SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2516, 4 February 1887, Page 2

SPORTING.

■WELLINGTON EAOING CLUB SUMMER MEE-TIM '

. The above meeting commenced yestorday on the Hutt Park racecourse; The weather was rather • unfavorable in the early morning, but cleared off; during the day, and beyond a, faf t slight' showers. was favorable to. the; meeting. There were about a thousand; persons present, and the coisrse. was .ingood condition, ' " Telegraph Stakes of 75,sovs; second horstrto receive 10 sovs from the stakes. Three quarters of a mile.:.'.

Mr T, Thompson's g g Little Scrub, 6yrs,6at3lb... (Hockley) lMfß, J. Mason's b g.Tedtly Y uilei .. 3yrs ( 6BtloibW (Hiixtabl(().2 Mr J.'Saunders' b g The Shah, 4yrs ' ;9st .'...■;-,..'.-i-pfiotd) .'?' Soudan, Tornudo, ; and' w Prinwss' Boyial also started. -'.;}■■■—'■

After three false starts a moderate start saw Tornado away: in' ir&iit; closely followed by Piincoss ijotaliiiha Teddy Ymfe The Shah' Before- reaching tHe road LittleScrob, ffefitip tdfclfoleaders, and took oo|nf marid at the bendy Soudan at' the;Mttie' time:falUnjs baokjast.' Teddy;suille' .challenged in the-straight, jbu : t:cpuld hot reach-Little Scrubj whd woriby half a length, Soudan.being kt. ; .Time., litiin ITsecs; Dividend L 9.: " : ''" ;

Wellington Two-year-old Stake?,' a sweepstakes of 10 sovs eacß,' witty 200 sovs added." For tWo-yoar-olds;' Second horse to receive 30 sovs., and third horse 10 sovs from the stakes. Six Furlongs. • ■" : MrG. H. Clifford's b g Crutch - field, ,Bst 51b ... ".,/ 1 Mi D. O'Biien's b f Rose and : Black, Bst 21b - .... '.,.. 2 Mr E. Cutis' b c Lorraine, Bst 51b 3 Also started-Cupid, by Voltigeur —Rose d'Auaout; and Minnie Palmer, by Danebury-Sweetheart. From a capital start Lonaine sailed away with the lead, which at the road he had increased to six lengths. At the road where he was going like "a glutton, Chruchfield lay second and Rose and Black third, while Minnie Palmer and Cupid, outpaced, were a couple of lengths--away at the rear. Coining into the straight Lorraine had a lead of aix or seven lengths. "Ho walks iu" was the cry from the stand; But once tlii>y settled down for the run homo leading Rose and Blnck by a coupl« of-luugta came' along' with a wet sheeiand flowing Bail,- and live lengths from th« winning post'left the. big Bpn_of.,Apremont behind, hioi. As be-went past Lorraine, however* Chapman .brought Rosoaud BhTok up oni the Inside lib a shot from a gun, : and all but. beat Crucbfieldon the post.It was the' opinion "indeed.of a very large, majority' of'the people" present thaV-Rose .and Black finished- first. Minnie last. •. - 500—155 on] 'the%innev; iivideniv7^!v'J'u:^)/./Vv;;.V-.\ of lot) sovs jaeooml ■ ...^pree^lO, spvs_■from -'the- stakesl '■'•Abbut.Wo:milesanda'half. , '!

Mr H.-Lunu's bgilipgask,, aged; ' V'list3lb,.. -M„ '■ (Einnon) '] Mr P. Butler's ch b MaeteivAenea,..' '.' ■6yrß,i2st .- ... (Lyford) j Mr A, McCoH'B b g Orient; .aged.10at... ■;... ... (fierd) < Also Btavted—Aroha, llat"slb,.am Volcano, 10st rib, ', ; .v. :

At the start-Master 'Agnes "went away with a strong loud,.and then gave way to Aroha, who led till near the road, when Kingask look the premier position, which he kept to the finish, winuiug from Master Agnes by a couple of lengths, Orient third, Volcano fourth, and Aroha last. Time, smin 6secs, Totalisators, 566-90 on the winner, dividend, Lsl3s,

Wellington Cup of 800 sova, second . horse 50 sovs, and third 20 sova from tho stukes, Two miles Mr T. H. Hill's b h Pasha, 6yrs, Bst4lbs ..." ...(Clifford) 1 Mr W. Bobbett's b f lady Norah, 3yrs, 6st (Kidd). 2 Captain Russell's b m Tigredia, ~syrs,Bst ... ... (Keeves) 3 Administrator, Bst 31bs, Artillery 7st 91bs, and Rumor'7st 7lbs also ran. An indifferent start saw Pasha get away with the : lead, while Artillery had all the worst of it. Pasha's immediate attendants wero Administrator and Lady Norah. Pasha was steadied very soon'and Administrator sailed to the front in rare Btyle, fjllowed by •Lady Norah, Tigredia, and Rumor all •.together, Pasha. next and Artillery last. Coming..'round to the straight sje roan held his lead, and passiug the 'stand he led by .three partß of a length. Artillery, galloping very clumsily, had. to bo ..touched'"\ip;,. a bit "with .the whip when he" started' tho ;gocond Vound.'..'At the top Pasha vjent «p 'a little, .and Artillery also improved Is position, 'At the back Idui.inis•ttator 'dropped astern a little, and Lady I Norah took the load, Tigredia being '■. third, Pasbii fourth, Artillery came up as the road was approached, and joined the reßt,- Rumour bringing' jip the rear, The Administrator began' it) pick up. again,' and with, Tigredia 'began to overhaul Lady Noruh. As they came into the straight it seemed that any one of the threo' might win. Lady Norah, sticking to her work with tremendous pluck, had drawn away again a little, and led Tigredia by a clear length, The latter was a length ahead of Administrator, behind whom .a very little distance off was Pasha, Artillery and Rumour brought up in the rear, apparently quito satisfied. In, the Btraigbt Clifford brought the favorite up, with a tieniehdouß rush, and : Paßha, passing Administrator, Tigredia., and Lady Norah as though jbey warp standing still, won easily by- three ! lengths. Lady Norah was second, Tigredft third, Administrator fourth, Artillery sth, and Rumor last. Time, 4mm 38sec. Totalisators,.; 975—245 ori the winner, Dividend—JE3.| : \ B ; Selling Race, of 20 sovs. Minimum weight Bst, Three quarters of a .mile.

'. This was won by Tornado, beating Scraps and Irma,' The winner paid a dividend of LI 18a, and was bought in at L 32. The.time for the race was Imin 20. sew.' •? . ■ ■

Stewards' Handicap, -of -100' 'sbvs; second; horso. to receive 10 sova from the stakes. .Th'reo quarters of a mile, MrP.'Butler'sb g Tit Bit, 4yrß, 'Bsfc3ld : ... (Derrett) 1 Mr P. P. Tancred's ch m Revoke, 4yrs,6st7lb ... (Holmfls) 2 Mr J. Munn's b m Waitiri, 4yrs, 9sb 41b:..... ... : (Bi;ek«y) 3 r -41jbsjkarted—Smooth 6st. Scratched 9si?lfofipmourfat 61b, arid liady rjorab. 7at 3ib."»V - '.'.". .'.; ~. :1 "From a 'bad start;Sjopth -.went 'off', 'with' a great lead,' which jhe.kef£tillthe road was crossed,-when the other three passed him. Revoke took the lead and entered the straight first, with Tit Bitlyibg second and Waitiri •third. The mare kept her lead till within a few lengths of the winning, ppstf.'wlien Derrett tooKTit Bit up veryfast, and won by. a .short head;. Waitiri a poor third. Time 2iain 16|sec/. on the wiiuiof: dividend, : M l9a. -.'.;