SPORTING

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1324, 25 August 1886, Page 2

SPORTING

ASHBURTON OOCNTY HUNT CLUB STEEPLECHASES. The following events were decided after we went to press yesterday : Selling Hack Back, of 10 nova, No weight nnder 9st The winner to be sold by auction immediately after tb& race, amount realised above 15 Sovs to go to the funds of the Glnb. Three quarters of a mile on the fiat. Mr Coulter’s oh g Bed Bobin ... ... 1 Nancy, Frolic, Qlentui, Tommy Dodd, Ciesie, Tam O’Shanter, and Charlie \ also ran.

Totalisator, £2 14s. Maiden Steeplechase Plate, of 15 sovs, for horses that have never won an advertised steeplechase ; weight for age ; open to all district hones that have been regolarly hunted with the Ashburton hounds. About 2 miles. Mr J. Memo’s b g Pickwick, aged, 12st 131 b (Mr Bees) 1 Mr J. C. N. Giigg’s b m Clyte, aged, 12st 3tb (Mr Harrold) 2 Mr Alan Bruce’s b m The Beast, 6yra t 12. t 3!b (Mr J. R. Hart) 3 Wrangler (12st 101 b, 71b over), Darkle (12« t 3 b), and Silver Shot also ran. After some delay at the post, the field was despatched to a fair start, and Pickwick led to thefiret fence, which he jumped three lengths in advance of Wrangler and The Beast, This order wss maintained past the stand and to the jump oat of the coarse, where The Beast was the only one to get over at. the first attempt. The man was soon followed by Pickwick, and the rest of the field, and The Beast, Clyte and Pickwick raced t > the post and rsi'a. As they turned into the straight, C’yte held command, but ves immediately challenged by Pickwick, and the fine horsemanship of Mr Bees on the latter horse won a splendid race by half a length ; The Beast close up, third. Totalisator dividend, £6 12s. Homers’ Flat Race Handicap of 15 sovs. Minimum weight. lOst Two

nines. Mr E Wilson’s b g Panic, aged, 12at 3lb ... (Mr &. Murray-Ayosley) 1 Mr E W. Bowyer’s oh g Rngby, 12st 71b (Mr Fisher) 2 Dr Leahy’s b g Teaser, list 31b (Mr Smith) 3 Sawdust (12st 31b), and Nero (lOst 101 b) also ran.

Panic, Sawdust, and Teaser led alternately lor the first mile, when Rngby went to the front and held command half a mil* from home. At the home turn Panic passed the leader, and going on won comfortably by a length. Totalisator dividend,

£2 11s. Consolation Handicap Steeplechase, of 10 sovs. One mile and a half.

Mr J. C. N Grigg’s b m Clyte, aged, list 71b (Mr Harrold) 1 Mr Alan Truce’s b m 'ihe Beast, 6yrs, lOst 12lb (Mr Hart) 2 Mr J. Kemp’s b g Larry, aged, 12st 41b (Mr Pawle) 3 Rajah (12at 71b), Silver Shot (lOst 71b) also ran Clyte made all her own running, and won by four lengths, Larry a bad third. Totalisator dividend, £2 9s.