WINSLOW RACES.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 5191, 23 December 1884, Page 4

WINSLOW RACES.

Nominations for tho Winslow races (New Year's Day) were to have been received both at Winslow and at Ashburton on Saturday evening last. As it happened all the entries were made at Ashburton, and are as follow : — HANDICAP HUEDLES. Mr Neate's Wrangler, 4yrs Mr Wilkinson's M— ■— ion, syrs _. Mr Johu Corbett's Captain, aged. WINSLOW CUP. Mr F. Lewis' Queen of Clubs, Syrs Mr T. Quill's Princess Eoya), syrs Mr E. Alexander's Lauriston, aged Mr H. Brimble's Patter, Syrs Mr J. Smith's Frantic, aged Mr Wilkinson's Marmion, syrs Mr Cox's Pearl, aged. j HANDICAP TF.OT. 1 Mr C. Physick's Kate, aged Mr O. Digby's Jess, aged • ' Mr W. H. Toppiu's Lfiuhain Toung, aged Mr H. Prim in er's Maggie, aged Mr W. Hams' Dolly, aged Mr Jones' Darkey, aged Mr Ch—nolL's Slider, aged. WAIMATE RACES. The following are the acceptances for the first day of the Waimate races :-- hubd'les. Bt lb st lb Moody 10 10 Karearea 10 0 Ormidale 10 2 Waverley 911 WAIMATE HANDICAP. Mo— irafcara ... 8 12 1 Jackdaw 8 5 lonic 8 10 Naylor 8 2 Bally (late Whit- Purtrader 7 12 bach) 8 7 1 COUNTY PUESE. Purtrader ... ... 812 Karearea 8 4 Tougariro 8 0 Forty-Fives ... 7 12 Or-idale 8 C Viking 7 8 PUBLICANS' HANDICAP. Mokara-u-ii ... 8 12 I Naylor 8 5 lonic 8 9 Furtrader 8 0 Eebecca 8 7 | Barnaby 7 12 CEICKET. INTEKPEOVINCIAL MATCH. His Excellency the Governor will attend the In terprovincial cricket match, Otago v. Canterbury, on Boxing Day. The Aucklanders leave to-day. The Grange Club of Dunedin are sending up a team this week to play Lancaster Park. The G.C.C. is one of the best junior clubs in Dunedin, being undefeated last year. ' They will arrive on Christinas morning. The names are : — Carson, Doudle, W. Espie, Grieve, Haydon, Howaway, Hutchison (captain), Murray, M'Farlane, P. Turnbullj A. Turnbull and Walker. The following will play for tbe Lancaster Park Jnuiors 'against the Gr.iirjre (Dunedin) Club at Hawley Park on Monday at 10 a.m. :— Bailey, Bates, Charlesworth, _. Hobbs, Jones, Lafferty, Price, Kapha el, Kidley (Z) and Shannon ; emergency — Tom b 3. On Saturday the L.P.C. juniors second played the Ashbourne C.C. second eleven, and won by 23 runs on the first innings. Scores— L.P.C, 72 ; A.C.C., 44. CANTERBURY BOWING CLUB. The racing in connection with this Club's Trial Pairs and Single Sculls was continued and finished last evening. Ee=nits: — Tbial Paibs. Pinal Heat. — J. Laurie and W. Macbeth (R. Eees cox) beat Colebrook and Baird (M'Clenahan cox). Baird unshipped his scull at the start, and the other crew, getting a good lead, were never collared, finally winning by three lengths. Single Sculls. Fifth Heat. — J. Grierson (scr) beat A. L. Smith (4 lengths). Smith held his lead to Cowlishaw's. Fouling the bank here, Grierson went to the front, and held the lead to the finish. Won by one and a quarter lengths. Sixth Heat. — F. Dunnage (G lengths) beat M. Lean- (i lengths). Dunnagtf kept his advantage all the way, and won easily. Final Heat. — F. Dunnage (6 lengths) boat J. Grierson (scratch). At Cowlishaw's, Grierson had wiped off a couple of lengths, but going badly round the corner, Dunnage still held a commanding lead. At the bridge, Dunnage got into difficulties by fouling one of the piles, and Grierson got to within three lengths. Once clear, however, Dunnage went away, and finished up a winner by BOine half a dozen lengths.

BICYCLING. Tho race meeting of the Christchurch Bicycle Club will be held at Lancaster Park this evening. There are four races to be contested, and owing to the large number of entries they will be run in heats. A procession of bicyclists will leave Cathedral square for Lancaster Park at 5. .'10, and the racing will commence punctually at G o'clock. »