SPORTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2120, 4 November 1890, Page 4

SPORTING.

TIMARU TROTTING CLUB. The third annual meeting, of 'he abov« cub was held last Thursday. The results were as follow : Maiden Trot, of 10 sovs, Becotid 2 hovs, about two mi'ee. First Heat. Mr B'owdV bi« Jess ... (Owner) 1 Mr B i Bniihan'<* ch m Masgit(Qaffaney) 2 Touiiaator—£s3, £6 on th« winnt-r, dividend £6 10a. Time—6min 50sec. Second Heat. Mr Moore's b g Tom ... (Biitterworth) 1 MrMcUort's b g Nimrod ... (Owner) 2 Totalisator —£68, £2B on the winner, dividend £1 17<?. Time—6min 55-ec. Final He-t. Mr Moore'n Tom ... ... ... ' Mr Brown's Jesi ... ... ... 2 Mr McCon's Nimrod ... ... ... 3 Totalisatnr—£43, £2B on the w nner, dividend, £1 7f. Time— 6nin 37*ec. Two MiXE Hah»i«ap Trot, of 25 sovs ; second 5 sovb. Mr Tanker's b ra Westleigb, 23sec (Primmer) 1 Messrs Allan's b ra Ruby, ►crotch (M. AMen) 2 Mr Lo"gfe.low's b ni Kate, 20aec (B mbai) 3 Totalieator—£2o4, 42 on t» -r wioner, dividend, £4 7s. Time—6tnin Saec. Dash, of 15 ebvs, eec >n t 2 sova M'sa J. Button's b g Star, 22-ec (Harold) 1 Mr Henley's b m Srmolins, scratch (M<Kaj) 2 Mr Myer'a bk Gr .i- er, 17sec (Mien) 3 ToialisHto —£ls9, £63 oo t»e winner, dividend £2'5"L Time—4mi" 3-45'h sec. Two Mile Handicap Trot (District), f.of 20 sovb, second her-e 2 sovs. Mr.Taskei'a b m Wesilrigh, 3 ''PCs behind scratch ... (Primmer) 1 Miss BuUou's b g'Star, 17nec (H ro'd) 2 Mr Gibson's b in Ne lie, 20secs (Owner) S Totalisator-£l5O, £6B on the winner, dividend £2. Tim«— 6min. Thrbb Mile Tkot, of 40 sovs ; second horse 5 sovs. Messrs Allen's b g Foseicker, 35<ec (11. AllaD) 1 Mr Rollioaou'a b m Merry Gin, 25<ec (Owner) 2 Mr Longfel'ow'u b m Ktte, 3®sec (Murray) 3 Tota iantor— £207, £79 on th« wioner, dividend £2 7s Time—9min 12-iec (excellent time on such a truck). Consolation, of 12 sovs, second horse ; 2 sovs ; about 2 miles. Air Harold's g m Grace Darliog, 20sec (Owoer) 1 Mr Henley's b m Semolina, 7"°c (McKay) 2 MfSBrB Allar'a Ruby, scr. (J. Allan) 3 Euchre (35sec), and Krippel (25*ec), also started. 'Toiulisyor—£l6l, £4O on the Winner, dividend £3 12*. The Htjrrt Scurry Trot, of l£ mi'ej, wb6 won by Ruby (scratch), who beat five others, and paid a dividend of £1 14s, the meeting being brought to a clo e at 7 p.m.

V.R.C. SPRING MEETING. The Spring Me6tiug of the Victoria Racing Club comm«'ice< at Melbourne on Saturday, about 50.000 people b-ing pr<een», including His Lord Hop*toon, Loid KiDtore, the Governor of South Australia, a "d Admiral Sir Charles Scot\ Results :• — Maiden Plate ; weight for cge ; 1 mile. The Serf (Mooie) 1 The Harbor Light (Haleu) 2 Master Grand (Gotigh) 3 Eight horses a'arted. w o i easily by two lengths. Time—lmin 43ser. Mklboubnb Stakes ; weight for ago ; ]£ m lee. Carbine ... ... ... (RnnoHge) 1 Gresford (Power) 2 Melon ... ' ... ... (Harris) 3 Time—2m n 10J*ec. Hotham Hanbicaf ; l£ miles and a distance. Grey Gown, 6st 12 b ... (Dalio») 1 Wattle, 7« 31b (Robson) 2 Swing, Bst ... ... ... (Moor-) 3 Seyenteeo horses started. Time —2uai3 17|sec. \ ictoria Racing Club's Derby ; 1£ miles. The Admiral (Hales) 1 Magic Circle (Moore) 2 Galling (Harris) 3 Time—2min 46Jsec. Mabwyrhong Plate ; 5 furlongs. Yarr*n ... • (Harris) ] Corvette ~ (Hales) 2 She ~, (Campbell) 3 Seventeen horses stared. Won easily by two lengths. Time—lmiß 4-<ee. Cobubg Stakes ; 1 mile and a furlong. Crown Jew*l, 7at 31b ... (L : dd*rd) 1 Megaphone, 9at ... ... (Ramnge) 2 Corypthus, B*t ( Po * sr ) 3 Twenty-t*o horses started. Time—lmin 55f aec.