WELLINGTON.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 146, 11 May 1893, Page 5

WELLINGTON.

May Bth. At a meeting of the committee of the United Hunt Club, held on Wednesday afternoon last week, the date on whiph their annual Steeplechase Meeting should take place was again. considered, and after considerable discussion the Wednesday following the Wellington Racing Club’s Winter Meeting was decided om viz., July 12th. Mr M. H. Lyon accepted the position of honorary secretary of the race meeting, aud a programme drafted by that gentleman was considered and approved. The new rules and regulations. under which hunt clubs are per T; mitted to hold race meetings, provide that not less than four events on the programme shall be confined to qualified; hunters only; and, as the Rules of Racing; will not allow of more than se.ven. races, being run, it will be seen that only tfcrqe open races can be included in the .bill of fare. The programme will be made up as follows: —The Maiden Steeplechase of 30S0VS, w.f.a., two miles ; Open Hurdle Handicap of 45SOVS, one mile and three - quarters; United Hunt Glub Steeplechase Handicap of sosovs, three miles and a half; Open Steeplechase Handicap of 75SOVS, three miles ; Ladies’ Bracelet Handicap of 3osovs, two miles on the flat; Open Welter Handicap of 3osovs, one mile and a quarter on th£. flat ; and Farewell Hunter’s Hurdle Handicap of 40S0VS, one mild and a Half (weights to be declared on the course). The total added money will be joosoys equally divided (as required by the rulek) between the open events and those for qualified hunters only. Mr J. E. Henry was appointed handicapper and-/Mr. S; Powell starter. Minor details of the programme were left in the hands of a subcommittee, with authority to issue the same as early as possible. The following handicaps for the Wek lington Trotting Club’s Queen’s Birthday Meeting were declared to-night (by the Club’s handicapper, Mr A. King:-- : 7 Wellington Trotting Club Handicap, 2| miles. —Clyde scr, Dakota scr, Nellie 55,. Fragment Tinker 375, Peter 425, Tuesday 475, Billy Buttons 475, Dusk 475, St. James 50s, Conway 555, -lien? loper 555. ~ Electric Handicap, 1 mile.—Clyde scr, Nellie scr, Dakota scr, Fragment ss, Prince 111 iOS, Peter 16s, Granny 18s, Tuesday 18s, Billy Buttons 7 18s, M.N. 225, Conway 225, Spreydon Lad 225, Director 255, Fleabite 255, Aconite 255, Jib ?ss. Dingo 30s, Deception 30s, Kitty 30s. Selling Handicap, 2 miles.—Tinker scr, Tuesday ss, Billy Buttons ss, Bob 10s, Countess 11. 15s, Director 18s, Cunning Bloke 20s, Nay Fault 20s, Captain 20s, M.N. 20s, Logic 30s, Guy 30s, . Hokunai 355, Fleabite 40s, Deception 40s, Giff 11. 455, H.K. 455. Pony Handicap, 2 miles. —Tuesday scr, Mabel 18s, Aconite 235, Folly 30s, Hokunai 30s, Hickory 355, Fisherman 40s, Fanny 455, Topsy 455, Dot 455, It 455, Disowned 455, Jib 455, Daisy Clipper 455, Dingo 455, Starlight 11. 50s, Ceres 555, Darkey 555. . A Miramai Park Handicap, 2 miles.—Clyde scr, Dakota scr, Nellie 3s, Fragment Bs, Tinker 30s, Granny 355, Tuesday 355, Billy Buttons 355, St. James 38s. Dusk 38s, Johnny 425, Conway 45'sj Countess II 455, Servia 455, Spreydon Lad 45 5 , Mabel 50s, Direfctor 50s. ■ A I Maiden Handicap, 2 miles.—Tinker scr, Poster 4s, Henloper 10s, Laurie 20s, Miss Amy. 20s, Johnny 20s, Taihoa 20s, Biddy 20s, My Fault 205, ; Cunning Bloke 20s, Captain ■ 20s, Servia 2osj Folly 255, Fisherman 255, Topsy 255, Speculation 255, Dingo 255, Guy 255, Disowned 255, K#ty 255, Ceres 255. ? The entry of Mr Abbott’s horse was received too late to be accepted, apd the entry of Mr F. C. Retter’s Buckley for the Selling Race was rejected, the disqualification of horse and owner.by the Johnsonville and Hutt County having been endorsed by the New Zealand Trotting Association., 1.; - : ♦■■■ ■■——--