SPORTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LVIX, Issue 2876, 20 July 1896, Page 3

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB’S 1 STEEPLECHASE MEETING. Most of tho visiting horses have now arrived, and tho Hutt Park racecourse presented a busy appearance on Saturday morning. W. H. Keith, sheltered at McNab’s gardens, was tho early bird, and the only mentor to work hia charges before breakfast. They galloped solus. Eat, Bowshot, Crimson Streak and Docility did half pacing, the other member of the team; Narrate, doing three-quarter work. After breakfast The Plug, who is very fit, and fought fof 1 hia hekd, did” four rounds on the sand gallop. Tii ere was some disappointment at the course proper not. being open'. A. Ellingham’s other charges, Haoata arid Kaika, did useful work. Tho Hawke’s Bay Steeple winner, trainer up, is in good form. Piscador (W. Edwards), a fine upstanding gelding by Fiscal orious Kate Ferguson (darn of St. Katherine) was given two miles at afllowpace. W. Fergus sent Seabreeze, perhaps tho fittest horse on the ground, a mile at a strong pace. T. Quinlivan sent Canard {who is none too sound) and Rangipunehu medium pace gallops. The latter is evidently as useful as hia performances recommend. St. Kiida (Byers), Lotion (R. Connop), Booties (E. Williams), Dummy, Tippler. Crawley, Strowan, King Wax were sent over easy tasks. A< Peters gave Bona Fide (who galloped with Austral) a sound gallop. The son of Sou’-weater is pretty forward, and might effect a surprise in the Parliamentary Handicap. The pair of greys. Joker (whose work was superintended by Messrs B. and C. Wyim-Williamo,- of Christchurch) and the Hawke’s Bay performer Glengarry, are like as two peas.- Both are evidently more than useful members of their class. The hacks Crescent, Otakapau and Barrel wore also among the gallopers. Of the maiden candidates, Spermaceti moved in a satisfactory manner/ Tu' Kingi (a two-year-old) also' : shaped well'. Another two-year-old in was worked. The only botse to jtttap ttefc Violence, who got over tho sod wftll twria without mishap, and will take boating in the Maiden Steeplechase. The course proper was open yesterday morning. Mr C. Siddle’s Moonraker and Tenby; Kauri Gum and Mr J. H. Prosser’s Tho Miser, Dormant, First Result &nd Steel King ; Pastime (in charge of T. Stev/ard>/ Waiuku and Tho Friar, from Taranaki, have Arrived at tho Hutt. G. Hope, with Chrin, arid Stuart Waddell, with Hopeful, Otaxori, Solitaire arid Forty Winks, arrive from Napier to-night. Mr Prosser’s pair of steeplechase candidates, Gladstone and Blackdust, arrive at the Hutt to-morrow. Strathbraan and Kent were out, but not ’'cd. Swordfish did long, slow pacing on tliolan travel on wWoh silent Frion<l wa3 aWorkod. .. Augur.’

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The- Kf7o received for the meeting of tb‘6 JoHtononviUo and' Hutt County. Tfotfciil# Crab, *6’ , bo held on Thursday next ( . , , . 5 i Trial Handicap (saddle or ha,rness)'twp. miles.—)£ing Gpprgo, limit.; Gallant, 12son .Countess IJ., Cyclopo and Cohh,ic, 5 i IGsea ’behind;' llmoi Xl., .Holla,. \irgU ai?d Deceiver,. :23sqc .behind; .^lacjspool and Frisk, 25soc behind; Tussock, , Jersey and Dakota, 30scc behind; Cable, 50sC7 behind. ... Electric Handicap (saddle), one mile.—King George, limit ; Connie, behind; Nancy 11., lOsoc behind ; Flossie, 13sec behind; Gold Dust and Dakota, losco behind*, Kapai, 18sec behind; Fragment and Jumbo, 20aed behind j Eric, 24500 behind; Cable, 25s£c behind. . JoaNd'oNv/A'Lif anO Hutt County Trottinol Clu# Ha’nd'icap (Saddle or harness), two-* ti Nancy 11. and Deceived, limit ’; Hlf eltpop),*..4#oc h e h}h.d Flossie, Gsec behind; Gpld Dust, Dakota Tussock, lOsco behind ; Kapr.l, beh\pds:' ; Wahincpai, 20sco behind ; Eric, 28sec bcK’nd' i Cable, 30sec behind ; Cleveland, 3(?acc boSellino Race (saddle oi* harness), two miles. —Raven and Gallant, limit; Pledge, Cyclone, Countess 11. and St. Julian, Bscc behind; Chips, 22sco behind; Woo Hon, 42500 behind. Pony Handicap (saddle or harness), two miles.—Raven, limit; Pledge, Faugh-a-ballah, rind Ethel, 12scc behind ; Virgil, IGsec behind; j*risk and Chips, 20soo behind; Eric, 42sec bdhind. Disit Harness Handicap ; one tnile.—* King Qeotgo, limit .; Deceiver,- lOsofl behind 5 Blackpool and FtM:, 12seC behind ; Dakota and Jfcrdhy; iSseo behind j Fragment, Wahinopai and JitiriboV 20se<j behind j EruS, 24aec behind. . . , Nominations for the second day’s meeting Kloie o’n Wednesday night next, at 10 tfclCCk. THE RICH EOLIME STAKES WON BY ST; EKUSQTJm; By Telegraph.—Press Association—Gip'yrtJht. Ueceived Jiily J 0; 7.40 p'.rri, . ... v . . London. July IS. , At the Sando jvn Park Meeting the following was the : re6ultof the ; : . ~.v . <• Eclipse Stakes .(ninth renewal of) or IOtOOO .boys i second 50() sovs and , third 100 sovs out of the stakes weight-for-age,. with .penalties and allowances. Eclipse Stakes course (oho mile and a quarter.'. - . -• • Mr L. Do ~Rothschild’s hr o,S£. Frusqum, , Oyrs, by St. Simon—lsabel ... 1> Duke of hr c Kegre.t, 3yrs... 2 Duke of Portland’s b c Troon, 1 4yfs 3 Auckland, July. 18{ -. At the July meeting of the Auckland Coursing Club, Mr C. Hunter’s Lady Mack won the Bracelet Stakes, Mr Joseph Taylor s Keillor the X > appy Stakes, and Mr F. J. Baker’s Dora the Supplementary Stakes.