WELLINGTON PONY AMD CALLOWAY RACING CLUB.

Dominion, Volume 1, Issue 129, 24 February 1908, Page 4

WELLINGTON PONY AMD CALLOWAY RACING CLUB.

MEETING AT MIRAMAR. ■ The . initial {'meeting of the Wellington Pony" and Galloway; Racing: Club' was held? at Miramar on Saturday: afternoon. • Tho -weather was fine,;,and it -was estimated: that about two thousand people were presentduring : tho J Miriimar' Gup . l'atie. . About' a dozen';' bookmakers-wore ■ on \ the course, and as only, twu prevailed during the afternoon business should • havo been profitable.' Somo" twenty-five : "different ponies Were racing during th,e afternoon, and, as was expected of tho first meeting, there was a marked difference in the gallop-

instability of-tho candidates—a difference .which 111 nianv..casßSewas accentuated bj Avanjb. of- condition and. poor horsemen. Tin .■pomesyn.rrtheTradesmenV Pursii worn «; idisparato as ltus - possible. to imagine thorn . Later. on, when the,handicapper is inor< , .conversant; \Vitlr the .respective: merits of the ■ pomes,- and-Mvlicn tho latter are in bettei lacing .condition! awKrelegatcd to tlieir pro per classes,-'tho (fuality of tho sport in the handicap events'should improve. The tract was: in; goodii'order wheii tho racing com monced, but became a trifle dusty: before .the last race.. Tho Mirauiar Cup was wot - by Inspiration < (Freedom —Happy Thought) 3 who■; also captured tho .Farewell Handicap Kauhoo (Captain Webb—l'uriri mare) alse ( won double..' Lady Mason appeared t< havo an excellent chnncc in tlio Miramai ' Cup, 'but sho ran verv wide at tho home 1' bond, and lost over a length." Many of till other horses did ■ uofc<nopcotintn the bend tot I well,'.'but: ih„.tho,,-,nia'.}ority of eases-.it ap peared to bo tho fault' of the jockeys, win woro in tho main an inexperienced lot Kingan, SweWev artd-*Hanks; who ' used t< ndo> in tho registered-ranks, had' mount: ■ during tho afternoon. Tho ■ first-named wa; greeted with a storm of cheering from the , betting: ling as -hor-.walked down to take'till mount on Miretta in tlio Cup. His handling of tlio Musketry maro was questioned,- ant , as a result Miretta .and her owner ant -jockey,, were disqualified for three months i/The/Tradesmen's'ißufse' was 'tlio amusing • .foaturo ,of the gathering. ; Eleven poniei saddled ;Up for tho race, their colours vary ing from cream to black, and their height 'from "about 13 hands/to 14.2. . Among tin : jockeys''were, nien of forty and boys of abou fourteen. Insanity was mado favourito, bu after loading till a few yards from tho pos she was caught and boaten'by Normandalo The following aro J ,the' detailed results:— INITIAL SCURRY HANDICAP, bf 20 sovs tor poiiies 14.2 and under. Four furlongs. Mj ' Lj L l/dy's b m.. Kitty, aged,; Osfc. • 71b. • ji.. (Willaion) ; Mr. T. Hopkins's Tit for Tat, [)st. • ' (Hopkins) . ,Mr.; A. .Gordon's Silvery Ocean, 85t..,101b. (Co ii oilman) 1 r -.star.tedi,—Siyegt Noll, •' 9st. 31b. •Protty . Polly, Bst:. > 121b: (carried 9st. 111b.) Rosona, Bst. 71b.Cornstalk, Bst. 71b. The-winner was first out and won easil; by sis .longths..: Rosena': fell near the start •Time,"* 56scc. -. ■■■■■■'.■" MAIDEN HANDICAP, of 18 sovs; for pome > li.i and undor. About five furlongs.; I Miss Breakell's b.-g."Kauhoe, 2yrs., Bst. ••• -• 71b.. .; -(Mason) Mr. A. Banks's Winnie, 9st.. .... (Banks) J Ml".: T. Toomey's: Ivormandalo. 9st;_ 31b." ■ (Thompson) Also started.—Queenie, Sst. 31b.; Kauta wera, 9st.. 31b.Artistic,;9st.; Lady Vogel 9st,' . . • ;

■ Winnie led for three furlongs, .wheroshe -was.-phssed'-rby -Kauhoe. Winnio camo. again in the'/straight, but- could hot regain tho . load. vTime,, lmin'. 12sec.: ' 'MIRAJIAiI •off) 40 sovs; - second ;to stake; .for ponies 14.3 and under; Six furlongs'. " ■'■ Mi - .. E. R. Aleyor's .b. ,m. Inspiration, by . . Freedom — Happy : Thought; aged, ,V,9sT. mr..j' (Todd) 1 •Mh-.A 1 ' J.'iOxorthaiVi's ch; ni. Lady Mason, ■■■■' r by." Goodbye—Foresight, ' syrs.. ; . '9st; : ( 71b. . (Eagar) . 2. Mr.' Ij.irL.w'Udy's*-. b'.im.' Kitty, pedkreo . unknown, aged, • 9sti ,71b. (including :; i',,=7ib.;'.penalty) -(Willason) 3 Also started.—Miretta, lOst.; Dan O'Ooniriellj»Bst. 1 101b/; Napoleon,' Bst, 51b.; Belle' Vuo,.Bst., carried 9st. 21b. .Wlioiritlio, field; sqtvflcd down at the top of thel straight Inspiration' was in the van. >At -half the- distanoo -Lady Mason commenced to go'\i'hrpuSK.tKe''field, and 'two furlongs fijom:; home .'.had , caught; Inspiration. • Tho ■latter!, .camo Sawa'y i;again at/.tho bond,/ and, : despito a second .ohallefige from Ladv Mason, won by a liead, > Kitty several lengths away. Txmo, .lmin. ,24 3-ssec. :

of . 20. sots. ; for '1; "f)onies;. 'under:/ Six furlongs. , 'Miss' : Breakell's': i bj'g. Kauhoo, 2jrs.;\9st.' "/(including 71bV(penalty) ...... (Mason)'. :1 Mr.' T.- Hopkins's Tit . for. Tat, 9st. .'■ / ■ ' (Hopkins) 2 Mr. A/ Gordon's Silvery Ocean, Bst. 101b. *■ ' • >. (Couchnian) 3 The only easily.: . Time, lmin. 26seo. ,r' ' TRADESMEN'S >PURSE, of 15 sovs.; for tradesmen's - ponies 14.2 and under, ; Gatchw'eights.i' About five furlongs. •Mr.'.YlY'.:iooßie^' l s;fi:br.:ni.< Normandale,' syrs.. ...v...A.. (Thompson) 1, ■Mr. 1 1 . Marshall's. Insanity (Mason) 2 Mr., C.-Douchar'sLndy Rawsori (Hopkins) i-Also .started.—PirioJ 'l'ink '..TJri, Qiieonie, Wonderland, Tui, Novelty,- Nellie, Elsinorc. .. Insanity looked to be, a winner in tho straight, but Norniandalo' with a strong run won by. half a lengthy Time, lmin. 13 3-ssec. TARLWLLL HANDICAP,'of; 25 sovs.;' for .ponies" 14'i3rand"< undqr, Four furlongs. Mi L R Moyer.'s bl m. Inspiration, - aged, 10st._51b. (including 71b. penalty) (Todd) 1 •Mr. L. ii.' Tidy's Kitty;-; 9st; 131b. (includ-, ■ ihg. : 7lb; ponnlty).V::....(Willason) . -2 -Mr.; A.v Baiiks's: Wiliriie,. 9st. (Banks) 3 ; : Also 1 . ■v. started:—Lady ; .-Mason, lOst.; Queonio, Ost/ Slb. j Drin. O'Connellj Ost. 31b.; Wekaj';■-»pstV-;3lb.'-;'Napoleon, Bst.r 121b.; ;PrettyPolly,' ,BstV 121b;; 1 Rospna, Bst.' - 71bl; .£elle ' • Won easily. . Tiiil6," J ssJEeci