SPORTING NEWS.

Marlborough Express, Volume XXXII, Issue 28, 3 February 1897, Page 4

SPORTING NEWS.

WOODVILLE KAOES. Woodvii-lb, February 2. There is glorious weather for the races, and a good attendance, ' TBIAL HANDICAP. Oracle • • . . 1 Marina • • . . 2 First Blood .. ..3 Time, lmin 50aec ; dividend, £7. HACK HTJBDLEB, Flirt .. ..1 Billy .. ;. 2 Much Ado .. .^3 Time, 3min 26 and 4-sth sec ; dividend, £22 ss. A protest for crossing was dismissed. GRAND STAND HANDICAP. Petroline „ » • I Oalmarine . . . . 2 Slumber .. ..3 Won by a nose. Time, 2min 17sec; dividend, £5 165, , cup, 150 soys ; 1 mile. The Miser .. ..1 The Brook .. ..2 Rip Van Winkle . . 3 Won easily by half a dozen lengths. Time, 2min 16isec; dividend, £5 7s. HACK FLYING. The Archer .. ..1 First Blood .. ..2 Surrey .. ..3 Won comfortably. Time, lmin 20sec; dividend, £11 2s. BOROUGH HAWDIOAP. The Miser . . . . 1 Love Shot .. ..2 Eeturn •.. .. 3 Won easily. Time, lmin 31 and 2-sth sec ; dividend, £3 18s. WBLTEB HANDICAP. Voltigeur . . . . 1 Sylvanus . . . . 2 Salseur . . . . 3 ||Won by a head. Time, 2min 25 2- sth sec ; dividend, £6 ss. ELECTRIC HANDICAP, Titoki .. ..1 Bang's Bowman . . 2 Forest Hose . . . . 3 Won easily. Time, lmin 5 3'sth sec ; dividend, £2 13s. £4271 passed through the machine, £360 less than on the Ist day last year. EGMONT KAOES. Hawbba, February 2. The acceptances for the Egmont Cup, Waimate Handicap, First Handicap Hurdles, and Welter are extended to February 3rd, WOODVILLB ACCEPTANCES. The acceptances for the second day are : — Steward's Handicap.— Sing Song 8.11, First Blood 8.2, Undine and Eoseleaf 8.0, Alpha 7.3, Straybird 6.10. Second flack Hurdles, 1£ miles. — Much Ado 11.4, Billy 11.3, Flirt, Oddfellow, Toriki, and Tricky Jack 10.3, Ned Kelly 10.0, Kiaora 9.0. Kuahine Hack Handicap, 1 mile and a distance.— Nero 8.6, Sylvanus 8.4, Oracle 8,3, Marina 7.7, Slumber ■ 7.5, palmarine 7.3. Midsummer Handicap, 1 mile and a' distance. — The Miser 9.3, Lotion — 8.8, King's Bowman 8,3, Eip Van Winkle 7.4, Aphony 7.3, The Brook 7.2, Waterstone and Target 6.10, Kalmea 6.7, Telegraph Handicap, six furlongs. —Sing Song 8.12, The Archor 8.5, Marina 8.4, First Blood and Surrey 8.3, Undine 8.2, Gunboat 7.12, Sylvanus 7,7, The Boatman 6.9, Young Papapa 6.7. .Railway Btakes, five furlongs, — King's Bowman 9.8, Titoki 8.11, Loveshot 8.0, Forest Eose and Haeta 7 2. Farewell Hack, one mile. — Petroline 9,9, Aphony 8.13, Nero 8.6, Slumber 7.5, Oalmarine 7,3, Violet, Alpha, and Thrush 6.10. High Weight, one mile. — Lotion 11, Voltiguer 9.12, Titoki 9.9, Sylvanus 9.8, Moonraker 9.6, Haeta 9.5, The Brook 9.5, Sabreur and Return 8.5, Flirt 8,