SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 786, 31 March 1905, Page 2

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON B.C. AUTUMN MEETING!.

CTBBT DAY*

(Per Prcsn Association.) WELLINGTON, Harch AO. Tho autmnm meeting of the Wellington Boeing- Club, which opened to-day, was Uio worst on record in the annals of the club, as regards attendance, fields, sport a tid speculation. What elements contributed to this is hurd to define, beyond thi fact that the boisterous weatbor affected the attendance, and consequently speculation was reduced, but why only 37 homes should have taken pin t in the eight races comprising the programme is bard to explain, l'oaiibly the fact of the club changing its dates, and racing before Easter instead of after as heretofore, way have had something to do with it. Last year on Um first day £BH9O went through the totalise tor, but to-day only £0687 was registered, including £B7O on lie douible machine, which paid a dividend of £2!) on Signalman and Boris, winners of the Thompson and iiailwuy Handicaps respectively. The 'ollowing are the results Hurdle's.—Hungaruwa 1, Defoe •, Lissa 3. Also started— I Trwup«ry t Levant, and Jeanne d'Albert. Hub* garawa Juuijied away in front, and won very easily by three lengths. Time, 3min 24sec, Dividend*,. £3 7a and £4 19s.

Waiwstu Handicap.—Gold Crown 1, Veneer a, Only starters. Won easily by a length. Tlino t lniln 99eec» Dividend, £1 Qgf Thompson Handicap.—Signalman 1, Regulation 3, Kaharoa 8, Aim started—Ghoorka, Starshoot,, Ballarat, Shrapnel Shell, and Aura tun,, Bollarat wo* fir* away t but soon gave way, to Signalman, who took the lead of three or (our lengths* Ballarat died away In the straight. Both Regulation and Kaharoa catno fast from the turtf, but .were tunable to eatqh the leader, who won by a length. Time, linin 48 T) flu. Dividends, £5 18m and £1 14a.

Silvers tream Hack Handicap.— Royal Blue IV Pardon a, Position 8« Also ran—Poderewskl and West land. Won easily toy ax length*. Tltae, i min 45 2-secc. D|ivldend, £8 lln. Hailway Handicap Boris 1, Chry- *''• 2- Only starter*. Won, hard, held, by a length. Time, i»ii» 10 3-sseC. Dividend, £1 11#, Herctaunga, Handicap.—Flanwik 1, Hydrant 2, Benefactor 8. Also started—Veneer. Flamwi (ookdMlte after going half tho journey, and won very easily by two lmin SO H-Omx., Dividend, £]

Nortii isfland Challenge Stakes.Achilles 1. Machine Qun 2, Daisys Only starters. Machine Gun led for a couple of furlong*, wfaeQ AoWileS took charge and won easily by two and a half lengths. TUne, lmin 20 2-ssec. : Dividend, £1 18«. Tlmakorl HacK Handicap.—Haul 1 Moto-kokiri 2, Hukaaka 8. Also nut muna ' °olden Comb; and Tekainul. Won by a length and a h " lf ' Time - iw'n 17 3-SecT Dividends, £1 12s and £1 5^

WEIGHTS FOII SATURDAY, h „?» eco -S? Hurdlc «' one mile and a half,-Trumpery 11.2, WWwora 10.10 Uvant 10 6 Tttlune 10.0. Jiungarawa 9.18, Irish, Baemtf 9.10, Exmoor 0.0. Jeanne d Albert 9.5, Llssa 9.4 Magnificent 9.2, Gipsy Jack, Posll Hon, Throstle 9.0. , Handicap, one mlle.-KnhaJ roa 9.0, Regulation 8.13, Bluck> Revert B.W. Gold Crown 8.11 .Field Battery 8.4, Starshoot 7.12, I'latypus, Submarine 7.4, Shrapnel. Shell \i 610> I«»«ntrslon 6.9. Valois, Fancy work, La Torpedo, V®. neer 6.7. -

Murital Hack Handicap, seven fuV » nSS r£ anl ° n . - Winifred, Royal Blue 8.4, Denair 8.0, Funcfwork 7.8, Immolation 7.8, (loldcti Comb 8.9, Paderewski, Ilaeiurc. Westland (late Uaranui) 6.7. Autumn Handicap, one mile and a quarto-.—Convoy 9.2, Jeanne d' Arc 8.10, Kaharoa 8.9, Golden Voin 8.8, Regulation 8.0, Cannie ChM. Black Bcynard 8.5, Gold Crown 8.4, Ghoorka 8.8, Savoury 8.0, liar's 7.10, Starshoot 7.9, Exmoor 7 6 Shrapnel Shell 6.18, Auralus oV Hydrant, Rapids, Immersion 6.7. I'aciflc Handicap, six furlongs.Master Alix 0.12, Stronghold 9 8 Submarine 8.8, Lady Lyonors 8.6* Chryseis, Marguerite 8.8, Sir Tristram, l'relude 7.9. Purity 7.8, Valois 0.12, IVrchanco, Aorangi 6.8, Grand Circle, Veutelero 6.7.

Suburban Handicap, seven furlongs.—Jeanne d'Arc 9.2, Black Bey. nand 'i).o, Kaharoa 8.18, Canute Chicl aitt, Solution 8.8, Ballurat.. 8.5, Boris 8.2, Chivalry 7.12, Platy|ius 7.5, Auratus 7.4, Matuku, Kudu 7.2, Turepo, The Stake, Vomer J. 7. Belmont Hack Handicap, ti> furlongß —Maui 9.2, Sardonyx ».«, tjoxswain 8.8, Iloyol llluo 8.4, Matftkokiri 7.18, Declination, Kotos, Immolation 7.0, llukaaka 7.5, tlalahnA 7.4, Aotoa f1.12, I'atuna, Golden Comb (i.D, l'utiolioub, Howa, Tckanui G.7 t t

NOTES BY "MOTI HOA." ' Owners am rwrinded that nominar tlons for the Folding j.o. autumn meeting are due to-day. The Liverpool Grand National Steeplechase is run Unlay.