Sporting.
NORMANBY TROTTING MEETING. The following are the results of the various events at the above meeting, held on Friday last: Maiden Hani.- \r Trot, in saddle. Popohue," 20*eo 1 Carmen (late Ki.ty). 20sec ... 2 Minnie Grey, 20sec 3 Whiskey *2osec, Etira 20sec, Nellie Ray 20sec, Texas lOsec, The Judge ssec, Rangi sch, and Sir William losec being scratch, also started. Won easily. Time, 6min 27sec. Winter Handicap Trot, in Harness. Deceiver, 12seo 1 Sir William, 15sec... 2 Grenadier, osec ... ... ... 3
Castoff 45sec, Toko 45sec. Pilot 40sec, Kitty O'Shea 32sec, Flirt 3sec, and Ida sch, were the other starters. Won easily. Time, Bmin 48isec. Dividend, £2 14s. Maiden Handicap, in Harness. Tara, lOsec 1 Sir William, 15sec -behind scratch 2 The Judge, sch 3 Castoff 30sec, Schoolboy 15sec, Bit o' Blue I2sec, Bob ssec, Bellman ssec, and Rangi sch, also started. Won by a head. Time, 6min 24sec. Dividend, £1 10s. Normanby Handicap Trot, in Saddle. Claret, 45sec 1 Minnie Grey 55sec, Toko 55sec, Carmen 55sec, Texas 45sec, Councillor 43sec, Flirt 40sec, The Judge SOsec, The Grey 30sec, Deceiver 15sec, and Ida sch, were the other starters. Claret won easily, distancing his opponents. Time, 9min 27sec. Dividend, £4 3s. Pony Trot, in Saddle. Bit o'Blue, 22sec ... 1
Dolly, 30seo ... 2 Eric, scratch ... ... ••• 3 Black Jack, SOsec, Napi Napi 30sec, Bob 25sec, Twopence 14sec, and the Cob 9sec, were tbe other starters. Won easily. Time, 4min 56sec. Dividend, £3 Is. Waihi Handicap Trot, in Harness. Sir William, 17sec " 1 Grenadier 7sec ... ... ••• 2 Deceiver, 14sec ... ... ... 3 T.ira 87sec, Pilot 333ec, Eangi 40sec, Flirt 32sec, and Ida sch, also started. Won by couple of lengths. Time, lOmia 21fsec. Dividend, £3 ss. Eric beat six others in the Consolation. Dividend, £3 15s. WANGANUI WINTER MEETING. The above meeting resulted as follows: Flying. Waiuku, Bst 51b 1 Orion, Bst lib 2 The Artist, 7st 61b 8 Gold Cup and Ben Varrey also ran. Won by a length. Time lmin 16sec. Dividend, £1 16s. Wanganui Steeplechare. Tiritea, list 31b 1 Booties, lOst 81b ' 2 Belle, 103 b 71b - ... 8 The other starters, Busaco, Norton, Awarua, Rangipai, all came to grief during the race. Won by two lengths. Dividend, £3 18s. Hunters' Steeples.
Amalgam, 12sb - 1 Seddon. list Gib 2 Hop Bitters,-12sfc 7lb 8 Barney, Regret, and Totorua also ran. Won by half a length. Time, 7min 9i see. Dividend, £2 7s.
Trial Steeples. Spreydon, 10st 101 b 1 Langley the Devil, 10st 71b ... 2 Egmont, lOst Blb 8 Kaffir, Prospect, Snapcap, and Lord Clair, also started, but failed to get round the course. Won by a neck. Time, smin 48£sec. Dividend, £2 2s. Winter Oats. Irish Twist, Bst ... 1 The Artist, 7st 2 Waiuku, Bst 41b 3 Prioress and Monte Carlo also ran. Won by a length. Time, 2min 45sec. Dividend, M 16s. Final Steeplechase. Langley the Devil 1 Spreydon 2 Egmont 3 Seven others ran. Won by a length. Dividend, £4 4s.
Hack Flat. Sedgebrook, 7st 91b 1 Tonganui, 7st 91b 2 Tomboy 3 Won by a length. A protest was entered against the winner, who was paying £73 17s.
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Opunake Times, Volume II, Issue 94, 28 May 1895, Page 2
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515Sporting. Opunake Times, Volume II, Issue 94, 28 May 1895, Page 2
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