TAPANUI RACES.

Clutha Leader, Volume IV, Issue 195, 5 April 1878, Page 6

TAPANUI RACES.

The Tapanui Annuni races were held on Friday lust. There was a lair at- ~H tendance, nnd the weather was in every 1 respect favourable. A sweep which ] took place over night made Sir Tatton i favourite lbr the .Hurdle Race and J | Tapanui Handicap ; Sir Tatton also I being tbe fuvourite for the double. The I following are the results : — ._, J I Handicap Hurdle Race, of 20&ovs. Distance, "' \ two miles; over eight flights of hurdles, 3ft. <■■;'} 6iu. hyh. iNoniiimtiou, one soy.; accept- • ance, one soy. SirlUtou 1 ,: Lily Dale '.' .". 2 ■'■ Sul'tsm distanced. 7 \ Sir Tatton won easily by four lengths.-^ Maiden Plate, of 15 soys. For all horses that •.--.- never won an advertised prize exceeding £10; Entrance, £lj distance, one mile and a-half j weight for age. ; '■ MrT. Ayson's b m Stella, 5 yrs 1 m Mr F. White's cni Phcebe, aged 2 '"' Four started. A very good race. Tapa*nui Handicap, of 30 soys.-, with a sweop of . 2 soys. added; amount accruing from sweep "A to go to second horse. Nomination, one I soy.; acceptance, 30s ; distance, one mile and ' a-half. This race fell through, owing to there being 1 only tvvo acceptances. The con- ; ' ditions were that three should start or no race. District Handicap, of 20 soys. For horsea ■'■'■ tho bona fide property of persons residing within a radius of 15 ' miles of Tapanui, and owned by thorn three months prior to races. Nomination, one soy.; acceptance, one boy. Disfcauce, one mile and a-half. Mr Logan's hr g Romance, Bst 61b (Waddell) 1 Mr J. A. Mooney's b m Mosquito 2 Mr J. Perry's b g Sultan 3 This was a very good race, and was. won by 6|- lengths. Hack Raoe, of 10 soys. Mile heats ; no weight A '■■■. under 9,*jt. The winner to be sold for £15 ; [ the surplus, if any, to go the race fund. Ear ' trance, 10s. j Free-tail \ Free-tail won first and second heats - in good style. Novel Race, a handicap of 30 soys. The win- ! ucr to he sold with his engagements, andthe whole proceeds to go to the funds. En- : trance, £1 10s. Distance, lj mile. Mb T. Losan'a hi g Novice. 7st 101 b 1" f Mr T. Dwyei's bs* Fenian, Bs t 21b 2 . Mr J. A. Mooney's b ra Mosquito 3Won by a head. -. auwanawiiHiuiiin— — — — —