SPORTING.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 227, 3 October 1901, Page 4

SPORTING.

TIIE WANGANUI MEETING, By Telegraph —Press Association. Wanganui, last night. The weather was line, though slightly overcast, for the second day’s races. The attendance was large. Owen Stakes : St. Denis 1. Wcstguard 2, Calceolaria .". Won from end to end very easily. Scratched —Ostiak and Fakir. Time 1.17 1-5. Divs., £\ Os and £2 Os Od. Hack Flying: Reclaimer 1, Coma 2, Bowman 8. The winner led from start to iinUli, and won very easily by two lengths. All iifteon started. Time, 1.17 2-5. Divs., £4 17s and £l2 17s Od.

Second Hurdles: Derringcotto 1, Cairo 2, llotu 0. A good race between first and second. The llempie and Meerschaum fell. Scratched —Gobo. Time, 0.25 1-5. Divs., £2 15s and £5 9s.

Second Hack Hurdles : Hautonga 1, Nea 2, Bones 0. A good race. La Volta fell at the last jump. Scratched—Omprah. Time, 0.25 1-5. Divs., £0 12s Od and £0 17s.

Wanganui Stakes: Fashion 1, Tukapa 2, Tortulla 0. A brilliant finish ; won by a neck. Also started—Ton. Time, 2.42 2-5. Div., £5 0s fid. Railway Hack Handicap: Benefactor 1, Legion of Honor 2, Elusion 0. A splendid finish. A protest was entered against the winner. Scratched—Bowsprit, I lose Plot, and Bones. Time 2.0. The protest against Benefactor was dismissed. Div., £2 19s Od and £1 4s 6d. Marangai Stakes. —Fakir 1, St. Dnnis o, Scdgcbrook 0. Won on the post. All started. Time, 1.16 4-5. Divs., £4 2s Od and 8s Gd. Kaukura was coupled with Fakir.

TRAINING NOTES. (By Telegraph—l’rcss Association.) Napier, last night. The track at Hastings is now looking in the best possible condition, anil if the present line weather holds out it should bo in perfect condition for racing on Saturday and Jfonday. Although practically an oil' morning, there was a good muster on jthe course to-day. Tigress galloped once round in a taking manner. Stepdaughter and Northumberland had half a mile flutter on the course proper, the firstnamed having the best of a really good trial. Menschikoir was sent once round at half pace, and was then extended over six furlongs, moving very freely. Torowai and Warwick had a bout over six furlongs, the former having the advantage. Nonetto got over half a mile in a pleasing manner. Okoari, Battlcaso, and Dartmoor, who arrived last night, were restricted to halfpace work.