SPORTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1652, 27 October 1887, Page 3

SPORTING.

TIMARU RAOE9.

The first race meeting at Timaru under the auspioes of the amalgamated South Canterbury Jockey and Titnara Booing Olubi oommencod on Tuesday last, and wai very suooesaful. The day was delightfully fine, and the attendance large. Everything passed off well. Besulti :

TiKARtr Etjedlb Bags Htxmoix (open), of 30 ion; seoond horse, 5 sovs ; If miles. Mr W.B. A'ttUtsgo'e on n women Butter, fly, by Cloth of Gold 1 Mesin Hobba'a b g Moody, aged 2 Mr E. Wilson's Marmion, Sjis 3 Mr 0. F. Wood's b g Fioaninni, 6yrs,l alio ran,

Time—3min 12ieo. ToUHeator dividend, £2 8i 6i ; outside, £llßs. County Plats Handicap (district), of 80

sovs; seoond hone, 5 sore, 1 mile.

Messrs Hobba'a b g Melville, Syri, by Daniel O'Rorke, 1 Mr Alexander's br m Alameda, Syrs ... 2 Mr Bennett's br g TJrland, Syrs 3 Mr Lse's ch m Nelly, aged, Mr W. Burgess' oh g Derby, 4/r«, Mr Worner's g m Little Wonder, aged, Mr Hay's blk o Fits Nigel, 3y», and Mr Young's b o Sir Julius, Syrt, alio ran. Time—train 48jec. Totalisator dividendi —lnside, £i Is; outtide, £ll9s.

Notbe Racb (distrio ), of 20 sovs j minimum weight, 8«t 71b ; winner to become the property of the Club and to be sold by auotion after the raoe; 6 furlongs. Mr Bkevington's Larry, aged ... ... 1 Mr Chapman's oh h Ualvino 2 Mr Langley'e b m Kitty ... 3 Mr Kerr's Min Arundel, Mr Esler's Wire In, and Alexander's Starlight alto started. Time—lmin 20aeo. Totalisator dividend, £2O 17s 6d ; outside, £26 2a, Sqttattebs' Stakes (open), of 70 sovjj seoond hone, 10 sov* j li miles. Mr J. Stephenson's br m La Rose, 4yn, by Apremont— Red Rose 1 Mesira Hobbs's g g College Boy, aged ... 2 Meiirs Hobbs's b g Jaofc, aged 3 Mr Sherwin's b g Quibble aged, Mr R. Rutherford's b m Mm Webster, and Mr Mollraiih's b f Geraldine, Sjri, also ran. Mr Rutherford's oh h Ravensoraig, and Mr Boyle's br m Vanity Fair were scratched. Time—-lmin 14aec. Totaliiator dividend, £ll4i; outside, £ll6i. Htothbs' flr/fiDLE Raoh Handicap (open), of 25 sovs; hones to be ridden by members of any Hnnt Club j 2 miles. Mr 1. Wilton's b g Panio, aged, by Marmion—Traduoer mare 1 Mr Armitage'a oh h Golden Butterfly ... 2 Mr 0. K. Meredith-Kayo's b g Stockman, aged 3 Sawdust, Karsarea, Oorypheo, and Kate were soratohed.

Totalisator—lnside dividend, £ll6i; outside, £ll9s. Mr Kaye protested against the stakes being awarded to Panio, as he held two miles had not been run. It was shown that the oonris was only 12 yards short, and on the suggestion of Mr Sherwin, Mr Kaye withdrew the protest. Hagx Baob, of 10 sovs i winner to bs sold for 10 sovs, an y surplus to go to the Club j catch weights j 4 furlongs. Mr Alexander's Starlight 1 Mr Young's Idalia 2 Mr Hobbs's Kitty , ... 3

Nipper, Larry, and Toby also ran, Time—Slfteoi. Totalisator—lnside and outside, £4 10s. The owner bought back Starlight for £2l. WbUTHB HAHDIOaP (open), of 30 IOVS J second horse, 5 son j 6 furlongs. Mr Stephenson's br m La Rose, 4yrs, by Apremont—Bed Rose 1 Messrs Hobbi's b g Melville, fiyrs ... 2 Mr B. Rutherford's oh h Ravensoraig ... 3 Mr Oowie'a br g The Brewer, syrs, Mr Simmonß's g m Kate, aged, Mr Friedlander's ohm Goldfinch, sjn, and Mr Alexander's br m Alameda, 3yri. also started. Time—lmin 16ieo. Totaliiator £1 IBs 6i; outside, £L 16a.