SPORTING.

Globe, Volume XX, Issue 1582, 15 March 1879, Page 4

SPORTING.

WANGANUI RACES. [Br Telegraph.! [PROM OUB OWN CORRESPONDENT.] Second Day—Friday March 14ih. Handicap Hurdle lack of 70 sovs 2* miles, nominations 2 guineas, acceptance 3 guineas. Loch Lomond, 9st 41b 1 Mira, lOst 71b 2 Victor, 10st 71b ... ... 3 Five started. Loch Lomond won in a canter. Time 4min. 40seca. Railway Plate of 80 sovs; 1 mile; entrance 2 guineas ; weight for age. Merlin 1 Slander Colt ~ Midge ••• * Won by a bead. Time, I min. 15sees. ihe Slander Colt carried two stone over weight. Wanganui Jockey Club Handicap of 300 sovs, second horse to receive 50 sovs out of the stakes ; 2] miles ; nomination 3 guineas, acceptance 7 guineas. Pinfire, Bst 101 b 1 Otawa, 7st 101 b ... ... ... 2 Peep U’Day, fist Blb 3 This was a grand race. _ Peep-o’-Day made the running all the way until he_ came into the straight, when Pinfire caugtt him, followed by Otawa, the favourite. The three then finished close together, Pinfire winning by a head and neck. Time - 4min 15sec. Selling Race, of 30 sovs, weight for age; li miles ; entrance, 2 guineas ; winner to be sold for £75 ; if entered to be sold for 60 sovs to be allowed 71b.; if for 50 sovs to be allowed 141 b.; if for 40 sovs or under to be allowed 211 b. ; any surplus above the price entered to go to the club. Luna 1 Confident... ••• 2 Ahuriri 3 Eight started. Maiden Plate, of 50 sovs ; weight for age ; open to all horses that have never won prior to this meeting; J $ miles; entrance, 3 guineas. Winner of any race at this meeting to carry a penalty of 51b. Midge 1 Forest Queen " Port Wine 3 Midge won very easily. Consolation Race, of 30 sovs, for all beaten horses; handicap ; 1 mile and a distance; entrance, 1 guinea. Parawhenua 1

Expet tation 2 Yunna Transit ••• * .... Six ctarted. Parawhenua earned fist 101 b, and won in a walk.