Sporting

Feilding Star, Volume XIII, Issue 6, 14 July 1891, Page 2

Sporting

(PER UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION.) London, July 11 The great event at Sandown ParkSecond Summer Meeting resulted as follows:— The Eclipse Stakes, of 10,000 eovsj the second horse to receive 500 soys ; the nominator of the winner, 500 soys, and bhe third 100 soys out . of the stakes, About one mile and a quarter. — Mr A. W. Merry's b o Surefoot, 1 ; Mr E. Blance's eh c Gouverneur, 2; Sir F. Johnstone's c Common, 3. Melbourne, July 11. Owing the heavy rain the opening day of the V.B.C. Winter Meeting has been postponed until Tuesday. July 13. There is soarcely likely to be anyracing at Flemington for at least a week, owing to the ravages of the flood. Busaco is scratched for the GrandNational Hurdles, and. Goldpost for the Grand National Steeplechase. Wellington,- July 11. The following are the results of the Steeplechase Meeting held on the Hufct Bacecourse on Saturday last : — Hack Hurdle Handicap,- !£' miles.— Donovan, 1 ; Acolyte, 2 ; Corsair, 3. Eight others started. Time,. 3m; s£s, Dividend, £1 2s. - Wellington Steeplechase Handicap, of 200 soys. About three miles.—Whalebone f ; Oeo, + ; Darnley. 3. Oceola r Ahua, Kangaroo, Gladstone, Otaieri, Bough, and General Gordon also ran. Whalebone led to the straight, where Oeo challenged him, and a great race up the '_ straight ended in the judge declaring it a dead heat. Time, 6m. 54£s. Dividends —Whalebone, £6 6s ; Oeo, £2 19s. , Ladies' Trophy. — Jet d'Eau, 1 ; Kimberley, 2 ; Lenore,' 3. Norton, Reputation, and Waihi also ran. Time, 3m, 58s. Dividend, £8 Bs. Selling Hurdle Bace. — Matchless, 1 ; Corsair, 2 ; Playboy, 3. Won easily. , Time, 2m. 52^8. Dividend, SA Is; High Weight Handicap.— Bufas, 1 \ Hiamoe, 2; Bine Mountain, 3. Dividend, £9 7s. In the United Hunt Steeplechase Meeting for which Mr Henry is handicapper, to be held at the Hutt on Saturday next, in the Open Hurdles, one mile and a half, Pyramus' weight is 11-8 ; and ,in - the Open Welter one mile and a quarter, 11-6. Chbistchubch, July 11. The following weights have been declared by Mr Henry for the New Zealand Grand National meeting, to be held in Christchurch on August 13th : — Grand National Steeplechase, 500 soys; about 3s-- miles. — Chemist,, 12-11; Ahua, 12-10 ; Sentinel, 11-13 j ; Jenny, 11-11 ; . Tauraekaitai and Mangahone r ' 11-10; Irish King, 11-7; OOcro r 10-6; Darnley, 10-5 ; Kangaroo, 10-4 ; Jupiter Begina, 10-2 ; Folly (late Deceiver,) 10-0; Waitangi, Trimolite, Ival and Omata, ■ 9-12; Otaieri, 9-11; Dangerous, 9-9; Somnambulist, Bough and Yardman, 9-8 ; Maxwelltown, Freeman, Jenny, Nero, Mount, Black Gin, Kaimanawa,. Purestring, Boger, Christmas, Lochnager and Morok, 9-7. In the Grand National Hurdles, 300*' soys about 2 miles, Pyramus' weight is-' 10-12. ,