SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1549, 26 May 1885, Page 2

SPORTING.

WANGANUI STEEPLECHASES.

Wanganui, Last night.

The Wanganui Steeplechase Meeting came off to-day. Thera was a fair attend* ance. which would have been larger had not the weather been threatening in the morning, but the rain cleared off and a nice bright day, with a light breeze, made the meeting a very pleasant one. Wanganui Steeplechase, of 160 sots ;

about three miles. Mr F. Harrison’s The Drnid (Hedge) 1 Mr Bayley’s Caoutchouc (Edgcombe) 2 Mr Russell’s Billy-go-by-’em (Owner) 3 Totara (lOst 3lb), Maccaroni (12st 71b), Nukurau (I0«t 41b), Diomedes (lOst 41b), hnaro (lOst 41b), Speculation (lOst 41b), and Glencoe (lOst 4lb), also ran. Time—7min 6sec. Totalisator dividend, L 3 10s. Hack Steeplechase, of 15 sovs; one mile and a half. Waitangi... ; ... 1 Porotawa ... 2 Alsace ... ... ... ... ... 3 Gambler and Waitai also ran. Time—3min 44seo. Totalisator dividend, L2 6s. Maiden Steeplechase of 75 sovs; two miles and a quarter. Mr A. Bayley’s Caoutchouc, 12st 31b] 1 Mr J. Stevens’ Diomedes, 12st 3lb ... 2 Mr D. Scott’s Abolition, 12st 31b ... 3 Nukurau, Pathfinder, Canary, and Gipsy also ran Tota'iaator dividend, LB. Handicap Hack Steeplechase, of 25 sovs ; one mile and a half. Mr Morris’s Pototawa, lOst 101 b (MoLeva(n) 1 Mr Hughes’ Waitangi, list 71b (Edgcombe) 2 Mr Hurst’s Waiti, 9st 121 b ... (Lee) 3 White Boy, Gazelle, Gambler, and First Whip also started. Time—3min 48sec. Grand Stand Steeplechase, of 60 sovs ; two miles. Billy-go-by-em 1 Pathfinder ... ... ... ... 2 Rambler... ... ... ... ... 3 Caoutchouc (12at), Ebony (lOst 61b), Totara (list 41b), Maccaroni (12st 71b), and Glencoe (lOat.) also started. Time—4min 55aeo. Totalisator dividend, Ll 6 7s. OoNsqfATioN Handicap, of 20 aovs. Nukurau, list 21b ... 1 Pathfinder, 12st 71b 2 Anaroa, Hat ... ... ... ... 3 Time—Scum 57sec. The total amount put through the totalisator was L 1.571

LOWER HSATHOOTE RAGING OLLB.

The above Club held a scratch meeting yesterday- The attendance was exoep tionally largo. The following are the details of the meeting : Hack Hurdle Race, of 15 sovs, for horses that have not won 20 sovs or over in one event; weight, list; about two miles. Mr R. Moffatt’s br g Blue Gum, syrs (H. Murfitt) 1 Mr P. Butler’s g g Silver King (late Farewell), syrs... ... (Pearson) 2 Mr D. Mitchell’s b m Nelly, aged (Crooks) 3 Presto, Topsy, Grey Eagle, Pantaloon, Nut with, and Adventurer also ran. Dividend, Li 3 17s and L2 16s. Pont or Galloway Race, of 15 sovs ; weight for inches; about six furlongs. Mr J B. Pilbrow’s b g Pierrot, by Albany, 2yra, 9at ... (Owner) 1 Mr T. Judge’s b g Shuffle the Brogue, 3yta, 9at (Butler) 2 Mr Wade’s br g Sir Julius, 2yrs, 9«t7lb (Mitchell) 3 Viotorine, Rodger, Longlands, Sophia, and Jumps also ran. Dividends, L2 18s and L2 14s. Welter Handicap, of 25 sovs; about one mile. Mr W. Weston’s bg Conundrum syrs list (Sheenan) 1 Mr J, Dunn’s br g Rally, aged, list 7lb (Lyford) 2 Mr O. Richard’s b g Oeo, 9at 121 b (Owner) 3 Supplejack (list), Baldie (lOst 4Lb), Progress (9st 71b), and Louie (9at 7io) also ran. Time, Imin 58seo. Dividends, L2 4s and L2 6s. Handicap Time Pont Trot, of 15 sovs ; about two miles. Mr J. Frew’s g g Shakespeare, 26secs (Horner) 1 Mr T. M'Naught’s ch g Yankee Tom, 25ae0... ... ... ...(Miller) 2 Mr L. O’Brien's br g Biddy, 25seo (Lynskey) 3

Jo, Kate, Sweatbriar, Herat, Boger, Gnat, Merrylega, Taffy and Billy also started.

Dividends, L 7 Is and L 6 12a. Ladies’ Bracelet Welter Handicap, of 15 sova ; gentleman riders ; about six furlongs. Miss Leslie’s b g Nor’-Wester. 6ys, lOst 4lb ... (Mr J. E. Pilbrow) 1 Miss Kerr’s ch g Baldie, aged, lOst 4lb (Mr W. Kerr) 2 Mrs Moffatt’a br g Blue Gum, syrs, lOst 41b) (Mr H. Murfitt) 3

Rally (Hat 41b), Little Beauty (lOst 71b), Adventurer (9at 71b), Progress (9at 41b) also ran. Tima, Imin 32£»eo. Dividend, L 3 18s and L2 18a.

Back Race, of 10 sova; no weight under 9st; about aix furlongs

Mr Q. Hawker’s b g Skipjack, aged (Mr P. Jones) 1 Kate, Jessie, Gold Dust, Nutwith, Little Jane, and Toby also ran. Dividends— L2 9s and LI 19s.

TAKAPUNA RACES. Auckland, Last Night. At the Takapnna Jockey Club’s races there was a fair attendance. The principal events resulted as follows : Birthday Handicap. Cast Ashore ... 1 Victory 2 Sir Bedivere 3 Won easily. Selling Steeplechase. Julia Ann ... 1 Seagull ... ... ... 2 Whalebone ~. ... ... 3 Won by a length. Handicap Hurdles. Shotover 1 Pipi 2 Won by a neck. Sellxno Hurdles, Shotover 1 Derby 2 Miss Griffiths... ... ... 3 Winter Oats Handicap. Mystery ... ... ... 1 Cinderella ... ... ... 2 Oast Ashore 3 Selling Back. Little Wonder . ... ... 1 Comet 2 Notice of Motion ... ... 3 Handicap Steeplechase. Quilp 1 Julia Aon 2 Seagull 3

A.J.O. BIRTHDAY HANDIOAjB”*

[reutbr’s telegrams—copyright.]

Sydney, Yesterday. The Birthday Handicap was won by Honeydew ... 1

Venelia ... ... ... 2 Tom Brown ... ... ... 3

Flies and Bugs. —Beetles, insects, roaches ants, bed-bugs, rats, mice, gopherfe, jack-rab bits, cleared out by “ Rough on Rats.” The N.2, Drug Co., General Agents. 3