RACING NEWS.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVII, Issue 106, 7 May 1896, Page 5

RACING NEWS.

At the Egmotib Racing Club Meeting yesterday Booties won the Steeplechase by two lengths, the other places being filled by Lord Vivian and Narrate. Time, 7min 328ec. Dividend, £3 17a. The: Stewards' Stakes fell to Dummy, Marino being second and Artist third. Time, lmin,36sec. Dividend, £5 I3s. A cablegram from Adelaide states that the Adelaide Cup of l.OOOsovs, one mile and five furlongs, fell to Warpaint (9st 31b), Miraculum (7st 41b) being socond and Trentham (7st 41b) third. Time, 3min 51 4-stb sec.

Hawera, this day. The attendance is moderate. It is raining hard, and the course*is heavy. Hurdles.—Napoleon, 1 ; Canard, 2; Auroa, 3. Won by two lengths. Lord Vivian and Narrate wero scratched. Time, 3min 39sec. Dividend, £5 4s.

Railway Handicap. — Waiuku, 1 ; Dummy, 2; Man-o'-war, _!. Won by a head. Marino was scratched. Time, 2min 7 3 sth sees. Dividond, £6 15?.

Steeplechase.—Nab, 1; Aastral, 2; Sir Abhol, 3. All started. Time, 6min Usee. Dividend,' £9'7s.

The attention of students wishing to join Hie marbling and graining class at the Technical School is requested to the advertisement in this issue. The clasß starts thia evening ab 7.30 o'clock.

Reference to our advertising columns will show that the proprietor of" Zilman's Curative" has introduced into these colonies his specific, which has a reputation in Europe and America for the cure of chronic diseases.

A meeting of St. Patrick's Football Club took place last evening. The following officers were elected :-7 President, Mr Canning ; Vice-Presidents, Bro. Henry, Bro. Leo, Monsignor MacDonnell, Messrs Kelly, Lynch, Sheehan, Mahoney, Riley, Speight, Hill and Bowden ; Captain, Loggie ; Secretary, Keenan ; Delegate, Donaldson; Committee, Loggie, Patterson, Cammick. Colours: Dark blue with gold badge.

A youth named Walter Soars, aged 16, residing in Wellington-street, while driving a coal cart along Cuatom-streeti this morning foil out, and one of the wheels went over his legs. He was afterwards taken to the Hospital, where on bis arrival .it was found thab no bones were broken, bub that the legs were badly cut.