SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 3966, 10 November 1875, Page 3

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

[By Telegraph.] CITRISTCUUKCH MEETING. Ohkistchurch, Nov. 10. The 'Metropolitan l-lace Meeting opened today unrl'T most, favora'le circumstance. The sun is shining brilliantly, but there is a rather sma-t bre-ze from th»- southwest. Notwithstanding '.he recent hc.v/y rains the course is in capital order. The Governor and immense coneour-e people are ] resent. Railway Plate, of 50 .sovs. Entrance, 5 aovs. Weighi, forage. Half-a-mi!e. Redwood's Twitter 1 Delamain'n Eifin King 2 Lunn'a Alice Grey 3 Sonwumbula, which also ran, was first favorite. Twitter led all the way, ami won easily. ■ ime, 5G$ ec. Canterbury Jockey Club Handicap, of 200 sovs, added to a sweepstake of 10 sovs each, hj. ft , for acceptors : second hor.~e to pave Ids stake '). v.o miles. Lunn's Nectar, 6s:. 71b 1 Delamain's Templeton, 9st 31b '. 2 Redwood's Guy Fawk-;, Bsfc 3 Tambourini, Kory O'More, 11. miles, and Ranoif also ran. iioy O'More was * strong favorir.e at ev. u money. Thtre was a close race between the first two, N'ectar only winning in the -traght by a l.iigth and a-ha'f. Guy Fa-<-kes was a bad third. Time, 3min. 57:|s?c. Derby Stakes, of 10 - ,vs each, hj. ft., for acceptors, with 100 sovs added. Colts, 8»t lOlis; fillies and geldings, Bst slbs. Ono and a half miles, < 'losed with 37 subs. Mr P. < 'ampbell's ch c ! 'aniel O'Rourke ... 1 Mr 1). O'Brien's b c Fishhook (late Lough Neaj;b) 2 Mr Delamain's b f Pui-awerew.-re ... ... 3 \ protest was tillered against Duni-1 O'Rourke. WELLINGTOX MEISTING. The acceptances f<.,- the Wellington Cup Race are Tadmor, T; lubourini, Koiy O'More, Kit.g Philip, Banker, templeton, Pungaworewetc, Rauolf, HI air A l , hoi, Cloth of Gold, Voltaire, Cock-ure,Guy K.-iwkes, Koraii, Glenury, and the acciptanc s for the Derby—Daniel O'iiorke, 'latter, Fibli-hook, Banker, Pungawerewere, Folletarinc, ltanolf, Blair Athol, Cloth of Gold, Voltaire, Cocksure, and Korari.