OUR WANGANUI LETTER.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume II, Issue 76, 7 January 1892, Page 4

OUR WANGANUI LETTER.

(from our own correspondent.)

[By

Wire.]

The Rangitikei Racing Club held their annual meeting on the Ist and second January, when some good racing was witnessed by those present. The first day it rained heavy, but on the second a better day could not have been wished for. was put through the machines, which were worked by Hill and Poole. The following are the results of the different events. Maiden Plate —Cordelia, yst jib, Reed, i ; Seal Brown/yst ijlb, McKeague, 2; Fortune, 7st 121 b, Knight, 3 ; Musket also started. Won easily. Time, 2min 24sec. Dividend, £1 13s. Handicap Hurdles — Reer, lost, Retter, 1 ; Hiamoe, gst 41b, Morris, 2 ; Empire also started, but Reer won by three lengths. Time, 4min 23sec, Dividend, £3 3s. Hack Hurdles— Commotion, list, Higgins, 1; Corsair, gst 71b, Anderson, 2; Glenelg, lost i2lb, Scott, 3; Ridge also ran. Won by a length. Time, 3min Bsec. Dividend, £2 ss. Rangitikei Handicap —Foxton, Bst 31b, McCormick, 1 ; Cordelia, 6st lolb, Reed, 2 ; Torpedo, 7st gib, 3 ; Weka, 7st 31b, also ran. Weka led for one and a quarter miles, when Cordelia went to the front, with Torpedo close handy. Cordelia led into the straight) when McCormick called upon Foxton, who responded gamely, and won a good

race by a length. McCormick was loudly praised for his riding in this event, and to his horsemanship may be credited the win of his mount. The time for the one and three-quarter miles was jmin 15 4*sth sec. Dividend, £2 3s. Hack Race —Strephon, gst 41b, Reed, 1 ; Swindle, Bst nib, Kennedy, 2; Eve, 7st, Hall, 3. Time, imin 57 i-sth sec. Dividend, £1 6s. Flying Stakes—Ranee Nuna, 6.7, Crook, 1 ; Stmalo, Bst 21b, Johnson, 2 ; Recluse, Bst 131 b, Kennedy, 3. Won by a length. Time, imin 23 4-sth sec. Dividend, £2 ss. Stewards’ Plate—Cretonne, gst 21b, McCormick, 1 ; Fortune, Bst, 2 ; Pyramus, gst gib, 3 ; Empire, Musket, and Rufus also ran. Won all out by length. Time, imin 54sec. Dividend, / 1 16s. Second Day. Clifton Handicap — (62), Torpedo, Bst 71b, Collelo, 1 ; (78). Weaka, Bst 51b, Lett, 2 ; (78). Cretonne, 7st 121 b, McCormick, 3 ; (60) Stmalo and (25) Fortune also ran. Won by a length. Time, 2min 13 2-sth'Sec. Dividend, £4. 6s. Hurdles — (15 1), Empire, lost gib, Pell, 1 : (24), Hiamo, gst, Morris, 2; (119), Pyramus, nst sib, Cameron, 3; (66) Reer, lost sib, also ran. Won easily. Time, 3min 16 i-sth sec. Dividend, £2 2s. Handicap Hurdles —(32), Nat, gst lolb, McLean, 1 ; (159), Commotion, nst lolb, Higgins, 2 ; (54), Corsair, gst 81b, McMorrin, 3; (117) Raven also ran. Won after a good race by half a length. Time, 2min 26 2-sth sec. Dividend, £lO is. Railway Handicap — (237), Torpedo, Bst sib, McCormick, 1 ; (159), Ranee Nuna, 7st sib, Crook, 2; (154), Cordelia, 7St sib, Reed, 3. These were the only starters. The race for the first half of the journey was a slow canter, when Cordelia rushed to the front and led into the straight, but was collared at the distance post by Torpedo, who won, with a little to spare, by a length. Time,, zmin 57500. Dividend, £2 is. Hack Race —(.35)’ Priscilla, 6st 71b, Hall, 1; (42), Perla, 6st 71b, Crook, 2 ; (201), Swindler, Bst 13th, Kennedy, 3; (31) Propellor, 7st 21b, Nat also ran. Won by a short head. Time, imin2isec. Dividend, £9 13s. Short’s Race, for two-year-olds—(83). King John, Bst lolb, Reid, 1 ; (50), Prioress, Bst sib, Lett, 2 ; (93), Explosion, gst sib, Collelo, 3 ; (94) Variety also ran. Won by a neck. Time, imin 6sec. Dividend, £3 Bs. Consolation Race —(24) Musket, 6st lolb, Johnston, 1 ; (120), St. Malo, Bst sib, Collelo, 2; (28), Rufus, (61) Seal Brown, and (60) Fortune also ran. Won after a good finish by a head. Time, imin sosec. Dividend, £l l 11s.