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Cromwell Argus, Volume I, Issue 9, 5 January 1870, Page 7

TOWN PLATE, of 75 sovs. ; weight for age ; distance, three miles. Entrance, £4 4s. Mr D. Jolly's ell g Exoolsior, aged, lOst lib (Taggart) 1 Mr E. Pritchard's ch g Skyonian, aged, lOst • ■"*' ll l » ... ... ... (Lang) 2 Mr It. M 'Morran'a ch g Spec, 4 years, 9st 111b 3 For this race there were two other entries—Garrett's Nelly Gray and Pollock's Young Nelly Gray | w.—but neither of the horses camo to the post. The three chestnuts cot away well together, Skyonian \ taking the lead for some distance round, when Sjiuctojjjal to the front, and made the running. They sjPri past the stand well together, and in this order continued until within about a quarter f ka mile of the winning post, when Taggart let ott Excelsior, and after a splendid race up the straight run landed him an easy winner, Skyonian taking second place, closely followed by Spec. Time, G minutes, 32 seconds. The betting on this race was limited. H/URDLE RAGE, of 30 sovs. ; twice round the course—about three miles; over eight flights of hurdles. No weight less than lOst lib. Mr Cowan's ch g Poison, aged (Gray) .. 1 i Mr Samson's bk gDr Black, ajjed (Swan) 2, Mr M'Morran's b g Turpin, aged ... • 3 Mr Cook's ch g Tornado, aged ... .. 0 Mr Ryan's g g Garry Owen, aged ... 0 *" Mr Jones's ch g Pacha, aged 0 Mr Dawkins got the horses away well together, Turpin taking the lead over the two first hurdles, closely followed by Poison, all the horses jumping the hurdles splendidly. On Hearing the third hurdle Poison passed Turpin, and cleared the hurdle in splendid style, the remainder of the horses coming up well together. In the second round, Pacha and Dr Black raced for second place, Poison still maintaining a good lead, and jumping his last hurdle with ease. Pacha followed, but going ovtr the last hurdle he fell, and ended his racing career by breaking his neck. Goodman, his rider, was after some I little delay extricated, fortunately without having received any injury whatever. This was a splendid race, not a single hurdle having been refused by any of the horses. PUBLICAN'S PURSE HANDICAP, of 40 sovs., with a sweepstake of £1 Is. Distance, two miles. Mr J. Hazlett's Novice, 7st 41b. ..; ... 1 Mr W. Smitham's Cromwell, Gst 121b ... 2 Mr J. W. Garrett's g m Nelly Cray, Sst 61b 3 Mr J. Knudscn's b g Uarnet, Gst 81b ... 0 Mr E. Ryan's ch ru Brunette, Gst Sib ... 0 Mr T. Pollock's bk g Haven, Sst 121b ... 0 I For this race, Novice and Nelly Gray were the I favourites. The horses were got away well toI gether, with the exception of Cromwell, who * made a bad start. Brunette and Garnet led past the stand the first time round, > elly Gray third, closely followed by Novice and Cromwell helly Gray then took the lead for sonic distance, but was passed by Novice and Cromwell about a quarter of a mile from the winning post. In this order they raced home, Novice winning by about a length, Cromwell second, Nelly Gray /third. i H-CK RACE, of 15 sovs. Mile heats. No I weight under lOst lib. Post entry, £1 Is. &| Ist heat 2d 3d F>lr T. M'Morran's ch g Roderick, aged 0 | 1 I 1 Mr Cowan's bhj Wallaby, aged ... I|2 | 0 Mr Wrightson's b hj Doodlein Buck ... 2 | 3 | 0 P* There were five other entries for this race. The tiritt and last heats were well contested, but through a misunderstanding as to tho start In the second heat, the running lay between Roderick *ud Wallaby, the former winning with very little to spare. This exhausted the first day's programme, and idler the usual delays in making a start, a general move homeward was made. ' SECOND DAY, FRIDAY, DEC. 31. 6 - The first race on the card was tho I MINERS' PURSE of 30 sovs., for all untralnod horses, No weights les3 than lOst lib. One-mile heats. Post Entry, £1 Is.

Ist Heat 2d 3d Mr Wrightson's hj Doodlem Buck (Swan) 1 2 1 Mr Eraser's in Kate 3 12 Mr Wilson's g m Nelly (Foote) .. 2 0 0 Mr Samson's bl hj Doctor Black ... 0 3 0 Charlie, Kettledrum, Venus, and Wallaby, also ran. Nelly took the lead in the first heat, and maintained a position ten or twelve yards in advance until within a short distance of the goal, when she was caught by Doodlem Buck, and although Foote made a vigorous effort to win the heat, the Buck was first past the judge's box—Nelly not being more than half-a-length behind, and Kate a very good third. In the second heat, Kate was first to show in advance, and she was closely followed by Doodlem Buck for about three-fourths of the distance. The mare then shot ahead, and won the heat by at least a dozen lengths ; Doodlem, who was evidently hold in reserve for the deciding heat, being second, and Doctor Black third. For the third heat only Doodlem Buck and Kate started—the horse taking place, and gradually improving his position as he neared the winning post, where he landed fully thirty yards a-head of Kate.

. DISTRICT HANDICAP of 100 sovs., with sweepstakes of £2 2s each—second horse to receive the amount of sweepstakes. Distance, two miles and a-half. Jolly's ch g Excelsior, 6 years, Bst 41b (Taggart) 1 Hazlett's ch m Novice, 4 years, 7st (Edwards) 2 Pollock's ch m Lady Helen, aged, Bst 71b (Goodman) 3 . Hazlett'sggMusician.aged, Bst 71b (Waddell) 0 lnder's ch m Lady Bird, aged, 7st 71b (B. Inder) 0 > Smitham's b hj Cromwell, 5 years, Gst 91b (Scott) 0 ,-s Garrett's g m Nelly Grey, 6 years, (scratched) I Kyan'a ch m Brunette, 3 years, Gst 41b (do.) jPritchard's chg Skyonian, aged, Bst 10lb 1 ' (Lang) 0 Novice, and Excelsior led the van jff tue start, and kept company in the first round ""until opposite the Grand Stand, when Taggart gave Excelsior tho rein. From this time the race was never in doubt, and the champion of the Town Plato again proved himself the horse of the day, winning easily by two lengths. Excelsior, we need hardly state, is a district horse, aud one that has hitherto made no pretensions to successful competition with the (seemingly) more aristocratic Mood against which he had to contend. Taggart, the jockey, was greeted with a universal burst of cheering as he shot past the yGrand Stand in tho run home. The pretty little W Clyde mare, Novice, ran splendidly throughout | the race, and came in for second honours. It I was thought by many that had Mr Hazlett declared to win with the mare instead of with his other entry, Musician, she would have carried off the stakes. Lady Ellen was "a very good being only about a neck in advance of i' p(Ftfoe finish.

' LADIES' PURSE of 30 sovs. Distance, two miles. Gentlemen riders. Welter weights for ago. M'Morran's ch g Spec, 4 years, list 41b ... (Mr A. Britton) 1 Pollock's g m Young Nellv Gray, aged, 12st 101b (Mr J. Davidson) 2 Excelsior was also entored for this race, but after winning the District Handicap, Mr Jolly decided to spare him- further exertion for that day, and he was accordingly scratched. Young : Nelly Gray had the advantage of about ten yards' start, and kept the lead by about three or four lengths for the first mile and a-half, when Spec made an effort, and passed her, winning by several lengths. This was a very good race, and both* horses showed good running powers. HANDICAP TROTTING MATCH of 15 sovs. Three miles. Post Entry, £1 Is. Mr TvPollock's ch g Struggler (Owner),., scratch Mr Welsh's r g Stumpy 40 yds start Mr lnder's b in Polly 40 yds start Mr D. Jolly's ch m Lucy (Taggart) 200 yds start Mr Samson's b m Ida (Britton) ... 200 yds start The horses having been placed as above, Mr Dawkins succeeded in getting them all started at the same moment, and the whole went off at a tearing pace. Struggler was the favourite, and the result of the race showed that the coiftidence placed in his powers of eudurance was not misplaced.. Lucy took the lead at the start, and maintained it until about half the distance had been gone over, when the veteran ambler, who had been rapidly gaining ground from the first, and had now left the other three at his heels, came up, and after a struggle, "short, sharp, and decisive," shook the mare otF, and assumed the lead. Stumpy had been doing his work well from the start, and on coining into the straight running at the finish, he passed Lucy aud camo in second, about ten yards in the rear of Struggler. Polly was third, Lucy fourth, and Ida last. Straggler's performance was the theme of general admiration, a feeliiv which was greatly enhanced when it was known that he had carried a weight of no less than thirteen stone, while the most carried by either of the others did not oxcoed eleven. The last race on the card was the CONSOLATION HANDICAP of 20 sovs. For all beaten horses. Mile and a-half. Entrance, £1 Is. Mr J. Knudsen's b g Garnet, Gst 10lb (E. M'Nulty) 1 Mr T. Pollock's ch m Lady Helen, Sst 7st (Goodman) 2 Mr W. lnder's ch m Ladybird, 7st 71b (R. Inder) 3 Mr W. Smitham's b hj Cromwell, 7st 41b (J. Scott) 4 This was the fastest race of the day, and was ■watched with great interest throughout. Garnet at once took the foremost place, and was never headed. He ran throughout in splendid style, and won as he liked ; Lady Ellen second, Ladybird third, and Cromwell last. The programme Issued by the Jockey Club was now concluded, but a race was afterwards got up for tho benefit of the funds of the Dunstan Hospital. The well-known horse Wallaby won the stakes, thus adding another to his long list of victories in the same good cause. The amount collected on the course for this object was £ls, which, we understand, has since been placed to the credit of the Hospital Committee. VVe are informed that the same horse, and the boy who rode him, have within the last three mouths won -upwards of £2OO in " Hospital Stakes."