SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 12815, 15 July 1912, Page 7

SPORTING.

(Press Assn.— By Telegraph.— Copyright.) MELBOURNE, July' l4. Dontlagalla Hurdlps: Bullawarra 1, Uxbridge 2,. Forest . Prince 3. Fourteen starters. A great finish;! won by a head. Time, 4.15^. Plehsantways ' fell m the race and broke his neck. " Grand National Steeplechase, about 3 miles 1 furlong: Guncap, 10.6 (Morgan), 1; United Kingdom, 9.6 (McColi), 2; Scrutineer, 9.10 (Hawkins), 3. '..All the acceptors started. N"mirod and Guncap were the first to move. Leaving the straight Nimrod was m the lead from Fulgent, Tinapagee and Big Bob. Rounding the turn, the order was Nimrod, Guncap, , Fulgent, Myajl Jack, "United Kingdom. At the stone wall Nimrod nnd 'Qujlatch.il fell, leaving Myhll m the lead from p uncap, United Kingdom, Fulgent, and Vanguard. At the last jump Guncap and United Kingdom were together, clear of the field. A clattering finish; won by half a length, with Scrutineer three lengths away; then came Bribery and Fulgent. Time, 6.283. Gunciip's time was a record fdr the race. Only seven horses-' finished, the balance falling. Four jockeys' were" slightly injured. Vanguard injured his neck. * . i . NEWCASTLE, July 14.

Tramway Handicap : Blackpool ■1, Venusia 2, (Renova 3." Won by a length and a-half, with a similar .distance between second and third.