RACING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 3100, 25 January 1909, Page 5

RACING.

WELLINGTON RACES. "•y Telegraph—'Press Association. WELLINGTON, January 23. -■ather was fine but dull, the The V*. q n( j attendance fair, track fact. ij n£ , races of the for the concilia , iy C]ust o nly one Wellington Rach v 1 „ ded during the first favourite succe. of Consolation day. Sid Reid, rider pjyiidicap, in the Wallacevilie Weltt. , mon tbs was disqualified for twelv*. ,j n g to for interference and not tij win. Results:— Wallaceville Welter Handicap, of 100 aovs; 6 f"rlonga. Mr G. Beatson's ch g WaikaraKa, syrs, 8.0, Jenkins 1 Mr W. E. Bidwill's b m Consolation, 4yrs, 8.11, Reid 2 Aberbrothock. 8.0 3 Also started—Strategist and Tauira. Won comfortably by two lengths. Time, Imin 16 2-ssec. Melrose Welter Handicap, of 200 sovs; 7 furlongs. Mr J. M'Laughlin's br g Maiora, 4yrs, 7.13 1 Mr C. Machell's Valdimar, 3ys, 8.9 2 Mr W. Smart's ch g San Fernando, 4yrs, 7.11 3 All started. Maiora took charge in the straight and won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 30 2-ssec. Hopeful Stakes Handicap, of 250 sovs; for two-year-olds; 4 furlongs. Hon. J. D. Ormond's br c Xylophone, by Birkenhead —Banjo, 8.3 1 Sir George Clifford's ch c Sharpshooter, by Clanranald— Weathereye, 7.9 2 Mr A. M'Farlar.e's ch f Boutade, by Formosen—Escapade, 7. 11 3 Scratched—Expansion. Won all the way by a length and a-half. Time, 48 3-ssec. Summer Handicap. Sir Tristram, 7.0 1 Sir Frisco, 7.12 2 Chanteuse, 6.12 3 Scratched —Tumut, Artillerie, Iranui, Truganini and Merrie Zealand. Sir Tristram put in a strong run in the straight and won comfortably by a length. Time, lmin 40sec. Selling Plate. Golden Cairn, 8,8 1 Prism, 8.8 2 Lucretius, 8.8 3 Scratched—De Witte, Cyrene, Togo, Playmate, Aux Pas and Splash. Prism was badly left at the post. Won all out by a neck. Time, lmin 16 2-ssec, Kaitoke Handicap. Consoladee 1.1? 1 Effort, 7.12* 2 Rock Ferry, 7.12 3 Scratched—Te Kahaurangi, Miscast and Llanwern. Consolat:'on put in a great run in the straight, •'nd won by a clear length. Time, lmin 2 l-ssec. Consolation Handicap. j Apa, 8.4 1 All Red, 8.7 2 I Truganini, 7.2 3 Scratched—Sir Frisco, Ikor, Chanteuse and Tangimoana. Apa to k charge at the entrance of the straight and won comfortably by a length. Tim", 2min 8 2-sssc. City Handicap. Flitaway, 7.11 1 Artillerie, 7.12 2 ! Ballarat, 7.10 3 Scratched—Chanteuse. A good rac?. Artillerie was badly left at the post. Wtn comfortably by a length. Time, lmin 15sec. The amount put through the to*aliaator was £22,429, making £56,522 for the meeting, against £60,867 last year. Twenty-?even bookmakers were licensed.