strong wind was blowing. There was a fair attendance, and the sum of £2249 10s passed through the totalisator. Results:

Hopeful Handicap, of 40sovs. Four and aquarter furlongs.—Margot, 8.3, 1; Yseult, 7.12, 2; Puawai, 6.12, 3. Won easily by three lengths. Time, 53 4-ssec. Dividend. £1 18s. Midland Welter, of Josovs. One mile.—Cadet, 9.8. 1"; Vulcan, G.B, 2; Skipper, 8.12, 3. Won by. a length. Time, imin 47 4-sscc. Dividend, £3 4s. Electric Handicnp, of SOsovs. Six furlongs.— Somerled, 7.13, 1; Warrington, 8.10, 2; Benzoin, 8.13, 3. Won by two lengths and a-ha,lf. Time, Imin 17sec. Dividend, £3 os. Islington Handicap Trot (harness), of 30sovs. One mile.—Dusk, ]ssec, 1; Flora, 27sec, 2; Victory 11, scratch, 3. Won by eight lengths. Time, 2min '11 sec. Dividend, £4. Sockburn Handicap, of SOsovs. Two miles.— Michael Malone, 27sec, 1; Forsaken Child, 36sec, 2; Dictator, scratch, 3. Won easily. Time, smin 23sec. Dividend, £0 2s. Jubilee Handicap, of 70sovs. One mile and a-quarter.—Dundas, 8.13, 1; Hermosa, 8.10, 2; Clytic, G. 7, 3. Won by 10 lengths. Time, 2min 13 4-ssec. Dividend, £1 16s. Disposal Handicap, of 22sovs. Four furlongs.—Cannonite, 7.3, 1; The Queen, 6.4, 2; JVlofita, 8.4, 3. Won by a. length. Time, 50 l-ssec. Dividend. £6. Farewell Handicap, of 45sova. Seven furlongs—First Blood, 8.7. 1; Phryne, 8.7, 2; Befic, 7.6, 3. Won easily by three lengths. Time, Imin 30scc. Dividend, £3 123.

LAWN TENNIS.

The Ex-Kigh School Tennis Club opened their new courts at the George street School on Saturday last, when there was a large at-

tendance of members and visitors from other clubs, and, in spite of the disagreeable wind, numerous well-fought games wore played. The Ex-Hi-,'!) School Club, which latelr has had many 'difficulties to contend with, hns taken a new lease of life, and seems likely to again take the place it formerly held among local tennis clubs.

DRAU GHTS CHAMPIONSHIP.

Mr F. 0. Hi'likor, secretary to the Dunedin Draughts Club, informs us that arlvicc

was received by the San Francisco mail on Friday night that the match for the world's championship resulted hi a draw. Score, Jordan. 2 games; Barker. 2 mines; drawn, 36. Tiarker won the thirty-fourth game—a Denny.