CROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Cromwell Argus, Volume IV, Issue 164, 31 December 1872, Page 4

CROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

'■■■■■"' ANNUAL MEETING. In most people's minds, the weather is % ! single consideration likely to determine th | success or otherwise of a race-meeting. Ij ! this respect, the first day was, to use a rath* hackneyed expression, everything that ibe desired. Old Sol shone out in the mm I ing with a brilliancy that had the effect i ; racing everyone's hopes to the highest pitch i and in the afternoon a breeze reigned juss mild enough to leave the dnst in peace, am | strong enough to temper the heat of tin j sun's rays. The consequence of this happ? i harmony between sun and breeze was thai i all enjoyed themselves to the full, and thai the day was rendered one of tlie most plea ! sant and agreeable ever experienced on.thi Cromwell Course. On the second day, thi , prevalence of a higher wind caused the dust I r.o rise in very disgusting quantities, oftei completely hiding from view the racing horses, and giving the unlucky jockeys, on their ar j rival at the winning post, an appearance t? be more easily imagined than described. Thi I attendance on the Coarse was quite up to tin • average, although fewer visitors than usua ! were present from the neighbouring districts i The first day brought out the most numerou .•Assemblage, doubtless owing to the enticini nature of the weather. Five hundred, per i haps, would be about the number present If seemed to be the general opinion that t!a meeting would stand a most favourable com parisorr with any former one as regards thi rifen'eas of money. We frequently heard it re i marked that never before on the course had ; so much money beeu seen in currency as" w ' this occasion. Whether this state of .thing ; was induced by the presence of the " bet™ | men," or whether their presence was indued j by an intuitive anticipation of the state q things, it is ditfiertU to say ; but certain il ! is that they p«t in a stronger muster than ever previously. Most people have a firm conviction that this claas are by no meani ! conservators of turf morality, cr that their ■ patronage of a race-meeting is- at all a guar© I tee of " good sport,'' or legitimate racing, J And this meet of 1872 will not lessen or dis- . turb the conviction in men's minds. Di* j honest running perhaps did not occur; but : the racing was of a very mediocre character, ! —-the sport was decidedly "bad." Except the Jockey Club Handicap and the Hack ! Race, no single event was even decently con- | tested. The Handicap mentioned, however, ■ was-a first-class race, and was run out-and-ost !on the respective merits of the differed I horses, T,ho tribe of men —for so they may hj | called—who come from nowhere to even I meeting, and go back again only to re-appear j next year as noisy, as dirty, and as cajoling ! as ever—who, in fact, seem to be übiquitous, i and amenable to no change in manner, void, | or appearance —and whose main object is to ■ make money under the guise of affordis? '! amusement, were fairly represented ; m I apparently they succeeded in effecting both ! objects with a reasonable degree of success, jj The Cirand Stand and Booth were cot- ■! ducted by Mr John Marsh, of the Bridgs • ! Hotel; and, judging by the enormous "tliirsi i affected by most people, his venture mus - have been attended with considerable prof; 1 The unwonted experience of sixpenny drirf' • on the race-course was a welcome one to " ; thirsty souls; and the unfortunate bar-tenders 1 ! were nearly " worked off their feet" dispel 1 i ing liquor and taking the money for it. W drink consumed on the first day would certainly show a wonderful average on the Jof the consumers. The Stewards display^ 3 ; a praiseworthy attention to their duties, a" 1 . | we were pleased to notice that a less inter™ i : than usual was allowed to elapse between w e \ events. Mr Joseph Harding was in his * customed position in the judge's b<n ;J» s James Dawkins once more filled the office» P starter ; and Mr Owen Pierce, as of yfli* llsasla viiy.vigilant clerk of the course.

FIRST DAY; THURSDAY.: i ’ I The first race of the day was the «t.v > 4 CROMWELL DERBY: a sweepstake ! of 1 £5 5a., £2 2s. forfeit,^-*with £SO added. Distance, 1$ mih. Colts, Bst, 101b. ; fillies, j Bst. 51b. . .. 1 Mr S. Nos worthy’s cc Dragon, by RavensI worth—Ladybird, 3 yrs (R. Reay) 1 I Mr W. Fraser's b f Flora, 3 yrs ...(J. Laing) 2 | Ur G. B. Bond’s c g Port Philip Buck, 3 yrs ’ • •• ••• ••• (G. Ballantyue) . 3 | Out of eight entries for this event; "only j the above three were brought in front of the , starter. The race was almost a foregone con- ? elusion for Dragon, who was far-and-away the ’■ jjggt bred animal of the three ■ and--it:is an. | old saying that “ blood will tell.” Flora got ■ away with the lead, and kept it for the first half-mile. Then Reay sent the horses Alongside, keeping the mare company for the second half-mile ; but presently he left her a length or so in the rear, gradually increasing this to three, by which number he won with ease. The Buck was in too good company even if he had been fit, which he was not; A'id he was wisely taken on one side at the i entrance to the straight run. HACK HURDLE RACE : £1,5. Distance, U mile, over five flights of hurdles. No | 'weight less than iOsfc. | Mr H. Seay’s b q Nigger, aged ... (W; Taylor) l I Mr J. B. Lake’s bm PussyT aged (J. Miller) 2 Upon the first trial, this race resulted in a i Pussy was allowed by Nigger to I make the first attempt at a hurdle, and she | refused. Nigger, close behind her, had to be I pulled to one side to steer clear of her, and he also refused. However, Taylor brought | him round pretty over he went, with Pussy close behind. Thus they both | proceeded until the third hurdle was reached, * when Nigger declined. But Pussy had now j I settled down to the work, and she went over! 3 the remaining jumps without any trouble, j H although certainly in rather a shaky fashion, j . Taylor in the meantime was bringing Ni'orer i ' along at a good pace, and though the mare was fully fifty yards ahead when she jumped % the last hurdle, —which was erected in the I straight running,—he managed to land his a horse in front of the Judge’s eye just in time | to render necessary the declaration that it i was a dead heat. The run-off was won by Nigger with the j | greatest ease. Neither of the animals re-' fnsrd throughout, but the pace was Altogether j | too fast for the mare. j A protest was entered against Nigger re-1 | reiving the stakes, on the ground that he j , could not come under the appellation of a j “ hack ; hut it was decided against the pro- } tester, and in favour of Nigger’s owner, GRAND STAND HANDICAP: £6Q„ DisS. tance, l.j mile. | Mr 3. \ T r>sworth> ’s hr m Malice,- by Tn btcer | —Mermaid, 5 vrs, 7st 121b ~ (D j'rrer.t) lj | Mr J. llaz.eit’s b g Atlas, aged. Sit 4!b , - iv ;.. I - „ •• v, „ - (S. Wa ldeii) 2 I W.ilLice’s hg Boomeran4.>rrs. I 6st 101b (T. Cotton) 3) | Mr A. Patterson’s br g Burgua Iy, agel;iSst ! I 91b (H. Williams) o! | Mr S. Nnsworthy’s hg Tambmirhu. 4 yrs. i | 21b ( t. 0 : ■ Mr J. Hazlett’s bin Brunette, a-red, fit I2lbdr. !' Malice won this race just as she liked. ; R ? a .v had two strings to his bow, Malice and | Tatnbourini, ami he declared to win with the | mare - She took the lead at the start, was | never overtaken, and won by live lengths. : | Atlas had the worst of the start, but he soon I took II P second place, and beat Boomerang at! I the finish by a couple or three lengths. Bur- j gundy was a good fourth, and Tambourini | I came in last, hard held. MINERS PURSE : £ls. For .all Hacks. , j Instance, J mile—neats. No weight less than | Pbt. No horse to run that has won an advertised prize of over £ls. Mr Griffiths’ Hobby Hums (G. Partridge) I 3 2 | Mr Wrightson’s Fanny . .. 3 1 l|’ I Mr'O’Brieu’s Major fD. O’Brien) 2 4- | « r Dove’s Hotspur (,J. Laing)-,,t4 2 - | The namesake of Scotland’s Bard had the j brs t heat all his own way. In the second, he I got a very bad start, but was nevertheless)* I roohshly persevered with until the ‘ finish. I Jhe third heat he again won very easily, with ' | plenty of time to spare, 5 PLYING HANDICAP; £4O. Three -quar- ( I ters of a mile*, < I Mr S. Nosworthy’s b m Hatred, by Traducer I j -Emmelmc, 5 yrs. Bst 81b ... (R, Reay) 1 r Mr J. Hazlett’s b m Brunette, aged, Sst •• (0. Holt) 2 | ;ir A - 1 afcterson s c g Lyndon, aged, 9st ... 1 j v , (H- Williams) 3 I W rien sb f Kate Kearney, 3 yrs, 7at Mr r ir' i (T.- Cotton) 0 I I, “■ H-azlett sb g Atlas, aged, Sst 21h ... d r . 1 | worthy’s c c Dragon, 3 yrs, 7st ‘2lbHr. Hatred for this event was a hot favourite. ' I als ,° found adinir «rs, but an unfor- , nate blunder which occurred somewhere at j he start destroyed what chance she had of , I Kearne Y was doubly unfor-1 * I U e the b °Y was walking her to- j ! s the starting-post, she took management! i o her own hands, galloping about a mile, I ? ; *aa being stopped only when a sod wall was J eactied Coming hack she bolted again, and T-.n anod \ er m de of it at a slapping pace. S v the start, O’Brien, her owner, who U n Hu| (1I1 ! 1 . hei : head > held herat post j. i ,other horses had gone over a hun- v t*. * y arc ' s , and until he had questioned the hj ter as to whether it really was a start, j n eing answered in the affirmative, he let her 11 L;. T of course in three-quarters of a mile j t nance was gone. Brunette’s jockey also I 3 ignorant that the signal to start had been i I widjmUedup with the intention of!c Mb)p£' Wk ‘ However, a liberal quantity | p 0n his dovot6 d Lead by the mare’s I r *' wh 'o happened to be over at the' I

start, sent him off at "the double. But he I was too late to get on level terms again with Hatred, although he managed to beat Lyndon by a length ; Hatred winning by a couple or throe. Unfortunate Kate managed to make her appearance only when the winner was being led back td the scales. SECOND DAY : FRIDAY. MAIDEN PLATE : £3O. For all horses that hive never won an advertised prize of over £25. Weight for age. Distance, one mile and a half. Mr 8. Nosworthy's br m Malice, byTraducer —Mermaid, 5 vrs, 9st 91b. ... (R. Reay) 1 Mr J. Hazlett'a eg Wexford, aged, lust 111). . ••• •• ••; •••" (S. Waddell) 2 Mr R. H. Wallace's b v Roomeranz, 4 vrs • 9sfc lib ... ° .....; dr. Mr W. Eraser's b f Flora, 3 yrs, 7st lib. ... dr. Boomerang and Flora being scratched, this event was virtually a walkover for Malice,— it being understood that Wexford's owner started him only on condition of receiving j half the stakes. Malice led the way throughout, and won, with the greatest ease, by half a length. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE : .€ i), with £2 3s sweepstake added. Distance, 2A miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Mr J. Buckhata's c g Sir Tatton, by Maiton —Blue Ribbon, aged, lust 71b...(W. Gray) 1 Mr A. Patterson's bin Maid of the Mill, a»ei| 9* fc 7lh (W. Taylor) ,li st . Mr 8. Nosworthy's b g Tambourini, 4 vrs lust 31b .....! dr. The scratching of Tambourini forthe Hurdle Race reduced it to a hollow match between i Sir Tatton anil Maid of the Mill. The m ire baulked at the first fence, Sir Tattom b?ing ' I held in to let her pass. The chestnut was in I splendid fettle, and cleared the jump like a I j squirrel. Taylor then succeeded in getting 1 | the mare over, but not without breaking down a couple of panels in the effort. Sir: | Tatton, excellently ridden by Gray, cleared j I the second and third hurdles, and then cau-! tered round easy whilst the Maid was b3tugi tried at No. 2. The Maid, however, was oh-1 durate and wrould not attempt the second' jump ; so she had to be brought back to the Stand without going oncj round th? course. Sir Tatton took hi? leans in line style, and! gave his rider no trouble throughout. JOCKEV ObUB HANDICAP: eiM, with I a sweepstake of il.i :<s., to g,.» t„ tjie second: horse. Distance, two mile*. Mr A. Patters.u"s brg Burgundy, by Golden Grape~tfet;y Miriiu, aged, Iht I ill, ••• •• (T. Willii m =t) I Mr V Nosworthy's b g Tara'vmriui. 4 vrs Dst-lli) " (1 ., i tc . vi 2 ! M-d. Hewlett's bg Atlas, age I, Sit (camel , 21b over) " .... .. ... Waldell) 3 1 Mr S. Nosworthy's 1> m Hatre '. 5 ■. rs, 9 t Sib •■ ( •;• (Derrett) 4i Mr U. K. Wall ice's bg Boo'meran ,', 4 yrs '' vf 7st r 2 » .'\ ; (Hdhntyn.) o\. Mr J. Buckham's c g Golden Cloud, age I, ~; t (J. Cotton) U Mr W. Eraser's !. f Flora, .'? yrs. ."st 121b, (carried 3H» over) .' (T. Cotton) 0 Atlas w.n .a warm favourite for this event -for three ivums; first, iu ran 1 second in tho Grand Stand Handicap ..n Thursday: second, baeau v> in rh ; s r ice he had 4 lbs. less to carry; and third, because two of j the best horsjs running against him—T.i u-: jsneetivelv bourini and Burgundy— carried respectively lb' lbs. and 1.3 lbs. more weight than thev did in the Grand Stand Handicap. The bettin ; was even on A;las; 2to iag .hist Tambunrini'; and ito I agibnt Bargnndy. Reay declared to win with Tambourini. ' The start was a very good one, the whole field getting away upon equal terms. Tambourini, hard' held. at once assumed the lead.—Atlas coming second, Burgundy and Hatred next, and Boomerang closing up the rear. After the first mile Burgundy shot to the front, Tambourini and Atlas" being then second and third. These, relative positions weir afterwards maintained to the finish. Coming up the straight there was a grand struggle between Burgundy and Tambourini.' ° Both were splendidly ridden, but there was little or no whipping : the gallant steeds ran their ' dead best," and needed no persuader. After passing the distance-post, Tambourini seemed to be gaining slightly, but only for a moment : Burgundy could not be beaten, and came in a short half-length in advance of the Canterbury horse ; Atlas, some lengths behind, being third ; and Hatred fourth. Time, 3.53. The next event was tho HACK SELLING RACE: £2O. Winner to be sold for £2O : surplus to go to Race fund. Distance, J mile—heats. No weight under l>!st. s Mr J. Bnekham's eg '-olden Cloud, by Towtoti—Emma, aged . . (W. day) 0 ! 1 Mr 0. Colclough's b g Fenian, aged, ~•••'■;, •••. (J. Milier) 1 () 2 MrW. M. Griffiths' brg Bobby Burn* *8 e l (G. Partridge) 2 3 - Vlr J. Wilson's c g Native, aged .•••• ;-• , (H. landman 0Z - Mr tf. Prince's bl g Backbiter, a-e.l :."• j'- -. (i) (V Br&n) 3 4 - \lr.r. Lain.- Ac g Spec, aged (J. baiusj) 0 0 - Vlr J. Kuudsen's bl g Black Prince, aged it""u ""■ '", V. •• (K - ,>ari "dl'«' 00 - V*r Harrisons bl g Maori Chief, aged (A Huberts »n) (.1 () _ In the first heat Bobby Burns cut, out the vork, closely attended bv Fenian and Backnter. As they neared the Stand, Fenian nade a spurt and took the lead, beating Bobby by a length ; Backbiter, who came in ;hird, being about the same distance behind Mr Griffiths' horse.— In the second heat Bobby again showed in front, with Fenian dose up, and.Backbiter, going at his best sace, in the same position as before Thev •aced in this order for half a mil*, when Bobby Rud Fenian fell back, and the filmwl

and Native earner up from the rear and passed the lot, the former winning easily by half a dozen lengths ; Nativtf second, Bobby third, ancl Backbiter fourth.—Hie third heat lav between Fenian and Gulden" Cloud, The former led to the distance-post, and there gave place to Lis antagonist, who won by about five lengths. —After the race, the winner was put up at auction by Mr J. C. Chappie, and was.i bought by Mr Greenbank, of Drybread, for £2o 10s.,—thus adding £o 10s. to the race fund. 1 CONSOLATION HANDICAP : £3O, Distance, one mile. Mr J Tliißlett's b m Bru .ette—by Scud— Callista. aged. Ssc 41b (Si Waddell) 1 Mr A. Patterson's c g Lyndon, aged, 9st I'2'b • ••• •'•'• (R. Keay) 2 For this eVent only two faced the starter—viz., Brunette and Lyndon. The Duustan mare was a strongs favourite, and not without reason, for she carried 22 lbs. less than | the son of Potentate. Lyndon had the best | of the start, but was challenged and passed j by the mare before he had galloped a qmrter of a mile: Brunette continued to lead bv i several lengths until near the distance-post, when Lyndon dropped still further to the I rear, and .the mare won by at least twenty yards. Time; 1:52. This concluded the day's programme ; and by 7 p.m. the Course was .til but deserted. THIRD DAY: SATURDAY. i At a meeting of the Stewards held.at the | Bridge Hotel on Friday night, the President : stated that Mr Jolly'and himself had cull, eted ion the course'the sum of £l7 17s. (Jd. to- ! wards a Hospital Race ; and Mr Marsh, lessee 1 of the Stand, having promised to give several prizes for other races, it was resolved to announce a programme for Saturday. The weather on that day—at least until about five p.m.—was warm and pleasant, with but little ivind and hardly any dust ; although towards sundown there rose a gusty breeze that wafted flviug clouds of fine sand across the entire H it, greatly to the discomfort of those who sallied forth to the Race-course in qu?st of pleasure or profit. Probibly about 150 were present on the Course during the atternoon. ~. ~. The first event of' the day was a Private Mitch b*twemi Mr C. Golelough's Fenian and Mr J. Taylors Venus, for £5 a side ; distance, one mile ; owners up. This match excited considerable interest, and speculation was rife a« to tlj-e result. -Fenian had a slight advantage in the start, bat 'Venus quickly came no with him. and they were running almost neck-and-neclc when they were lost to sight in a thick cloud of dust. When the atmosphere became clearer, Fenian was seen : coining round alone, Mr Taylor's mare having perversely declined f., keep on the Curse, j and thus spoiled heivchanee in the match. The Hospital Rice, three-quarters of a, mile, catch weights, brought out four starters, : and resulted in a victory for Hobby Hums. who won by eight or nine lengths. 'The fob ] lowing horses ran : Mr firitfiths'Bobby Bums ... (V. Cotton) \ Mr <'ok'l<nuh's Fenian ...' ... (J. Cot ton) o ; Mr T. Miner's Itattv (Owner: 3*| Mr VV. T.-ivlors Maid of the Mill ... (Owner) 0 ! Bobby Burns' jockey (T. Cotton) waaarter* wards presented with a riding-whip. The principal race of the day was THE SHO ITS, of five sovs., with entrancemoney (lUs. each) added. Fur horses that hj iv•.: never .von I*l i. H df-mile In its without dismounting. No weight under 9s\ Mr J. Wrights m's b in Fumy ;{ 1 i Mr J. baiit!»'s (Jleinvhi-rry 1 o •_> Mr Bntiers Bobby Burns o •> Mr J. Taylor's Venus, Mr T. Werner's! Sly, Mr W. Tavb.r's Hotspur, and Mr J. ; Wilson's Nelly also ran. In the first heat : Bobby went off in advance, and wis never approached until between the ropes, when Oleuwherry came up. and after a short struggle, won by a length. fn rounding the turn into the straight run, Sly made a side jump and threw Taggart, who, however, was not much hurt. -The second heat was won by j Fanny with a dozen lengths to spare ; Bobby again second, and Sly a good third.—For the decisive heat, Oleuwherry and Fanny came to the scratch. The former had inside place, and was first to respond to the starter's sig- ; n'al. Before he had covered half the distance, : however, he w.us caught bv Fanny, when he at once knocked under, and allowed the mare to win at her leisure. The equine contests were wound up with a HANDICAP TROTTING RACE, prize €2, with entrances (5s each, iddel. Once round the I -onrse. No weight under I (Ist. Mr T. Wood's b m Nelly. 50 yds (Goodman) 1 Mr.l. Kane's bg iVniny. scratch ... (Oweer) •_» Mr Jolly's o m Lucy, si) yds ... (Owner) ii Mr Jones' g a ('h nlie. 50 vls ... f [\,.rtri I'e) II Mr Marsh's hj g Charlie. 3(f);) yds ( wner) 0 Mr Wood's mare, admirably ridden by Harry Goodman, went, at a spanking trot throughout, and d : d not break once." She won by nearly 100 yards ; Tomniv second, ; and Lu y a good third. Charlie (the grey) and Lucy or .\e repeatedly ; and Mr Marsh's ! horse?was only eiitered " for a lark." A hundred yards foot-race between Drake ! (a professional runuer from Westland) and Reay the jockey, in wlr.ch the latter was allowed ten yards' start, was won bv Hear.' Then followed a handicap foot-race, distance ! 150 yards, for which there were seven entries. I rt resulted as follows : Hurler, 15 yds start | Goodman, 12 yds o Brake, sera'ch 3 Butler won by less than a foot, and Drake was a good tuiid. The prize amounted to tJ 10s. Rd. Thus ended the third div of the Cromwell Midsummer Races. i