SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VIII, Issue 2398, 13 September 1886, Page 2

SPORTING.

ISLAND BAY SPRING.MEETING The races on Saturday at Island Bay, which the weather interfered with and threatened to put a stop to for the da.y, commenced an hour late, and resulted as follows : Local Handicap, of 50 ,bovb; Becond horse 5 sovs from the Btakes. One mile and a quarter. Mr J. Saunders' b g The Shah, 4yra, Bat 51b „. i Mr L. A. Marline's Fisherman, 6yrs. 7stslb ... 2 Captain E. J, Bell's b i> Reputation, aged, Bst 31b 3 Time, 2min 23{sec. Dividend, £2l9s. Handicap Hurdle.Race, of 50 sovs; second horse 5 sovs from the stakes. Over eight flights of hurdles. Two miles. Mr A. Shcarsby's br h Patricious, 6yrs, Oat 71b... ... 1 Mr A. Arthur's ch g Forward, (iyrs, 9st 101b 2 Mr J. Leopold's b g Forest King, aged lOafc2lb ..." ... 8 Hulicore also started. Good raoe; won by a length, Dividend, £3 2s, Time, 4min 24f sec. Spbnig Handicap, of 100 sovs'; second horse 10 sovs from the stakes. One mile and a half. Mr P. F. Tancred'sb? Normality, fat 71b , • (Vailo) 1 Captain Bell's b g Reputation, aged Bst (Jones) 2 Mr A. Turner's ch c Charmer, Byrs, fctlOlb ... (Bishop) 3 Also started Rumor, Bst 61b' Scratched—Rovoko Sat 41b, Shab Bst 41b Forward 6st 101b, Fislibrman 6sc 101b, Loomista Bst 51b. Humor was favorite at sto 4. Time 2min SOsecs. Totalißators -Inside 100-37 ; outside 185-67 j div ident £2 lis. Welter Handicap, of 30 sova. One mile and a quarter. Mr A. Shoarsby's'b h Patricious, oyrs, lOst 41b (Alexander) I Mr A. GuudwLu'g br g Lifebuoy, a?«d, Oat 121b (Linahon) 2 Mr A. Turner's chg,(kk-of.thc-\Valk, 4yrß, Cst (Bishop) 3 Also started—Reputation, list 51b ; Forest v King, lOst 71b; Blucher, H 71b ; and Vanity Fair, Oat- Time 2min 2«sßec. Totalieators-Inside, 131—44; outside, 129-46; dividend, L2l2s. Hack Hubdlb Race, of LI 5. Minimum weight, lOst. A mile and a quarter, A.G., Old Sarah, Taurika, and Glazier, started for this event. Old Sarah won easily, A.G., being second. The winner paid a dividend of L2. Flyino Handicap of 50 sovs; second horse 5 soys from tho stakes. Three quarters of a mile. Mr J. Saunder's b g The Shah, 4vrs, BstGlb (Clifford) 1 Mr P, F, Tancrcd'a cli m Revoke, 6yra Bst 101b ' ~, (Vailo) 2 Mr L. A. Martin's b g Fishermau, 6yrs,7stßlb (Peteis) 3 Also started -Charmer, flat; Rumour, Bst 101b ; Vanity Fair, 6st 71b. Scratched -Forestor, 7. at 121b; Pink Ruse, 7stolb; Lifebuoy, 7st. Time, lmin 22socb, Totalisators—inside, 159—31; outside, 203-59 ; dividend, £Bl2. Selling Plate, of 30 sovb j weight for age, with price allowances. A milo aud a distance, \ Mr A Arthur's cli g Forward, 6yra (£0), Bstlllb ... ... (Jones) + Mr A, Goodwin's br g Lifebuoy, aged (£2O) (Doigo) t Mr P. F. Tancred's ch in Firstwater, aged (£3O), 7st 131b ... (Vaile) 3 Also started-Cock-of-the-Walk (£4O, Bst 41b; Blucher, (LJO), 7st 81b; and Loomista (L2O), This resulted in a dead heat, Forward winning the run off, paying a dividend of LI Us on the final, and L 3 Us on the dead heat.