WAIROA COUNTY JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Daily Telegraph (Napier), Issue 2981, 14 January 1881, Page 3

WAIROA COUNTY JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Third Annual Meeting

The above races were held in Messrs Duff's paddock on Thursday, 13th January, and attracted a large number of spectators, many of whom came up the river in the Boojum, Result, and Maori. The weather was beautiful, and the course in splendid order. The arrangements were admirable, and nothing was wanting or deficient. There were bookmakers by the dozen, a totalisator, a monkey sweep, a canary sweep, besides roulette, whirligig, and a number of tables for dice throwing purposes. The totalisator was in the saddling paddo3k, into which sacred precinct the Club charged a fee of half-a-crown for entrance. This may have proved remunerative to the Club, but the totalisator would have done better had it been outside. The monkey sweep was the grand attraction for the natives, who yelled with delight when Jacko' came down the pole and drew out the lucky number. The takiQgs at the gates came to a little over £60, which will give a good idea of the number of people present. In all there were eight races, as follows : — HANDICAP HURDLE RACE Of 30 soys.; 2 miles. Skysail 1 Rawenata 2 Rattan, Lizard, and Rebel Chief also started. At the first hurdle Rattan fell, throwing his jockey, who, however, speedily remounted, but had no show. The race waß pretty well all through between Rawenata and Skysail. At the last hurdle Rawenata unfortunately tripped and fell, the jockey, however, getting on again quick enough to bring his horse in second. Skysail first. HACK HUHDLE RACE Of 10 soys; one mile. Harkaway ... 1 Tomboy 2 Five started. MAIDEN PLATE Of 25 soys; \\ miles. Rawenata ... ... ... 1 Naughty Boy 2 Express 3 Eight horses started, viz., Express, Naughty Boy, Riwia, Komiti Maori, Rawenata, Rebel Chief, Ruapehu, and Papapa. This race was won by Rawenata, with Naughty Boy second, Express and Ruapehu third and fourth. The rest nowhere. Papapa, a young colt that had never run before, bolted off the course. COUNTY STAKES HANDICAP Of 75 boys. ; 2 miles. Angler ... 1 Matau 2 Rata 3 West End and Plying Beauty also ran. HACK RACE. Of 8 soys., 1 mile. Tiny 1 Nine horses started. A young colt belonging to .Kerei to Ota, got by Ciymenus, bolted off the course and jumped down a t>teep bank, breaking his neck. Flatcatcher was first past the post neck and neck with Tiny. A protest was entered against Flatcatcher for having crossed 'liny, which said protest was allowed by the stewards, aud the stakes awarded to Tiny. DISTRICT PLATE. Of 20 soys., 2 miles. Naughty Boy 1 Rata 2 Komite Maori ... ... 3 Only the above three horses ran. This was a well contested race. Komite Maori and Rata pegged along at a cracking pace from the start. Naughty Boy judiciously held in the rear, making, however, a spurt towards the finish, be was landed a winner by several lengths. SADDLE RACE. Lucks-all 1 Penguin 2 Nine horses started. CONSOLATION STAKES HANDICAP. Of 15 soys., 1 mile. Flatcatcher 1 Matau 2 Five horses ran, viz., Matau, Express, Ruapehu, West End, and Flatcatcher. This was also a splendid race, for a considerable distance the whole lot could have been covered with a table cloth. Flatcatcher, houever, came in a good winner, closely followed by Matau.