WELLINGTON R.C. SPRING MEETING. SECOND DAY.

Auckland Star, Volume XXXVI, Issue 253, 23 October 1905, Page 3

WELLINGTON R.C. SPRING MEETING. SECOND DAY.

(By Telegraph.—Press Association.) WELLINGTON, Saturday. The weather was fine overhead for the second day's races, but a strong norts westerly wind blew all day, and made things rather uncomfortable. The course was stfll very heavy. The attendance was well up to the average. The fields throughout the day were small, , - but this is accounted for. partly by the withdrawal of several acceptors on account of the. heavy state of the going. The double event totalisator on the Pearce Handicap and Hutt ;,Fark Handicap paid a dividend of £50 10/ to 14 investors, the machine handling £786. The totalisator returns for the day amounted to £8328, making £18,320 for the meeting, as against £18,395 at last year's spring meeting. The later results are as follows: — Petone Hack Hurdles of SOaovs, 1J mile. —South Star, 10.12, 1; Dauber, 9.5, 2; Graduated Tax, 9.13, a These were the only starters. Won ve*y easily by several lengths. Time, 3.3. Dividend, £1 14/. Tararoa Handicap.—Flotilla % Perdita 2, Matiikokiri 3. Scratched:. Togos./.Won by a head, four lengths between second and third. Time, L3B 1-5. Dividend. £4 9/. Pearce Handicap.—Veneer l f >. Achilles. 2, Mahutonga 3. Scratched: Regulation and St. Joe. Veneer took the lead at the far turn. Achilles came with a fast run In the straight, .but could not get closer than two lengths to Veneer. Mahutonga was half: a length away third. Time, 2.5 3-5. Dividends, £13 4/ and 13/. ■. - ~.' . Hutt Park Handicap. — Ghoorka 1, Hbmrewa 2, Starshoot 3. Scratched: Auroras, Blythemaid, Veneer, Noneen. Kudu, Won by two lengths. Time, 1.37 i-5. Dividend, £2 4/. ;. ; . Spring Trial Stakes — Pas Seul 1, Grand Poplar 2, Sir Percival 3. Scratched: Aeolus, Kaingitahi, Vonclier, Balsam,-.' Kaiuku, Truce, Gazeley. Won by several" lengths. Time 1.23 4-5. Dividends — £1 19/ and £3. Juvenile Handicap —' Golden Gate 1, Squatter 2, Strathffllan 3. Scratched: IvanoS. Won easily by two. lengths. Time 53secs. Dividend — £1 16/. Rnaiine Hack Handicap, 6 furlongs. — Galahad 1, .The Seer 2, Matakokiri 3. Also started — Maui, Flotilla, Waikakaho. Time 1.23. DrHdends — £8 19/ and £i 2/. " Naiimi Handicap of lOOsovs, 5 furlongs.— St. Claimer 1, Boris 2, Exmoor 3. started: Ballarat, Medallist, Coxswalu, Kudu, Hukaaka. Won by two lengths. Time XJli Dividends — £3 19/ and £15/.