Sporting.

Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 194, 12 May 1896, Page 3

Sporting.

HAWEBA TROTTING CLUB. The first meeting of the above club was held on Friday, but the attendance was not very large. There were a number of bookmakers present, and betting was brisk. Following are the results : Maioen Handicap Tbot (saddle), of 12 sovs; 2 miles. Mr A. H. Bichard's Sea dale, 15sec (Corrigan) 1 Mr J. Homes' Dynamite, 35sec ... 2 Mr E. Murfitt'e Miss Cant, ssec... 8 Music, Tawhiti, White Wings, Golden King, Thunderbolt, and Lady also started. Won easily. Time, 6min 17sec. Pony Handicap Trot (harness), of 12 sovs; 2 miles. Mr F. Bolton's Sailor Boy 11., scr 1 Mr J. Guy's Toby, 33sec 2 Mr W. Kilgour's Bit-o'-Blue, 283ec 8 Wee Jacob, Colorado, Kate, and Premier also started. Won by two lengths. Time, Grain 29sec. Haweba Handicap Trot ( saddle), of 85 sovs; 2£ miles. Mr H. Hammond's Claret, 20seo 1 Mr P. J. Henley's Awahuri, SOsec 2 Mr H. N. Liardet's Bellman, 38sec 8 Maud V, Otakeho, lolanthe, Gold Dust, Tinker, Nellie, Hard Case, The Grey, and Dynamite also started. Won easily. Time, 7min 12 2-sth sec. Handicap Pony Trot (saddle), of 12 sovs; H miles. Mr F. Boultou's Sailor Boy 11, 7sec behind sor, inc. 7sec pen. 1 Mr A. Campbell's Grasshopper,

28sec 2 Mr W. Kilgour's Bit-o'-Blue, 18sec 3 Wee Jacob, Fiver, Nonsense, Colorado, Ginger, Rosette, The Cob and Premier also ran. Won easily. Time, 4min 15 4-sth sec. Winter Handicap Trot (harness), of 85 sovs ; 3 miles. Mr P. J. Henley's Cleveland, SOdeo 1 Mr T. Brough's lolanthe, 25sec ... 2 Mr H. Woodfield's Sonny, scr ... 8 Jersey, Hard Case and Bellman also started. Won easily by 100 yards. Time, Bmin 57sec. Electric Stakes Handicap Trot (saddle), of 20 sovs; 1 mile Mr G. Hamilton's Nellie, 12seo ... 1 Mr P. J. Henley's Awahuri, 12seo 2 Mrs M. A. Matheson's Kentucky Wilks, Bsec - ...' 8 Otakeho, Sailor Boy 11., Claret, Tinker, Gold Dust, The Grey, Seadale, and Grasshopper also ran. Kentucky was first past the post by a length, but a protest was entered against him for galloping, which was sustained. Time, 2min slsec. Eomont Handicap Trot (harness), of 20 sovs ; 2 miles. Mr T. Brough's lolanthe, 20sec .. 1 Mrs M. A. Matheson's Kentucky

Wilks, 16sec 2 Mr P. J. Henley's Cleveland, 12seo 8 Sonny, Tim, Jersey, Seadale, Bellman and Thunderbolt also started. Won by a neck after an exciting race. Time, 6min Bsec.