SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10126, 24 October 1910, Page 5

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB

MEETING. SECOND DAY. CHAMPION PLATE WON BY" DANUBE. (By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Oct.\22. » Tho second day's racing of the Wellington Racing Club's Spring Meeting was held in" showery wea--1 ther. Light rain commenced falling early, and continued all ,day. The attendance consequently suffered. Lord Islington and party attended the meeting. The going was soft, and against fast times. The totafSsator investments for the day were £14,503, against £13,608 last year, making a total of £24,363 for'" the meeting. Twenty-one bookmakers %(*efe licensed. Following were the results:— Tararua Handicap, 7 furlongs.-—W. * C. Ring's DominO, 7.10 (H. Gray), 1; Dearest 8.13, 2: Kilosteri 7.7, 3. Also started—Teotane, First Bat- > tery, Torpoint and Mediterranean. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin. 31 2-sseo. Juvenile Handicap, 4 furlongs.— Hon. J. D. Ormond's Miscount 9.0, (F. D. Jones) 1; Dirge 7.11, 2; Avarice 8.2, 3. Also started— Sinapis, Bronze, Aroha. Won by half a length. Time, 50 1-5 sec. , Spring Trial Stakes, 6 furlongs.— W. E. Bid will's Inspection 7.8 (W. Price), 1; Merrie Frank 8.4, 2; Deploy 7.3, 3. Also ran—Varna, Ladrone, Longwood. Won by threequarters of a length. Time, lmin. 18 2-ssec. Pearce Handicap, 1 mile.—E. J. Watt's Wimmera 8.0 (C. Brown), 1; Sir Tristram 8.2, 2; Merrivonia 7.7,. 3. Also started—lranui, Llanwern, John,- Swimming Belt, Ambrosian, and Royal Marine. Wimmera and Merrivonia got in front at the start, and led the field into the home turn, where the Merriwee filly fell back, and Sir Tristram came along behind the favourite, but was unable to head him, and suffered defeat by a length. Merrivonia 'finished three lengths away. Time, lmin. 43 3-5 sec.

Second Hack Hunters' Steeplechase of two miles and a half'.—G. Scales' Mahara 11.7 (Abbott), 1; St. Amelia 10.2, 2; Whimper 10.1, 3. Also started—Rosegrove, Flamingo, Star Lass, Hill Lass, Oakley, Castout and Sylvia Maicl. Won easily. Time, 5 min. 44sec.

Champion Plato, one mile and a quarter.—G. D. Greenwood's Danube 7.11 (H. Gray), 1; Lady Medallist 8.9, 2; Birkdale 7.11, 3. Also started—The Lark, Polymorphous. Danube and Lady Medallist got aw'ay when the tapes went up. Lady Medallist led Danube into the straight by two lengths and a half, but half a furlong from the post the Martian colt put in a great spurt, and beat Prober's fillv by a length. Time, 2min. 11 1-osee.

Ruahine Hack Handicap, five furlongs.—H. W. Parata's Rongomai /.10 (J. .Buchanan), 1; Longstep 7.8, 2; Ebonite 7.8, 3. Also started.— Directoire, Turna, Grand Jewel, Merrie Time, Bracken, Toa Pango, Com-, plexity. Won by a length. Time, lmin. 4 2-ssec. \

Nainai Handicap, six furlongs.— A. T. McWilliam's and D. Sullivan's Penza 1 6.7, (McDonald), 1; Sea Queen 6.7, 2 ; Humming Bird 7.0, 3. Also started—Gipsy Belle, Theodore, Bally Shannon, Hohungatahi. Won easily. NOTES ON THE"RACING. (By Our Special Reporter.) A drizzling rain having set in during the morning, the course was a little heavy, and it was only natural to expect that the times recorded would be slower on that account. Racing commenced with the Tararua Handicap, which brought out seven starters. The Soult mare, Dearest, was the popular selection, but although she ran a- very honest race, she had to give way at the finish to xhe Freedom colt, Domino. The withdrawal of Peter Pan from the Juvenile Handicap left six to go to the post. Miscount, the runnerup to Pairene on the first day, was backed down to a very short price, while the Birkenhead-Chant fillv, Dirge, was also well supported. The favourite was first out from the barrier, Aroha being the slowest to move. The Birkenhead colt was joined by Dirge in the straight, but in a well-contested finish he won by a length. The time, 50 l-ssec., was fast for the track. The winner is an exceptionally fine stamp of a colt, and may rank among the leading three-year-olds next season. Sinapsis, by St. Ambrose—Prologue, ,is a really nice filly in every way, and should pay her way this season, while the Treadmill-Golden Crest filly Avarice > will win races when she quietens down on the tracks. Merrie Frank, a double winner at the meeting recently, was installed a strong favourite for the Spring Trial, in which there were seven contestants. Inspection was first out, and led the field to the home turn, where Deploy raced to the front. ; Mr Bidw'ill's colt then came again, and W. Price keeping him up to his work, scored by three-quarters of a length from Merrie Frank. The winner ran a good race, and now that he has been returned a winner, should score further successes in due course. The full field of nine paraded previous to the Pearee Handicap. Wimmera was quickly selected as the most likely to score, nothing else being spiritedly supported.' The favourite was first to show out .from an uneven despatch, and running along the back stretch his nearest attendants were Merrivonia and Swimming Belt. Iranui caught the leader en- , tering the home turn, but quiikh fell hack, and her place Avas taken by Sir Tristram. He put in a fast (Continued on Page 6.)