HORSE RACING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XXXVI, Issue 11773, 28 October 1912, Page 6

HORSE RACING.

AUSTRALIAN RACING. [Bt Electrio Telegraph—Coptbight.] (Per Press Re;tivc-d October 2~. at 5.5 p.m. Sydney. October '2O. Canterbury Park Handicap.—Monoplane Barlow 2, Ban Frisco 3. Monoplane won. by half a length. There wetv five starters. Time. 2min 17see. Writer—Wild West 1, Ladv Malster •2. Black and Gold 3. Wild West won by one and a-bali' lengths. There were lb starter*. Time. Imin 14soc. WELLINGTON RACES.

(Per Press Association.) Wellington, October 27. The spring meeting of the Wellington Racing Club opened on Saturday. The morning broke fair, though ominous-looking clouds began to roll up from the southward. There was very littls wind, and the special trains were crowded with racegoers. Nothing mure than an occasional passing shower was anticipated, but the racing had hardly commenced when a southerly storm burst, and for the rest of the day tile, weather was the most atrocious ever experienced' cit the Trent-ham course; indeed, it is" questionable whether any metropolitan, masting iu the Dominion ever opened in such weather. A howling and -bitterly: cold gale swept the course, and- rain and hail beat down on th® heads of the people with unabated fury. The course rapidly became a. series of 'lakes, and the galloping horses raised showers of spray in all directions. . Hats were-blown into space, umbrellas-torn to ribbons, and the steeplechase fences were blown down. The men operating-the number board had to give, up their' task, as tits name boards were blown away as soon as hoisted-. Preliminary gallops were dispersed ••with, the horses being sent to the post at the last minute. Scratching? were numerous in all the events. The sum of £9806 passed through the totalisator, against £18,952 for the corresponding day of last year. Additional results:

SPRING SELLING „ PLATE. Of 100 sovs.. Six furlongs. -". 3—Crosbie, 8.8 ..: ... 1 I—Medallist, 8:8 ... ... '2 ' 2—Torpoint, 8.9" ... ... 3 Also ran:- 4 Simila-7.7.' Won by a length. Time,' lmin 25sec. WELLINGTON HANDICAP, Of 400 sovs. One mile and a-quarter. s—Brown Trout, 6.7 .... 1 ~6—.Byron, 7.12 2 I—Haskyne,l—Haskyne, 7.7 ..." ... 3 Also ran:"4 Sea Queen 8.5, 8 Merrivonia 8.4, 10 Sir Knox 7.7, 7 Odessa 7.7, 3 Patriotic 7.6p 2 Obligant 7.8, 11. Lady Moutoa 7.3, 12 Ngatimairu 7.0, 9 St. Felix Won by four "lengths. Time, 2min 26 lrosec.. —•• FIRST HUNTERS' STEEPLECHASE. - Of 120 sovs. Two' miles and a-half. 2—Kelp, 10.12 (Press) ... 1 3—Gondolier, 9.10 .:. ... 2 2—Rangitane, 10.3 ... 3 Also ran: 4 Elwell 9.7, 5 Zulu 9.7. Won by three lengths. Time, 6min 24sec. WAINUI HANDICAP, Of 100 sovs. One mile. 4 —Beacon, 8.9 (Traill) ... 1 s—Ceylon, 8.13 "... ... 26—Negative, 8.11 ... ... 3 Also ran: 5 Midnight Sun 9.12, 1 Bollin 8.13, 3 Kilosteri. S.lO. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin 55sec. WELLESLEY STAKES, Of 550 sovs. Four furlongs. 2—Mr J. B. Reid's Mowbray, 8.7 ... ... 1 3—Peronella, 8.2 ... .7. 2 4 —Jason, 8,7 3 Also started: 7 Prince- Laddo 8.7, 2 Martel 8.7. The Hague 8.2, 4 Hoopoo 8.2. Won by a length and a-half. Time, 54sec. FINAL SCURRY, Of 100 sovs. Five furlongs. 6 —Execution, 7.6 1 2—Early Morn. 8.7 ... 2 I—Missile, B.l' ... ... 3 Also ran: 4 Gay Lawless 8.10. 9 Red Book 7.8, 8 Daunton 7.6, 7 Ladino 7.4, 5 Alecto 7.4, 3 Merry Guy 7.4. Won easily by two lengths. Time, lmin 7 4-OSSC-