Sporting News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVI, Issue 113, 7 November 1894, Page 2

Sporting News.

* THE CANTERBURY MEETING. (Per Press Association.) Chhistchurch, November 6. The Canterbury Jockey Clubs Spring Meeting commenced at liiccarton to-day, i The weather was fine, though a strong , noreaster blew during the greater part of J the day, there was a large attendance. The Governor and party. and the Hons. R. Seddon and J. Carroll were among those present. The starting machine wbb successfully used in some of the -"races. The following are the results: - New Zealand Cup, 1000 soys, two miles. — Impulse, 7st 91b (G. Smith), 1 : Lottie, 7st 81b (Davis), 2 ; Aldershot, 6st 131 b (Pine), 3. Prime Warden, Au Revoir, Clanranald, Skirmisher, Rosefeldt, Saracen, Royal Rose, Rangipuhi, Pegasus, Makaki, Three Star, Magazine, Westmere and Leont ne a'so started. Three Star, Royal Rose, Saracen and Magazine com* prised the leading division when the field had fairly settled into thsir places, and p isaing th<t stand, Alderehot, Saracen and Three Star, were together in front, followed by Rosefeldt, Impulse, Magazine, Skirmisher, Lottie and Au Revoir is tha order named Before tho straight was reached Mahaki had lost his position and Aldershot landed in the straight just in front of Saracen, Rosefeldt and Impulse with Lottie coming fast. At the distance Rosefeldt and Saracen were beaten, lvi* pulse immediately afterwards drew out and stalling off the too late effort on the part of Lottie, won a great race by three* quarters of a length from Lottie with AU dershot a similar distance away, third, Mugnzine fourth. Mahaki fifth, Prime Warden, 6ixth, Skirmisher seventh, Saracen eighth, and Pegasus, Three Stars, and Rangipuhi the last. Time, 3min 30Vsec. Dividends, £18 10a and £28 8s 6d. Riccarton Welter Handicap, of 120 soys., six furlongs —Mount Royal, 1: Sunrise, 2 ; Speculator, 3 Eleven others started. Won comfortably by a length and a half, Time, linin 16secs. Dividends, £4 2s and £2 11s 6d Welcome Stakes, of 250 soys, four furlongs. Caribou, 1; Euroklyndon, 2: Bloodshot, 3 Seven others started. Won by half a length. Time 50£ sec«, Dividends, LIO It's 6d and Ll3 19s fid. Ladies Purse Welter Handicap, of 100 soys., once round and a distance — Chaos, 1 ; War Dance 2 ; Barnardo, 3. Four others started Won in a canter by three length?, Time, 2min«, 64{secs. DivU dends, L 6 13s and L7 7s Gd. Steward's Handicap, of 250 soys, six furlongs. - Golden Fleece, 1 ; Beadonuell 2 ; St Clements 3 Twelve others started. Won easily bjr two lengths, Time luiin. Is|secs. Dividend, L22 2s and L2J 11s. The Shorts' Handicap of SOaovs, was woo, by Watchword.