SPORTING.

Thames Star, Volume XXXX, Issue 10500, 22 November 1902, Page 6

SPORTING.

(Per Press Association.) WELLINGTON HANDICAP.. d'uoiform, - 1 Halberdier 2 Okoaiu : , 3 Scratched: F eka. and Tradewind. M-eta McCarthy led the field along the back stretch. At the far turn Cruoi-' form, who was laying handy, com-^ mencecj- *to go ■ up, and had assumed the leaxl before the straight was entered, winning easily by three length:? two lengths between second and third. Time, 2mins 9-sec^. Dividends-, £1 15s 6d and £1 13s. Shorts' Handicap.—St. Dennis 1, Uptttowiii 2, Optimist! 3. Scratched: Teapke. Won by three quarters of a Jtenirthi. Time, lmim -2sees. Dividends, .£1 10s 6d .and ,£3 17s. Waimit Handicap.— Arydalei -.1, Shrapnell SJbc-11 .2, Gipsy Jack 3 • Scratched: Wiiiwhera. The race was wpn easily. Time, imin 32 2-sseo?. Dividends, £1 19s 6d md 16s. Mirseiy iHa.ndiica.p.—S|ba,rsh|Ooit 1, Regiment 2, A.uratus 3. All started. Won very easi!y. Time, 50seo?. Dividend. £1 10s 6d. Flying Handicap.—Exmoor 1, St. Denis 2. Tliese were the only starters. Won by a length. Time, Imin 16 l-ssecs. Dividend, £3 Is. Spring Hack Handicap.—Pure Sil ver : 1, Clwvelly 2, Romany Lass 3. Scratched: Cave, Betsy, R.ingman, Waipai, and Penetration.. , Won by two lengths. Time. Imin, 3 l-s«ees. •Dividends, '£5 15s 6d and £1 9s. Speculation per medium of totalis-. ator, was not as brii-k as usual, amd only £7157 . was put throutrh tin? machine-, as compared with £10,050 on the first day of last year's spring meeting.