CROMWELL RACE MEETING.

Dunstan Times, Issue 559, 3 January 1873, Page 3

CROMWELL RACE MEETING.

Second Day, Friday, Dec. 27.

The day at early dawn -promised to he sultry, and sultry—we may say hot—it was, while the dvst added very considerably to the discomfort of the very fair number of visitors on the course. For the Maiden Plate Boomerang and Flora were scratched, leaving the race to Malice and 'Wexford, the lottei (it is rumored) beb'g only started on condition of his owner receiving half the stakes. By the scratching -of Tambourini, the Handicap Hurdle Race became a mere gift to Sir Tatton. For the Jockey Club Handicap, Atlas was the first favorite, it being considered lie was very favorably weighted; hut his backers were disappointed, as he only succeeded in gaining third plnnp The Golden Cloud took the Hack .Selling Race, after a sharp competition with Fenian. Brunette won the "Consolation Stakes, beating her only competitor by some twenty yards. On the whole the day’s racing was not up to the usual standard. The following is the result of the various contests : Maiden Plate of 30/. For all horses that have never won an advertised race of •over 25/. Distance one mile and a half. Weight for age. Mr. Noscworthy’s hr.in. Malice(Reay) 1 Hazlatt’s c.g. Wexford (Waddell) 2 Won easily. Handicap Hurdle Race of 30/. with a sweepstake of two guineas added. Two miles and a half, over eight flights of hurdles. Mr, Buckham’s c.g. Sir Tatton (Cray) 1 Patterson's Maid of the Mill ... 2 Sir Tatton cleared all his jumps in first rate style, and cantered leisurely homo. The Maid was with great difficulty got over the first fence, hut nothing could induce her to take the second.

Jockey Club Handicap of 100/., with a sweepstake of three guineas to go to the second horse. Two miles. Mr. Patterson’s Burgundy, aged, flat. 10!b. (Williams) 1 Nosworthy’s Tambourini, 4yrs., lOst, 41b. (Reay) 2 Hazlctt s Atlas, aged, Sst. ... 3

Hatred, Boomerang, Golden Cloud, and Flora also started. This was undoubtedly the best race of the meeting. A capital start was effected. Tambourini led the way, followed by Atlas, Burgundy, and Hatred. After the first mile Burgundy went to the front, and though bard pressed by Tambourini, won by about half a length. Atlas third. ■Hack Selling Hack of 201. Three-quar-ters of a mile heats. Winner to be sold for 201. No weight under lOst. Mr. Buchanan’s Golden Cloud ... Oil Colclough’s Fenian ... 1 0 2 Six others started. This was a well con tested race. In the first tw T o beats Bobby Burns made the running, but only* succeeded in getting placed second and third. For the third heat Fenian led to the distance post, when Golden Cloud shot past him, and won hy four or five lengths. The winner was put up to auction, and purchased by Mr. Greonbauk for 281. 10s. 'Consolation - Handicap of 301. Distance one mile. Mr. Hazlett’s Brunette, aged, Bst. 41b, ... (Waddell) 1 Patterson's Lyndon, aged, fist. •121b. ... (Reay) 2 Only the two started, Brunette being the favorite. Lyndon had the best of the start, 1 nt was soon passed dry the maro, who won easily by about seven cr-cight lengths. Thieb Dav. < A meeting of (ho Stewards was held on Friday evening, at which it was announced ■ that tearly 1?/ ia l Ucn collected towards

a race for the hanefit of the funds of the Dunstan District Hospital, and also that Mr Marsh (lessee of the Grand Stand) had expressed his willingness to give prizes for other races, it was determined to issue a programme for another day’s sport. During the first portion of the day the weather was tolerable, but long ere the proceedings terminated those present wished themselves corafoataldy housed and protected from the almost blinding dust. The following were the events ; » Private Match of 51. a side. One mile. Owners up. Mr.JColclough’s Fenian ... ... 1 Taylor’s Venus ... ... 2 The dust was so dense that but very little could he seen of the race; hut it appears \euus did not approve of the course as marked, consequently Fenian cantered up the straight alone. Pace. Three-quarters of a mile. Catch weights. Mr. Griffiths s Bobby Burns (Cotton) 1 Cololough’s Fenian .. .. o Miller’s Ratty ... . y Taylor’s Maid ofthe Mill ... 0 I. Cotton, the rider of the winning horse, hail his sen iees acknoweedged by the presentationxif a very handsome whip. , lue Shorts of 5/., with the entrance money (10s.) added. Half-mile heats ;no dismounting. Xu weight under 9st. Mr. Wnghtson’aFanny ... 3 1 1 Laing’s Glenwherry ... 1 0 2 Bobby Burns, Venus, Sly, Hotspur, and Xellyalso sta-ted.

Handicap Trotting Race of 21. with euera nee moneyjjjaddod. Once round the course. No weight under lOst.

Mr. Wood's Nelly, 50yds. (Goodman) 1 Kane’s Tommy, scratch ... 2 Mr. Jolly’s Lucy, Mr. Jones’s Charlie, and Mr. Marsh’s Charlie also went for the race, the two former receiving fifty and the latter three hundred yards’ start. Goodman succeeded in taking the mare round without a break, winning easily by some ninety or oile hundred yards. Two or three foot-racing contests closed proceedings.