SPORTING.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 2506, 1 April 1881, Page 2

SPORTING.

TARANAKI J.O. ANNIVERSARY. RACES. FIRST DAY. New Plymouth, March 31. The weather to-day was gloomy, but the attendance was large. Maiden Plate ; one and a half miles. Venture, Bst 2lb 1 Frivolity, Bst 2 Sunray, 9st 31b 3 Six started. There were 52 subscribers in the totalieator, 10 being on the winner, who won easily by a length. Time —2 min 52 secs. Handicap Steeplechase ; three miles. Mr Mclvor’s Chandler, list 1 .. Kekorangi, 9st 51b ... 2 Lady Grey, 9st 4lb ... 3 There were 138 tickets in the totalizator, 45 being on the winner. Seven started. Patchern fell at the double jump opposite the Stand. The whole hauled at the furze hedge entering the straight, and Lady Grey and Kekorangi mistook the course and had to be pulled up, but started again in pursuit of Chandler, who, however, won by twenty lengths. Jockey Club Handicap ; two miles. Matau, 6st 9lb ... ... 1 Libeller, Bst 121 b 2 Dan, Bst ... 3 Mr Walters declared to win with Libeller. There were 189 tickets in the totalisator, 27 being on the winner. Coming up the hill Libeller made a grand effort and ran through the. field like lightning, but could not not get upon terms with Matau, who won by a length. - Time —3min 44sec. Tabanaki Cup ; two miles. Libeller, 9st 1 Hailstorm, 95t41b... ..,,2 Ehdymion, 9st 4lb • 3' r There were 240 tickets in the tolalisator, 103 being on the winner. At the end of a mile and a half Libeller was called on, and responded brilliantly, an exciting struggle ensuing between him and Hailstorm. After a neck-apd-neck race Libeller won by a length.