SPORTING.
AUSTRALIAN J.C. SPRING
MEETING.
SAN FRAN WINS THE METROPOLITAN.
By Telegraph—Press Association—Copyright Sydney, Sept. 9. For the second day of the A.-J.C. Spring Meeting there was fine weather and a large attendance, the results being :
Shorts Handicap. Gatneboy ... ••• 1 Huaskca - Idler 1.. ... ... 3 Won by three lengths. Time, 1.14. Spring Maiden Stakes. Roekleigh ... ... ••• 1 Speculum ... ••• 2 No wry 3 Won by half a length. Time, 2.23 J
| METROPOLITAN STAKES. San Fran 1 Patronage ... ... - Sequence ... ... 3 Scratched : April Fool, Abington, Caravel, Rockgun, and John See. San Fran was favorite at 4to I. Keniey, with Sir Leonard and Handley, led to the sheds, where the field closed up, and an exciting finish saw San Fran Hash past the post, a head in front of Patronage, who canto fast on the outside. Time, 2.35. Steeplechase. Kainiatc 1 | Sportsman 2 I Korowai 3 ! Petting :7to 4 Kainiatc. Won easily, j Time 5.534. New Stakes. I Grasspan 1 Australia ... 2 John See ... ... ... 3 ! Betting: 2to 1 Grasspan. Won by ; three lengths. Time 2.10. Squatters’ Handicap. First Consul ... ... ... 1 Kock Gun ... ... ... 2 Acetine ... ... ... 3 Won by four lengths. Time 2.8 j. AVONDALE RACES. [By Telegraph—Press Association.] Auckland, last night. The following are the weights for the Avondale Spring Meeting on the 21st inst. : Steeplechase. Nor’-wost ... 12 10 Tarragon ... 9 10 Straybird ... 11 10 Rungarehu 9 9 Voltigeur ... 10 7 Tangahoc ... 9 7 Dingo ... 10 7 Rolf ... 9 7 Kowhai ... 10 0 Marino ... 9 7 Woolman ... 9 13 Riot ... 9 7 Princess Thule 9 12 Talisman ... 9 7 Sudden ... 9 H Tuirno ... 9 7 Maiden Plate. Balbirnie ... 9 0 Sparkl’gW'ter 7 6 Highlander 712 Progeo ... 7 6 Up-to-date... 7 11 Sly Miss ... 7 6 Cavalry ... 7 11 Chancellor 11. 7 3 Jewellery ... 7 10 Klondyko ... 7 0 Glasgow ... 7 10 The Don ... 7 0 Queen Anne 7 8 L'dy Howitzer 7 0 Drudge ... 7 8 Khama ... 7 0 Lanco-Corp’al 7 7 Ran-.ad00n... 6 2 Yarra ... 7 6 Merry Kate 6 0 Mustclla ... 7 6 Hurdles. Cavalicrio ... 13 11 Lightning ... 9 6 Cannongate 12 7 Princess Thule 9 5 Nor’-wost ... 11 3 Miss Drury 9 4 Straybird ... 11 0 Sudden ... 9 2 Vanquish ... 10 8 Tangahoo ... 9 0 Voltigeur 11. 10 5 Pungarehu 9 0 Regalia 11. 10 3 Chancellor 11. 9 0 Royal Conqueror 9 10
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Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 209, 10 September 1901, Page 3
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