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Wairarapa Standard, Volume XX, Issue 2026, 4 February 1887, Page 2

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NAPIER PARK ENTRIES. Napieb, February 2. Ihe following nominations were received for (be Napier Park Racing Club's autumn meeting : Napier Cup, of 300 sova—Pearl, Waitiri, Rivulet, Kupe, Salisbury, Mystery, Pasha Wapiti, Revoke, Administrator, Apropos, Spade Guinea, Clyde, Quibble, The Sbab, 'J igredia, Fardmgale, boot Free, Orwell, Trickster, Silence, Soudan. Welter Handicap, ol SO sovs—Flemington, Owhaoko, Mystery, Kangaroo, Magnesia, Clyde, Warama. Quibble. The Shah, Tbe Poet, Marama, Premium, Denbigh, Strenuous, Erebus, Tamahine. Hurdles, of 100 sovs—Owbsoko, Manga*, boue, Volcano, Hurricane, Flemington, Peter Osbeck, Kangaroo, Jim, Magnesia, Erebus, Mountaineer. Snapshot, Ride.awee Flying Handicap, of 100 sovs—Pearl, Rivulet, Huata, Kupe, Longwaist, Mies Dargon, Pasha, Wapiti, Revoke, Princess Royal, Apropos, Spade Guinea, Vinaigrette, Molly Bawn, The Shah, Tigredia, Soot Free, Pyscho, Marama, Orwell, Kohn, Strenuous, Trickster, Silence, Soudan. WELLINGTON RACING GLOB SUMMER MEETING. The Summer Meeting commenced yesterday at tbe Hntt Park. There was a fair attendance. Telegraph Stakes, of 75 sovs. T Thompson's g g Little Scrub, 6yts, 6st yib, .. •. • • •• •• 1 R J Mason’s b g Teddy Yuille, 3yrs, 6st J Saunders’ b g Tbe Sbab, lyrs, 9st .. 3 Soudan, Tornado, and Princess Royal also - i.wi u length, Time, Imin started. t'ou

i7see. Dividend, iff. \\ ellingtou Two*year*old btakes, a sweep slake of 10 sovs each, with 200 sovs added. GII Clifford’s b g Crutohlield, Bst 51b .. 1 D o'Lhieu’s b f Bose and Black, Bst 21b .. 2 D Cults' bo Lorraine, Salslb, .. ..3 Ktugask won the Hurdles, Master agues second, and Orient third. Aroha and Volcano ul»o ran. Div, L 5 13s. The Steward’s Handicap, J mile, was won by I’it Hit Bst 41b, lievoke list 71U second, and Waitiri list 4lb, third. Smooth list, also run and got a good start. Time, 1 mm ItiJ secs. Div, L2 19s. The Selling Dace, | mile, wan won by Tornado. Scraps and Irma also ran. Div, LI 18s. Time, Imm 20 sees, The following is the result of the running /or me Wellington Cup : I Hill’s Pasha Bst 4lba (Clifford).. ~ I

W. li.mbett’s Lady Noiab, 04 2 C-i I Bussell's TigreU.n, Set, .. 8 Administrator dot 31b, Artillery 7st 91b, aud Humour 7«t 7ib also ran. It was rattier a bud start, Pashu getting sway with the iead, Administrator next took toe lead, and .lieu Lacy Norah, Clifford brought Pasha, who was the favoiite, up in the stiiglit aud won easily by 3 Jungles. Humour as men* tinned before was fast. Time 3 mm 33 secs, Div, L 3 Us. £3435 passed through the Totalisators yes* terduy at the Hutt. It is probable that the Maeterton Volun leer Baud may accept the invitation to play the Greytown Volunteers to church on Sunday next. Ihe leader of the Greytown baud '' *■ “ u «ntia WelliPg ton . it is expected that em& —•>.!«, pooita the local band cannot m*.... Sion,

Mr Chew's tramway have been destroyed ; it baa taken much vigilance to prevent tbe consuming element, which baa already burnt one span of a culvert on tbe rood, from spreading so ae to render the traffic on the road for tbe time unavailable. Mr Setb Hart, a settler on the Dalefield road, has lost two stacks of bay and some outbni'dmgs ; and Mr Hodder baa also been a sufferer. At the Albion mill, Taratabi, near Mr Barton Boys' residence, Mr Price informs us that about 10,000 feet of sawn timber has succumbed to tbe flames. Yesterday alternoou the fire from that direction was raging furiously and the smoke blown by tbe wind from the ranges was very dense across tbe Taratabi main road near Mr Hodgina' hotel. Towards night the wind calmed dowu and then it could be seen that fires were smouldering on tbe ground and illuminating upright stumps in many directions Mr Price's bouse and residence at Dalefield lias been threatened considerably, and it has necessitated constant watching to prevent the scourge cmuing within the boundaries of th? mill premises, Mr Duncan’s mi'l ia in constant danger When the much desired rain descends many anxious minds residing in these loculiii s will l>c set at real, and the hope ia now being echoed and re-echoed everywhere " may it come soon."