WANGANUI SPRING MEETING.

Otago Daily Times, Issue 9565, 22 October 1892, Page 2

WANGANUI SPRING MEETING.

(Peb United Peess Association.)'

T , Q ~ \Vanganui, October 21. T Js? Wnf WaS Vf I bad fortile Wanganui Jockey Club's second day's racing. ThS first two races were run in drenching rain, which made things very uncomfortable. The racing Zf #?°i' af, d ef eedingly close finishes did Mr livett, the handicapper, great credit Torpedo m lh 3 C«tle Cliff Stakes, was the only hot favourite to get home, and good dividends were again the order of the day, bunbeam topping the list with L 22 19s in the 2ZT !S S : i: 3871 was pufc *»■«* the

n)\W STAKES HANDICAP, OffaOsovs; second lOsovs. Mr J. Green's Sunbeam ... (Conn mil 1 Torpedo and Patience also ran. Torpedo jumped away with the lead, closely followed by Sunbeam and Durus. Going round nfnnf f^ b6am s + uPPlanted Torpedo? Daisy Chpper at the same time going up and catching the leader in the straight. A splendid rac! down the straight ensued, Connop just landing the suake by a nose; Durus, a length away third. Time, lmin 51 2-ssec. Dividend L 2

n SECOND HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of SOsovs ; second lOsovs. One and three-quarter mile.

Mr J. Baldwin's Gladius, 9.5... Z SS) 3 Raven, Entry, Flukein, and Hiamoe also ran _ Rounding the bend Flukem, who led, fell back beaten In the straight a magnificent race ensued, Redmond just squeezing home by a short neck Gladius two lengths away, lime, 3min 34 4-5 3 ec. Dividend, L 3 15s Ihe Second Handicap Hack Hurdle Race, of 30sovs, was won by Songster, with The Gleaner DiTdendTL'is" third- Tlme ' 2mia 23seo-

r»f onn STAKES, Of SOfeovs; second 25sovs. One mile and a-half Mr J. Green's Sunbeam, 6.7 n j, ull i Captain Russell's St. Katherine. 7.11 (Collelo 2 Mr W. Maramaru's Eaagipuhi, 7.2 (Rail) \ alM aran.° X' AVyvern« Moate Carl °> and Musket

Mr Powell got the horses away to an escelll n If}' ,Paraaox rushing to the front took the field along at a lively pace. Passing the stand the first time the order was Paradox, Monte Cano, Musket, St. Katherine, Wvvern Sunbeam, ana Ringipuhi. Going round the turn the field closed up, and St. K*therine went to the front and Jed his field into the straight, when Sunbeam came with a wet "i) and smothering her field won easily by two lengths, the same distance separafciiis,- seaond and third horses, Musket fourth, Monte Carlo fltth, Wyvern and Paradox last. Time, 2rnin 48sgc. Dividend, L 21195. The Second Handicap Hack Race, of 30sovs was won by Natatorial, with Cyrus second, and Bicomsbuiy third. Dividend, LlO 19s.

Nt „- CASTLE CLIFF STAKES, Of 60sovs ; second lOsovs. Three-qiiarters of a, mile.

Mr jtf'ftae's Torpedo, 9.5... . (M'Co-miVfcl 1 Mr O. Daviea" Musket, E1.2 .V.' $ lj^nston I Mr D. Campion's King John, 7.10 (G. Heed) 3 Repeater and Snapcap also ran.

On the fall of the flag King John took up the running followed by Snapeap. Round the bend Jk-Corniiek brought his mount alone ard led into the straight, when Musket challenged him, but Ji'Cormick, handling his mount nicely, landed him a winner by a neck. Time, lmin 22sec. Dividend, L 2 ia s . ■

CONSOLATION HANDICAP, Of 40.30V3; second lOsovs. Mr Hungerford's Wyvem, 8.2 ... (Connop) 1 Mr J. Beloche s Variety, S.lO (M'Keague) 2 MrS. Yarrow's Daisy Clipper, 8.0 (Collelo) 3 Aorere 7.0, Entry 6.10 also ran.

On tne fall of the flag Aorere rushed to the Iront, but Wyvem soon supplanted him followed by Daisy Clipper and Variety This order was maintained along the back stretch, ana rounding the turn Collelo took charge of the field and led into the straight, but Connop, calling upon his mount, again wrested the lead from Daisy Clipper, and M'Keague sitting down at Variety, a ding-dong race ensued between the Derby candidates, resulting in a, length victory for the son of King Cole. Time lmin 51isec. Dividend, L 5 18s