SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXV, Issue 189, 12 August 1903, Page 3

SPORTING.

; 6RAND NATIONAL MEETING. I FIRST DAY. PUB PRKS3 ASSOCIATION. Chhistchurch, August 11. There was ideal weather and a record attendance for the first day of the Grand National meeting. The totalisator took £15,146 against £13,667 last year. Results : ' First Hunters Hurdles, 100 sovs: Plain Tom 1, Fairy Eose 2, Wonderful 3. f All started. Won easily. Time 3 min | 9 sec. Divs ,610 2a 6d, LI lis. [ Maiden Hurdles, 150 sovs : Tupara 1, j Evening 2. Catherine Gordon 3. Trrde- : wind was scratched. Won comfortably. : Time 3 min 22 1 5 sees. Divs L2 12s, j L 3 16a. ; Winter Cup, 510 sovs, one mile: ! Vladimir 1, Pampero 2, Nell Gwynne 3. Ostiak and Kohupapa were scratched. , Time 1 min 45 sees. Divs J8 4a 6d, LI ' 14; 6d. f Grand National Steeplechase, 750 sovs, j thres miles and a half: Awahuri 1, fipi j2, Haydn 3. All started won very easily. Time 7 min 20 sees. Divs L 4, L2 4s 6d. Tally-ho Plate Steeplechase, 60 sovs : The Wip 1, King 2, Typhoon 3. Dragoon, Baifour, Vandilatel and Hinewai were scratched. Won easily. Time 4 min 27 2 5 sees. Div L 6 lis. Ladies' Braclet, 70 sovs, two miles : Waiwera 1, Stepdancer 2 Playfair 3. Sophism and Plain Tom were scratched. Enfitild Steeplechase, 100 sovs: Victory 1, Jmslopagoas 2, Fright 3. Grython, Hinewai, Hipstone, Typhoon and Dragoon. Time 4 min 13.5 5 sees. Div L 6 15s 6d. Woolston Plate, 50 sovs : Glenaladale 1, Narcissus 2, Nutoraoker 3. Muscovite, Loch Tey, Baseplate were soratched. Time 1 min 18 2-5 sees. Divs L2 10s, LI Bs.