SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10565, 22 February 1912, Page 5

SPORTING

WOODVILLE RACES. (By Telegraph—Press Association.) WOODVILLE, Last Night. The autumn meeting of the Woodville Jockey Club commenced under rather unfavourable circumstances, so (far as the weather was concerned. Luckily, however, rain kept off. The attendance was very satisfactory, and speculation brisk; The sum of £lO,-' 089 nvas put through the totalisator, against £8604 for the corresponding meeting last year. Results: — Maiden Race, six furlongs.— Haskayne 1, Master Kilcheran 2, Lockwood 3. Time, 1 min. 18 sec. Scratched— Miss Jean, Jockey Jack, Katipo, Blue Blouse, Merrimac. Hack Hurdles, cf 85 sovs., one mile and threequarters.— Stevens 1, Canadian 2, Waiputere 3. All started. Won easily by three lengths. Time, 3min. 32secs. Nedra was favourite, but jumped badly. .^ -Whariti Hack, of 75 sovs., seven ! furlongs. Clemoes 1,. Moutoa Girl 2, Loch Mtiben 3. Scratched- Te Waharoa and Otaraia. Time, lmin. j 31 2-%isecs;

Woodville Cup, of 200 sovs., one mile and a quarter.— Sir Knox 1, Cork 2, lAriom 3. Vi was scratched. This was a magnificent race, mostly all the horses being bunched at the entrance to the straight. Sir Knox and Cork came through at the finish, the former gaining the verdict by half a length. Time, 2min 9 4-ssec. County Hack, of 75 sovs., six furlongs.— Sir Solo 1, Glenferu 2, Thrave 3. Time, lmin. 17 3-osec. Scratched— Ineuru, Leapuki, HappyNew Year, Miss Roberts. President's Handicap, 100 sovs., seven furlongs.— Lady Moutoa- 1, Master Sylvia 2, Seaton Dale" 3. Rill ■was. scratched. Time, lmin'.* 30sec. Victoria Hack, of 75 sovs.; one mile,— Merrie Lad 1, Merrie Emerald 2, Matlow 3. Scratched— Stevens, Loch Maben, Strategist. Time, lmin. 45 2-ssecs.

Telephone Handicap, of 100 sovs., fire furlongs.— Sinapis 1, Khamsin 2, Asealcn 3. Scratched— Labour Day, Master Sylvia, Emma, Ineuru, Purakau." Time, lmin. 3 2-ssec.