HORSE RACING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume XL, Issue 12536, 6 May 1915, Page 6

HORSE RACING.

MARLBOROUGH RACKS. Blenheim, May 5. The weather was raw and cold for the. M.irlborough autumn meeting, bivt t 10 attendance was above the average, llie totalisator investments were £■!£'— -™ increase of .£11)14 on the figures foi the lirst (lav last year. Results : M\IDEN HACK HANDICAP, Of 75 sovs. S:x furlongs. I—Pink Heather, 5.7 ... } y —Achilledes, 8.7 - <j_Bmish Rose, 8.. •-■ Won by a neck, with the same distance between second and third, lime., lmin 17 2-ssec. UGBROOKE WELTER, Of 10!) sovs. Seven furlongs. I—Montana, 8.4 ... ••• } -Z— Want, 8.12 ••• ••■ 5 •t Acliilledes, 9.10 ••■ . Started: Curator ff.lo W f puntu SV> Beacon 5.7. Won easily by hah a len'th with a .similar distance be- - twwn second .and third. Time, lmm 30 HANDICAP, Of 100 sots. Five furlongs. 7 —Excitement. 8.10 -■• I s—Mivltoe. 7.8 • ■•■ •■• - - to tCfront and ™n comfortably by a length. Time, lmm 4sec. •**. • M\RL-BOROL T GH CUP, Of 250 sovs. One mile and a-quarter. 3—Diavolo. 7,1'2 ••• ••- } t ■* I—Rene.1 —Rene. 8.0 ••■ ••■ o -sS: B ßvrono.o. taW S3 ChiUies tV>'.. Diavolo led from the Sf anTwon by a clear length with immer half a length behind. Time, 2min US WELTER. Of 100 sovs. Seven turlongs. / 6—Rifapara. 8.4 ... -• £ 3—Hap Dha, 9.2 ... ■•- - S9 Combination. 8.8, Elopement 8.6. Otakiua 83. Won by a. short neck, with Roue a neck behuul. Time, lmm

30SGC ' FLYING HANDICAP, ■'" r ' Of 125 sovs. Six furlongs. I—Evadne, 7.11 ... ••• \ 4—Margarita, ..4 ... ••• - 2—Altcar, 8.13 •■• ••• * ■. \ls7started: Peroneal 8.0, Royal Dmgoon 8.6. Won by half a length. Time, lmin 15 2-osec. AUTUMN HACK HANDICAP, • : Of 100 sovs.' Six furlongs. 3 Whisperer, 8.0 ... ••• 1 s—Royals—Royal Sleeves, 8.3 ••- - 2 —Coropct, 7.5 •■■ ■•• % . Won by a short length. Time, lmm 15 3-ssec. ~ ~ . ifter the race for the Cup the stewards held an inquiry.into the '™»S of Rene,, but a satisfactory explaiia tfon was'given. After. the; Firing Handicap the second-position was awaidLd S owing to 'Margarita boring in the straight.