CROMWELL RACES.

Dunstan Times, Issue 611, 2 January 1874, Page 2

CROMWELL RACES.

(FEOM a correspondent.) FI I :ST PAY.

This annual event 1 as just passed, and. however disagree; hie he ta I<, Inis fain record it was far from b. ing the success as in {ormer years A variety of cau«>sprndiiceil this most undisirahle "r sub, of which the fo'lnw'iig are tho more pro. mim nt ! Fiia f , The course tvas not prepared for running till neatly three o’clock in the afternoon, when the first lace was started: Secondly, The fields of horses *V?VV . Tula!!, «uu tlic I liiill 111^ anything hut good ; and Thirdly, The weather wrs execrable, a perfect hurricane of wind blowing the greater part, of the time, raising the dust in ’blinding clouds. Over the two la‘t‘r tie StewaH’s c< uld have m> control; but the first was i; excusable, and I hove that my ]en will not he the only one rais d a aiust the n.a agement. Among the visit; rs 1 tecivtdsi d re r< B'ntatives fn in neatly evety dis lict flout St. But ban's to Queenstown end Caidrona ; but wi. hall, the a tendance MI far short if what lias enticed on the G; omwell b’acicmttse at, revioos n eon gs. three buiicbed and fifty : ei g about ’ the number. A good sprinkln. of the bitting fraternity put in au appear mce ; but the aim tint of brsitc.-s ransactnl do no' appear to ie large, <v I n ticed all btf otto —Mr. Wes'rn. of billf-rd fame—shut up chop after the two first tacc had b. en contts'ed. The Maiden Plate, with which 'hob. ll ope' Pd, brought Mild Manx loy little Mavea, Phkpockit, and Bien a ’o the scratch. The Manx Boy mat taine his reputation, and earned off the i-tak s, though he was kept at bis work by Little Hawca. who ran a game race. Fir the Grand Stand H»nil cap four started—Atlas, Taftrad, Malabar, and Tanibouini ; but only three tan, as Tam' outini was never asked to stietch himself, ami at about- the mille-jtoat he was pul ed otf. and ijni- tlv walked across the corns- home. Taff ail, wh le taking her proliminary. bolted, and was not. pul’e I up till she hud cove ed fupy two miles. 0 i her return to the cmitse, ptifliug and hlowi g, and shaking in ev. r'y nerve, it was thought her chat ce of the • race was small, a d i - was suvinised s 1 e would not s art. 'he di 1, how ev-r. :hd ma -e so panic a inn that thete is I u lit le doubt, had it not been for tin- bolt, she would have won. Atlas, Inwcv r, was first past the Judge, and claitni d the s'ak'i ♦. Many I eie tefer to what to my un-ophisti-Gated eye ap creed a diad selb 1 mean in Atlas winning, as Cat tain Hutcl insoii and Mr. Ward, the ownets of Taml ott ini and Malabar, who weie pulling one string,made sure id Malalar winning, and instructed Tambourini’s jickey not to altin ptt a tun. The one could not win and the other was kept from trying. Atlas, during tin race, cut his foot v ry badly, which wid keep him from tuntti g for a long tin o, it it din s not stop him peimarently The damage was di übtle s ih lie by a ptitc i f bn km bottle, and many and diep were the tiitprecations levelled against the nuna. Ms of the Meeting fir nol having had the course attmded to, and dialed of the tablush with which it was li tera ly strewed. The Miners’ Purse brought aev it to the f to, of which Boldiy Burns, a local te’cbii.y, was the w’uner. The Flying Handicap nn y brought Brunette and Wild Manx Boy to the flag, aid the mare being as fit as a fid de, to- k it without a sting le. The G and Stand was mnh r the mutagemenc of Mr. Bag ', whos r..ve to give evety sati.-faeti nin both the e.-t : ng an 1 dri king department. He was liberally supported, but it is questioned if he will b ■ recouped for bis trouble aid outlay. The fi llowi g is a record of ih ‘ running . Maiden - Plate of ."0 snvs Wei lit fur age. Distance one ni e and a half. Mr. Rive s' be. Wi il Manx By, 5 yrs. Ost9 b (M‘ .rogo.) I Mr. Tiiohy’s b.k g. Lit 1; Ha.v -a, 5 yrs. Ost 911> (Robins-m) 2 Mr. Km nan’s c.g I’ii Up i eki t, 4 yra Ost lib (atalone) 3 Mr. Hazle't’s b tn. Br tula, a el, l'*s 1 b Mr Russell's l.ady I'eiubr Le. . ltd- Mr. Atkins’s Becky Slurp were s -u cited A good start was elf ctel. at a* out me hundred y. rds ttom the start tli posi.i n as above was taken and maintain-d with but sight differem e to the Hush, Manx By wint.ing han’s down. Grand Stand Handicap i f (10 ovs Distance One mile ai d a half.

Mr. Hazlett'a b.g. At as, age I, Ss 91 |W;I do 1!) 1 Mr. Atkins’s ' r in. Tad' ail, aged, 7s t Sb (Hughes) 2 Captain Hnlcliiuson’a c.g. Malabar, aoil, 7't 121b (Malone) 3 Mr. Ward's b.g. Tomb nriiii, 5 yrs. lOsfc 51'> (o‘Often) 0 Tins was a bad start, the f nr whostartcd s'ragglin after one n ither like frightened sheep, however, they wnt with, Malabar in the lea I, the mare sc-o id, Atlas third, and Tand nur'ni along way behind ; A Has dull n el the pair at he half mile post, and wi has nrt took first placo whirl) he main'ained In me, T fi'rail having run a good race, secon 1. Mr. Hazlett s Bru e’te and Mr. Tunny's Little llaweawere scratched. Miners’ Perse of In sovn. Pis'ance three quartets of a mile h r ats. Weigh a not less than Hist. Mr, Hiitten’s Bobby Burns 1 1 Kiwis’ Per y' 2 » M tohinsnn’s > harlie 3 2 Haz'.-tl’s Brenda <• 3 In bo hh> a f s here was some good racing but Bobby Burns was too good and t.-ok the money easily. '*■ w Flying Handicap if 40 sova . Distance, One min. Mr. Ma/.leit'sbm Brnnctt ', aged, 8 t 9d> (Wahle’d) 1 Mr.’ Kivers’ b.g. Wild Manx By, Cyrs., Sat lib (M Gregor) 2 A'.ia\ and Pickpocket scrubbed.