SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10043, 18 July 1910, Page 5

SPORTING

RACING. WELLINGTON RACES, FIRST DAY'S MEETING. By Telegraph—Press Association, WELLINGTON, July 17. The Wellington racing Club's Winter Meeting opened in fine but threatening weather. The attendance was good, and the giung heavy. The totalisator raipts f.<r the day were £11,051 as against £9,904 last year. There were 31 bookmakers present. Results:— Stewards Handicap, 130 sovs, furlongs.—Electrakoff 1, Mundic 2, Mh? Advance 3. Also started—Sir Antrim, Balaclava, Royal Marine, Iney, Mataari and Marathon. Won by three lengths Time, lmin 38 2-ssec9. Miramar Handicap, of 100 sovp, 7 furlongs.—Multiple 1, Penza 2, Elfish 3. Also started—Teotan?, St. Lumsden, Malet, Succession, Inchbonny, Merrie, Emerald, Waxy, Uk • raine, Stepalong, and, Mediterranean. Won by a short head. Time Imm 39sec. Peninsula Hurdles, 100 sovs, If miles.—White Cockade 1, Gaelic 2, Arclight 3. Also started—Maharanui, Millenial, Explosive and Rosegrove. Won easily by six lengths. I Time 3min 35 2-ssec.

Parliamentary Handicap, .300 sovs, one mile.—Bollin 1, Merrie Zealand 2, Sir Frisco 3. A'so started—Penates, California, Northeast, Tiptoe, Ngapuka, Moloch, Rose Noble, Ambrosian, Pinu!, St. Felix, Gold Battery. Won by a head, after a good race. Time, lmin 52 4-ssec. WINTER HURDLES, of 500 sovs, 2 miles. G. B. Osman's b g Paisano, by Strowar Booly, aged, 10.10, W. Young, 1 J. E. McDonald's bg Tauira, by Mahaki —Ytung Tura, aged, 10.8, 2 J. George's bg Paritutu, by Castor—-Yattaghan, aged, 9.13. 3 Also started,—Compass, Hydrant, Woolloomooloo, Gold Bird, Mahuta, Lionhea-t, Whatakura, Xavier, Waitapu.Paisano,the favourite,had the inside running and got the best of a bad start, caused mainly by the playing up of Paritutu and Whatakura. Entering the straight for the first time, Paisano bad a lead of 10 lengths, and was never troubled all the way, and won by ten lengths, four lengths separating the second and third. Time 4min 5 l-ssec.

Trial Plate, 100 sovs, 6 furlongs. —Morecombe 1, Tawhaki 2, Kilostere 3. Also started. —Celebrity, Seawind, Poitcullis, Ukraine, Merrie Frank, Beach, Turna, Lady Kitcherar, Longwood. Morecambe won from the start. Time lmin 25 2-ssec.

Ta Aro Handicap, 100 soys, 5 furlongs.—Contendanti,Scotch Plaid 2, Stourton a, Also'started.—TiSatoa, Mancbester, Magneto, Valentine, Brilliancy, Rongomai, Bourbofc, Ahuapai, Niwaru, Moreykoff, Grand Jewel, Fighting MaH, Merrie Time. Won by a length. Time lmin 9 3 ssec.

RECORD DAY'S HANDICAPS.

By Telegraph—Press Association. WELLINGTON, July 17. The Wellington Racing Club's handicaps ofr the second day are— Glasgow Handicap, 130sovs; 5 furlongs.—Penates 11 12, Naumai 11.8, Mundic 11.0, Contenddnt 10.12. Mon Ami 10.8. Multiple 10.5, Dogger Bank 10.2, Advantage 10.0, Miss Advance 9.6, Scotch Plaid 9.2, Clem, Waioru, and Te Ku 9.0, Karori Handicap, 100 sovs; 6 furlongs—Sturton 10 10, Teotane 10.8, Penza 10.2, Elfish 10,0, Gold Battery 9.13, Magneto 9.10, St. Lumsden 9.8, Malet 9,7, Succession 9.4, Brilliant 9.3, Inchdonny 9.3, Merrie Emerald 9.2, Bourbon 9.2, Celebrity, Pumoana, Mediterranean, Niwaru, Merrie Frank, Goldamar, Beach, and Seawind 9.0.

Vittoria Hurdle Handicap, 100 sovs; 1J mile.—Oxton 12.0, Paritutu 11.8, Maharanui 10.10, White Cockade 10 10, Captain Jingle 10.6, Master Paul 10.0, Arclight9.l2, Kremlin 9.9, White Lie 9.5, Claremont 9.4, Millenial 9.3, Miscast, Pakau, Kosegrove, Explosive, and Lequer 9.0. Jumpers' Flat Handicap, 130 sovs; 11 mile.—Paisano 11.10, "Mahnta 11.0, Prophet 11.0, Tauira 10.12, Compass 10.12, Stayboy 10.7, Playmate; 10.6, Reumac 10.5, Woolloomooloo 10.4, Goldbird 10.0, Waitapu 9.13, White Cockade 9.13, Maharanui Hydrant, and Tui Cakabau 9.10, White Lie, Golden Water and Arc Light 9.9, Tuakitua 9.4, Gaelic 9.3, Waiwerawera and Millenial 9.0, Wa'erloo Handicap, 250 sovs; 7 furlorgs.— Penales ,11.4, California 11.2, Sir Frisco 11.0, --iiasyrie ?ea|and 11.0, North East 10.13,lrariui 10.10, Bollin 10.10, Electrakoff 10.9, St. Aidan 10.8, Wauchope 10.7, Hermia and Sir Antrim 10.6, Tiptoe 10.4. Balaclava, Mon Arm, Sharpshooter, and Ngapuka 10.0, Multiple 9.13, Fllcgnt Truganini and Tawhaki 9.8, Inez 9 4, Royal Marine 9.3, Moloch ar.d Rose Noble 9.2. Ambrosian, Miss Advance, Idealism, Mataari, St, Lumsden, Pinul, St. Felix, Rangikua. Marathon, First Consul, Bismark and Beach 9.0. Tnorndon Handicap, 100 sovs; 5 furlongs.— ton 10 12, Tioatoa 10.4, Scotch Plaid 9.12, St. Toney 9.11, Magneto 9.10, Manchester 9.9, Skye 9.8, Valentine 9.6, Eaglestone 9.3, Rongomai 9.6, Bourbon 9.2, Ahuapai, Ukraine Seawir.d, Moreykoff, Clahamena,

jSlepalong, Merrie Tine Yeodel» {Pilgrims March, Fight iig Maid, I ! Grand Jewel, Pura Gold. Fiefd Far r Portcullis, and Seraphic 9.0. NOTES ON THE RAGING. (By "Zetland.") . Congsequent on the heavy rains I that bad fallen during the week ttie course was very heavy, and the times registered were therefore slow throughout. The attendance was large and representative. The general arrangements in connection with the meeting were most satisfactory, and the racing interesting from start to finish. Speculation was decidedly brisk per medium uf the while over twenty penciilers did a

thriving business. Racing commenced with the Stewards' Handicap, Royal Marine, Mataari and Marathon were prominent up to tha home turn, where Eiectrakoff, the favourite, came away and won comfortably by three lengths. This Menchikcff colt is in the WLtcr Cup at 9st 71bs.

A fine fis>ld of thirteen eonlestfd the Miramar Handicap cf siven furlongs. Elfish was made a slightly b tter favourite than Penza. From a good despatch the latter led the field into the straight, where she was joined by Multiple, with Merrie Emerald and Elfish movinsg up. In a good finish Multiple, who was one of the outsiders of the contestants, woa with plenty in handy, a head from Penza,

For the Peninsula Hurries a Bekf of seven faced the barutr. Whits Cockade was in front to the back stretch where Millennial headed him. At the next jump he again raced t« the front, and jumping well won very easily by six lengths from Gaelic, who finished fast. 'ihen came up for decision the principal flat race of the met ting, the Parliamentary Handicap, in which : some of the best mile horses in the Dominion were engaged. Of the sisteen enteted in the books, only Trcganini and Tawhaki were scratched, leaving a decidedly attractive fifli to fight out the issua On appearances in the "bird Penates, Sir Frisco, Merrie Zealand, Boliir. Rose Noble and St. Ftlix weie selected as probably the fittest candidates, and they certainty gave evidence of having und> rgone thorough preparations. Prom an even start Merrie Zealand was first to show out, while the favourite. California, wag last to move. Pass-

ing the six furlongs post Merrie Zealand was attended by St. Felix, Pet> ales, Boliir, and Moloch in this order. The Merrie England geldii ec was joined by Bollin as the straight was entered, and bir Frisco and California could be seen moving up. Ii a well fought-out finish Bollin beat Merrie Zealand, with Sir Frisco a length away, and California fourth. The latter was not given the usual preliminary, and appeared to move stiffly for over half a mile, and as. he got away very badly the distance proved too short for hsm. Merrie Zealand would have made the fiiisb even more closer than it wai bad his rider been able to use the w>.ip, and Sir Frisco got out of tbe ruck too late to get nearer than third. Twelve of New Zealand's best hurdle horses went out for the Winter Hurdles, of two mil's. Tauira was made a very solid favourite, Paisano, Woolloomooloo, Hydrant, and Mahuta also "having plenty of backers. From the barrier rise Tauira went out and quickly Jiad a good lead. Paisano then left the field to keep within easy distance ot the leader, and when a mile and a quarter had been traversed he joined hkn. A little further on he deposed laaiia. and being kept up to his work by W. Young, won by two length. Mahuta struck a hurdle after going seven furiongs, and lost h»s ■ rider.

Of the thirteen starters in the Trial Plate the Hon, J. D. Ormond'a New Zealand Cup candidate,,Morecombe, was backed as if th 3 race was a certainty for him. This proved to be the case, for as soon as the field got on the move he raced to the front, and was never caught, winning by a clear length from Tawhaki, who finished fast. The day's racing was brought to a c onclusion with the Te Ar? Handicap, of five furlongs. The full field of eighteen went to the post. The favourite. Contendent, was first to break the line. At the home turn his nearest followers were Stourton and Scotch Plaid. Tha latter challenged Contendent opposite the grandstand, but he held his position, and won hy over a length. Stourton was a fair third.

Out of the foOS? starts, the Hon. J. D. Ormond was sucessful in winning three races. The Birkenhead stock, being fine big, strong horses, were well suited to the going. The biggest dividend of the daywas paid out on the Multiform colt, Multiple, backers selecting Penz i to win. The heavy going btat the latter, while Multiple galloped very freely through it. Paisano's performance in the Winter Hurdles was full of merit, as he galloped fast and jumped really welL He will now have to carry 12st lib in the National Hurdles.

Mahuta was going alon? ccirfottably in third position when he struck an obstacle. It is considerel that he wouM have taken ahaaiii the finish with Taaira and Paisano. tut for this mistake.

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