MOUNT SOMERWS RACES.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume V, Issue 1362, 28 December 1885, Page 2

MOUNT SOMERWS RACES.

The Annual Moant Somers Races and Sports were held on Boxing Day. The weather was cloudy bat fine, sod there was a very good attendance. The officials worked has tily and well, and succeeded in making e decided SBCoeea of the gather, leg The following are the results:— Hubddb Raob of 10 eovs. Mr Merria’a Pickwick 1 Mr McCormick's Tommy 2 Mr Grsybrook's Patsy... ... ... 3 Maiden Puts of 6 sovs. Mr O. Reveli's Black Angel 1 Mr W. T. Smith's Primrose ... ... 2 Mr Whaley’s John fhomas ... 3 A protest was lodged against the winner on the ground that he was not a district horse. Consideration of the protest was deferred until this evening. Handicap t*ot of 8 sots. Mr A. Mscfarlane’s Gipsy (act) ... 1 Mr A. Maofarlane’s Bismarck ... 2 Mr T. E Mcßae's Relile ... ... 3 Mr Mclntosh's Symphony ... ... 0 Mount Souses Our. Mr W. T. Smith's Wild Boy 1 Mr Morris's Pickwick ... 2 Mr Reveli’s Black Angel 3 Mr J. Smith’s Maid of Atneds ... 0 A splendid race—won hy a nose. Pont Raob. Mr A. Macfarlane's J'mmy ... ... 1 Mr Johnston’s Goody 8 Mr Harvey’s Practical... ■ ... ... 2 Practical threw her rider at the starting post. Uu*»t Skubbt. . Mr J. Ross's Rosa beat Polly, RgßOj and Copper Knob. j The stakes will be paid over it Hood’a ] evwcj wmdivj. i

. RAKAIA RACES). '"" Oor report of these races, held on Saturday, baa reached us too lata for publicat on in this issue. The following are tie bare results of’he different events: Hurdle Rack. Irish Kate ... 1 Sultan... ... ... f Rubins 5 n Handicap Taot, '■ - Barley. 1 . Ruction 2 Larrikin ... .„ ... 3- - Ladies' ' Bracelet, Sultan... " 1 Lady Mansion 3 Rubins 3 Novel Race. Maggie ... ... , M 1 JL Beauty 2 1 Belfast came in first, but waa disqualified. *■ A.J.G. RACES (bEUTKR’s TELEGRAMS—OOPTSXSHT.) Sydney, Daetste M The Boxing Day Meeting of toe 4 J.O. , was held to-dav in the presence of a large a tendance. The principal event was the* Sommer Cup, which resulted as follows: Tempe ... 1 Cerise and Blue ... ... 2 Ben Bolt ... ... ... 3 Eighteen hones started. The race waa won easily by three lengths. 1 fane, 3 Alia 39aec.