SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7902, 18 August 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

CJ.C- GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. CREUSOT WINS THE HURDLES. ROMEO AND TRUMPERY KILLED. (Per Press Association.) CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 17. The weather for the second day of the Grand National Meeting was cold and cheerless, and the thick fog which hung about the course made it difficult at times to distinguish the horses when running along the back. The attendance, however, was good, J the Governor and party being again I present. As on the first day, there 'wcrcseveral falls, but the riders csI caped without injury, though In the I National Hurdles Romeo and Trump'ery received injuries which necessitated their being shot. Totalisator investments reached £14,426, as against, £11,633 on the second day last year. Results :

Hunt Club Cup.-Wi Waka 1, Playfair 2, Rowlock 3. Also started— Lucky Star, Agitator, Gnat, Snider, Grand Jury, Wild Bill, The Whip, Guirlcen and Barlock. Won by three lengths. Time, smin 13sec. Dividends, £5 9s and £1 Is. Sumner Handicap.—Blytheniaid 1, Silverlme 2, Black Diamond 3. Also started-Bombastes, Wee Macgregor, Grosvenor, Flying Cloud and Mcrginac. Won l|y two lengths. Time, 2 mim 47 2-ssec. Dividends, £3 5s and 17s. August Handicap.—Crich ton 1, King's Guest 2, Jolly Friar 3. Also started—Silkworm, Shrapnel, Golden Knight, General Symons, Sardonyx, Tessera and Heirloom. Won comfortably by two and a half lengths. Time, lmin 18 2-ssec. Dividends, £8 1.7s and £3 Is 6d. NEW ZEALAND GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES, of 750sovs, about two miles. Creusot, 10.13 1 Waiwera, 9.13 2 Tupara, 9.12 8 Also started—The Mohican, Trumpery, Cavalry, Heroism, Durable, Catherine Gordon, Newtown, Levant, Rungarawa, Magnificent, Daredevil, Outer and Valirna. Rungarawa made the early running, with Romeo in close attendance. At the hurdles past the mile post Romeo fell and broke his leg, and Trumpery, falling over him, received injuries which necessitated her destruction also. Waiwera led round the top turn and into the straight, taut over the last hurdle was challenged by Creusot who won by a length and a half, Tupara two lengths away third, Daredevil fourth and Newtown fifth, Time, 3 min 49 2-ssec. Dividends, £3B 17s and £4 9s 6d.

Beaufort Steeplechase-Haydn 1 Matiazona 2, Tc Kobau 3. Alsostar-ted-Comfort, Nor'-wcst, /Defoe, Eurus, Narcissus and The Dauber. Won easily by. eight lengths. Time, smirt 18 4-ssec. Dividends, £2 lis and £2 lis on. , Islington Han-dicap.-Exmoor 1, Beau Seaton 2, Savoury 3. Also started-Slirapncl, Secret Society, Dc arey, Brighton, Ability, The Stake and Somaroff. Won hy a length and half Time, lnrin 47 2-sscc. Dividends, £2 2s and £1 13s Gd Second Hunters' Hurdlcs.-Makuri 1, Grand Jury 2, Early Van 3. Al£2 lsld 110 ' 33SCC ' Div " end - Woolston Plate.-Whataroa 1, Bill & W I W Also start « i - Sealmn' S bank ' R „ CX "• B °isterou s , healion Ordnance, Oerisc and -Blue Count Lochie,, Ki Stork ™uo, 1 una Won by a neck. Time lmin ■« h/m. DiTideMls ' £5 "« «-

Saturday's HinMeaps. '" CI HISTCHrRCH, Aug! 11 K.i the third day of the Q j> (.rami National meeting •- jrul ,, % S - t ' 1 ' q , ,lwh ' ,S( '-- Ki '' ,^J2.9 tomtis 11.,-, Cunifnif 11 a v. \ if) 14 i>- • ~? _ ' UA > Nor'wcs JO.lrf. Jrpi 10.,-,, To Kohau 10 4 \ "dory 10.0, liefo,. ~.,.,, ~, •*■ , • '-*r 9.11 Catherine •)•!". Mana/ona 9.9, Agitator, \ ONi om, cod. Narcissus 9.7, Thoßtub, 9.<>, Jtmiaway (Wrl 9 7 Hunters' riato.-Playfair 12 13 Mikuri 12.10, Bill Bailey 12.8. 'it 8 n% ' V l^' al i- 9 - »«H*rt*.ll, Hillfl % a « 5 ' ? nidßr 114 ' WW mil 11.3, Ruwn&y <3i r j H.siGiim li.^wT 0 " 3 ,; ' N Saltahu, Carona uungur, c tt Canny, Barlock lid Hack Hurdles. -Jewel 'Gun 12 7 Repulse 11.8, Heroism 10.9, Tuxp/iyer 10.8, iNo'xious Weed 10 7 NnV cissus 10.0, Bill Perkins 9.lfi Bay' onot, Carlo 9.r,, V v McGregor, u, bide 9.8, St. Louis, My*c Berry 9 -: Carona, Conservative 9.0 final H'uPdles.-Creusot, 12.9, Push--10.11 InHiskillen 10.9. Levant 10 3 Wmd 10.3, Wonderful 10.2, Daredevil 9.11 Valima, Repulse, Hy u r lrt 9,4, Heroism 9.8, Magnificent, Ba<rpipes 9.2, Outer, Lurcher 9.0 ■Sydenham Hurdles.—Crcusot 1" '! rhc Mohican 11.10, .Waiwera, ConV ort 10.10, cavalry lO.ti.NN e t 0 10.0, lupara 10.3. Durable 9.13 Leynpt 9.11. Huku 9.10, .Rttngarawa,' Catherine Goi-don 9.9; Wonderful 9 8 Daredevil 9.3, Kepulse, Valima, .W mficent. Herolw. Bagpipes, Outer taxpayer, Narcissus 9.0. 11 al n n H an!dio «P.-i Master Alix 11.0, Full Cry 10,12, Wet Reef .]()- U, Crichton 10.9. Shrapnel 10.8. ISouu Seaton 10.5, Silkworm 10 •> Kesimenl 10.1, Jjoiiy Friar loo' fjcncrul Symons 9.9, .King's Guerft a.'-, Ihe Stake 9.4. Brighton, Snrdouyx 9.3, Matuku 9.2, Tossera, Ka,» zai, Antigone: Ordnance, Heirloom Milestone, Stepaaide, Coxswain.Black Diamond, Boisterous, Merginae 9.(1 Heatticoto Handicap.—Kremlin 13 2, K'xmoor y.13, Shrapnel Shell 10.11 Savoury 10.9, Goklen Vein, l'lill Cry, Master Alix 10.7, Kose Judder 10.5, Cannie Chiel, Wet Reef tiolden Kmight 10.4, Crichton 10 3' Flower «' Clutha, Shrapnel 10.2 Tirole, Beau Sou lon 10,1, Veneer 10 0 i^oT'J?- 9, 9.5. Speculate 9.2, <flao Stake, Brighton, Secret woiety, SancKonyx, Royal Crown. *i>ility, bomaroff, Coxswain, Sihvrene, Elibank 9.0.