MOUNT IDA RACES.

Cromwell Argus, Volume V, Issue 226, 10 March 1874, Page 3

MOUNT IDA RACES.

i The above races came oft' on March 5 and 6. We are indebted to the Chronicle for the following account : FIRST DAY. Maiden Platk, of 25 govs. Distance, one mile and a half. Jackson's Sileno, 9st 61b .. ..... 1 Lefevre's M;iy Qneea, lOst lib ... 2 Sileno's excellent condition pulled him through. Flying Handicap, of 35 sovs. Distance, one mile. Foster's Coquet, 7st 31b (T. Cotton) I Hazlett's Brunette, 9st 61b ... (Waddeil) 2 Fras'er's Medora,'9st 21b (Halt) 3 Border Lad and Gamecock also ran. Coquet won easily by four lengths, Brunette beating Meclora by half a length. Sbllt.no Race, of 25 sovs. Distan ;e, one mile. Jackson's Sileno, 9st 61b ... 1 Beeswing and May Queen also ran. Sileno won easily, and at the sale was knocked down to the owner for £SO, £l7 going to the funds. Grand Stand Handicap, of 65 sovs. Distance, two miles Keenan's Gamecock, 6st 131b ... (Potter) 1 Foster's Coquet, 6st 13lb ... (luder) ° Hazlett's Tafifrail, 7st 121b 3 Brunette, 9st 21b, was scratched. Wild Manx Boy, Banjo and Faugh-a-ballagh ran. After a very good race, Gamecock won by two lengths.

SECOND DAY.

Handicap Hurplk Racr, 0 f .35 hovs. Mile heats, over four flights of hurdles. Medora (Mackay) 2 1 1 Banjo... ((lair,) 1 0 0 Miss Tatton (Smitli) 3 0 0 In the first heat, Banjo won easily, Medora coming down at the first hurdle, and Miss Tatton at the third pitching on her head and turning a somersault. In the second, Medora and Banjo alone contested. Banjo struck at the first hurdle, and carried the second away with him ; his rider falling, and breaking his collar-bone. Medora cantered round the third heat. Mount Ida Handicap, of 70 sovs. One and a half mile. Keenan's Gamecock, Bst • (Cotton) 1 Keenan's Wild Manx Bov, Bst4lb (Richardson) 2 Razlett's Taffrail. Bst 21b ... ' (M'Nulty) 3 Swanson's Border Lad, Bst 7'b 0 The two first horses had it all their own way, TalFrail proving a bad third. Fiieb Handicap, of 30 sovs. Distance, one and a quarter miles. Rambler, 7st 1 Coquet. lOst lib .'„ 2 Beeswing and Sileno ran a dead heat for third place. Medora, 9st 101b, was completely out of it. Consolation Handicap, of 20 sova. One mile. Swanson's Border Lad, 7st 1 Hazlett's Taffrail. 7st 51b 2 Mackay's Banjo, 7st 3 Brunette did not accept. The race was run in the dark. It was an easy win for Border Lad.