Sporting

Feilding Star, Volume VIII, Issue 76, 30 December 1886, Page 2

Sporting

AWAHURI HACK RACES.

The annual hack race meeting at Awahuri on Tuesday was a great success, and the Committee have to congratulate themselves on the result. The attendance was very good, there being about 700 present, including visitors from Palmerston and Feilding; and £862, or nearly double the amount of last year, was put through the machine, which was in the hands !of Mr 8. Abrahams. Mr McLenaghan, of the Awahuri Hotel, had the publican's booth, and Mr Summers, of Feilding, the refreshment booth, the other privilege the gates, having been retained by the club. Music was supplied by the Feilding Brass Band. The officers, who comprised the following, worked hard to make the, thing a success, and they were well rewarded : — Judge, Mr IL Cameron; starter, Mr R. Druryj stewards, Messrs McDonald, Cribo, Lawton, Drury, Cameron, Jackman, and McLenaghan. A special word of praise is due to the courteous and efficient hon. secretary, Mr McMillan, who -worked very hard throughout. The following are the results :-— 1. Open Hurdles, of 15 soys, 2 miles, over eight flights of hurdles, 3ft 6iu high. Weightiest. Post entrance Ids. Mr D; Scott's Waitangi . . . . 1 Mr S. Skerman's Reform . . . . 2 Mr J. Crocke's Katere . . . . 3 Dividend £2 3s. 2. Maiden Hurdles, of 7 soys, 1 mile. For horses that have never started for any race. Weight lOrft. Post entrance 7s. IMr Graham's Grasshopper . . 1 Mr Macmillan's Daisy . . . . 2 Dividend, £5 14s. 3. Maiden Plate, 1£ miles. For horsesthat have never won any race. Weight 9st. Post entrance 78. Mr J. McDonnell's littlejohn . . 1 Mr P. Gbtty's Rata .. .. 2 Mr R. Edward's Ranger . . . . 3 Dividend, £7 17s. 4. Awahtjri Stakes, of 20.soys; second horse to receive £5 from the stakes. Distance 2 miles. Weight 9st. Post entrance £1. Mr D.Scott's Waitangi .. .. 1 Mr Utiku's Moane .. ..2 Mr W- H. Read's Fern Flats . . 3 Time 4uiin. Bsec. There were 145 investors in the machine, as follows— Moane 30,. Falsehood 21, Waitangi 21, Hard Times 33, Feru Flats 33 f and Reform 7. Dividend £6 3s. 5. Poxy Race, of 5 soys. Distance 1 mile. For ponies under 14 hands. Catch weights. Post entrance os. Mr T. LawWs Otaki . . . . 1 Mr P. Brow v's Little Nell . . 2 Mr G. Dixon's Gladstone . . . . 3 Dividend £6 Is. 6. Ladies Pukse, 10 so vs. Distance one and a quarter miles. Fur horses within a radius of 2 miles from cross roads ' at Awahuri. Owners of horses for this race must have been boua fide residents within this radius for three. mouths prior to date of meeting. Welter woijrhts. Post entries lOs. Gentlemen nilers. Mr T. Oribh's My Qu*en . . . . 1 Mr R. Graham's Grasshopper . . 2 Mr H. Cameron's Alena . . . . 3 Dividend £4 4s. 7. OoNsoiiATiox Handicap, 7 soys., For all beaten horses. Once round the course. Entrance 7s. Mr Bulfour's Myosotis . . . . I Mr SheeriVs Hard Timos . . 2 Mr Chapman's Falsehood • . . 3 Dividend £-4 1 7s. 8. Hun ;y SouitKY. A sweepstake of 1 soy. with £2 10s added. 0m& round th« course. Catch weights. »f rW. Honnor's Fuhrication . . 1 Mr Bull's Fern Flats .. ..2 Mr T. Willis* Zodiac . . . . 3 Dividend £6 75.--Times.