SPORTING.

New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIII, Issue 10048, 7 February 1896, Page 5

SPORTING.

WOODVILLE RACES.

(by telegraph.— association.]

Wellington, Thursday. The above meeting was continued to-day. Tlio following are the results

Woodville Midsummer Handicap.-Ngatuore, 7«t I lib, 1; The Miser, Ssi 21b, 2 ; Strathbraau Sat (ilb, 3 Twelve horses started. After a good race Ngatuero won by a length. A protest for inconsistent riding was disallowed. Dividend, £8 JO Telegraph Hack Handicap.-Sir Agnes, 7sfc, 1; Crescent, Bst 41b, 2 ; Moira, 7st, 3. Won by a head. Time, Ira. 19 '2-sth s. Dividend, £25 103. Railway stakes.— King's Bowman, 9it 71b, 1; Uinslopogaas, Bst 71b, 2 ; Voltaire, 7st 61b, 3. Also started. Flying Shot and Moonraker. King's Bowman won by half a length. Time, lui. 5 3-sth s. Dividend, £3 Is. . , The Farewell Hack Race was won by Rainbow, paying Hi 15s, \ high-Wright Handicap.-Cheque, l; strathbraan, 2; Lotion, 3. Won by a head. Time, lui. 48s. Dividend, £5 lGs. ' Fifteen hundred people were present today, and -£850 was put through the totalisator in the two clays.

Acceptances for tha various events of the first day's programme of the Otahuhu Trotting Club's Meeting close to-night. The privileges of the meeting are to be offered by auction to-dayat 11 a.m. by Messrs. Wilding and Co. ~ , . T „, Anita was shipped to New Plymouth yesterday by the s.s. Glonelg fur the purpose of fulfilling her engagements in the Egmont Cup. .