SPORTING.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIII, Issue 20, 24 January 1907, Page 6

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON- SUMMER MEETING. SECOND DAY'S RACING. :"* (Pei Pigeon Express.) ! /"• TRENTHAM, This Day. ' Idfcal;, weather is being experienced j for ;5^ second day of tho Wellington Summer Meeting. There is » large attendaiice of the public, and the course is in good order. Results: — W_a.llaceYille Hack Hurdle Race, of 100 soys ; second horse to* receive 15 soys, and the third horse 10 soys from the stake; one mile and a half. 299 Hon. J. D. Ormond"s br m Outer, by The Officer— TaTget, 9.7 (H. J Carr) 1 258 A. Hall's b g Lull, 11.0 (L. Miller) 2 184 Mrs. Watson's br g Wind, 11.1 (H. Cairns) - 3 Also ran— 4s Pawa 10.11 (T. Pritcha^'d), 110 Aotea 9.0 (A. M'Common). Aotea quickly jumped to the front, and led past the stand from Wind, Outer lying lrondily fourth. After going seven furlongs Outer moved up into second plaice. Turning into the straight Aotea 6till led, with. Outer close up. At the distance Aotea gave place to Outer, who | wss challenged by Lull, but won comfortably by one and a half lengths. Time, 2min 50 l-ssec. Dividend, £2 16s. Melrose Handicap, of 100 soys ; se"cbnd horse to receive 10 soys from '" the stake ; seven furlongs. 184 A. Sanderson's br m Arc Light, by Merriwee — Dazzle, 6.11, (D. Price) ' 1 738 F., a Armstrong's br h Probable 8.0, (F. Williams) 2 207 A. Peters's b g Aeolus, 7.4 (car- ■ ried 7.7} (S. Reid) 3 Also ran— 23l, Flotilla. 8.3 {A. Oliver); 305, Wirral, 7.13 (F. D. Jones). .• . Flotilla slipped away with, a tnree lengths' lead, but -quickly gave place to Arc Light and Probabje. The latter led into the straight, but half a furlong from home gave way to Arc Light, who won by a length and a quarter, Aeolus who was badly left, beating Flotjlla on the post for third place. Wirral was badly left, and took no part in the race. Time, lmin 29sec. Dividend, £8 2s.