Sporting.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XX, Issue 6167, 24 January 1895, Page 3

Sporting.

TAPANUI RACES. (BT TELEGRAPH.) (FROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT.) Tafanui, January 24. There is glorious weather and attendance good. Results: president's handicap. Molly Darling 1 Rothamstead 2 Jane Eyre 3 Won easily by two lengths. Dividend, L 3 2s. MAIDEN TROT. Rattler .. 1 Lonely 2 Miss Collins ... ... ... 3 Dividend, L 3 12a. Eighteen started. MAIDEN. Alpenstock ... 1. Larry ... ... ... ... 2 Traitor ... ... ... ... 3 Won easily. Time, lmin 27|sec. Dividend, LI 18s. TAPANUI HANDICAP. Wolseley 1 Wild Wave 2 Paramu .. 3 Dividend, LI 7s. WELLINGTON RACING CLUB'S SUMMER MEETING. (BY TELEGRAPH.) Wellington, January 24. The weather is fine and the attendance at noon was 1000. The following are the results : JANUARY HANDICAP. North Atlantic 1 Porepo 4 Golden Plover ... ... ... 3 Spendthrift, Tuhitarata, and Legislator were scratched. Won by a neck. Time, lmin 57 4-oth sec. Dividend, L2 3s. RACING CLUB HANDICAP. Rangipuhi 1 Mahaki 2 Lady Zetland 3 The only starters. Won all the way by a length. Time, 2min Usee. Dividend, L 3 ss. HURDLES. Auroa 1 Clarence ... ... ... ... 2 Revolt 3 Also started, Kapua. Revolt and Kapua led alternately for a mile, when the other pair closed up. At the six furlong post there was very little between the field. Auroa came with a rush at the finish and won by half a length. Time, 3min 22sec. Dividend, L 8 4s. JUVENILE HANDICAP. St. John 1 Heavenly Twin 2 Warnote .... ... ... ... 3 A good start, but Black and Red stumbled and fell, giving Campbell a nasty shaking, Spruce led for two furlongs, but at the turn was collared by both St. John and Heavenly Twin and the pair racing on the former gained the judge's verdict by a head. Time, lmin 5 l-sth sec. Dividend, L 4 17s. WELTER. Mubket 1 Legislator 2 Dreamland 3 Arius also ran. Won easily by two engths. Time, lmin 48sec. Dividend, L 4 4s.