SPORTING.
THE WELLINGTON RACING CLUB'S MEETING. The above meeting takes place to-day. The principal event of the programme is the Thompson Handicap of SOOjovs, which is run over a mile, and in which the following 16 horses are engaged :—
at lb .it lb dblrtspmr .. ..9 5 The Miser.. ..8 0 Waiuku .. .. 813 Leila 7 7 St. Haul .. .. 812 iioveshot .. ..7 6 Straihbnun .. 8 7 Marino .. ..7 6 Manhlichef ..8 7 Pompom .. ..7 4 Barsliot ~ ~8 4 Bnreas .. ..7 0 Lorelei .. ..8 0 Sylvia Park ..7 0 St. Paul is a popular local fancy, bittthe little son of St. Lcger has a stiff task before him. Mannlicher will, it is thought, strip an improved horse to what he was at Bicoafton last week, and he is expected to run-well forward as are also Waiuku and Goldspur.
THE BETTINOi [Bt TKLfcGIUni.—PRfcSS ASSOCIATION. 1 WsuaNGTOir, Wednesday. On appearance of the acceptances, the following were the quotations for the Thompson Handicap:—4 to 1 Waiuku, sto 1 Barshot, 7 to 1 St. Paul, 8 to 1 Mannliclier, 9 to 1 Goldspur and Boreas, 11) to 23 to 1 the others.
THE EGMONT RACING CLUB'S WINTER MEETING. Hawera, Wednesday. The following are the acceptauccs for the Eghiont Meeting :•- Handicap Hurdles. stlb fit lb Swift .. ..10 13 Storm King ..9 0 Natation .... 9 7 Haweiu Stakes; si lb st lb Angler .. ~ 810 Arquebus .. ~ 71l Mnrlfto .. .. 810 lilftht .. .. 710 Man-of-War .. 7 12 Australia.. ,< I 1 EfIMONT STEEPLECHASE. St lb Stlb Levanter .. .. 1112 Claymore .. .. 9 9 Klngswood.. .. 11 3 The Friar .. ..9 9 Dromedary.. .. 10 5 Tokaiuii .. ..0 0 Bradshaw .. .. 10 i> nick .. ..9 7 Moid .. .. 913 travdiet .. ..9 1 Raitoii .. ..9 9 Stewards' Stakes. at lb stlb Marino .. .. Hi Kanaka .. ..7 8 Antler .. .i 810 Ascot Vale.. ..7 8 Jtei .... ..8 3 Bowshot .. ..7 4 Maii-of-War ..8 0 Attstnlina,. .. (10 ArquabdS .. ~8 0 Hack fur.-at Vincent, Bdnaflde, LocAttlu, The Onyx, Kluna, Emerald, Telephone, U'ly Helena, OS Chance, lliile and Seek, Rubin, Cnuade, Guardflub, Thelma, Realistic, Siva, fiumllal, Hack Hurdles.— Starlight, Adam, King of the Downs, nndMoala.
DEATH OF A WELL-KNOWN RAOBHOBBE. Napier, Wednesday. While being exercised at Karamu this morniHt; the Hod. J. D. Ofmond's horse Spiudrlft.byNftrdenfeldt-Splnnaker, Winner of the Wangamii and Napier Cups", fell, breaking one of his legs, and was subsequently shot.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10429, 29 April 1897, Page 5
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376SPORTING. New Zealand Herald, Volume XXXIV, Issue 10429, 29 April 1897, Page 5
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