SPORTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2077, 26 July 1890, Page 2

SPORTING.

THE GRAND NATIONAL MEETING. Christchurch, July 24. The weather is fine for the Grand National Meeting, the attendance is fair, and the course in good order. £5567 passed through the machines. The following are details of the racing : Hunters' Hurdles, of 6© ; 1£ miles. Mr AHen's Victor, list 31b ... (Cox) 1 Mr Ward's Waipapa, list ... (Murfit) 2 Mr Claridge's Donnybrook, lOst (Owner) 3 Time, Bmin 25§sec, Dividend, £3 5s and £2 18* 6d.

Ladies' Bracelet, 75 eovs; 2 miles. | Mrs Rutherford's Chain Shot, list 71b (Mr A. Boyle) 1 Mies CJaridge'a Fidelia, list 71b (Mr T. C aridge) 2 Leonardo, lOst 3'b, also ran. Time, 4roin ll§3ec. Dividends, £2 8s and £2 2s 6d. Grand National Steeplechase, of 400 sovs j 4 miles. Mr Cos's Daddy Longlegs, 9at 71b (Lyford) 1 M r Gollan's Darnley, 10at 21b (Hickey) 2 Mr Pitt's Squib ..„ .., (Owner) 3 Time, lOrain 27sec. Dividends, £3 149 6d and £4 0s 6d.

"Welter Handicap, of 50 govs • U miles, Mr Vallanqe's fjarkaway, 10st §lb (Peel) 1 Mr Hammond's Catamount, 11a' 111 b (White) 2 Count D'Orsay, list 51b ...(Sen art) 3 Dividends, £2 10s 6d and £2 13s. Grand National Hurdlks, of 300 sovs j 2 miles, Mr Rildare's Lpon, lQst 91b (Stewart) 1 Mr Eusfeell's Romulus, 9j fib (R. Kiogan) 2 Mr Wright's Trimolite, 9st 51b (Allan) 3 I

Ixion won by two length*. Time, 4min 6 2-sth sec. Dividends, £2 2s and £2. Maiden Steeplechase, of 75 sovs ; 2 miles. Mr D. Rutherford's Ahua. 12st 3 b (Luno) 1 Mr O'Donuhy's Sir Maurice, list 61b (Pell) 2 Mr Hoskin's The Mount, 12s 3 b (Owner) 3 Won by a neck, Timo, 4rnia 37sec. Dividends, £1 lis and £1 8s 6d. Final Handicap, of 100 sovs ; about 2 milep. Mr S. Wright's b h Triroolite, lOst 71b (Allen) 1 Mr R. Allen's gr g Victor, Hat 9!b (Cox) 2 Mr T. O'Donuhy's br o Sir Maurice, list 31b ... ... (Fergus) 3 Tim*, 4inin 27sec. Dividends—£4 18» end £4 2s.