HOKITIKA RACES.

Evening Star, Volume IX, Issue 2551, 21 April 1871, Page 3

HOKITIKA RACES.

Tho races on the 14th instant, the result of which we published on Wednesday, were special events got up in honor of the Governor’s visit to Hokitika. The proper meeting took place on (he 10th and llth. 'I he jyp.if Good Times says:—The one faulty feature of the meeting was the excellence of individual horses, whose presence prevented anything like close competition. As at the Grey, so there was h' re, a want of even competitors with such excellent horses as Peeress, and the two principal races of the day were destitute of interest to all but those who were pleased by appearances, and ignorant of the relative merits of the horses entered. The most interesting event of t ; c first day was the Hurd e Pace. It was a good race from beginning to end; the hurdles were well jumped • and the interest which it excited was aggravated by the favorite, Sir Tatton, passing inside one of the posts, and having to go over some of the ground a second time, to the manifest loss of a race which seemed to be his, though in the winning horse, Gamester, he had a close competitor. TRIAL STAKED (2) SO VS.) Peer ss I XXX ... 9 Knottingly .. ~, 3 HURDLE RAC'B. (30 sovs.) Gamester 1 Sir Tatton 2 Supple Jack 3 TOWN PLATE. (50 sovs.) • Peeress 1 XXX 2 Knottingly .. 3 Second Day. As on the first day, the racing was undoubtedly one sided, Peeress easily winning every race she was entered for. The substitute for the Canterbury Knottingly will never have an opportunity of starting for a race again, as be departed this life qu the Hokitika course. 'I he bell bad been rung for the horses entered for the Ladies’ Purse to be saddled, and shortly afterwards Knottingly was led out and mounted. It was then seen the horse had what is commonly known as the “staggers.” The rider, however, gave the horse a slap on the neck, and coaxed it to proceed as far as the starting-, post, and when near that PftSft it suddenly rolled over and there died. In consequence the race wqs not proceeded with. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE. (50 sovs.) Sip Tatton 1 Supple Jack 2 Carpenter 3 WESTLAND HANDICAP. (110 sovs.) Peeress 2 xxx .. ~ :. ... 2 Gamestop ... 3