SPORTING

Timaru Herald, Volume LV, Issue 5780, 25 September 1893, Page 3

SPORTING

THE LANCASHIRE PLATE. Received 6 p.m., September 24th. London, September 23. At the Manchester meeting to-day the race for the Lancashire Plate, of 8000 BOVB , resulted as follows : — Duke of Portland's Raeburn 1 Isinglass ... ... ... ... ... 2 La Fleche 3 THE AUSTRALIAN SPRING MEETING. (*RB ELECTRIC TILKOaAPB— COPYRIGHT.) (Per Pkrss Association.) Received 0 p.m., September 23rd. Sydney, September 23 For the concluding day's racing of the Australian Jockey Club's meeting beautiful weather was enjoyed, and there was a Very large attendance including the Go* vernors of New South Wales and Victoria. The following are the results : — High Weight Handicap ; 6 furlongs. Alchemist, lOst 91b ... 1 Antaus, list 101 b 2 Donizetti, lOst 31b 3 Seventeen horses started. Betting— 2 to 1 against Affiance, 12 to 1 against Alchemist. Won easily by a length and a half. Time— lmin 17sec. Membebs' Handicap ; lmile and 1 furlong. Budgeree, Bst 91b ... ' 1 Candid, 7at 21b 2 King Arry, 7st 91b 3 Sixteen started. Betting— 6 to 4 against PulvU, 10 to 1 against Budgeree. Won by three-quarters of a length. The favourite was last but one. Time — Imin 56£ sec. Steeplechase ; about 3 miles. Beggarboy, list 41b ... ... ... 1 Albert, 13st „2 BasUnis, 9st 31b 3 Nine horses started. Betting— 7 to 2 against Albert, 6to 1 against Beggarboy. Recruit took up the running for 2\ milee trhen Beggarboy joined issue, and coming on &s he liked won easily. Time— 7min 14§sec. Wavkkley Handicap ; 1$ mile. Miletoß, 7«t J Straight Fire, 6st 71b ... 2 Lady Trenton, 7st 71b 2 Twelve started. Betting— 6 to 1 against Straight Fire; 10 to 1 against Milotos. . Won by three lengths. Time— 3min 7jsec. Randwick Plate ; 3 miles. Camoola (Huxley) 1 Projectile (Luckraan) 5 fltenuiak ... (Cusdin) c The Dreamer (Roden) also started. Betting— # to 4 0D Stepniak, 2to J against Camoola. The Dreamer was the first to break th< lins«wJ very soon established a atrongleai from the otl?.er,s. This position ha main tamed lor the .first ,aif£uit with Stepnial «eeo»d, hut approaching £)xenham's Camoola #toyed up, and m a ; few Mtyde had supplanted t,he (Dreamer wjty Stepniat and Projectile .close .up. Sweep ing past tbe stand stabiles iCa,m<pola wa still showing the way, and the t,hr.ee-yea.r

' old had cut down Mr Head's horse, bu the result waß never m doubt as the son o: ie Chester — Copra moving on without ai 1- effort ran home an easy winner by adozor 10 lengths: the same dietanca separating second and third. Time — smin 32sec. Final Handicap ; 1 mile end 1 furlong. k Kookaburra, 7at 1 ' Marble, Bst 21b 2 q Gannon, 7st 91b 3 Eighteen horses started. Betting— 2 to 1 against Marble, 15 to 1 against Kookaburra. Won by half a length. Time— 2min lOjsec. Received 6 p.m., September 24th. September 24. At the races yesterday the horse Ducrow fell m the Waverley Handicap, and having put his shoulder out was destroyed. The jockey, Kennedy, was removed to the hospital suffering from coucuaaioa of the brain. GEBALDINB BAOING OLUB'fl BPBING MEETING. . The following are the acceptances for Thursday's races » — Squatisbb' Handicap, of SO love; 1 mile. Throne Jaok Tohunga Batch ** Fir* King Gbbaldibb Qvp Handicap, of 60 sots ; li mile. Prime Warden Kilmarnook Galtee Hpecton Frivolity Victim Coinage Handicap Ximb Tbot, of 30 soys ; 2 miles. Contractor Bllen Te Wanabu Sbelawee (late Our Maid Lilly II) Try Me Lalla Bookh Golden Girl Ayrshire Lass lolanthe Wbwbb Handicap, of 35 aovs ; 7 furlongs. Dunooo Jeok Fire King Craighsad Master Boyal Flying Handicap, of 35 iovs ; 6 furlongt. Lord Zetland Galtee Eate Greenaway Finetta Belfibld Handicap, of 80 sore ; 6 f urloDgs. Frivolity Beaoh Kilmarnock StarliDg Victim Aqualute Throne Oaramaid Tohunga Fire King Marten Oraigbead Freeborn Malaohi The following are the entries for — Sbllihg Baob, of 35 soys ; 6 fuibogi. Lady btylee £15 Prohibition £10 Oarsman £10 Diver £10 Quibble £20 Tararua £20 Oarsmaid £10