LATE SPORTING.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LIII, Issue LIII, 23 May 1908, Page 7

LATE SPORTING.

' wangUnij! Races— fijist day. [PBESS ASSOCIATION.] " WANGANUI, May 23. The Jockey Club's winter meeting opened to-day. The weather is favorable and tl^e track in excellent order. There is a large attendance. Borough Handicap — Little Mary 1, Ballara't. % 2, Erl King ,3. Scratched: Martello. Ballarat made the early running, with Little Mary handy. The latter, finished at a great pace, winning .somewhat easily. Time, 1.15. Steeplechase — Tilson 1, Kaipetipeti 2, Ifadador .3. Scratched: Faro, Cloudy Morn, .Cannon, Eurus. ' Fretwork fell .gtfthe second .fence. Arahura came ,to grief later on, and Romany King pulled up. Rangitoto held the lead for the first mile, afnd ihen Tilson led. Six furlongs from home Kaipetipeti took command, but -was passed at the bend into the straight by Tilson, the latter winning by three lengths, easily. Rangitoto was close up fourth, the only other one to ftruek