SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume IX, Issue 2814, 3 February 1888, Page 2

SPORTING.

Wellington Hacing Club's Summer Meeting, 1888.

About one thousand people visited the Hutt Park Racecourse yesterday, the weather was fine, the arrangements were good, and altogether an enjoyable day's sport was provided, The following are the events, as run; Telegraph Stakes, of 75 sovs; second horse 10 sovs, f of a mile, Mr G. Hunter's Whisper 1 Mr P. Butler's Marlborough ... 2 Mr P. F. Taucred's Forester ... 3

Time, lrain 17secs. Dividends—.£3os Gd and ,£2lßs.

Hurdle Handicap, of 80 sovs, second horse-JO sovs; l\ miles. Mr F. B. Gentry's Jim 1 Mr 11. Alexander's Freebooter ... 2 Mr P. Butler's Secretary 8

Dividends-£2l9s and £2l2s. Hack Hurdle Race, of 15 sovs. Ivo 1 Piako 2

Piako, whose running was considered doubtful, was afterwards disqualified for life, as also was Stephen Harris, the rider, and J. Thompson, who entered the horse. Dividends -£,lßs and £2 12s.

Wellington Cup of 100 sovs; second horse 30 sovs, third 10 sovs. Mr G. G. Stead's Beresford ... 1

Mr T. Thompson's Little Scrub,.. .2 Mr J. Saunders' The Shah ~, 3

Little Scrub was beaten by a clear length. Time 3min 38sec. Totalisation—lnside £2l2s; outside, £2 9s. Novel Race of 23 sova. Matamau 1

The winner paid dividends of £ll6a and £llßs, and was sold for £35. Stewards Handioap of 100 sovs, second horse 10 sovs. Mr G. G. Stead's Russley ... 1 Mr W. Bobbett's Lady Norah ... 2 Totalisators—lnside, £2 7s, outside £l6s. , Welter Handicap, of 75 sovs, second

horse 10 sovs. Mr J. The Shah ... 1 Mr P. P. Tancred's Orator ... 2 Mr W. Davies' Ginri 3 Time 2rain 47seo. Totalisators— Inside £2 lis; outside, £213.