SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXI, Issue 9043, 9 March 1908, Page 7

SPORTING.

KACING.

g WANGANUI RACES

P.Y TELEGRAPH—PKESS ASSOCIATION. WANGANUI, March 7. There was beautiful weather for the second day of the Wanganui Jockey Clnb meeting The sum of £13,439 was put through the totalisator, making £24,487 for the meeting, as against £24,326 last year. Twenty-nine bookmakers were present. Results:— Autumn Handicap.—Dear Dolly 1, Splendid Idea 2, Waipaku 3. Only starters. Won easily by three lengths. Time, lmin 43sec. Matawa Hack.—Vasa 1, Mon Ann 2, Waikaraka 3. Scratched—Daisy Paul. A good race. Time, lmin «ec. . ackson Stakes.—Gravitation 1, Irish Rifle 2, Glenculloch 3. Scratched—Carissima. Won by a length, and a half. Time, lmin 15 3-5 sec. FordellHack Hurdles.—Maui 1, . Claremont 2, Cachuca 3. All starteu. •* Won by a neck after a slashing finish. Time, 3mm 17sec. Okoia Hack Hurdles.—lmmolation 1, Aorangi 2, Bagatelle 3. Scratched —Claremont. Won by two lengths. Time, 3min 2sec. Wanganui Stakes.— Marguerite 1, The Lark 2, Uhlando 3. All started. Good race. Won by a length. Time, 2min 35 2-ssec. . Harrison Hack.—Ataahua 1, Daisy Paul 2, Somali 3. AH started. Won by a couple uf lengths. Time, 2min 11 3-ssec. • Farewell Handicap.—Ballarat 1, KitcJ&nmaid 2, Cyrene 3. Scratched —Helen Portland. Time, lmin lo 2-ssec.

WELLINGTON PONY NOMINATIONS.

Entries for the events to be run at the Wellington Pony and Galloway Racing Club's March meeting, on Saturday, March 21st, close with the Secretary, Mr P. P. Bigwood, Miramar, Wellington, at 9 o'clock, tonight.