SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 190, 19 August 1901, Page 4

SPORTING.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING THIRD DAY.

(13y Telegraph—Press Association.) Christchurch, last night. The attendance was only fair at the last day of the Grand National meeting. The sum of £13,21s was put through the iotaiisator as against .£1 1.57 1. making a total i'or the meeting of £43,179, as against £33.944 last year. The results were : Hunters’ Steeples, oOsovs ; two miles. — Rowlock 1. Doopey ‘2, K Jam 3. Dugald was scratched. Won easily. Time 4.10 3-3. Divs., £2 Os 6d and ill 10s. Hc-achcote Handicap, 110 sovs ; seven furlongs.—-Jabber 1. St Denis 2, Somcrled 8. All started. Won by a neck. Time 1.32 4-3. Divs., £7 3s and £T Os. tsydeniiam Hurdles, 200 sovs ; one mile and three-quarters.—Haydn 1. Long Tom 2, Ilempie 3. Dartmoor was scratched. Won by a neck. Time 3.10 2-5. Divs., AM 3s anil 13s Gd. Third Hunters’ Hurdles, 50 sovs ; once

round and a distance. —Surrey 1, The Jester 2, Derringdo 3. Larboard Watch also started. Won easily. Time 3.14. Div., £2 16s.

Lincoln Steeplechase, 200 sovs; about two miles and a half. —Roller 1, Pipi 2, Straybird 3. Derry was scratched. Won easily. Time 5.15 4-3. Divs., £2 Is Od and .£4 4s 6d.

Selwyn Handicap, six furlongs.—St. Denis 1, Goldspur 2, Sundial 3. Scratched : Tauhei and Cannonitc. Won by half a length. Time, 1.18 3.5. Divs., A 3 17s and A 1 12s Od.

Final Hurdles Handicap, once round and a distance. —Dartmoor 1, ltodara 2, Duller 3. llotu, Hairtrigger and Derry also ran. Time, 3.7. Divs., £2 5s and £7 Ids.

Hunters’ Date Handicap, one mile and a-half. —Surrey 1, Vulcan 2, Tlie Jester 3. Scratched : Larboard Watch, Coastguard and Rowlock. Won by half a length. Time, 2.53 4-5. Divs., £1 15s and AT Os Od.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN NATIONAL STEEPLECHASE.

By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Adelaide, Aug. IS. The National Steeplechase resulted : Hibernia 1, Convoy 2, Regent 3. Won easily. Time, 6.26. Div., £7 ss.