SPORTING.

Gisborne Standard and Cook County Gazette, Volume V, Issue 633, 14 July 1891, Page 2

SPORTING.

• < THE GISBORNE HORSES’TO THE FRONT. [ariCIAL TO THB BTANDABD.J WEO-iNGTOir, last night. Wellington Steeplechase, of 200sovs— Mcßae’s Whalebone, lOst, Johnstone f ; Pitt’s Oeo, lOst, (Freewin, f! Gollsn’s Darnley, lOst 61b, Hickey, 8. Ahna 12st 121 b, Oceola lOst 101 b, Kangaroo 10it 71b, Gladstone 9st 101 b, Otaieri 9st 10lb, Bough Ost 81b, General Gordon Ost 71b, also ran. Tanrekaiti was scratched. Ahna was a very warm favorite. Whalebone went away with the lead, followed by Oeo, Otaieri, Darnley, and Bough. The first fen Mastiff gorse one, brought Otaieri to also spoilt what little "General Gordon or Gladstone thc>rSused. Taking the double in front of the stand the first time round 7®alebone,was leading, with Darnley, Oeo, aroo, fand Bough close np, Ahna thffing off last. This order was kept to the back of the courser where Oeo went np second, but Whalebone a strpngrijad. The water'Jnmp'was fatal to Bough, And the sod wail was taken by Whalebone, followed by Oeo and Darnley at an even distance of two lengths ; Kangaroo fourth. The only other two in it were .Oceola and Ahna, and they were 300 yard* ■tway. Whalebone still led hie field the I’last time round, but when over the last hurdle Oeo challenged him, and a great race up the straight ended in the Judge declaring it a dead heat. Darnley was third, Kangaroo fourth, whilst Ahua and 1 Oceola were a long way behind. Time, 6 mine, 53jsec. Div.—Whalebone £6 6a Oeo £2l9s,

•a.AI the Mutual Improvement Society last night aq essay waa read by Mr O, J. Veale, on “ Lavafer and Physiognomy," which waa -very interesting. * '"Captain Thompson received the following wSafher?telegram last night:—Norlh-east tn east And after twelve hours from now, with ratqjHmd heavy sea; glass fall very scop; ’