SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1491, 18 March 1885, Page 3

SPORTING.

HBATHCOTE RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING.

The Autumn meeting cl the Heathcote Racing Club was held yesterday. The weather was far from pleasant, and the attendance was not large. The following are the results of the racing :— : Handicap Hi.rdlks, of 40 sova, with sweepstakes of 2 sovs to go to second horse. About two miles. Mr J. Bell’s ch g Marqu s, 4yrs, 10st 12ib... ... ... ... (Keith) 1 Mr A. Scampton’s b g Azim, aged, 10st (Bamber) 2 Mr J. Kerr’s b g Lin wood, aged, list 21b ... ... ... (Stewart) 3 Mr J. Wild’s b m Polly, syrs, Sat 12lb (Lenahan) 0 Ravenswood, Bordeaux and Spreydon Lass were scratched. i otaliaator dividends, LI 19s and L2 12a, ' Hack Hurdle Race, of 20.sovs; minimum weight Hat 7lb ; one mile. Mr J. Craig’s b g Fair Play, aged (Lenahan) 1 Mr Campbell’s hr g Wood Pigeon, aged (Bamber) 2 Mr D. Mitchell’s b m Nelly, aged (Mitchell) 3 Bordeaux, Crescent and Shark also ran. Totalisator dividends, L2 19s and L 3 6s. Pony Race, of 25 sova, second horse B • sovs from the stake ; one mile and a quarter. Mr P, Coates’s ch m Nellie (Knight) 1 Mr J. O’Neill’s b g Dandy (O’Neill) 2 . Fleur-de Lis and Archer also started, but did not finish.

Totalizator dividends, LI 10a and LI 9s. Kt Paieick’s Handicap, of 60 bovs, with sweep of 2 sovs, to go to second horse. About one mile and a half. Mr J. Luun’s b m Mermaid, aged, 7st I2lb (Brown) 1 Mr W. Weston’s b g Conundrum, syrs 7st 81b (inc 4lb overweight) (Purdham) 2 Mr M. Duncan’s b m Mor, syrs, Cat 4lb ... ... ... (Huxtable) 3 Mr J. E. Pilbrow’a b g Mata, aged, 9at 121 b (Owner) 0 Mr J. Napier’s b g Wee Koddie, syrs, 7st 91b (inc 51b overweight) (Cotton) 0 Mr J. Wild’s b m Papanui, syra, Sat 101 b (inc 31b overweight) (okirving) 0 Pavenswood was scratched. Time—3min Taec. Totalisator dividends, LlO 6s and L 9. , Handicap i ime Teot, of 45 sovs ; second horse 10 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stake. About three miles. Mr W. H. Keith’s br m Brownie, aged, 60aeca ... ... (Owner) 1 Cock Robin, Flora, Mirium, Billy, Warrior, Raddle, Curly Kate, Peter, Bob, Mabel, Charlie, and Charcoal also started. Time—9min 31sec. Totalisator dividends, L2 and LI 19a. Maiden Plate of 25 sovs. Weight fur age. One mile. Mr H, Piper’s bt g Ravenawood, aged 9at lib 1 Mr J. Lunn s b m Mermaid, aged, Sat 131 2 Mr H. McLean’s b f Madonna, 2yrs, 6st 101 b 3 Whalebone Dick, Finance, The Squire, and Sir Jubus also ran. Time— Imin 57£teo. Totalisator dividends, L 4 13s and L 5 6s. Consolation Handicap, of 15 sovs. One mile. Mr M. Duncan’s b m Mor, syrs, 6st 71b (Huxtable) 1 Mr J. E. Pilbrow’a b g Mata, agtd, 9st (Owner) 2 Mr J. Napier’s b g Wee Roddie, syrs, 7st 101 b (Brown) 3 Conundrum (Sat) and Papanui (6st 4lb, carried Sat 6lb) also ran. Time—lmin 54 3-sch sec. Totalisator dividend, Ll2. A protest was lodged by Mr Pilbrow against Moc taking the stakes on the ground of “ jostling,” but it was not upheld. Hack Race, of 10 sovs. Six furlongs. Mr A. G. Clark’s b g Finance (Walls) 1 Ida, Vanity Fair, Geddes, and Puri Puri also ran. Totalisator dividend, L 42 6s.