SPORTING.
Fixtures.
Maroh 16 and 17— Hawke'a Bay'J.O. March 17— SandonR.C. ' >■ * '"'" ' £ Woodville D.J.C. Meeting. , Second Day. (Per United Press Association.) ■ " * - ' WooDybvra, Mirch 10. The weather was again glorious for the Becond day's raoing. With two exceptions, the' fields were large -and "the " racing first-class. The only decent dividend was that paid, on' Russley Belief- for wuming' the Stewards'' Handicap, viz., £216 a. The running'^ LbreWi; King's Bowman and Rip Vao ' Winkle' Waf- Very disappointing. The sum of J54243 %ent through ihe totalisatot,' » whioh • "niakea £8908 for the meeting, being over "£3OO more than last year. The following' are results :— * '-,-.,„ Stewards' ' Hack : ■ Russley Belle* 1, Nukurau 2, Gold Cup 3. Oracle, Wiritea, First Result, Progress, Slumber,' First* > Shot, and Merry Maiden also started. ' Won by a neck. Time, lmb '32}seo.' ' Dividend, £21 6b. - ■ : ■T* Hubdles: Opai 1, Toriki^S, Sohnapps 3. Rhodara' also started." Won easily by a ' oouple of lengths. Time, 2min 68secs. Dividend, £1 13s. Ruahtne Handicap: Wish 1, Marvellons 2, Stookade 3. Won by a length, second and third horses almost a dead heat. Time, 2min 4 jseo. Dividend, £1 12s. ' Autumn Handicap : Primula 1, Bona ■ Fide' 2, Whario3.' 'Lorelei, King's Bowman, Rip Van Winkia, and Ben Varrey also started. Won by a coupler of lengths'. Time,2min. Dividend, £2 6s. .. • ' >'• TfeLBGriASH HacJk Handicap : Splinter 1, Nnkurati 2TOradle 3. 1 G6I6T Cup,- ORino, and -RimlbcK also started. Won bKa neck. Time, lmin 19J6eC Dividend, £8 15b. A protest whs' entered against' thd ' ■ winner fdr Incb'risistei* f uhning, hut was" dismissed. ' t ■• i W .•■ Railway Stakes: Titoki 1, King's Bovrman 2,'"Maid Marion 3, Warnote'alsd startea. -Won comfortably. Time 'lmlri 1 ssee. Dividend, *9 145. » '•' ' *«;■ \ - ?Vjusiy£h,-Ha«? HaAdiom : Te Hum i, Progress -2; Thrash p. B^irst ResuH; Volliy,-, and; AHandiji' »fao B{ar(fe4.- % iSßon; by a length and a half. lime, "lmin 3i ~ 2-sthseo. Dividend, £1 8S, ' <i. High Weight : Return 1, Ben Varrey 2 Rip Van WinklaS. Maia Marion, Stray Marion Stay .'Bird, ' and ' Bavaria- also • started. , Won rather easily. Time, lmin 47seo. Dividend, £3 195.. ..: . ■
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Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9385, 11 March 1898, Page 2
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333SPORTING. Wanganui Herald, Volume XXXII, Issue 9385, 11 March 1898, Page 2
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