Wellington Racing Club Steeplechase Meeting. Wellington, July 18

The Steeplechase Meeting to-day proved a great success, there being large fields and good racing. Results : — Trial Steeplechase Handicap, of 80sovs. ; second horse to receive lOsovs. from the stakes. About 2£ miles. Faugh a-ballaugh, lOsfc 12lbs ... 1 Bobbie, 9st 2 Orient, Romeo, Nukurau and Fleming ton were scratched. Wellington Steeplechase of 150iovs. About three miles. Mr Dennett's Faugh-a-Ballagb, lOst 41b (Chambers) 1 Mr McColl's Orient, lOst 121b (Alex ander) 2 Mr Fulton's Erebus, 9st 101b (Herd) ... 3 Macaroni (12st 61b), King Arthur (list 1101b),1 101b), Berrington (lOst 101b), Romeo (lOsfe 71b), Fair Play (9st slb), also ran. Macar [ oni was favourite at 3 to 1, King Arthur and Berrington being next in demand ; Faagh-a-Ballaefh, 6to 1 ; 10 to 1 the others. Faugh-a-ballagh won easily by two lengths, Orient beating Erebus by a length and a-half for seaond place. King Arthur unseated his rider in the early part of the raes, and Romeo, who rose at the last hurdle with Faugha-ballagh, fell, and finished riderless Dividend, £12 2s. Time, 7min, 32^sec. The race was admitted to be the finest ever seen ©n the Hutt course. Hurdle Handicap, of lOOsovs; second horse to receive lOaovs from the stakei , About 2 miles. Mr Fulton's Erebus, lOst 81b (Herd) .. 1 Mr H. Piper's Ravenswood, 12efc 21b (Sheenan) 2 Colonel Frasers Quilp, lOst 51b (Rae) ... 3 Claude (lOst 101b), Billy- go-by-'ein (lOst), Miroi (lOst), Egmont (9st 101b), Porotaura (9st 61b), Loch Lomond (9st 31b), and Flemington (9st) also ran. Won by three lengths. Bayenswood was mado a hot favourite. Billy-go-by-em broke his leg, and had to be destroyed. Totaliaator divi dend, £5 2s. The Consolation Handicap was won by Colonel Frasers Quilp, lOst, The other starters were : Ravenswood, 12st 71b j Orient, list; Romeo, lOst 121b; Claude, lOst 91b ; Miroi, lOst ; Flemington, 9st.
