SPORTING.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6090, 29 January 1898, Page 5

SPORTING.

United Press Association— By Electric TelegraphCopyright. Keceived Jan. 29, 8.45 a.m. LONDON, Jan. 28. The weights have be6n issued for a number of important handicaps. Included among them are the following Australian horses :— Lincolnshire Handicap, Merman Bst 111 b. Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase, Daimio lOst 101 b, Norton lOst. City and Suburban Handicap, Newhaven Sst 81b, Merman Bst lib, Form 6st 121 b. Chester Cup, Newhaven 9st, Merman Bst 41b. Kempton Park Great Jubilee ' Stakes, Merman Sst I\h. TAKAPUNA JOCKEY CLUB. [Per Press Association.! TAKAPUNA, Jan. 29. For the first day of the Takapuna Jockey Club's Summer Meeting there is fine weather and a largo attendance. HANDICAP HAIDKN PLATE, of 50 soys; one mile— Archduke, 1 ; The Sharpei, 2; Royal Conqueror, 3. Seven started. Won by two lengths. Time— lnun 47$ sec. Dividends— £5 2s and £5 175. FIRST MAIDEN HANDICAP HURDLES, of 50 soys ; one mile and three-quarters — I to. 1 ; Glenora, 2 ; Marksman, 3. Six started. "Won by two lengths. Time— 3roin 37sec. Dividends — £2 4s and £2 135. ZBALANDIA HANDICAP, of 60 soys; five fnrlontrs— Bex, 1; Eeriction, 2; St Elmo, 3. Ten started. Won by a length aud a half. Time— lmin 4fsec. Dividends— £3 ls3 and £4 3s. HBATHCOTE PARK RACING AND TROTTING CLUB. Handicapper — Mr J. Hislop. Starter — Mr W. Milne. The meeting of the Heathcote Park Racing Club was held this afternoon. There was an attendance of three or four hundred. Results : — PONY HANDICAP, of 5 soys ; one mile— Sun> flower, Sat 91b (Foss), 1 ; Carmen, Bst 101 b (Honor), 2. Won by two lengths. Tha ponies refusing t * jump the hurdles, this was altered from a hurdle to a flat race. MAIDEN HANDICAP TROT, of 5 soys ; one mile — A lly Sloper, 15ano (F^ Jones), 1. Prince 4sec, Belladonna Bsec and Blossom 20sec also started. Won by one hundred and fifty yards from Prince. Time — 3min -issec.