MANAWATU RACING CLUB. SECOND DAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 6370, 28 December 1898, Page 1

MANAWATU RACING CLUB. SECOND DAY.

J.^-VL,jUb±(»IUA JSJUKTH, Dec. 27. The weather was line on the second day of the Manawatu Kacmg Club's Summer Meeting, and the attendance was large. The course was in good order. The following are the results : — SUMMER HANDICAP, of 100 soys; six fnrlongs — Tupuhi, 9st 81b, 1; The BTempie, 7st 81b, 2 ; Peerage, 7st 81b, 3. Won easily. Time —lmin 20 4-ssec.- nvidend—£2 Bs. SECOND HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, of ■ 100 soys; • one mile • and -three-quarters— Sabreur, lOst lllb, 1; Troubadour,' lOst, 2; Alpine, lOst, 3. Won comfortably. Time— 3min, 2^3-ssec. Dividend^-£1 17s. •■ . ■ ELECTRIC HANDICAP, of 60 soys; five furlongs— Amoureux, 7st 131 b, 1: Titoki, Bst 131 b, 2; Aotuatic, Bs't, 3. Won by a length. Time— lmin 4 2-ssec. Dividend— £l 17s. SECOND HANDICAP HACK HURDLE RACE, of 50 soys ; one mile and a half—Whanparoa, 1; Merry Boy, 2; Robin Hood, 3. Dividend—£3. . .PRESIDENT'S HANDICAP, of 300 soys; one mile and a quarter — Boreas, Bst 101 b, 1 ; Bona Fide, Bst Sib, 2; Douglas, Bst Blb, 3. Castashore Bst 91b and Malatua 7st 21b also started. A splendid struggle. Won by a length. Time^ — 2min llsec. Dividend — £3 Bs. CHRISTMAS HANDICAP HACK RACE, of 45 soys; one mile— Taplow, 1; Full Charge, 2; The Masher, 3. Dividend— £2 10s. FAREWELL HAUJIUCAIV of 60 soys; nearly a mile — Marina, Bst lib, 1 ; Rubin, Bst 61b, 2; Surrey, 7st Blb, 3. VVon by a neck. Dividend— £s 3s. The sum of £15,357 was passed through the totalisator during the two days, cgainst £14,828 handled at the corresponding meeting last year.