SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume XI, Issue 3665, 18 November 1890, Page 2

SPORTING.

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On Saturday last a meeting was held at Featherston of the members of the South Wairarapa Racing Club and of the Wairarapa Jockey Club. After each olub bad separately drawn up terms of amalgamation, a combined meeting was be]d in the Oddfellows' Hjl], when about 60 persons were present, The terms of i agreement were ratified, N and bath clubs blended into one, My J. P. Russell being olpeu and Mr Book seoretary. The best of feeling pervaded the meeting, and all felt that the step will strengthen racing matters in South Wairarapa. The following persons were dp, pointed Stewards:—Messrs J H B6thuno, C MoShane, W J Mix, A McKeuzie, A Donald, A G Pilmer, F Grace, JMucara/O J Tully, W 0 Buchanan.jW E TJidwill, and G Eeynolds,

The programme for the forthcoming January meeting was ar« ranged a.s. fallows i - Handicap Huddles, m, second horse 45 from stakes j 2 miles; Haoj? Hurdles, £2O, second Stakes, 185, seoond horse LS;IJ |miles; Maiden Hack Bace, h\b, seoond horse L 3; § mile; Wairarapa Cup, LIOO, second horse LlO, third L 5; 1J miles; Handicap Hack Saoe, L 25, second horse L 5; 1{ mile; Steward's Handicap, MO, second L 5; 1 mile,

HuttPH* Meeting The following are the acceptances for the Wellington Eacing Club's Spring meeting :- Hutt'Park Spring Handicap, one mile and quarter-Whisper, Boulanger, Vendor, Lenore, Orator, Grand Stand Handicap, one mile Angler, Cyclone, Crusader, Victress, Comet, Bebellion, Gladstone. Flying Handicap, three-quarters of a mile-Whisper, Cynisca, Boulanger. Retinv Angler, Cyclone Cflfflet, Josephine, Rebellion, Glad stone, Hurdle Handicap, one mile and three-quarters—The Spy, Jaoob, Argo, Sawdust.