Sporting

Dunstan Times, Issue 1180, 10 October 1884, Page 3

Sporting

CROMWELL BPRfNtt RACES. ■ This was'tho' thir l meeting'of the season, and was inevery respect an improvemeut onritg predecessors. One point in its favor doubtless is that all the accessories are pretty well perfect, thigrand stand, with ira many conveniences for both the comfort ot -’the public and the managers if .the meeting, are everything to he desired'; the pood, commodious, and arte saddling and, horse paddocks are an attraction to owners of horses, whilst the comfort and convenience of investors on the totalisator which, by the hye, is the property of the olnh, -Was well attended to. However, the working of the machine was to have been improved on. This fault, if fault it really he, can be rectified with a little more e*perience. The coarse Was in splendid order, with a -close spring green turf, a groat contrast to the dry arid tracks at Alexandra and Clyde. The racing, if we may except the hur le race, was par excellence, hut horses sometimes wi 1 not jump without many baulks and much persuasion, and that wis limply the case with the race iir question All the other events were run on their merits, the fastes- horse in eaon ease pulling off the stakes. In the Hack S Ring Race Knickerbocker Sam he Tmi King—winning was a great surprise to all, except, per-h-m, to the two Im-ky investors on the t % lisator, out of a total ht 99, and who pocketed L 45 each. The Sprint Handicap was also a surprise, the idea of Mataura and Magic making a dead heat, never being thought of. The meeting throughout was a success, and afforded as good a day’s •■atiug and nmus-m-nr. a? could bo wished for. M r J. Lawrence had the Grand Stand and pri vile.es, and gave satisfaction to his imour oua patrons. The details of the various events as below we arc indebted to the 'Jromaell Argtu:

Handicap Hurdle Race, of 20 sovs. Distance, <>ne mile and a had, over six 'flights of hurdles, 3ft 6m high. Mr A McKay’s blk g Magic, l2st 71b i(Ownei) 1 -Mr T. McKay’s blkg Darkey, 9st 7lb (.Smith) 2 MrJ. Rivers’ bg Resavtus, 9st 101b (Barry) 3 Mr G. Barry’s Backbiter, 9st 2lb : and Catoh-ms-if-you-cai;, 9st, wore scratched. This was the mo-t uninteresting raeo of the meeting. After charing the first jump the field hj miked repeatedly, Resartus ul imutely refusing to face the sticks at all. But Magic asemed to hold the race safe, and it looked as though his rider enjoyed the fun of baulking, for when put at it the second time he would clear the hurdle at almost » standing jump, and came in an , easy winner by a d zun lengths ahead of Darkey. D vi. LI Bs. Maiobs Plate, of 15 sovs. Open to all ho ses that- have never won public man y. Weight for age. Distance one irile Mr J. Flynn’s bg Cyraaro, 4vrs, (Thompson) 1 Mr A-. McKay’s bra Marca, 4yrs (Allen) 2 At the fab of the flag the pair went off at racing spee.l and kept together all the way. After a close atragde dotvn the straight Cymaro won by about a neck. Tone, luiin d.taecr. Divi. L 3 12s-. Cromwell Handicap of 25 sovs. Distance one nine and a-half. Mr ET. D Mervyu’s blk g Blickhov. 7st 121b ... , v . ... (River) I Mr C. McKenna’s gg Haricot. Bst 5 b (Thompson) 2 Mr-J. R vers’bik m Tui, Bst 12d> (Mason) 3 Mr P party’s Statesman, 8 d bib ... 0 Magic, 10si 2i hj, was scratched. The horses got fairly away together, Statesman in the load, but after half a-niile B’ackboy drew wav from Haricot and Stab sman, and although the old grey made an effort liefbre entering the straight, he could not get on terms with Black hoy, who had the race Well in hand at the distance, and won easily by a length or two. Time, 2tnin 54'ec.’. Divi L2 12s. Handicap Time Ttotting Race, of 15sovs. Distance three mil-a.. No weighs under itist. Mr A. Jos-i’ bra Dolly, GO sets, (Caldwell). 1 Mr M’S wan’s g g Ojacher, 45 secs (Bungee) 2 Mr T. McKay’s b g Robb, scratch (McKay) 3 Tho whole of the 15 ho’ses on tho card came to the post, and were carefully started at their respective times by Mess's Sherwood and Dawkins. The winner quickly ovei hauled he leading horses and showed the way after going once round the course. From this out tho race was all over, bar accident, for Dolly kept going in grand s’yle, and won by about a dor. -n lengths. Time, lO nin. SOsecs. Divi. L2 9j. Hack Selling Race, of 10 sovs. Distance, three-quarters of a mile! Mr T, M‘Kay’s b g Knickerbocker Ram ( J rai hj) I Mr C. G. Motlntney’s blk m Mabel (Barry) 2 .vir S. M'Lenuan’s b g Playboy (Richardson) 3 .Miiroi, Backbiter, and Reefer also ran. The field went off at a spanking pave,and kept in a bunch till near home, when Knick erho.ksr Sam drew out and won by about two lengths from Mabel. Time, I min. 25 <eca. Out o f 99 investors on the totalis Has.nr, only two were on the winner, receiving the nice divides 1 of L 44 11;. Spring Handicap, of 20 sovs. Di t-auce, one mde. Mr T. -M•Kay's bik hj MataUra, 7at (d’Kay) $ Mr A. M‘Kay’s b g 9it 121b ... (Owner) J Mr D. H. Mervyn’s blk g Blackhoy, ?st 81b ... 2 M Henna's Haricot Sat, R'vers' Don J'se 10it 4lb, Rivers’ Resartus 7st 12U>, and Richardson’s Tho i’lunger fijt 81h also ran. The seven horses were despatched io a good start, and went the whole way in a cluster On entering tho stra'ght. however, Mataura came through tho field to the front, an I then a hard struggle to. k place between him and Magic for first honours, but it resulted in a dead heat with all the others close up. Tho sura on machine was divided between the investois on the two first horses, who received each L2 2s. Time, Imin, 54sscs. Hospital Race. Distance, half a-mile. Winner to be presented with a whip.

Mr J. Rivers’b g Resartus ... (Rivers) 1 Mr T. M‘Kay’s bk g Darkey (.VI Kay) 2 This, tho closing event, was won easily by Resartus. The sum of LII 17s Gi was collected on the ground hy Messrs Gudg on and Cogan.

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