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Taranaki Daily News, Volume LIV, Issue 22, 20 July 1911, Page 5

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WELLINGTON RACING CLUB. SECOND DAY'S RACING. | By Telegraph—Press Association. Wellington, Last Night. The second day of tihe Wellington Racing Club's winter meeting opened in glorious weather. The going was soft, but tihe times were an improvement on Saturday's. The jumping in the Steeplechase was very fine, and wa» in striking contrast to the Victoria Hurdles. The totalisator investment* for the day were £20,577, as against £14,179 10i for the corresponding day of last year. Results:— Glasgow Handicap, 5 furlongs.—Morscambe 1, Tekahurangi 2, Dogger Bank 3. Also started: Bracken, Longatep, Mon Ami, Toanga, British Maid, Merry Frank, Silkweb, Afterthought, Royal ;. Marine and Hiiini. Morecambe went to '' the front on entering the straight and, ' ; had no difficulty in winning by a neck/' *' Time, lmin 6 3-dsec. Karori Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Undecided 1, Sandy Paul 2, Odessa 3. Also > started: Gold Circle, Somersault, Black Reef, Eva, Vite, Foreshot and Field Fern, —.-,» Undecided put in a good run in tihe \ straight, and won by a nose. Timet '* ' lmin 23sec. ; ' '■-

Victoria Hurdle Handicap, 1% mile* ''l —Waterworks 1, Fond Memory 2, WirK '-■ f hana 3. Also started: Kreline, white- " " stone, Egypt and Jim. Only the placed horses finished, the rest of the field. coming to grief. _Time,-3min ?T 1 ffiatti" "' - :> Wellington Steeplechase, fioo,»v»f about 3Vi miles.—Hoanga 9.8 1» HtrVtutu 0.13 2, Pleiades 9.10 8. Abo. .■} started 1 : Xavier, Sunray, Rosegroye and V 1 Rib&ton Pippin. Hoanga went to ths .'". front from the stand and,was never ;',*' headed. Paritutu was a close companion " Vi of Hoanga all fhe way, but could not ' ...C get in front. Hoanga won by two lengths, Pleiades 60 yards awnv third. . Time, 7mim l-ssec. Waterloo Handicap, 7 furlongs.—Kilosteri 1, Peary 2, Waipunui 3. Also ■ '• started': Full Rate, Wauchope, 8k Frisco, Flitaway, Negative, Projectile, .<* Meroze, Ariom, Iney, Epsom List, '"M Eclogue, First Consul, Splash and Tunuu i Peary led the field into the straight, f , Kilosteri supplanting him on the pott. "i Time, lmin 37'2-ssee. ,-\, Jumpers' Flat Handicap, 1% miles.— ! The Native 1, Te Ru 2, Bollin 3. Also started: Passive, Waiputere, Gold Bird, Don Quex, Golden Water, Miss E* plosion, St. Albert, Hydrant and Gaelic The Native took the lead entering the I straight and won comfortably by a. length and a half. Time, 2min SOsec. J Tharndon Handicap, 5 furlongs.—Taft /1, Kingswell 2, Lady Mildred 3. Abo started: Seaweed, Varoa, Ahuapai,Kia«, Z*.\ Axis, Lady Fran, Big Blast, Septimus, St. Gate, Optkneform, Emma, Tewoha- , ,' roa, Inveran and Maungawra, Taft led ",; \ front tfce start and won by two lengths. ' '■ Time, lmin 9sec. ; ', THIRD DAY HANDICAPS.

Wellington, Last Night. The Wellington Racing, Cl»b.'»..tfcW day's handicap* are as follows: Onslow Handicap, 6 furlongs.—Full Rate 10.11, Effort 10.8, Mbrecarabe 10.4. Dogger Bank 10.3, Humming Bind l&Jc My Lawyer 10.0, Fliteway, Negative awl. • Bracken 9.11, Toanga 9.7, Tekahurang* 9.6, Longstep and Starboard 9.5, Meo Ami 9.4, British Maid 9.3, Merrie Frank, Llanwem and Gold Battery 9.2, Firsk Consul, Silkweb, Afterthought, Hirini, BuTton and Clem 9.0. Orofton Handicap, 7 furlongs.—Morecambe and Undecided 10.13, Peary 10.11, Projectile 10.8, Epsom Lass and Motoa Girl 10.4, Sandy Paul 9.12, Rongomai and Turna 9.0, Merrie Goer 9.3, Lady Fran and Golden Age 9.2, Somersault, Black Reef, Vite, Esmeh, Merrie Lad, Foresihot and Field Fare 9.0. Corunna Hurdle Handicap, 1% miles;— Napper and Waterworks 11.3, BolKn 10.13, Patrobus 10.11, Dogger Bank J0.9, Golden Water 10.6, Koran and St, Bill 10.4, Tina Toa 10.1, Aberration 9.11, Game 9.9, Torbelle 9.4, Raupere, Dervish and Toft 9.2, Wirihana, Merrie Valet, Highdiea, Gaelic, Rabbiter, Daisy Paul, Fond Memory, Jim, Salopian, Merrie Time, Kildonan, Golden Clasp, Matepouri, Invcran and Whitestone 9.0. July Steeplechase Handicap, 2% miles. —Oorazon 11.13, Lovell 11.2, Sir Lethe and Hoanga 11.0, Mt. Cook 10.13, Winiata 10.11', Pleiades 10.9, Tyrannic and Don Carlos 10.5, D'Nil 10.2, Sunray 9,13, Xavier, Levent, Rosegrove, Captain Jingle, S. Albert and St. Amelia 9.10, " Riibston Pippin, Defeat. Royal Guard, Jack, Commodore and Kohupatiki 9.7. Winter Oats, 1 mile.—Electrakoff 11.2, WimnVera 10.11, Wauchope 10.9, Merrie Zealand 10.8, Full Rate, Provocation and Sir Frisco 10.7, Effort 10.5, Drcadlesß 10.3. Vi 10.2, My Lawyer and .Humming Bind 9.12, Waipunui and Kilosteri 9.10, Flita.way, Projectile and Negative 9.7, Peary 9.5, Axiom, Iney, Starboarti Kopek and Eclogue 9.4. Meroze and Epsom Lass 9.3, Llanwern, Gold Circle, Hilarian, Amaru, Splash, First Consul, Royal Marine, Hirini, Seaweed and Gold Botterv 9.0.

Kia Ora Handicap, fl furlones—Perceler and Gold Battery 10.3, Gold Circle, Varna and Sandy Paul 9.13, Amaru 9.9, Odessa 9.7, Makara and Monologue 9.6, Merrie Time 9.5, Kingswell and Kina 9.4, Axb, Lady Fran and Lares 9.3, Brans. field and Lady Mildred 9.2. Black Reef, Big Blast, Mir*, Inveran, Tewharoa, St. Gate, Optimeform, Septimus and Eva 9.0.

Final Hurdl« Handicap. iy 4 miles.— Paisano 12.8. Winunera U. 13, Contimiance 11.12, Compass 11.2, Master Paul 10.12, Hie Rover 10.6, Appin 10,4, NorthEast and Paritutu 10.2, Napper 10.1, Te Ru 0.12, Gold Bird and Bollln 9.10. .Tohn, Waaputere, Dlfil, Kremlin, Te Whetu and Waterworks 9.8. Patrobus, Xavier, Passive, Don Quex, Hydrant, Was Explosion, Golden, Water, Longner, Golden Clasp, Torbelle, Raupero, Rabbiter, Hydrant, Tina Toa and' St. Bill 9.0.

The racehorse Famous, a winner of the Doncoster and Epsom handicaps, has died as the rssuli of i»juric», states a Sydney wire.