SPORTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1479, 13 March 1886, Page 1

SPORTING.

ASHBURTON TRADESMEN’S

RACES

Heavy rain fell on Thursday morning, and parts of the coarse were under water. The attendance was fairly good, and the racing was splendid. The following are the results :

County Hurdle Race, of 25 sovs ; second horse to receive 5 sovs. from the stakes; milts, —Mr A. Ironside’s Sultan, 1 ; Mr J. Corbett’s Captain, 2 ; Mr L. Markey’s Dan O’Brien, 3. Divi dead—£4 2s.

Selling Hurdle Rags, of 10 sovs ; T£ miles. —Mr J. Smith’s Minnie Warner, 1. Dividend—£4 Bs.

Ashburton- Plate, a handicap of 40 sovs ; second horse 6. sovs ; miles.— Messrs Murphy and Stock’s Scaltheen, 1 ; Mr Oorayn’s, Gem, 2; Messrs Hobbs’s Jack, 3. Dividend —£2 16s. Welter Hurry Scurry, of 10 sovs ; half a mile. —Matagouri, 1. Dividend—£4 Bs.

Handicap Time Trot, of 20 sove ; 3 miles,—Mr A. McFarlane’s Bismarck (30 secs), 1 ; Mr O, Digby’s Bijou (10 srcs), 2, Dividend—£3 7s.

Flying Handicap, of 25 sovs ; | mile. —Mr Comyn’s Gem, 1; Mr Lake’s Little Wonder, 2 ; Messrs Hobbs’s Jack, 3. Novel Race, of 25 s«vs ; 1 mile.— Minnie, 1 ; Lady Florence, 2 ; Woodpecker, 3, Dividend —£4 lls. Hack Race, of 10 sovs; | mile.— Forest King, 1. Dividend—£l 10-*,

WANGANUI RACES,

At the second day’s meeting of the, Wanganui Racing Club on Wednesday, Revoke won the Derby, of 100 sovs ; The Druid the Hurdle Race, of 100 sovs ; Aroha the Hack Hurdle IRee ; Tetfnrd, the Wanganui Stakes, of 150 sovs ; Tornado the Nursery Handicap, of 60 sovs ; Normauby the District Handicap, of 150 sovs : and Hagar the Consolation, of 40 sovs.