Wellington Spring Meeting.

Manawatu Standard, Volume XL, Issue 7938, 20 October 1904, Page 5

Wellington Spring Meeting.

;'; (P»r Press Association)? r ■..'•■ > ■ HJJTT R^C, This' day. ' Magnificent Spring weather prevails for the Wellington Eaeing 'Club's'meeting;. .The course has dried quickly after the recent heavy rains,-and is in capital order. The attendance is not up to the average, chiefly owing to the fact that there is ,no direct railway communication to. the course, the branch line having been badly damaged by last-week's Bale- '■'.-■ ' ..-''■ ■ ''■:'.. v; ": '■.■':''■■■

The attendance includes the Governor and party, and a goodly number of legislators. Following are results ;•—-: Hurdles.—Killarneyl, Defoe 2, Jeanne D'Aibret B. Only starters. Won very easily by eiirht lengths. Time— .3min.- 242 : 5 th sees:-. Dividend,, £1 155., Short's Handicap—Solutioni,Bounce 2, Gold Dredge 3. Scratched: Ballarat, Matuku," Gold Crown and The. Stake. Solution hopped off with the lead and held it all the way, winning by half a length, a length between second and third. Time, lmin 3 3-osec. Divs, £2 4s and £1 13s. .

Wellington Handicap — Tercclet 1, Mahutonga 2, Convoy 3. Scratched: Submarine.'. Tercelet''was in the lead passing.the stand and was never dis.placed, winning, by a. length and, a .half, Mahutonga and Convoy made a forward move rounding the bend into the" straight but could not get on terms, with the; leader, the former gaming second place by half a length. Time, 2min 11 4-osec. Divs., 12s and 18s.

Riinutalca Hack Handicap.—llarnen 1, St. 'Winifred 2, Henerewa 3, Scratched —• Matokokiri, Eotoario, Ardchattan and Athol Maid., Won by two lengths. Time, linin 32 4-5 sec. Divs., £B 2s and £3 9s.