SPORTING.

Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 298, 7 June 1898, Page 2

SPORTING.

A.R.C. WINTER MEETING. FIRST DAY. Saturday was the first day of the above meeting. There was a very large attendance at Ellerslic and the weather was all that could be desired. The following are the results of the different events : Maiden Steeplechase Handicap of 100 sovs. About two miles and a-half. , Mr R. H. Skipwith'a The Sinner, lOst 101 b 1 Mr S. Toorr.an's Reindeer, 93fc 101 b... 2 Mr T. B. Bell's Itch, 9st 101 b ... 3 Time, sm. 20s. Dividend, £1 12s. Winter Welter Handicap of loOsovs. One mile. Mr J. Roulston's Record Reign, 95t... 1 Messrs R. and R. Duder's Miss Anna,

9st9lb 2 Mr W. H. Laycock's Supplejack, 9st 111 b 3 Time, lm. Dividend, £5 13s. Pony Handicap Hurdle Race of 50 sovs. One mile and a-ha'f. Mr J. O'Hara's Libeller, lOat slb ... 1 Mr N. Dickey's Recruit, 9st 10lb ... 2 Mr J. J. Russell's Fairy, 9st 3 Time, 3m. Dividend, £ls 17s. Grand National Hurdle Race of 400 sovs. Two miles.. Mr J. R. McDonald's Opai, lOst ... 1 Mr F. Watson's Dummy, lOst 91b ... 2 Mr P. Chaafe's Nor'-west, lOst 131 b 3 Time, 3m. 555. Dividend, £2 2s. Selling Steelchase of lOOsovs. About three miles. Mr R. Harper's Charcoal, 9st 71b ... 1 Mr G. J. Comer's Magpie, list 31b... 2 Mr C. A. Leicester's Menadarva, 9st 71b 3 Time, 6m. 325. Dividend, £l4 10s. Maiden Handicap Hurdle Race, of lOOaovs. One mile and three quarters. Messrs R, and R. Duder's Anita, 9st 121 b ... 1 Mr J. T. Blake's Great Britain, 9st.. 2 Mr T. Keneally's The Saint, lOst ... 3 Time, 3m. 32|s. Dividend, £3 15s. SECOND DAY. (BY TELEGRAPH—PRESS ASSOCIATION). Auckland, Last Night. The second day's racing of the North New Zealand Grand National Meeting took place in a drizzling rain, yet there was a good attendance, £B4OB being put through the totalisator. The f6llowing were the results : Maiden Hurdles, 1£ miles. Kanaka 1 Reindeer 2 St. Kilda . ... 3 Time, 3jm. Dividend, £3 ss. Pony Hurdles, 1j miles. Recruit 1 The Major 2 Mauugakawa 3 Time, 3m. 4s. Dividend, £4. Great Northern Steeplechase, about three and a-half miles. Muscatel 1 Magpie 2 The Sinner 3 Time, Bm. 325. Dividend, £2 14s. Handicap Hurdles, oue and threequarter miles. Opou 1 Nor'-west 2 Voltigeur was the only other horse that finished, but was hopelessly distanced, and was not placed. Time, 3m. 3ls. Dividend, £8 10s. Tally-ho Steeplechase. About two and a-half miles. Kapai ... 1 Reindeer 2 The Saint ' 3 Time, sm. 275. Dividend, £4 18s. Winter Welter Handicap. Seveu furlongs. Crasoe 1 Castashore 2 Panoply 3 Time, lm. 345. A protest was entered by the owner of the second horse against the stakes going to Crusoe on the ground of inconsistent running, and was held over for decision until the morning. If dismissed Crusoe's dividend will be £lO 14s; if sustained Castashore will pay £3l 7s. .