SPORTING.

South Canterbury Times, Issue 7076, 23 February 1893, Page 3

SPORTING.

(pjua Exaumc Tbije«jba?h---tpopyßioaT.) (Per Press Association.) (Received 1 p.m.. Fob. 23rd. Melbourne, Feb. 23. St. Hippo was again restricted to walking exercise this morning. The Dancer 1 only did moderate work, preparatory to his appearance at Sandown I‘ark to-day. Arquebus beat Camoola over a mile and a half on the tan in 2min 47sec, the latter finishing badly. Autonomy and Warpaint had a 6 furlong spin, pulling up in Iroin 20£sec. Chatham did the distance 1 easily half a second faster. Sprig o’ Myrtle | romped home in front of Biringig and The Swell, the mile being done in Imin 49|sec, and this horse must prove very dangerous in the hlewmarket Handicap. Warpaint is hardening for the short diatance events, but St. Hippo is receding in the Cup betting. (By (BLBGEAPH.) ! NKW PLYMOUTH, Feb. 23. The Taranaki Anniversary Meeting was commenced to-day. The weather i. rough half a gale blowing from the south ea*t. and there are slight indications of r»m. There is a large atten J ance. Handicap Hubbles. Songster I ? e *\ « Whalebone (Johnstoc) i fattier ... (urooter « The only start ero Won by a long head after a desecrate finish, Time—3min Dividend— £2 17s. i Taranaki Handicap. 1 Tullooh (Hodson) 1 Eriua ’ ... (Murphy) 2 ! .Uuruß... (Johnston) 3

I Boulanger, B'raternite, Bangipuhi, Violence and Sarua also ran. Tu'look led all the way, ridden well by Hodson in tbe face of tbe wind, and won by a couple of lengths. There * was a great fight for second place. Time - 2min 43fiec. Dividend £25 6s. DUNJffiDIN RACES. FOBBUBY RACECOURSE, Feb. 23. i The weather is beautiful, and the attend* i anoe fair. Hubbles Magpie ... ...(Holmes) 1 Rebel (Poole) 2 Moonlight ... ... (McKenzie) 3 The protest on the ground of Magpie’s dark running yesterday was dismissed. Rebel and Magpie were about equal favorites. Magpie aod Moonlight led the first half mile, but on entering the straight the first time the latter was in front* At the windmill Justice assumed the lead, and for a time the trio were well abreast. At the second last hurdle Justice dropped back beaten. Rebel cleared the last hurdle a length in front of Magpie, bnt struck it rather heavily. A splendid tussle up the straight resulted in Magpie winning by half a length. Moonlight 3 a length away. Time —4min 12Jaeo. Dividends—£B 5s and £3 12s. City (Stakes ; 5 furlongs. Beadonwfc-ll ... ... (Buddicombe) 1 Lake shell ... ... ... (Br-wn) 2 Taranna ... ... ... (King) 8 Lake Shell had the advantage of the start, which Brown made the most of and entered the straight a length in load All whips wore fchenout except on Beadonwell, who challenged the leader opposite the lawn, snd wearing him down won by a length and a half. Time—lmio 4Jsec. Dividend —£9 and £6 Is, D.J.O. Handicap ; 1£ mile. Olanranald ... ... ... 1 Tempest ... ... ... ... ... S Wyvern ... ... ... 3 Time—2min 42nec. Dividend—£3 7s and £2 12s. Novel Race• Rotbamslead ... ... ... ... 1 Langley ... ... ... ... 2 Stonehenge ... ... ... ... 3 Dividensds —£8 4s and £5 19a.