Sporting News.

Feilding Star, Volume XVII, Issue 131, 2 December 1895, Page 2

Sporting News.

FEILDING J.C. SPRING MEETING. SECOND DAY. The weather remained fine for the second day's races of the Feilding Jockey Club's Spring Meeting, which was hela on Saturday last. The number of start* ers in each race was large, and every race well contested, the result being in doubt almost till the horses passed- the judge's box, which was a compliment to Mr J. E. Henry's careful handicapping. With the exception of ' one instance' there were no accidents during; the meeting, namely, in the Second Hack Hardies, when Scrap Iron fell early in « the race, rendering Anderson, his rider, unconscious for a few minutes. Fortunately, however, he was not seriously h urt. Messrs Saywell and James*, start- . ing machine was again used by Mr E. Wood in three races and proved very satisfactory. Mr Wood was also suet: ~\ ... cessfnl in effecting good starts with the flag in the remainder of the races. The), sam of £3139 was passed through the" machine, making a total of £6720 for the two days, against £6163 for £6162 for both days at tbe last Spring Meeting^ Following are the results of races after.' went to press on Saturday : — Manchester Handicap, of 100 BOYS ; second horse 10 soys from the stakes; 1\ miles. 120 Mr W. Davies' Leda 7-18 (L. Matthews) .'. • 1 99 Mr J. Collins Loreli 8-0 (C. Jenkins) ... 2 93 Mr T. Quinlivan's Brooklet (A. Hansen) ... 3 Also started — Westmere, Monte Carlo, Revolution, Johnny Faa, Lotion, Roll Call. Brooklet led for the first mile and when the whips were all out at the turn' to tbe straight Leda was brought up and won by a length. Totalisator £505 ; dividend, £3 15s. Time, 2min 312-5 sec. ," Second Handicap Hack Flat, of 35 soys ; second .horse 5 soys from the stakes. 28 Mr F. Hill's Gold Cup 8-5 (T. Leeston) 1 . 137 Mr W. Cumming's Trickery 8 3 (F. Eingan) •"• i 2 73 Mr B. Dennehy's Slumber 8 2 ; (G. Reid) 8 . Also started— Ebor II (9-5), Finesse (8-1), Tonganui (7-11), Crescent (7-2), Acme (6-7). Tonganui and Slumber were tbe first to move from a splendid. . start effected by Mr Wood with J4ay-.; well and James' starting machine, and led round the back of tbe course. On the turn to the straight Gold Cup and Trickery moved to the front, a splendid finish beiug the result, Gold Cup winning by a length. Totalisator £472 ; dividend, £15 3s. Time, lmin 50sec. < A protest was entered against Gold Cup on the ground that he wasentered *. for an open race, but was dismisaedas he was not entered by -the owner but hy a person who was, at the time, negotiating for his purchase. The entry was made without tbe consent of the owner. / Railway Handicap, of 40 soys ; second horse 5 soys ; 1 mile. 116 MrW. Davies' Kent B#(L. Matthews) ■ '..>••. i 1 75 Mr T. Quinlivan's Waingon- : gora 8-1 (A Hanson) ;...<- : : 2 14 Mr P. O'Neill's Johnny Faa 7-10 (W. Whittaker) • ...y 8 Also started— Umalopogaas, Cheque, Variety, Bloomsbury, Lotion. The start, ing machine was again used, aU. the horses jumping away together* Waingongora was the first to take the lead; which position she maintained to the back of the course, where Variety went y to the front. On the tnrn-to the straight y the placed horses went up, a splendid race resulting, Kent securing a win by a i short length. Totahsator £568 ; divi. dend, £4 7s. Time, lmin 47 l-Ssec. f y Final Handicap Hack Flying, 30 soys; second horse 5 soys from the stakes « 6 furlongs. 104 Messrs Fergus' and Mont- > gomery's Seabreeze 8-12 (McTaggart) ... ... 1 . ; 111 Mr G. Hathaway's Provoke 7-13 (G. Reid) .2 33 Mr F. Hill's Gold Cup 9-2 (t. Leeson) ... , ;.. ,«y 8 Also started — Bowshot, Allington, Tonganui, Crescent, First Sight, Palmistry, Wild Vixen. The machine was again used to start First Sight being the first to gain an advantage, but soon gave place to Bowshot. On turning into the straight the placed horses tefck up the running, a close finish being, the result, Seabreeze winning by a length, * Gold Cup being two lengths away third. Totalisator £504 ; dividend, £4 78. Time, lmin 202-saec. ...*' "^ ;