SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1403, 10 November 1886, Page 2

SPORTING.

O.JC. METROPOLITAN MEETING The first day’s racing of the C J C. Spring Meeting took place yesterday. The weather was fine, but a strong win . blew during the a terno n. The attendance was lar,e Results; Spring Hurdle Race, 200 sovs. Two miles. Mr T>. O’Brien’s Peter Osbeck... ... 1 Mr H Lunn’s Tres Sec 2 Mr P. Hanahan’s Meteor 3 Won by a neck, ‘lime, 3min 56|sec. Dividends. £l2 16s 6d ; £ll Os 61. ■ ritebion Stakes, 150 sovs. One mile. Mr Dennett’s Deceiver 1 Mr Brown’s Molly Bawn ... ... 2 Mr Le Seur’s Hermitage ... ... 3 Tune, 1 min 45Jsec. Dividends, £l2 15s ; £ls IGs New Zealand Cop, a handicap sweepstakes of 20 sovs each, with 1000 sovs added ; second horse 200 sovs, and third horse 100 sovs out of the stake. Two miles Mr R. J. Mason’s ch m Spade Guinea, by King of Clubs—Rupee. 4yrs, fiat 101 b (Huxtahle) 1 Major Nelson George’s ch h N*lson, fiyrs, 101 b (Br>wni 2 Mr G G Stead’s br h Lochiel, syrs, Bst fiib (White) 3 Mr T H. Hill’s b h Pasha syrs Sstfilb iffor ) 0 Mr J. Munn’s b m Waitiri, 4yrs Bs’ s’b (Woods) 0 Mr G. G. Stead’s ch h Moana, 4ys, Bst (Derritt) 0 Mr H Redwood’s b h Alpine Rose, 4ya, 7st 121 b (Sutherland) 0 Mr W. C. Webb’s ch c Ruby, 3yrs. 7st lib (Jacks n) 0 Mr P. Butler’s br c Artillery, 3yrs, fiat lib (Williams) 0 Mr J Martin’s br h Trickster fiyrs, fist 101 b (Lagor) 0 Hon. E. Mitchelson’s b o Cremorne. 3yrs, fist 101 b (Holmes) 0 Ho i. W. Robinson’s ch c Disowned, 3yrs, Ost 101 b ... ... (Clark) 0 Mr M. SherHn’s b g Quibble, fiyrs, fist 101 b ( ochrane) 0 MrS. Higgott’s ch h Patrician,. 4yrs, fist 71b ... iDodd) 0 Trickster was quickest on his legs from an excellent start, but when they bad fairly settled down, Patrician and Lochiel were in front, with Spade Guinea Alpine Rose, Trickster, Waitiri, and Quibble leading the ruck, and Moana last. Passing the stand, Lochiel was in command, a clear length in front of everything. Patrician, Spade Guinea, Trickster, and Waitiri coming next, with the others close up At Cutts’, Patrician and Quibble slightly improved their positions, but fell back again at Ford’s, where Lochiel was Bill in front, with Spade Guinea, going well within he 1 self, second. As they ran a'ong the back stretch Pasha and Dis owned began to go up, and Artillery, who bad been h' Iding a good position, fell back. At the top turn Lochiel and Spade Guinea were running together, with Quibble and Patrician third and fourth, and Nelson and Alpi e Rose next. A little further on Disowned retired, and entering the straight Nelson and A pine Rose made their efforts, but the latter almoa' immediately collapsed. Ne son hid Quibble and Patrician beaten in the next few yaids, and disp sed of Lochiel two furlongs from home, but Spade ( uinea went on full of tunning, and won with something in hand by a length and a half, i ochiel a fair third, Waitiri fourth. Patrician fifth, and Disowned sixth, the rest pulling up. Time—mile, J mile, Imin 15sec ; 1 mile, I min 1A mile 2min 41sec ; 2 mi ! es, 3min 32sec. Totalizator —lnside (£2 tickets), £l7 10s fid; outside, £l3 la Welcome Stakes, 300 sovs. Four furlongs. MrH Go dman’s Silvermark 1 Hod W. Reeves’ Kimberley ... ... 2 Mr P. Butler’s Repose ... ... 3 Time, 48secs Dividends, £6 4s fid and £2 19s. Celling Plate Handicap, 100 sovs. One mile and a quarter. Mr Dennett’s Deceiver 1 Mr Goodman’ Sweetbriar ... ... 2 Mr Bradley’s Athol Da ; sy ... ... 3 Time, 2min 14Jsecs. Dividends, £3 2s fid and £3.

C.J.C. ACCEPTANCES. Christchurch. November 10. The following acceptances have been received: Hurdle Race Handicap. Master Agues Aroha Trea A rchduke Mainboam Reputation Mammoc Meteor Irish King Epsom High Weight Handicap. Pasha Galatea Quibble Derwenter Jack Madonna Patrician Lance Memoeial Fsakes. Maligner Tit Bit Rus-ley Molly Bawn Spa te Guinea Forester Marion | Apropos Juvenile Plate Repose bextant Formo Mirel a Silvermark Forrester Kimberley Sierra W akatipu

SCICIDE OF ARCHER. [REUTER'S TELEGRAMS —COPYRIGHT.] London. November 8. Fred Archer, the celebrated jooxey, committed suicide yesterday while del»rious from fever,