WAVERLEY-WAITOTARA SPRING MEETING.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 3233, 10 November 1881, Page 3

WAVERLEY-WAITOTARA SPRING MEETING.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) Wanganui, November 10.

The weather was delightful, and the racing most enjoyable. Great improvements have been made to the course and the general appointments. A new stand has been erected, and the lawn and paddock greatly enlarged. Mr Walters was very successful, the running of the Slander filly surprising everyone. WAVEHLET-WATTOTAHA GUINEAS. Of 105 soys., 1£ miles. Slander filly 1 Ely 2 Five started. A good race between the first two, but the filly showed grand speed. Time, 2 mins. 54 sees. HANDICAP HURDLES, Of 40 soys., 2£ miles. Abolition, lOst 51b 1 Hawthorne, 9st 61b 2 Chandler, list 3 Won easily. Chandler baulked twice, leaving tbe race to the other two. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 40 soys., | mile. Grand Duchess, Bst 121b ... 1 Venture, 7st 10lb 2 Blue Gown, 7st 121b ... 3 Won easily, the Duchess lying back three parts of the distance, and then aping through her horses like a streak of lightning. Time, I mia. 20 sees. MAIDEN PLATE, Of 40 soys., lb miles. Ely I

Taipoi 2 Satenella 3 Time, 2 mins. 57 sees. WAVEBLEY-WAITOTARA HANDICAP, Of 125 soys., 2 miles. Slander filly, 7st ... ... 1 Merlin, Bst 71b ... ••• 2 Grand Duchess, Bst Blb ... 3 Ten started. A splendid race. Merlin led most of the way, with the Duchess second. Coming into the straight French on the Duchess challenged Merlin, and ran a severe race. Finding he could not cut the horse down signalled to the rider of the filly, who came on with a rush, and catching Merlin in the last few strides won on the post by a head. Time, 3 mins. 46 sees. FORCED HANDICAP. Merlin ... 1 Slander filly 2 The best dividend in tbe totalisator during tbe day was on tbe Slander filly for the big Handicap, £248 in the pool, and eleven on the filly.