SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10553, 8 February 1912, Page 5

SPORTING

EC-MONT RAGES. CUP WON BY BRONZE. {Uy Tekympit, —~jtVes.s Association. > HAWERA, Last Night, ,The Egmont- Racing. Club was favoured with beautiful weather fox" the opening day of the summer meeting. There was a good attendance, being slightly better than on the same day last year. The racing was of an interesting character. A suni of £11,90/ was put through the totalisator, against for the corresponding day of 1911- Results: — Hawera Stakes.— Manawaka- 1, St. Petersburg 2, • St. Toney 3. Also started— Blakeney, Lady Menschikoff, Starboard, Pikitaipa. Won by a bare neck- Tiiiie, Imin.. 44 1-5 sees. . Whareroa Hurdles.— Black Northern 1, Euroco 2, Te Whetu 3. Eiy& also started. Won pulling up by three lengths. Time, 2min. 48 3-5 sees. - Oha wee Hack Hurdles.- — Silva 1, Rawinia 2, Silver Cluse 3. Also started —Allure. Attention, Brilliancy, Clemency, Darby Paul, Cornelian, Forward. Won by. half a length. Time, 2min. 50 l-ssecs. . Meremere Hack Flat. —Dirge 1, Gialtee 2, Tobias 3. Scratched— Crown Pearl, Miss • Roberts, Red .Line, The Dodgei-j "Sylvan. Glade. Won by a head. -\Tini_e, ] rain. 3 sees. .. ; / • Ladies' ..Purse,• — Master Tupuhi 1, The Child 2, -Rouge Dragoon .3. Also started— Patronymic, Sun rose, Deemster, Loopline, Red Coral. Wonby about a length. Time, Imin. 47 2-ssecs. •- Egmont Cup, of 350 sovs., one mile and. a half.— Bronze ], Coromaiidel 2, Jargon 3. Also started— Mendip, Projectile, Goodwin- .JRark, Kauroa, Sir Knox, Plantation, "Royal Arms, 3lercmere, Uhiando. Won nicely by a length. Time, 'imii;;...'3B. ,2-ssecs. ■ Flying Handicap.— 'Crown- Pearl 1. Gladiole 2, Te Rnti 3. Also started —Dearest, Labour Day, ited Lupin and Overtime. Won comfortably by four lengths. Time, lmin. 14 2-5 sees. Waipa.pa Hack Fiat.— Ngatiranui 1, C-lcrnoes 2. Royal Dragoon 3. Scratched Manawaka ha, Epsom Downs', Moirette. A Von by a neck. Time, lmin. 20sees.

TODAY'S ACCEPTANCES. (Jiy Telegraph—Press Association.), H AAV ERA. Last Nigllt. •At kin Mm Memorial, one mile and a quarter.— Jargon 8.0, Lady Mer;~ schikoff 7.13, Patriotic 7.11. S> Knox 7.6, Goodwin Park 7.6, Kauroa 7.5, St. Petersburg, and Royal Arms 6.12, Uhlando 6.8. Welter, one mile.—Nga•tiruanui 8.12, Blakeney 8.10, Te Roti 8.9, Royal Arms 8.4, Mori Ami 8.4, Plantation 8.3, Mercmere 8/-', Merrie Emerald 8.2. .

Eltham Hurdles. ,one mile and '. half.— Black Northern 12.6, Euroco 11.2, Te W'hetu 10.9. Siiva 10.9, Eiya 9.8. Darby Paul 9.0. Okfliawa Hairdles, one mile and 'i •hlf.— Allure 10.3, Darby Paul 9.9, Brilliancy and Clemency 9.5, Bismark 9.6 ? Rawinia 9.5, Uornelian 9.3, Sil ver Cluse 9.2. <

Waiinate Handicap, six furlongs.— Dearest 8.12, St. Toney 8.7, Crown Pearl 8.5, Overtime 6.7. Farmers' Plate, one mile and-a dis tance. — Pikitaepa 10.5, The Child 10.5, Silver Clluse i 0.4. Rouge Dragoon 10.2, forward and Red Coral 10.0.

Inaha Hack, six furlongs.- Monologue 8.10, Muleteer 8.9, Ineuru 8.7, Oleinoes 8.8, Bay I'axil and Mi mora 8.1, Avaunce and Moawha 8.0, Park Tide 7.10, Dover Straits 7.8, Glenfern, Handsome Maid and Nukatua 7.6. Billington, Royal Dragoon and Tobias 7.2, St. Prior, Gordon Bell, Ladv Fran, St. Lnap, and Rouge Dragoon 7.0. .Hack Scurry, weight 8.7, five furlongs.— Opeke, Sylvan Bell, Miss Roberts, Royal Dragoon, Topic, Oha nee, Kiwatahi, Galtee, Brown Star, Master Kilcheran, The Dodder, Tobias, Crawford. Lady Gordon.