CHRISTCHURCH METROPOLITAN MEETING.

Evening Star, Issue 3656, 10 November 1874, Page 3

CHRISTCHURCH METROPOLITAN MEETING.

(By Telegraph.] November 10. The Metropolitan races opened to-day. The weather was dull, but the attendance good. Fues; Handicap, of 50 sovs. added* with a sweepstakes of oso vs. One mile. Barker’s Remnant, 3 yrs, Gst 91bs - . 1 Jmnu’s Alice Grey, 5 yrs, 7st - - -2 . Walter’s Yatteriua, aged, 9st - . 5 Bed wood’s Batter, i yrs, 7s 1131bs - - 0 Hedge's Exile, aged, 7st 4!bs - . . q Staker’s Marvel, uyrs, 7st Olbs, also ran. Betting even against Yatterina. 3 to 2 against Remnant, 4to 1 others. After several 0 false starts, caused by the fidgetivoness of Yatterina tiie lot got away on bad terms, Alice Grey leading, with Batter second, Yatteiina losing several lengths. Half-way round Remnant commenced to go up ; passed Batter, challenged Alice Gicy for lead, and Yatterina also commenced to go up, but was too far astern to be dangerous. As| lendid race down the straight resulted in Remnant beating Alice Grey°by half a length, Yatterina being a good third, lime, liuiu. 4'JYecs.

Derut Stakes of 150 sov«, with an . added sweepstakes of 10 sov.s. Colts, Sst 101b; fillies and geldings, Sst 51b. One and a-half miles. Redwood’s ch f Rang! Campbell’s b c Ta.lmor - - - . a.

Campibell’s ch f Somnambnla - - •; Brabazon’s Emmeline colt, Webb’s Ada colt, Redwood’s b f Wainui, and del main’s b f ]Se!fc also ran. Lee’s Meteor, Delmuin’s Elfin King, Mni'phy’s Hercules, and Barker’s Remnant were scratched.

Betting even on Wainui; 2to 1 againstSomnumhnla ; 3 and 1 to 1 against the others. A capital start was effected, the Emmeline colt making the. running, with Somnambnla second, tin entering on the second half-mile, R mgi and Tadmor joined the leaders, and all toe lot were in a dump a little further on. Wainui looked like going up, but onlv for a moment. Entering straight, Rang! and Tadmor went in front, the former leading by a trifle. A magnificent race home rennitod in a dead heat between the two, Somnambula bciim aiairthiid. Time-2inin 50src. °

Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap ; 200 sovs a<!ded to a sweepstakes of 10 so vs each. Two miies O'Brien’s Tamburini, aged. 9st 91b - 1 Nosworthy’s Traitor, 4 yrs, 751121b *- . 2 Delamaiu’s Templeton, 4 yrs, Sst - - 3 Stuholmo’s Zig-Zag colt, oyrs, Gst 91b., also ran. Redwood’s Batter, 4yrs, Sst ; Barker’s Remnant, 3yrs, Gst 12ib ; and Brabazon’s Emmeline colt, 3yrs, Gat 2!b, were scratched. ( Betting even against Templeton and Traitor • 3 to 1 against Tamburini. ’

Templeton led out, with Tambourini second, and Iraitor third, the Zigzag colt being outpaced from the first. Rounding the top of tho course Traitor pas-cd Tambourini taking second place. The two leaders wont away from Tambomini, but after going a mile ‘and a half, toe latter wont up again. Rounding the turn ion home lempleton, Traitor, and Tonibuurini were neck and neck. Half-wav down the straight Tam bon: ini went in" front, with Iraitor second. Tambourini wiuuimv rather easily by a length. Time, 3min. 43sec,

THE WELLINGTON CUR. November 10. Hie acceptances for the Cup and weights are ’ Tambourini - 9, s t Gib Batter ,7st 12 b Iremior ... . 7at ylb Guy hawkes - 7 s f, Wainui ----- yR Voltaire 6st 101b