TRANAKI RACES.

Gisborne Times, Volume VI, Issue 301, 30 December 1901, Page 3

TRANAKI RACES.

By Telegraph —Press Association. °\cw Plymouth, Saturday. s ”ii^ass^tr'-s 3 ’ St. Ada and St. Vincent *^ m^nrrvZ%) ''Vwhistlcr. Bowman caught the field hahSy! and won with ease by a length * 1 i.nif A good race took place foi “in Vlacc, M^SCSP-lSr-rr;,,lfx 1 17 V. Pivs., £o 9s ana xo i-s. Auction'Stakes, 5 furlongs: Tawhera, . n i . rallione, 9.0, 2 ; Wereroa, 9.0, 6. T&n ’easily by two lengths. Thirteen

horses started. Time, 1.5. Divs., X2 11s and XI 2s" and X2 5s and XI 2s. The winner was sold for X-18 at auction. Farewell Handicap, 7 furlongs : Moturoa, 7.12, 1 ; Onutac, 7.11, 2 ; Fair Joss, 7.12 (and Bib over), 8. Also started—Liable and Taplow. In the straight Moturoa pulled out and won by a length and a-half, Fair Jess being a length away third. Time, 1.34. Divs., X 5 8s and X 7 4s. D.

ASIIIIURST RACES.

By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, last night. At tho Ashhurst - Pobungina Racing Club’s meeting, held on Saturday, the following were tho results : Trial Hurdles : Great Scott 1, New Zealand 2, Redshank 8. Time 2.22, divs. X2 2s and 19s. Flying: Hokio 1, In the Van 2, Kowhcte 3. Time 1.10 35, divs. X 5 3s and X 3 19s. Ashhurst Guineas : Dexterity 1, Flanagan 2, Explorer 8. Time 1.27, divs. XI 7s and X-l Is. Manawatu Gorge Handicap: R-cdoubt 1, Comfort 2, In tho Van 3. Timo 2.52, divs. X2 19s and XI 14s. Stewards’ Stakes: Midia 1, Wcta 2, Junglo 3. Timo 1.40, div. X2 os.

REEFTON RACES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) Wellington, last night. Tho following are tho concluding results of tho Reefton races : Junction flack: Dialoguo 1, Nance O’Neill 2, National 3. Time 1.34, div. X2 14s. Boatman’s Handicap: Cora Linn 1, Oyster 2, Scdgebrook 3. Won on the post. Time 1.-16, div. XI 17s sd. Farewell Handicap : Tho Master 1, Ilaria 2, Lady Dundas3. Exciting finish. Won by a head. Timo 1.32, divs. X 7 11s

and XI 2s. The sum of £6157 was put through the totaiisator for tho meeting. Tho following is a description of tho race for the Thames Steeplechase : —At tho double jump opposite tho stand, the second timo round, All Fours came to grief, and after ono attempt to get over he was withdrawn. On coming up to the thorn fence, after passing the straight, Straybird and Scallywag both ran off. On taking the post-und-rail jump Evermore fell, and this allowed Cronje'to run homo the winner by considerably more than tho length of tho straight, whilst Evermore, who had been remounted, was a similar distance ahead of Scallywag, who had again joined in tho race. Time 6.40, div. X 4 Bs.