RACING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXX, Issue 8448, 24 May 1907, Page 6

RACING.

WANGANUI RACES. By Telegraph—Press Association. ', WANGANUI, May 23. The Wanganui Jockey Club's wintar meeting opened to-day in fine weather. The amount put through the totalisator was £11,913, as against £10,792 for the corresponding day last year, an increase of £1,121. Results:— Borough Handicap.— St. Bill 1, Flimsnap 2, Gawain 3. All started. Won by a length. Time, lmin 16sec. Dividends, £9 and £1 14s. WANGANUI STEEPLECHASE. Nadador 1 Rangitoto 2 Eclair 3 Scratched—-Evenlode and Romany King. Won easily by two lengths. Irish, Narcissus and Westward fell. Time, 6min lOsec. Dividends, £4 9s and £2 Bs. Electric Hack.—Toa Tuhi 1, Motpa 2, Gauze 3. Scratched— St. Maria, Chicane. Somali and Waikaraka. A good race. Time, lmin 3 2-ssec. Dividends, £7 and £6 lis. May Hurdles. Aqua Regia 1, Pushful 2, Florio 3. Won easily. Time, 3min 18sec. Dividends, £2 19s and £1 7s. Kaitoke Hack Hurdles.—Mahoe 1, Le Beau 2, Merriwai 3. Scratched— Kaipetipeti and Levent. Time, 3min 19sec. Dividends. £2 and £3 Bs.

Connolly Handicap.,— Marguerite 1, Waitapu 2, Delania 3. Scratched | '—Aeolus, Southern Cross. A slashing race; won by a head. Time, lmin 59sec. Dividends, £8 12s and £5 15s. Purua Hack Flat.—lrish Rifle 1, Compass 2, Swimming Belt 3. Scratched—White Star, Silver Lead and Daisy Paul. Won by two lengths. Time, I min 44 3-ssec. Dividends, £ll 17s and £7 12s. . ACCEPTANCES. By Telegraph—Press Association. » WANGANUI, May 24. The following are the acceptances for to-morrow:— ' Winter Oats, 1 mile.— Volume 9.2, Armistice and King Billy 8.7, Kurawaka 7.12, St. Bill 7.10, Regulation -7.9, Delania 7.8, Delamere and Flimsnap 7.3, Chatterer 6.11, Waipaku 6.8, Maharanui and Maid of Astolat 6.7. , Balgownie Handicap, 1 mile and a distance.—Nova and Waitapu 9.3, Stay boy 9.0, Compass 7.9, Lingerer and Gaiety 7.7, Barley 7.6, The Dane 7.5, Anemone, First Foot, and Waione 7.0. Rata Hack Hurdles, 1 mile and 5 furlongs.—Southern Cross and Kaipetipeti 10.7, Te Kainui and Truthful' 9.2, Top Rose, Land o' Nod, King Bolt and Hurimoana 9.0. Final steeplechase, 2 miles.—Slow Tom 11.8, Rangitoto and Eclair :. j.5, Needlework 10.0, Sammy 9.11, i.oer 9.9, Dalkey 9.8, Levent, Concord, Westward, Red Shannon, and Lord Ullin 9.7. Grandstand Steeplechase, 2J miles. —Slow Tom 11.7, Waitarere and Evenlode 10.5, Eclair 10.4, Sammy 9.9. Roer and Hikiroa 9.8, Westward 9.7. Farewell Hack, 6 furlongs.—Gauze 8.12, Chicane 8.11, Kaiuku and Irish Rifle 8.9, White Star 8.7, Silver Lead 8.5, Fishermaid 8.2, Somali and Pearl ie 8.0, Dear Dolly and Motoa 7.13, Barley 7.11, St. Killian 7,9, Gaiety and Lingerer 7.8, Engraver 7.7, Inaha and Houyhnhmn 7.6, Waicola and The Dane 7.5, Sedgemoor 7.3, Goldwai 7.1, Catapult, Tarina and Burton 7.0.