SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10535, 23 January 1912, Page 5

SPORTING

WELLINGTON RACES. STAKES WON BY ERMENGAR.DE. (By Tdegraph—Press Association.) , WELLINGTON, Last Night. Glorious s/unsfliine ushered m the ! second day of the Wellington, Racing I dub summer meeting. There was an appreciable difference in the attend- | ance compared with the first day. Det spite the fact that there were some runaway victories, the sport provided was of a higfr order. The totalisator records for the Wellington meeting were smashed to pieces, the previous best being exceeded in several instances. The Wellington Stakes were iook:ed forward to as providing # a match between the two cracks, Prince Soult and Autumnus,, -neither of whom- had previously met. The Northerner could do no better than finish in fifth place, whilst Sir George Clifford's colt filled second place. The totalisator figures for the day were £35,091, against £14,217 for>s-he corresponding day last summer' meeting. Following are' the results: — Mungaroa Welter Handicap, of 100 sovs., seven furlongs.— Mr Higrhden's BBakenev, 3v.rs, 9.12 (A. Ollaver) -1; Tripoli 9.2, 2; Turnalo.3, 3.. Also started— Kimona, St. Petersburg, Laius, Semaphore. Semaphore led "to the straight, where Blakeney', displaced her, and won by a nose. .Time. lmin. 30 2-Ssecs. C January Welter: Handicap, of "200 soys., one Ellerton's Sea Queen, syrs, 9.0 (W. Young) v l,;. Id-, ea"hsm. 8.7.- 2; : Kaxiroa 8.9;"3: /Also; Eclogue,;St. ; Felixf-Av4rie©;.; .Negative. ; Avarice" ted for-half a niile, then Negative took the field to the straight, where. Sea Queen.went out and won bv a length and a half. Time, lmin., 42 2-ssecs.

WELLINGTON STAKES, of 550 r sovs., five furlongs. Mir. Highden'-s Ermengarde, 2yra, "7.5 (C. Brown) 1 Auitumnus, 2yrs, 7.12 2 Glade, 2yrs, 6.12 3 : Also' started— Canute 6.12, Prince Sbulb 6.12. .Winning Way 7.9, Imagination 6.9, Peroneal '6.9., Eriiiengarde went to the front at once, and was never troubled, winning I comfortably by five lengths. Time, I ]ttiin. 1 l^raece. ;■" WFJLTNGTON RAGING CLUB ■v ■*■ HANDICAP, of .500 /pots; , One mile and a quarter. gir G. Clifford'* Counterfeit, 3yrs, . 8.7 (F. R. Jones) , 1. Goi-omandeJ. 6vr«, 7.12 2 i/Utadmdod, fiyra, 8.7- 3.

, A!vn started— MiVcount 8.0. Birk?.n>'7.6. Roval Marin© .6.10. Splash 6,!0! Counterfeit' fcd practically 'all if*? v.-)v. won pulliru? Un by half n'fepth, Ur/Vc-'ded a similar dis-1-aiyce awpv Birkilirte fourth. W soom.t fifth. Time, 2min S l-o

FitxliM-bw* .fi-.-ili-np,;,— G. BiickW? Stepnev 7 d i'C. 1 : Morton 7.6. 2; OfMi<?nn+ 71. 3. Also started — Haskayne, v M"eno. Sfihrrersion. Da.v---ptMiinil-f. ""hen Rt*>.nney ca'ne "lit and *on bv three lengths." Time, lmin..

TV-".™ (Vp fnrV."W— fV r Ci. Clifford's Heatherbrae 7.11. (C Emerson) 1 ; San- „„;„.,»„. «,.<- 2: Sin "nip 8.11. 3. Also •■-.■fru-Wl f\tepw>. B*nenn. Mnkara, ■On*Ti-.Mrcl. Seraphic. Lady Kilcheran. Torjpniip. Taonni, Dirge. Odessa had the pride of place for two furlongs, D"t thf>n way to who finished welKahead of the field. Time, lmin. losecs.

Disposal Stakes, of 100 sovs.-. five furlongs.— Wire Pewene's Naunvai, fiS ■ / B. TVp.iflv) 1: Big Blast 8.8. 2; All Gams 8.8, 3. Also started— Bally Shannon. Emma.. Aem.'v._ In wan, Biddy. Papa We. Naumni jumped out in. front, and won all the way, finiAins; fn-ee lengths of Big Metropolitan. Handicap.— Mr High-' rail's Gfladiole 8.10. 2: Deafest 8.1. 3. Also started— Culprit.'Gipsy Belle, Full Rote. Hermia, Faatnus, Khamsin, Mwv Frank, Longstep. Purakau. Culprit took charge for a furlong, nnd was then displaced by Gipsy Belle, who fell at the 'distance. Bronw. coming with a lato run. secured the verdict by a length. Time, lmin. 15seds.

FOXTON RACES. CONCLUDING DAY. (By Telegraph — Press 'Association.) " PMiMBiRSTOX N., Last NigM. At the concluding dav of the Foxton races a sum of - £12.799 was put through the totalisator. making £23,710 for the meeting. Results: — Hack Hurdles.— Captain. 1, ATlwre 2, Attention 3. Telephone Hnck.— Ineuru 1, Nuknatu 2, Miss Roberts 3. Presdewt's Handicap.— Julian 1, Mat-low 2. Midian and Seaton Dale (dead heat) 3. Maiden Seurrv.—Gcodform 1, Master Kilclieran 2. Epwortib 3. Carnarvon Welter.— Puketotara 1, W-aiputere 2, M<>rrie Emerald 3. ''' Newmarket Handicap.— Waiouru 1, Lady Mc-utoa 2, Blue Lake 3. January Handicap.— Easy 1, Min»ri> 2, Lord Palmer 3.

Mfoutoa Welter. Koihinonr 1, M*remere 2, Thetis 3.