SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

Temuka Leader, Volume I, Issue 65, 31 July 1878, Page 2

SPORTING INTELLIGENCE.

—:—'.,.' - » ...' ■ ' OAMARU. STEEPLECHASE CLUB'S MEETING. The Annual Steeplechase Meeting of the above Club took place on Thursday last. The following are the resnlts : Maiden Steeplechase of 40 sovs.; about two miles, over such country as the Stewards may appoint; for all horses that have never won a steeplechase of 20 sovs., matches and hack races excepted. Entry, two sovs., with a sweep of £1 Is, to go to the second horse. Weight for age. Siiverstream, 4 yrs, lOst 31bs (T. Sheehan) 1 Billy Button, aged, 12st 31bs (Hankins; ... 1 Betting—2 to 1 against Siiverstream and Pakeha, 3 to 1 Tommy and Baron, 4 and 6 to 1 against the others. P.ikeha, (Jronie, Nelly, Tommy, and Baron also ran. Shark was scratched, and Turk did not put in an appearance. Siiverstream won by a mile, the water jumps pulling up all but the two placed. Waitaki County Cup, a Handicap Steeplechase of 80 sovs.; about ,3 n iles, over such country as the Stewards may appoint. Nomination, 2 sovs.; acceptance, 2 sovs., with a sweep of 5 sovs., to go to" ■'the second horse. The Agent, 4yrs, 12st 71bs (P. M-Coy) ... 1 Stockman, aged, lOst 121bs (A. Lyford) ... ... 2 Betting : 5 to 4 against The Agent, 5 to 2 Shillelagh, 3 to 1 Ivanhoe, 5 to 1 Stockman and Jack. Ivanhoe, Shillelagh, and Jack also ran. Tommy was scratched. The Cup was again a very hollow aiiair, the water-jumps proving a kiber to tho race. At the first the wnoie of the uo.ses baulked, except This A-ent. The who eof the horsed were ke ; -t ;it tiie water lor neady half an mmr wilhmt anything b -ing done beyond continual baulks.- Eventually Stockman siud J;ick were got over, Stockman coming in .second, within h ll: a. minute of li;.li ; .n hour after The Agent, closoly fol owed by Jack. OAMAIUI HANDICAP.. Mr S. Powi-11's ch g The Agent, 125t12.b (P. M'Cuv) 1 Mr P. i'raser'.s b g Shift da-h. aged, list o'lb (Goodman) 2 Mr Hoskiu's b m Brunette-', iicred list ... ... (T. M'Kayj 3 Theodore, and Siiverstream also ran. Eversley, Stockman. Tommy, Baron, Jack, and Shark were scratched. Betting : Even money about Tho Agent, 5 to 2 against.Silverstrearn and Shillelagh, 4 to 1 against Theodore and . Brunettee. Won by three lengths. CONSOLATION HANDICAP. Mr W. H. Ki-ith*H br g Stockman. aged, lOst 71b (A. Lyford) ..'. 1 Mr J. Black's br g Ivanhoe, aged, 12st 7!b (Joyce) ... ... ... 2 Mr R. Fraser's ch g Tommy, aged, lOst 7jo{ (Armstrong) ... ' ... 3