SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3762, 15 March 1875, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

It is reported that Mr W. M‘Kay has purchased Exile for Ll4O.

At Oamaiu on Thursday last a hurdle race of three mi es over twelve flights of hurdles 3ft 6iu Inch was rua between Mr W. M 'Kay’s ch g Banjo. list 81b; Mr R, Barton’s br g Ivanhoe. list 81b; and Mr W. Swanson’s b g Mistletoe, lOab 2lb. Banjo was ridden by his owner, Ivanhoo by Hedge, and Mistletoe by M‘Gre h or> The owner of each horse staked 1.10, and Mr James Wheatleygave LlO, making a total of L4O. There was a good deal of betting on the race, but it wag generally believed that the company was too good for Mistletoe. Mr A. - owat officiated as judge, and Mr J. Haggle as starter, tho start was a good one, all the horses jumping the fa-st hurdle together. At the second turn Banjo was leading by a length, Ivanhoe s-’cond, and Mistletoe two or three lengths behind him. At the b.'.ck of the course Banjo went further ahe *d. When the horses passed the box the eecoad time vl Gregor pulled Mistletoe up, as he was by that time completely out of tbe race. Going round the ba«/k of the course the second time Ivanhoe ran up alongside of Banjo, and raced with him to the fun f r the straight, but M'Kay had evidently only been steady, mg his horse, for half way up the straight he again took the lead, and pa-.sed the post a winner by three lengths.