PONY MEETING AT MIRAMAR.

Dominion, Volume 3, Issue 711, 10 January 1910, Page 6

PONY MEETING AT MIRAMAR.

y/.yY'''.-.. saiali/^fields. : The January meeting of the Wellington Pony and -Galloway, Racing Club commenced at itiramar on Saturday, in'fine weather, but:;,the- .attendance was onlynioderate. ./Fiolds.wero : on the small side :in" : all'the events;', the last race' being .the' only; one that attracted' more, thin four starters.;- A 'large number' of bookmakers were; doingYbusiness,'and-.:.the; results ;generally,,were, in-jth'eir..favour. Proceedings went off smoothly until'the last race, when .'a decision- of the stewards met /with; the., disapproval, .of .:a; section .of .thespectators.,■•Brieflyiput,'':the'cause of ; dis-satisfa'ctioji,-.was-;as'follows':—Flying Wind and- Sirrah 1 , were;-both', beaten-Mi the. .second race'(a ii.3 ! handicap) by Billy and Giscprose;"ln.the fifth:-.race; (a-U.3 han:di'cap),;'Sirrah, with, a-change 'of jockey arid?a.,cohcessipn of 51b.y. comfortably aV •'fcated-Billy an'd Ciscorose;!-The stewards decided to ;distance';'Sirrah' for inconsistent rTTTmingJ. and award, the race ;to. Billy.- The latter: : was^favourite,' and; ,the'::decision: was 'consequently. well ie-. ceived by his backers. ' Then'came the 'seqiieL : , Flying - Wind' wai;7niade a hot :favourito' in. the.:;concludiiig- event (a 15 'hands handicap), -and; ,^with 1 a : change of jockey, /he' woni: with ridiculous ease. Obviously, tie stewards, having-distanced ;Sirrah;-had to accord"thesame treatment .to Flying Wind,^-and- ; so'::she : was disjtanced.■'•■ ;This gave rise. to a hostile inonstration, ' and . f or.t'a''.few minutes . it seemed;-; as. ..though Jttere - be a 'seriohs; J disturbance,:jbntithe^.police succeeded in and, after a' 'little- tmie?;theCcrowd. dispersed. The 'results : of-the'races/are'aa -follow:— :VMAIDEN;HAKDICAP,bf .25 eovs,' For ponies ,aid.^ : galloways,',, 15 : ,» hands .and' :'uhder,-,that;have; < h ; ever::'wbn''a race. Four "furlongs.< : and,': a - half j '^-Mr.'^P.'■ Brown's b.m.. Dearest; s ;.by t Stepniak—Venterata; 4yrs., Bst.-91b:;-(Wmoughl^);-=l;'Miss-1L' Gipsy'Girl/'Sst' (Townsend), 2;'' Mr. G.^Beffield's.''Torrent, Bst 101b. ;(M'Conville),-3. .-.;A]so started: Sail, Bsi 91b.: Dearest:.was quickest to'begia,,and led; throughout,' winning "comfortably by two lengths, from-Gipsy- Girl." The wininer was faVourita-i '59 2-ssec. ' .-■' ;= BROOKLYN .HANDICAP,'.of -25 sovs. For ■;..ponies; 14.3 ~ond iunder.-^-.Five.■■■ fur-. ■lon^. v akl^a:-liaM.-^Mi..:!W< , 'Qordon.'B'-b,'"g';--8i11y,.!-;.'by:': ; 'Lupin' l - /4yrs;,": ; &t;'-:-Mb: / ,(S%nens)','',"and'Mr. T. H. iWilsqn's br.Vini San Franoisco' 'Eose, ;, 'syrs!; : BsL 2lb. ,<Horne) > dead-heat, :-l; :•'J. I Oakhnrst's Flying .Wind, list -21b. (Oakhurst), 3. .Also started: :Sirrah, Bit ..101b; "Flying Wind .was; first, 'away from'.Sirrah, and led down theback' and" into the straight, .closely attended by the/other", three. ■ A 'great ;'nnish:,resulted ;in / a /dead-heat: between ; Billy' - and i.Ciscordse,,; with ■ Flying Wild: ;;close.: up.;;•:",Sirrah:.'and'--:Fly-ing \Wind :■ were/ equal .favourites.'-. .Time, ;-liniiu •13560.":-- , .' , '. ,^.; •''-.!i;-tv .-.■'■■■'

.WELLINGTON .CUP HANDICAP, of 60 ;"■'■ ,:sovs..-Por',ppEies 15' hands.and under. } 1 Six ; ,fnrlongs. : .:':.,'. y -...,' Miss Miller's ;,0n... ini- X.Petronel,- by-'■''■ ■ Musketry—Allabacuiia; syrs., lOst ' ■'■ > 51b. ;:;: ...:;,:....:..;;:4„.. v ;.:-..': (Todd)-. 1 Miss. Bowler's : Wharekda,; lOst. 81b.;.. ■'~:':

'":■'■■■:-■ X'''-;Xy;;:,;"-': -X-'X (Rice)X2 Mr, W,,,Wood's' Picotee,- Bst;' 101b.:'X.; ■;

X■■ The; only starters.. ;Wharekoa;led to the .straight, where ,' Petrohel,, ran' ; to v . the front,, and 'won easily .by three lengths.' There -. was. ■: no : 'pronounced. favourite/ .Time, Irain. 19seb'.',';',''"' v \

•X; A/protest was entered against' Petrbnol ,for br J decided •'to. payout _6nV:Petronelir.J)ut her jockey „was ordered .to stand, down for. the ; rest of nthen'meeting^',: o ': ■ a - l , li V"\ n '"- a "--' ■ •:, ,For -ponies.'. 11.2 -and':under. ;. : . Four' fur-■ ;ldngs.—Mr:/W.?v'WMtog's > 'ch;' i .m. v 'Fire-' fi.v, •.by''.EalhinenrMiss':'ilary,.;.'aged > .'.9st.. (Horne), 1; Messrs'. Anstell and Forest's" Miss" Kuby, 9st 31h:> J (Fdrest);. 2; Mr., R.Eagerls Triiie, Bst. ,31b.- (Willou'ghby),' 3; Also started: W«e- Nannie, 9st. .IOIb.-.Miss Euby le ; d .to ithe: gTahdstand," where Firefly cam'o'along and: ; -w'on-by a length' and a'•half;, the same'distance, separating ;second-and. third. -Miss-Euby "was ; fav-. purite.'.; Time'/; 53' tssec; J,: '"> ■.'; .'■'■■'. ■.. ■;■

i ;: NEWTOWN iHA.NDICAP,X, O f; 25.; soys;' For'.ponies 1i.3 . "and under;X. : Five furlongs ; and- a', half .—Mr. ■'.'■ W.. Willis's bi; g..' Siriah,;. by Merriwee-fßrigadier' mare, .iyrs:, Bst.'lolb. .(Johnston;, l; Mr. W. Gordon's Billy > '9st.'3lb.X(Stevens), 2; Mr. T.v H. ';.Wilson's ;'Ciscorbse, r :Bst 71b. (Horne),-.X3.,. ;,AlsoXstarted:XMytre, -lOst 81b.'.;.From 'a,good :start"the lout candidates' were: bunched to the .'turn,, where Sirrah took'-'charge,'' and won'comfortably by, l a>:length; .' Billy '■ and' - Ciscorose . were 'favourites.,;;; Time- Imin. 13-i-ssec;-:-; X On the>ground :'of J inconsistent 'rnnning, Sirrah' '■■ was: distanced;;:"the X' race being' awarded,to'Billy, money to Ciscorose;r-:-'-,':-X; :;; '"-';-.'X' : ";'':'X.-:' .. .■',-■■.'

TRAMWAT:.- HANDICAP, of 10 sovs.' For ponies -11.3 and XunderX ; ' Four furlongs ;.and- a.i':half•.' ■•'-.• Mr.'; ■s?: Oakhursfs 'oh'., m. 'Flying; Wind;X'-'by Musketry— Po'watanui,-syrs^. lOst., 81b. X(Hr. Mallowes),' l;« Mr. R; ,Eager'srPaui; Bsfc : 51b. (Oliver),' 2;, Mr.. R. .-Ea'ger's.XAnglican.Xjast. '101b. (Wadham),j3. Also' started':'Moata, lOst;; Paul'-'Beaver;.'9st'' : 7lb.; v S&;'Flora, 'Bst; , Merrimanu, 'Bst.; and' ! lnketman, Bst. Fiy,'ing 'Wind took the-.lead,-.early, and won easily by three lengths'.; from' Paul. Angli-ban-was.;a';poofXthud.;''The',?\7inner was l; a;hpt-faPounte.;'XTimei ~' . Oh the ground of inconsistent; running, FlyingXWind'was distanced, ./the. race [being-.awarded'-.to Paul and ; '.second money. teXAngUouu: i.;XX;.;-:; ~ .;..,■'.;.: