SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10611, 18 April 1912, Page 5

SPORTING

WELLINGTON RACES.

GIPSY BELLE WINS THOMPSON HANDICAP.

(By Telegraph — Press Association.)

I WELLINGTON, Llast Night. ! Glorious weather favoured the op- ) ening day of nhe Wellington Racing I Ciu.b'iS autumn meeting. The fields were .flair, and the racing good. Puntem bod a bad time, only one favourite getting home during the day. The totalisator figure© for the day were £19,686 lUs, as against £13,044 for the «>rre>stponding day of the 1911 meeting. Results: — First Hack and Hunters' Steeplc-i-hase, of 100 sovs., two miles and a half.—Beeline 10,0 (A. Julian) 1; Dorando 11.13, 2; Glonmore 11.1, 3. Alsio started— Xavier 10.2, Rosegrove 10.0, Zante 10.0. Beeline led practically for the whole Msitance. Dorando' displaced Glen more in the straight, but could not catch the winner, who won easily. T'me, smin. 37 sees. _<Waiwctu Haadiicap, of 150 so-vs., 7 | | furlongs .—Con the Shaughraun 8.3 '(O. Jenkins) 1; Rlakeney 8.6, 2; Rill 9.5, 3. Also started Turna 8.13. ! Con the Shaughraun went to the front '.at once, and'won comfortably by JjJ lengths. Time,"lmin. 30secs. ' of 100 soys. ■ 'seven furldngs.-r- Lady Kileheran 7.8 ? (K- Berry) ; 1 • Mbutoa; Girl 7.12, 2; Toney, 8.2, 3. Also started— Man'-. ■tail v B7, Lady Volley 7.5,* Lambtoii and Ginaaidee 7.0. Lady Kileheran went out early, and established a three lengths lead. Coming up the straight Mou-toa Girl challenged, but massed by a neck. Toney was three lengths away. Time, lmin 30 -i-45 sees. ' I

Thompson Handicap, of 500 sovs., one mile.— J. Monk's Gipsy Belle, 8.4 (C. Emcieon) 1 ; Boanerges 8.8, 2; Lady Mcutoa fi.ll, 3. Also started— Los Angeles 9.3, Undecided 9.3, Dearest 8.6, Byron 8.5, Midnlighit Sun 8.3, Sir Knox* 7.13, Sea Queen 7.11, Merrivtonia, and Khamsin ; 7.7, Mira 7.7, Cd«ca 7.2, Nga.tiraunur 6.12, Sir Solo 6.7. Gip-y Belle assumed the lead early, and was followed by Boanerges and Sir Sblo, wstli Undecided close up. Nearing the straight the Stopniak .m'are still held a commanding position, and maintained it till the finish, despite a ■ defcerminied challenge by Boanerges. Won by a neck. Time, lmin v 42 4-ssecs. North Island Challenge Stakes, of c£o sovs., seven furlongs.— Bronze 9.6, (A. Olliver) 1; AutamriW 8.12, 2; Brown Owl 6.13, 3. Also started —Jaa 7.6, E'on Ton '7.1. Autumaius tdbk tho 'ead from "Bon Ton at the bend, aaid led 'into -the straight. .Bronze then challenged, and prevailed by half a length. Time, lmin. 27 4-5 sees. -. Phinket Nursery Handicap, of 125 sovs.,. five furlongs.— Haskayne 7.10, .'; Eocene 7.9, 2; Styx 8.10, 3. Also' started— Stepney 6.1, Peroneal 8.5, OWigaait 7.10, Glenfinnan 7.8, Bon Soir 7.0. Eocene ' led for four furlongs, and was then displaced by Haskbyne, who" won by two lengths. Time, lmin. 3 1-osecs. Railway Handicaps of 300 sovs., s-ix furlongs.— Merry 'Frank 6.7, 1; Makara 6.12, 2; Bandiera 8.8, 3. Also 'started— Pull Rate 8.10, Bootle 8.4, Tlieodbre 8.4, Blue Lake 7.11, Ineuru 7.5, Longstep 6.13. Bootle, with Theodore and Bfandnera, led the field into the straight, where Merry Frank and Makaita displaced them, the foiv mw getting the verdict by a head. Blue Lake was fourth. Time, lmin. 14 2-ssecs.

TSnakori Handicap, of 100 sots., 6 irurlongs.— M. Victoria 7.3, 1; Disjunction 7.7, 2j Dirge 8.9, 3. Also started— Thrave 9.0, Amaru 8.0, Semaphore 7.12, Ohinee and Dogfish 7.7, Abercoetl 6.11, War Queen 7.1. Thiis race practically resolved itself into a battle between Mt. Victoria and Distinction, resulting in a victory for the former by a nose. Time, lmin. 16 4-ssecs.