SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIII, Issue 90, 25 July 1910, Page 8

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON AIEhTIXfL FINAL DAY. By Telegraph.—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The final day of the Wellington Racing Club meeting touk'place under adverse circumstances, rain falling nearly all the day. The course was very heavy. Totnlisator receipts for the day were £S!)2D, making a total of ,034,102 for the meeting, against £41,000 for the ttiree days of 1901). Twenty-three bookmakers were licensed. Results: — Onslow Handicap, G furlongs.—Multiple 10.8, (A. Ollivcr) 1; ElectrakolV 10.5,'2; Miss Advance 9, 3. Also started: Dagger Bank 10.11, Advantage 10.4, Waiouru 9, Clem 9. Won by a length and a half. Time, Imin. 2(isec. Crofton Handicap, 7 furlongs. —Inchbonny 9. (G. Brown) 1; St. Lumsdcn 9.2, 2; Elfish 10.10, 3. Also started: Teotane 10.2, Tuakitua 9.0, Merrie England 9.2, Ukraine. Mallet, Merry and Frank Beach 9. Won by half a length. Time, Imin 42 2-ssec. Corunna Hurdles, a mile and a half.— Kremlin 10.2, 1; Maharanui 10.5, 2; Gaelic 9.10, 3. Also started: Master Paul ll.fi, White Lie 9.6, Rosegrove 9, Waiwareware 9. Won by four lengths. Time, 3min. 10 l-ssec. - July Steeplechase. —Waione 10.6, (Cochrane) 1; Sir Lethe 10.9, 2; Beeline 9.10, 3. Also started: Capitol, 12.0, Corazon 10.9. Sir Lethe led for the greater part of the race. Entering the straight, Corazon took command and had the riftce won, but baulked and refused to jiittip the last hurdle, Waione. getting home by some 30 odd lengths. Capitol fell. Time, 6min. 11 l-ssec. Winter Oats, one mile.—California 11.13, (Gray) 1; Sir Frisco 11.4, 2; Bollin 10.7, 3. Also started: Merrie Zealand 10.12, Tiptoe 9.13, Ngapuku 9.12, Tawhaki 9.6, Roval Marine, Moloch, Mataari and Ambrosian 9.0. Won by 2 lengths. Time, Imin. 45 3-ssec. Final Hurdle Handicap, one mile and threequarters. Paisano 11.11, (W. Young) 1; Staybov 10.2,2; Mahuta 10.2, |3. Also started: Playmate 10.4, Whata'kura 9.0. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 13sec. Kia Ora Handicap, six furlongs.—Tuia Toa 10.2, (Griffiths) 1; Valentine 9.10, 2; Niwaru 9.2, 3. Also started: Gold Battery 10.7, Stepalong, Ukraine and Mediterranean. Won by two lengths. Time, Imin 26 2-ssec. Totalisator permits were granted for the season 1909-10 to the number of 127. For 1910-11 136 have been applied for.