ASHBURTON RACING CLUB SPRING MEETING.

Ashburton Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 2254, 16 October 1889, Page 3

ASHBURTON RACING CLUB SPRING MEETING.

President, Mr E. G. Wright ; Vice-presi-dent. Mr John Grigg ; Judge, Mr M. Sn 1 1 ; Stewards, Messrs M. Stitt C W Pumell, J>. Thomas, E. G. Crisp, W. B. Denshire tlugo Friedlander, J. C. N. Gngg T. T^ahv W. Lyttelton, E. Saunders; Treasureb, Mr D. Thomas; Clerk of Scales Mr K. Friediander ; Clekk of Course', Mr A. Hewson ; Handicappers. Messrs E. G. Crisp, W. B. Denshire, and T. Leahy ; Starter, Mr D. Thomas.

For tho first t'.mo f or seve* •' years tha Aanburton Oiub ht.va been I*vored with fine westhor for thtlr meeting. During « long t!mo past tbe wo»'her on the ooo« ■lon of each ot the laeetttgß bts ulth unvarying regularity been cold and wei, but with to day no one oau find exoeptlon. Handicap Hurdlb Rack, of 40 sovb ; the ■eoocd horse to receive 5 eors from tbe ■takes. Two miles. Over eight flights of hurdles, about. 3ft 6io high. 24 Mesira M. and O. Hobb'i g g College By, by John Bull— Honesty, aged, 9« (Macdonald) 1 83 Mr T. Stevarfa b g lvauhoe, sjrs ll ßt M (OrtoD) 2 8 Mt L. M.rkey's blk g Little Arthur, aged, 9at 7lb (Rois) 3 36 Mr W. O. Rutherford's eh g Torntdo, 6yrslos: 12ib (6neenau) 0 2 Mr J. Melkle's b g Uathedrat, aged 9it 710 (OttoD) 0 17 Mr T. BDeanan'a blk g baukey ■ged, 9it, carried 9at 2.b(tf udlcgs) 0 Littlo Arthur jumped off with the leao, and ts they weus past thb etand the first, time held a oummund of ex lengihe, Co».«s e Boy beiDg second, and ihe others folk-wiDg lv Indian fii«. Going along the back of the course the field closed and College Boy assumed the lead. At the top turn Ivanhoe went up to the leftden, tnd was first over tbe nuidle ai tha entrance to the straight, College Boy and Little Arthur, m dose attendance, elearlng It almost •imuluneousiy. A grand woe down the straight eoaued, College Boy getting his head In from at tho distance, »nd aeoorlng tbe verdiot by •bout half a leoglh, two lengths separat- , Ing saoond acd third. Time, 4<nln t Dividend— £6 7«. . ..... Miidsk Pi-ax», of 20 sots. For dlitriot , i.^..es. ihree je.rs old and upwards, , whsoh have neTei won an advertised i race- Weighs tot age. One mile. i 85 Mr 8. Alexander's oh o Investigator by Cadogan— Deceit, 3yre, 7st ' I 131 b (O° x > 1 17 Mr W. Grlob's b g Sebastopol, 4yta Bat Ulb (Eosewarne) 2 J 36 Mr a. McLeod'B oh m Martha, ( 4yj«, 8»t 9.b ... ... (Bums) 3 t 10 Mr B. McDonnell's, br g Glen, , towao, 6yrs ... (BlcDcnald) 0 ] 14 Mr P. J. Hanley'a oh g Koyalty, 6 j yr., 9st (Wa |i* ) ° ' 0 Mf Gr. Kenningtou's ro m O«io«de, f 6y«, fist 12 b (B»mber) 0 4 34 Mf F. Kuesoli'* or g Songster, 4yra i g,t nib (flloOoncchte) 0 2 7 Mr W, Stubba* g m Hatty, Syra, 4 8.t9.b (McGratb) 0 J 11 M» H. Alexander^ oh o Golden Hope. 3*M f 7st 131 b... (Holmw) 0 Tha lot were sent away well together. Bebsatopol was the ficst io show lv from, and had for hi« immediate a tendanis Royalty and Songster. Seb»etopol led to th« ben«l Intc the straight wheie Investigator went to the front and won wuh tbe greatest etie by about ha.f a doz?n lengths. Mactha displaoed Royally tot tbird pl.oe, and abont tbe same dtstanoe as between j first and *econd separated Seban- '< topol and Martha. Time— lmU 45iiec , Dlvldend-£2 3s. t Abhjubxos Ctjp Hahdicap, of 70 sovb ; the second hcrae tj receive 5 eov« from the stakes. One miie and a half. 136 Mr T. Stowwt'a b m Bosebud by • Cadogan— Wildroie, 6>rs, 6it 10.D (Kay) 1 174 Me G. H. Cliff jra'd b g Bi M»io, 5n,-Brt3ib (McGratl) 2 ( 66 Mt T. Twomey'a g g Ltitie Shamjfook,syri,7stlo.b (B. JaokacD) i 3 ; These weie the only staiters. at Male • jumped off with tbe lead, but was Immediately steadied, and Bosebud ran into fitst position. They ran In atngle file past the stand and round to the back of tue coune, about a couple of length* eeparat- ; ing them. Going round the top torn tit Malo and Little Shamrock cloied on the leader, and they ran together to the ; quarter-mile. Bobebud had the beßt of . the race home and won easily by two clear lengths. About three lengths between aeoond and third. Dividend- £2 9*