SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 191, 17 August 1904, Page 2

SPORTING.

UK AND NATIONAL MJjSKTOrtf, ' FIRST i>AX, ' ;

(Per Press AssoctotienL Thy weather was floe for ttw opeft* ing of the Canterbury Jocfcey Club'i Grand National meeting to-day, and the attendance was very largs. Lord Flunket was the guest ol the cU* during the afternoon. Following .W« the results of the raciiig :

First Hunters' Hurdles, once round and a distance.—Wonderful 1,, A»dy Regan 2, Reliance 8. All start** Won by a length. Time, Bniin 11 B>fl sec, .Dividends, £9 18s and £8 of. Trial Hurdles Handicap, one jnlto and three-quarters.—The Mohican 1, live Gueseer 2, Moeraki S. Mhv hap 11. was scratched. Won by uret lengths. Time, 3miu 25seo. Dividend, £2 7s.

Winter Cup, on« 1, Shrapnel Shell a, Blackatoot It, All started. Fleka, Shrapnel «kelL Loch Erne and Blacks tone were 4n tW front on entering the straight, tart | Mahutouga got up at the ditftanc* and won a great race by a head. Time, lniin. 45 2-ssoc. Dividend*, It« 7s 6d and £4 6s 6d. | Urand National Steeplechase, of. I 1000 govb, three miles and a hall.— Slow Tom 1, I'ipi2, Victory 8. AUH started. Pjpi went to the front'Mr-J ly, with Agitator, Mocassin, UMtj Victory noarest, Maydn lying illl little way back. Haydn, Moccaalaicl and Agitator fell early, and AJK Aka was pulled up a mile from Turning into the straight Pfpl Jtjft'i led Slow Tom and Crespin. J|fhe ]*•>• i mimed fell, and Slow Tom made a' 1 '* strong challenge, beating Pip* by . half a length, with Victory fifteen J lengths away. Time, 7 min UM . sec, Dividends, £6 Os 6d and £1 i

Tolly-ljo Plate Steeplechaw," two miles and a haH.—Ratttafmako 1, Craigmore 2, Monte 3. Pwisg», Ahiki, Gammon, and Poacher also started. All fall but Rattlesnake, who won easily by six Im&blTrnhp, Tmiin 87 2-sscc. Dividends, £1 11* 6d and 17s.

Jumpers' Flat Race Handicap, oat mile and a half.-Tupara 1, Hippowai 2, Cavalry 8. Creusot and Huku were scratched. Won by throe lengths. Time, 2min 44 4-Sam. Dividends, £8 2s Gd and £6 13a Ad. Enfield Steeplechase, about two miles.—PhaotoniUs 1, Nadador 9, Rowlock 8. My Lord was scratched. Won fairly easily by two length*. Time, 3rain 59soc. Dividend* £9 17s 6d and 18s,

Hack Handicap, six furloagf. Brighton l, Elibook 2, Contain 8. All started. Won by two lengths. Time, Iml* 18 4-3 wo. Dividends, £2 15t 6d and £1 0»,

J. Qumton, who was throw* to Mocassin in tho Grand National Stewplecnase to-day, rewlTed mtoto l»> ternal injuries, He was operated pntilsov«ilnga« tie hospital, .bar* no bus in a precarious condition. Jlr AruoW, who fell W it tt pl4te lorn, in the Enfield Steeplechaw, had his collarbone broken. "^ um ' WEIGHTS FOR SECOND DAY. Hunt Club Cup.-Rowlock 1a.9 Uattleaxe 12.2, Craigmore U. 9. fin.' wem, llulfour 11.2, Te Kd ~J« **»* .•uslO.U^Hock'lO.iaX'k^tt Miss Challenger, White Foam 10 £* Summe- Hundicap.-Tho lfe>'j "•A liombardo 10.9 Bai^ - " lc * a 10.8, Royal Crown 10.3 Taluno 0.11, F a irv »• ' J6 ' oe 9,13 « once 9.6, Coxswain » 08e 9 ' 7, Bayonet. Shollnse •„";?• BombwUo, raki. Cromoua. * , , old B «»«l«.Mo»9.0, ' warl °. Mistain tk AuaTUfti H' kapa 9.2, King Stork, Ability, MaJess, Wot Blanket 9.0 Beaufort Steeplechase. - Haydn, Mow 'lorn 12.5. Kiatere ll.», pJV Hill in ,V' l ",, loJ2 ' M «asHn, ri££ it ,n'i ' lnneMS of Thule, Aka.:Aka W. 9, PhaotoniUs 10.8, Ow* lortio.,, Crespin, Victory, Straybird 10.2, Sultana, Midia, N* dudor Evening 9.9, Saturn, Atftn">i\_ Catherine Gordon, Banana. Modamus, Rowlock, Plain Tow, !*► "Jul, Te liapui, Kohunui 9.7. Islington Handicap.-Krcmlia 11. m , Ch 'li l - U ' ***•*«* Shell 10.10, I'loka 10.9, Mahutongft 10.7, •lower o' Clutha 10.0, Loc ß En,, 0.5. Delarey 10.3, TVjrrapia 30.9. ISlackstone, Secret Society o.li;ft,-. mticent, Waitatcro 9.8, Juniper 9\f llinekoa, Tukapa, Rose Shield, Speulate, Bandmaster, Trenebridne Merry-go-round 9.0. i

Second Hunters' Huidles—Wonder, i ful 13.0, Kelianeo 12.5, Narcissus iy 0, Kelpy 11.12, Hawera, Early Vail " 11.11. 'IV Koliau 11.8, Andy lte™ '* Anndeju, Oyster, Eurus 11.4 ]J r00 *; ," Jiilu. Jolly Hogcr 10.12, Poacher, - Harlock, Forco 10.11, Dasher NI- >4 .sola, Whito i'oam, St. Reef Baden 10.10. ' ""*"■ j

Ak* Aka has been scratched for«m engugeintnts, and How lock for tJbL. Ueaurort Steeplechase and the r 7T "V ooln Handicap.

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