SPORTING. The Goodwood Handicap.

Te Aroha News, Volume II, Issue 103, 23 May 1885, Page 6

SPORTING. The Goodwood Handicap.

The following are the details of the running for the Goodwood Handicap, a sweepstakes of lOsovs. each, with 250aovs. added. Second horse 50bovb. from the prize ; third horse to save his stake. (66 subs.) One mile. W. Croziers br q Lantern, syrs, Gat 121b, by Wild Eagle— Pochontas (Nicholson) 1 B. W. Ellis's eh h Lord Wilton, 4yrs, 7et 51b (Power) 2 J. G. Reids eh q The Ghost, aged, 7st 111b (J. Williams) 3 Ringwood (Bat 121b, Hutchins), Middlemarch (Bst 81b, Murphy), St. Lawrence (Sat 2lb, Sanders), Alphabet (Sat, Moore), Anchorite (Bst, Ellis), Hazard (7st 12lb, Cope), Kingship (7st 101b, G. Brown), St. John (7st 91b, Robertson), Topaz: (7st 91b, Wyman), Duenna (7st 71b, OBrien), Urnberto (7st 51b, T. Williams), Pailleroo (7st 41b, Olds), Carbuncle (7st 31b, Farrell), Ironmaster (7st 41b, Trahan), Marie Louise (7at, Flanagan), Uncas (6st 131b, Cracknell), Berkeley (Get 4lb, G. Williams), also ran. Betting : 3 to 1 against Topaz, 6 to 1 St. ! Lawrence, S to 1 Lord Wilton, 10 to J each St. John and Lantern. Directly the flag fell Lantern and Ironmaster showed in front, with St. John and Pailloroo next, the favourite being absolutely last away. Alter going a furlong, the abovenamed trio were in front, followed by St. Lawrence and Umberto, and at the six-furlong post Berkeley, Alphabet, and Hazard were well up. At the sheds Lantern held a decided lead, and Marie Louise and The Ghost had joined the forward division. Lord Wilton came through at the turn, and was second entoring the straight, where Lantern, without an effort, increased his lead, and it was evident that the only contest would be for second place, the South Australian gelding maintaining his lead to the end, and winning with ridiculous ease by three lengths from Lord Wilton, who beat The Ghost by a neck for second place. The favourite was never in the race from the fall of the flag. Time, lmin, 44sec.