WANGANUI RACES—FIRST DAY.

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 21 May 1915, Page 4

WANGANUI RACES—FIRST DAY.

BT T£LfeGBAPH-t-*»£ESS ASSOCIATION. TV, w WANGANUI,MaySo.---Ihe Wanganui Jockey Club's winter meeting opened to-day m glorious weather, xnere was a recoil attendance. The totaiis&tor handled £25,650 as against £iy,YS3 on the correspond! lag uay la6t year. Jtiesuits:— F' Borough Handicap.—Bimeter 1 Hoy 2, Veroneal 3, Scratched: Goldstream' and King Cniara. Won by half a length, 'lime, 1.14. hack Steeplechase.—Soporific 1, That Diver 2 Mta 3. All started. Wan. by six lengths. Time, 4.3 3-5. * Wanganui Steeplechase.—Daylight: BiU 1, Jackman 2, Addnou^kt 3 Scratched: Dorando, Sandy PauL Lea!l puki. Won by1 fifteen lengths, with three lengths between second and third Only the placed horses finished. Thewinner took command early and gave a splendid exhibition of jumping Time,!

Kaitoke Hack Hurdles.—Awahou 1 Doon 2, St. Gate 3. Scratched: Pa!: tronymic o Won by half a length.. lime, 3.14 2-5.

Century Hurdles, about two and a quarter miles.—Styrax 1 Queen's Post 2. Black Northern 3. Won* by half a length. Time, 4.15. Connolly Handicao, one and ai quarter miles. —Lady' Louisa L, Maniaroa•■■■ 2, Bonny Rig 2 3;. Scratched:: Merry Roe. Won by half, a length. Time, 2,10. .

Purua Hack Handicap.—Client !„ Salvia 2, Gold Fran a. *" Scratched.t Glacier, Bivouac^ La. M.otte ; Won by about half, a'length.. ; ;■

NORTH OTAGO RACES—FIRST DAY

©AMARU,. May 20; The first day of the North Otago winter meeting was held: in drizzlj weather, but the course was in goed order-. There was a. large attendance/ and large fields, with splendid racing. The totalisator figures were £12,129',. against £9629 10s- on the corresponding day last year. Results:— Empire Hurdles. —4 Castiron 1, 5 Ste*peria 2, 1 Kirn 3. Won by one and a half lengths. Time, 3.16. • Trial Plate.—l Redshire and 6 Hornbeam (dead heat) 1. ]0 Allan Water. 3. Time, 4.9 1-5. London Handicap.—l Afton Loch 1, 2 Charmilla 2, 5 Mt: Victoria 3. Won by two lengths. Oamaru Cun.—6 Fender 1 ; 2 Joim Barleycorn 2. Immer 3. "Won comfortably by about three lengths. Time* 1.42. *

Railway Handicap.—4 Metford 1,. 5 Lion 2, 6 Parlovna 3. Won by a good half length. Time,. 1.2 3-5. Turnbrook Welter Handican.—7 Multum in Parvo 1, 2 Pride of"Clufha 2, 11 Gold Coin 3. Time, 1.30 l-o.

Stewards' Handicap.—l Clvnelish 1,. Daytime 2. 6 Corses 3. Won by a. length. Time, 1.10 £■&.