First Day,

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 1717, 23 November 1887, Page 2

First Day,

The first day's racing of the Spring Meeting of the Ashborton Racing Club was held to-day. The weather was magnifioeat, completely falsifying the anticipations of a wet day, which the rainfall of yesterday afternoon and last night gave rlae to. The attendance In oonsequ nee of the gloriona weather was large. The oonrse was m very fair order, though aomowhat heavy m par's on aooonat of the recent rainfall The Aah burton •land was on tha grouud, and livenad the proceedings by tbe masio which they discoursed. Mr Pitcraaa had one publloan'a booth, and Mr Henry the other, while Mr Davlb presided over the lighter refreshment stalls. The following are tbe results up to the time of our going to praea : — Handicap Hurdle Rack, of 40 soys ; the second horse to receive 5 soys from the stake Over 8 flights of hurdles, about 3ft 6in high. 2 miles. Mesars M. and C. Hobba' br g Kffigy, syrs, 10st21b ... (O. Hobbrf) 1 Mr W. O. Rutherfoid's eh m Main boom, Gyr*, 9at 121 b ... (Bishop) 2 Mr G O. Miles' b g Sawdust, aged, Bat 71b (Walls) 3 Mammoc lOat 101 b, and Nero Oat 61b, also ran. From a rather indifferent start Sawdust got away first, with Mainbo m and Effi»y, Nero whipping m, bad over the first hurdle. Therb was no alteration m tha positioos as they passed the stand, but at the next Sawdust, Mainboom, and Effigy took close order, and Mainmoc improved his position. At the last hurdle EfHp.y went up and won easily by two lengths, Mainboom second, Sawdust taking third place en sufferance. Time— 4min Iseo. Totalisator, 236 — 88— dividend, £2 88. County Plate Handicap, of 30 soys ; the socond horse to receive 5 soya from the stake. 1^ mi'ea. Mr S. H. Lemon's b g Oliver Crom-

well, syra, B*t 2)b (G. Williams) 1 Mr H. Lee's oh m Nelly, aged, Bsfc 7lb ' (Smith) 2 Mr R. Boanetb'a b g Urland, Byre, Bit 51b ... 3 Mr J. 0. N. Grlgg'a Mountain Deor (Sat 41b), Moßsra Pdaroe Brother*' Doubtful (83t 21b, Including 91b over), Mr S. Alexander's Tem«k» (7at 91b, inoiudtog 21b over), Mr It. W. Crocket's Oportx (7at 21b), Mr H. Lee'a Malvlna (7at 21b), Mr A. MoLeod'o Nipper (7 t 2lb), Mr J. Worner'a Little Wondar (6stlolb, and Sib over), Mr J. WHson'a Hgala (6at 101 b), also ran, After a slight delay, a splendid start was effeoted. Doubtful obtained the lend, Mountain Daer being eeoond. At the six furlong post Urland and Oliver Cromwell closed on the loaders, and Nelly began to make up her ground. In the straight OKvor Oromwoll came up, and promptly eettling the rest, camo m An easy victor. Time, 2mln 20secs Totaliaator 251—86. Dividend £2 19a. Time— 2naln 20aeo, Totaliaator, 257— 86— dividend, £2 19a. ASHBDRXON OOP HANDICAP, of 70 BOVB ; ! the eeoond horse to receive 7 soys from the stake. 1^ miles. Me «&, Wherwin'a b g Qaibble, 6yra, 9»t (Deriitt) 1 Mr E. Rutherford's oh h Raveneoralg, 6yra, Bat 21b ... (Ooohrane) 2 Mr S. H lemon'a b g Leestoo, 4yrß, 6it 4:b , „, (Geeson) 3 Meaara M. and 0 Hobbs' b g Jaok, aged, Bat 31b , 0 Mr R Ra»herford'a b m Mlbb Webater, syr», 6*t 4lb (includiog 41ba over) 0 Time- 3min 14hbo. Totalleator, 372—