SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3124, 8 February 1889, Page 2

SPORTING.

Wellington Racing Club Summer Meeting,' FIRST DAY, THURSDAY.

The • attendance numbered about twelve hundred, which included a great many visitors from the Wairarapa, The weather was everything that could be desired. The Garrison B.vii(l, under Bandmaster Cemino, was a great acquisition; programmes of the music wero issued to the public, which is a step in advance of race meetings generally. The totalisators did a brisk business, and the refreshment booths were liberally patronised, Marlborough was scratched' for the Cup andTelegrapli'Stakesanil Cupid for the Cup. Telegraph Stakes Handicap of 75 sovs; second horse 10 sovs from stakes; three-quarters of a mile.

P. Butler's oh f Adulation, Byrs, (SstlOlbs (Cousins) .. ... 1 P. Paueti's b g Escapade, Oyrs, 7st lSlbs (Stratford) 2 W. Russell's gr g Erin-go-Bragli, syrs,7st 41b (Brown) ■ 8 Forester Bst Tib and. Chudleigh 7sfc 31b also started. Won easily by half a length, Forester running last, Time liniu 17|secs, Dividend £1 2s. Hurdle Handicap, of 80 sovs,second horse 10 sovs from stakes; about two miles and a half, Gladstone ~, -.,, 1 Orlando, 2

Peter OsLeck ... •„; 8 Won.easily. Dividend £9 9s. Hack Hurdle Race, of 15 sovs; minimum weight lOst. A mile and a half. " For this event Mudeu\ Eossitor, Exohange, Mb, and Right Bower started; and the winner turned up inßossitei', who, after a fine race with Right Bower, beat him in the last few lengths. ... Wellington Cup.of 400. spva; eeconJ 1 horse 80 boVs, and third horse 10 sovs from the stakes. ... MrE. Cntt's br inDudu, by Sorn- ■■ nus-Fame 7s 71b ...(Brown) ;■! Mr H. Hammond's blk h ; Sultan by Apremont—Miss late7st 71b ... ~.- (White) 2 Mr 6. Hunter's Lenore, by Mus-. ket—Miss Laura, 6st 81b ... ■'„■'. .(Lawton 8 Mr G. G, Stead's blk m.Euid, : by Apremont—ldalia, 6s •■ 61b i ... ■"..,■' ' .... (Cousins). 0 These'were the only starters. ":, Dudu won iu a common canter by, about twenty lengths. Enid and Lenore finished some distance away from Sultoii, Lenore having the best bi it by a length. Time Bmin 87sec. Totalisators-—lnside, 078—814 on; the winner;' outside, 529—246 on the winner; dividend, £llßs. NofEif Race, of 2550Y8, minimum '." weight 85t7,1b,.' Three quarters of a' : miie,V "■:'!.;■': 'V; This was won easily by The Slave, who beat;. Twinkler,- Mark Twain, Lady. Drake pd Potaka, '•;. Totalisators- Inside 112—40 on the winuei; outsid.e-127,42. j dividend £2.125. : The .winner :was.'. bought in by his owner a'UlOiOa, ; - : v ;;.

Stewards' Handicap, of 100 sovs; second Lorse lOsovs from the stakes. One mile and a quarter. Mr P. Butler's of Adulation, 3yrs, Gat 7lb ... (Harris) 1 Mr A, J. Parson's b h Marlborough syrs, Bst Gib, (Derrett) 2 Mr P. Tancred's b g The Spy Bat 71b (Clifford 3 Also started Strenuous, Bst 91b, and Escapade 7st 101b. Lenore 7st 41b was soratolied, Won by a neck. The Spy was 'a fair third. Time 2min 12J sees. Totalisatora-inside 400, 107 on the winner; outside, 296-G7, dividend £3l2s. Welter Handicap, of 75 sovs, second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stakes. One milo and a half. Mr P. F. Tancred's b g Cupid, by Voltigeur—Rose d' Amour, 4yrs 881101b (Clifford) 1 Mr W. Russell's g g Erin-go-Bragh,syrs,9st 71b (Stratford) 2 Mr T, Thompson's b g Lancer,

4yrs, 85t,... ... (Hocldoy) 8 Repose 9st, Torohunga Bst 41b, Clyde Bst, and Sir Maurice Bst also started. Won with something in hand. Lanoer was a good third. Time 2min 45sec. Tptolisators— Inside, 411-86 on tho winner, outside 315—65, dividend £4 6s.