SPORTING.

New Zealand Times, Volume LXXII, Issue 4637, 16 April 1902, Page 7

SPORTING.

MARLBOROUGH AUTUMN MEETING. PItESS ASSOCIATION. BLENHEIM, April 15. The first day’s races of the Marlborough Racing Club’s Autumn Meeting were held to-day in fine, pleasant weather. There was a fair attendance. Results: Handicap Hack Hurdles, of 40 sovs. One mile and three-quarters. Mr H. Roro’s br g Bandsman, by Waverley, aged, 9st 1 Mr G. G. Fitzgerald’s br m Jib, aged, 9st 2 Mr A. Bore’s b g Plainstone, syrs, lOst 21b ; 3 Also started—Grey Ribbon ,11st 101 b, Ashleaf lOst 71b. Won easily. Time, 3min 87seo. Dividends. .£25 4s inside, £l2 10s outside. Maiden Hack Race, of 30 sovs; six furlongs.—Jeanie d’Albert, Bst 71b. 1; Report, Bst 111 b, 2; Seaweed, Bst 131 b, 3. Also started —Monument Bst 61b, Waikakaho Sst 61b, Truthful Sst 61b, Hill Rose 7st 21b. Won by half a length. Time, Imin 19 3-sseo. Dividends—Jeanie d’Albert £3 10s, Report 15s. First Handicap .Trot, of 20 sovs; one mile and a half.—Mr J. Byrne’s b g De Wet, by Rothschild, aged. 12sec. 1; Loyalty, 45sec, 2; Liability, 43sec, 3. Won easily. Divendends —Do Wet £7 7s, Loyalty £5 4s. Marlborough Cup Handicap, of 100 sovs. One mile and a quarter, , M? J. Hodgson's b g Abydos, by St. George—Zelioa, aged, 9st 41b (H. Tate) 1 Mr J. Cress’s b m Volley, aged, Sst lib (Cress) 2 Mr J. George’s br g Crusoe, aged, 9st 81b (George) 3 A!so started—Ruamahanga Bst 81b, Berefactor 7st 51b. Won by four lengths Dividends—-£6 2s inside, £3 Is outside. Opawa Welter Handicap, of 40 sovs; seven furlongsi.—Syndicate, Sst 71b, 1; The Rioter, lOst 91b, 2; Rebounding Lock, lOst 131 b, 3. Also ran —dieritas list 51b, Turepo lOst 51b, Lepanto, Rangefinder and Oudenarde lOst 31b, Tutunstone lOst 31b, Puritana 9st 51b, Tutangarehu 9st 31b, Dialogue 9st 31b, Frontier 9st, Tynan Sst 121 b, Maketu Sst 101 b, Guesser Sst 01b, Pearler, Omega, Red Ribbon, Rebellious and Seaweed Sst 7ib. Won by a bead. Time. 2min 32 3-sseo. Dividends —Syndicate £5 2s, The Rioter 10s. Second Handicap Trot, of 20 sovs; one mile.—Pirate Queen, 1; Honduras, 2; Black Rose, 3. Time, 3min 9sec. Pirate Queen and Brockleigh were bracketed. Dividends—Pirate Queen £1 18s, Honduras £1 18s. Flying Handicap, of 50 sovs; six furlongs.—Mr R. Turner’s b f Spun Gold, by Gold Beef—Puworewere, 3yrs, 6st 111 b, 1; The Rioter, 7st, 2; Battlecry, 7st 18lb. 3. Also ran—West Guard 9st 81b, Queen’s Guard and Abydos Sst 71b. Calceolaria Sst 131 b, Rnamahanga Sst 91b, Waitnru and Pnro Silver 7st 71b, Sanfoin 7st. 51b, Skylark 7st 41b, Right Metal 6st 91b, Eeiknra 6st 71b. Won by half- a length. Time. Imin IBseo. Dividends —Spun Gold £9 2s, The Rioter £1 11s. Electric Hack Handicap, of 40 sovs; five furlongs.—Crusader, 7st, 1; Tynan, 7st 7lb, 2; En Garde, Sst 21b, 3. Also ran —Heritas lOst 71b. Rebounding Lock 9st 71b, Turepo 9st 51b, Lepanto and Ouderarde, Sst 131 b, Rangefinder Sst 81b, Puritana Sst, Tutungarehu 7st 131 b, Bekanui 7st 121 b, Wehenga 7st 91b. Aldinga and Frontier 7st 81b, De De and Bugle Call 7st 51b. Makahi 7st, Pearler fist 121 b. Red Ribbon, Rebellions, S o;t----weed and Waikakaho fist 91b, Kestrel,. Pcteretero and Chaplen 6st 71b. Do De, ‘ while winning easily, ran off. Time, Imin 32sec. Dividends —Crusader £7 15s, Tynan £2 7s. SECOND DAY’S ACCEPTANCES. Hurdles, one mile and. a half.—Grey Ribbon list 121 b, Plainstone list 91b, Ashleaf lOst 81b, Bandsman lOst 21b, Jib Sst 71b, Tom 9st. Farmers’ Plate, six furlongs.—Syndicate 9st 71b, Tutungarehu 9st 71b, Jeanie d’Albert 9st 31b, Monument Sst 31b, Haukana Bst 31b, Kestrel Sst. Dash Hack, four furlongs.—Lepanto Sst 121 b, Eu Garde Sst 111 b, Crusader Sst 101 b, Tynan 7st 131 b, De De 7st 131 b, Rangefinder 7st 111 b, Blue Spur 7st 51b. Third Trot, three miles—Da Wet sor, Woxkman 30sec, Eynbrook 32seo, Honduras 33sec, Unkoba 32sec, Czarina 43sec, Starborough 44sec, Erizette 44seo, Greyhound 52sec, Loyal 60sec, Scotia 62seo, Liability 64see, Merry 70seo, Pohiawa 70see, Jock 72sec. Fourth Trot, one mile and a quarter.— De Wet sor. Workman 19sec, Honduras 20sec, Lynbrook 21sec, Unkoba 26seo, Frizette 27sec, Czarina and Greyhound 32sec, Loyal 87sec. Pirate Queen 36sec, Black Rose 39seo. Liability 40seo, Merry 43sec, Pohiawa 43seo. Jock 45seo. President’s Handicap, one mile.—Abydos 9st 131 b, Crusoe 9st 61b, Calceolaria 9st 31b, Ruamahanga 7st 131 b, Volley 7st 131 b, Benefactor 7st 21b, The Rioter fist 101 b, Pure Silver fist 101 b. Telegraph Handicap, seven furlongs.— Calceolaria Sst 111 b, Ruamahanga Sst 81b, Battlecry 7st 111 b, Spun Gold 7st 81b; The Rioter 7st 31b, Waituru 7st 31b. Skylark 7st, Right Metal fist 71b, Eeikura 6st 71b. Welter Hack, three-quarters of a mile. —Rebounding Lock list Sib, Lepanto 9st 111 b, Crusader 9st 91b, Plainstone 9st 91b, Bn Garde 9st 31b, Syndicate Sst 131 b, Tynan Sst 131 b. Tutungarehu Sst 131 b. Wehenga Sst 121 b, De De Bsl 101 b, Jeanie d'Albert Sst 91b, The Pearler Sst 31b, Monument Sst. Seaweed Sst, Omega Sst Toni Sst

Acceptances for the Waiwetn Handicap, First Hurdle Handicap, Welter Handicap, North Island Challenge Stakes, First Hack Handicap and Railway. Handicap, and entries for the Maiden Hack Race, to he run at the autumn meeting of the Wellington Racing Club, close on Friday next at 10 p.m. with Mr J. F. Clark (secretary). Owners of trotting horses and galloways are reminded that entries for the autumn meeting of the Wellington Trotting Club, to be held at Petone on Wednesday and Saturday, May 14th and 17th. close at the Clarendon Hotel on Saturday next at 10 p.m with Mr E. W. Garner (secretary).