SPORTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 11503, 4 July 1900, Page 3

SPORTING.

GISBORNE RACES. I_PEB PRESS ASSOCIATION.]

Gisborne, Jaly 4. — 'Wretched weather prevailed for the races. Rssults :—: —

Trial Steeple.— Straybird, 1. Div., £1 18s. Hurdles. — Wander, 1. Div., £2. Bracelet. — Hair Trigger, 1. Div., £6 3s. Flying Handicap. — Argill, 1. Div., £1 9s. Hunters' Steeple. — Cronje, 1. Div., £25 12s. Greypnone fell when winning, and Neagle, ths rider, had his leg broken.

Winter Oats.— Argill, 1. Div., £5 10s. A later telegram states that Neagle's leg was not broken, but severely bruised. Neagle was riding Greyphone,

MELBOURNE BETTING MARKET. United Press Association. — By Electric Telegraph. — Copyright. Received June 3, 10.15 p.m., Melbourne, July 2. — Arcadia has been backed for tho Grand National Hurdles at 100 to 5, 6, and 7, closing firm at the latter price. Goldfinder is favourite at 8 to 1.

Belernite and Gungadin for the double, Caulfield and Melbourne Cups were backed for £40,000 at 500 to 1, 15,000 of the amount being secured in Sydney. What tho N.Z .National Meeting at Chris tchurch would be without North Island -support can be gauged from the appended figures. Of the 29 nominated for the National Steeplechase 26 belong to the North Island ; and of the 29 nominated in the Hurdles 26 are North Island owned. Fourteen horses entered for the Winter Cup are also owned in the North Island.