HORSE RACING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXIX, Issue 10673, 24 January 1911, Page 1

HORSE RACING.

WELLINGTON RACES. f (Per Press.Association.) .. ;-:: '. '■, . Welling-tbny January 23.; i: ! The; second,. '.day. ~bf .the, L Wellington "Racing. Club's •siimmer-meetingr opened iii? glorious weather i;-., The, -attendance: Was liirge',-,' arid r.'sbme excellent • racing ,'was.; witnessed.^ '■ werelliceiised.?, The. amount .put through 'the was icomf; . paredYVwitli, £l4;, i 2l7r 011 the -secrihd day of the'.stimmer."meeting last'year..:. Re-;s'ultsK".;•:-,:;."■..'jZ'.'"''■:-■.'.-■..'. " ■'. ' ,y . : > =i i.

f ;,: 3Veilihgt"orL ■ Chib ",•.Handicap,, of 500 :sdvs';V" one 'mile and'a'-'quarter.—Mr 'J. ;H:i! Prpsser's''Lady';;Jtfedallist^:B.l3 ' (C Jenkins), 1; iHohl: JV D.' -Ormbnd's 8irk.da1e,V7.8,.2; Mr.VE': J....\Vattfs,MadriKing, 8.12, ,; 3.;:,: Also started: Los Angelos -9:2,. Merrivonia 8.4, ; Goldfinder: 7:8,, Mendip/ 7:2, r . O'utlander, 74,': and XTi , 6;40.:-,.' Toa -had'. a,;. fair: start, but ' V'i'Vshb'jr.f'tb'; the :frbnt' and; led. to the where Maori-King land: ;L6s,..Ange'lps :drew level, Lady ,Medallist''and .J3irkdale, being, close up. With three furlphgsito go Maori King and; Lbs Aiigelps : led, and s at the dis-' . tahce 1 -this 1 .order Was maintained,with Ijirkdale keeping ,'ivp and Lady. Medalr ; list', rijhnihg. well in the inside, the latter, winning a.good race by-a length,' Mabri'-King, a length: and a-half away> being/third.;;; Time, < 2miiL.6~3-ssec; :/Witzherbert. Handicap, of 200, sovs; five. C... D. Greenwpod's B'yron,;.,7.6'(H.,Gray),-l; Sir G. Clifford's Counterfeit,. : r 7.8, '2.; Hon. J. D. 3. Also started : Rangiatua .7-8; St. 'Petersburg 7.6, Sin apis- 7 .1, Lambton 7.0, and. Khamsin 6,13. '/WohibyJa head,; a length between .9ecdnd. l aiid;thir : d.. ;Tiiti.e/. lmin 1 2-ssec. , "'■ 'Dpurb'Cup,Tbf 250 sovs; six furlongs; H. MrManaway's Rill; 9.3 (Reid), .1; -;Mr";H.; A.; Tinker's; Colleen.. Mary, : 'ff.2 y 2;'- Mr J.' Matthews' Ldngwood, 6.6, 3. rAbo;§tarte.d.: St.. Toney .9.5, .Zetland 9'.2 >f Peaceinaker. 8.9, Succession:8.7, Falsetto ;B,3,.Contralto-:8.0, Direcr toire' 7.13, Odessa 7.3y Royal Knight 6,12,. and Dauhton 6.10. ..Won by half: a;.length, and a-half. between .second and third. Tinie, lmin 15 2-ssec.' . . DispPsai Stakes, of .100 sovs; five fmv. : lpngs.r—Mr C. Machell's All Guns, B.S- ---■ .(Donovan), 11;-, Mi- Highdeh's Allurement,' S.O, 2; Mr . H:-?= Nee's Merrie; ' Emerald, 8.1 ; 3. ; Also started: Moree , 8.8, Cbntendent 8.8, Paraka 8.8, Moreykotf 8.8, Herewiird 8.1, aitd Surmount 8.1. Won. by two lengths, the same : distance between second and third. Time, lmin 3 l-ssec. Metropolitan Handicap, of 250 sovs; six furlongs.—Mr J. C. M'Bride's Obsono, 7.9 "(A. H. Wilson), 1; Mr R: Cooper's Full Rate, 10.1, 2; Mr J: Buckley's Dearest, 7.8, 3. Also started: Formby 7.10, Sea Queen 7.5, Fasnakyle 6.10, Moh Ami 6.7, Countermine 6.7, and Winning Post 6.7. Won by a- - length. Time, lmin 14 3-ssec. .'

WANGANUI CALEDONIAN SOCIETY. ' (Per Press Association.) Wangamii, January 23.,, The Wanganui Caledonian Society held their twenty-eighth annual sports to-day in glorious weather. The sporfs were a great success, the attendance being a record. The takings at the gate were £ls better tlian any previous record. The meeting was truly Caledonian, there being a record attendance of pipers and dancers. The pedestrian events were very interesting. Opie put up a New Zealand amateur record of 12sec for the 120 Yards. In two heats this event was run in 11 3-ssec, but a doubt was expressed as to the reliability of the time.

The chief prize-winners of the piping and dancing were:-Marches, F. Finlayson ; strathspeys and reels, J. Cameron; Highland • fling, J. M'Kechnie;' sword dance, R. M'Kechnie; Reel o' Tulloch, A. ■ Kilgour; seanntruibhas, Jaffray. The wrestling events were won by Alec. Bain. There was an excellent concert in the evening, at which there was a record attendance.