SPORTING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1324, 12 November 1885, Page 2

SPORTING

0.J.0. METROPOLITAN MEETING. (From ook own Correspondent.) (Bt Telegraph.) Christuhurch. To-day. The weather is beautiful, but the attendance is moderate Hurdle Race, 100 so vs, Mr H. Luna’s Kiugask, 9st Tib (O’Connor) 1 Mr Barron’s Director, list 121 b (Newman) 2 Mr H. Piper’s Bavonswood, l2st (Stewart) 3

Maocaroni, Pater Osbeck, Mainboom, Foreman, Secretary, Azim, Brian Born, Barrington, Tetnaka, and Andy also ran. —Time, 3tnin 9£sec. Totalisator dividend (L2 shares) —Inside, L 26 7s; outside, Ll2 7a.

Derby, 600 boys. * Hon W Beeves’ Stonyhurat (Thompson) 1 Mr J. Pilbrow’s Fusilade ...(Clifford) 2 Mr D O’Brien’s Hermitage ... (Kean) 3 Everton Lad, Archduke, and Bonny Blink also ran. Time, 2min 44aeo. Stonyhurat got best away, but was pulled back, and lay last for the first mile. He then came fast on the outside, and won easily by two lengths. Steward’s Stakes, of 600 sots. Mr Marshall’s Turquoise, 9rt 41b, (Byers) 1 Mr G. G. Stead’s Lochiel, Bst 51b, (Kudings) 2 Mr P, Butler's Talebearer, Bst, (Stratford) 3

Nelson, Necklace, Pearl, Maligner, Captain Webster, Minerva, Bcoket, Take Mias, Counundrum, and Silver Queen also ran. Time, Imm. 17$sec. Tntalisator— Inside, L4O 10a 6d for L2 tickets; outside L2O 10s.