Sporting.
— WANGANUI EAOES. Tbe steeplechase meeting of the' Wanganui Jockey Club was held yesterday. The popular sport, Mr E. Shove, had a double win with Booties and Ulysses. The following are the results : Flying Stakes Handicap, of 50 sovs ; 6 furlongs. Dummy, 7st 1 Sedgebrook, 7st 71b ... 2 The Workman, Bst 111 b ‘8 Marino, Undine, and Salute also started. Time, Imin 18 8-sth sec. Dividend, £2 14s. Wanganui Steeplechase Handicap, of 300 sovs ; about 3 miles. Booties, list 1 Timothy, lOst 81b „. 2 Lord Vivian, lOst 81b 8 Gillie, Austral, Nat, and Sir Athol also started. Time, 6min 47seo. Dividend, £3 7s. Hunters’ Steeplechase Handicap, of 50 sovs ; about 3 miles. Ulysses, list 31b ... 1 Seddon, 12st 71b ... 2 Blunderbuss, list ... 8 Awarua, Charlie, Tuku, and Souvenir also started. Time, 7min 9sec. Dividend, £7 Bs. Trial Steeplechase Handicap, of 80 sovs ; about 2£ miles. Bradshaw, 9st 71b ... 1 Ben Lomond, lOst 51b... 2 Freeborn, lOst 12lb ... 8
Time, 6min 55sec. Dividend, £1 16s. Winter Oats Handicap, of 100 soys ; li miles. Man-o’-war, 7st 61b ... 1 Yoltigeur, 6st 91b ... 2 St. Laura, Bst 121 b ... 8
The Artist, Ngatuere, Swift, Sedgebrook, Bloomsbury, and Yoltigeur also ran. Time, 2miu 45 2 6th sec. Dividend, £2 16s. Final Steeplechase Handicap, of 60 sovs ; about 2 miles. Gillie, lOst 1 Timothy, list 2 Souvenir, 9st 71b ... 8
Sir Athol, Whariti, and Te Uku also started. Time, 4min 21 l-sth sec. Dividend, £3 16s. Hack Flat Handicap, of 40 sovs ; 1 mile and a distance. Return, 7st 121 b ... 1 Mutual, 7st 111 b ... 2 Acme, Bst 51b 8
Kanaka, Sweetsleep, Brunswick, Emerald, Clematis, Franc, and Aquafortis also ran. Dividend, £8 2s.
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Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 180, 26 May 1896, Page 2
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278Sporting. Opunake Times, Volume IV, Issue 180, 26 May 1896, Page 2
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