SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XLVII, Issue 81899, 6 December 1906, Page 3

SPORTING.

WOODVILLE RACES. FIRST DAV. TER PRESS ASSOCIATION. Woodville, December 5. Tlic first day of the summer meeting of tho Woodville Jockey Ciub commenced today under pecu iai climatic conditions. Theic was a heavy downpour of rain the picvious day. but this morning broke- beautifully hue and continued so until mid day, when reavy rain fell, wnich .'astcd for the lu*>t tour races. 1. tlieu cleared up and remained beauiifully fine for tiie rest of the day. Tin attendance of the geneial public was very satisfactory and speculation »a> brisk. The sum of passed through the tota-isatoi, which is £1250 better than ihe corresponding day last year. Results : Maiden Piatt.—Dan Leno 1, Lord I Rosebery 2, Corazoii 3. Scratched : Catapult, Grand Poplar, Deucalioi. Uakbuin. Pcaric. Won cojntoiuibly by two lengths. Tim.', 1.48 3-5. Dividends, £2 17, and £4 n,Hack Hurdles.—Kookby 1, Gold Dust 2. Needlework 3. Scratched: Maliuc, Assayer, Bandmas.er, Sen Sim. Mcreshot. Won by four lengths. Time. 3.2 a. Dividends, £2 12; and £ib. Grandstand Hack.—Mecca 1, Immolation , Mataau 3. Scratched: Ladv Bercsl'ord, Honyhnhmn, Vie toi'ia Paik, Waileili.', Meirywing. Rcndrock, Oneiios. Won by a lciigtn, after an exciting tu>sle. 'lime. 1.32. Dividends, £b iy and £2 2 . Woodville Handicap.—Submaiinc 1, Operetta 2, ParUutu 3. Scutched: Ngaurua, Nova, Maliaianui, MOll- - Maiaari. This was a maguih-c-.'iil race. * the distance in: si of tie horses were in line, and all appear'-c t.i liave a show. Near the post Sub marine drew out and won by a length. Time, 2.11 2-5. Dividends. £i 5 and £1 4/. l-'lving Hack—Menvwing- 1 Mr-; A'lelue 2. Ladv Jie.e.loid 3- Scralc"ed: Waihs.lie, i'e Una. Saga. Rualama'a. Golden Kagie, Maidi Coia/.on. Blue River, Pixie. Won by two lengths. Time, I.IS 2-5. Dividend". l\i 4 and £-i 15,Borough Handicap.—Coxswain 1. Jol.y friar 2, RilUinaid 3. Scratched :'Gold Seal, ljinetaupavakaka. Liberator. Won comfortably by a length. Tune. 1.33. Dividends, £b 3/ and "\Veher Hack.—Milenial 1, Rc-et-voir 2. Silken Rein 3- Scratched: . Marincila. Pantaoon. Won by five lengli-. Tim-, 2.15. Dividends, I yjii 5; and/ji :/. I'-Jectric—bad Soul 1, Ladv War ' wick 2. Pink 'L'u 3. Scratched: ', AV.iiginal, Petticoat. Gold Seal, 1 Waitati, A'-c ' Light, Saga, Tin Voucher. Won bv six lengths. Tim.'- " 1.3 1-5. Dividends. £• and £1 3/. There i:; every propect of tho wea- , ther being line 10-nimiuw.