SOUTHLAND RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

Press, Volume LIX, Issue 11252, 18 April 1902, Page 3

SOUTHLAND RACING CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

{PKESS TELEGRAM.) INTERvARGIIjU April 17. The Scn-hlard Rpcinj Club was fsvourcd with bstter weather lor the srrond clay's racr?, a-, i hough the track v»-?.s si:". heavy. A =u'iu -if £iiS)l v.-.is put through th? totaiifaior. E3 against £U'oa Inst year. For the mee'-ing ths> a-iur>:;:ii invested' w.is £3300, its asrs:r:.*i £i5--C>. iioaults:— iiUIU'.LE V.XCE HANDICAP, o: oJ soys; mo i;n.a i'.::d a )»alf—iJormrr.*, IC-st 010, 1; Vaiitooa, li)*t slb, '2; Clinker. IQsi s!b, 3. '.in; x» ::i i bi.venr.aid scr&tciied. Time. Ihii.n Dividend, £2 15s. OPTIO.VAL, IKuT, of 40 savp; two mi'.es —Hera, losee, 1; Anchor Lass, J 2 see, 2; Mistake, :'ss-tc, 3. Time, smin '23 4-sth s-;c. iJivuiends—Hiro, £4 7s; Anchor Lass, JC2I 19s. HARVEST HANDICAP, of -15 soys; one mile and a distance—tied Banner, Sst li 1; Transport, !)si 2ib, 2; Silvermaid, Tst Tib, 3. Zeeaaii and lionna Rcsa were scratched. Time. 2min ssec. Dividend, £2 Is. llACiv lIACE of 25 soys; 0.-o mile—brmy Breeae, Sst. Tib, 1'; Suns«au\ Ssi 7.b, 2: Zeeha-.i, Sst- 101b. 3. Yseult and Lctty were scrfi'.eiied. Time, lniiu Ooiee. Dividend, £2 14s. ■SHORTS HA-njJICAP, of So soys; four furlonsrs—Donna Hosa, 93t 7.1 b, 1; Gold Bst 101-b, 2; Beaiey, 7st 71b, 3. Time, 51 2-5 tli sec. Dividends, £3 Ss- and £1. DASH TROT, of SO soys; one inile—Yirisco, lSsoe, 1; Lady smith, 16sec, 2; Youag Turlington, 3 sec, 3. Warrior and Gerry Owon were scratched. Time, 2min ulscc. Dividends, £26 6s and £26 (>s. VKLTI'EIi HACK RACE, of 25 soys; seven furlongs—Briny Breeze, Sst S>lb, 1; Turcoman, Bst, 2; Goldring, 9st 121b, 3. "Wendouree was scratched. Tiino, lmin 39isec. Divi-dends, £3 16s and £1 ISs. WINTER OATS; one mile—Wild West 1, First Light 2. Transport 3. Time, lmin 50 l-3th sec Dividend, £2 3s. WELLINGTON RACING CLUxS. (PKESS ASSOCIATIOX TELEGRAM.) WELLIK-GTON, April 17. Tho first day's meeting of the Wellington Racing Club will be held on Wednesday next, instead of Thursday. PA"RK TROTTING CLUB. A start was made with the Autumn Meeting of the Plumpton Park Trotting Ciub yesterday in Derfect weather. The special train from town was well patronised, and a very largo number journeyed out by road. Tho course was in rirst-ciiiss order though, a little d-e>ad in patches, which was against fast time making. Amongst the visitors present were the Hon. J. C. Carroll and several members of the Maori Coronation Contingent During the afternoon the Native Minister was entertained by the stewards, and Mr J. L. Carl, as president of the Club, expressed the pleasure it gave them to see the interest taken by Mr Carroll in their racing. Mr Carroll, in. response, said jie had always taken a great deal of interest in trotting and ho could compliment the stewards of tho Plumpton Ciub on their efforts to make the sport a healthy one. The sum of £2753 was passed throiigh the totalisator as against £3535 handled on the opening day of last year's Autumn Meeting. Results'; — TRIAL HANDICAP (in saddle), of 30 soys; second 5 soys from stake. One mile and a half.