MOUNT PISA RACES

Cromwell Argus, Volume III, Issue 123, 19 March 1872, Page 6

MOUNT PISA RACES

Ths Mount Pisa Race Meeting, as advertised, came oil' on Saturday afteruoon last, the 16th ( instant. About 100 people, from almost all parts of the district; were present, of which | a number perhaps thirty were of the gentler sex. j The whole of the money for the various prizes, ! "■ in all about L.30, was found, we believe, by Mr j 8 David Taggar:, of the Mount Pisa Hotel, to L whom great praise is due for his very successful effort to provide a day's good racing. The gen-1 K tlemen who acted as stewards, handicappers, j a &c, performed their duties very creditably, as ° was evidenced by the absence of all that " bar- j . ncying," so common at small race-meetings, i One great fault was that of not making a start s with the first race at an earlier hour ; in conse- j a quence of which, although very little time was lost between the various events, the Consolation j 1 Piace had to be adjourned until Monday. The j course, which was formed by Mr Taggart for * training purposes, is situated about a hundred } yards in rear of the Mount Pisa Hotel; it is just a \ mile in length, and, with the exception of one 1 or two rather sandy portions at the back, s[" really a first-rate course. It was nearly three o'clock when the four Maiden Platers—Mr Sey- | mour's Hot Co (Fee, Mr Wacber's Nymph, Mr j Mitchinson's Niniblefoot, and Mr Wrightson's Fanny,—came to the starting-post. The stake j was £5, to be run for in tares-quarter-mile L heats. In the first heat, Mr Mitchinson's Nim-,, blcfoot managed to get past the judge's post j < first, but in the second, which was won by Mr 1 Wrightson's Fanny, hard pressed by the Nymph, j he was in the rear a considerable distance, evidently being kept in reserve for the "conqueror." However, it proved of no avail; for Fanny, in ' the third heat, came in an easy winner. "Hot, Coffee" entirely belie;! the appellation. For the , Mount Pisa Handicap, of 10 sovs., distance, a . mile anil a quarter, there was again a field of.' four : Mr Colclough's Fenian, with lOst. up ; ' Mr Taggart's Pretence, (late Mr Wrightson's Doodlembuck,) also with lOst. ; Mr Wilson's Native, with 9st. ; and Mr Werner's Water j Squatter, with Bst. Except the last-named, the : horses are all of known repute ; and the race was expcctetl to be a close thing. Fenian, as usual, caused a little delay at the start ; but eventually they were sent away exceedingly well together. Kative first came forward, and led for three-quarters of the distance, n fter which lie was passed by all in turn, and at the winning post was a couple of lengths behind old Water ■ Squatter. Fenian, a son of Grey Camden, ridden by Mr Wiieber, won with three or four lengths to spare ; and Pretence beat the Squatter by a length, The Trotting Handicap, for a saddle valued at Lfi.103., of two and* a half j miles, was contest ',l by six horses, and was won by Mr J Ferry's Polly. Being almost unknown to the hamiignppers, she receive. l a considerable start. —about 150 yards ; and she kept nearly . that distance ahead the whole way. The Hurry Scurry was cleverly won by Bobby Burns, who passed Pretence just before reaching the judge :. three or four others ran. It was now dark, mil, > as stated above, the Consolation Face had to be put oil until Monday ; we learn that it was won by Pretence. Mr J. S. Burros did all that was required as judge ; and Mr Fallow gave every satisfaction as starter.