SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume VIII, Issue 504, 18 August 1902, Page 3

SPORTING.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING,

By Telegraph—Press Association. Christchurch, last night. For tho third day of tho Grand National Meoting there was splendid weather, and a good attendance. Tho totulisator investments for the day were 1112,349, and for the meeting £39,583, as compared with £43,173 for tho last year's fixture. The results woro

Hunters’ Steeplechase.—Zither 1, Matarawa 2, Doopey 3. G. 8.0. was scratched. Won easily. Brab fell at tho stand double and broko his neck. Time 4.6 4-5, div. £2 14s.

Hoatheoto Handicap.—Fleka 1, Soaierled 2, Cora Linn 3. Scratched: Winsome. Won on the post, after a good race. Time 1.32 1-5, dive. £3 10s and £2 2s 6d. Sydenham Hurdles.—Mars 1, Skipper 2, Scottish Minstrel 3. Scratched : Cavaliero, Long Tom, and Redoubt. A splendid raeo. Skipper led roost of tho distance, but after tho last hurdle Mars came with a rush and won by a length. Tim 03.27, div. £2 18s. Third Iluntors’ Hurdles. —Hurricano 1,

Incbcapo 2, Hutana 3. Scratched : Slow Tom, First Shot, Skobolefl, and Epsom Lad. A vory good race. At tho la«t hurdle Phietonitis fell, giving W. G. Stead a bad shaking. Time 3.11 45, divs. £2 2s 6 1 and £2 Us 6d.

Lincoln Stenplechaso.—Sultana 1, Straybird 2, Awahuri 3. Sultana came through and won easily from Straybird by eight longths, Awahuri being sovon lengths away. Timo 5.7, divs. £lO 14s and £2 3s.

Selwyn Handicap.—Goldspur 1, Windwhistle 2, Winsome 3. Scratched : Corn Linn and Fiold Battery. A good raeo. Won on tho post. Timo 1.19 4-5, divs. £2 8s and £1 19s 6d.

Final Hurdles.—Smithy 1, Long Tom 2, Surrey 8. Scratched : Mars, Shylock, and Redoubt. Long Tom led till after tho lost hurdle, when Smithy camo through and won by a length. Timo 3.8 4-5, div. £2 12s.

Hunters’ Plato.—lnchcapo 1, Skobeleff 2, Singlo Evont 3. Scratched: Tufto, Zither, Phastonitis, and Doopey. Won by two longths. Timo 2,50, divs. £9 10s and £1 9s.