SPORTING,

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXXII, 23 October 1916, Page 7

SPORTING,

WELLINGTON R.C. SPRING

MEETING

(BY TELEGRAPH — PRESS ASSOCIATION). TRENTHAM, Octv ; 23: The Wellington 1J .C> spring meeting ■was opened to-day in blustery weather. Xhe going is in good order, and there is a large .attendance. Results : —

Hunters' Steeplechase.-—.Kiwitea"' 1, Crtiic 2, Kauwairoa 3. . Won by a head arid four lengths' Mtw^ejS'^eciin'cl' and tli,ird horses. Time, 5.47 3-5. Ruatangata fell, and ThevHound and Fond Memory ran off.

Rimutaka Handicap—Splendant 1, Devotion, 2, Thoughtful 3. Scratched: Tango, Rose Pink, Merry Dale, Ima;, Ribbon. Won by a head. Time, 1.30 3-51