SPORTING NEWS.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 141, 13 February 1886, Page 6

SPORTING NEWS.

Wellington, February 5 and 6. The Summer Meeting of the Wellington Racing Club ia taking place to day. The weather 13 fine, with a light N.W. breeze Telegraph Stakes of lOOsovs. Three-quarters of a mile. Malign er, Sst Sib 1 Miss Dargon, 7st 91b 2 Marion, Sst 101b 3 Athol Daisy was scratched. Juliet also ran. Maligner led from the start, and won in a canter. Time, lmin 17sec. Dividends : £1 12s and £1 13s. Welter Handicap of 100sov3. One mile and a half. Leon, 9at 1 Trickster, 8«t 71b 2 Silence, Bst 3 Won by a length and a-half. Time, 2min. 4o3ec. Hcrdle Handicap of 12530V3 ; spcond horse losovs, and third losovs from the stakes. Two miles and a half. Secretary 1 Druid' „ 2 Orient ... ... ... ... 3 Time, omin. lSJsecs. Wellington* Cup. of GoOaova ; s°cond horse lOOsovs, and third ffteova from the stakes. Two miles. Major George's eh h Kelson, oyre, by j King Cole— My Idea, Sst 41bs (Brown) 1 Mr Douglass b f Waitiri,3yrs,by Musket — Uira, (Woods) 2j Mr T. Hill's b h Pasha, 3yrs, by The Mute — Rose d' Amour, Sst 21bs (Sutherland) 3 Lady Emma (7st lOlbs), Grand Duke (7st 4lbs), and Speculation (6st 131bs) also ran. Odds of 3 to 1 were laid on Nelson's ability to win. Time, 3mins 36^secs. Totalisator dividend, £1 9s. Stewards' Handicap of ISOaova Second horse 15sovs from the stakes. One mile and a quarter. Mr J. Martin's c h Trickster, syrs, 7st 4lbs (Woods) 1 Mr J. H. Hill's b r Rumour, 3yrs, 7st 121b8 (Sutherland 2 Mr R. H. Vallance'd eh q Salvage, aged, Sst 41bs (Huxtable) 3 Armourer (Bat lOlba), Leon (Bet 71bs), Rubezahl (Bst lib), Revolver (6st lib), and Athol Daiay (7et 4lbs) also ran. Betting : 2 to 1 against Rumour and Leon, 3 to 1 Salvage, 5 to 1 Athol Daisy and Trickster. Won by two lengths. Time 2min. 14sec. Totali?atordividends,£lGssand£ll 15s. As the field took the turn into the straight, which by the way i8 rather a sharp one, Leon, who was running on the inside position, struck one of the posts, completely knooking his eye out, besides receiving a very severe bruising about the head. His jockey (J. E. Pilbrow) received rather a severe shaking, but nothing serious. Hutt Park Handicap. Miss Dargon, Gst 101b 1 Maligner, 9st 71b . ... 2 Rubezahl, 7fit 31b 3 Marion, Salvage, and Athol Daisy also ran. Won by half-a-length, Rubezahl a good third. Time, lmin. 17secs. Totalieatsr dividends : £5 3s and £5 ss. Hurdle Rage, Faugh-a-Ballagh 1 Director 2 The Druid 3 Won in a canter by twenty lengths. Time, 4min. lOsec. Dividend : Inside, £2 4s ; outside, £2 5s Wellington R. C. Handicap 300 boys ; Becond horse 25 eovs, and third 10 soys, from stakes. One and three quarter miles. Mr T. H. Hill's Pasha, Bst 101b (Sutherland) 1 Mr W. H. Douglas's Waitiri, Bst 31b (Woods) 2 Mr R. H. Vallance's Salvage, 7et slb (Huxtable) 3 Armourer (7st 81b) and Rubezahl|(6st 121b) also ran. The betting was 5 to 2 on Waitiri, and 4to 1 against Pasha. Won by a length. Time, 3min 13sec. Totalisator dividends, £5 5s and £4 9s.