SPORTING

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 271, 25 November 1901, Page 4

SPORTING

WELLINGTON RACES. r ßy Tslegruph— I‘ress Association.] j Wellington, last night. _ j The weather was tine for the second j day's races, and. the attendance was satis- | factory. The sum of XXI.GIR was put | through tire totalisator for the meeting, j a- compared to X 20,029 for la-t year s 1 Spring Meeting. The results were : j Petone Handicap Aide-do-Camp 1, j Muscovite 2, Regret 3. Won by a head. Time, 1.44. Div., To 16s.

Hack Welter: llekio 1. Gipsy Jack 2, Jingle 3. Won bv two lengths. Time, 1.50. Divs.. X2 4s 6d and XT 10s. Pearce Handicap : Cannie Chiel 1. The j Shannon and Fashion dead head for i second place. \\ on by three quarters of a i length. Time, 1.50. 'Dies., Cannie Ciiiei j X 4 5s Gd, Shannon 18s, Fashion Til 10s. | Juvenile Handicap : Suutish 1. Optimist i 2, Drakesbcrg 8. Won bv three-quarters 1 of a length. Time, 40 1-5. Divs., XU 6s and XI 16s 6d.

Second Welter : Regret 1, Calceolaria •> Stockade 3. Won bra length and a half. Time, 1.82 1-5. Divs., Xl2 5s and XI 8s 6d.

Hutt Park Spring Handicap : Goldenmere 1, Fakir 2. Palaver 8. Won by three lengths. Time, 1.30 2-5. Divs., X2 3s and XI 10 Gd. j Hack Flying : Reclaimer l, Blackwing 2, Pure Silver 8. Won by two lengths. Time, 1.16 8.5. Divs., X-i 9s and X2 6s Gd. Xainai Handicap : Ringlet 1, Torowai and Muscovite dead-head for second place. Won easily. Time, 1.4 25. Divs,. Kinglet X 6 ss, Muscovite 6s Gd, Torowai 15s Gd.

TROTTING CL LB.

By Telegraph—Press Association. 1 Auckland, last night. ; For the Auckland Trotting Club's i spring meeting, first day. the attendance i was good. The weather was beautiful. , A sum of X 2599 10s was passed through j the totalisator in 10s tickets. The results were: Maiden Trot, 1 mile : Explanation, 1 sec, 1 ; Miss Graham, 9 secs, 2 ; Little Tom, 9 secs, 8. Time 2.48. Div., XI 18s. Scratched : Flirt, Schoolboy, and Porangi. Won easily. Harness Trot, two miles : Hollywood, 14 secs, 1 ; Woodbine, G secs, 2 ; Rosebud, scratch, 8. Time 5.40.1. Div., 19s. Scratched : Little Ben and Ebonite. Won easily. Epsom Pony Handicap: Trooper 1, I First Whisper 2, Stepaway 8. Time 1.27. Div.. XI 18s. Scratched : Blue Paul, Gladys Rose, Kathleen, and Fairy Talc. Won by a long neck. Otnhuhu Spring Trot: Miss Huon, 34 secs, 1 ; Heiress, ti lsces, 2 ; Bob, 22sees, 8. Time, 5 mins 35.1 secs. Div., £9 18s. Scratched: Woodbine. Won by six yards, j Pony Trot, 11- miles : Fibre, 20 sees, 1; | Little Tom, 28 secs, 2 ; Sensation, 86 secs, 18. Time, 4 mins 25 secs. Div., XG ss. I Scratched: Nobby, Trie, and Yobabill. | Won by a yard. | Class Trot Handicap, 11 miles : Harold Abdallah, ISsccs, 1 ; Joker, scr, 2 : Hollywood, 22secs, 8. Time, I min Ssec. Div., XI Bs. Scratched: Nobby. Won easily by six yards. Flying Stakes, 5 furlongs : Gladys Rose 1; Mimosa, 2 : Trooper, 8. Time, 1 min 0 secs. Div., XU 6s. Scratched : Orange and Blue, Mumoa, Certain, and Kathleen Won by a long neck. Telephone Trot, 1 utile: K.D.J., 1 Luckless, 2; Hard Case, 3. Scratched Nobby and Autocrat. Time 2mm 47-lsce. Div., Xo Gs. Won by a yard.

AUCKLAND NOTES. (Special to Times.) Auckland, last night. The Gisborne horseman. Buchanan, was again successful on Saturday afternoon in annexing the pony event at the trotting meeting by half a head. , The Canterbury horses which are down to take part at the l'akapuua meeting arc being pushed along in their morning tasks, and track work is becoming more interesting than it has been since lastmeeting at Ellerslie. Indications point to the respective fields for the various races being quite up to the average in point of numbers. The Gisborne horses Materoa and Tauhei are doing good, steady work. The Tukapuna racing authorities have decided to pay out on the first horse only in the inside paddock, and on first and second horses outside. The public do not appreciate paying out on the first and second horscr,