SPORTING

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXXII, Issue 10614, 22 April 1912, Page 6

SPORTING

WELLINGTON RACES

CONCLUDING DAY

COUNTERFEIT WINS THE LEGER

WELLINGTON, Last Night. Tho -weather wa<> dw>wery for the second day of the (Wellington Racing Club's autumn nicctir.j;, bat it was \iot wot enough to affect thcr'attcndance, which was very huge. The feature of iiiio day's racing was the sneocs.s of the first .favourite,?. The sum of £22.336 was put through the io'tnliisator, aft compared with £16,833 on the corresponding day of last- year. Tho total for the mooting ir> £42,0:22, as against £20,930 at last year's autumn .incefL'ing. Results:—

| Second Hack .and Hunters' Stc-eple-rliaw?.—Glemnwrc 11.0 (Adams) 1;

Zante 9.7, 2; Dorando 12.4, 3. Also started— Xavior 0.11. 'Glenincre led throughout, and won easily. Time, smin. 31s-scis.

Hutt Handicap.— Sir Solo 8.9 (Deeley) 1; Tuina 8.10, 2; Mira 9.7, 3. Also ran— Hill 9.5,, Ngatiraiinui 8.4. A lino race up the straight. Sir 0010 won iby a length ,and a half. Time, lin in. 43"2-sscc«.

Muritai H'a".:/.tleap.—Toney 8.3, 1 ; Lambton G. 7, 2; Maui ton 8.5, 3. Ah:o ran— Lady Kilcheran 8.4, Lady Volley 6.18, Grandee 6.13. Time, linxi. 29 4-sseos.

Autumn Handicap.— Bronze 9.0 (Olliver) 1; Fl-ingot 6.7, 2; Morrivonia 7.0, 3. Also ran— Undecided 9.2, Doarost 8.2, Midnight Sun 7.13, Sea Queen 7.6, 'Odessa 6.10. A good race.

Won hy three-parts of a length. Time 2miu. 22 2-ss-ees.

New Zealand St. Legor Stakes, 450 isovs., -cais mile and three-quarters.— Sir Ueo. Clifford's Counterfeit 8.7, (F. E. Jones) 1; Masterpiece 8.7, 2; Byron 8.10, 3. Also rain— Sir Knox 8.10. Won easily. Time, 3:r,ni. 7 sees.

Pacific Handicap.— Ben Ton 7.15, (Griffiths) 1; Eocene 7.13, 2; Obligant 7.7 ,3. Also ran— Styx 8.10, Har;kayn© 8.6, Ja;i 8.4, Stepney 7.10, Son Soir 6.10. The field entered the straight in a hunch. Eon Ton wcii by a neck. Time, lmin. Gsees. Suburban 'Handicap.— Ma.ka.ra 7.6, (Deeley) 1 ;;.Blue Lake .7.8, 2; Khamsin 7.10; 3".. Also Tan — 'G-ijp-sy .Belle 9.0, Bandieca «.l'2, Eul. llatc. 8.7, Boatle 8.3, Theodore 8.1, Merry Frank 7:6, Tneuru 7.11, Con the Shaughraun 6.12, Blakeney 6.7.. • Won easily by a length and a half. Time, Imiu. 16 3-ssecs.

I Belmont Handicap.— Dirge 8.10 ■ ('Emmerson) 1; Gay .Lawless 8.9, 2; Distinction 8.2, 3. Also 'ran — Thrave 9.0, Mt. Victoria 8:4, Ceylon 7.5, Amaru 7.12, Semaphore 7.9, Te'Waharoa 7.8, Lady "Nolan 6.7, War Queen 6.7, Bcrsil 6.7, Abercoed 6.7. Won by a neck, with Distillation two lengths oft'. Time, lmin. 18secs.