SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVI, Issue 92, 22 April 1904, Page 2

SPORTING.

KACING IN ENGLAND. (l'er Press Association.) LONIiON, • April 20. At the Epsoin meeting the City and Suburban Slakes resulted Itoliert di! Jtiable 1, Dean Swift 2, Cerisier 3. In the Great Metropolitan Stakes, run 011 the previous day, St. Patrick's Hay fell, bringing down Grey Mick, who broke a leg and lrnd to l>e shot. WELLINGTON II.C. MEETING. WELLINGTON, April 21. The weather lor the opening day of tlie Wellington liaising Club's autumn meeting was very mixed. In the morning rain from the nor'-west was experienced, and about noon it cleared. Then a sill! southerly came up, and the chief race, the Thont|>soa lluudicup, was run in a drenching squall. Later in the day the weather cleared, and remained line. The ek'iueiits affected the attendance, not more llum 2500 being present. Tlio os totaliisator was only used in the outside enclosure, and paid 011 the first horse, nearly £(>00 going through for the day, while £8990 went through the machines «s against £10,305 last year. Results : V uiwetu Handicap, seven furlongs —l'elrovnu 1, Dexterity 2, Shrapnel Shell 3. Scratched—l'M eld Battery, Little Turk, Lady Dobs, Torowai. After a good nice down the straight l'etrovna won by a long neck. Time linin 29sec. Dividends £4 10s and £1 13s ; os machine £2 12s. Silverstream Jlack, one mile—Hehua 1, Lady 13obs 2, Spoil 3. Scratched—Position, Jlcrity Toity, Gold Tiip, Kungaruwa. ltehua led throughout, and won easily by nearly a length. Time lmin <l4 2-:">sce. ) Dividends £1 17s, £1 Bs, and l'ls.

Thompson Handicap, one mileFull Cry 1, Exmoor 2, Bulawayo 3. All started but Ghoorka, Shrapnel, Shrapnel Shell, and liounce. The race was run in a southerly sUfuall. Aftei some delay the held got away 011 fairly even terms. Exmoor was handy up to the turn into the s'raight, where Full Cry challenged and a ding dong race resulted in a win for the latter fby over a neck, Jlulawayo a good third. Time lmin ■l3sec. Dividends £l3 15s, £3 13s, and £0 -Is.

Hurdles, one mile.' and three-quar-ters—Slow Tom 1, Alidia 2, Killarncy y. All started 'but Oingo and Lady Hell. Slow Tom led all the way ami wini very easily liy tour lengths. Time Mmin 20 3-ssec. Dividends £5 18s, £1 19s, and £1 7s. lleretauiiga Handicap, nine furlongs Sandy .L, Sea Lion 2, Benefactor ;j. All started. Won easily by lour lengths. Time Imin f>9sec. Dividends £2 7s, £1 2s (id, and 18s.

North Island Challenge Stakes - , seven furlongs—Martian 1, Treadmill 2, Signalman il. Also started—Golden Lily, Boris and Ails-a. After the semblance of a race Martian won very easily by three lengths. 'Hine Imin 80 l-osec. Dividends £1 IDs and (Os machine) Bs. Tinukori Hack Handicap, six furlongs—Woudmount 1, (iavvain 2, I'okeka il. Scratched—Kehua, Spoil, Catriel. A good race, won by a head. Time Imin 18 2-, r )sec. Dividends £1 9s, 14s, and £1 12s.

ltailway Handicap, six furlongs— Molodeon 1, Machine Gun 2, Good Intent 3. Also started—liallarat, I'etrovna, Delight and Bounce. Machine Gun came into the straight full of running and looked all over a winner until Melodeon, who was on the inside, tackled him and won -by u bare margin. Time Imin l(i 2-. r )sec. Dividends £i> 12s, lis, and £2 Bs.