SPORTING.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1809, 19 March 1886, Page 3

SPORTING.

MASTEBTON-OPAKI RACES. There m abont 500 peraone on tbe eoaras on Wednesday ; the following are the reeulta : Bard I* Race—Vannall’a Freebooter 1, J. Thompson’! Walkover 2, Prosser's Kangaroo 5. Lady Hand oame down and there was a regular emaeh (eaye tbe Star), Jockey Lang had hie leg broken, and a Maori had bia head badly injored, hu eye being nearly kaoeked set Hurdle*.—Hill'* Blanghterman 1, May 3. St Patrick* Day Handicap.—Tancred s flretwater 1, Bay'* Kakapj 2, Macara’s 8000 8. Paaha, Ramor, Little Scrub, Olaieke and Scrape were ecratebed. Hovel Base.—Te Whiti 1. Dan 2. Flying Stakes.—Bey's Kakapo 1, Ray's Dan O’Ooanell 2, Baekndge's Scraps 3. Dividend Ll9 lie. Hack Baee.—Won by May. Dividend LlO 18*. Coe eolation Handicap—Olaieke 1, Kopi 2, Dan O’Connells. Dividend L 3 13*. HAWKS BAY AUTUMN MEETING. There was a very large attendance at tbe ftnt day of the Jockey CTnb’s Antnmo Meeting. Over 4000 persona were on tbe course, and tbe racing was on tbe whole excellent. Tbe following were the results : Faaa Baiipicap, of 100 sovs ; one mile Trickster, Sat 31b, 1 ; Soudan, 7st Sib, 2 - Abraham, 7st 61b, 3. Six started. Wen easily. Time, Imin 46 2-sseo. Dividends L 3 5a and L 3 9s.

Hckulk, 150 sots ; two miles.—Denbigh 10M 71b, 1 ; Kingask, lOet 121b, 2 ; Manga’ baooe, 9*t 41b,3. There were seven starter*. Tim*. 4min 17 2-ssec. Dividends, Llo Is cad L 9 16*.

Kanu Handicap, of 600 sove ; one and three-quarter mile*.—Pearl, Bst, 1 ; Necklace 8M 6lb, 3 ; The Leird. 6st 101b, 3. Cinderella, Libeller, Derringer, Rifleman, Victoria, Bonny Blink, alto started. When the fleg fell, the colors of Libeller were the most prominent, with Necklace second, and Pearl third, Rifleman being the last to get on his feet. Round ing the bend into the straight, Libeller le<i, witb Derringer on hi* quarter. Than came Peer!,' Victoria end the Leird, Rifleman dropping beck to last place. On reaching the ■beds. Victoria had tbe lead, with The Laird aaeond. Kooning alongside were Necklace end Derringer together, Libeller, Pearl, and Bonny Blink being last. At the beck of the •° ur ee Pearl began to move, end, gradually eraaping up, by tbe time tbe railway bend •»* reached she bed challenged the leaders. Necklace here made a itrennous effort, and the pair need down the straight together amid aboota from tbe onlookers, •• Pearl jj** •’ counter shouts" Necklace wins!' Tbeehooting was kept up until tbe post was *o clow were tha two from entering the straight until the finish that the the greatest uncertainty, and even M lbs finish tbe difference between tbe two ***.* ■**•, hot quite sufficient to enable tbs Judge to easily separate them The Lend was a fair third, Derringer fourth. Cinderella fifth, Libeler sixth, Victoria aad Bonny Blink last. Time, 3mi a • 1-flth eee. Dividends, L 4 and L 4 3s.

Plati, of 150 eova ; six furlongs. -Onlalee, 1; Cremona, 2 , Bivulet, 3. Six •tarter*. Woo very easily. . HatmicAP, of 100 sove ; one and a haM miles.—Cinderella, lOat Sib, 1; Trickster, JO* 71b. 9 ; Laooata, I3*t. 3. Five starters Won easily. Batlwat Biaxis, of iso cove ; six furlongs. —BanbhM,fist 41b, 1; Mis* Dergon, 7*t 4tb, kissy 3 ’ in >uiud ' wo °