SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume 91, Issue 14134, 11 August 1919, Page 5

SPORTING.

TROTTING. METROPOLITAN CLUB'S MEETING (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) CHRIST CHURCH. Saturday. Queen Mary Handicap.—Our Chum 1, Mara 2, Schnapps 3. All started. Won by half a length. Time. 4.50. August Handicap.—Agathas 1, Hectorata 2, Cello Sydney Wilkes 3. Scratched: Asturio. Won by a length. Time, 4.43 4-5. Stewards' Handicap—Crattan Chimes 1. "Nelson Bingen 2, Billy Parole 3. Won by two lengths. Time. 4.5 2-5. Selw'vn Handicap—Jack Arrah 1, Peter Mac 2, Captain Stanley 3. Won bv four lengths. Time, 4.44 3-5. International Handicap.—Lord Minto 1. Asturio 2. Cello Sidney Wilkes 3. Won by a length and a-half. Time, 2.51 2-5. Electric Handicap. Xavier 1, Pleasant Mount 2, Birdwood 3. Won by three lengths. RACING IN AUSTRALIA. SYDNEY, August 9. The following are the results of today's racing:— Rosehill Handicap.—British Arch 1, Celano 2, Aniades 3. Won by one and a-half lengths. Time. 2.9£. Auburn Handicap.—Bimeter 1, Cemlis 2, Boranut 3. Won by a length. Time, 1.28 L MELBOURNE. August 9.

Th e Grand National Steeplechase resulted :—Algeous 10.1 (Baker) 1, Sir Prim 12.4 (Moon) 2. Mountain God 11.4 (Wood) 3. Sixteen acceptors started. Mountain Gold and Tirana mad© the early running, the last-named going to the front to be displaced by Sir Prim, followed by Algeous and Tirana. Sir Prim led into the straight, but Algeous, bv a fast run, won by two lengths, time, 7.433. Jack Rice and Lady Sunderland were killed by foiling. * Gladful, Dorian.' Cuffe, Sir Mnemon also fell. Algoir.s' lime in the Steeplechase was a course record for four miles over 24 hurdles. It clips s:] seconds off the previous best. Poison d'or's time, 1.55;1 in the Balaclava Stakes and Pram's 1.46 J in the Knowsley Steeplechase, were also records* for these events.