SPORTING.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1822, 19 April 1886, Page 2

SPORTING.

WELLINGTON RACING CLUB AUTUMN MEETING.

The Autumn Meeting of the Wellington Racing Club began Friday afternoon at the Hutt Lark. Fully 500 persons were on the course at 2 o’clock, and the weather was lovely. The black badges worn by the jockeys, bookmakers, and officials in memory of R. H. Vallanee was very conspicuous. Petone Stakes Handicap, of SO sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stakes. Three quarters of a mile. A Drake’s b g Billy, aged, Oat ~ .. 1 A Boyle’s b m Vanity Fair, 3yrs, 7st 31b.. 2 J Harding’s g g Okato, 6yrs, 7st 41b .. 3 Also started—Hagar, Shah, and Kakapo. Billy was favourite, but several others were backed. Billy maintained his lead to the finish and won easily by two lengths. Okato a good third. Time, Imin Isjsfco, Dividend £2 9s.

Hurdle Handicap of 60 sovs, about two miles. H G Veunell’s blk g Freebooter, 6yrs

9st .. .. .. 1 A M'ColTs b g Orient, aged, list 41b .. 2 J Higgin’sc g Secretary, aged, 12st .. 3 Ngatitoa was scratched. When they came to the last jump both leaders rose together, and a slashing race down the straight ended in favour of Freebooter by a head; Secretary, who made up a lot of ground when too late, three lengths' behind. Time, 4min Osee. Dividend £3 11s. Selling Hurdle Race, of 25'sovs. About one mile and a half. Halicore .. .. .. .. 1 Loch Lomond .. .. .. 2 Bobbie .. .. .. .. 3 Won by three lengths. Titokowaru also ran. Autumn Handicap, of 200 sovs ; one mile and a quarter. D. O’Brien’s b hj Hermitage, 3vrs, Bst 21b 1 G. H. Owen’s ch m Fay, 4yrs, fist 71b .. 3 P. Butler’s b g Tit Bit, Hyrs, Bst’4lb .. 3 Also started —Silence 7st 21b, Reputation fist 51b, .and Rollo fist. Betting at the post Even on Hermitage. Nearing the home turn Hermitage got on oven terms with Fay. Then it looked as though the favourite was going to win very easily ; but Fay had a lot left in, and answering gallantly to the challenge, she raced Hermitage into the straight, the pair leaving Tit Bit half a dozen lengths away. A magnificent set-to up the straight resulted. They entered level, but as they came home the mare drew away until, half way up, she had a slight advantage. Hermitage however, passed Fay in the last few strides, and won a grand race by a head. Tit Bit was an indifferent third, Reputation fourth, Bilence fifth, aud Rollo last. Time 2min 4lfa. Totalisators—lnside 454—228 ; outside 325—156 ; dividend £1 16s. The Tradesmens’ Handicap was won by Billy, Fay 2, Miss Dargon 3. Fisherman won the Selling Hack Race, giving a dividend of £l3 14s. AUCKLAND AUTUMN MKKTINU. The following arc the general entries for Autumn Handicaps ; Shorts Handicap. -Snider, Friendship, Aimec, Clogs, Nemesis, Victory, Kalo, Victoria, Mitrailleuse, Kewi, Libeller, Telford, Armourer, The <’at, Necklace, Wapiti, Cinderella, Mvalerv, Woudnvmph. Kllerslie Plate. -Ricochet, Antelope, kivnlet, Keproach, Caleshy, Tomora, Camion, Brigadier, Ladv Norah, Howitzer. Flying Stakes. - Hieodiit, Uivnlet, Keproach, Tcinora, Camion, Brigadier, Kalo, Mitrailleuse, Telford, Derringer. Selling Knee.-Capelin, Aimee, Blarney, Orphan, Kalo, Uha Bill, Castashoro, Kewi, Larrikin, Armourer, Octopus, Kosewood. Hurdle Knee. Mangahoiie, Bella, Miss Orittiths, Minaret, Cny Fawkes, Maccaroni, Tiger, Auctioneer, Miss Agnes. Tradesmen’s Plate. Friendship. Nemesis, Vietory, Kalo, Victoria, Mitrailleuse, Castashore, Kewi, l.ihellei, Telford, The Cat, Wapiti, Cinderella, Mystery, \\ ...,d----nymph. ...

MariV Pntdmr Siukcs. Lady N'urali. (.'alCshr, Hr prniu-h, Uowilzor, Ricochet. Tcmora, Camion.

St la’uvr. Waitiri. Sou’-wrsiofhashrMi saaUhei! for all al tho Autumn Mooting