THE WELLINGTON MEETING.

Auckland Star, Volume XXVIII, Issue 17, 21 January 1897, Page 2

THE WELLINGTON MEETING.

(BY T2____JL_ H.—?B£_3 ASSOCIATION.)

WELU-gto>-, Wednesday. T _s Wellington Racing Club's Summer Meeting va._t.rday was only attended by abous S.GCO people. The amount passed tbroueh the macklnei was £9,<.1, aa against £10,433 lor the &ai day last year. The fallowinz are the late resnlta :— W_Lt_. GTO_f Cup of oOOiova ; second horse 5C.0T3 from the stakea; ana third horse 2.540T3 from the stakes. Oae mile and a-half. , 135— Mr W. J. Jorgensen's b h S-r»t_-br«n, syre, by Apremont— Eosagernent, ?3t7ib{F. Kingan) 1 2F4—Messr* Richardson aod Donnelly's br b Douglas, 4yrs, 7st llib .Dsnovan) * 4^9-Hon. J. D. Ortnond _ eh c Mars, syrs, 6.t 121b (A. White) ._ 3 •274-Skirmi.her, Sat 61b (Clarke) ... 0 217—St. Laura, 3a« 71b (Creamer) ... 0 ] 19.3—St. Clements, Sit 51b (W. Smith)... 0 593—Rangipnhi, 7st 111b (C. Jenkins)... 0 ; •217—Leda, 7at 5b (Matthews) 0, From an eiceltent start Strathbraan shot I j away, and h£_an to make the pace at a great bat, with Doaglas next- and .withthe others bunched. Aa they cacne round into tha straiobit for the first time the leader drew etiiffurther away, and when passing the staad had auita haifa-dozen lengths the best of it, with Douglas still next and Skirmisher third. To the spectators it appeared as if tbe so* ot Apremont was being sent along ia the interests of his stable companion, Leda, and as the field took the turn by the river the cry was, "He ia coming back," and so it appeared, as Douglas, Skirmisher, and Raßgipnhi were closing up, and they entered the back stretch in that order. Going along here Stratbbraao waa sailing along nicely in the lead, and his iockey wea lying along the horse's neck, to sscape the rather_ strong wind which waa blowing. Sweeping the turn by tbe road, where the wind was at their backs, Strathbraan again went away, and won in the most easy fashion by quite three lengths, which might hare been increased had Kingan desired, ilars was a j fair third, with Rangipnhi fourth, while the last to finish were St. Laura and St, Clements, both of whicfa bad broken down ia the race. Time, 2min 39sec. Totalizator, £2.121; dividend, £14. Hcf-DL- Handicap of 12550. a. Two miles. ! 79—Mr F. Montgomery's b m Bush j Girl ... 1 j 146—Tangaroa 2 j • 45—Much Ado 3 | Also started : 87 Revolt, 299 Aquafortis. I j .Yon easily by three lengths. Time, 3min j olsec. ToSaiisator, £566 ; dividend £6 8_ ! President's Hasdicap of ISO.ovs, One miie and! a furlong. i 524—Hon, J. D. Ormond's Trentalto ... . 79—King's B.wman . 55—Tbe Miser 3 Also started : 209, Blarney ; 111, Orion's ! Beit: 49, Sei Serpent; 222, Lo.eshot; j 20, Ka'mea; 47, Tabiwai ; 25, Waterj stone; So, Hillstone. Ac tbey came into the straight Loveshot was in front, but I was immediately cat down by King's Bow- | man. Then Trentalto put ia a challenge, | and a splendid race was witnessed down j the strsiiht, the* judge beine unable to j separate the first pair, while Miser was ; only half a length behind. Time, Imin 57 II sti sec. Totalisator : King's Bowman. j £7 1" ; Trentalto, £1 14s, j Wellington Stakes of ISOsovs. Four i ' fnriongs. j j 204—Sir G. Gifiord's Goldleaf 11 ! 57-Choroid 2 i 319—Marqois of Zetland 3 | Also started : — 188.. St, Pan! ; 29, lOmaniej 92, Mist; 117, . Daunt ; 42, ! Ccean. | From an even ttarfc Goldleaf, drawing ] out, never gave anything a chance, and j passed the post two lengths to the good of i Choroid, who was the sam. distance ahead |of Marquis. St. Paul was fifth an ri Ocean ' lust. T me, 49sec. Totalisator, £1,048 ; [dividend. £4 12s. ' I First Hack Handicap of 75sovs, Oae mile and a furlong, | Oracle 1 I Patroiina ... , 2 j Warnoce .. 3 The favourite Boreas was left ab the j post. Orac c won by about half a length. 1 I Time, 2min. Totalisator, £1,377 ; dividend, £32 12s. Telegraph Handicap of 125»0v5. 273— Mr F. Moe'tar's Torpina ... ._ 1 48—Rio Van Winkle 2 140-Flying Shoe 3 Also started : Solitaire, Cmslopogaas, Belligerent, Loveshot, St. Elmo, Splinter. Won by a length and a-half. Time, lmin 10 3-sth sec Totalisator, £l,13o; dividend, £3 14s.