LATE SPORTING.

Otago Witness, Issue 2289, 13 January 1898, Page 30

LATE SPORTING.

GORE SUMMER MEETING. (From Our Own Cobrsspondent.) iNVEttCARGir.L, January 12. The Gore Racing Club opened their Summer meeting this afternoon in wretched weather which affee'ed the attendance and ssari-pd the sport jiGi erelly. Some of the finishes wera c-xoitiog, riofably the Cup, which EmmeJine won from Red Lancer only by the fhortesfc of heads. £1748 was passed through the totalisatsr. The following are th* reaulca :—: — HANDICAP HURDT.ES, Of 40sovs. One tnilti and three-quarters. 33— Mr J. M'Ke wen's b g Belmont, 11.3 (M'Grath) I Also started :16 Glenore 10.7, 19 Saunterer 9.11, 1 Chamois 9 0. Chamois foil, and the others ran round the last hurdle, lea^i^g Belfnont to canter in an easy winner. Time, 3-nio 35^ec. Dividend, £1 17 a.. MAIDEN PLATE, Of 2030V5. Weight for &£?. One mile. Mr J. A. M'Guiness's h c Fulnn-n, 3yrp, by Caster- Hilda (J. Tree) I Mr Hanley's Falae Impression ... (Bamber) 2 No others started. Wan by 20 lengths. No investments on the totalisator. Time, lmia 54isec., GORE GDP, Of 6050v3. One mile and a quarter. Hi— Messrs Ellis Bro?.' eh in Emmeline, by ' St. Clair— Lady Emma, 8.7 (T. Buddir.ombe) 1 167— Mi- Joel's Red Lancer, 5.9 ... (W. Pine) 2 40— Mr Hankina's Lady Lear, 7.7 (J. R.ie) 3 Also start el : 84 Ptime Warden 9.0. Wen by half a head ; a poor thiid. Time, 2min 18£ sec. Dividend, £2 Us. NEW YKAR, HANDICAP TIME TROT, Of 6(Kov3. Two miles. 13— Mr J. Boult's Mi*s Collinr, 33aec I 57— Mr D. M'Gregor's. Golden Ore^st, 43sec ... 2 15-Mr A. Forbes's Harold, 26* ec 3 Also started : 10 Silvermine lOsec, 21 White Wave 15iec, 35 Manukau 263 ec, 27 May 26sec. 9 Instep 44-iec, 1 Boanie Jean 45«ee, 58 Premier 45scc, 9 Nigger 47sec, 2 Danger 48s<:c, 8 Littla Topsy 48sec. Won by a conpls of lengths. Time, 6mia 3«c. Dividend, £18 6i. I- LYING HANDICAP, Of 35-iOvs. Six furlongs. 79— Messrs Ellis Bios ' Decoy, 3yrs, T. 5 (T. Buddicombe) I SS— Mr Stenhouse's Far Niente, 7.8 2 63 -Mr Shaw's Chaos, 8.0 3 Won comfortably by a length ; a poor third. Time, Imin 19«ec. Dividend, £2 19s. HANDICAP TIME TROT, Of 20sovs. One mile. Minimum weight, list. 21— Mr H. M'lntyra'a b g Native, by Le Loup, scr (Owrser) I 33— Mr Latham's Instep. 17«ec ... (Tilson) 2 22'- M> Cooper's Prairie, 13sec ... ... ... 3 Also started : 15 Butcher Boy 111 3*<ec, 25 Harold Bsec, 54 Golden Crest l7aec, 3 Boßny Jean 18sec, 30 Glendbu l.9sec, 5 Prophet 20sec, 2 Phoebe 22sec, 6 Silvermine 22sec, 0 Neptune S3sec, 2 Fate 25-ec. Won by a length. Instep finished second, but was disqualified for almost continuous galloping, and Tilson (bis rider) severely reprimanded by the stewards. Time, 2tnin 48sec. Dividend, £9 6s. CHART/TON HANDICAP, Of 30sovs. Ooe mile and a distance. 177— Mr W. Marshall's b li Barm by. by Vanguard— Miss Lucy, 9 7 ... (J. Hendry> 1 28 -Mr White's Battlefield, 7 5 2 99-MrNicol'sßkck Pearl, aged, 7.0 3 Also started : 28 Senior Wrangler, 38 Intriguer. Won by a couple of letgths ; a poor third. Time, 2min 6 4 sseo. Dividend, £1 17s. DISTRICT HACK RACE, OflO^ovs. Six furlongs Gentleman riders. 20 -Mr Cress's Steelabar, 10.0 ... (Mr Boult) 1 Six otheis ran. Won comfortably by a length. Time, Imin 25sec. Dividend, £7 2i.

Mr W. R. Brugh has passed the final of tha solicitors' examination. Mr J. H. loglis, of Moagiel, has passed the first section of the legal examination.