SPORTING

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LII, Issue 155, 26 July 1909, Page 3

SPORTING

WELLINGTON WINTER MEETING. CONCLUDING DAY'S RESULTS.

By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, July 2-3. Fine weather was experienced tor V.\e concluding day of the Wellington winter meeting. The attendance was jjou.l and tiie guiug heavy. The sum o! £10,(>38 was passed tlirougii the totalisators, making a grand total of £41,000' for the meeting, being £4301 more than last year. The following are details of the racing:— \ Onslow Handicap, of 130 sovs., six fur longs—St. Hill (11.0), 1; White Cockade (9.0), 2; Clem (9.0), 3. .Also started-. Sweet Angelus, llartyrium, Longner, Toa Tuhi and Hydraulic. St. Bill led throughout, and won by half-a-length. Time, lmin. 20 3-ssec. C'rofton Handicap, of 100 sovs., seve!) furlongs—Uanwern (9.0), 1; Splash (0.0), 2; l'ukewai (9.7), 3. Also started: King's Prize, Marathon, Sealer, Raw-era, and Vinco. Won by two lengths, with the same distance between second and third horses. Time, lmin. 43 3-ssec. Coninna Hurdle Handicap, of 100 sovs.', one mile and a half.—Waione (10.2), 1; Yosami (9.0), 2; Kelso (9.0), 3. Also started: Rangihaeta, Diplomatic , and Waihuku. Won by four lengths. Time, 3min. 10 4-ssec. 1 July Steeplechase of "0") ] sovs., two miles and a half.—Te Ar'.i J (10.10), 1; Irish (10.0), 2; Nadadnc ] (10.10), 3. Also started: Speciosa, Lin- . gerer and Deerslayer. Irish led for aJ' mile and three-quarters, where Te Arai .' joined him. Tc Arai took charge half | a mile from home and won by ten leii"ths, with the same distance hi- ; tween second and third horses. Deerslayer fell after going six furlongs. Time, (lmin. 7 2-ssec. Winter Oats Handicap, of 250 sovs., one mile.-'Morric Zealand (9.13), 1; Gaelic (9.0), 2; Coronetted (9.12), 3. Also started: Sir Frisco, Wimmera, Iranui, Diamond Star, Seaman \ and King's Post. Merrie Zealand fcooi; charge at the top of the straight and won bv four lengths, the third horse being two lengths away. Time, lniiu. 57 3-ssee. . „ nn Final Hurdles Handicap, of ,100 sovs., : one mile and .three-quarters.—Belano i (97), 1; RendroeU (9.7), 2; Bxmoor 108) 3 Also started: Kairoma and Corazon. Won by half-a-length. Time. 3min. 43sec. Kia Ora- Handicap, of 100 soys., .«. furlongs.-llisca.st (10.7), 1; aimothy (9 4), 2; Rose Herald (9.0), 3. Also started: Te Ru, Axitc, Waiata Royal Maid and Mcrrv Chrismns. Won by a head. Time, lmin. 27 2rssec. i WAXGANUI. JOCKEY CLUB. Wanganui. Last Night. At the annual meeting of the Jockey Club on Saturday night, the balancesheet showed a credit balance o over £I3OO. All the oll'ieers were re-elected.

A horse-shoe with sharpened tip or ed"e lias hecoino a source of danger to horses when racing on some of the *cw Zealand courses. The use of this paitieular shoe has heen prohibited on the Continent ami other places, out so i. r no aetion has heen taken conccrnmgj ■ m the nonunion. The °>f cr ™ brought under the notice of the lwi m„ ! Conference last week by SM-fieorseU-ford, who pointed out that lie knew l« > instances where promising h"™* "•> been injured through 1'.;...* "" •„, r aws bv horses wearing the pailim r class of shoe referred to. Sir <.eorge a ffor.l said it was „ matter of so hsh; „,,.s on the part of an owner who u ■.! this class of shoe, and it was discredil-•il-le that its use should lie ullonxcu on anv of their courses. It was decide.) to recommend the metropolian clubs to discourage the use of the snoes.