SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 7904, 21 August 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

AUSTRALIAN RACING

Machine Gun Wins With Top Weight

(Received Aug. 19, 8.35 p.m.) SYDNEY, Aug. 19. At Tattersall's races, Machine Gun (who carried top weight, 10.6) won the Canvway Handicap in a field of twelve.

The New Zcalander shot out after passing the St. Leger stand, and, finishing like a Hash, beat Isos (7,.13) |jy a neck in lmin ldsec. Machine Gun started favourite at 3 to 2 against. Grand Rapids Runs Second. (Received Aug. 20, '1.46 p.m.) MELBOURNE, Aug. 20. In the August Handicap Grand Rapids ran second to Dividend. Adelaide Steeplechase. (Received Aug. 20, 4.46, p.m.) ADELAIDE, Aug. 19. The Steeplechase resulted Simple Joe 1, Lantier 2, Idalia 3. Twelve started. Won easily. Dividends, £7 Is and £3 Bs. C.J.C. GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. Third Day's Results. (Pur Press Association.) CHEISTCHURCH, Aug. 19. The New Zealand Grand National i meeting concluded to-day in dtril • weather. The attendance, however, was very fair, and speeahttion was better than om the corresponding day i last year, investments reaching £13,264. Results

Ladies' Bracelet .—Bill Bailey 11, Merginae 2, Whataioa 8. Also started—Kexer, Gi'osvenor, Flying Cloud, Ornament and Escort. Won by a length and a quarter. Time, Sunn 5s sec. Dividends, ■£2 lis Gd and £3 4-s. Hack Hurdles,—Narcissus 1,. Taxpayer 2. Wee McGregor 3. Also started—Noxious Weed and Leeside. Won comfortably by two and a half lengths. Time, 3min 12scc. Dividend, £4 10s 6d.

Sydenham Hurdles,—Tupara 1, Comfort 2, Daredevil 3. Also startedTlie Mohican, Waiwera, Cavalry, Levant, Kungai'awa, Catherine Gordon. A good fitvish. Won by a head, Daredevil a length and a half away. Time 3min 27sec. Dividends, £3 7s 6d and £1 12s.

Htiatlicote Handicap.—Criehtoß 1, Cannre Chiel 2, Ability 3. Also started—Shrapnel Shell, Full Cry, Golden Knight, Flower o' Clutha, Beau Seaton, Bagpipes, Sardonyx, Silverline and lilibank. Won by two and a half lengths. Time lmin 32sec. Dividends, £5 8s (id ami £2 16s 6d. Lincoln Steeplechase.— Pipi, 1, Manama 2, Victory 3. Also startedlnniskileni, Phaetonitis, Nor'-west, Te Kohau, Defoe, Eurus and The Dauber Pipi won as lie liked, 1# 200 yards, Nor'-west being the only horse other than the place-getters U> complete the course. Time, smin 18 3-sscc Dividends, £5 13s 6d and £2 8s ffd. Selwyo Handicap.—Jolly Friar 1 Tessera 2, Master Alix 3. Also starj ted—Wei Reef, General Symons, j King s truest, The Stake, Brighton, Matuku, Ordnance, Heirloom, Bluestone and Stepaside. Won by threequarters of a length. Time, lmin 20 sees-. Dividends, £5 12s Gd and £2 |os 6(L

Final Hurdles.-Daredevil 1, Magnificent 2 Hydrant 3. Also startedHuku, Wind, Wonderful, Valima Repu seand Outer. Won by two tag%l6scc" Dividends, &5 145«.6d and £2 Is. Hunters' Plate.-Playfair 1, Wee Waka 2, Makurl 3. Also started—Early Van, Kohuru, Brookside, Baden, Coronna and Bungler. Won easily by three lengths. Time, 2mia 58scc Dividends, £2 18s and £l Bs, Hew Zealand Cup Weights. (Per Press Assoelatton.) CHRISTCHURCH, Aug. 20. The following weights have t town declared for the New Zealand Cup fall (M? 9 ' 8 v, ": ah « tol, Ba 9.1, NightfaH 8.12, Vlad'jmir, Nonette 8 9 f/'S H'- 'Jfaniapolo, Gladstone at* 8,2, Scotty 8.1, PatronuK i°| Pati tutu 7.12, Gold Crown 7.11 Melodeon ,7.10, Convoy,, St. Michael' en R ° SCal ' Ghoork ». GoWV? kn'Eht 7.8, Jeanne D'Aic 7ti Noctuiform 7.5, Melwood 7.3, Black Reynard 7.2, fcrole, General sf. mns Veneer, Lady Wayward, Sun- !* ' Boomerang He'roiLm Thunderer 6.8 Rtecgrovc Armament, AssS Sweet Helen, Loiret,. TsiWhar 6 7 ' Waitira Racing Club.

tuts ' ncß .?"« ° f •»«> Walshowrrf th •' 143 snowed the receipts (including Ik to £I, M rfs (XI) to be £039 9, , f the expenditure (including *100.5" <1 7S HW tC IP to be £836 2& t 'r'V CI ' MH W«* of £945 SrT ? I ilSSet!i bulled t.J - aHd thc "abilitiLfi- £,'198 Ml ties'towtod l^®^ 18 f,vw p»"°^ o^ rs r e I £,ectoU : ;• vice-president, Mr N^K'Slio^ , l : b Ck-rk of scales, Mi Beckbessinger ; assistant, Mr K McGuinness; handjeappor, Mi- j F 1 onrys; sturUw, Mr A. W. li udg Clerk ol Coursj;, Mr W. Kerr ■ stewards Messrs c. 11. Stott, J. \ ' I,lnnert y. T..lliicsßiwn, E T EUi r S TOfa '"' J " mil wv olgc : r.ommiitce, Messrs J. .f> nerty> H nv tt^'iu" ll ' l ? lt *. KPn«ml Comnyttee, J. Fimiertv, T. HuC T 1!U m n ; c - B ' Stout, J. l). \VvlUo •J. lelfar, E, Jicckbcssim'tr. t' Elliot, W. F, Jenkins, J, \ gjuyth and W. I'roctor, e>w>ui.

' rh » Ingleivoocl Kecpri says .--One orour local sports had a streak ol | luqk—we bog pardon, a substantial proof of sound judgment—on Wednesday, in striking the lnniskillon-Creu-rit ,T\ nt thu orand N «Oonftl Chnstchurch meeting. He had UkIJa Ir thing of t\VO hundred and fifty to two them, and so landed the s.talY\ lin d feels like shaking with himself.