RANGITIKEI R.C. SPRING MEETING.

New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Volume XII, Issue 708, 1 October 1903, Page 11

RANGITIKEI R.C. SPRING MEETING.

FIRST DAV. The weather was fine, and the attendance good for the above club s races on Wednesday, but the course was heavy. The totalisator handled £4,444, a decrease on last year of £769. The results were: — Flying Handicap ; six furlongs. Gold Seal 1 Regulation... ... ... ... 2 Ganger ... ... ... 3 Scratched Melwood. Won by a length. Time, Imin 20jJsec. Dividends, £4 10s and £3 3s. Maiden Hack Flat Race; six furlongs. Roseal ... ... ... 1 Tirule ... ... .. ... 2 Contingent . ... .. ... 3 Scratched • Triumph, Orouatuara, Hikonui, Miss Park, Waitere, Daddy, Maud. Won easily.. Time, Imin 20 4-sth sec. Dividends, £4 16s and £l 17s. Handicap Hack Hurdle Race; one mile and threequarters. r eau Ideal... ... ... ... 1 Inspan ... ... ... .. 2 R-mui .. ... ... 3 Scratched- Aroha. | |Won easily by a length. Time, 3min 29 l-sth sec. Dividends, £2 8s and £1 12s. Hack Flying Handicap; six furlongs. Apprentice... ... ... 1 Contingent .. ... ..2 Lass-o’-(iowrie ... ... 3 Scratched Catspaw and Nitrate. Won by half-a-length. Time, Imin 21sec. Dividends, £l9 8s and £2 15s. Rangitikei Steeplechase ; about two miles and threequarters. Rapanui ... ... ... ... 1 Opaku ... ... ... ... 2 Lochade ... ..3 Scratched —Nor’-west. Time, 6min 41sec. Dividends, £3 6s and £ll9s. Spring Handicap ;* one mile and a-quarter. Perfection ... ... ... 1 OtaSo .. ’ ... ... 2 benefactor .. ... ... 3 Scratched—Blackwing. Won by a length. : Time, 2min 19sec. Dividends, £9 19s and £1 17s. Handicap Hack Race ; one mile. Apprentice .. ... ... ... 1 Nukumaratia ~. ... ... 2 Stampede ... ... ... ... 3 Scratched—Reyant and Wet Reef. —Won by half-a-h'ead. Time, imin 51sec. Dividends £3,7s and £2 ss.

SECOND DAY. The weather was fine for the second day’s meeting, and the course was in better condition. The machine for the two days handled £8,381, against £9,355 for last spring' n»ppting. The results were : — Handicap Hack Hurdle Race ; one mile and a-half. Inspan ... .. ... ... 1 Highlow ... .. 2 Omuia ... •• ,• •• 3 Other Startex'S -Romany Lad and Ranui. Won easily. Time, 3min 3sec. Dividends, £ll3s and £2 ss. Telegraph Handicap; five furlongs. Regulation .. .. ... 1 Contingent .. ... ... 2 Reclaimer ...3 Other starters —Gold Seal, Romanoff, Ganger, Raj in. Won by a good length. Time, Imin 5 4-sth sec. Dividends, £3 17s and £1 19s. Arataumahi Steeplechase ; about two miles and a-quarter. Hutana ... •• 1 Umslopogaas ... ... ... 2 Opaku ••• ••• 3 Other starter - Scallywag Won easily. Time, 6min 6sec. Dividend, £2 14s. Welter Hack Handicap ; seven furlongs. Nukumaratia .. ... 1 Good Spec ... ... 2 Catspaw ... . ... .3 Other starters—Explorer, Domain, Waitatapia, Victoria Park, Nitrate, Wakawaka. Won by a good length. Time, Imin 36 4-sth sec. Dividends, £2 13s and £3 Ils. Hack Steeplechase ; about two miles and a-quarter. Towhatul ... .. ... ... 1 Laßelle -2 Eureka, ... ••• ••• 3 Other starters - Rapanui, Kaloo, and Trafalgar. Won by several lengths. Time, 6min 3 3-sth sec. Dividends, £2 2s and £2 9s. September Handicap ; one mile. Perfection ... ... ... 1 Rangitata ... ... . . 2 • Hinekoa ... ... ... 3 Other starters Hinetaura, Gold Dust, Benefactor, Taura, Blackwing, Sympathy. Won by a good length. Time, Imin 47sec. Dividends, £3 and £1 16s. Killeymoon Hack Handicap ; one mile and a distance. Stampede, .. ... ... ... 1 Ontario .. ... .. ... 2 Nukumaratia ... ... .. 3 Other starters - Merry Boy and Levant. Won by half-a-length. Time, 2min 6sec. Dividends, £2 8s and £2 9s.