SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, 16 August 1915, Page 7

SPORTING.

THE GRAND NATIONAL MKEJ'IKOI

MORNING AGAIN SCORES. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Christchurch, Saturday. The weather was beautifully fine for (he concluding day, and there waa again a capital attendance. The totalisator investments' for the day were £49,319, as against £38,672 10s on the corresponding day hist year, and for the meeting the total was £134,580, as against £111,017 last year. Details:

AYLESBURY STEEPLECHASE, of 200 sovs, about two miles and a-half.— S S. Connolly's Oratonu 9.7 (.1. Boyd) 1, 3 Grey Renown 12.3 2, 4 Rufus 11.8 3. Also started: 1 Captain Macky, 2 Nimblefoot, 7 Stockade, 6 Fritz, 5 Agatha fireen, 2 Pliamos, 9 Fairy Finn, and 11 Royal Guard. Won by two lengths, with lliifus about one hundred yards away third. Fritz was the only other to finish. Time, smin (i 3-asec HEATHCOTE HANDICAP, of '350 sovs, seven furlongs.—Hon. J. D. Ormond's Kaminnhc 9.13 (W. Adams) 1, 10 Meltchikofi' 9.8 2, 3 Slogan 9.8 3. Also started: 4 Crown Pearl, 1 Banksia, 0 Ruapani, II Lady Louisa, 13 Master Lupin, 7 Fortify, 8 Birkline, 9 Nicomar, 14 Fender, 12 Scotch Melody, 5, Blackheart, In Wild Pilgrim, and 10 Jeannot. Won by a neck, and Slogan, who was finishing well, was a similar distance awav. Time, lmin 28 3-jsec.

STYX HURDLE RACE HANDICAP, of 200 sovs, once round and a distance.— •1 .G..suHonfs'ArtnlO.O (Ai J; .MeFlynn) 1, fl;.Biker.;Sliieldii9.o'.2, f(tod.Prtderick .f1.0L.8..-.' Ako ; started:;':! lluatangata, 4 Caber Davon, G Merric Valet, and i Scrutineer. Won by about two lengths. Time, 3min 1 l-ssee. SYDENHAM HURDLE RACE, of 500 sovs, one 'mile and three-quarters.— 3 P. P. Neagle's Diavols, 9st 131b (Jer. O'Connell) ] 5 Cameron and Richmond's St. filmn, Sat 131b (\V. Young) 2 0 C. Maehell's Moddite, Ost 131b (A. Wormwold) 3

Also started: 2 Lconta, 1 Awahou, 5 Kilmeny, 7 Styrax, 8 Sam Pan, 10 Commotion, 11 Braeburn, 3 Vascular, Won by a couple of lengths. Moddite was a head behind St. Elmn, and then came Braeburn, Styrax, and Kilmeny. Awahou fell at the last fence. Time, 3min 16sec.

. LINCOLN STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, of GOO sovs, about three miles.— 2 F. Armstrong's Morning. 12st 31b (A. Julian) 1 1 O. L. Stead's Tim Doolan, list 131b (A. J. McFlvnn) '. 4 E. Short's Bonny, 9st 91b (H. Thompson) i

Also started: 3 Ngatoa, S Golden Glow, 5 Fagot, 6 Naupata, 0 The Brewer, 7 Kim, and 10 Golden Grape. The race was between Morning and Tim Doolan, and going to the kennels double the second time the favorite looked like overhauling the Hawke's Bay rep. The latter, however, had a lot in hand, and went on again to win by four lengths, about a hundred ynrds separating second a,nd third, with Ngatoa ■ fourth. Fagot and The Brewer ran off at the kennels, and Golden Glow was pulled up. Time, Omin.

&EDCLTFFS HANDICAP, of 200 sovs, seven furlongs.—2 • C. Wadley's Prince Laddo 10.2 (S. Reid) 1, (i Potentiality 10.7 2. Hanmakaha 10.0 3. Also started: 4 Toki, 7 Cervulus, 3 Maltegarde, 14 Veritas, 5 Bodenham, 8 Free, 13 Pearlform, 9 Countess Tolstoi, 10 Listen, 11 British Rose, 10 Olga Carlovna, 15 Glenyar. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 29 l-ssec.

SELWYX HANDICAP, of 250 govs, six furlongs.—2 A. W. Rutherford's, jun., Encore 10.4 (J. O'Shca)' 1, C Fabrikoff 10.4 2, 10 Moonglow 9.3 3. Also started: 5 Pride o* Cluth?., 1 Glenroy, S Teviotdale, 3 Mandoline, 11 Multum-m-parvo, 12 Scorch, 9 Sveaborg, 4 Melford, 7 Lion, and 15 Mi r.c-list. HUNTERS' PLATE, of 140 sov:, one mile and a-half.—l W. Parson's Crib, 11.13 (S Barry) 1, 2 Ormoloid 11.13 2, i Kingsway 11.13 3. Also started: 4 Prairie Fire, 8 Carilla, 3 Dear Annie, 7 Flight, 9 Traditor, C Master Field, 10 Mae, and 11 Glemvye. Time, 2 min 40 2-ssee.

WEIGHIXG-ROOM SWIXDTJE. Ky Cable—Press Association—Copyright. Sydney August 13, Improvements in the weighing-room at the Orange Racecourse disclosed an elaborate scheme for manipulating the scales. There are indications that it has been in operation over three years and a half.