SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1428, 9 December 1886, Page 3

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON SPRING MEETING. President, B. G. Wright, ; Vice-Presi-dent, J. Grigg ; Judge, Matthew St-tt Stewards, H Friedlander, W. B. Den shire, J 0. N Grigg, R. Friedlander, W. C Walker, Drs Ross and Leahy; Treasurer —D Thomas; Clerk of th* Scales, M. Friedlander; Clerk of the Course, A. Fewson ; Handicapped, F. Cotton, 0. 0. Fecks, M. SUtt and Dr Leahy.

The Clun, f ir a wonder, was io-> a. favored with spcndid weather f< r fo opening day of the Spring M.-cfing m there «rao u good attend mce if ha public. The arraiigamenta "f the cure reflected -credit on the different ‘ffi'aD of the Olub, Proceedv.es paired after ndvertisad time with the County Hurries, or wh ch Moody, Minnie, Rshtl a ea and Nero etirtet. Gunpowder ao i Loc Naw were scratched. Nero led off fo in st part, of the journey and wm th n parsed hy iVloody and Punic *he laft two made a semblance of a atiug.lo in the straight but as to n as Hobos g>'-f hia hois l the rein the old vetarm sh t ahead aud won eas ly by a little over a length. County Hurdle Rac •. f 30 so vs; over six flights of hurdles, about 3fl 6in high ; noinina ion, 1 sov ; acceptance, 1 sov. Second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stake 1J mile District horses only. Mr F. t: obbs’ (us) bg Mo .dy, aged, 12 t 3 b (’”• Hy’hlvs) 1 Mr Ft Wilson’* hg lane, agid list7io ( VJ r Aynalio) 2 Vlr I'. Wraith’s tr g Nero, 6yr ,8 ' 7 b (W, Aihchoi ) 3 Dividend, £1 17s Welter Handicap, of 45 sovs; n mal nation, 1 sov ; a c ptance, mile minimum weight, 10st. Second hors' to receive 5 sovs from the stake For horses that have never won more than 25 sovs in one event on the flat. 2 miles. Jackal ... ... ... (0. Hobbs) 1 Panic (Mr Aynaley) 2 Zealot ... ... ... (')wne ) 3 Jackal won under iho whip by a length and a half, Z alot a length away th rd Divlden