SPORTING.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume XXXXII, Issue 230, 23 November 1900, Page 2

SPORTING.

WAIT ABA J.O. HACK MEETING. | Tuebe was beautiful weather and a t large attendance at the Waitwa races j on Thursday. The following are the results: I Flying Handicap.—Scout, 1; Gipsy t Queen, 2; Moturoa, 3. Won by s length and a-half, Time, lmin. 22secs. j Div., £5 7s. Handicap Hurdles. —Vanquish, 1; Master Muhoe, 2; Coral, 3. Won by two lengths. Waylay fell. Time, 3mm I s 1 2-sth sees. Dir., £5 3s. Maiden Plate. —Puanga, 1; Bowman, ( 2-; Moturoa, 3. Won by a nose. Time, lmin. 51 2-Sth sees. I Waitara Cup.—ilomohaki, 1; Hay■lon, 2; Wai-iti, 3. Won by a length. Time, 2min. 23 2-sth sees. Div., £5 ' 16s. Clifton Stakes.—Scout, 1; Marianthus, 2; Isabel, 3. Won by half a 1 length. Time, 51 4-sth sees. Div. ' £1 12s. ' Welter Handicap. Lidy Bell, 1; ' Puanga, 2; Brown Bill, 3. Won by a length. Time, lmin. 39 l-sth sees Div., £4 Is. Pinal Flutter. Marianthus, 1; Fair Bell, 2; Ornprah, 3. Won by a length. Time, 53secs. Div., £'2 ss. WELLINGTON HACKS. KIHST DAY. (PBR PRESS ASSOCIATION.) Wellington, November 22. The first day's racing of the Wellington Club's Spring Meeting was carried out under most favourable circumstances, the weather being perfect, the attendance large, and the course in capital order. The running was of an exceptionally interesting character ,\nd the public witnessed several hard fought struggles. Down the straight to the 1 finish for the Wellington Handicap was * particularly exciting, the three 1 horses being locked together as they * pissed the post. The sum of £9994 was put through the totalisator, as oom- c [pared with £8845 on the first day of * the meeting last year. Results: 1 November Handicap. Rubin, 1; ' Aide-de-Camp, 2; Crusoe, 3. Won by * a head, Time, lmin. 43 4-sth seoa.l' Div., £l3 Bs.

Maiden Hack.—Transport, I,j Mare, 2 ; Eeaitas, 3. Won by tbraa -n»nrtera of a length. Time, lmin, 17- 4-sth sees. Div,, £3 10s. Wellington Handicap.—TortulU I • Cour de Liop, 2; Skoboloff, 3 V Won affcey a great finjsli by a head*a similar distance separating second and third. •Time, 2min. 10sees, lUv., £5 13g. Spring Hurdles.—Hobut, 1; Hum, Fire, 2; Waiwow, 3. Won by 2 loiigth. Time, 3mio. 21 4-s*\ Div., £3 3s. ' d ***• Shorts Handicap,- „.. , , T ,. 'mary, 2 ; Ngap»- l o^' 11 three length 3 - TIKI sees -' SI i' me i I nun. 3 l-sth "• uiv., £2 13s. First Hack Handicap. -Lady's Link, 1; Redoubt, 2; Tukapa, 3. Won by a length. Time, lmin. 45 3-Qth sees. Div., £1 17s. Fiost Welter.—Whitney, 1; Whit* erea and liuamihunga a dead heat for second place. Won by tivo lengths. Timo, 2min. 3secs. Div., £4 6s. Flying Handicap.—The Shannon, 1; Chasseur, 2; Kissmary, 3. Won by two lengths. Time, lmin, 13 1-sth sees. Div., X2 17s.