RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

Otago Witness, Issue 1912, 13 July 1888, Page 25

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND.

WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE MEETING.

Wellington, July 7.

The Wellington Steeplechase meeting at the Hutt was a great success. About 2000 were present, the weather was splendid, and the course in capital order. The jumping, with the exception of the Trial Steeplechase, was capital, and no accidents of any consequence happened. £2475 were put through the totalisators. Results : — TRIAL STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, Of 60aov8. Two and a-half miles. Mr B M'Elwan's br h Oddfellow, 9st 71b (Pouleon) 1 Mr H Prosser's b g Hata, 9at 51b ... ... • 2 Shillelagh, Te Ngamu, No Name, and Highland Mary also started. Te Ngamu was the favourite. All the horses got away together, No Name passing the stand first, with Te Ngamu second hard held. The second jump, a stiff gorse fence and rail, brought them all up except Te Ngamu. No Name and Shillelagh unseated their jockeys. Te Ngamu then went. for the first water jump, and after a baulk or two got over. Oddfellow fell in the middle, but scrambled through ar.d went in pursuit of the leader. Both horses cleared the stiff post and rail fence at the far 6ide of the course splendidly. The other horses in the meantime were still stuck up at the gorse fence by the road. At the second water jump Te Ngamu fell and his jockey was unseated in the water. Oddfellow cleared it just behind, and both came along for the sod fence in front of the stand. Neither horse would look at it, and were tried at least a dozen times. At last Oddfellow climbed over, leaving the favourite on the wrong side. By this time Rata had negotiated the other obstacles, and was coming along all alone. Oddfellow after baulking at the water jump at the back of the course twice, got over, and took the remainder in |fine style, winning anyhow ; Rata second, fully smin later. Time, 12min lOsec. Dividend, £4 7s. HURDLE HANDICAP, Ofßoaovs. Two miles. Mr J B Williamson's Shillelagh, 9st 101b (Hadfleld) 1 Mr W T Dennett's b g Clyde. 6yrs, 9sfc 121b (Chambers) 2 Mr J H Prosser's br g Gladstone, Bst 91b (Poulson) 3 Armourer, Germaine, Icenian, Reputation, and Corsair also started. Icenian was the favourite. Corsair got away with the lead from a good start. At the back of- the course the second time Clyde took premier position. At the last jump Shillelagh came up very fast, and collaring Clyde, raced him into the straight, eventually winning by half a length. Dividend, £23 16s. Time, 4min 3 l-ssec. FLYING HANDICAP, Of 40sova. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr Scally's cb g Rufus, 6yrß, Bst (M'OornrlckO 1 Mr Hunter's Lenore, 3yrs, 6Bfc 101b ... (Peterson) 2 Mr Wilson's b m Wanda, syrs, 7sfc 21b (Powell) 3 The Gem, Sylph, Gladstone, Torohunga, and Orongoronga also started. Wanda got away with a good lead, which he maintained to the finish hard held ; Lenore a good second. Time, lmin 22sec. Dividend, £1 18s. WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE, Of 160svs. Three miles. Mr Leopold's b g Kangaroo, aged, lOst 101b (Pell) 1 Mr Williamson's br g Artist, aged, 9st.2lb (Hadfield) 2 Mr Ellingham's b m Denbigh, aged, lOsfc 71b (Redmond) 3 Chemist (13st 21b) and Waitangi (9st 81b) also started. Artist got off with the lead, followed by Kangaroo and Chemist. At the post and rail fence all the horses cleared pretty well together, Waitangi having the worst of it. , At the next jump Artist increased his lead. The high gorse and rail fence was cleared splendidly, but tho first water jump was too much for Waitangi, who unseated his jockey. At the post and rail fence Kangaroo shortened the distance between himself and the leader. The second water jump was negotiated by the four horses, Waitangi having given up. The sod fence was cleared first by Artist, then came Kangaroo, Denbigh, and Chemist. At the post and rail Kangaroo collared Artist and won a splendid race, with Artist three lengths away, Denbigh a good third, and Chemist last. All the jumps were taken splendidly, and with the exception of Waitangi, who fell at the first water jump, no accidents happened. Time, 7min 2sec. Dividend, £5 Is. SELLING HURDLE, Of 40sov8. One and three-quarter niilee. Mr A G Plimmer's c g Orlando, aged, 9st 12lb (Frewin) 1 Mr J J Smith's b g Kingaak, aged, 9st 121b (Furness) 2 Mr J Driscoll'a b g Reputation, aged, 9sb 121b (Pell) 3 Clyde, Velocipede, and Halcione also started. Clyde got the best of an indifferent start and led past the stand, but at the high gorse fence he fell, the jockey (Chambers) getting a nasty knock on the head. Orlando eventually won a capital race by a couple of lengths. Dividend, £6 19s. WINTER HANDICAP, Of 60sovs. Mr W Hunter's c f Lenore, 3yrs, 6st 71b (Peterson) 1 Mr D Scully's Eufua, 6yrs, 7st 61b (M'Cormick) 2 Mr T Ray's Pilgrimage, aged, 7st (Buckeridge) 3 Armourer, Charmer, Germaine, Corsair, Fabrication, Wanda, Sylph, and Tohunga also started. After a false start, Rufus got away with a good lead. Passing the stand he was still in front, with Corsair second, the remainder in a cluster three or four lengths behind. Ab the back of the course Lenore ran up, and catering the straight challenged Rufus, winning a fine race by half a length. Dividend, £5 15s.