RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON SUMMER MEETING.

Otago Witness, Issue 1943, 14 February 1889, Page 24

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON SUMMER MEETING.

First Day—Thursday. February 7. TELEGRAPH STAKES. Six furlongs. Mr P Butler's Adulation, 6.10 ... (Cousins) 1 Mr FPanefcfc's Escapade, 7.13 ...(Stratford) 2 Mr W Eussell's Brin-go-Bragh, 7.4 ... (Brown) 3 Forester (8.7, Gravestock) and Chudleigh (7.5, M'Morrin) also started. Won comfortably by a length, Escapade being a good second, and Erin-go-Bragh a fair third. Time, lmin 17|sec. Divi- , dend, £7 2s. Novel Race. — The Slave won, beating four others. Dividend, £2 12s. Hack Hurdles.— Won by Eossiter. Dividend, £1 14s. HURDLE HANDICAP, Of 80sovs. About two miles and a-h&lf . Mr E Ropene's Gladstone, 8.7 ... (Griffiths) 1 Mr A G Palmer's Orlando, 10.2 (Winteringham) 2 Mr A Drake's Peter Osbeck, 11.4 ... (Fergus) 3 Kangaroo (11.2, Fell), Reputation (9.2, Grave* stock), Kincraig (5.12, Pott) also ran. Orlando and Peter Osbeck started favourites. Won with the greatest of ease by quite half a dozen lengths. Orlando and Peter Osbeck had a great struggle for second place, Orlando getting home by a head. Time, smin. Dividend, £9 9s. WELLINGTON CUP, Of 4008OVB. Two miles. Mr B Cutts' Dudu, by Somnus— Fame, 7.7 (Brown) 1 Mr H Hammond's Sultan, 7.8 ... (White) 2 Mr G Hunter's Lenore, 6.6 ... (Loughton) 3 I Enid also started. The betting at the post was 5 to 4 on Dudu, 6 to 4 'agst Sultan, 4 to 1 Enid, 8 to 1 Lenore, Dudu and Enid at once took up the running, with Sultan and Lenore racing together three lengths away. As they came across the road Brown was pulling double on Dudu, and Enid was at her girths. Down the straight Dudu still had a bit the best of it, and at the bottom turn Enid gave way to Sultan, and the cry was that the son of Apremont was about to make a bid for our cup ; and although White got him up close to the favourite, when the horses were at the back Brown gave the favourite her head, and she cantered in a winner with ridiculous ease by quite 20 lengths ; Lenore a bad third. The race might be described that Dudu assumed the lead and was never asked to gallop. Time, 3min 37sec. Dividend, £1 18s. STEWARDS' HANDICAP, Of lOOsovs. One mile and a-quarter. Mr P Butler's Adulation, 6,7 ... (Cousins) 1 Mr A J Parsons' Marlborough, 8.6 ... (Derrefcfcj 2 MrPFTancred'aTheSpy, 8.7 ... (Clifford) 3 Strenuous (8.9, M'Cormick), and Escapade (7.10, White) also ran. Won with a bit in hand by a quarter of a length. The Spy was given third place by the judge, but Escapade finished next to Marlborough. Time, 2min 12^sec; private watches made it 2min 15sec. Dividend, £3 12s. WELTER HANDICAP, Of 7550v3. One mile and a-quarter. Mr P F Tancred's Cupid, by Voltigeur — Rose d'Amour, 8.10 ... ... (Clifford) 1 Mr W Eussell's Erin-goßragb, 9.7 ... (Stratford) 2 Mr Thomson's Lancer, 8.0 ... (Hockley) 3 Repose (9.0, Derrett), Tawhanga (8.4, Buckeridge), Clyde (8 0, Stowe), and Sir Maurice (8.0, Brown) also started. Repose went out a warm favourite. " Won by a length. Lancer, who had all the worst of an indifferent start, ran into third place. Time, 2min 25sec. Dividend, £4 6s. Second Day— Friday, February 8. LOCAL HANDICAP, Of 50sovs. One mile and a-half . Mr F Martin's Sylph, bf Jav'lin, 7.10 ... (Brown) 1 Mr W Davis' Giriri, 8.12 ... (M'Cormick) 2 Mr D Davis' Orougorongo, 6.7 (M'Morrin) 3 Sir Maurice (6.0, Consins) also ran. Giriri was a warm favourite. Won by a length and a-half ; Orongorongo a fair third. Dividend, £4 Ib.

HURDLE HANDICAP, I Of 70sovs. About two miles. Mr A Drake's Peter Oabeck, by PerWn Warbeck, 11.7 ... ... ... ... (Fergus) 1 Mr A G Pilmer's Orlando, 10.7 (Winteringham) 2 Mr P Ropene's Gladstone, 9.10 ... (Griffith) 3 Kangaroo (10.10, Pell), Reputation (9.0, Gravestock), and Rata (9 2, including 9lb overweight, Pott3)>lso rap. Won very easily, Orlando beating yesterday's wiuner by a length for second place. Dividend, £3 6s. The Hack Hurdle Race was won by Rights Bower. Dividend, £3 13s. " W.R.O. HANDICAP. Of 20 n Boys. One mile and three-quarters. Mr H Hammoud's Sultan, by Apremonfc— Miss Kate, 8.7 ... ... ... (Whifce) 1 Mr E Cutts' Dudu, 9 6 ... ... fßrown) 2 Mr G G Stead's Enid, 6.7 ... ... (Cousins) 3 Strenuous (8.0, Farrell) and Cupid (7.8, Poolsen) also ran. Dudu started a warm favourite. As the field crossed the road Dudu was on even terms with Sultac, and the pair fought out a desperate race, the judge's verdict being secured by Sultan by a head. Enid was a fair third, Strenuous last. Time, 3min lOsec. Dividend, £4 18s. NOVEL RACE. Mark Twain defeated four others. Dividend £3 145. SELLING RACE, Of 30sovs. . One mile and a-quarter. Mr W V Dennett's Clyde, 7.6 ... (Sfcowe) 1 Mr T Thompson's Lancer, 8.4 ... (Hockley) 2 Mr P Butler's Repose, 7.11... „... (Brown) 3 Rewi (7.13, Stratford), Giriri (6.13, M'Morrin), Sylph (6.13, Cousins), Torahunga (6.11, Reid), and Mascotte (611, Edwards) also ran. Won rather easily nt the finish ; Repose a fair third. Time, 2min 15seo. Dividend, £15 18s. HUTT PARK HANDICAP, Of 80sova. Three-quarters of a mile. Mr F Panetti's Escapade, by Puriri— Escape, 7.6 (M'Morrin) 1 Mr P F Tancred's Forester, 8.0 ... (Derrett) 2 Mr G H Clifford's Chudleigh, 6.3 ... (Cousins) & Adulation (7.8, Brown) and Erin-go-Bragh (6.10, Poulson) also ran. Adulation was most in favour. Derrett made a determined effort to get on even terms with Escapade, butyoung M'Morrin was equal to the occasion, and got his mount home by a length. Chudleigh was an excellent third. Time, lmin 16sec. Dividend, £3 13s,