SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10541, 25 January 1912, Page 5

SPORTING

WELLINGTON RACES. CONCLUDING DAY. (By Telegraph —Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Last Night. The third and concluding day s racing of the Wellington Racing Club took place in fine weather today. • A few light.showers fell during oihe early, part of the morning, but had' no effect on the going, which was excellent.. •• The'. .atteiijlan.ee was fair, and the Vetting- brisk. On- last. 1 event;- over £4OOO was invested.. Some good racing was witnessed, the fight for second honours in the Summer Handicap being very fine, in wljich five horses findsihed almost in a line. The two-year-old event again went to Styx, the son of Achilles, the Hon. J. D. Ormond's Birkenhead filly, Glade, filling second place. The "Highden" stable did very well at tihe meeting, securing seven wins. The totalisator figures for the day were £21.549 10s, as against £16,313 10ts for tlft* corresponding day , last vear, awd'.teking a total for/.' the three d'avs of £83,316, compared with £-32,004 for the last summer meeting. Results„ n . Wallaceville Welter Handicap, of 100 sovs., six furlongs.— Mr "Highden's" Mallard, 3jts, 7.7 (C. Browne) 1 • Beacon, 9.0, 2; St. Petersburg 8.10, 3 Also started. — Ceylon 7.7, Indra 7.7 Lady Nolan 7.7, Blind 7.7. Lady Nolan was first 'out, but died away in the straight, Mallard going to tihe front, and winning by a length. Time Imin. 16secs. Melrose Welter Handicap, of 200 sovs., seven furlongs.— Mr Highden's" Bronze 9.5 (A. Olliver), 1; St. Felix 8.2, 2; Longstep 7.9, 3. Also started— Effort 9.3, Gulden Loop 8.11, Patriotic 8.10, Merry Frank 84, Idealism 8.4, Royal Marine 8.2, Avarice 7.9, Negative 7.7. Longstep showed the way inter the Straight, and was there displaced Sy the favourite, w(ho won .by a length and a half,. Time, Imin.*2B 2-osecs. . Hopeful Stakes, of 250 sovs., four furlongs.—Mr «T. H. McDonald's Styx,- 7.10 (H. Gray) 1; Glade 8.6, 2 ;'Peroneal 7.10, 3. - Also started— Stepnev 8.0, Merton 7.9, Otukura 7.7, Imagination 7.0, Daybreak 6.13, Obligant 6.13, Killmore 6.7, Glade made most of the running, but Styx took the lead in. the. straight, and won fey. a head. Time, 49 l-ssecs. Summer Handicap, of 500 sovs., 3 mil©;—' .J.'Watt'«. Ijrefend:J JQ L (B. Deploy) 1; Kauroa 6.18, 2; Mas-„ count - 8.0, 3. • ALso started— Equitas; 9.9, Nyland 8.11, Undecided 8.10, iMorrivonia 8.1, Sea Quean-7.2, Khamsin 6.13, Eclogue 6.11, British Maid 6.7, Lady Volley 6.7. British Maid pot left at the post. Ireland went to the front immediately, and rc/urid the hack was followed by Nyland, Kham.isin and the order was the same, except that iFxjuitas had gone up to second place. Entering the straight, the * positions were still the same, with Kauroa coming fast. Ireland won by. a'length,,, with half a length bet-ween the secondand third horses, and Nyland, Fquitas and Undecided nearly in a line. Time, Imin. 40 2-ssecs.

Selling Plate, of 150 sovs., sax furlongs.— Middle Park's All Chins, 8.0, (E. Griffiths) 1; Bally Shannon 80. 2 ; Big Blast 8.0, 3. Also started— Lains 8.0, Kingswell 8.0, Palestine 8.0, Aetna 8.0, Papa-tire 7.7, Biddy 7.7. All Guns vron all the way by a length and a half. Time, lmin. 16 2-ssees. , The. winner, wa... sold to Mr ,t. Wnimera. for £lO5 giiineas.' ' TCaitoke Handicap, of 100'sovs.. 5 furlongs.— Mr A. -J. Toxward'fr San--7.10. 2; Makara 8.10, 3. Also started— Gay Lawless 8.1 ; Lady .Kilcheran 8.0; Wee Rose 7.6, Ariatia 7.4; Kirkhv 7.2, Inveran 6.10, Sir Donald 0.7. A.bercord 6.7. Emma, led the field to the distance, and then Sanffunmrv went to the front, awl won hy half a length. Time, lmin. 2' ■sees.

Consolation Handicap, of "100 sovs., (•no mile and a. quarter.— Mr H. Whitney's Odessa, 4vrs, 6.10 (C. Emerson) 1; Midnight Sun 9.0. 2; Masterpiece 9.0 .3. Also started— Coroimandel 8.9, Men dip 8.7, Flingot 7.9, Splash 7.2. Odessa went out early, and was followed by Coromandel and Mendip. At the six furlong post, Odessa was two lengths clear of the field, then came Mendip. Coromandel, Masterpiece and Midnight Son. Entering the straight, the order was the same, with Midnight Sun go in a: up to second place oppo ite the stand. Won by a length and a lisalf. Time, 2min. 9secs.

Oity Handicap, of 300 stovs., six furlongs.— Mr .J. Buckley's Dearest 8.3, (B. Deeley) 1; Full Rate 8.7. 2 ; Royal Scotch 8.5, 3. Also started— Gladiole 9.1, Gipsy Bello S.B. Hermia 8.13, Kohinoor 7.0. Outward 6.12, Deploy 6.7, Purakau 6.7. Outward made most of the running, but was d'spaeed in the straight by Dearest, who won comfortably by a length, w ; th Gladiole fourth, and Kohinoor fifth. Time, Imin. ISsecs.