Wanganui Jockey Club’s Steeplechase Meeting.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume III, Issue 148, 25 May 1893, Page 7

Wanganui Jockey Club’s Steeplechase Meeting.

~.; i Wednesday, May 24. (By Wire—From our own Correspondent.) There was a good attendance at this meeting. The weather was showery, but the racing was very good. Results :— Flying Stakes Handicap of sosovs ; second horse to receive ssovs from the stakes. Six furlongs (on the flat). Stockfish, 7.8, 1 ; Dingo, 7.3, 2; Goodwood, -7.6, 3.- Only the three started, and Stockfish won easily. Time,; imin 20 3>SSCC.< , •.» J ; Wanganui Handicap,, Steeplechase of 250 sovs; second horse to receive 25 soys and the third horse to receive 10 sovs from the stakes. About three miles. Empire, 10.10 (Higgins), 1 ; Chester, 10.4 (Rollo), 2 ; Gondolier, 10.9 (Alexander), 3. This was a good race, the jumping of most of the contestants being splendid. The starters were Waterbury (baulked), Empire, Gondolier, Chester, Gladius, Manine (baulked) and Iroquois, who fell at the water jump, but was quickly remounted ; Disturbance, who baulked at third fence, and Allegretto who fell at the fourth fence from home. The latter was making strong running with Empire when he fell, and this left the race to the ultimate winner uno fenced splendidly throughout. Manine also stopped the last time round. Time, 6min 42 4-ssec. Dividend, £3 18s. Hunters’ Steeplechase Handicap of sosovs; second horse to receive iosovs from the stakes. About two miles. Doctor, 10.9, 1 ; Lascar, 10.4, 2 ; Amalgam, 10.4, 3. Won by half a head. Time, 4mm 41 i-gth sec. Dividend, £1 4 s - Winter Oats Handicap of 100 sovs ; second horse to receive 10 sovs from the stake, miles. —Musket, B.7(McCaff), 1; Kapua, 8.6 (George), 2; Mutiny, 7.9 (James), 3. Also started—Stranger, 8.8 ; Tulloch, 8.8; Sunbeam, 7.6 ; *Stockfish, 7.5; Cordelia, 7.5; Daisy Clipper, 7.4 ; Goodwood, 7.6. Won by half a head. Time, 2min Dividend, £3 9s Trial Steeplechase Handicap of 80 sovs., second horse to receive 10 sovs. from the stakes. For all horses which have never won a Steeplechase of the value of 25 sovs (hacks and hunters excepted). About two miles.—Waterbury, 11.7, (Hope) 1 ; Otakeho 9.7, (W. Laing) 2 ; Amalgam 10.0, (Hall) 3. Time, 4mm. 21 sec. Dividend, £7 14s. Hack Flat Handicap of 40 sovs, second horse to receive 5 sovs. from the stake. One mile and a distance. —Pennant, (Henricks) 1; Storyteller (Stevenson) 2 ; Gorse (Lind) 3. Time, 2min. 10 3-ssec. Dividend, £7 3s. Final Handicap Steeplechase of 50 soys ; second horse to receive 5 sovs from stakes; about i£miles. —Otakeho 9.9 (W. Laing), 1; Disturbance, 10.7 (Higgins), 24 Iroquois, 9.7 (Powell), 3. Seven started.., King Rose fell and broke his neck. < Time, jmin 31 3-ssec. Dividend, £6 3s.