EXTRA EDITION.

Evening Post, Volume LXXIV, Issue 18, 20 July 1907, Page 6

EXTRA EDITION.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB, WINTER MEETING. TO-DAY'S RACES. (Per Pigeon Express.) TRENTHAM, This Day. . Tho club has opened its winter racing carnival, and there' is every indication 'of, a bumper attendance. The" sky is slightly' overcast, hut tho wind is not so "keen as in the city. , Tho course is in beautiful 'order, and the wide sweep of lawn has never looked greener. Tho track is hold-, inpr, and promises' to improve as the day progresses. A number of Tcpresentative racing people are present, including' Sir Geo. Clifford and Hon. G. M'Lean, and his Excellency the Governor is also at tho meeting, as well as the Premier and, Lady Ward. Hon. .J. A. Millar (Minister of Labour), Messrs. W. F. Herries.E. W. Alison, T. Wilfprd, M.H.R.'s. Music js being provided by tLe Wellington Professional Orchestra. Fields will bo large, and tho contests should be keenly fought out. Following are the results :— Stewards' Handicap, of lOOsovs; second horso 20 soys, and third horse 10 soys fiom the stake. Six furlongs. 202 Mr. W. Christio's b g St. Djll,, ' by St. Clements — Billingsgate mare, syrs, 9.10 (Murtanh) ... 1' 282 Mr. C. H. Smith's eh g Gawain, . by Sir Launcelot — Delft, aged, 9.12 (A. OlHver) - • .... 2 163 Mr. H. Fodge's b~g Jolly Friar,' by St. Hippo — Merry Maiden, syrs, 9.6 (S. Reid) 3 Also ran — 315 St. Claimcr (Milne) 10.5, 221 Platypus (Cress) "9.6, 223 Gin-i.-.nc (P. Williams) 9.4, 68 Makikihi (T. George) 9.2, 85 Kaiuku (H. Cairns) 9.2, 66 P;-rdon'(G. Price) 9.0, 96 Silvershell (C. Jackson) 9.0. Kprulni and St. liill word ' iirst* away. Makikihi being left. Oawaiii ran up at the at the bend and led down tho straight, where challenges vrero thrown out by St. Bill an d Chicane. The latter 'died away, but St. Bill v:oro Gawain down, and won by a neck, -Jolly Friar a length away. Time, lmin; ISsec. Dividends, £5 1,2s and £l'7s. 'Miramar Hack Handicap, of 100 soys ; second horse to receive 20 soys, and the third horse 10 soys from the stake. Seven furlongs. Mr. {.{. Beatson's eh g Wakaraka, 3yrs, by Waiimu— Mistra, 9.0 1 Mr. L\ Higgotfs b g Truthful, 10.0 2 Scratched — CJem 9.4 and Grand Circlo 9.0. First Hack Hurdles, of 100 soys ; second horse 20 soys, and third horse 10 soys from the stake. One mile and thrcequarteis. 71 Mr. J. Pawson's b g Slayboy, by Lebel — Dauphin marc, aged (H. Telford), 9.10 1 147 Mr. A. E. Douglas's br g Waipu, by Torpedo— Ua, syrs (Joe Connoll), 9.7 ... 2 135 Mr. W. Hume's b g Mutukokiri, by Saracen — Lethe mare, aged (T. Pritchard), f0.7 3 Also ran— 39 Kaipetipeti (J. Hall) 10.7, 369 Golden Comb (H. Fuirbrother) 10.7, 231 Top Rose (F. Whitehouse), 10.4, 85 Southern Cross (C. Cochrane) 9.13, '256 Regulation (R. Home) 911, 323 Idasa (H. Carr) 9.10, 57 Oasis (B Butler) 9.10, St. Albert (J. O'Connefl) bracketed with Waipu 9.7, 111 Royal' Blue (U. Craw-ford)-9.7, 50 Playmato (A. M'Connon) 9.4, 30 Black Squall (R. M'Gregor) 9.4, o2 DulcL-ea (A. Watson) 9.2, 63 Rahui (C. O'Neill) 9.0. This was an excellent race. Royal Blue and Kaipetipeti made play over the early, stages, .-md these two led past the grandstand, well clear of St. Albert, who was ahead of the second divi-.-luu. -■-u-.j the hach oi the course Idasu, Royal Bins, St: Albert, and! Rahui ran prominently, but coming to the straight Kaipotipeti looked to be a Sure winner. Here tho placed horses raced up, and af'^r a closa strucde Strvbov won home by a short neekjiMalakokiri three lengths away, Kaipetipeti fouuh, and .St. Aloert fifth, Playmate ' sisth. Time, omiin 24 3-ssec. Dividends, £19 and £3 Is. Parliamentary- Handicap, of 300 soys; second horse to. receive 35 soys, and the third horse 15 soys from the stake. One mile. E. J. Watt's b g Ellerfon „? »., 1 G. W. Macdonald's Aeolus ... ... 2 A. L. D. Fraser's Kurawaka 3