SPORTING.

Timaru Herald, Volume XXXIX, Issue 2832, 20 October 1883, Page 2

SPORTING.

fßs Telegraph. 1 WANGANUI SPRING MEETING. Wakganui, Oct. 19. Tho Wanganui Jockey Club's Spring Meeting was held to day m a heavy rain from morning lill night. The courea was very heavy, and the lime was clow m consequence. The attendance was fair, including a good sprinkling of ladies, but the total number wae at least 600 less than at tho last Spring Meeting. There was scarcely any belting, and only one totalieator, through which £970 passed. The dividends were fair on nearly every event. The racing was good throughout. The victories m Ihe Hurdles and Handicap were both very popular, and Mr J. O. Evett, the handicapper, whose handicaps were found great fault with m this district, was cheered by tho crowd after the race for the big money. Maiden Plate, of 50 sots ; weight forage; 11 miles. D. Scott's Ahaua, 3jra, 6st 71b (T. Scott) 1 8. Powell's Lioness, 3yra, 7st 41b ... (ilcCormaokj 2 A. Standiah'i Waitara, 3yrs, 9at 21b (G. Hope) 8 W. Smith's Waxy, Wo. Wilson's Sweethome, Snowlaod, and Patience also ran. Time — 3min 4 3 stbs sec. Handicap Hubdle Baob ; 2 miles and a distance. J. E. Nugent'd Chevalier, aged, Oifc, (J. Hope) 1 H. Apeta Pitamom's Hinu, 6yr», lOst (McElwin) 2 A. J. Keith's Bugler, aged, 10(t 31bs (Stuart) 3 Maurice O'Brien's Reliance also ran. Time — 4min sO}seo. Hack Hfbdle Rack of £20 j onco round and a distance. Fletcher Harrison's The Druid ... (Leek) 1 Mcllwain'B Bluesfein ... (Owner) 2 Mollwain's Grey Douglas ... (Gardiner) 3 Wangajjui Stakes Handicap, of £150 1 the second horse to receive £20 out of the stakes ; the third horse to save his stakeß ; 2 miles. 8. Powell's b g Bayard, 4yrs, 7st Ulb (McCormick) 1 A. J. Keith's b m Hipponia, 3yra, 7«t 61b (T. Scott) 2 W. H. Ohurton's b g Dbd, aged, 7sr 121 b (Kaiser) 3 A. Standijh'a Willow (Henderby, junr.), W. H. Churton's b f Lady Florence (B. Reid), G. S. Newland's b ra 1 atienca (McTaggart), and J. E. Nugent's b f Ng»tS Edgeromb), alto ran. Tims— lmia ljiir,

IiADI-J3' Bbacbiet, a bracelet of fie value of £20 for the winner, and one of the value of £5 for the second horse ; li mile* j nomination, 2 soys (by ladies) ; gentlemen riders. Mrs D. Scott's b c Ahaua, 3 yrs, 9st 71b (Mr T.Scott) 1 Mrs Paino's eh f Lioness, 3 yrs, Bit 7ib (Mr W. Nicholson) 2 Mrs Willia-inon's b g Reliance, aged, 12st (Mr C. Ohavanne?) 3 Gon3olatiox Stakes of 40 soya j one milo and a distance. Dan, 8-<t (Kaiser) 1 Sweethome, 6st 101 b ... (Reid) 2 Hipponia, 7st 121 b (Stuart) 3 Time — 2min Ifi2-sths seo.