SPORTING.

Wairarapa Standard, Volume XIX, Issue 1893, 25 October 1886, Page 2

SPORTING.

ISLAND BAY PARK RACING CLUB SPRING MMETING. First Day. Local Handicap ef 40sovs ; second horse to receive 5 sovs from the stakes. One mile and a quarter.—Lifebuoy (Doig) 1 ; Charmer, 2 ; The Shah, 3. Time, 2min IQjseo. Dividend Lll 11s. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 60 sovs ; second horse 6 sovs from the stakes. Two miles. Freebooter (Herd) 1; Forward, 2 ; Patricious 3. Time, 4min lOsec. Dividend, LI 18s. Jim was scratched. Island Bay Handicap, of 300 sovs ; second horse 25 sovs from the stakes. A mile and a half.—Rumor, 4yrs, 7st 81b, 1 ; Pasha, syrs, Oat -lib, 2 ; Normanby, aged, 6st 91b, 3. Rumor won from Pasha by a couple of lengths, Normanby a good third, Administrator fourth. Charmer fifth, and Strenuous last. Time, 2min 45sec. Totalisators—inside, 242 —Bl on the winner ; outside, 247—65 on the winner, dividend £3. Selling Race, 40 sovs, weight for age ; a mile and a distance—First Water £2O. 6at 131b, 1 ; Giriri, £3O, 6yrs, 7st 61b, 2 ; Cock of the Walk, £3O, 4yra, 7st 41b, 3, First Water won easily. Totalisators, inside 77 14 on the winner ; outside, 105—35, divideud £3 Bs. The Selling Race of 15 sovs was won by Te Whiti. Div £8 3s.

Stewards’ Stakes Handicap, ol 70 govs ; second horse 10 sova from the stakes. A mile. Humor, dvrs, Bst 51b, 1; Revoke, 4yrs Bst 41b, 2 ; Tha Shah, 4yrs, Bst 111b, 3. Also started Tornado, 7at Illb, and Forward fist 101b, Scratched—Strenuous, Bat 61b, end Charmer, Sat 31b. Rumor sailed in, hard held, a winner by half a dozen lengths. Time, Imin 48j»ec. Totalisators-inside, 175—90 on the winner ; outside, 147—68, dividend £1 16s.

The Ladies’ Bracelet was won easily by Miss Baruum. Second Dzy. Hurdle Race Handicap, of 60 sova ; second horse 10 sovs from the stakes. One mile and a-half.—freebooter, aged, list, lTatrioions, 6yrs, list, 2 ; Forward, 6yrs, 9st 2ilbs (ino. 2Jlbs o»er), 3. Jim, list Illb Forest King, 9st 41b (including4lbs over), and Old Sarah, 9st 61b (including 61 bs over), also started. As soon as the flag fell Patrioious and Forward went to the front and maintained the lead into the straight, both names being proclaimed as the winners. In the straight Freebooter came np fait, and aettling Patnoious opposite the saddling paddoek, won a good race by a length and a hall. Time. 2min 59fsec. Dividend, £4 6s. District Handicap of 60 sova, second horse to receive 6 sovs from the stakes. On# mile and a distance—Reputation aged, 7»t 7.b, 1; Charmer 6jrs, flat 101 b, 8; The Shah 4yrs, Sat 71b, 3. Lifebuoy and Forward wars scratched. Reputation won cleverly by two lengths. Time, I min 58|sec. Div £2 !3a KUbirnie Stakes ef 100 sovs, second horse 10 sovs from the stakes ; threeqnarters of a mile—Forester 1, Tornado 2, Strenuous 3, IWvok®, Lifsbuoj, and lb® Stub, started ;

Honeysuckle was scratched. Forrster won rather easily ; *. : m D-in 1.. •c. T'- aiii-Htor* —lnside 279 7o on the winner ; ouuide, 192—78 ; div 1,2 IS* Melrose Stakes Handicap, of 110 a«vs, second horse 10 sovs from the stakes. A mile and a quarter.—Pasha, 6yra, 9st, 1 ; Humor, 4yrn, Hst 71b, 2 ; Charmer, 6yrs, 7st 61b, 3. Pasha drew away and won hard held by a length. Charmer was a bad third. Time, 2miu Useo. Totalisator— inside, 275 —lB2 on the winner ; outside, 163—90 ; dividend £1 Bs. Pink Rose won the Selling Hack Race ; Dough Boy the Handicap ; Giriri the Selling Plate. Hurdle Handicap of 60 sova—one mile. Patrioious, 6yrs, list, 1 ; Reputation, aged, 9st 71b, 2 ; Miss Barnnin. 6yrs, 12*t, 8. Also started—Honeysuckle. 9st; and Vanity Fair, 7st. Forward, 9»t, was scratched; Time, Imin 51} sec. Totalisators—inside, 214-31 on the winner ; outside, 165—27 ; dividend £5 17s.