SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10423, 14 September 1911, Page 5

SPORTING.

DANNEVIRKE RACING CLUB. STEEPLECHASE MEETING. By Telegraph— Press Association. DANNEVIRKE, Last Night. The steepfodhiaise meeting of the Dannevirke Racing GLuib was.-a de•cided success. " At' the outset- the weather wias beautifully fine, but towards/ the conclusion heavy ' rain intervened', which made the enclosure and the course greasy. The attendance. wj&s fair, and the racing interesting. A sum of £5833 passed through, .the totaJasaior, as compared with £4554 on the first dlay of last year's ispring .meeting. Results:— Hunters-' HurdJles. Nescot 1, J&okiman 2, Sylvia Maid 3. Also starfted.— lOverhleard, Riuataniwhla, Himatangi. The last named feU. Won -by a nose. Timie, 2min. 54seo. Maiden Steepfeohase.— Wiriuhana 1, T!he Plough. 2. Also nan—Crlenmiore, Watershed, .and Soman. Won by a f.urlong. Time, .Sarin l"sec. ' Rmahnati Welter—Ariorn. 1; Epsom lias® 2, .Gold Circle 3. Also started —Ama.to, Projectile, Waipunui and Goldeia ... The winnea" led throughout, and won by half a length. Time, 2min. Msec. 'Dannevirke Steeplechase.— (Pleiades 1, Sir Lethe 2, Oonneotdout 3. Allso. started— Winral, LoveH', Winiata, iMaidi, Elamingo, Whimper, and The Chief. Woin by three lengths. Time, Gmki. 58siec. Handicap Huixles.— Te Wihetu 1, Merry iLa-wn 2, Donzel 3. . Windage wias .the only other startea 1 , and was left at the start, taking no part in the race. Won by three lengths. Time-, 3min. 16sec. Hunters' 5 Steeplechase.— Reckless 1, Commodore 2, ElweliT 3. Alsto ran— Sylvia. Maad, Lord' TJIMn, Tally Ho, iS!tocfcma.n, Pukeroa and Review. Won easily. Time, 4mdn. losec. Utmiutaroa Hack Wieltter.— Fleetweek 1, San 2, JFltorenoe Nightingale 3. Also ran— Soot® Fusilier, Mere Mere, Queen, of Scots, Bonnie Boy, 'The Nut, 'Frieze*, Esmeh, Fusilier, Pipe Oiay, Tua.tahi, ahd Malady. Won. by a length'. The winner returned a two figure dividend. Time, linen. 32sec. ,