SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 8034, 22 January 1906, Page 3

SPORTING

WELLINGTON RACES. FIRST DAY. rER TRESS ASSOCIATION. Wellington - , January 20. Tho new course at Trent ham was opened to-day in line weather ami iu the presence of 8000 people. .Sir .1. (J. Ward represented the Govcrniiicnl, and -'sports" from all parls of the Colony were present. At luuclieon Sir Joseph Ward congratulated tire Club in having secured a course which he believed would prove to be one ol the finest south of the line. A capital day's sporl was witnessed and £23,72! l handled by the machines, which, though not n record for the Colony, is a record for Wellington. The double totalisalor, Cup and Telegraph Handicap, paid a dividend of £!>2. Kcsults Anniversary Handicap-. Boris 1. Lethcrin 2, Teknrawa 3. All started. A good race. Won by a little over n length. Time, 1.12. Divs., £1 lGs and £0 Is. Ruapehn Hark Handicap: Declination 1, Czarevna 2, Aotea :i. All started but Apa, The Voucher and Queen's Messenger. Won by a length. Time, l'.lG 1-5. Divs.', £2 19s and £3 Ms.

Hack Hurdles : Geologist 1, Waiiarere 2, South Star 3. All started. Won easilv. Tune, 3.18 3-5. Divs., £1- 8s and 12s. Cup: Kopa 1, Achilles 2, Melodcon 3. All started. Achilles and Kopa fought out Ihe issue nearly the whole way, but in the straight, Kopa, favored with her light-weight, cut down Achilles and won by a length and a quarter, Melodcon beating Paritutu by a quarter of a length for third place. Time, 2.33—a record for the Colonv. Divs., £2ll 18s and £2 (is. I Telegraph Handicap: Ailsa 1, jPctrovna 2, Sir Tristram 3. AH started but Ballaral, Chivalry and Black lieynard. Ailsa led the whole way and won fairly easy at the finish. Time, 1.15 2-5. Divs., £1 15s and IDs. Tongariro Hack Handicap: Apa 1, (tlenullin 2, Czarevna 3. Scratched: Maui, Lady Wayward, Tekanui. Won easilv. Time, 1.13 1-5. Divs., £2 18s and 13s. Mursery Handicap: Kurawaka 1, Moscow 2, Ivanoff 3 All started but Mahuta. Won pretty easily. Time, Wsecs Divs., £lfi lis and £2 18s. Electric Handicap: Chivalry 1, Ingleneuk 2, Medallist 3. Scratched : Petrovna, Ailsa aud Gawain. Won easily by two lengths. Time, CO 3-5. Divs., £1 17s and £1 3s.