RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.
NELSON RACES. Nki.son, April 22. There was glorious weather for the first day’s racing of the Nelson Meeting, and ■ about 1500 people wore present. Tho , sum of £2ISO was passed through the total isator. Hurdle Rack, one mile and a half.— , j Fm-born, 10.-st 71b, 1 ; Dromedary, list 71b, I2 ; The Ace, Jo.it 71b, 5. Time, 3min 7-sec, , Dividend, £2 Ms. Trial Stake:;, one mile.—Cheque, Kit 21b, 1; Review, 7-st fill), 2 ; loving Shot, 711 >, 3- Won by half a length. Time, lmiu 50 2-5 sec. Dividend, £3 ss. Hack Flat Handicap, seven furlongs. —Sing Song, 1 ; Tho Princess, 2; Sword- , | Hdh, 3. Time, 1 miii 37sco. Dividend. £2. • I Km,!ion Cup, one mile and a half. Mr F. Martin’s eh g Review, -t-yr.«, (Jit till) 1 j Swift, 7 1 <Sib ... ... ••• 2 Prince Cole, !Gt 71b ... ... ... •’ Dividend, -Aid IBs. ,i Saddle Trot. —Clyde, 1; Invietus, si; ■ Kate il-, 3. Time, 4min 32sec. Divideno, i j £2 15s,
Grandstand Handicap, one mile. —■ Seabreeze, 7st 01b, 1; Tippler, Ost lllb, 2; Sea Serpent, Sst fill), 3. Time, luun -i-fisec. Dividend, £2 2s. Nelson, A.pril 23. For tho second day’s racing at the Nelson meeting tho weather was perioct. 'I ho sum of £l3l-1- was passed through liio totalisator during the two days. Hurdle Race, two miles. —Freeborn, 12st fill), and Dromedary, list lUlb, a dead heat for first- place. The Ace, lOst ulb, also started, but fell. Dividend.-: —Freeborn, £1 17s; Dromedary, 17s. Later in the day, Dromedary walked over, aiul was awarded the stakes. Richmond Park Stakes, one mile and a quarter.—Swift, Sst 1 ; King's Own, 7st 31b, 2; Cheque, Sst 2lb, 3. Time, 2mm ISscc. Dividend, £2 3s. Hack Handicap, one mile and a- distance.—Swordfish, fist Sib, 1 ; The Princess, Sst Sib, 2 ; Sing Song, fist lib, 3. Dividend, £2 Us. All-Aged Stakes, one mile. Cheque, fist, 1: Seabreeze, Sst lClb, 2; King Mai, 7st Sib, 3. Time, limn 20 2-ssoc. Dividend, £7 13s. Farewell Handicap. Tippler, 1 ; Tutanekai, 2; King Wai, 3. 'Won by half a length. Time, lmin 50 2-ssec. Dividend, £1 I'A. Handicap Harness Trot.- —invietus, scr, 1; Blackpool. 2; Clyde, 3. Time, 7min usee. Dividend, £3 PL'. NORTH OTAGO JOCKEY CLUB. Oa.uarp, April 23. Tho Autumn Meeting of t North Otago Jockey Club was conimcmvu to-day in line weather. Tne attendance was smaller than usual, but a sum of £l7 more than for the first day of last Autumn Meeting was put through the totalisator. Maiden Plate, six furlongs —Esau, 1; Mea Culpa, 2; Belmont, 3. Dublin, Border Lass, Misfire and Grand Cross wore scratched. Dividend, £1 HD. Pun me a ns’ JI a xpica p, seven i erlangs. —• Stimulant, 7st -1-lb, 1; \ auqnishor, fist, 2 The AYinciimaii, Sst lull*, 3. L >bo and Cicely also ran. Won uauiiy. Tium, lmin 33seo. Dividend, £3. North Ot.uio Cup, one mde and a distance—Van Burti). 7st 51b, 1 ; .Jane Byre, 7st nil), 2; I lex, 7st (ilh, 3. Tie.-m were the only starters. Won easily by h ill' a length. Dividend, £3 2s. Eldkusuk Trot. —Hazelwood, 2fi-« , e, 1 ; Fairy, 31sec, 2 ; Bridget, loses, 3. Twelve started. Dividend, £2 His. Novel Race. —Nomad, Sst .Rfih, i ; Ben, 7st lull), 2; Lounger, 7st 2d*, 3. Four started. Dividend, £1 Bis. F i, vino Handicap, six furlongs. — Vanilla, Sst 31b, 1; Molly Darling, 7st 3lb, 2 ; Tangi Maid, list 1 111), 3. Four started. Won easily. Time, lmin LSsec. Dividend, £2 2s. Ladies’ Bracelet. — Highlander, I; Dugald Mohr, 2; War Cry, 3. .Nino started. Won by a length and a half. Time, lmin Ijfisec. Dividend, At I Is. Oa.makij, April 2t. The second day’s racing was continued today in good weather. Uedcastle Welter I Fa ndp'A p.—Minm* lant, fist 811), 1; Vanquisher, DU 7!h, 2; Mea Culpa, 7st 51b, 3. Won by ha If a length. Time. IniinlDscc. Dividend, £2 I ; Autumn Trot. Jack, lhsec, 2; Fairy, 11 see, 3. Dividend, £1 7s. President's Handicap. —Jane lyre, -Sst 71h, 1; Van Buren, Sst HU), 2. Wi-a i asily. Time, lmin ISscc. Dividend, £1 IDs. Ladiis’ Perse. —Vanquisher. 12-1 Mb, 1 • Lobo, l'Jst 411), 2; Dugald M-dir, 11--t !2!i>, 3. Won by a length and a half, lime, lmin I.jtsee. Dividend, £2 IDs. Waitaki Plate.- Molly Darling, 7.-1, ! ; Vanilla, Dst -Mb, 2. Won by ahead. Time, lmin -tseo. Dividend, £1 IDs. The Hack Ski,lino Rack was wen by Bothamsteiul, who paid £2 I Is. Farewell Handicap.—Tangi Uaid, 1; Stimulant, 2; Belmont, 3. Won by two lengths. Time, 52.sce. Dividend, .22 I la. THE TOT A LfoATOR PEI,‘MIT. At a meeting brat week of Ha- oiow.-rus of the Wellington Lacing Club, Mr T. G. Macarthy presiding, the ,application < f the Mastertou-Opaki -Jockey Oiub, tha! its inquest for a permit for t he tolnii. ebm lie reconsidered, was ciiseiis-'t <i. A m* "gc.-tioii was made that as the Wmi'ampa l.'acing Cluli’s Autumn Meeting hud U c’i held without (he machine, tie-re w- •••■ ; . ‘coal dy time | ormii i a vndaice in H-h, district, and the rest riot ion might now he removed from the A/asterton-Up.ixi Club on condition that licenses arc nho granted, to the Otaki Maori Racing Club and the Wellington Racing Club. It was eventually decided to ascertain the views of tho Wairarapa Racing Club regarding this proposal. A meeting of the stewards of the Wairarapa
Racing Club was held on Saturday to con-■-•ider the suggestions from the _ Metropolitan Dub as to the granting of totalisator permits to the Otaki and Opaki Racing Clubs. It was resolved that the club had nothing to do with the dispute between tho Premier and the Metropolitan Club, so they have nothing to do with the granting of the permits, but consider that if the three available permits are used, then the clubs so using them should contribute something to the Wairarapa Racing * .'iub, as through its holding a meeting without a totalisator, and at a loss, the above clubs have been enabled to get their permits.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1261, 30 April 1896, Page 25
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