SPORTING NEWS.
[REUTER’S TELEGRAMS.] By Electric Telegraph—Copyright. AUSTRALIAN JOCKEY CLUB’S AUTUMN MEETING. (Received April 15, 12.30 a.in.) Sydney, April 14. The Australian Jockey Club’s Autumn Meeting commenced to-day at Randwick. The following are the results of the various events : HURDLE RACE. Flamborough 1 Yately ... ... ... 2 War Eagle 3 AUTUMN STAKES. Sardonyx ... ... 1 Archie ... 2 Sweet William ... ... 3 CHAMPAGNE STAKES. Bargo ... ... ... 1 Salva ... ... ... 2 Garfield ... ... ... 3 Time, 1 min. 17|secs. Bargo won by half a length. ST. LEGER STAKES. Le Grand ... ... 1 Martini-Henri ... ... 2 Only these two started and LeGrand won easily by two lengths. Time 3mins. 10|secs. DONCASTER HANDICAP. Rataplan... ... ... 1 Yickey [?] ... ... 2 Hypatia 3 TRIAL STAKES, Yenetia ... ... ... 1 Cairngorm ... ... 2 Tremanio ... ... 3 HOKITIKA EASTER RACES. The first day’s races were contested yesterday. A large number of visitors proceeded from Kumara to Hokitika, no less than 40 out of about 60 passengers thither being driven by Mr Morse in Mr John Cameron’s “Jack” coach, by seven horses. The results of the various events were as follow : TRIAL STAKES. Marie Stuart ... ... 1 Dan 2 Parnell ... 3 HOKITIKA HANDICAP. Lady Grey ... ... 1 Lady Harris ... ... 2 Happy Jack 3 This was a splendid race. Happy Jack sprung off with the lead which he retained for over a mile and a half. Coming into the straight there was a struggle for first place, Lady Grey winning under the whip, Lady Harris coming fast up and passing Happy Jack on the post, Totalisator, £384; dividend £9 18s. HURDLE RACE. Mustard... ... ... 1 Levant ... ... ... 2 This was a good race between Levant and Mustard, the top weight showing good pace, but Mustard proved an old hand at the game, and won easily. Totalisator, £219; dividend not declared, as a protest was entered by Levant’s owner against Mustard, on the ground that Mustard had been entered in a false name. SELLING RACE, Maggie ... ... ... 1 Fritter ... ... ... 2 Catesby broke a blood vessel soon after starting, and the race soon developed into a match between Fritter and Maggie, the latter winning comfortably. Totalisator, £B4: dividend, £3.
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Kumara Times, Issue 2380, 15 April 1884, Page 2
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336SPORTING NEWS. Kumara Times, Issue 2380, 15 April 1884, Page 2
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