LATEST SPORTING NEWS.

Waihi Daily Telegraph, Volume IV, Issue 1031, 4 July 1904, Page 3

LATEST SPORTING NEWS.

RACING IN AUSTRALIA HAWKESBURY HANDICAP Preu AuoiukUon.—OnpjriKhl. M»iinkv, thit da; The Hawkesbury Handicap resulted as follows : Snail 1 Sir Leoua.id 2 Florine ... ' 1! I Six startod. Bolting: 2 to 1 against lail, 5 to 2 Sir Leonard. Won iti a cauter 'six lengths. Tinie2,l7|, GRAND NATIONAL HURDLES Ufr«u Aiiooiition,-Copyright, W Mblbournh, this day m Grand National Hurdles reiulted as a non-starter. Betting; FlScouO&iP lAirly. Picrott, Kudos, to 1 Sarasti and"B6llisV a good Btart Quovadis led Scout, Sarasti, l-iei-firi,-and Kudos. As the Held swept out of tho Bjraight Sarasti took charge, and led along the river, with Scout and Kudos his nearest attendants. Scout was in front at tho bridge, bat on'passing tho scraping sheds Coral took up tbo running, followed ntnn interval of threo lengths by Scout and Sarasti, the two being well clear of tbo field. There was very littlo chango to the straight, but beforo passing tho stand tho second time Sttraßti was again head of •affairs and was never caught, bv winning three lengths from tho fast finishing Bcllis, Acrobat and Melong (oil early in tho race,

GISBORNE RACES Bj Telegraph.—Press Association. Gisbornk, this day Tho following acceptances have been reoeivtd for the principal events of tho abovo races : Steeplechaso—Straybird, Hylas, Stock* man. Handicap Hurdles—Hippowni, Lidy Raven, Modallius. Flyiog Handieap-Mahrtonga (into Rehun), Paria, Tukapa, Hineuuipauriki, local Option, Vivacity, Good Spec, Linklock, Maoriland. Winter Oats-Malmlonga (Into Rohiia), Paria, Tukapa, Hinetapauriki, Morpeth, Looal Option, Vivacity, Good Spec, Linklock.