SPORTING

Timaru Herald, Volume LXXIX, Issue 12142, 10 August 1903, Page 3

SPORTING

THE CAULFIELD WINTER MEETING:

United Press Association—Per Electric Telegraph—Copyright. Received 9.45 a.m., August 9th. , MELBOURNE, August 9.] There was splendid weather for the Caulfield win tsr meeting. The following is the'result of the principal event:— GRAND NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE. My Mistake (Barbour) 1 Loch Fad-(R. Egan) 2 Plunger (Conolly) 3 Seventeen howes started. Betting—4 to. 1 against Isis, 9 to 2 Against My Mistake, 6 to 1 against Freedom, 8 to 1 : against Plunger. Freedom led from the start, and on passing the stand was just in front of My Mistake. The positions were maintained to the turn, with Plunger and Loch Fad in close attendance. At this point My Mistake took up the running, and never afterwards gave anything a chance, winning in a canter by six lengths, the same distance between second and third. Time, Bmin 7|sec. CHRISTCHURCH TROTTING MEETING. Par Press Association. CHRISTCHURCH, August 8. The New 1 Zealand Trotting Club's meeting opened to-day in splendid weather. The Governor and suite were present. The results were as follows: MAIDEN HANDICAP, of SO sovs; 2 miles.—Wildberry, scr, 1; Glenroy, 16sec, 2; Miss Viking, 14seq, 3. Black Night was scratched. Time,' ,smin 27sec. Dividends. £1 10s and 18s. LINCOLN HANDICAP, of 60 .sovs 5 2 miles.—Rowena, 44sec, 1; Velvet, 22sec, 2; Wildflower, 36sec, 3. Pygmalion was scratched. Time, smin 28sec. Dividends, £2 14s and £7 18s.

LADIES' BRACELET, value 25 sovs, with 35 sovs added; 2 miles.—Alberta, 26sec, coupled with Vesta, 1; Ben Hur, 19sec, 2; Miss Viking, 25sec, 3. Reality, Thunderbolt, and Murigo Park were scratched. Time, smin.27sec. Dividends, £2 8s and £1 10s. HIGH-CLASS HANDICAP, of 115, sovs; 2 miles.—Sir Hector, 9sec, 1; Verax, Bsec, 2; Black Child, 7sec, 3. All started. Won comfortably.. Time, 4miri 53sec. Dividends, £2 lfc and £4 12s. AUGUST HANDICAP, of 85 sovs; 2 miles.—Fleetwood, 22sec, 1; Perewiti, Usee, 2; Bushman, 22sec, 3. George L.. ll.' was scratched. Time, smin 2sec. Dividends, £2 16s and £2 Bs. , ADVANCE HANDICAP, of 70 sovs; 2 miles.—Bill, scr, and Wildflower, 19sec, dead heat; Pygmalion, 3. ' Blacklock and Rowena were scratched. Time, smin and Smin l9sec. Dividends, £8 10s and'£3 14s. ■.■.<...'■.'

ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of 70 sovs; 1 mile.—Auchmithy, ICteec, 1; Fleetwood, 6sec, 2; Sweet Marie, s7sec, 3. George L. XL, Blithechild, Bushman, and Merry Bell were; scratched. ;Kerryallf was first past the post, but was disqualified for galloping. Time, 2min 32sec. Dividends, £8 6s and £6. DASH; HANDICAP, of 75 sovs; 1 mile.—AlJ F., Bsec, 1; Velvet, 13sec, 2 f Bessie 8., 9sec,-3. Coral Hue and Merrimac were scratched.' Time, 2min, 27 2-ssec. : Dividends, £1 8s and £1 6s.

'RiCGARTON/TRALNINGNOTES. CHRISTCHURCH, August 8. .The weather was beautiful at Riccartoii this- morning, i. and 'a large: amount of work .was done. Hukii moved'nicely with Stepdancer over a- mile, and Glahaladale was seen,: to better advantage than Windwhistie; this mare has evidently gone off. Catherine Gordon,' Nell Gwynn, Ragabras'h, Shrapnel Shell, Matuku, Ordnance, Secret Society, Reliance, Hypnotist,. The Whip, Casque, Juniper, Glenelg, and Slow Tom performed, strong work in succession. Tradewind had all the best of Comfort and Kimua at the end of a mile run in lmin 53fi«rc. Evening,'and Rags'were schooled over; the hurdles, jumping well. King ■Stork, Busteiy-^and Dragoon • worked strongly. Haydn was seen to better vantage than Straybird at the end of strong work. The best gallop of the morning from a time point of view was done, by Vladimir and Red Gauntlet, who finished together at the end of a mile run in lmin 49seb. Pipi decisively accounted for Sul--1 tana at the end of a circuit. Pampero finished "in front of 'Durable and Sirius at the end of a mile, buUhad the advantage' of the start. Rawiri strode freely over seven furlongs. '"Sanfoin, Reclaimer and Waiwera moved freely. Awahuri and Victor 11. ran ten furlongs, the last nine occupying 2min 9sec, Victor showing xo most advantage. ' The Gryphon, Cronje, Scottish Minstrel, and Sophism did sound work, after which Scallywag was schooled over the fences, running off at the second of the double, but being made 'to rectify the mistake 1 . Later on he took part with Mars and Agitator in a sound gallop on the flat. Mars' head was just in Ir-cnt of the other pair at the finish. Mourner, Hipstone, and Hinewa moved freely. Battleaxe and Tupara ran a mile, the latter finishing better than the Hurdles favourite. Hewitt, who has just returned from America, rode the favourite. ' ostiak strode freely over seven furlongs. . MEETING AT DUNEDIN. \ DUNEDIN, August 9. With the Object of raising funds to enable them to hold the next rowing cham-' pionship meeting at Waihola, for which it is intended to apply, the Otago Rowing Association arranged a sports meeting in connection with the football trial match. There was a large attendance, and a good sum was realised. Denniston, of Osinaru, won the motor cycle race; and Burk, a son of the ex-champioh, won the mile and a half steeplechase from scratch.