SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Evening Star, Issue 4007, 29 December 1875, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

[By Telegraph.] GREYMOUTH RACES. Second ( ay, Tuesday. The weather was fine and the races were well attended. The following are the results All Comers’ Handicap, of 30 sovs. One mile and a-half. Alice Gray w. o. Grey Valley Stakes Handicap, of 125 sovs. One mile and three-quaiters. Tommy Dodd 1 Sandy 2 Nectar . ... 3 This was a splendid race, Tommy Dodd winning by half a length. Handicap Hurdle Kace, of 50 sovs. Two miles. Alice Gray w, o. Borough Handicap, of 50 sovs. Two miles. Nero 1 Tadmor 2 Septimus 3 Won easily. Novel Race, of 30 sovs. Weight for age. Two miles. Dick Turpin 1 Rover 2 Flying Dutchman 3 Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs. One mile and a quarter. Septimus 1 KAKANUI RACES. Monday, December 27. (From our oim Correspondent) Hurdle Handicap, of 35 sovs, added to a sweep of 2 sovs each. Two miles. Mi W. M'Kay’s Banj >, 10-t 1 Mr A. Paterson’s Maid of the Mill, list ... 2 Mr L. Grant’s Morven, 9st 3 Only three started, and the race was won easily. Maiden Plate, of 25 sovs- One mile and a half. Mr J, M. Evans’s Deception 1 Mr L. Grant’s Selection 2 Mr R, M'Aulay’s Numa 3 Kakanui Handicap, of 60 sovs, added te a sweep ot 2 sovs each. Two miles, Mr T, Thomson’s Merry Monarch, Tat ... 1 Mr W Swanson’s Sir William, Tut 71b ... 2 Mr M‘A.ulay’s Ringleader, Sat 21b 3 Won comtoitablv by two or three lengths. Time, over lour minutes. Selling Hack Race, of 20 sovs. Winner to be sold for El 5. 10 stone np. One mile. Mr J. W. Evans’s Catherine 1 No less than fourteen horses faced the starter for this rate. Publicans’ Handicap, of 40 sovs, added to a sweep of 2 sovs each. One mile and a-half. Mr J. Jf. Evans’s Deception, 7st 1 Mr I*. Thomson s Merry Monarch, 7st 71b (inc. 71b penalty) 2 Mr L. Grant’s Selection, 7st 91b 3 Won hands down. Time. 3min llsecs. Novel Race, of 40 sovs. One mile and a-half. Weight for age. Mr M'Kay’s Reefer 1 Consolation Handicap, of 20 sovs. One mile. Mr W. Swanson’s Sir William 1 TAPANUI RACES. The following are the weights for the Tapanui Handicap, of 50 sovs. One mile and a-half. st. lbs st. lbs Kinp Phillip 8 12 Kathleen ... 7 10 fiory O’More 8 6 Taffrail ... 7 10 Atlas ... 8 0 Kuriwao ... 7 6 Empress 8 0 Telcmachus 5 12 Hurdle Race, of 30 sovs. One milo. st. lbs. Don Pedro 10 6 Dido 10 0 Romance 9 0 The same horses as are in the Tapanui Handicap are entered for the Tapanui J, C. Handicap, 80 sovs, two miles ; run on the second day.

WIN i’ON RACES.

The above races wore held on Boxing Day, and we give the results of the principal events Jockey Club Handicap, of 45 sovs, with a sweep of 2 sovs added. Distance, twe miles. Two ac •ptances. Smith’s br mMa Day, aged, Bst 21b ... 1 Raines’s bt m Taffraii, aged, Bst4 lb 2 Handicap Hurdle Race, of 20 sove. Distaoce’, two miles, over eight flights of hurdles 3it 6iu high. Three acceptanaes. A, Kelly’s b g Day Dream, aged, lOst 41b .., 1 J. Smith’s b g Littie Dau, aged, 9-<t J3lb ... 2 E. U, White’s ggl mu P-iiro, aged, list ... 3 The sum of L 250 has been refused for the mare Flora M‘Donald,