SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3789, 16 April 1875, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

BU-fChUTHA RACES. [Bv TELEGRAPH.] . {From our own Correspondent.) Balolutha, April 15. Flying Handicap, of 30 bovs. Distance, 1 mile, A of LI to go to the second horse. Envy "... ... 1 Wee Lad 2 Color Sergeant 3 Kathleen was scratched. After a good start Color Sergeant took the lead, but only kept it for a short distance, when Envy took first place. A good race then ensued, and Envy won hard held. Betting : 2 tol on Envy, even agst Wee Lad, 5 to 1 agst Color Sergeant. Hubby Soueby, of 10 sova. Mile heats. Catch weights. Entrance, 15s. Post entry. Sultana ... 1 Allander ... 2 April 16. There was fine weather to-day and the at* tendance was about the same as yesterday. Distbiot Handicap, of 20 sovs. 1J miles. Open to all horses that have been in the possession and are the bona Me property of the owners for two months prior to race (within 20 miles of the moec.mi*.), and have not won a x-ace in excess of the stakes. Roebuck 1 Captain Cook 2 A very mild race. *No other horses started and neither of those that did seemed to be pressed. Publicans’ Handicap, of 60 sovs. If miles. A sweepstake of L2 to go to the second horse. Atlas 1 Kathleen 2 Envy 3 Unknown also ran. It was a capital race up to the last, when Atlas shot a-heud of Kath leen, who to all appearances had a g -.1 o’uanca, and won by a couple of lengths, jhr.y a good third, Urkno v i nowhere. -NELSON RACES. (By Telegbaph.] The Waimea Steeplechase yesterday was won by Tommy Dodd, Sultan being second. Ten started, and the race was an excellent one. The Hurdle Race was won easily also by Tommy Dodd.

CHRISTCHURCH RACES.

. „ . Christchurch, April 15. Ihe following are tbo general entries for the Autumn Meeting Trial Plate: Gilligan’s Princess Mary, Yeeml’s Rory O’More, Murphy’s Hercules, Ray’s Sounambula, Hutchinson s King Phillip. For the St. Leger Stakes: Redwood’s c (Towton-Phcebe), O’Brien’s Lough Eeagh, Delamain’s Pungawerewere, Delamain’s Folle Farine, Warder’s Gilda, P. Campbell’s Daniel O’Rorke, R. H. Campbell’s Castilian. For the St. George’s Handicap—Stevenson’s Guy Fawkes, Redwood’s Twitter, two years : Yeend’s Rory O’More, J H. Lunn’s Nectar (late Dolly Varden), Murphy’s Hercules, Delamain’s Templeton, Ray’s Somnambula, Bay’s Tadmor, R. H. Campbell’s Castaway, Watt’s aro > Watt’s Parawhenua, Hutchinson’s Kmg Phillip, and Hutchinson’s Spritsail. For the Handicap Hurdle Race; Yeend’s Rory O’More, J. H. Lunn’s Alice Grey, Ray’s Medora, L. Marker’s Mousetrap, F. R White’s Sir Tatton. Flying Handicap : Coombes’s Right Bower, Stevenson’s Guy Fawkes Redwood’s Twitter (by Towton-Skybird), 2 years • Redwood’s ch o (by Towton-Phoebe), 2 years • O’Brien’s Lough Reagh, 2 years ; Yeend’s Rory O’More, J. H. Lunn’s Waverley, Murphy’s Hercules, Delamain’s Templeten Ray’s Sounambula, P. Campbell’s Daniel 0 Rorke, 2 years ; 11. H. Campbell’s Castilian, 2 years; Watts’s Ngaro, Watt’s Parawhenua, and Captain Hutchinson’s King Phillip,