SPORTING. WELLINGTON RACING CLUB'S WINTER MEETING.

Evening Post, Volume LX, Issue 18, 21 July 1900, Page 6

SPORTING. WELLINGTON RACING CLUB'S WINTER MEETING.

[By Telegraph.] (Our Special Reporter.) HUTT RACECOURSE, This Day. To-day's racing opened in tine weather, •but shortly afterwards a keen southerly | rain, with occasional showers of hail in. The attendance shows an improvement on the first day. The course is also in better condition, although it 'is rather sticky. Following are the results of the racing so far: — •iHutt Fiying Handicap, of 100 soys ; •second horse 10 soys. Throe-quarters of a mile. «, 158 Mr. W. Jorgeusrm's b f Quiltina, by Quilt— Minerva, 3yrs, 9st (JM-Ivlomiu) 1 108 Mr. J. Corrigan's eh g Sundial 6yrs, 10s,t 91b (P. Johnson) ... 2 522 Mr. J. Chaafe'-s b c St. Teter, 6yra, list (J. Chaafe) 3 Also started— 2o3 Lasting 10st 91b, !219 Indian Shot lOst 71b, 69 King's Bow- ; man lOst 2'.b, 36 Warnote 9st. Indian *Shot got first away, but Quiltuiu. and Sundial ran through and kept in front to the end, Quiltuia winning by a length nnd a haJf, the same d'sttinee dividing the third horse ; Indian Shot fourth. Time lmin S& l-ssec. Dividend, £6 7*. Second Hack and Hunters' Steeplechase Handicap, of 70 soys ; second horse 10 soys. About two miles. [108 Mr. Leicester's eh m Menaderva, by Sou'wester — aged, list (R. Arnolt) 1 96 Mr. A. Daysh's eh g Master. Prince, aged,*9st 71b (S. Toop) ... 2 75 Mr. A. Peter's blk Czarina, aged 9st 71b (A. Hall) 3 Also started— 26l Kaiwhakaroa IOsL L2lb, Mapara lOst 81b, 89 Lottie Collins 3.st 91b and 48 Glencora. 9st 71b. Kaiwhakaroa ran. off at the fii\st jump and Lotto Collins fell at the back of the course. Master Prince led for a round, Menaderva then taking command from L\ faster Prince and Maparu. Maparn toppled over the brush under the hi'l, and Gleiu.ora followed .suit. Menaderva. then had a, decided lead and won ea«ily by a distance, Czarini being the same di J tance otf blaster Prince. Time, 4min 47sec. Dividend, £7 3s. Wellington Steeplechase Handicap, of 350 soys ; second horse 50 soys and thi rd horse 10 soys. About three nrUes. 133 Mr. T. Scott's b g Plain Bill, by Flintlock— Flora M'Donald, 6yrs, 12st (P. .Cochrane) ...1 #89 Mr. A. Rayner's br g Kauri Gum, aged, Hht 121b (D. Watt) 2 74 Mr. J. Ayers' b g Coin, aged, 9st 91b .(Galbraith) ... ... ... 3 . Also stxirted— l3l Nor'west 12&t 101b, 215 Black Dust list 121b and The Guard lOst 61b (bracketed), 386 Morag list 101b, 115 Blackberry list 81b, 216 Dingo lOst 71b,- 165 The Friar lOst 71b, 32 Tui 9st 91b, _ 28 Sylvanus 9st 81b. Dingo and Sylyanus led from the jump, the latter going to the front soon after, and leading past the stand the fivst time, followed by Tui, The Guard, Friar, and Dingo, Nor'west running last. Blackberry here fell. Coming to the straight the second time The Guard went to the front, Sylvanus coming 10 grief at the log fence. Past the stand The Guard bad three lengtlis' lead from Kauri Gum, after whom came Dingo, The Friar, Com, Plain Bill, and Morag. JW-wvest shortly afterwards pulled up.' The post and rails settled The Guard, when he was stHl in front, and ProssevV other horses fell at the same jump. Coin and Kauri Gum went to the from,' going out on to the course, and Plain Bill .commenced to creep up. The trio were together at- the road, where Plain Bill cav.ie away and worn easily by six lengths, Coin four lengths off third ; then eamo Dingo, Morag, The Friar, and Tui at intervals. TiDie, 7min 4see. Dividend, £10 14s. Gray, the rider 'of Sylvanus •was severely slnken. • • Winter Oats Handicap, of 125 soys ; second horse to receive 15 soys from the stakes. One mile. ■ * 239 Mr. J. George's br g Crusoe, aged, by Cruiser— Satoria, list 101b (E. Genrgfe) 1 136 Mr. J. Corrigjuj's eh y Sundial, 6yrs. lOst 41b (P. Johnson) ... 2 174 Mr. J. Cress's, ljr in Volley. syrs, ' lOst .' ...... 3 Also started— lß9 Will-o'-the-Wisp f list 121b ; 152 SU Ursula, lOst 101b, 201 Derringccttb, lOst 91b ; 50 Daphne, lOst ; 128 The Miner, lOqt; 64 Indian Shot, lOst ; 100 Ruby Twist, 9st 101b ; 77 3?alka, 9.st 101b ; 104 Gobo* 9st. Crusoe jumped off first, and ted St. Ursula and Sundial along, the back. Volley ran up to the trio l-ound the bend, but Crusoe kept his position, and Avon by a neck, the same distance separating the second sind third, St. Ursula and Ruby Twist next, Fal'sri last. Time, lmin 54see JjßMJksd, £6 Is. By tins. <M& :r.o » v^Lui' lifid cleared »P- '