SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume X, Issue 970, 17 August 1903, Page 3

SPORTING.

SOUTH AUSTRALIAN STEEPLE

CHASE.

By Telegraph —Press Association —Copyright Received 8.47 p.m,, August 16. Adelaide, Aug. 16. At the South Australian Jockey Club’s winter meeting the chief event was the Grand National Steeplechase, which resulted as follows: Isis, 12.0 1 Belber, 9.0 ... ... 2 Convoy, 11.7 8 Twelve started. Isis won by two lengths. Time 6.32. Div., U 3 18s.

GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. (Per Press Association.) Christchurch, last nigbt. The weather was bleak but fine for the last day’s racing on Saturday. The totalisator turnovor was 1112,419, against

£12,849 last year, making a total for the meeting of £41,777, against £39,583 last year. The results were : Hunters’ Steeplechase. Agitator 1, Swagger 2, Balfour also started. Won ■' easily. Time 4.19 1-5, div. £1 16s. Heathcote Handicap.—Windwbistle 1, Bed Gauntlet 2, Shrapnel Shell 8. Scratched : Pampero. Won comfortably. Time 1.33 4 , -5, diva. £2 14s and £1 19s 6d. Sydonham Hurdles. —Huku 1, Tradewind 2, Slow Tom 3. Scratched : Victor 11., Battloaxe, Kohunui. Won by a length and a half. Time 3.27 25, divs. £9 16s and 19s 6d. Third HuDters’ Hurdles. —Eeliance 1. Single Event 2, Wonderful 8. Scratched : Fairy Bose, Plain Tom, Piantaganot. Won easily. Time 8.19 4-5, divs. £4 15s 6d : and £2 Is.

Lin'ooln Steeplechase, of 200 eova; 1

miles.

Haydn, 12.9 1 Straybird, 11.0 2 Boiler, 10.8 ... ... 3 All started. Won easily. Time 5.9, diva. £2 12s 6d and .£1 16s.

-J Selwyn Handicap.—Matuku 1, Reolaimor 2, Secret Society 3. Scratched : Bod Gauntlet and Windwhistle. Time 1.19 1-5, divs. £4 19s and £1 17s 6d. Final Hurdles.—Mourner 1, Zealous 2, Comfort 8. Scratched : Slow Tom, Huku, Defiance, Bags, Catherine Gordon. Won easily. Time 3.8 1-5, diva. £l6 17s and £7 8s 6d. V '

Hunters’ Plate. —Defiance 1, Beliance 2, Playfair 3. Scratched : Hinowai, Promoter, King, and Plantagenet. Won easily. Time 2.54 1-5, div. £4 2s 6d.