Sporting News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 33, 7 August 1895, Page 2

Sporting News.

• " Sport " scuds us tbe following ' tips ' for to-morrow's events at the Grand i National Steeplechase Meeting, at • Christchurch : — ; Grand National Steeplechase— Norton - 1, Mutiny 2, Booties 3. i Hurdle Race -Liberator 1, Courauto • 2, Barnardo 3. > Hunter's Hurdles — Boomerang 1, - Much-ado 2, The Plug 3. I Maiden Hurdles — A'icfcim 1, Invader i 2, King John i3. Enfield Steeplechase —Nero 1, Gillie > 2, Rags 3. , Ladies' Bracelet— Mystical 1, Muchi ado 2, St. Hcrnern 3. ) Winter Haudicap — Chaos 1, Vogcn- . gang 2, Bonafide 3. \ THE TOTALISATGR IN VICTORIA. & - (Per Press Association.) Melbourne, August 6. • Daimio is a strong favorite for the ■ Steeplechase at 3 to 1, Baltoro is next [ in demand at 6to 1. • Leogist is not accepting for tbe Meli bourne Cup. i At tlie annual meeting of the Victoria , Racing Club the ballot upon the totalisa- • tor resulted in an overwhelming majority . in favor of legalising the use of the i machine. f Thursday Islaxd, August 6. . La Gloria was amongst the few horses [ that died on Board tlie Argus while she | was ashore. Christchurch, August 6. j The Rangitikei hurdle horse Kahurangi fell dead at Riccarton track this morning while gallopiug with Variety ' and Rags. Kahurangi had, it is re- \ ported, an exceedingly rough passage down to Lyttelton. .His death is a [ severe blow to his trainer, Mr T. Scott, • who reckoned lie had an excellent ' cbance of appropriating the big hurdle event. [Kahurangi was not going well 1 in his work previous to being taken 1 South.!