THE C.J.C. SPRING MEETING. ANOTHER MU KET VICTORY.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 128, 14 November 1885, Page 8

THE C.J.C. SPRING MEETING. ANOTHER MU KET VICTORY.

(BY TBLEGBAPH —OWN CORRESPONDEHT. )

Chbistohurch, Nov 10. The weather is glorious for to-day's meeting, and the town is flooded with visitors. The New Zealand Cup will be run at 2.45 There will probably be 17 startera. Lady Emma is first favourate, but level money is offered on the field against any four. RICCARTON RaCECOUBSB, Thk Spring Hurdle Raob Handicap, a sweepstakes of ssovs each with 2oodovs. added ; second horse to receive SOaovs, and tbe third horse 20sovs fiom she s ake. Minimum weight 9sfc; over eight flights of hurdles. About two miles. A, H. Barrons er s Director, aged, 10st21b ... 1 (P. ( P. Murphy's eh q Marquis, aged, lOst 71b 2 G. Rutherford's eh h Master Agnes, 5 yre, 12st iOlb ... 3

Eleven horses started, and a grand race ensued. '" k ■ .." "51" 5 1 „'. a ' ; '\ Ujeie Fkbje HANDiOAPra sweepstakes of Saovs. <"! Aach, witn 2oosovB added; second horse tore- ,|) oeive SDsovs, and! the third horse 20dovs frjom Ihe stake. One mile. Scudan „, ... " ,;/ „ ... 1 8] lade Guinea 2 Sedindent .v. 1 .;. 3 [A very'olose fipisli. '. Eleven started. - The foUowinK}Btarted, —Stophenßon's Tairoa, 6 rrs, 9at 111b jtkeM MfarioV'4' yrs, tut 81b ; Butler's Talebea ,er. 4 yrs, &<s% lib.; JBammond'a Rocket, 6yrs. 7st 121b ; Ciitt's WaterKlnut.4yN.' 7st'7lb;, vallance's, Savage, > agedv 7st, 71b J B jndle'B Puck, 4 yrs, Cat 71b ; Marjin'B Soudan, i 3 sTs. 6»t 181b r LarioVa. Sediment, 6 yw, 686, Wild's Attxol Daisy, Cat 61b., otathhorne'a SiAfle Guinea Sfrs, 7»t 71bi At the Bttfr't wni<Jli was good Soudan and M»ri<n went away with letvd closely' followed by Rbot^et and Salvage. . Ajt the turn into the straight Poudan oailie a'vay, and from the distanpe.andhad his own Way to th,e ppet. , Sediment and Spade Guinea hid a great fight for secpndp'aoe, which watt wton by the 'latter. I'lme, lmin. llSJiiec. Tbtalis*r,or: Inside, £12; outside, £1 hares £8 9s. The New Zealand. Cop, a handicap sweepiatukes of 20aova with l.UOOsovs added ; seoond horse to receive 2008ovs, and the third horse '1008OV8 irbrn the stake. Two miles. M.r R. Ray's b c Fusilade, by AJuskefc— , Wai-iti, 3yrs, 6st 71b 1 Mr P. F. Tanored's r h Administrator, ,6yrs,Btllb 2 Mr G. G. Stead's br c Lochiel, 4yra, 7st 121b 3 All the horses entered on the cards started — seventeen — making a pretty field. Before the start, Poet bolted, and went three times round the course. He was, however, started. Tiger Tim was left at the post. Captain Webster got away firet, and led past the stand a length ahead of Kelson. Passing Cutta'B, Captain Webster still held His own, Leon next, Alpine Rose close up, Administrator and Fusilade handy. Running along the back stretch Leon went to the front, and Captain Webster to the inside. At Ford's the order was— Minerva, Captain Webster, Nelson, Admintrator, and Wapiti well in front in the order named. At the six furlong post, Captain Webster led again. Nelson handy. Going in the straight there was a set-to between Nelson and Administrator, who drew away, Nelson collapsing. Fusilade and Hermitage were then close up, Lochiel coming fast on the outside At the distance the whips wove at work on them all, and Fusilade, getting his head in front, won a good race by a length from Administrator, Lochiel third ; Hermitage, Nelson, and Captain Webster in the order named. Sou'-weater and Lady Emma were last nearly all the way. Time, 3min. 37£ sec. Totalisator dividend, £2 shares £38 6s, outside, £9 2s, £1 shares. The Welcome Stakes, a sweepstakes ol losovs each with SOOsovs added ; seoond hcrse to receive oOaovs, and ttie third horse 25sove from the stake. Colts, Bat 51b ; fillies Bst. Foui furlongs. Mr H, Goodman's eh f Apropos, by Apremont— Rupee, Sst lib (Clifford)... ] Mr E. Lyon's b c by Albany — Fallacy, Bstslb(Kean) \ Mr Butler's br c Artillery, by Musket — Ouida (Stratford) \ St. Tves, Sierra, Red Rose filly, and Galatet also ran. Apropos won by half a length with Artillery third. Time, 52secs. Divi dend : £2 shares, £22 4s 6d. Selling Plate of lsov., with 100 added. On< mile and a half. Mr G G. Stead's Ravenscraig '. Mr Sherwin's Mokaraka „, ! Mr P. Butler's Tim Whiffler \ Billy also ran. Ravenscraig won easily Riccarton Welter of 3sovb. each, with 10 added. Six furlongs. Messrs M. and C. Hobbs's Jack '. Mr M. Duncans Ironsides ! Mr H. Bradley 's Puck ; Seven others ran. Won easily. The starters for the New Zealand Cuj were : — Fusilade, Administrator, Lochiel Turquoise, Black Rose, Sou'-westor Nelson, Lady Emma, Captain Webster Wapiti, Alpine Rose, Minerva, Hermitage The Poet, Leon, and Tiger Tim.

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