SPORTING.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 947, 28 January 1911, Page 3

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON MEETING. The Wellington Racing Club brought their summer meeting to a close on Wednesday last. The attendance was good and some of the finishes were interesting. The total amount put through the totalisator for the three days was as compared with ,£51,. 061 for last year. Twenty bookmakers were licensed. Following are the results :

Wallaceville Welter Handicap. —Bracken 1, Colleen Mary 2, Aunt Sally 3. Melrose Welter Handicap. Sharpshooter x, Humming Bird 2, Peacemaker 3. Hopeful Stakes. Byron 1, Counterfeit 2, Bronze 3. Summer Handicap. —■ Los Angeles x, Effort 2, Birkdale 3. Selling Stakes. —All Guns x, Purakau 2, Merrie Emerald 3. Kaitoke Handicap. Contralto 1, Winning Post 2, Directoire 3. Consolation Handicap. —Parable 1, Merrivonia 2, Vi 3. City Handicap. Obsouo 1, Dearest 2, Formby 3.

The Pahiatua Cup will be decided on Wednesday next.

An Auckland paper states that during the time Lord Islington was present at the Auckland Racing Club’s meeting, he offered Mr G. D. Greenwood for Danube, which was declined.

Those who have seen him galloping at Awapuni speak highly of the gelding Birkline, a sou of Birkenhead and Agony. He will be seen at the Gisborne meeting next week.

The New Zealand mare Trugauini ran a dead heat with Aurofodina in the Summer Cup at Victoria, on the 14th inst. The owners decided to divide the stake.

Despite the fact that he was twice beaten at the late local meeting, Lord Soult is likely to start a very hot favourite in the open sprint event at Pahiatua, as it is reported that he is galloping better than ever on the tracks.

The well-known English sportsm: n, Mr J. H. Moulds worth, who died recently, left ,£SOOO to his trainer, J. Ryan, each to two of the grooms in the stable, and his valet and butler each came in for ,£IOOO. It transpires that the new owners of ihe Conqueror mare Wairoto are Messrs J. Whyte and E. Rowlands, two well-known sportsmen at Tokomaru. They have handed the mare to F. Porter to train for her future racing career.

Mrs E. Robinson, the owner of Notorious, has an animal to take the place of the chestnut who had to be shot as the result of an accident at the last Woodville meeting. The newcomer is Cauorus, a gelding by Piccolo from Jet. He is expected to make a worthy addition to the ranks of the jumping brigade.