SPORTING.

Taranaki Herald, Volume LIV, Issue 13484, 25 July 1907, Page 4

SPORTING.

■ : \ RACES. - , J3ECOND DAY.

Per Press Association. ' .. WELLINGTON, July 24. . Tl tie! Wellington winter meeting w^* continued to-^ay, in fine weather. Tfte attandanco was, large. The successful combination double on the Wellingfon Stee/plechase and Waterloo Handicap

paid £29 15s. Seventeen horses ~ started ?fqr i%& FTat'rianßicaV; -Stiortly after tKe start, "^Prospector fell at tie I track^ leading across the coiirse from tß.** scraping sheds, and brought Bonhetp*. Needlework, Rosegrove, Lp Beau awi Hatley "down."' Thte wJrfc'es Were- noc hurt; Mt Hettry Fairnrothet, therider of Prospector, fractured several ribs and put his thigh .out, and sustained .some internal injufictei" He ?was; taken to Wellington Hospital. 3. "McGregor, the rider of Le Beau, fractured -a collarbone, Jo© O'Connell (rider of Needlework) received a cut oVe^r the^yo and a shaking. The others^efe lin hurt.^ ' Results : — Glasgow Handicap, 5 f urlongs — Jolly Fi-iar 1, Intelligence 2, Gawaia^&^Also started : St. Bill, St. Claimer^Bgwukti, Platypus, Silver Shell and Pardon. Wou b,y thcep pa r rts of a length. Time, 1.4 3-5. " t>ivß.'£Q o& and 14s. - K&Vdtt H^ct^faridtbap', 6 fiwlongs— Ma^iyrram 1, Waikaraka.2, Pearlie 3. Also started: Gauze, Truthful, William, Armamtento/ Hillspring, Otaraoa, Grand Circle, Royal Star, Papatawa. Won by two length**. Timei 1.12. Divs 1 .;. £4 4s and'ifil 2s. ,Secdnd Hack Hurdles, 1$ miles — Regulation 1, Aotea 2, Waipu 3. Also startod : Landlbck,' Matakokiri, Kaipctipeti, Stayboy, Repulse, Idasa, Oasis, Catch-e m/ Dulcinea, Ncro v -Alluvial, Rahue, <Jold Guard. Won by a lengtn «na4-half.*i Time> 2.56 343. Divs., £16 11s and £3 7s. ' Wellington 3J miles — Haydn 1, E£&*kfde'<2, Khama 3. Also riftiiv- W4iitai t ere«. r .Khama, and Haydn riein' "* tdgetlier 1 for* nearry two j rounds, whetfbiKlram*; wis in difficulties. Six furlongs from home Evenlode 'Khama, and made a great effort to overhaul' Haydn, who had assumed a lead of several lengths. They rosj* at the last fence together, and after, a splendid finish Haydn secured the verdict by a. head. Khama was ten lengths away > and Waitarere a bad last. Time, U%B 4^ Div., £4. " „ Handicap, 7 furlongs — Seanmri 1, Medallist 2, Mataari 3. Also ran,: Kuku,, Ellerton, Xurawaka, Whakayrehij.^Shrapnel Bhell, Chatterer, Iceland, Compass, Makikihi, Silver Shell. A slashing race; won by a nose. Time, 1.35 3-5.^ Divs., £2 lcis and £1 3s. ' '^uTOpers f 'Tlaif*Hanc!icSp, r If hiiles — Southern Cross 1, Ben Johnson 2, St. 'Alberf^Alsb started" 4 : Asteroid, Lady Hune,. Prospector, Pushful, Cav.alr3*, Needlework, Sardonyx, Rosegrove, Hatley, Aroha, Levant, Black Squall, Le Beau, -Bonheur. Won by two lengths. Time;~2:22, ; Divs.,' £9 13s and £2 11s. Thorndon Hack Handicap, 5 furlongs -^Mtiktrt^hli 131 3 Warlotek 2. Oblivion 3. Also^tartedtStrathcona, Ancycle, Bar- { ley,i Lucretius, Tauhera, Bluo Bell,' Vale, Speciosa, Merry Zealand, " Wdri'by liaTF'a length. ' Time, ]„% %5. A Divs-., £1? 2s and Ifs. '