Wellington Races. (Per Press Association.) Hum Racecourse, This day. The weather is fine overhead but strong northerly is blowing across th course, which is in fairly good ordei The attendance is large. November Handicap, of 100 so vs; mile.—Cornea 6-10 f, Indian Shot 7*! t, Aide-de-camp 3. All started. Tira< lmin 45 2-5 sec. Dividends, Cornea £1 12s 6d, Indian Shot £6 15s 6d. Nursery Handicap, of 150 so vs ; J furlongs.—l raperator 8-5 1, Rajah 7-3 2 Hamua 7-33. Scratched—S tepdaughter Won by half a length, after a great race Time lmin 3 1-5 sec. Dividends £2 8i and £2 13s. Wellington Handicap, of 400 sovs ; 1( mile.—Cannie Chiel 7-11 1, Tortulla 9-J 2, Kahuwai 7-7 3. Scratched—Thi Shannon. Tortulla led into the straigh but Cannie Chiel passed her in the rui home and won by half a length, a similai distance between second and third Time 2min 12 l-sseo. Dividends, Cannie Chiel £3 15s, Tortulla £1 14s. Maiden Hack of 60 sovs; 6 furlongs —Trade Wind 7-7 1, Mooi 8-3 2, Wai pori 8-3 and Kowhete 7-7 a dead heat. Won by two lengths. Time 1 min 19 2-sth sec. Dividends—Trade Wind £4 18s 6d, Mooi £1 14s 6d. Guessei ane Puritana were scratched. Racing men are reminded that nomi nations for the Porangahau Racing Club’s meetiug are due at 8 p.m to morrow, and that the telegraph otlioe at Porangahau closes at 5 p.m. At the Wanganui A. and P. Society’s Show, to-day, Mr J. A. Annand’s Wal lace was awarded first prize in the Greyhound class, and Mr Whittington’s Bogardus second in the English setter open class. On November 15th Captain Hamilton took with artificial fly, the water being low and clear and the day mostly bright, 20 trout, weighing 411bs. The heaviest fish was 4£lbs. The time taken was from 10.30 a.m. to 3.30 p.m. The Waipawa Homing Club’s Marton race was flown yesterday, when birds representing nine lofts competed, the winner turning up in Mr R. Baker’s Successor, with a velocity of 977 yards, and was followed very closely by Messrs H. Gibbie’s Scallywag, 966 yards, and F. Ferguson’s Despatch, 984 yards. Mr J. Pellow acted as judge. The next race will be flown from Wanganui.
