SPORTING NEWS
ISLAND BAY RACES Wellington, to-day. For the first day oE the Island Bay Summer Meeting on Saturday there was grand weather. About 2,500 were present. Tho results were : — LOCAL HANDICAP. Shah 1 Fabrication 2 Charmer 3 Time lmin. 3U-secs. Div. £'S Bs. UUIIDLR HANDIG'AI*. Aroha 1 Freebooter ... ... ... 2 Reputation 3 Three others ran. Won in a canter. Time Smins. 50f sees. Div. £3 2a. ISLAND BAY CUl*. Waitiri 1 Tit Bit 2 Rumor ... 3 Pearl, Tigredia, Soudan, Fardinirale, Revoke and Silence also ran. Won by a short head after a grand race. Time 2min. 3!)secs. Div. £2 4g. A private match for £10 asid-j between Fabrication, Leopardess, and Lady Albany was finished in the order named, Fabrication winning easily. Time omins. I 4i sees. Div. £1 11s. ■* WELTEK HANDICAP. Shah 1 Athol Daisy 2 Sylph 3 Won easily. Time lmin ISisecs. WOOPCOTE STAKES. Crutchfield 1 Lorraine ... , ... 2 Cupid 3 Won easily. Time lmin s',secs. Div.[£2 llg. XKAMWAY STAKES. Rocket 1 Teddy Yuil 2 Revoke 3 Three others ran. Won after a tjood race by half a length. Time lmin. Ib'3ecs. Div. £3 os. ladies' bracelet. Athol Daisy 1 Forward 2 Camerine ... ... ... 3 Won by a head after a good race. Time 2min. ITisecs. Div. £2. The amount put through the tofcalisator was £4,^85. The weather is fine to-day for tho second day's races. About 1000 are present. The earlier results are : — PItSTKICT HANDICAP. Shah 1 Black Regent 2 Forward 3 lIUIIDLES. Aroha ... ... ... ... 1 Reputation 2 Long John ... ... ... 3 Time, 2.57 ; div., £G 10s. PON EKE STAKES. Maligner 1 Nelson- ... ... ... 2 Titbit 3 Won easily by fivo lengths. Time, Imm I(>2 sec 3. Div., £3 10s. WJJLTEIt HANDICAP. Shah 1 Rocket 'J Sylph 3 Time, 2 mins. 4 sees.
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XIV, Issue 4771, 24 January 1887, Page 3
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