SPORTING.

Temuka Leader, Issue 2425, 15 November 1892, Page 2

SPORTING.

THE CANTERBURY SPRING MEETING. The Canterbury Jockey Club's spring meeting was concluded at Riccarton on Saturday under very favorable circumstances. Light rain fell during part of the afternoon, but the attendance was very good, over 3500 persons being present. The Governor and Lady Glasgow and party were again present. Sport all through was very good. Messrs Hobbs and Goodwin passed the sum of £10,940 through the totalisator, being £6OO lesß than last year. The following are tho results : Spring Nursery Handicap, of 2 sovs. each, with 100 sovs. added ; second horse 10 sovs; for two-year-olds ; 4 furlongs. Mr D. O'Brien's Loyalty 1 Mr G. G. Stead's Geraint 2 Mr W. Russell's Token 3 Strowan 7st 71b, Magazine 7st 71b, Crawley, 7st 41b, Busybody 6st 101 b, Miss Lochiel 6st 71b, also ran. Won very cleverly by a short neck; Token half a length away third. Time—sl f sec. Dividends —Inside, £3los; outside, £4l2s 6d. Oaks Stakes, of 10 sovs. each, with 200 sovs. added; second horse 30 sovs.; third horse 20 sovs.; for three-year-old fillies; 1£ mile. Mr J. Brabazon's Dora ... 1 Mr J. A. Goodson's Vivat ' 2 Mr W. C. Webb's Black Pearl ... 3 Mr E. Cutts' Melusina Bst 101 b, also ran. Won easily by half a dozen lengths. Time—2min. 49|sec. Dividends—lnside, £1 14s 6d; outside, £1 15s. Canterbury Cup, a sweepstake of 10 sovs. each, with 500 sovs. added; , second horse 75 sovs; third horse 25 sovs.; weight for age ; 2J miles. Mr G. G. Stead's Stepniak, 7st 61b ... 1 Messrs M. & C. Hobbs' Prime Warden 9stslb 2 Mr V. Harris's Crackshot, 9st 51b ... 3 Merrie England and Launceston,7st 61b, also started. Just below the distance post Crackshot compounded, and Stepniak catching Prime Warden (who lost 100 yards at the start) at the rails, and went on and won by two lengths; Prime Warden a similar distance in front of Crackshot; Merrie England a length further away, last. Time—4min 4|secs. Dividends £2 14s 6d. Jockey Club Handicap, a sweepstake of 3 sovs., with 300 sovs. added; second horse 30 sovs.; 1 mile. Mr W. Rathbones' Merganser, Bst ... 1 Mr W. Douglas' Rosefeldt, 7st 81b ... 2 Mr D. Rutherford's Kulnine, Bst 21b 3 Cynisca 9st 71b, Young Cheviot Bst 41b, Dilemma 7st 101 b, Liberator 7st 61b, Crown Jewel 7st 41b, Retina 7st 41b, Strephon 7st 31b, Saracen 7s; 31b, Thame 7st 101 b, Captive 7st, Wanganui 6st 101 b, Wyvern 6st 81b, Diadem 6st 71b, also ran. Won by a length, Kulnine two lengths away third; Liberator fourth; Crown Jewel last. Time—lmin 4l£seo. Dividends—lnside, £3 7s ; outside, £3 15s. Curbagh Steeplechase, of 200 sovs; second horse 20 sovs.; about 3 miles. Mr D. Rutherford's Norton, 12st 111 b 1 Mr G. Fisk's Sir Garnet, lOst 101 b ... 2 Mr T. Leonard's Justice 3

Won, hard held, by a length and a half; Justice a quarter of a mile away third. Time—7min 12sec. Dividends—lnside, £2 0s Gd; outside, £1 14s 6d. Electric Plate, of 100 sovs.; 4 furlongs. Mr J. Paul's Westraere, 6st lllb ... 1 Mr W. Russell's Token, 6st 61b ... 2 Mr T. W. Hungerford'a Wakawatea 7stl3lb 3 Au Revoir Bst 21b, and Skirmisher Gst 101 b, also ran. Won by half a length. Wakawatea came fast at the finish, and was half a length away third ; Skirmisher fourth. Time—4min 9£sec. Dividends— Inside, £5 12s ; outside. £5 5s 6d. Tattersall's Plate, of 100 sovs ; second horse 10 sovs.; 6 furlongs. Mr G. Blenheim's Wanganui, Bst 61b 1 Mr P. Kerr's The Winchman, 7st 181 b 2 Mr V. Harris'lnez, Bst 61b 3 Finetta and O irruption, 7st 51b, also ran. Won easily by a length and a half. Time—lmin. lOsec. Dividends—lnside £2 2s 6d; outside, £2 17s 6d. The winner was gold to Mr R. J. Mason for £lB3. FaMi-well Handicap, o£ 100 sovs j second horse 10 sovs; 1 mile. Mr W. Bobbefct's Quadrant, Bst 71b ... 1 Mr 1. Shoenau's Vogengaug, Bst 61b 2 Mr U. Luiin's Cajolery, 7st 12lb ... 3 Crackshot 9st 21b, Bell 7st 121 b, Bay King 7st 91b, Retina 7st 91b, Diadem (Ist 101 b, Wayland (ist 81b, Au Revoir Gst 71b, Warrington Gst 71b, also ran. Won by a length. Time—lmin. 41Jsec. Dividends —Inside, £3 Is 6d ; outside, £2 18s.

The following amounts were paid in eonnoctiod with the C. J.C. Meeting:— G. G. Stead, £1217; L. D. Nathan, £IIGG ; J. B. Reid, £748 ; W. Rathbone, £433 ; G. Hunter, £369 ; D. Rutherford, £294 ; Joseph Paul, £242 ; J. Brabazon, £229 ;S. Alexander, £211; G. Blenheim, £180; W. Russell, £152; D. O'Brien, £123; W. Bobbott, £109; J. R. Longfellow, £95; O. Archibald, £BS 10s; M. and C. Hobbs, £7l ; V. Harris, £52; \V. Douglas, £47 10s; F. Martin, £47105; J. A. Goodson, £2B 10s; W. C. Webb, £l9; F. Fiske, £l9; P. Kerr, £9 10s; T. Sheenan, £9 10s; R, Kiugau, £9 10s ; total, £5972 13s.