Sporting.

Opunake Times, Volume VI, Issue 274, 23 April 1897, Page 3

Sporting.

—_^_ — AUCKLAND RACES. Auckland, April 19. Tradesmen's Plate Handicap, of 80 sovs; one mile—Lady Anna, 1. Dividend, £ll 12s. Great Northern Champagne Stakes, of 800 sovs; Six furlongs.—Miss Emmy, 8-8, 1; Defiant, 8-10, 2 ; St. Conon, 8-10, 3. Time, lmin 18£sec. Dividend, £8 2s. Easter Handicap, of 250 sovs : one mile and a half —Day Star, 1 ; St. Paul, 2; Nestor, 8. Time, 2min, 42sec. Dividend £2 4s. Hurdle Handicap, of £IOO eovs; two miles—St. Simon, 1. Dividend, £1 9s. Eden Handicap, of 100 sovs ; seven furlongs—Lady Anna, 1. Dividend, £6 16. Onslow Handicap, of 80 sovs ; five furlongs—Miss Anna, 1. Dividend, £2 19s. Railway Handicap, of 80 sovs ; five furlongs—The Drone, 1. Dividend, £B4 19s. THE A.J.C. MEETING. Sydney, April 20. Weather hot and muggy ; excellent attendance ; results — Sydney Cup—Tricolor 1, Kallatina 2, Loch Leigh 3. Time, 3min, 3f sec. (This is within f sec of the Australasian record for lfmiles.) Steeplechase.—Whitefoot, 1 ; Mignon, 2; Booties, 3. Time, smin 42sec. Nursery Haudicap.—La Carabine, 1. Won by half a length. Autumn Stakes —Hopscotch 1, Battallion 2, Coil 8. Doncaster Handicap—Superb 4. A.J.C. St Leger—Newhaven 1, Charge 2, The Officer 3. Time, Bmin 22|sec. High Weight Handicap—Pilatusl. C.J.C. AUTUMN MEETING. Chbistchukch, April 20. Kildare Handicap—Highlander 1, Social Pest 2, Clarence 3. Dividend, £3 6s. The Chamgagne Stakes, of 500sovs ; Multiform 1, Miniature 2. Dividend, 18s. The Great Easter Handicap, of 500sovs; Seven furlongs. Gold Spur 1, Barshot 2, Waiuku 8. Dividend, £lO 18a 6d. Epsom Handicap—Jewel 1, Black and Red 2, Arquebus 3. Dividend, £3 9s. Russley Plate—Daunt 1, Felina 2, Argon 8. Dividend, £4 6s 6d. Sockburn Handicap—Vandyke 1, Salvo Shot 2, Bimetallist 8. Dividend, £8 10s. EGMONT B.C. MEETING. The following handicaps have been declared for the E.R.C. Winter Meeting, which takes place on May sth and 6th : Handicap Hurdles.—Secrecy, Swift, and Couranto, 10-18 ; Natation, 9-7 ; Storm Xing, 9-0. Hawera Stakes Handicap.—Angler and Marino 8-10, Man-o'-War 7-12, Arquebus 7-11, Light 7-10, Sylvia Park 7-8, Kauaka 7-2, Pyroxylin and Australina 6-9. Stewards' Stakes Handicap.—Marino 8-11, Angler 8-10, Rex 8-3, Man-o'-War and Arquebus 8 0, Ka- 1 naka and Ascot Vale 7-8, Bowshot 7-4, Pyroxylin 7-0, Australina 6-10. Egmoat Handicap Steeplechase.— LevaDter 11-12, Kingswood 11-3, Dromedary and Bradshaw 10-5, Mozel and Minerva 9-13, Kaitoa, Claymore, The Friar, and Tokanui 9-9, Dick and The Traveller 9-7.