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Evening Star, Issue 4295, 1 December 1876, Page 2

Second Day—Friday.

After the _ steady rain of last eveni'".® gloomy anticipations were formed of the oro . bable weather to-day, but when the for jockeys to vyeigh out for the test race the sun was shining brightly. T’ fle BeC ond day being no holiday the attendance of the public was necessarily sma’Jter than yesterday, but the events produced plenty of excitement and there was lots of betting. Proceedings opened with the Hurdle Race, for which four of those colored on the card put in an appearance—--tommy Dodd not having left Christchurch banjo would have been a hot favorite but for the public appearing to think his starting somewhat problematical, and the consequence was that transactions on the race

were almost a dead letter until just before ta© starts. however, who hhs only one© suffered defeat during three year/, found a few supporters. Te Kooti and Darkie were only occasionally nibbled at. In connection with the flat handicaps the first sensational incident was the scratching of Fishhook for both President’s and Grand Stand at 12.30 o’clock. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 50 sovs. Entrance, 2 Bovß. Two miles and a distance: over ten flights of hurdles Btt 6in high. ■“irH. Geurley’s chg Kildare, aged, lOsfc 41b XT* lurnr • « (J • CottOll) X Jar i. M. Koj s, sear., ch g Banjo, a^ed 9 list 71b Mr^swK an 8 0? ch S Kooti, agS‘. sfßb 2 xr. i* 5 -SK- over) . (J. M'Gregor) 0 Nt ti«i LareUS blkg Darkie . 5 yrs, 9st (TRb _ over) (T. Cotton) 0 T 9““y ® odd was scratched. Te Kooti earned 15£lba overweight, Darkie, 7Mbs. Betting; Even against Kildare; 3 to 2 Banjo; sto 1 Darkie and Te Kooti. At the fall of the flag Banjo teok a slight lead, and took the first hurdle in front; Kildare second; Te Kooti, who struck and fell heavily, third; Darkie last. M‘Gregor soon remounted, but Te Kooti fell again at the third fence. Meantime, Datkie, on being put at the second hurdle, swerved off the course and unseated his rider, and the two outsiders did not show in the race again. Kildare took a slight lead of Banjo, and the two chesnuta went round in that position the remaining mile and thiee-quar-v i um P cd magnificently, and though Kildare lost a little at each hurdle he regained a lead of a couple of lengths on landing. At the last jump but one Mr Gourley’s horse was nearly on his knees, but Cotton pulled him up swiftly and, shaking Banjo off, cleared the final hurdle splendidly and came in an easy winner by four lengths. Time, 4min. 49Jsecs. President’s Handicap, of 80 sovs, with a sweep of Z sots; the amount accruing from the sweep, stakes to go to tbe second horse. One mile and a naif. > animation, 2 sovs; acceptance, 2 sovs Mr G. Coombe's br hj Eight Bower, aged, fat Mr ti. Yecud’s u hj King Phillip,' 5 6l£ 1 Mr W. Waiters’ br hj Isaak Walton, 4 yrs", Bst 3?b 2 Mr J. Stephenson’s br g Bob Mr H. Goodman’s ch g Glengarry, Mr J. J. Boyle’s b g Wild Deer, "• (J. Allen) 0 hishhook and Steamer were scratched. Betting : 6 to 4 agst King Phillip ; 2 to 1 other a^on >4to 1 Rob Roy; sto 1 any After some delay a good start was effected. Reb Roy s colors showing in the van, with Wild Deer and bmg Phillip in close attendance, Izaak Walton fourth, Glengarry and Right Bower bringing up the rear. Coming round the turn up to the stand Izaak Walton rushed to the front a £. d , le V llob second » Wild Deer thu-d, King Phillip on the gelding’s quarters, Right Bower fifth, and Glengafry llack K When at the opposite side of the course Rob Roy had lost his forward position, and King Phillip ran up to Izaak Walton and wrested the lead from him. At the same tune Right Bower came on with a flowing sheet and, rapidly overhauling Rob Roy and Wild Deer, got on terms with the leaders at the quarter-mile post. Entering the straight Mr Coombe’s horse had a c lS a 'f dead length, and despite the Ui P> the weight toloits tale, and Right Bower won with plenty in hand by a length and a hall. Izaak Walton was third, a similar distance behind King Philip ; Wild Deer fourth, Glengarry fifth, Rob Roy last. Time 2min. 52fsec. * Tlate, of3ssovs. Entrance 2sovs: one mile and a distance; weight for age Mr T. Logan’s b c Dead Heat, 3 yrs, 7st 61b Mr H. Goodman’s br hj Tadmor. 5 ynfsKli 1 T. , , (Goodman) 2 Haphazard, Rob Roy, Izaak Walton, and Fishhol were scratched. Betting; 5t04 on Dead Meat. Both got off well together, Tadmor with the inside running and keeping a slight lead Presently Dead Head ereptnp anl took , lead of a bare length, but at- a mile Goodman again brought np Tadmor, who appeared to be running away with the race. However, Allan on Dead Heat was simply playmg'witb the old horse, for at a quarter of a mile from home the colt shot out, had Tadmor m difficulty at the ‘turn into the straight, and won hands down bv three lengths. Time, 2min 10 4-sth secs OaA ? D au S ™ Handicap, of 40 sovs. Oneniilelnd sov. Mt ' KommatloH * 1 sov; acceptance, I Y' 6 yrs, Bst (Contell) 1 J. Stephensons b g Steamer, 4 yrs, 6st 41b Mr A. Smith’s br g Haphazard, agedj P. Fagan’s cb m Plying Beauty, 3 Thomas Pollock’s b m Eosina. Seftt ° _. ~ , (J. Allan) 0 Fishhook, TzaakWaUon, Sir William, and Master Playfair were scratched. Betting : 5 to 4 agst Kingfisher; 2 to I Haphazard; 4 to 1 Steamer; 6to 10 to I anything else. A bad start was effected, SS* Bfuty being left at tbe post, steamer cut out the running at a great pace. Kingfisher and Haphazard lying next, Rosina fourth. After keeping this order for nearly a mile Haphazard shot his bolt and retired, leawng the issue to Steamer and Kingfisher. Entering the straight Smith commenced to flog Steamer, but Kingfisher kept a slight advantage right past the stand, winning pretty easily by a long neck; Haphazard was third, three lengths behind; Rosina and Flying Beauty coming together. Time, 2min 23 3-4aec. 6 6 HaC * ° f 15 sovs. Open to all horses; post entry, laov. ; one mile; catch weights. The winner to be sold by auction for 20 sovs.. any surplus to go to the funds. * *

Orphan led for three-quarters of a-mile. when Dolly Varden came on full of running and was m a canter by two lengths; Wbelk, second; Orphan, third. Time, Imin. 59sec. Match for 20sovs aside. One mile and a half. ~ Catch Weight. Davidson’s Whelk ... ? 1 J. G. Smith’s Dolly Varden 2 Time, 3min 2^-secs.

Mr T. G. Smith's DoUy Varden ,. 1 Mr Dari'Jsun’s Whelk 2 Mr M'Ewan’s Orphan ... o Sir Julius Vogel ••• o ... 0