SPORTING.

Waikato Argus, Volume IV, Issue 239, 25 January 1898, Page 3

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING. FIRST DAY. Wellington, Saturday. In the morning the weather waa not at all promising for the first day's racing of the Wellington Bacing Club's Summer Meeting, and a drizzling rain, which was threatening, began to fall just before the Cup was run, and continued with but slight intermission throughout the afternoon. The attendance of the public was large, upwards of 4000 people being on the Hutt course. The sum of £10,320 passed through the totalisator, as compared with £9371 on the corresponding day last year. The detailed results are as follows : Anniversary Handicap of lOOsovs. One mile. Mrs Quiulivan's Petroline, 6st 91b ... 1 Hon. J. D. Ormond'o Defiant, 9st 7lb 2 Mr P. Keith's Crimson Streak, 7st 81b 3 Time, lm. 435. Dividend. £7 15s. Hurdle Handicap of lOOaovs. About one mile and three quarters. Mrs Quinlivan's Rangipunchu, 10st 21b 1 Mrs Taite Tau's Ned Kelly, 9st ... 2 Mr W. Rathbone's Sylvanus, lOst 51b 3 Time, 3m. 245. Dividend, £2 9s. Wellington Cup of 500sova. One mile and a-half. Mr G. G. Stead's Uniform, 9st 31b ... 1 Mr J. Chaafe's St. Paul, 9at 7ib ... 2 Mr W. Davis' Leda, 7st 11 lb 3 Time, 2m. 37 45 s. Dividend, £2 4s Wellesley Staxes of 250sovs. For two-yaar-olds : Colts, Bst 71b : geldings, «st 41b ; fillies, Bft 21b. Four furlongs. Captain Russell's Tigress 1 Mr G. G. Stead's Conqueror 2 Mr E. CuU'sDjin Djin 3 Timb, 495. Dividend, £4 13s. President's Handicap of 15030v5. Mr W. Rathbone's Zanella, Bst 61b ... 1 Sir J. Macara's Warnote, 6st 71b ... 2 Mr N. Ray's Starshot, 7at 61b ... 3 Time, lm. 58 2*5 s. Dividend, £3 19s. t irst Hack Race, of 75sovs. One mile and a furlong. Mr F. D. Pelling's Wish, ',at 51b ... 1 Toskate, Bst 21b 2 Sing Song, 9st 51b t Nolley, 7st 51b t Time, sm. 1 loth b. Dividend, £2 lis. Ndrsert Handicap, of 125bovs. Four fm longs. Mr R. Connop's Victoria Cros?, Bst 31b 1 Mr 1). Mitchell's Lepanto, 7st 7!b ... 2 Mr F. Mcßinn's Cornea, 6st 101 b ... 3 Time, lm. 4s. Dividend, £2 2s. Telegraph Handicap, of 125sovs. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr D. Green's Telephone, 7st ... 1 . Mr Dawann's Firp.By, 7st 41b 2 Mr Crosseyc'sThe Guardsman, 7st 91b 3 Time, lm. 15s. Dividend, £4 17s. second day. (bt telegraph.—own correspondent). Wellington, last Night. The second day's racea of the Wellington Racing Club's Summer Meeting is proceeding. The weather is very fine. The results are : January Handicap. Defiant 1 SundiaJ 2 Starshot 3 Won by a length and a quarter. Time, lm. 58 1-5 s. Dividend, £2 16s. Juvenile Handicap. Lepanto . 1 Victoria Cross 2 Djin Djin 3 Won by a length. Time, lm. 20s. Dividcud, £2» 2s. Racing Club Handicap. Sc. Paul 1 Leda 2 Daunt 3 Won by five lengths. Time, 2m. 10s. Dividend, £2 3s. Welter Handicap. Sundial ... 1 Maid Marion 2 Sir Agnes 3 Dividend, £6 4a. BAY OF PLENTY JOCKEY CLUB'S MEETING. The following are the nominations for lh« Bay of Plenty Jockey Club's annual meeting, to be held on Thursday and Friday, 17th and 18th February : First Handicap Hubeles.—Fergupon's Catch-'em, Kenealy's Saint, Addis' Picaninny, Ross's Voltieeur, Hannon's Monk, Warrington's La Grippe, Dickey's Cumberland (late Herbert), Clarke's Wally, Darragh'a Tattler, Vtrcoe's Waitress. Handicap Maiden Plate.—Kelly's Kereru, Moody's Lecimas, Bank's Kapai, Koss'a Voltigeur, Warrington's Fable, Dickey's Recruit, Gilman's Lady Dash, Vercoe's Waitress, Vercoe's Sultan. Pony Race.—Clarke's Ruby, Moody's Geraldine, Dickey's Recruit, Ngatau's Papamoa, Vercoe's Repetition. Tauranga Cup. Kelly's Eohara, Mendelsohn's Bonnie Blue, Bunks' Kapai, Dickey's Recruit, Dickey's Yattenfeldt, Asher's Stoat, Vercoe's Lobelia, Yercoe's Waitress, Snodgrass' Princess of Thule. Bay of Pleniy Stakes. Kelly's Kereru, Puckey's Manurere, Clarke's Ruby, Moody's Lecimas, Addis' Picaninny, Hannon's Mouk, Warrington's Fable, Dickey's Recruit, Dickey's Yattenfeldt, Ngatan's Papamoa, Gilman's Lady Dash, Vercoe's Waitress, Vercoe's Lobelia, Soodgrass' Princess of Thule. Second Handicap Hurdles.—Claike's Wally, Addis' Picaninny, Bank's Kapai, Ross' Voltigeur, Hannon's Monk, W arriagton's La Grippe, Dickey's Cumberland, Vercoe's Waitress, Ferguson's Catch-'em. Produce Stakes.—Macready's Mokomoko, Hovell's Gerty, Appleton's Perseverance, Warrington's Galatea, O'Rielly's Ida, Puckey's Manurere, Snodgrass' Repetition, Dickey's Tactze. Publicans' Purse.—Kelly's Kohara, Mendelsohn's Bonnie Blue, Moody's Lecimas, Dickey's Recruit, Dickey's yattenfeldt, Vercoe's Lobelia, Snodgrass' Princess of Thule. Steeplechase.—Ferguson's Catch'-em, Wall}', Kencally's Saint, Ross' Hannon's Monk, Dickey's Uomberlaud, Duragh's Tattler, Brown's Larry, Vercoe's Ben, Tanner's Happy Jack. Flyino Stakes.—Kelly's Kereru, Mrs Ktlly's Kobara, Mendelssohn's Bonnie Blue, Bank's Kapai, Dickey's Recruit, Vaicoe's Sultan.