SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXVIII, Issue 2287, 8 March 1887, Page 3

SPORTING.

■' The Great Autumn Handicap. [by telegkato.— pbess association. I ■ '. Christchdkoh, Saturday. The following weights have been declared for the Great Autumn Handicap :— st lb st ft Pasha 0 5 Russley ... 7 0 Spade Guinea 9 3 Puck... ... 7 0 Thunderbolt J) 0 Captain Cook u U Lochiel ... 8 12 Mirella ... Gl2 Rubina ... 8 7 Ruby > 11 Pearl 8 7 Nell f> 0 .-Administrator 8 4 Ike ... ... <> •> Hermitage ... 712 Marion ... u « Titbit ... 710 Patrician ... l> 7 Moana ... 7 7 Leon 0 5 Apropos ... 7 7 Derwentcr ... 6 4 Quibble ... 7 3 Fog 6 0 Laßose ... 7 2 Beresford ... 0 0 . The non-appearance of- Clods' name in the list of entries for tho principal events of tho Auckland meeting is said to be owing to her having met with an accident. Onehunga Racing Club's Autumn Meeting. ,< The race meeting was held on Saturday afternoon, at the Te Papa Racecourse. The following are the results : — _ Selling Huimu.; Race of 40spvs ; the: winner to become the property of the Club. ■.-Two miles. Mr J Bruco's Evening Star 1 Mr J. B. Morton's Fail play j Mr J. Mahon's Native ••• f /Mr W. Brown' b m Mercedes and Mr A. Greenwood's br g Sultan also ran. The totalisator dividend was £3 Is. The winner was sold by Mr Carr and was bought by Mr McGue for £20. *■-' Flying Handicap of 30-<ova. One mile. -Mr VV. Robertson's Capulla 1 Mr W. K. Carter's Rewi 2 Messrs Lyons and Blaikie's Cntesby ... 3 Mr J. Davidson's Victory also ran, and -,"these :were the only starters. Totalisator dividend, £3 >>s. Autumn Handicai , , of SOsovs. Second horse to receive Ssovs from stakes. One iriila and a-half. Mr W. Robertson's Capelln, Cst 51b ... 1 Mr Windsor's Pretender, Bst 41b ... 2 Mr J. Thorp's The Cat, G.»t 121b ... 3 Victory, Brown Rose and Pipi also ran. •Orphan No. 2 and Kewi were scratched. Selling Stkeplbchask, of SOsovs. Distance, about two miles. •Mr J. B. Morton's Fairplay, afled, &*t :111b - >" ! Mr W. Paul's Melrose, Oyrs, list lib ... 2 Mr VV. Robertson's Rowdy, aged, 9st . 111b... - - 3 . .Fisherman also ran, and Native was scratched. Dividend, £o Bs. The winner was bought by the owner for £18. Novkl Rack, of 30sovs. The winner t>i become the property of the club. Dis- -. tance, 1 mile. ■Sir Bedeverp, Bst 7lb ' ... 1 Capclla, Bst 71b ... ~ 2 Mercedes, Bit 71b ... ... ~, •„ 3 Dividend, fil 10s. Lames' Bracelet. Miss A. Hayr'kf Ma Petite Fille 1 Mrs Wattie's Fisherman ... 2 Mrs Warren's Barney 3 Pretender, Falcon, Vivid, Auctioneer, Muscatelleand Tupaka also ran. Dividend, £14 IS*.

The V-RO Autumn Meeting. (beutkr's tkleghams.) Mkluouunjj March 5. Tfik third and concluding day's racing took place to-day at Fletningtbn. With the exceptibn of the Champion, which was regarded as a " moral " for Trident, the racing throughout was of afirst-elnss character. Gren't interest was attached to the All Aged, in which Nelson was opposed by the ''"champion two-year-old Hortense and several other speedy ones, but tho great son of King Cole had no difficulty in shaking off his opponents at the finish, and won easily in splendid time. The Champion Stakes, of 25sovseach, sft, >. with 1000 added. For three-year-olds and upwards. Weight for age. The second horse to receive 200sovs, and the third lOOsovs out of the stake. Three ~ miles. r Hon. 3. White's ch c Trident, 3yrs, by ' : "• Robinson Crusoe—Coeoanut, 7>t 121b 1 -'"Mr D. Cooper's ch e Blairgowrie, 3yrs, by Vespasian—Atholine, 7st 121b ~. 2 Hon. J. White's t> g Volcano, 3yjra, by Chester—Etna, 7st 91b ~. 3 Tliese were the only starters. Volcano was first away, and he maintained the lead once • round, when Mlairgowrie went to the front. , This order was unaltered, until widhjn six furlongs from home, when Trident galloped past his opponents as if they were standing still, and without the semblance of a struggle ran home a winner hard held aix lengths in front of Blairgowrie. Time, smin 32|sec. All aged Stakes, a"eweepßtakes of Ssovs each, 1 ft., with 250 added ; second horse .- to receive ROsovs oat of the stake. For ■ and upwards. Weight for ags. One mile. 9 Major F. N. George's ch h Nelson, Gyra, foy Kimr Cole—My Idea, Oet lib .., 1 Mr A. Harvey's br f Sumatra, 2yrs, Ost

.Olbs ... ~ 2 Mr C. L. Macdonald's br f Hortense, ! 2yra, Gst Olbs 3 Hon. W. Long's Maddelina (Bst 31bs) was the only other starter. Sumatra was the fksfraway, then Maddelina, Nelson, and Hartense. Nelson kept third place till entering the straight, when Hortense fell back beaten, and Nelson coming with a great run soon passed Sumatra, and won easily by two lengths. Time lmin 42|sec. The betting at the post was (5 to 4 on Hortense ; t> to 4 against Nelson.