SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1378, 12 November 1884, Page 2

SPORTING.

METROPOLITAN meeting The following are the results of the final events of yesterday’s me°t ng Thb Wkucomb Stakes, a sweepstakes of 15 sovs each, with 250 sovs added. Second horse to receive 50 sots, and the third horse 15 sovs from the stake. Four furlongs. I MrG 01 fford’scho Stoneyhurst, King I of Clubs —Waterspite, Bit 51b 1 (Brown).-1— IMr F. OoVon’s b'c Hermitage, 'tJadb- ** - " I g al i—Macs’coar, Bst6lb ... (Clifford) 2 { Hon W. Robinson’s ch o Wizard,- - 1 King of Clubs—Charm, Bst Bib I (Derrett) 3 I Spade Guinea, Wai-iti colt, Lady GerI trade and Nemesis also ran. The Wai-itl I colt was made a hot favorite, and went to J the front in company with Hermitage I from the start. Very soon, howevw,. I Stoneyhurst took the lead, and the 1 favorite fell back to fourth place, Wizard I coming up third. This order was main* j II lined to the finish, Stoneyhurst I a couple of .lengths from Hermitage, I 1 1 Wizard a good third, Spade Guinea fourth y 1 1 and the rest nowhere. On the inside ] 1 1 totalisator the dividend was L 6 16s, and > j on the outside L 8 5s 6d. > I WINNERS OF THE WELCOME STAKES. Ij "3 ———— ■ I § Owner. Horse. Rider. , .1 1 1870 Mr H. Prince Hilarious S. Harris s*'A - I 1880 Mr H. Horsford La Mode J, Webster 51 ■- I 1881 Mr H. Horsford Siesta J. Webster 51 I 1882 Hon W. Robinson Oudeis R. Derrett 48)5 * 1 1883 Hon W. Robinson Liverpool Rudmgs 5i?9 I 18S4 Mr G. Clifford Stonyhurst Brown 53 l |Th3 Riocabton Welter Handicap, of “* I 100 sovs, with a sweepstakes of 3 sot* : I each to go to thesecond horse. Minimum I weight, Bst. Six furlongs. Mr J. Pilbrow’s b g Mata, aged, by •' I Dead Shot—Raupo, Bst ...(Derrett) 1 • IMr H. Goodman’s b g Billy, 6 yrs, 9st j gib ; ... ... (Owner) , 2 I Mr W. L. Browne’s hr g Bally (late I Whitbach), aged (Bradley) 3 I Puck, Youth, Rubezihl, Duchess of it I Albany, and Shuffla-the-Brogue also ran. n-1 Speculation, Ugly Buck, and Deceiver v. 1 were scratched. This was an easy win for w I Mata, Derrett riding a waiting race till id j entering the straight, when he came he I through his horses and won as he liked, ag I The Scratch Selling Race, of 20 sovs ae I was won by Ploughboy, but a protest waa ck lodged against him, on the ground of bis he I having run under a different name. The I decision of the Stewards was not mads known yesterday. '