SPORTING.

Waikato Times, Volume XXX, Issue 2444, 10 March 1888, Page 3

SPORTING.

Y.K.C. RACKS. [P,T Kr.KCI'HIC TkUKSRAPH -COI'VUKIMT.] Mkmsouhxk. Miircli 8. Till-' third day's racini,' in connection with the V.R.C. Autumn Meeting took pla.ee. today at FliimiiiKtim. Tin: meeting attracted very little interest, nml there was only a mnt'iersitii sitteiuinncii. . . The following is tho result of I he principal event cf the. day. Tub Champion' Stakks of 25.<nvs. each, ■ift,, with 1000 added. For throe-year-u](U and upwards. Woiulit for age. The Bcconcl hers? to rocr.ivo L'OOsovs., and the third lOOsovs. out of tho stako. Three miles. Hmi. .1. White's ch c Abe.rcorn, <st 121b (T. Hnles) 1 Major V. N. Gennje's ch h Nelson, Ost Mr l>. S. Wallace's b c Enfilade, 7«t 121b ■••„ t •■• 3 Xo ..thors started. 15ottinq: o to 1 on Aberccirn, 8 to 1 against Enfilade, 0 to 1 ae.'.inst Nelson. As soon m the %MI Enfilade went away with the lead. Ihe pace was slow for the first quarter ot a mill). On reaching the ahbiit..ir.s N.-lsnn passed Enlilade, and Abercorn was then lyin" four lengths in tl<o roar, lho same o'rdi"- was inaintnined passing the stand on tl,f first round, but at the hot torn turn Vbcrnorn improved his position. Along the back stretch the favourite was still improving, and then ran into second place. Nelson kept the lead to tho. straight, hut linro Enfilade, under the whip, crept up to tlio leaders, but ho soon fell away again. Abercorn now ran up to Nelson, and, without boinff touched with the whip, shot past and won very easily by a length. Enfilade was four lengths ' behind Nelson. Time, f>tiiiii. 18sec.