Sporting.

Evening Post, Volume XXXIII, Issue 19, 24 January 1887, Page 3

Sporting.

» ISLAND BAY PARK SUMMER MEETING. TLo weather to-day was vory peculia Tiio haze and aoathorly Bcud which cam up last night still obscured the sk; this morning, cloared away about .) o'clock but caino up njfain thicker than over at 1 o'clock, at which time the hill was noeovcro< with it that rain looked very imminent Whon the first raco ntiirtcd about 800 peopli wcro present, hut at 2 o'clock about 10(H v/uro on the field. IJ jk) riot Handicap, of 10 bovw. ; second liorsi Tihovh. Iroiii the Htukcs. One mile and i •jnartoi'. Mr. J. Samnlera' b if The Shall, 4yr», D-it Gib (Clifford) .... ] Mr. A. Arthur's ub if Forward, 0> ri, (>st JOlb (Dodd) .. .5 Mr. J. 11. Prossor'sbrg .Buccaneer, aired, 78tl21b(Whilehoufioj "Why Not, Bst 21b, and Black Recent. Gsi 71b (including 711) overweight), also htiivted forward was mude a great favourite at evens Sbah being also in (rood demand. When thi fl ig foil Black Regcut went to tho front am oat oat tho running, olosoly followed by Whj Not and Buccaneer fof threo quarters of i mile, Tho Shah and Forward lying last nid< by aido pulling double. At tho gate turn bott went up to thoir horses, and, leaving their in tho straight, finished by thompclvoH, The Shah always having tho boat of it and win liing cleverly by a quarter of a length. Timo, 2min lCnco. Di-ridend, .£3 3s. Handicap Hurdlo Raco, of 50 boys. ; second horse 5 flova. from tho stakes. Over sb hurdloa. One milo and a half. Mr. W. Weaton'o br g Aroha, aged, lOnfc 71b (Stewart; ..? .. 1 Mr. J. DriHcoll'a b g Reputation, aged, 'M (Poll) . . . ... 2 Mr. A. Prior'H b g Long John Oato Bluo Gum), aged, i»»t (Whitehouso) . . 2 Also started— Mastor Agnes (12nt 71b). Orient (lOst 101b), and Froobootor (lOst 71b). Dotting evens on Master Agnes, 4 to 1 ntrst Aroha and Froobootor, and 8 to 1 tho others. Orient and Reputation pot away in front, with Aroha last. At the first hnrdlo Master Agnes wont to the front, and maintained a (flight lead of Orient and Reputation to the middle of the hook strotch. Here Orient fell away and Reputation went to tho front, Aroha at tho name timo making a forward move. At the last hnrdlo Mr. Woaton'a brown had taken tho lead and going right away the winnor of 6'atnrday won again to-day by half a dozon lougthtt. Oriont and Master Agnes were together last. Time, 2min s<sseo. Dividend, jEC 19b. The Poneko Stakes, a sweepstakes of 10 boys. oaoh, with 200 soys. added. For two-year-olds and upwards. Second horse to reooivo 30 sovb., and third horso 20 hoys. from tho stakes. Six furlongs. Mr. O. H. Clifford's br g Maligner, 6yrs, Bst 121bs (Thomaon) 1 Maior George's eh h Nelson, Gyre, lOst lib (Brown) .... . 2 Mr. P. Bntlor'B b g Tit Bit, 4yrs, Bst Ulb (Derrett) . ........ 3 a Cupid, 2yrß, 6st 41b, also started. Botting—2 to lon Nelson, 3to 1 agut Malignor, 5 to 1 Tit Bit, 10 to 1 Cnpid. Cupid bolted twice and delayed the start considerably. When at length tho field was doHpatah, Nelson at once showed in front but Malignor forcing tbo paco went by him in tho first 200 yards, and led into tho straight, closely followed by Tit Bit. At the distance Tit Bit was done with, and Brown seoing that Maligner had too long a lead to bo caught, eased his horaeand finishedabout two lengths behind the winner. Tit Bit was third, two longths from Nolson, and Cupid a bad lost. Time, lmin 16?hoo. Dividend. J23 105. Woltor Handicap, of 40 soys. Minimum weight, Bst 71b. Ono milo and a distance. Mr. J. Saundors' b g Tho Shah, 4yrs, OstlOlb 1 Mr. ]{. Hammond's eh g Rocket, aged, 10st21b ... 2 Mr. W. Y. Donnott'a b m Sylph, 3yrs, Bst7lb . . . 3