BALCLUTHA RACES.

Evening Star, Issue 4098, 15 April 1876, Page 2

BALCLUTHA RACES.

[From our Social R porter.)

The second day’s racing does not call fo much comment, small fields and easily won victories being the rule, but there was a great deal of excitement over the Publicans’ Handicap, in which the distanced King Philip of the day previous had to concede 16lb and at least three years to Glengarry, and 201b and a year to Sir William. A fine race ensued aU round, but Sir William’s advantage in weight enabled him to keep on front and win by over a length; Glengarry and King Philip making almost a dead-heat for second place. With regard to thestewards sustaining the protest against King Philip in the first day we may say thattheir decision, arrived at after three hours’ discussion, literally amazed ninety-people out of every hundred that saw the race. Very strong expressions of opinion were loudly made, the mildest being that awarding the stakes to Glengarry was an “ infernal swindle,” and we fear that the Balclutha Jockey Club has by its action inflicted such severe injury on itself, that its funds will suffer conside ably and its entries be particularly small in future. Charges were freely made that the whole thing was a got up affair, and two or three pugilistic encounters were very nearly taking place. The stewards behaved in a most scandalous and unheard-

of way in refusing to hear full evidence on both sides ; when Mr Yeend applied to be heard they absolutely declined and shut the door in his face. Any number of people would have borne testimony in favor of King Fhilip, but the protest was looked upon as such a trifling affair that it was thought it would be dismissed with scarcely a moment’s consideration. Taken altogether, the Balclutha races of 1876 were the most rowdy of the Season, and, to add to the unpleasantness, the weather was as rowdy as the people. The following are the events which came off after we went to press on Thursday evening:— Handicap of 40 sovs. Distance 1| piles. Mr Swanson’s Sir William, 5 yrs, 7st 101b . (BrenaUli I Mr Goodman's Glengarry,aged, 6st ... (Batty) I Mr Teend’s King Philip, 4 yxs, Bst 21b (Cotton) S

Betting: Even against Glengarry, 3to 2 King Philip, 2to 1 Sir William. After the proceedings of the first day this race was j looked for with particular interest. Only ; the three started, and aU got off weU together, Sir William rushing to the front and taking ' a lead of three lengths, the King being next. The. same order was kept for a mile, when Glengarry went np to the King. The two could not, however, catch Sir William, 'who won rather easily by a length. Glengarry being second, a head in front of King Philip, Time 3 min 27sees. Hutoicaf Novan Baca, of 80 sots. One mile. Mr J. Dunne’s bhj AU&nder, aged, 6et Tibs ... & Mr B. Grigor’s b $ Boebuok, aged, 7st ... ... t

These were the only entries, and the race was won rather easily.

Consolation Handicap, of 1$ sovs. One pile. Mr T. Pollock 1 sb b Bothwell, 7st ... 4 Mr H. Teend's bhj King Philip, fist 61b ... ... 3 Won ealrily by three lengths.