SPORTING

Waikato Times, Volume XXXVI, Issue 2943, 26 May 1891, Page 2

SPORTING

WAIPA RAGING OLUIS. Tick meetine under the auspice" of tliis club was hold on tlie club's course, at To Awatnutu, yesterday, and was i great success. The attendance was good, considering that no special arrang. inents weio made by the Railway I >eparttneiit, and all win) attended had to travel in buggies or mi horseback. The weather was fin", and not too licit to spoil the enjoyment. The various officers filled their different po.-,t.s with efficiency, and the secretary (Mr (i. Crnnckshank, jmi.) worked hard to hiing the meeting to a successful issue. The racing throughout was Rood, Mr.l. Browne, of Cambridge, approptia. l ing the th'ee principal events —Hurdles, Te Awainutn Cup and Kihikihi Plate —with Pretender, Snake and Snake respectively. The Maiden fell to the Imrdlo horse Sentinel, and I he Novel to Megoulet. Kismet won the Maori race, Imt a protest was lodged which, however, was not settled when our representative left. Owing to the telegraph oliices being closed, we are unable t) give a detailed account of the racing, but the results of the various events wore as follows : — Uuiuile Rack, of 2jsovs. Distance, 2 miles. Mr J. Browne's b g Pretender, aged, list 121b ... t 1 Mr D. McKinnon's Barshr.t, aged, !)st... 2 Mr 0. Pye's Poter, syrs., iht 101b ... 3 .Six started. Wideawake refused to leave the pest., and Muscatolle fell at the third hurdle. Pretender led from the fall of the flag, and won hard held. Time, linin. 22secs. Dividend, i'l 17-s. Handicap Maidk.v Plate of 20 sovs. Dis tance, lj miles, Mr C. Hewett's Sentinel, aged, Bst 31b. 1 Mr Matengaro's Kismet, aged, Sst ... 2 Mr Collins' Mountain Miid, 1 yrs., Sst 31b ... 3 Duchess and Mountain Maid led till entering the straight when Sentinel caught them and won by half a length from Kismet. Dividend, 18s. Tk Awamutu Cup of 10 sovs. Distance, ] I miles. Mr .T. Browne's ch g Snake, aged, 3-it 1 Mr D. Mckinnon's b g Scot Free, fiyrs Sat -lib 2 Mr \V. C. Breakell's br m Leila, syrs Sst 3 Time, 2min. oosocs. Totalizator : Amount invested, tSO 10s ; number on the winner, 23. Dividend, £1 IDs. Novkl Rack of 30 sovs. Distance, about a mile. Megoulet ... ... 1 Pretender 2 Ernest 3 Only these three started, Megonlet won by [ a head. Dividend, £2 lis. Maori Rack of osovs. Distance about a mile. Kismet, lOst 121b 1 Clipperina, lOst 21b 2 Matina, LOst... ... ... ... ... 3 A protest was entered, but it was not settled. Kihikihi Pi.atk Handicap, of 25 sovs. Distance l.f miles, Mr J. Browne's ch g Snake, aged, !ist olb 1 Mr D. McKinnon's b g Scot Free, syrs, Ost 2 Mr C. Howett'a br g Sentinel, aged, Sst7lb 3 Dividend, fc2 3s.