SPORTING.
[Pee Peess Association^
Auckland, This day. AUCELAND SPRING MEETING.
The following weights were declared last night in the undermentioned events : —Spring Handicap: Fishwoman Bst lOlbs, Maori Bst 81bs, Kalo Bst 6lbs, Maoriland Bst, Kenilworth 7st 121bs, Wapiti 7st lOlbs, Lone Hand and Nelson 7st Blbs, Dewdrop and Gilderoy 7st 6lbs, Comet 7st 51bs, Viceroy 7st 41bs, Mitrailleuse 7sfr 21b s, Harkaway 7st, Moonstone, Ec« port, and Taupiri 6st lOlbs, and Snider 6st Tibs.—Hurdles: Harkaway and Lone Hand list lOlbs, Chandler list 51bs, Christmas list 41bs, Woodpecker list, Rawenata 9st 121bs, Tricotrin 9st lOlbs, Harlequin, Frostfish, Quilp, and Robert-the-Devil 9st 7lbs, and Comet 9st 61bs. ,
Wanganui, Yesterday. WANGANUI SPRING MEETING.
Maiden Plate.—-Scott's Ahua (3 years), 1; Powell's Leouessa (3 years), 2; Standish's Witiora (5 years), 3. Smith's Waxlight, Newland's Patience, and Wilson's Sweet Home also ran. The race was won by a length. The course was very heavy; it was raining hard, and all the horses were held in for the first part of the race, and were only let out on coming up the straight. Hxtbdies. —Nugent's Chevalier, 1; Hapeta Pitiman's Hinu, 2; Keith's Bugler, 3. Maurice O'Brien's .Reliance ran, but fell. The time was 4min,-50sec!\ The race was won by three lengths, and the same distance separated the second and third horses. Hinu pulled up very lame.
Hack Hurdles.—The Druid, 1; Blue* skin, 2; Grey Douglas, 3. , The Druid won easily.Wang&nct Stakes, £150.-—Powell's Bayard, 1; Keith's Hippona, 2; Chetham's Dan, 3. A good race was rub; Bayard was in splendid condition and didn't turn a hair. He won by a length and a half, while only a length separated the second and third horses. Witora, Patience, Ngata, and Lady Florence followed the first, three in the order named. * '/'".'.-
Ladies' Bbacelst. —Ahier, 1; Lioness, 2; Eeliance, 3. Consolation.—Dan, 1; Sweet Home, 2; Hippona, 3. Wellington, Yesterday.
Nominations for the Wellington Spring Meeting close at the Empire Hotel on Monday evening next. Chbistchdeoh, Yesterday.
Leonora and Fame have been scratched for all engagements at the C.J.C. Spring Meeting. '■ ■•■ V. ,-:
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Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4616, 20 October 1883, Page 2
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339SPORTING. Thames Star, Volume XIV, Issue 4616, 20 October 1883, Page 2
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