SPORTING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2183, 26 July 1889, Page 2

SPORTING.

Ten grand iNationaxTstSeplSOHASE MEffiTING

Maiden Steeplechase, of 100 aovs. Mr H. (i Pitt's gr m Sqnib, sire >y Anteros — Rooket'a dam, 6yrs 123 31b (Owner) 1 Mr P. Bntler'a br g Montoaglo, 6yrH. 12et3b (Lyford) 2 Mr T. Kearney's b h Torrent, syr.i, list I2ib (Uickey) 3 Playboy, 12*t 131 b, and tho Mount, I2st 31b, al«o ran Won comfortably by two lengths. Time, smin 163C0 Dividend. £7 8s and £A 6 « Tamjt-ho Handicap A 125 eova. About two nnd a half mtit;*. Mt D. Rutherford'a b r I ish Kinp^, aged J2st 7b (Kincran) 0 Mr J, Rae'n Ornugcmin, a«<r\, 11 I>, Both horses a^opp^d at tha fonoA a' Oats, and thres qu Art era of an hrur lavliig, been spout iv vain unde^vouro io proceed, the Stewards gave £25 to eaob *od c'eplftr^d tho raoa void. Totallaator Invoaluaoulß were rolurued witbout dednc Mon. Sbllino Stbbplkchasb of 80 aovs. About two mlioß. Mr W. O. Ruthorford'o b g Presto, by ProMo, 12 t3 b ... (Shoanan) 1 Me Taylor'a b g Paolo, egod, 12^t 3 b

(Ooohrann) 2 Mr A, F. Johnntono'e o g Batcho'or. BRod, ll^t 8 h (p Q8 ,5 3 Reuben, list 61b, nleo Btarlod. Panic seemed to have tho rnco In hand, but allowed Prusto to citch him ,-»nd win by two lengths. T»ixir, stn«n 49Je08. Dividend* - £3 6.1 nnd £3 15a G 1

Tho totsliußtor invftntm«;iitß for the day --.mounts (6 £4^89, nnd the moofcln R la eetlm^t'-d to hivn a»«ullfcd hi a t.rofit of about £400.