RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASES. Monday. July 14.

Otago Witness, Issue 1901, 17 July 1890, Page 26

RACING IN NEW ZEALAND. WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASES. Monday. July 14.

The Winter meeting of the W.R.C., postponed from Saturday, came off to-day. The weather .cleared up, splendidly, but in the latter part of the afternoon the' wind changed to the south and blew very cold. The course, as was expected after tho recent heavy rains, was a little -holding. Two totalizators put through £3443, being an inorease of £185 on the Winter meeting last year. No large dividends were paid, £5 5s on Asper in the Trial Steeplechase being the best. Orient's win in the Steeplechase, was very popular, and the' owner and rider was cheered on the horse returning to scale. Orient is some 16 years old, but fenced in quite his old style, and showed that he still retains a fair amount of pace. Results :~ TRIAL STEEPLECHASE, iOf 60aova ; second horse Saovs. About two ml lei. Mr P E DauleU'fl Aspsr, by Southern Chief, 11 0 (T Cameron) 1 Mr F O'Oonoghue'B S'r Maurice, 9.7 (M'Morrau) 2 Mr % E Bidwell's The Donkey, 11.0 (Including 71b ' overweight) ... ... (OLytord) 3 Doctor (10.2), Allegretto (10.0— including 41b over), Waipipi (9.0), Crawler (9.7), also started. The Doukey was favourite. Allegretto fell at the second jump, and Crawler at the third. Asper led, his field all round, and into Islington's paddosk, when all closed up, those left in fencing splendidly. The quintette were almost bunched as they neared the course proper. Asper still maintained i the lead over the last faurdle, and though Sir Maurice oame gamely under, the whip he oould nof, catch Mr Daniell'a gelding, who won by three lengths, with, the Donkey a fair, third, Waipipi fourth. Doctor fell at the last jump when among the field. Time, 4min 41aeo. Dividend, £5 ss. .',' HURDLE HANDICAP, . ' Of 80»ovb; second horse lOsovb. One mile and three-quarters. Mr B Gooseraan'f Baven, by Fleur-de-Lys, 9.12 (Hiokey) I Mr G H Gibson's Nap, 912 ... (Johnston > 2 Mr W Baldwin's Gladius, 10.0 ... (J Cameron) 3 Jacob (10.4), The Spy (10.3), Lonehand (102), Ruapehu (10.0), Gladstone (9.6), and The Dream (9.3) also ran. Raven was a warm favourite; Gladstone • and Baven went away with the lead ; but after traversing a mile the latter was steadied, and Jacob and Gladius went to the • front, with Gladstone falling away beaten. Along the back stretch Jacob,' Gladius, and The Dream were together — Raven and Nap being handy. When fairly in the straight Hickey let out the favourite, and soon Bottling the pretensions of the field won rather easily by two lengths. Gladius and Nap fought, a desperate race for second honours, which were secured by the latter on the post. Time, 3min 55§8ec. Dividend, £3 9s. Gladstone fell at the baok of the course. LADIES' BRACELET, Of the value of 60sovs, ' Two miles on the flat. Mrs O A Lang's 1 eonardo, by Leolinus or I Musket-Eryclna, 10 12 (MrSHGollan) 1 Mrs J G Wilson's Harmoe, 10.12 (Mr E D O'Rorke) 2 These were the only starters. Harmoe was indulged with the lead until half-way down the straight, whon Mr Gollan passed her, winning easily by half a length. Dividend, £2 2s. WELLINGTON STEEPLECHASE HANDICAP, Of ISOsovs ; second horse issovs from the stake. About three miles. MrAM'Coll's Orient, by Sultan— Socrates mare 10.4 ... ... ... (Keith) 1 Mr F O'Donojihue's Sir Maurice, 9.7 (M'Morran) 2 Mr J G Wilson's Doctor, 9.8 ... (Higgini; 3 Daroley (11.1), Gladius (10.0), Gasparini (9.10), Waipipi (9.7), and IhG Doukey (9.7) also ran. Darnley wasthofavourifce,and from 'a straggling start waa soon in front ; but the first fence was fatal to him— Hickey escaping with a shaking. Gladius fell, refusing the double in front of the staud, and was clean out of it. Waipipi then assumed the lead, which he maintained the second time rouud, followed closely by Orient and Gasparini, the Doctor being a distance away, with Sir Maurice and The Donkey whipping in. The hurdle at the bottom upset The Donkey's ohuuee. Waipipi was first over Eglington's post-and-rail fence, with Orient and Gasparini on his quarters. The next brook was too much for Gasp&rini, who came a cropper, and, ifc is said, broke his thifch, Fell soon mounting again, but, owing to tho injury the horee sustained, had of course to give up. Waipipi was apparently tiring fast, and as the hurdles in the paddock was le.fi; behind Orient had a decided lead. Both Sir Maurice and Doctor commenced to move up along by the river, but made their effort too lat?, for although they easily passed Waipipi, they could not overtake old Orient, who won comfortably by half a dozen lengths from Sir Maurice, who was then lengths ahead of Doctor, Waipipi fourth. No time taken. Dividend, £3 18b. S3LLING HURDLES, Of <10«ovs. With felliug allowances. Mr R Gooseman's Raven. 9.12 ... (Hickey) 1 Mr JO Crocker's Kuapehu, 8.J2 ... (Crocker) 2 Mr W B Buiok's Reputation, 0.12 ... (Peters) 3 Nap (8 12) also tan. Biapehu and Reputation led to the straight, when Raven caught them anfl won a good race by half a length ; Reputation ai. lnjifftir^.'it third. No time. Dividend, £1 16s. The winner was knooked down to Mr W. Pnffifct for £36. IITQH-WFIOHT WBT/ITSR HANDICAP, Of cOjovs; scor.d horsa, saovo, One rallo and a-qnarter. Mr J X Hamilton's Angler, by Izaak Walton— Forest Queen. 11.2 ... ...(Millar) 1 Mr T F Tarcred's The Spy, 11.6 ...(A Lyford) 2 Mr J G "Wilson's Harraoe, 10.2 (J Cameron) 3 Leonardo (12.7), Akatea (10.\2), Bed Comyn

(10.12), and Jacob (10.4) also started. Angler was favourite. Akatea and Red Comyn led for a mile, when The Spy and Angler joined in. Half-way down the straight Angler had the race well in hand, and stalling off The Spy's rush won easily by a length ; Harmoe a fair third. No time. Dividend, £2 2s.