SPORTING NOTES.

New Zealand Mail, Issue 770, 3 December 1886, Page 11

SPORTING NOTES.

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The first day’s racing of the Wellington ; : Racing Club’s Spring Meeting was a good day's sport, several of the finishes being , close, while the racing generally was good. . As a rule favorites won, although Cock o’ the *• Walk upset a lot of people in the Hack Race. Cock o’ the Walk is an animal that I «. used to have a great fancy for, but latterly v. he has come down wofully, and he only won rfihis particular race, one might almost say, by a fluke. Had it not been for the softness . ttof the course at the back, I think Fleetwood -would have won easily enough. The plum of the meeting, the Spring Handicap, fell to Rumour, who was thrown in by the handicapper, It was said that the Napier people meant to win with Rivulet, who had Woods up, but the daughter of Jav’lin was not, apparently, in good nick, and in the straight McTaggart came up and tried to win with Waitiri, but was unable to get any nearer than third. 'Mr Tancred’s crack, Forester, won the Flying Stakes and Grand Stand Handicap liket a racehorse. He is a grand colt to look at, and reminds me of Goneul, though he is a little bigger, perhaps, than the son of the Premier." But I don’t believe he will win many; races, because he jibs directly he is 'touched with the whip, and dries right up. The Hurdle Race was won, not without a struggle, by Jim, who ran a great horße. Forestalling showed rare form, too, in this race, and. will be a difficult one to beat if he keeps .his form. On the second day Pasha came oat of his shell ana*won the St Andrew’s Handicap, a mile ancU--a quarter, in 1 2min .14 see, with 9st 61b up. This is a great performance, and prove* Pasha to be one of the very beßt in the Colopy-at the distance. Waitiri looked on paper? to have a great show, as indeed 'she had.;biii in spite of Woods’.efforts, she , did not finish at all well, and was very nearly beaten by Little Scruh. The latter ran a great,horse, and had he got away well ■at the otart; J. don’t believe he would have been caught. Normanby, of whom great things were expected, was never in- it.; and seems to have, gone back to his oldbadform. ’ Jim again woe the hurdles—this'time very easily. ', Mr Saunders ihad hard luck with jguhe Shah, who ranr.lfcbree seconds, and was only just beaten by'fTomado in the Railway Stakes. Rubina has been sent to Tasman. • Warrior ’ :— * When I returned .to Sydney I found (that Arsenal’s win in-:the Cup was not such;a;throw in for the books, as some people, mjghfc imagine. One gentle-p i man here acoepted-<S§9OO to £5 on Ben; Bolt ' for the Caulfield i Gup and Arsenal-for the Carp. ’JSIr Gannon, his owner; sAvon £13,000 ; Harry^T&ylor, the trainer, ofi .■Arsenal, £300®,; MrvW- Forrester, £2500 ; the jockey, i£1000; and a large -number of other® fr,orni£lo up to £SOO. lit ds-estimated that-had .‘Trident won the Gup several well-kno®n»baokmakers would have gone stone broke. Trenton would have hit then for nearly £S©.,Qffo,iajid Little John and'. Ben Bolt £50,000.

An English paper.gives rthe following interesting particulars-of t tbe .vdnnings of great: horses : —lt seems sn the highest degree t probable that Ormonde .will win a greater? amount in stakes than has .ever been won! before iby any English racehorse. . His sue- \ cesses up to the present itime iinclude £3OOB i won aa ; a two-year-old* and -this year the Two Thousand (£4000), (the 'Derby, £4700 ; the St. Lgger, £4475 (all (these 'being excep. tionally lew, for these t&ree .races, worth

this year £17,175, were an 1879 worth £20,800).; sand other stakes, dacluding the Hardwickq, of £2438. U** to tthe present time the son.of Bend Or and Lily. Agnes has run eight times, and credited 'thejOuke of

Westminster-with £21,736. Hereds a comj)arative table,of some famous horsed’ wins : Achievement j£22,422 Ormonde ... ... 2i,73f> Robert the (Devil 17,854 Bend Or 17,53,7 West Australian ... ... 14,135 (But Ormonde has.-still three engagements this year, and it is .understood that he ,wSll run dor the Champion .-Stakes and the Newmarket Derby next .week. If he does, -this will add as nearly ; aa T possible £2OOO to his sum-total, I suppose, ,making it £23,736, -to j which-the Free Handicap. Sweepstakes would! add .another £SOO or possibly, also, jthere will be the Great vCbampion ’Sweep-! staked. tOjrmonde is thoroughly sound, and will, no doubt, go on winnieg races, if all: continues well with him, for a couple of! years or so more. Let it be added, for the edification of those who have not means of

reference handy, that Caller On woo 49 races out of 98 starts, Kincsen was never beaten, and ran 54 times, and Fisherman won 70 races out of 120 attempts; but in many cases the stakes were what would nowaday* be regarded as very low.

About the best totalisator dividend that has been paid in Wellington was that paid on Cods'o’4be»Walk in a hack race at the

Hutt on Saturday last. OE £222 in the totalisator only £6 was invested on this horse, and the owner had not backed the horse at all.

Nominations for the Island Bay Cup, to be run for at the Island Bay Park Racing Club’s Midsummer Meeting will close on Saturday (to-morrow.) Tuesday, the 4th of January, will be the general entry day.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB SPRING MEETING.

First Day.

Patron—His Excellency Sir W. F. D. Jervois, K.G.C.M.G., C.B. ; President— The Hon Sir William Fitzherbert,

K.C.M.G., M.L.C. ; Vice-Presidents— J. S. M. Thompson, Esq., J.P., J. McDowell, Esq.; Judge—T. G. McCarthy, Esq., J.P. ; Hon Treasurer James McDowell, Esq.; Handicapper —J. O. Evett, Esq. ; Stewards —Messrs J. D, Baird, C.E., Jno. Duthie, F. Frankly n, T. G. Macarthy, J.P., 0. Saunders, J.P., H. S. Fitzherbert, M.H.R., G. H. Scales; Starter Mr A. Young; Timekeeper—Mr S. Kohn ; Clerk of Course— Mr T. Smith ; Clerk of Scales —Mr J.

Wilkins. The first day’s racing of the Spring Meet, ing of the W.R.C. took place at the Hutton Saturday in splendid weather, and, generally speaking, under favorable conditions. During the morning the trains that left Wellington station for the Pipe Bridge at the Park were well filled, and when the 12.30 train •landed it's passengers on the beach there were about 600 or 700 persons on the Park. The arrangements, both for the convenience of visitors and-in connection with the racing were, as they always are at the Hutt, firstclass, and no complaints are to be made. Two totalisators were on the ground, paying ■out with -one total, and they were worked capitally. What appears now to be a novelty at the Hutt was a publican’s booth in the enclosure, under the management of Mr Kimbell of the Pier Hotel, where a capital luncheon was provided.; and outside Mr McGlashan, of. M&sterton, also had a booth where lunch was to be obtained. The Gaming and Lotteries Act notwithstanding, there were numerous games of chance in full swing, and apparently doing very brisk business. The course was in good order except that there was a soft spot at the back, and the racing was very good all through. The first event, the Flying Stakes, was started at a little after 1 o’clock. Mr Tancred’s colt Forester won this with the greatest ease, Tornado being the only other starter who got anywhere near the finish. It should be explained, however, that Forester got the benefit «f what is very seldom seen at the Hutt, viz., a bad start. For the Hurdle Race, which was the next event, Jim, the top weight, was the favorite, and he won, but only by a neck. Indeed, the pot was nearly upset by Mr Leopold’s representative, Forest King, who -ran a great horse. At the last hurdle there was little or nothing to choose between Forest King, Jim, and Reputation 5 but in the straight, to the surprise of everyon®, Forest King drew away again, and loud were the cries that the favorite was beaten. Forest King maintained his lead, and Gentry on Jim was seen to be laying the whip on most liberally, while the big bay was stretching his neck to the utmost to get on terms with the leader. A few lengths from home Jim began to draw up on Forest King, and gradually forging ahead, he won, all out, by a neck, Reputation being third, and Freebooter (who shut up very strangely when he was wanted) last. After this Forest King came out, and spread-eagled a field of four others in a selling hurdle race, which he won easily. The next was the big event, the Hutt Pork Spring Handicap, in which seven faced the starter. As might have been expected, this race woo won easily by Rumour, to whom, with only 7at 121 b on her back, the raGe was neither more nor less than a gift on her Island Bay form, Waitiri , (who does not seem to be is the best cf form) ..was an indifferent second, ami her stable (■companion, Rivulet, third. In this race - Charmer, the local horse, ran very fer--ward for the first mile or eq, and ..appears to be greatly improved. Administrator ran, but was unplaced. He went tovfche front soon after the start, and a good .many, mindful no doubt of the merry dance the-tittle roan has led many a good field when . once the got the lead,’ anticipated a surprise ; but it was only & flicker, and the roan died away very soon. The next event was a selLing.race, which was won by Coek-of-the Walk, &he disappointing. Six people out of '222 supported him, and drew the handsome .-dividend of £33 6b- each. It may be menstioned that the owner of the horse, Mr A. Turner, was not one .of the lucky ones, and as .the first money was only lOsovs., and the home wan not sold at auction, he makes very little, by the win. The last raoe of the day, and -the best, waa the Grandstand Handicap, a mil®, in which Forestar was again successful, -though he won only by a head. Forester caught and passed Giriri, who was then leading, at -the road, and coming away rapidly, -entered the straight with a couple of lengths to -the good. Behind Giriri was Pasha and The .4Shab, and as they came into the straight Clifford was seen -te be worrying Pasha to the best-of his ability it® get him to the front. Half wsy up the straight he had got t® within less than two -lengths of Forester, -and was passing Giriri. Here Vaile put the whip-on Forester lightly, the effect of which seemed to be that -the colt dried np. At any rate he finished heavily, and Pasha, coming along under the whip in splendid style, all but caught him -on the post. Giriri had (stuck to Pasha very pluckily, and was only beaten by a neck for second place. Following are the details of the various -races :

Eiying Stakes Handicap, of 50 save.; second horse 10 sovs from the stakes.

Three-quarters of a mile. Mr P. S’. Tancred’s eh c Forester, by Puriri—Gossip, 3yrs, Set 101 b (Vaile) 1 Mr T, H. Hill’s ch c Tornado, 3yrs. 7st (Peters) 2 Mr J. Musa’s ch f Rivulet, 3yrs, 7st 71b (Woods) 3

Also started-—The Shah, 7stslb ; Blueher, 6st; and Vanity Fair, 6st. From an indifferent start Forester went off with a big lead, Tornado being the next in order, while Rivulet was the last to get away. Forester

shook Tornado off a little nearing the road, but coming to the straight the mare was at it again, although she could not get within a couple of lengths of the chestnut. The others were notin the race,'Rivulet and Shah being three or four lengths behind Tornado. Forester came away a little in the straight, with Vaile holding him back. Half way up Tornado made an effort to get on termß with the leader, but was unable to do so, and Forester won easily by a length. Rivulet and Shah all but ran a dead heat for third place. Time, lmin 20sec. Totalisators— Inside, 186—92 on the winner; outside, 150—66 ; dividend £1 18s. Hurdle Handicap, of 60 sovs ; second

horse 10 bovs from the stakes.

Mr F. B. Gentry’s bg Jim, aged, list 121 b (Owner) 1 Mr J. Leopold’s bg Forest King, aged, 9st 71b... ... ... ... (Chambers) 2 Mr J. Driscoll’s bg Reputation, aged, lOst (Lennahan) 3 Freebooter, list 71b, also started, and Forward, 9st 71b, was scratched. A good start was effected, Jim immediately going to the front, with Forest King next and Freebooter and Reputation in that order. Jim sailed away with a big lead, after having apparently only just got over the first jump. Passing the stand Gentry had eased off, and led Forest King by a length, and around the top Forest King went to the front, with the top weight lying second, and Reputation bringing up the rear. All round the back of the course and across he road, Forest King increased his lead, Freebooter and Reputation having in the meantime got on terms with and passed Jim. As they crossed the road the struggle began in real earnest. Freebooter and Reputation, had been coming up very fast, and as they neared the last jump at the entrance to the straight Jim came up to them. Reputation, Jim, and Forest King appeared to take the last hurdle togetber, Freebooter being a little m the rear. Over the hurdle, Jim and Forest King went for home at a rattling pace, with apparently little or nothing to choose between them. Ten lengths from home Gentry laid the whip on to Jim vigorously, and the top weight, responding gamely, beat Mr Leopold’s representative, almost on the post, by a neck, Reputation being a good third. Time, 4min 9secs. Totalisators —inside, 218—99 on the winner ; outside, 184—81 ; dividend £2. Selling Hurdle Race, of 15 sovs, minimum weight 9st 71b. A mile and a half. For this race Slaughterman, Black Regent, Old Sarah, and Cock of the Walk started. Forest King won easily, with Old Sarah second. The winner paid a dividend of £2 Us, and was sold to Mr Goodison for £32. Hutt Park Spring Handicap, of 100 sovs ; second horse 20 sovs and third horse 5 sovs from the stakes. A mile and a half. Mr A. J. Hoskins’ Rumour, by Tattler —Rose d’Amour, 4yrs, 7st 121 b (Sutherland) 1 Mr J. Munn’s b m Waitiri, by Musket—

Uira, 4yrs, Bst 91b ... (McTaggart) 2 Mr J. Munn’s b f Rivulet, by Jav’lin— Cascade, 3yrs, 7st 21b ... (Woods) 3 Also started —Pasha, 9st 41b ; Administrator, Bst 121 b ; Charmer, 7st 71b; Normanby, 6st 101 b. Rumour and Waitiri were equal favorites at 2 to 1 agst. Mr Young got the lot away to an excellent start, Pasha being the first to show out, with Rumour just behind him. Almost immediately, however, Administrator came out, and took the lead, which he maintained past the stand, Rumour and Waitiri together a length off; then Normanby, Charmer, Rivulet, aud Pasha in that order. Around the top Rumour went up to Administrator and Waitiri dropped astern. At the back, Charmer had come cut with a rush and waa lying third, with Normanby in close attendance upon her. Pasha was by this time toiling along hopelessly in the rear. Approaching the road, Administrator had had enough, and gave place to Rumour. Charmer came with a rush here, and stack to Rumour splendidly, though he was not good enough to get past her. Normanby and Administrator came next, then Waitiri and Rivulet, and then again Pasha, away at the rear. Nearing the straight Rumour went away a little, and Waitiri and Rivulet came np. In the straight Rivulet came very fast, and looked like catching Rumour, but the effort was purely a temporary one, and Rivulet gave place to Waitiri. She was not good; enough, either, and Rumour won pretty easily by a length, Rivulet being a good third, Charmer fourth, Normanby fifth, Administrator sixth, and Pasha last. Time, 2min 45sec. Totalisator—lnside, 312—81 on the winner ; outside, 213—60 ; dividend, £3 7s.

Selling Race of 10 sovs ; minimum weight, Bst. Three-quarters of a mile.

For this race the entries were—Blueher, Weasel, Putangitangi, Fleetwood, Pink Rose, Coek-of-the-Walk, and Velocipedestrianistiealarianalogist. Cook-of-the-Walk won, and paid the handsome dividend of £33 6s, Only six being on him in the two totalisators out of a total of £222. He was bought in at £l9.

Grandstand Handicap of 60 sovs ; second horse 10 sovs from the stakes. A mile.

Mr P. F. Tancred’s ch c Forester, 3yrs, Bat 81b ... ... , ... ... (Vaile) 1 Mr T. H. Hill’s b h Pasha, syrs, 9st 51b (Clifford) 2 Mr J. Leopold’s ch m Giriri, 6yrs, 7st 51b (Williams) 3 Also started—Charmer, 7st 121 b; andjthe Shah 7st 51b. Rumour (who incurred a 51b penalty ’by winning the Spring Handicap), Bst4lb ; and Rivulet, 7st 61b, were scratched. Giriri got away with the lead, Forester lying seeond, then Pasha, the Shah, and Charmer, in that order. Nearing the road Forester went up and passed Giriri, and the pair went away with a long lead. Entering the straight the colt lead by a couple of lengths, Pasha and the Shah being a little more than that distance behind Giriri. In the straight Pasha came very fast and collared Giriri, and the pair gradually overhauled Forester. The latter, going very unkindly under the whip, did not finish at all well, but just managed to win by a head, Giriri being a good third. Time lmin 46§see. Totalisator—lnside, 329 —62 on the winner; outside, 246—57: dividend £4 6s.

Second Day. The following acceptances for Tuesday’s races were received on Monday night:

Railway Stakes, three-quarters of a mile. —Forester, 9st 51b ; Rumour, Bst 111 b ; Rivulet, Bst ; Little Scrub, 7st 61b ; Tornado, 7st 41b ; The Shah, 6st 101 b. Handicap Hurdles, one and three-quarter miles.—Jim, 12st 51b ; Freebooter, list 121 b; Forest King, lOst 41b ; Tornado, 9st 51b. St Andrew’s Handicap, one and a-quarter miles.—Pasha, 9st 61b ; Waitiri, Bst 121 b ; Charmer, 7at 71b ; Normanby, 6st 71b ; Little Scrub, 6sb 51b ; The Shah, 6st. Local Handicap, one mile.—Charmer, Bst 121 b; The Shah, Ssc slb ; Giriri, Bst 51b ; Reputation, 7st 12lb ; Lifebuoy, 7st 71b; Nikau, 6st 71b ; Blueher, 6st 71b ; Cock-o’-the-Walk, 6st 51b; Vanity Fair, 6st.

The weather on Tuesday was clear and fine, though at times rather cold. The rain which had fallen during the night had not seriously affected the course at all, though it made the going rather heavy. As the day, being St Andrew’s day, had been declared a holiday, a great many people were enabled to go who otherwise would not have gone, and the trains to the course during the morning were well patronised. The attendance was not large, however, the largest number present being about 700. The two totalisators were again worked with one total, and were well patronised. Racing was good, aud the day’s sport altogether was a very successful one.

At one o’clock six horses faced the starter for the Railway Stakes. Forester, the top weight, went off with a big lead, and looked like winning all over, but when half the distance had been traversed he very unfortunately ran inside a post, and the others were left to finish. Tornado had the lead, and he kept it to the finish, winning by a neck from the Shah, who did the last hundred yards in capital style. The stewards, being dissatisfied with Forester’s running, had Vaile, the jockey, before them, and he states that it was not his fault ; that the horse was a very powerful one, over which he had got no control, and got away from him. The Stewards thereupon visited and inspected the locality, and came to the conclusion that the jockey was not at all to blame. The next event was the Hurdle Race, which fell to that redoubtable hurdler Jim, who won on the first day. Forest King again ran a good second, although Jim won easily enough. The Local Handicap, which came next, was won very easily by Giriri, with four or five lengths to the good. For the St. Andrew’s Handicap five started, Pasha and Waitiri being equal favorites at about 3 to 2. The race (which is fully described below) resulted in a magnificent finish, of which Pasha had the best, beating Waitiri by a neck. Pasha ran a great horse, and his performance shows that ha is amply fulfilling the great promise of his earlier career. Waitiri ran well, but shut up at the finish when she was most wanted. Little Scrub’s running surprised everybody. He led the field at a great pace for over a mile, and then had something left in. Charmer alio ran well, but was stopped by the heavy going at the back of the course. A selling hack race was won by the veteran Lifebuoy, and the final event, the Consolation, was then run, and was won rather easily by Rivulet.

Following are details of the racing : Railway Stakes Handicap, of 50 sovs ; second horse 10 sovs from the stakes. Three quarters of a mile. Mr T. H. Hill’s ch g Tornado, 3yrs, 7st 41b (Williams) 1 Mr J. Saunders’ b g The Shah, syrs, 6st

101 b (Parker) 2 Mr J. Munn’s b g Rivulet, 3yrs, Safe (Woods) 3 Also started —Forester 9st 51b ; Rumour, Bst 111 b ; Little S«rub, 7st. From a wretched, start Forester sailed away with a lead of a couple of lengths, with Little Scrub next in order, and Rumour last. Tornado held the third place, and began to go up to Little Scrub as they neared the road. There, however, Forester ran inside a post, and Tornado, catching and passing the grey, entered the . straight with nearly a length to the good. The Shah and Rivulet now came up, and Little Scrub dropped astern. In the straight Parker brought The Shah up fast, and all but caught Tornado, who won, however, by a neck, Rivulet being an indifferent third. Rumour’s bad start had handicapped her heavily, and she finished last. Time, lmin 20see. Totalisators—lnside, 189—50 on the winner ; outside, 181—45 ; dividend £3 10s.

Hurdle Handicap, of 60 sovs; second horse 10 sovs from the stakes. A mile and three-quarters. Mr F. B. Gentry’s b g Jim, aged 123 b 51b (Owner) 1 Mr J. Leopold’s b g Forest King, aged, lOst 41b ... ... ... (Chambers) 2

The two other starters—Forward, 9st 51b, and Freebooter, list 121 b, ran a dead heat for third place. Mr Young got the lot away to an excellent start. Freebooter went to the front, but soon gave place to Jim. The whole four were almost together when they took the hurdle at the entrance to the straight ; and passing the stand Forest King and Freebooter were running together, with Forward and Jim just behind them. Round the top Freebooter went to the front. At the back, however, Jim and Forest King went up to him, and Gentry easing off a little, Forest King and Freebooter led. Nearing the road Forest King had passed Freebooter, and wa3 in front, while at the rear Jim was coming up fast. He was all but level with Forest King at the last jump, and in the straight run home he drew away and won pretty comfortably by a clear half length. Freebooter and Forward came very fast in the straight and finished level for third plaee. Time, 3miu 39sec. Totalisators —Inside, 345—6 Son the winner ; outside, 299—66; dividend, £4 6s. Local Handicap, of 55 sovs ; second horse 10 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stakes. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr J. Leopold’s ch m Giriri, 6yrs, Bst 51b, (Sutherland) 1 Mr G. Saunders’ b gThe Shah, syrs, Bst 51b, (Clifford) 2 Mr A. Turner’s ch m Charmer, syrs, Bst 121 b, (Vaile) 3 Also started—Reputation, 7st 121 b ; Lifebuoy, 7st 71b ; Nikau, 6st 71b ; Cock-o’-the-Walk, 6st sib ; Vanity Fair, 6st.

Giriri was favorite in the betting at the post. From an excellent start Lifebuoy

went to the front, with Vanity Fair and Charmer in close attendance. At the road Charmer had fallen back a lot, and Giriri went to the front with a rush and assumed the lead. Nearing the straight The Shah came out and took second place, but waa unable to get anywhere near Giriri, who won easily by four or five lengths. Totalisators— Inside, 356—118 on the winner ; outside, 312—112, dividend, £2 12s, St. Andrew’s Handicap, of 130 sovs; second horse 10 sovs, and third horse 5 sovs from the stakes. One mile and a quarter. Mr T. H. Hill’s b h Pasha, syrs, 93t 61b (Clifford) 1 Mr J. Munn’s b m Waitiri, 4yrs, Bst 121 b (Woods) 2 Mr T. Thompson’s g g Little Scrub, 6yrs, 6st 51b ... ... ... (Hockley) 3 Charmer, 7st 71b, and Normanby, 6st 7lb, also started.

Betting at the post—3 to 2 against Waitiri and Pasha.

Little Scrub had slightly the worst of a good start. Pasha and Charmer jumped away with the lead, with Waitiri a little behind, then Normanby and Little Scrub. Round the top Pasha drew away a little, and here Little Scrub went away at a terrific pace, and ran off with a lead of three or four lengths. Right round the back the grey more than held his own until, as they passed “Vanguard’s Bog,” a cry went up that there was nothing in it but the Scrub. Pasha all this while had been lying second, with Waitiri, Charmer and Normanby following him in that order. Charmer lost a lot of ground in the heavy going at the back, and lost the good position he had been holding in close attendance on Waitiri. Nearing the road Woods took Waitiri up and challenged Pasha, and thp pair set out to decrease Little Scrub’s lead. A short distance from the home turn they were all but level with him, but Hockley had a good deal left in, and to the surprise of all, and the consternation of not a few, the grey suddenly went off again, and entered the straight with a clear length or more to the good. In the straight, however, Waitiri and Pasha were shaken np for the final struggle, and the result was one of the best finishes ever seen on the Hutt course. Half way up Little Scrub held a slight lead, but Waitiri and Pasha, the latter finishing with a great, heart, overhauled and passed him, and Pasha beat Waitiri by a neck, the same distance separating the mare and Little Scrub. Charmer was fourth and Normanby last. Time, 2min 14sec. Totalisators— Inside, 312 —214 on the winner ; outside, 351—120 on the winner. Dividend, £2 10s.

Selling Race, of 15 sovs ; minimum weight, Bst 71b. One mile.

This was won easily by Lifebuoy, who beat nine others, paying a dividend of £5 12s. He was sold to Mr J illetfc for £23 10s. i Consolation Handicap, of 30 sovs; second

horse 5 sovs from the stakes. One mile. Mr J. Munn’s b m Rivulet, 3yrs, Bat 41b 1 Mr J. | Saunders’ b g The Shah, syrs, Bst

41b Mr J. Driscoll’s b g Reputation, aged, 7st 21b

Normanby, 7st 101 b, also started, and Charmer, Bst 71b, was left at the post. Won easily. Totalisators—lnside, 322—158 on the winner; outside, 275 —137 on the winner. Dividend, £1 16s. (united press association.) Palmerston North, November 26. The following nominations were received last night for the Manawatn Summer Meeting • —Handicap Hurdles—Reputation, Forward, Germaine, Merrilegs, The Doctor, Orlando (late Struck Oil), Satan (late J. L. Sullivan, Maminga. Palmerston Guineas— Reputation, Ahua, Torpedo, Germaine, Ruapehu, My Dream, Shah, Ravenswood, Ngaparu, Lady Artist, Armourer, Miss Puritan, Speculation. Flying Handicap— Forward, Parvenu, Wakapua, Torpedo, My Dream, Shah, Rimu, Lady Artist, Strenuous, Hagar, Orlando, Armourer, Miss Puritan, Spray.

Auckland, November 26. Shotover has been scratched for the Steeplechase at the Summer Meeting. For the Cup, Nelson is befriended at 100 to 16, and Waitiri has found backers at a point less, but layers are not inclined to take any liberties with the pair. Lochiel has had his name written for a few hundreds at 100 to 5. For the Cup aud Steeplechase. Wapiti and Belle have been supported at 100 to 5.

Auckland, November 29.

Longwaist was scratched this morning for all engagements at the Auckland Summer Meeting, Necklace for the Cup and Racing Club Handicap, and Wapiti for the Cup. Everything in the betting market ia staled Nelson and Waitiri are at 5 to 1 each. Apropos and First Lord have been scratched for all engagements at the Summer Meeting-

Auckland, December 1.

Tigredia has been scratched for the Auck« land Cup; and St. Ives, St. Clair, and Fardingale for all engagements, at the Summer Meeting.

Masterton, November 29. The following nominations were received on Saturday evening for the Boxing Day Meeting of the Masterton-Opaki Jockey Club:-

Opaki Stakes Handicap.— Pasha, Ad. ministrator, The Spy, First Water, Putangitangi, Iron, Satenella, Rumour, Smooth, Rollo, Charmer, and Little Scrub, Railway Plate Handicap. —Pasha, Tornado, Forester, Revoke, Putangitangi, Iron, Satenella, Rumour, Honeysuckle, Shah, Glaicks, Smooth, Rollo, Secretary, Charmer, and Little Scrub.

Hurdle Handicap. —Freebooter, Halicore, Zulu, Acme. Masterton Handicap.— Pasha, Tornado, Forester, The Spy, Rumour, Honeysuckle, Giriri, Jennette, The Shah, Glaicks, Rollo, Charmer, Revoke, Survivor. Tradesmen's Handicap. — Pasha, Revoke, The Spy, First Water, Putangitangi, Freebooter, Satanella, Rumour, Honeysuckle, Giriri, Shah, Rollo, Secretary, Charmer, Little Scrub. [DUNEDIN SPRING MEETING. (united press association.) Dunedin, November 27. 3 The first day's racing of the Dunedin Jockey Club’s Spring Meeting took place

Forbury to-day. The attendance was only moderate, not being at all equal to former Bpring meetings. The weather was fine, but a strong wind blew from the N.W., making it rather uncomfortable. Sir J. Vogel was present throughout the day. The following are the results : Handicap Hurdle Race, of 70. sovs. — Master Agnes, 1 ; Trapper, 2 ; Dunluce, 3. Maiden Plate, 60 soys.—St. lyes, 1 ; Peter Osbecb, 2 ; Jealousy, 3. Dividend — Inside, £5 Is 6d; outside, £6 18s. St. Andrew’s Handicap, 300 sovs, with sweepstakes of 5 sovs each; second horse to receive 60 sovs ; third 30 sovs from the stakes. One mile and a-half. Marion, 1 , Puck, 2; La Rose, 3. Hermitage also ran. From a good start La Rose darted away, and had gained several lengths' advantage on passing the stand, by which time half a mile had been traversed. Puck and Hermitage lay with Marion whipping in. All round the back of the course the filiy held her lead, but at a mile Puck began to close on her, and Marion also closing up, the field were all together at the turn. In the straight run Puck gave La Rose the go by and Marion coming up fast the issue was fought out between her and Mr Blackham’s horse. For a few strides Puck clung to the favorite’s girths, but it was soon seen that the mare had most in her, and she won after an artistic finish by a neck with a good deal in hand. Time, 2min 463 sec. Dividends —lnside, £1 19s ; outside, £2 Is 6d. Selling Two-year-old Race, of 100 sovs. Four furlongs. Colts, Bst s!b ; »elduws allowed 31b.—Gipsy King (£150), 1 ; Fafry Maid (£150), 2 ; Northcote (£150), 3 Time, Dividend 19s 6d; outside, £2 0s 6d. The winner was sold for 330 guineas to Mr D. O Bnen. Wild Boy and Canozon also ran. The Time Trot Handicap, of 120 sovs was won by Mr Fleming’s Duchess (13see), with Mr Foster’s Wanderer (35sec), second, and Mr Kerr’s Narrow Gauge (sor), third. Fifteen others ran. Time, Bmm. 39isec. Dividends, £l4 and £l3 10s. • Selling Race, of 40 sovs ; one mile and a quarter.—Mazurka (L2O), 1 ; Melville (L3O), 2: Bagshot (L 20),. 3. Dunluce, Teddy Yuille, Makakaraka, Hector, Iris, Beeswing, and Sweetbriar also ran. Time, 2mm. 19sec. Dividends, £6 14s Gd maide. Outside, £7 14s 6d. Spring Handicap, of 80 sovs, with sweep of 2 sovs to go to second horse. —Jack, 1 ; Apropos, 2; Rubina, 3. Vinaigrette, Factory Girl, and Riccarton also ran. Tune, lmin47sec. Dividends —£12 7s 6d and £ll. The Hack Race was won by Gaiety in I min l7sec, with Mokoia 2, and Sweetbriar 3. Dividend, £2 Bs. . £4941 was put through the machines during the day. , T , Dunedin, November 29. The following are the acceptances for to-morrow’s D.J.C. races :-Hunter s Plate, 100 sovs—Master Agnes, 12st Bib ; Peter Osbeok, 12st 51b; Moody, 10st 111 b ; Trapper, 10sfr91b ; Aroha, 9st 111 b ; Dunluce and Carego, Sst 71b. President s Handicap.— 200 sovs—Hermitage, Bst 71b ; Puck, Bst lib; Molly Bawn, 7at 111 b; Everton Lad, 7st slb ; St Ives, 6st 41b ; La Rose, 6st 2lb. Novel Handicap, of 70 sovs.—Mazurka, 7st 121 b ; Bagshot, 7st 61b ; Teddy Yuille and Dunluce, 7st 31b; Mokoia, 6st 91b; Hector, 6st 71b-Iris, 6st 51b. Grandstand Handicap, of oO sovs.—Apropos and Molly Bawn, Bst 41b ; Jack, Safe 31b; Sierra 7st 101 b; St. Ives and La Rose, 6st 101 b; Gaiety 6st 51b; Jealousy, 6sfc ; Mokara and The Baker, 6st. Criterion Stakes of 120 sovs —Silvermark, Sst 121 b ; Gipsy King, Bst 91b ; Northcote, 7st 121 b; Fairy Maid, 7st 71b. Tahuna Park Handicap of 100 sovs—Jack, 10sb 51b ; Puck, lOst; Molly Bawn, 9ab 101 b ; Master Agnes 9st 61b ; Vinaigrette, Bst 101 b ; St. Ives, Bstßlb ; La Rose, Sst 51b. Dunedin, November 30. The second day of the D.J.C. Spring Races took place at Forbury to-day. The weather was mild, the attendance large, and the course in good order. The following are the results : r , _ _ Hunters’ Plate Handicap, of 100 sovs. —Trapper, 1 ; Aroha, 2 ; Master Agnes, 3. Peter Osbeck, Moody, and Oanezon also ran. Dividends, £6 4s 6d and £5 18s. President's Handicap, of 200 sovs, with sweepstakes of 3 sovs. One . mile and a ou^rter. —St. Ives, 1 ; Everton Dad, 2 ; Puck, 3. Dividends —£219 s6d and £2l9s 6d, „ ~ , Novel Handicap, of 70 sovs. — Mazurka, 1 -Teddy Yuille, 2 ; Mokoia, 3. Bagshot, Dunluce, Hector, and Iris also ran. Diviaends—£3 3s and £2 16s 6d. ■ A trotting match between Biddy and Bobadil,: for 20 sovs, was won by the former, with lOsec Btart. Grandstand Handicap, of 80 sovs.— Jack, 1 ; Jealousy, 2; Sierra, 3. Apropos, Mollv Bawn, Gaiety, and The Baker also ran. Dividends —£14 and £ll 2s6d. The starter reported Cochrane and the two Bud. dicomes to the Stewards, who cautioned them that if again reported suspension would follow. . . , Criterion Stakes Handicap, of 120 sovs, with sweepstake of 3 sovs each ; for two. year-olds. —Fairy Maid, 1 ; Gipsy King, 2. Dividend, £6 3s 6 d. Tahuna Park Welter Handicap, 100 sovs with sweepstakes of 2 sovs each. Vinaigrette, 1; La Rose, 2 ; Jack 3 Master Agnes and St. Ives also rau. Dividend, £3 I TheHACK Race, of 20 sovs was won by Miss Webster, who paid a dividend of £7. Consolation Handicap, 50 sovs.—Molly Bawn, 1 ; Melville, 2 ; Jealousy, 3. Sierra, Factory Girl, and La Rose also ran. Dividends, £7 13s and £ll 9s. , ~ The sum of £5709 was put through the machines during the day, making £10,620 for the two days.

Dunedin-, December 1. Settling on the Dunedin Jockey Club Soring Meeting took place to-night, when the amounts paid over were :-Mr Stead McLean £212 ; Mr F. Hobbs, £160; Mr H. Brown, £140; Mr P Butler, £llO ; Mr B. Mason, £100; Mr Fleming, £BO ; Mr Blackham, £SO ; Mr Queener, £BO ; Mr Sheenan, £7O; with smaller amounts making a total of £IS9S. ~ , , _ Necklace haß been scratched for the Dunedin Cup.

TAKAPUNA SPRING- MEETING. Auckland, November 2*. At the Takapuna J.C. Spring Meeting to-day there was a good attendance.

St Andrew’s Handicap.— Victoria, 1; Cat. 2 ; Annie, 3. Handicap Hurdles. —Rawenata, 1; Pipi, 2; Larrikin, 3. Steeplechase.—Sylvio, 1; Belle, 2; Huntsman 3. Colonel Dawson's Miss Griffiths fell in the steeplechase, and her neck was broken. The jockey (Edgeciimbe) was severely shaken. Maiden Plate.—Brown Rose, 1; Lionel, 2 ; Wat Tyler, 3. Won by a head. Maiden Hurdles. —Sylvio, 1 ; Izaak Walton 2. Novel Race.—Blarney, 1 ; Kaiwaka, 2 ; Enfield, 3. . Spring Handicap.—Victoria, 1 ; Lionel, 2 ; Rewi, 3.

RANGITIKEI MEETING. Bulls, November 26. The following nominations were received last night for the Rangitikei R.C. Meeting: Hurdles (first and second day).—Mammga, Merrilegs, Doctor, Orlando, Germaine, Wideawake, Auctioneer. Flying Stakes.— Rimu, Strenuous, Lady Artist, Orwell, Orlando, Parvenu, Pandora, Miss Puritan, Hagar, Stiletto. Rangitikei Handicap.— Ravenswood, Lady Artist, My Dream, Rumour, Tancred, Orwell, Armourer, Ruapehu, Ahua, Paudora, Speculation, Spray, Torpedo, Administrator, and Normanby. District Handicap.—Strenuous, Lady Artist, Germaine, Parvenu, Speculation, Spray, Miss Puritan, Hagar, Stiletto. Railway Handicap.—Rimu, Lady Artist, My Dream, Rumour, Orwell, Armourer, Ruapehu, Ahua, Parvenu, Speculation, Spray, Hagar, Torpedo, Administrator, Normanby. Bulls, November 27. The following additional nominations for the Rangitikei Racing Club’s Meeting have been received : —Mr J. Driscoll’s Reputation for both Hurdle Races, the Rangitikei and Railway Handicaps ; Mr A. Arthur s Forward for both Hurdles and Railway Handicap ; Captain Bell’s Fabrication for the Flying Handicap.

HAWKES BAY NOMINATIONS. Napier, November 30. The following nominations were received to-night for the Hawkes Bay Jockey Club s Boxing Day meeting : Christmas Handicap, of 100 sovs.— Rivulet, Huata, Pearl, Kupe, Thyme, The Laird, Fardingale, Tigredia, The Poet, Psycho, Salisbury, Miss D argon, Clyde, Silence, Long waist, Soudan, Deceiver, Sylph, Expelled, Orwell, Kahu, Mystery. Hastings Handicap, of 250 sovs.— Rivulet, Huata, Owhaoko, Pearl, Tne Laird, Fardingale, Tigredia, The Poet, Salisbury, Clyde, Silence, Longwaist, Soudan, Deceiver, Expelled, Griselda, Orwell, Pasha, Liberty, Kahu, Mystery. Handicap Hurdles, of 100 sovs.— Volcano, Owhaoko, Hurricane, Snapshot, Tim, First Whip, Bret Harte, Denbigh, Liberty. ~