CHRISTCHURCH RACES.

Akaroa Mail and Banks Peninsula Advertiser, Volume 4, Issue 347, 14 November 1879, Page 2

CHRISTCHURCH RACES.

Fibst Day.—Tuesday, Nov. 11.

The opening day of the Metropolitan meeting proved to Jbe a very successful gathering, was excellent. J&armg the morning thdro were a .fajjiK&Hght showers, but by np|)n there wa£ ipJie sunshine, with a deliciously cool' breeze. Besides the usual shorts and amusements in vogue on these occasions', there "was on the ground a .menagerie ,tent containing a real live lion, two. young , " bears,"a mbngoose, and a specimen of the cheetah or hunting leopard. His Excellency the Governor and members of his suit-arrived well in time for the first race, which was started punctually, and ths- flpfy remajta'fd JiMftil lateen jbh'e <r | V I / t j ThVfollowirig ia an account of the different events :—

FfiEE 'Handi'clp, 7 of 5 soys 100 soys added ; one mile. Mr J. W. MallockVbr h Foul Play, by Traducer—-.Fancy ,J>yrs, 9st ( Derritt) *.» 1 Messrs- Mason and Vallance's eh g

Sinking Fund, aged, Bst 61b (S. Harris) ..,- : ... 2 Six horses started. Time, lmin. 45£ sec. r , , .... . -, Derby Stakes, a sweepstakes soys feach,' with 250 soys added, for threeiyeaxolds ; colts, Bst 101b ; fillies and geldings, Bst 51b ; second horse to save his stake ; one mile and a half. Mr R. Ray's b c Hornby, by Songster

—Toi Toi, Bst 101b (Wattie) ... 1 Mk'K. Redwoods>blk. cGrtpy Bsi; iDlb 1" .''i :!/: r(Nolan) J 2 Mr W. Walters' b c Billingsgate, Bst 101b (French)' '" ;;. ' ... ' ... 3 - .S_eyea. bQrs.es. faced_.the-starter-fOF-4his event Time,?2min. 45sec.

Canterbury."Jockey Club Handicap, of 500 soys, adfled to a sweepstakes of 20 soys.; horse to receive 50 soys from tbo stake -f[ third horse to save his stake ; two miles. ■ s Mr 11. Goodman's br h Chancellor, by Traducer—Sweetbriar, syrs, 7st'Btb -;, ;. . ■ /"! UT.(Ci Eludings) 1 Mr R. Ray's b m.Maritana, aged) Bst 71b ■■•"■■- ' (J. Wattie) 2 Messrs Mason and Vailance's eh g Pinfire, syrs, Bst (Nolan) ... ... 3 This was the principal race of the day, eight horses putting in an appearance as competitors for the stakes, resulting as above, in the moderately good tifno of 3min. 39sec. The Welcome Stakes, a sweepstakes of 15 soys each, with 200 soys added, for two-year-olds; colts and geldings, Bst 51b ; fillies, Bst ; > second,' horse to; save his stake. .. . Mr 11. Prince's br c Hilarious, by Goldsbrough—Maritana, Bst 51b (Harris) 1 Mr C. H. Owen's eh c Sir George, Bst 51b (Derritt) ... ..'. '...• ; • !... 2 Mr J. Smith's b c Tim Whiffler, Bst 51b

, . 3 ■' For this event there' were ten x starters, and the time 52|secs. 1 The Hack Race produced eleven entries, arid was won by Mr John Lunn's Alice Grey. ..,•;, .~,: j y /