SPORTING.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1786, 25 January 1886, Page 2

SPORTING.

WAIRARAPA RACES-AUTUMN MEETING. THE NOMINATIONS. We are indebted to tha Secretary of tha Wairarapa Jockey Clnb, for the following nomination* received for the Autnmn Meeting - FIRST DAY. Handicap Hurdles, 75 eovs—Macaroni, Secretary, Director, Claude, Lady Lee, Halioore, Lady Bab, The Drnid, Faugh-a Ballagh, Ngatitoa, Kangaroo, Lottery and Polly. Wairarapa Cup, 150 eove—Hollo, Salvage, Kakapo, First Water, Waitiri, Pasha, Rumor, Fawn, Lady Maad, Ugly Bnck, Gabbls, Administrator, Leon and Athol Daisy. SECOND DAY. Hnrdles Macaroni, Secretary, Clande, Lady Lee, Halicore, Lady Bab, Walk Over, The Drnid, Fange-a-Ballogb, Ngatitoa, Proeser’e Kangaroo. Lottery, Polly, and A G. W. J. C. Handicap of 100 eovs— Miee Dorgon, Kakapo, 80110, Salvage, Waitiri, Pasha, Rumor, Fawn, Lady Maud, Ugly Bock, Trickster, Revoke, Gabble, Firat Water, Leon, Athol Daisy. ISLAND BAT RACES. The raoae at Island Bay on Friday were very largely attended, notwithstanding there were so many counter attractions. On the road to the course there was a constant atream of vehicles of every description, all loaded even to excess, with passengers boned for the races. The road on account of the long drought, was very dusty and a stiff breeze was blowing during the day, whioh tended to make the journey to and bom the coarse rather unpleasant. Mr 0. B. Press, of the Prince of Wales’, conducted the inside publican’s booth and the luncheon tent, and gave the utmost satisfaction, many of tha visitors being very agreeably surprised to find so many good things provided, and in inch a liberal and well arranged manner. The Stewards and officers of the Clab carried out their duties in a must able manner, and the proceedings went off without a hitch. The onlr disagreeable feature whioh marred to a large extent the day’s enjoyment, so far aa country visitor* just down for one day were concerned, wee the difficulty in getting off the course by means of public conveyances. Numbers of persons who had to catch the trains to the Wairarapa and elsewhere had to walk all tbs distance from the Bay to Wellington, certainly not a pleasant wind up to a day's holiday. In other towns in the colony beside Wellington those who cater (or the public in this respect generally provide good accommodation for the conveyance of persona to race coarse whioh are not adjacent to a railway station. It is true numbers of vehicles could be seen returning to the comae when most of the people were halfway on their way toward the town, but as they were bound direct for the coarse where they would probably find very few. the arrangement appeared very absurd.

The meeting wan well patronise! by the

fair sex, who graced the grand stand in goodly numbers, ami Gray 4 excellent Brass Baud discoursed some good music during the dav.

The first race, the Local II mdieap, one mile 50 sots, was started punctual to tune, and resulted as follows ;

T. Smith's bhj Ugly Duck, lyrs, Sal 121b,. 1 J. Saudford sb m, Pink Rose, 5 vis, 7st.. 2 J, Leopold’s c n»Lemmata, flyrs, list 101b.. 3

Grand Duke. Lifebuoy, Doncaster, Cock of the Walk and Lady Albany also ran. Time, Imin 48£ secs. Div, inside L 3 15s. Outside, L 3 15s. This was a good race, but the Buck proved an easy winner. Handicap Hurdle Race. 1) miles, 75 SOTS

J. Higgins’s Secretary, aged lost «lb .. 1 R. Rutherford’s Master Ague*, list 71b .. 3 J. H. Prosser's Kangaroo, >JbI .. .. :( Faugh-a Ballagh, Claude, Macaroni, and Loch Lomond also rau. A good fast nos ensued, aud eventually the Secretary woo rather easily. Div, inside L 3 9b. Outside Li 19s, Island Bay Park Handicap, of 400 sovs. Second Jiorse £6O; third horse £26 from the stakes ; 11 miles. Major Oeoige’s c hj Kelson, 5 yrs, 9st 3lb 1 J. Stephenson's hr hj Captain Webster,

7st 101b 2 Mr P. Martin’s ch m Pearl, 1 yrs, Sat 61b 8 Tasman 9st stb, Administrator 9at, Paaba Bat 121b, Lady Emma Bst. Armourer Tot X lib, Leae 7st 91b, Salvage 7et Gib. and Ugly Buck 7st lib, also started. Soudan Got 51b, ant} Talebearer 7st 31b, ware scratched. Betting and Nelson aud Tasman neat in the market. The starter had difliculty in getting them away. Administrator aud Nelson being \ err fractious. Cabtain Webster won easily by • length and a half. Div L 9 12s, sod L 6 16a. Selling Plate of £6O was won by W. X. Dennett's b m Aimee 7st 111b, J. Sandford's b g Fisherman Tat lie, 3 ; A. Goodwin’* br g 7st 131b, 3. The Haok Hurdle Usee of £l6; was won by Sfr William. Tramway Blakee of £IOO, was won by Athol Daisy. Little Scrub name in a good second. Dividend —lnside, £5 7s; outalda, £4 17*. The Selling Haok Baoe of £l6. wse won rather easily by Matemao. On the second day (Saturday), Athol Daisy won the Ladies' Bracelet. Master Agoce the Hurdle*, and Maligner the Newtown Stakes, with Tasman second. The Consolation was won by Little Bomb. City Stakes, Pacha. Woodoote Stakes, Galatea