Feilding Easter Races

Feilding Star, Volume VI, Issue 125, 7 April 1885, Page 2

Feilding Easter Races

Yesterday was one of the brightest and finest days that vre have experienced this summer, and in consequence the attendance of the public on the race course was very large, although somewhat short of that of last year, from other attractions at Palmeroton. However, all the purchasers of priviliges reaped a golden harvest. The Makino Band, under the able leadership of Mr Curreen, was on the ground, and their excellent rendering of several exquisite pieces of music tended greatly to the pleasure of the meeting. The catering was altogether a success, and we observed that Messrs Summers and Mayhew were liberally patronised. The side show of the circus was on the ground, and the " cow with many horns," with the miniature stallion, were visited by numerous individuals desirous of seeing these marvels of nature. There was almost a total absence of anything like rowdyism, owing in a great measure to the presence of an efficient body of police. The racing events were ail well contested, with the exception of one of the hack races, where Leader ran away from the eight other starters and was never oven approached by one of them. This horse seems fit for better things. We congratulate the club on the admirable selection made of officers to conduct the business of the meeting. The club is also indebted to Mr W. Gr. Haybittle, who acted as Clerk of Scales in the absence of J. Leigh, Esq., who was unable to attend. Subjoined is a summary list of the races : — 1 . — Handicap Hurdle Each, 40 soys ; distance, 2 milos and a distance ; over 10 flights of hurdles 3ft 9in high. Nomination, £1; acceptance, £1. Totara 1 Pathfinder .. ..2 Speculation ran off the course, and the winner got the race easily by two lengths. Totalisator, £102'; £53 on winner and £23 on second horse. Dividend, £1 16s. Time, 4min 39sec. 2. — Hack Hurdle Race. 10 soys; distance, 1 mile and a distance; over 5 flights of hurdles. For horses that have never won public money or been nominated for an advertised race 6 months prior to date of entry, Hunter's and Hack races excepted. Weights not less than lOst. Post entry. Entrance, £l. Hammond's Aroha . . 1 Tera Hori's Poratawa . . 2 Woodyear's Doric, Hughe's Patent Safety and Hyata also ran. There was a splendid race between the first and second horses, but two of the others ran off the course. The winner was a long way the favorite. Totalisator, £83; £51 on winner. Dividend, £1 9s. 3. — Maiden Plate, 25 soys ; distance, l-k miles; weight-for-age; for horses that have not won an advertised race of the value of 25 soys. Entrance, £1. Totara 1 Waitangi . . . . 2 Struck Oil .. .. 3 This was an exciting race, especially as it was practically left to Totara and Waitangi, the former winning b}' being only half a length ahead of tho latter, which was second, with Struck Oil third. Time, 2min o3±sec. Totalisator, £171 ; 73 on winner, 58 on Waitangi. Dividend, £2 2s. 4. — Feildixo Handicap, 100 soys; second horse, 10 soys (from the racing fund); distance, 2 miles. Nomination, £l ; acceptance, £2. Fay 1 Armourer . . . . 2 This was a great race, all the horses keeping well together. Each horse too was freely backed by the public. The first horse won by half a length, and Titokowaru made a good third. The second horse was the greatest favorite. Totalisator, £243; 67 on winner, 95 on second horse. Time, 3min 47|sec. 5. — Hack Race, 10 soys; once round the course, 9st up. Same conditions as No. 2. Entrance, £l. Leader . . . . . . 1 Vesper . . . . . . 2 Arona . . . . . . 3 9 entries — Leader, Vesper, Patent Safety, Kangaroo, Marksman, Hyata, Aroha, Jessie, Poratawa. Considerable interest was shown in this race, the second horse being the favorite. Leader was, however, true to the name, and kept the lead well up to the finish, Vesper being next, with Aroha third. Totalisator, £142, 42 on winner, and 62 on second. Dividend, £3. Time, lmin 55sec. 6. — Winter Oats Handicap, 30 soys; distance, 1} miles. Nomination, £1; acceptance, £1. Fay 1 Potaka 2 i Only 3 started in this race, which Fay again got the best of by a couple of lengths. Fay was a groat favorite, getting 86 backers, being double the number gained by Last Chance, the next in favor. Totalisator, £169. Dividend £1 13s. Time, 2min 33^ sec. I 7. — Hack Eace, 7 soys; once round; the course, catch weights. For horses 1 that have never won a race of any . description, Entrance, 10s. Tarn O'Shanter .. ..I Nell .. ..2 Corkery's Jessie . . . . 3 Vanity, Monty, Brown's Jessie, Brigham, Industry, and Alice also j ran. Some good running was shown in this race, which waß won easily by the horse whick was far and away the greatest favorite, as he got 56 to I speculate on him, against 5 only on the second. Totalisator £96. Dividend £1 10s. 1 8. — Tradesmen's Purse Handicap, ! 25 soys. Distance, 1 mife. Entrance, £1; acceptance, £1. The winners of the Feilding and Winter Oats Handicaps to carry penalties of lOlbs and 71bs respectively. Gipsey . . . . . . 1 Armourer . . . . 2 Totara .. .. ..3 For this event there were 9 entries, 7 starters, Fay and Waitangi being scratched. This was a capital race,

though rather a bad start was made. The run was a very tight one between the first and second horses, the former of which was only about half a length in front. The latter, however, secured nearly double the nunibor of venturers on his winning. Totalisator, £192 ; £101 on first, £52 on second. Dividend, £3 6s. Time linin 53sec. 9. — Consolation Handicap, losovs; I distance, 1£ miles; nomination, 10s; acceptance, 10s. Titokowaru . . 1 Kautere . . . . . . 2 Waitangi . . 3 Five entries — Waitangi, 6st 101 b; Titokowaru, 7st 71b ; Potaka, 7st slb ; Pale Face, sst 101 b; Kautere, 6st 4lb. This was a determined race, well won by Titokowaru, the favorite horse, Kautere, though destitute of a single backer, being second, and Waitangi third. Totalisator, £113 ; £62 on the winner, £29 on Waitangi.