SPORTING.

Thames Advertiser, Volume XXIX, Issue 9294, 9 March 1899, Page 3

SPORTING.

WANGANUI J. C. MEETING.

(Per Press Association.)

WANGANUI, March 8,

For the fust day of the Wauganui Jockey Club's Autumn foeetiug the weather, was not very good, but the raid held off. There was a good attendance,* and speculation was brisk. The following are the results :-

Stewards' Stakes.—Sylvia Park, 1; Indian Shot, 2 j Miller, 3. Won on the post. Dividend, £5.

Hurdles—Splinter, 1; Pokomoko, 2; Dummy, 3. Won by «■ length and a half. Dividend £3 17s.

Hack Hurdles. Wbangaroa 1, Watershot 2, First Result 3, Won easily. lime, Umins 35 3>ssecs; dividend, £2 3s,

Cup.—Douglas 1, Explosion 2, Battleuxe 3. Also started: Wak> rongomai, Coronet, Cour de Lion, Uhlan, Rubin, and Toa. Toa led for the bbst part»of the way by about three lengths, but Douglas, Battleaxo, and Explosion soon moved up, the former "eventually winning by three leugtha. Time, 3min 6|secs; dividend, £4 15i.

Two year-old, Stakes, - Rosella I, Hastings 2. Won all the way There we're two investors on the machine, £1 onetich. Dividend, £1163.

Hack Flat—Taplow 1, Lady Helena 2, Dartmoor 8. Won by half a length. Time, 2uiins dividend, £9 19a. Flying Handicap.—Titoki 1, Boreas 2, Tauhoi 3. Won easily lime, lmin 16 l-sdecs; dividend, £3 13s. THE AUSTRALIAN CUP. Pre* Association EUctiic felograpli • Copjrilght 'MELBOURNE, March 8. Guinane, the rider of Wait-a-Bit in the Australian Cup, is under the im- , pression that Bobadil interfered with him just after entering the straight, Wait-a-Bit stumbling, and, while not falling", Guinane is confident the contretemps prevented him getting sec- ] ond place. - Commenting on the Australian Cup running, the Age remarks that he was unfortunate in making, his run. Bob. adil somewhat interfered with Wait-a-Bit, thus accepting Guinane's excuse for the inglorious display of the Bnl larat horse.