WELLINGTON SPRING MEETING.

Press, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 5362, 1 December 1882, Page 3

WELLINGTON SPRING MEETING.

i"bt telegrafh.J I WELLINGTON, November 30. The Spring meeting of the Wellington! RacingCrabproved abetter day's sport than was anticipated, the fields being fairly good, and several finishes exciting. The -weather was splendid, and the course was in capital order. The attendance was only moderate, partly owing to the high admission charges and partly to the difficulty of reaching the course. There was no betting worth mention, but the totalisators did good business, that outside taking most money, altogether about £1109, the best dividend being paid over the Hack Race, the backers of the I winner getting £9 for £1 invested. The following are the details :—

BAHiWAX STAKES. Mr Owen's Koama ... (W. Holmes) 1 Mr Bates' Poet ... ... ST \ Mr Ray's Kakapo (T.Ray) 3 Mr Diilon'aßore ... ... ... . •■• ° Dio3ma made the rraoungironi the jmap. Poet and Kakapo lying handy. At the torn into the straight Owen's mare had a lead of nearly two lengths, but here the Poet challenged, and a splendid race ensued, but the top weight could never get quite up, ! and suffered a defeat by a short neck. Kakapo was three lengths away, third. Time, 2min Steec. The inside totaliaator paid a dividend of JB3, and the outside J63185.

HTTBDLE HAXDJCAP. ... ... f**!" 1 1 MrDilWeNiMan ... .:." (Herd]l 2 Mr Bolnnson's Liability ... (Freeth) S All got well away, and the only mistake was made by Liability, who refused the second hurdle, but got over at the second Canard nadthe pace of his antagonists f& thronah, and won at the finish, hard, ndd,, by half a length. Time, smin 43ieeca. The

inside totalisator showed a.dividend of £i. 14s, and the outside £1 18s. * : HACK BVXDIM. Mr Dillon's Hercnies ... -. .- 1 : SELLING BACB. Mr Bay's Taratahi «. ... 1 ; W.O. HANDICAP TBOT. Mr Beet's Deception (18eec) ... ... 1 Mr Chavannea* Tommy (scratch) ... 2 Mr Armstrong's Borack (lSsec.) ... 3 SPUING HANDICAP. Mr Bates' Poet ... (Wattae) 1 MrPonocfe Hippodamia ... (Laing) 2 Mr Owen's Diosma ... (W. Holmes) 3 Kakapo and Bore also started. When the flag fell Diosma's jockey, making most of the light, weight, sent his mare to the ; front, cutting out the running at a good i pace, Rore lying second, and Hippodamia I last. After passing the stand the lot took closer order, Diosma leading The Poet by a length into the back stretch, all the rest in a cluster. On reaching the:road The Poet dispossessed Diosma of the lead, and simultaneously Hippodamia passed Bore and Kakapo, and drew up to Diosma^ who was beaten at the turn into the straight. Laing challenged at the distance, but the filly could not reach The Poet, who, after a j little shaking up, won cleverly by two I lengths, Diosma being three lengths away. The rest were beaten, off. Time—3min : The Hack Race was won by Mr Dillon's Hercules.

CONSOLATION BACE. Hippodamia, Bst 91b (Laing) 1 Kakapo,7st - (T. Eay) 2 Nikau, 6st7lb ... ... 3 Won hard held by half-a-length.