SPORTING.

Rangitikei Advocate and Manawatu Argus, Volume XLII, Issue 11616, 15 August 1918, Page 8

SPORTING.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. FIRST DAY. CFer Press Associatf.oa.T Sockburn., August 15. The weather is fine but wintry ..for the opening of the Grand National meeting. There is a ' large attendance, and the going is good. |[Resuits;— Hunt Club Gup. Gaekwai 3, Dardanelles 2. Brown Joe 3. AH start-d. Transfer fell. fvou by sis lengths Time, omin. 7 3-ssecs. Trial Hurdles, 1 % miles,— Jeannot I, Tornea 3, Master Scratched Turehua and Vascular. Won by three lengths, half v a length between second and third. Time, ‘hiiin. 22 4-5 secs. Grand National Hurdles, 2>s miles.—Kauri King 1, Sir Solo 2, Art o. All started. Kauri King was in charge before the last hurdle. He won easily by three lengths, four lengths between feecond and third. Time, 4miu. 48 2-ssecs. Avonhend Handicap, G furlongs. Hastie 1, Silver and Black 2, Jingo J. Scratched Ardmore and Whiro Won by a length. Time, Imiu. 15 4-Weca.