, I NELSON XC. MEETING.

Hawke's Bay Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10895, 21 April 1898, Page 4

NELSON R.C. MEETING.

(BY TELEGRAPH.) Nelson, Wednesday. The weather was perfect) for the first day of the Nelson meeting. The attendance was 1200. The remits were :— Hurdles, 1J mile. -Try Her 1. Rhodeilok Dhu 2. Only starters. Easy win by four lengths. Tims, 2mla 56 3 6th 660. Dividend £2 23. Flying, 6 furlongs.— Ben Varrey 1, Anstrallna 2, Sing Sjdr 3. Only starters. Won by three lenßtui. Dividend, £1 12). Haok, 6 farlongs.-lota 1, Falcon 2, Boablrd 3. • Karaka, Mlea Lily, Esillnß also started. Won by a neok. Time, lmln 19*. Dividend, £2 6i. Nehon Cap, 1J mile, - Hlllstona 1, Bnamabanga 2, Surrey 3. Stratbbraan also started. Won by a bans head. Time, 2mln Hibo. Dividend, £4 12>. Haok Raoe, 7 fnrlon«s. — Ejaotor 1, Seablrd 2, Right Metal 3, Tamatea olio started, Very olose raoe, won by halt a head. Time, lmln 34ieo. Dividend, 11s. Mr Rose, the owner, wbb presented with a gold-mounted whip. Grandstand Handioap, 1 mile.— Ben Vaney 1, Enamabnnga 2, £Id# Song S, The only starters. Won byhulf a bead. Time, lmla 47sea. Dividend, £2 10*. After this raoe three oheers were given for the handioapper, Mr Henry. Sonny, 5 furlongs,— lota 1, Falcon 1, Queen May 3, Karaka, Plot, and Paritanns also started. Plot was left at the post. Won by a short neok, Time, lmln 6seo, Dividend, £5 165.

lAoceptanoea (or the seoond day aie as follows :— RICHMOND PAKE STAKES.

Bblb ablb Htlstone- .92 Saner - -8 2 flnamanunga _8 8 Stag Hong -8 0 Ben VarroF - 8 i AnßtraUna — 710 ALL-AGED STAKES. Sblb Bblb BUlstone -10 7 Rhoaerlok Dhu 6 T Slag Song .09 WELTER, Btlb Bblb Strathbr&an .. 10 8 Sing Song -9 10 Rnamahnnga _10 2 Try Her _ _ 8 7 Ben Varrey _ .9 lv HAOIC HANDICAP, 1 mile. Btlb Bblb Seiblra . .8 12 Sovereign ClO Ijeotor _ _ 8 8 HACK HANDICAP, J mile. sblb Bblb lota _ - 10 7 Tamate* _ T 9 Bldhti Metal ..9 3 Sovereign _ 7 0 Seablrd .. -02 Parltanug „ 8 1 Faloon _ -.712 HURDLES. at lb sb lb Rhwlorlok Dha 911 Try Her _ "_ 8 U