Sporting.
EGMONT RAGES. [Tips by “ Frost.”] Handicap Hubm.es. Rangipai or Belle ... 1 Trial Steeplechase, Egmont 1 Spreydon 2 Entry 8 • Egmont Steeplechase. Norton 1 .. ..... Union Jack ... ••• 2 Egmont 8 Hack Hurdles. Tangafoa <• 1 Ulster 2 Merman... ... 8 First Hack. Hark ... 1 Nugget ••• 2 Clayton 8 Second Hack. Dummy... ... ... 1 Bowshot... ... ... 2 Hark 8 STRATFORD RACES. The following are the results of the Stratford races, which were postponed from Thursday to Friday last, owing to the inclemency of the weather— Hurdle Handicap. Entry, lOat 131 b ... I Egmont, 12st 21b... 2 Snapcap, 10st 12lb 8 Conscript, Pembroke, Goldenlock, Leander, and Napoleon also started. Napoleon, Leander, and Goldenlock fell. Won easily. Time, 2min 84£ sec. Dividend, £3 17s.
Flying Handicap. Bowshot, Bst ... ... ••• 1 Pyroxylin ... .’ ••• 2 Voltigedr ... 8 Ascot Vale and La Grippe also ran. Won by a length. Time, Imin 22sec. Dividend, £2 Bs. Electric Stakes.
Bowshot Ulster
The Friar
The Nun, Huiakama, Petoi, Recovery, La Grippe, The Gunner, and Pembroke also ran. Won easily by three lengths. Time, Imin 24sec. Dividend, £2. Autumn Handicap. Roll Call, 7st 121 b 1 Starlight, Bst 21b ..." 2 Ascot,Vale, Bst Sib ... ... 3 Docility, Nugget, Aughadowey, Clayton, Voltigeur, Man-of-war, Australia, Thunderbolt, Clematis, and Errand Boy also ran. Won comfortably. Time, 2min 81£seo. Dividend, £3 16s. ' Napoleon and Pauline ran a dead heat for the Post Stakes. Dividends : Pauline, £1 4s; Napoleon, £5 4s. Selling Race.
Ulster Sydney Woodman ...
Snowdrop, Waipiro, Kinross, Petoi, Annie, Cloudshot, Gooleen, Queenie, Lady Teksum, The Gunner, Zeph, and Twlight also started. Time, Imin s£sec. Dividend, £5 Is. County Handicap. Australia... ... * 1 Docility ... 2 The Friar ... 8 Disraeli, Entry, Clayton, Snapcap, and Huiakama also ran. Time, Imin 35£sec. Divdened, £l4 18s. WELLINGTON AUTUMN MEETING. SECOND DAY. Hurdles. Auroa, lOst 51b 1 Langley the Devil... 2 Dromedary ... ' ••• ... 3 Time, Smin SOJsec. Dividend, £1 16s. Trial Steeples. Wariti, 9st 101 b ... 1 Chrystal, 9st 101 b 2 Wangaroana, lOst 21b 8 Dividend, £7los. Autumn Handicap. . Waiuku, Bst 81b 1 Spridrift 2 The Artist.... # ••• 3 Russell kept Waiuku going, and won comfortably by a length. Time, 2mi 16sec: Dividend, £2 18s. Hack Hurdles. Bird ... ... 1 Revenue ... 2 ' Only starters. * Time, Bmi 7£sec. Dividend, £1 7s. Hack Welter. Swordfish, 9st 51b... 1 Wairangoroa, lOst 101 b 2 Silent Friend, 9st 8 Steeplechase. ,* Austral ... ... 1 Fishmonger ran off at the last fence, otherwise the finish would have been interesting. Time, 7min 4sec. Dividend, £2B. Electric Handicap. St. Clements 1 St. Laura ••• 2 Aphony 8 Taranaki racehorses had a good time at the Wellington Aututan meeting, Waiuku winning the Thompson and Autumn Handicaps, paying the useful dividends of £9 8s and £2 16s respectively. St. Laura appropriated the Stewards’ Handicap (dividend, £7 18s), and the ex-Tarauaki jumper Austral won the Steeplechase, paying £2B.
Pauline, who won the Post Stakes at Stratford, is full sister to Jenny, The English Two Thousand Guineas resulted as follows :—Kirkconnell 1, Laveno 2, Sir Visto 8 Starlight, who chased Roll Call home in the Autumn Handicap at Stratford, has run second on ten occasions this season.
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Opunake Times, Volume II, Issue 88, 7 May 1895, Page 2
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502Sporting. Opunake Times, Volume II, Issue 88, 7 May 1895, Page 2
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