CANTERBURY SPRING MEETING.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2723, 8 November 1871, Page 2

CANTERBURY SPRING MEETING.

FIRST DAY. [By Electric Telegraph.) Maiden Plate of 100 sova added to a sweepstakes of 10 aovs. wach, h.f. ; second horse to save his stakes. For all horses that have never won a prize of the value of L 25. Distance 14 miles. Defamation ... ... ... 1 Patch 2 Gossip 3 Lottery Plate of 50 sovs. added to a sweepstake of 5 sovs. each. Distance f mile. A walkover for Slander. Canterbury Cup of 300 sovs. added to a sweepstakes of 20 sovs. each, L 5 ft, second horse to save his stakes. Distance 2J miles. Peeress ... 1 Knottingley 2

Flying Fish was entered for this race, but only Peeress and Knottinaley started. After one false start, Mr Campbell despatched both on very even terms, the old horse being the first to show to the front, going past the stand slightly in advance of the mare. No alteration in this order of running took place until the first mile-post was reached, when the mare went Up and took the horse’s place as leader, keeping it until the half-mile-post was reached. Here again they exchanged places, both coming down the straight at a great pace, M’Glashan, who rode the mare, doing all he knew to get to the front. She gamely answering every call, drew upon the old horse inside the rails, and just caught his nose as they passed the chair of the judge, who declared it a dead heat. Time, 4 min. 27 secs. A protest entered against Knottiugley for having jostled Peeress, was not allowed by the stewards. At the fall of the flag for deciding the heat, Peeress at once cut out, running at her best pace, going past the stand several lengths in front of her opponent, who exerted all his powers to catch her up the long reach. They went in the same order along the top and round the corner, the mare rather increasing than diminishing the gap between them, eventually winning by several lengths. The race was the fastevt ever run on the Christchurch course. Time, 4 min. 13 secs.

Free Handicap of 50 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of L 5 each. Distance, 1 mile. Envy 1 Exile 2 SECOND DAY. Hurdle Race of 50 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Distance, 2 miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Sir Tatton 1 Medora 2 The Derby Stakes of 150 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each, h.f. Distance, 14 miles (closed with 22 subs). Defamation 1 Detraction 2 Jockey Club Handicap of 120 sovs, added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs. each. Peeress 1 Exile 2