LATE SPORTING.

Wairarapa Age, Volume XXV, Issue 10713, 26 September 1913, Page 5

LATE SPORTING.

WANGANUI RACES. GUINEAS WQN BY BONNY HELEN. (Bf TtUgrash.—Frm 4Mociai«Mt.| WANGANUI, Last Night. The Wanganui Jockey Club'a ■» Spring meeting opened to-day in glorious weather, and with a very large attendance. The course was fast, good times being registered. During the day the tfttalisator handled £20,114 agaiiist £14,650 on the first day of the same meeting last year. Results:— Flying Handicap, of 150 sovs., six furlongs.—3 H. W. Johnstone's Tree Lucerne, 6.10 (H. Berry) 1; 5 Smilax, 7.11 (W. Bell) 2; 1 Kaniki, 8.9 (W. Price) 3. Also started—7 Postillion, 2 Merry Frank, 6 Makara, 4 Royal Simon, 8 Toney. Tree Lucerne watered the straight in the lead, and won comfortably by a length and* ahalf from Smilax, with Kaniki half a length away. Time, lmin 1 4-osec.

Maiden Hack Race of 110 sovs.. six fuHongs.—3 H. B. Curtis' Toa Tere, 8.2 (Conquest), I; 5 Charleroee, 7.7 (A. Reid), 2; 1 Sunbird, 7.7 (W. Weller), 3. Also started.—9 Avon Park, 10 Neirene, 8 Patroon, 4 Victoria, 2 St. Elm, 12 Brilliant Step, 4 Sylyan Dale, II Ardent, 7 Sir Fisher. At the distance Toa Tore eame up and won nicely "by a length and a half from Charlerose, with Sunbird close up. Time, ljnin 15 4-5 sec." ■'

WANGANUI GUINEAS: Of 400 sovs; One Mile-—" 2—A. Alexander's Bonny Helen. (Boaiform —Helen Portland) 8.5 (C. Price) 1 I—J. B. Reid's Rinaldo. 8.10 (F.' E. Jones) 2 4—Kirkdale's lmmer, 8.5 (Richards) : ............. 3 Also started—lMowbray 8.10, 3 Stevedore 8.10. Mowbray and) Riiv aldo were bracketed. Bonny Helen won by a length and a half from Rinaldo, with lmmer half a length away third. * Mowbray and Stevedore finished in that order. Time, lmin 43 sec. . . i

Okehu Hurdles, of 150 sovs., If miles—lA. Alexander's Goodwin P-arfc 10.8 (L. Traill), 1; "3 Ngatimaru, 9.3 2; 2 Darby Paul,-1.0.4, 3. Also started—s Koran, 4 Bravest. At the distance Goodwin Park and Darby Paxil came at IVgatimaru, who led all the way, and in a splendid finish Goodwin Park' got. a verdict dver Ngatimaru % afshprt Jiead. Darby Paul wasthe same distance Imm 18

Gonvilie Hack Hurdles. lOfr sorft., one mile and fire furlongs.—l G. P; Moore's Phroso, 10.10 (J. Jones), 1; 5 Timothy, 10,1, 2; 2 Sain Pan, 10.4, 3. Also Aviatri*. 4 Daisy Paul, 6 Oxley, Mikiri, 8 Tirohanga. Phrow Tfßg tj|g.;■• irst pver th§ lasji obstacle from fiMtiiiy :anl i*iatru£ Sam Pan being next. . Timothy'challenged PhrMG-st the distance, hus could not sustain the effort jjcf Phroso won with ease by nearly two lengths, Sam Pan-being about four lengths away,: Time, 3min lsec. Putiki Hack Handicap, of 100 sovs, six furlongs.—l Walter Raleigh's Rewippto, 7A (Conquest), J 7 i&, • * _A ; 2 Secret Link, 8.6. 3. Also started. 4 Huia,,7 Aster, <6 Heather, 2 pemse Orme, 9 Portraiture, 8 Guilding Way, 5. General Madero. Won by half a length, the sam6 s distance between second and third, lime, lmiil -losec. •

Spring Handicap, 0 f 150 sovs., one mile and 110 yards.—6 A. Jackson's Roosevelt, 8.0 (L. Wilson), ! ; 11 Gold .Crest, 8.1,; 2; 3 Byron, 8.1, 3. Also started.—4 Bronze, 1 Mira, 5 Passa- « dena, 8 otaliu, 7 Leonta;*lo Ceylon, 2 Co n the Shaughran, 9 Manawiiaka Coming round into the straight the held closed up, and in a good run home Roosevelt gofr a verdict by a short head from Gold Crest, Byron being up in the tKr# position. Time lmm 49 2-5 sec. '

Hack, of 120 sovs., one mile and 110 yards.—l D. Kemp's Kooya, ! 7.2 (Watson)M; 3 Draft, 7.12, 21 Styx, 7.12, 3. Also started—6 Commotion, 2 Invader, 5 Yankee Doodle, 8.1 A good finish resulted between Kooya and Draft, the former getting %he verdict by a long neHk l»ne, lmin 50 l-ssec. MASTERTON nominations. Owners and trainers are reminded • ••' that nominations for all events, excepting the Trial Stakes,;to be,run at the Masterton Racing Club's Spring meeting, close with the secretary (Mr A. Hathaway) at 9.30 o'clock this evening.