SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume X, Issue 3148, 8 March 1889, Page 2

SPORTING.

Wariganui Autumn Meeting.

/ Wanoanui, March 7. First Handicap Hurdle "Race, 100 Bovs, second horse 10 sovs from stakes. About two miles and a distance. Aliua, Bst7lb 1 Oddfellow, 9st 101b ... ... 2 Gerraame, lOst slb 3 Ahua led all the way and,won hard held. Hack Hurdles of 20 sovs. One mile and a distance. Olga won easily, beating Rossiter, Corsair, and Ngaru. Dividends—£7 Is and £5 Bs. Wanoanui Cup, of 600 eovs; second horse 50 sovs. One mile and three-quarters. Lady Norah, syrs,7st 121b ... 1 Dudu, 4ys, 9st 91b 2 Leopold, Byrs, 6stl2lb ... ... 8 Recluso lead for a short distance, and then gave place to Lady Florin, Dudu running third. Passing the stand Lady Florin was still in the fan, with' Camomile closa up, Leopold and Dudu next, and Recluse and Lady Norah last. Camomile had soon had enough, and threequarters of a mile from home fiecluse, aftor struggling up to Dudu, also fell back beaten; Meanwhile Lady Norah hail come up, aud at the halfmile post was almost on terras with Lady Florin and Leopold. Dudu made her effort approaching the straight, and got on termß with Lady Florin, but iu tho run home Lady Norah came very fast, and won easily by three-quarters of a length. Leopold was a length and a half away from Dudu, Time Bmin 7sec. Dividends £6lßs and £6lßs. Wakganui Two-year-old Stakes, a sweep of lOsovs each for starters, with 150 sovs added. Cynisca - ... 1 Omaha ... 2 Letho 3 Won easily. Time lmin 19seo. Div JEI Wedteb Handicap, One mile, . Foxton, Bst 91b ... ... 1 Eclat,Bst7lb ... ... 2 Armourer, 9st 81b 8 Aclosefinish,. Time lmin 4Gsseo. Dividend £1 15s each, Haok Race, of 20sovs. —Won easily by Akatea, who paid £3 17s and £4 12b. . Flying Handicap, Six furlongs, Recluso, Bst lib l Chudieigh, Cst ... 2 Leander, fist 81b... ... ; ... 8 Won easily, 'lime lmin. 17Jseo, Dividend £2l6a. Friday, ■ • Deiiuy. Manton ~, ... ... .. I Reoluse ... ... ... ... 2 Foxton .... ... ... ... 8 Won easily; tiino,'2miu 4i|sec, Dividend, £l9s and £llos. , Hurdles. Ahua .... ... 1 Od'lfellow . •...;■•• • ... 2 Maribyrnong ... 8 Won by; two lengths, Dividend, iSuandXl 17s.

. V.R.O- Autumn Meeting. . . Melbourne, March 7. There'was a lovely day for the third day's racing, and fully 20,000 persons were present. The feature of the afternoon's sport waa the phenomenal 1 performances of the NeW 2kltad' lipids, Lbchiel and Carbine, the.tormer: wniiihg tbs Mtamu last mile and

a half of which was traversed ,in 2mm 89seo. 1 .. Second Hurdle Race, of 250 sovs. about two miles. Sluggaid, list 121b 1 Whalebone, Ost 101b ... 2 : Quilt, lOstClb... ~ 8 Nursery Handicap, of 800 sovs. . Sevon fjrlongs. i fiioheheu, 9st 31b ... 1 Ohiiitz, 7st 121b 2 Dreadnought, 83t 8 Time linin 82|secs. ■ Autumn Handicap, of 800 sovs. Oue mile and five furlongs, ,lioohiel,, 9at 01b ... 1 , - . Mara, Bst 81b ... ... 2 . . Theorist, Bst 41b ... 8 Theorist took a commanding lead, but Clifford bided his time, and romped home the easiest of winners by half a length. Time, 2min 51} sees. : ' The Champion Stakes, of 1000 sovs. Three miles. Weight for age. Carbine, 7stl2lb : . ... 1 , Abefcorn, 9st .... ..... 2 ' Meloa, 7st 121b • ... 8 At "the distance Carbine collared Abercom, and a sharp, decisive struggle .ensued, resulting in victory for. the musket colt, who ran home an easy winner by two lengths. The Special Juvenile Stakes of 800 sovs. Ono Mile. ■ Sinecuro ... ... 1 Rudolph -~, 2 Milton.,. 8 < Won easily by two lengths. Time lmin 46Jsecs. • Free Handicap, of 300 sovs, One mile and a quarter, . • Chetwynd, 7st 21b 1 r ; Plutarch, 9st 4lb . 2 Betort, 75t21b... . ... 8 Won easily by a length and a half. Time 2min 9Jsec,