SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 158, 8 July 1904, Page 2

SPORTING.

GISDORNE STEEPLECHASE MEETING, (Per tress Association). GISBORNE, July 7. Beautiful weather prevailed for the first day of tine steeplechase meeting. Hurdles—Medallius 1, Hippowui 2, Lady Raven 3. Only starters. Won by three lengths. Time 3min 59see. Dividend £2 vis. Hack Hat—Morpeth 1, Prince Albert 2, Borax it. Only starters. Won easily. Time lmin 2U 3-ssec. Ui\ idend £1 9s. Flying Handicap—Paria 1, Hinetapauriki 2, Local Option 3. Scratched—Good Spec. Won by a head. Time lmin 20 3-ssec. Dividends JLI 15s and £3 4S. Steeplechase—Straybird 1. The other starter (liylua) did not iinisli. S.trayibird's time was 12inin 53sec. Dividend £2 Is. The pace was miserably slow and the horses in turn kept baulking at the jumps. Straybird takes iirst and second money, tt was one of the most extraordinary exhibitions ever seen on a racecourse. Maiden Scurry—(lui)lietta 1, W.C.W. 2, Whistle Jacket 3. Ten others started. Time lmin B£soc. Dividends £l4 13s and £4 15s. Hack Steeplechase— Sergwant-Major 1, Fencer 2. Only the two started. Time 4iuin 29sec. Dividend £1 10s. Winter Oats—Tukapa 1, Hinotapauriki 2, Morpeth 3. Othor starters—Good Spec and *Linklock. No time was taken, Dividends £4 Is and lis. A sum of £3033 passed through uho totalisator. ACCEPTANCES FOR TO-DAY, Hurdles, one mile and -three-quart-ers—Hiupowui 11.3, Medallius 10.13 Morpeth 9.10, Lady Raven 9.4. Second Hack, one mile—Morpeth 11.8, Local Option 11.7, Vivacity 10.12, Linklock, W.C.W, 9.7, Paikea, llorax 9,5, I'rinco Albert, Signet 9. 3, Terence 9.0, 'Waiikajnao Handicap, seven furlongs -Mahutortga 11.5, Paria 11.0, Hine-tupaur-iki 10.0, Tukapa, Local Option 9.13, Vivacity 9.5, Good Spec, Morpeth 9,0. To llapara Steeplechase, two miles and a half— Straybird, Medallius 10 7, Hylas 9,13, Stockman 9.10 Second Hack Steeplechase, about two nules-Serfcioant-Miajor 11 10 'lower of Gold 11,3, SpysJiot O.io' Fencer 9.7.

Maiden Hcurry, six furloiigs-Whis-u,°„,v ttCket H - 2 ' SeaforUi 10.4, d.G, Melton Hall 0.4, ] iig lan , lian _ sn 9.2, J'auwai, Reay, Pedro

Final, one mile—Moiiutona'a 11 6 iukupa 11.3, Hinetapauriki, Morpeth. Local Option 0.13, Lady Hav . on 9.11, Vivacity 0.4, Llnklock 0.0. PALMERSTON ENTERPRISE, PALMERSTON N., July 7 the Moimwatu Racing. Club t'oirfßht discussed a project to const! uct a private railway from Awupuiu station to the course, and erect a bridge over the lagoon, at a total estimated cost of £4OOO \ committ™ was authorial to proceed with the scheme and secure the necessary l„„d and the passing 0 , u •>M i„ Parliament. Two thousand pounds wUI b8 found by the ch,b ™i committee, and the remainder by members of the club taking dentures at 8 pel . wnt K .n seven years.

Melbourne advices state that as a nit Kale, t.ouorul is established as Ti ll ' o, ;, ll,cSte ' tei *» Ms,i f" 1S , * JoU ' d ut 8 lo Wto l I ' umoud ' un ' a O'cnolgut