CROMWELL RACES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 360, 19 March 1869, Page 2

CROMWELL RACES.

(from oue own correspondent.) £ Wednesday, March 17. The various meetings that have taken place on the Cromwell Racecourse in former years may have been in some respects greater successes, but we scarcely think more general satisfaction was ever given than bn this occasion. The events were well contested, and the arrangements were good. In fact, there was only one thing wanting in connexion with the whole affair, and that was a stand for the accommodation, of the ladies, of whom there was a fair sprinkling. The refreshment booth hel l by Messrs. Goodgor and Kelly, was well patronised, and we think deservedly so, as the food for the hungry and drink for tho thirsty, of which there was abundance, were first-class. In the fore part of the clay the weather was anything but agreeit blowing- violently • Vmk gi> the day

wore on, the wind dropped. Dr. Corse acted as judge, and performed his duties satisfactorily, and the starter, Mr. Jamc s Dawkins, as a rule, got his horses well together and effected good starts. The subjoined will show the result of the different events. Maiden Plate of 15 Sovereigns, one and a half miles. Mr. Richards’s Tommy (Richards) ... 1 Cowan’s Hermit (Gray) ... 2 M'Cormochie’a Donald *.. 3 Tommy was the favorite from the start, and made the running for the first halfmile, when he was collared by Hermit, who maintained the lead to within a quarter of a mile of home, when Tommy again drew up and contested the race home winning by about n length only. District Handicap of 30 Sovereigns. Distance two miles. Mr. Duhig’s Wizard (Gray) 1 Smitham’s Cromwell (Barry] 2 Smitham’s Mailboy (Foote) 3 This was a hard contested race, Wizard took the lead and maintained it, winning after a hard struggle. Time 4m. 6see. Horde race of 20 Sovereigns, dostance, about three miles, over eight flights of hurdles. Mr. Cowan's Dr. Black (Taggart) ... 1 Limbricks Traveler (Foote) ... 2 M‘Connochie’a Donald (Edmondson) ... ... ... 3 Dr Black took the whole of his hurdles, and won easily. Traveller and Donald had t° he whipped to take a jump, baulking at every one. Publican’s Purse af 20 Sovereighs. Distance two miles. Mr. Dagg’s Madam (Walsh) ... ] Smitham’s Mailboy (Foote) ... 2 Four horses started. Mailboy being favorite. For the first mile all were together, galloping for the lead, Madam and Mailboy gradually drew away, and made a splendid run home. Hack race of 10 Sovereigns, one mile heats. Cowan’s Poison ... ... 10 2 Duhig’s Freetrader ... 22 0 Sherwood’s Roderick .. 3 11 Six horses started, Poison took the first heat, Roderick was landed home first in the second and third heats in a gallant manner by Foote, the little horse looking none the worse for his race, though he was pushed for it closely .