SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume IV, Issue 789, 10 November 1882, Page 3

SPORTING.

■: !,. .■ ■■■ 0. J.O. SPRING MEETING.

Second Day—Wednesday, November 8. The Selling Race. One mile and a quarter. Hon. W. Robinson’s On Dit 1 Sir H. Robinson’s Gitana ... ... 2 Mr E. Cutfs’ Aurora ... 3 If So, Amulet; and Rebecca alSo r«»n. ■ The Railway Plate. Four furlongs. Mr D. Proudfoot’s Sit Modred ... 1 Hon. W. Robinson’s Iris 2 Hon. W. Robinson’s Cassivelaunus— Envy filly .., 3 Nonsense also ran. Third Day—Friday, November 10. Racecourse, 3.40 p.m. The Spring Meeting of the Canterbury Jockey Club was continued to-day. The weather was glorious, and the attendance much above the average for the third day of the meeting. The following have been decided Christchurch Plate, of 150 so vs. One mile and a-half and a distance. Mr D. Proudfoot’s Sir Modred (Thomson). 1 Hon. W. Robinson’s Cheviot... ... 2 These were the only starters. Betting—2 to lon Sir Modred. The favorite made all the running from the start, and was never caught, winning easily by two lengths. Time—3min If sec. Metropolitan Handicap, of 150sovs. . ' One mile and a-half. Hpn. W. Robinson’s Natator (Derritt) 1 Mr'Bates’ The Poet (Wattie)... ... 2 Bishop and Lemon’s Ihe Curate ... 3 ■ ;i Emir Bey, Legerdemain, and Leos, also *an. ■ v ’ Betting—s to, 4 against Natator, 3tb 1 aglsmst Emir Bey and Leos, 4 to 1 against : The Poet ' r . The favorite lay last until the home turn Was Peached, when he came through his horses, and after a rattling race home #oh"by a length. Time—2min Spbisg Nursery Handicap of 100 sovs ; 4 furlongs. Hon. W, ;Robinson’s Fair Agnes colt (Derritt) 1 Mr Cutts’ Water Nymph (Hickson) ... 2 Messrs Mason and Vallances’ Helena 1 (Williams) ... 3 Y Trickster also rati. SELLING Plate (Handicap) of 50 sovs; 6 furlongs. Sir H. Robinson’s Gitana, Bst 61b . (Vale)v;i ... ... 1 Mr 5 Hi Luton's Whitbach, 9st 51b (Bradley) ... ... 2 Mr Bates’lf So, 7st 121 b (Watson) ... 3 Amulet, Aurora, Statesman, and Gold Dust also ran. . Gitana was the first away, followed by •Whitbebh and Rebecca. Rounding the turn for home Rebecca, when looking -veiry dangerous, ran off the course, and Gitana led tb the finish, winning by two lengths, If. So a good third. Time—lmin 2% secs,. , Plying Handicap, of 100 sovs. Six fur- ' " ' ' ; ■ IoDgS. Lady Emma ... ... ... 1 Emir Bey ... ... ... 2 Nautilus ... 3 , t . Natator’s win to-day after his performance on the first day of the meeting has excited considerable comment, and Mr G. Bates has written to the stewards demanding an enquiry into the matter. : WAIRARAPA J.O. SPRING MEETING The weather wa* unfavorable for this meeting, which was held yesterday. TorK do won the Handicap Hurdle Race, sting Dick and Nikau. The A. B, C. -Stakes, for two-year-olds, was' won by Hope, who beat a solitary opponent—The Consul Whitau appropriated the Birthday Cup, with Rore second and Waitangi ’ -third. The Spring Handicap, for two-year-olds, fell to The Consul, Kope being second. The County Plate was won by 'B&kapo, with Dan O’Connell second. WA VERLEY -WAIT OTAR A MEETING This meeting took place yesterday, and was well attended. The Guineas was won by Fishwoman, Last Chance being second. In the Hurdle Race —which was won by Pat nell—Hadfield, the rider of Ngata, bad his collar-bone broken. Fishwoman iron the flying Handicap, and St Clair beat Hippodamia, Larry, and The Gem lor the Waitotara Handicap.