SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 1967, 17 April 1885, Page 2

SPORTING.

TIMAIIU RAttES/V, [United Press Association,] •■Timiru,-April 16. ; ' Welter Handicap, •' . : Of 30 sow., 6 >furlongs;;- • 'W '■•'. Talebearer ~.' . f... ... 1 ;,"-PrincessRoyal 2 Jack .....'.:;',., ... ~. 3 •';■ :r'J Handicap H jrdles, : ;' ~Jff Of 80 sovs,, t)vo miles, •'%dy- j£' ... '..,,. 1 Limraod ; ,T';.. 2 Faust/.!'■". ... 3 Timaru Cup, Of 200 bovs., with a sweepstake of 5 sovs from acceptors to go to the second horse; If miles. Administrator ... ~, 1 Lady Emma 2 Wapiti ... , 3 Sou'-wester and Grand Duke also ran. Betting, 4 to 1 bar two (Wapiti and Sou'-jf wester). Administrator jumped to th§l front at once, attended immediately by Grand Duke ; Lady Emma, Wapiti, and Sou'-wester running side by side, last, down the straight. The same order was maintained past the GrandstaniLand round the back. IJere a change c'JKoff, Grand Duke falling back, and Sou'-wester gpjng up, and, Wapjti and Lady Emma im : prqving thdr ppsitjqns. On approaching tlje hoine turpi the fielpt clqsed, and qnce ipqre entering tlje straight all rnight Jjavfl heep cpyered-with a cloth, Adminjstra. tor \yap landed a wiimpn by a gqod length. The result proved rather a hqil oyer,' but the race was a grand quo frqm start to finish, Yaile and Administratqr received quito an ovation on leaving the-w<iighjng= room. The time the raqe wasdone in was 3min Bsec, being the fastest on record for the Tiniaru Cup. Totalisatqr—lnside, £582 44 on the winner, divident £lllßsi outside, J359—25 on the winner, dividend £l2lßs, .Fwiifq Handioav Of 40 sovs, fl furlongs, Talebearer ■ ~, 1 Princess Royal V ....?.,., 2