FEILDING JOCKEY CLUB.

Feilding Star, Volume IX, Issue 104, 3 April 1888, Page 2

FEILDING JOCKEY CLUB.

The annual meeting of the Feilding Jockey Club was held yesterday, and j passed ofE very successfully. The j weather was anything but favorable for the day's sport, aud only about 600 persons were present. The course , was in very bad order, owing to -the recent wet weather, and four or five ; spills occurred during the day but no one was seriously hurt. The only delay during the day was caused by ' the protests, in the Hack Hurdles and the Handicap, the latter being a most [ frivolous one. ' The racing on the whole was good, and the large fields inthe hack races were productive of good sport, and in two cases of large dividends. Spray's win in the Feild- ■ ing Handicap was a very popular one, j and her owner, Mr C. Henry, was, warmly congratulated on her victory. ' Spray paid her admirers the handsome , dividend of £13 19s. Arab, in the j Hack' Race, paid the capital dividend of "£24 18s. The whole of the offic- I iala worked well in the performance of their duties, and the Secretary, Mr Sandilands is deserving of a meed of praise for his energetic services. Messrs Light and Summers' publican and refreshment booths were apparently well patronised, ac was also Mr Smith's refreshment booth, and the proceedings on the whole were very, orderly. The sum of £1413 was put through the totalisator, which was worked by Messrs Adams and Andrew, of Auckland. It was very gratifying to see our local horses pull off four of the nine races which were got off during the day. Foßowingare the results:— 2. HACK HURDLE RACE, 12 sors, ; second horse, 2 soys. (from the stakes) ; distance, 1 mile and a distance ; over five /flights of hurdles. For horses that have never wou publio money or been nominated for an advertised race 6 months prior to date of entry (hunts ers' and haok races excepted). Weights not less than lOst. 41 Ngatoto .. ...... 1 50 Doctor .. .... ..2 Silver King, Karoro, and Dawn also started. Ngatoto got the best of a good start. Karoro and Dawn came to grief at the second hurdle. _ A good race home between Silver King and Ngatoto ended in the former Winning by half a length. A protest was entered against Silver King for j osthng; and was upheld. Totalisator — 140; dividend, £3 ls. 3. MAIDEN PLATE, 25 soys.; distance, 1 mile and a half- Entrance, £1. Weight for age. Open to all horses that have never won an adver* tised race of the value of 25 soys. prior to date of entry. 29 Mr 0. Wilson's eh m Wanda, syrs, 9stllb •.-■... .. .-. ■'... 1 67 Mr A. Campion's 1> g Orlando, aped, 9st . . . . . . 2 15 Mr J. Wilson's eh m Little Vixen, 4yrs, Bstl2lb .. .. .. 3 Rere and Larrikin also started. Wanda ■ went to the front at the fall of the flag, 1 and was neyer collared, winning by six , lengths. A splendid race between Orlaudo and Vixen for second place, the 1 former gaining the judge's verdict by half a head. Totalisator — 135 ; dividend, £4 3s. 4. FEILDING HANDICAP, 110 soys.; second horse, 10 sovs. (from the stakes); distance, 2 miles. Nomina tion, £1; acceptance, £2. . Tbe winner of any handicap to the value of 100 soys. to carry 71bs extra. 16 Mr C. Henry's Mk m Spray. 4yrs, , 6st 71b (C. Croker) .... 1 77 Mr D. Scott's br g Goth, syrs, 6st 101 b (Colletto) .. ... ..2 48 Mr B. Coyle's br m Lady Artist, , aged, 7st 41b (Powell) .. .. .3.. Germaine (7st 121 b) also started. From a good start Spray and Lady Artist went to the front. After they had gone half a mile Spray had a lead of fully one hundred yards. The other riders seemed to , hold her tob cheap, but they were never able to get near ber, as she won easily by twenty lengths. She was ridden badly, the boy using the whip very freely from start to finish. A good race for second place, which was awarded to Goth. Time, 4mm. 9|sec. Totalisator — 248; dividend, £13 195. 5. HANDICAP HACK RACE, 15 soys,; once round the course. Same conditions as No. 2. 7 Mr G, Younger's Arab, 7st 121 b (McAlister) .. .. .. 1 48 Camomile, Bst 41b .2 58 Martonian, 9st 71b . . 7 . . . 8 Zag Zig (7st 71b), Corsair (9st 71b), Tommy (Bst), Ngatoto (8 ?t), Zodiac (7st 101 b), Dawn (7st 41b), md Kororo (7st) also started. From a good start Martonian and Corsair went to the front, and led to the gate, where they ran off. Arab then took command, and held it untd the finish, winning by half a length. Totalisator— l94 ; dividend, £24 18s. 6. STEWARDS' STAKES HANOICAP, 30 soys. ; second horse, 5 soys. (from the stakes); distance, 1 mile. Nomination, £1 ; acceptance, £1Winner of Feilding Handicap to carry 51 bs penalty. 42 Mr F. W. Harrison's b g Maribyrnong, 4yrs, 6st 71b (C. Croker) 1 68 Mr A. Campion's b g Orlando, aged, 7st2lb ... .. ..2 Rulub (6st 71b) also started, but ran off at the gate, which left Manbyrnong to win easily. Totalisator — 167 ; dividend, £3 lis. 7. LOCAL HACK BAOE HANDICAP, 10 soys.; once round tbe course. Post entry, £1. Open to all horses that have never won public money or been nominated for an advertised race six months prior to date of entry (hunters' and hack races excepted)., the bona fide property, 3 . months prior to date of entry, of residents, within a radius of 5 miles of the Borough of Feilding. 70 Mr Bell's Laundress, Bst 121 b (W. Holmes) . . 1 Arab, 9st .... .. . 2 Tit Bit, 7stl2lb .... ..3 My Queen (7st 81b). Shylock (7st 41b), and Grace Dariing (7st) also started. My Queen went away with the lead, Tit Bit going to the front after they passed the gato, but it was only on suffrage, as Holmes brought the grey mare up in the straight and won very comfortably by a length from the Arab, Shylock coming to grief. Totalisator— l7o; dividend, £1 16s. 8. WINTEIi OATS HANDICAP, 30 Bovr, ; distance, \\ miles. Nomination, £1; acceptance, £1. To start at 3.45 p.m. 40 Mr J. L. OliverV Germaine, aged, Bst (Holmes) ..... 1 42 Mr C. Henrys Spray, 6st 121 b i 2 15 Mr D. Scott's Goth, 7st . ." . 8 Little Vixen, Hagar, and Ruf us also ran. Gtenaaine got the best of a good start. HagaT took command immediately

afterwards, and led for half a mile. Rufus then made his effort, but he died away in coming into the straight. A good race home ensued, Germaine winning by a length. Totalisator— l72 ; dividend, £3 17s. 9. FLYiNG STAKES HANDICAP 15 sors , f mile. Same conditions as No. 2 23 Laundress, Bst 51b (Holmes) . . 1 21 Camomile, Bst 71b . . . . . . 2 7 Zodiac, 7st 71b .. ... .....3 Corsair (9st 71b), Rangiora (9st), and Ngaru also started. Laundress got all the best of the start, and held it untd the finish, eventually winning one or the best races of the day by a neck, the same distance separating seoond and third, the rest ma bunch a quarter of a length away; Totalisator— 116; dividend, £4 10s. 10. FORCED HANDICAP, 16 soys. ; distance, once round the course. 39 Wanda, 7st 7lh ..' 1 26 Germaine, Bst 101 b .. . . . . 2 Hagar (7st 101 b), Rere (6st 101 b), Goth (7st llbj, and Larrikin (6st 101 b) also Btarted. Rere and Wanda went away to the front, and coming into the straight,. Rere had a little the best of it, the whips being out on both. Rere won by a head. , Germaine came very fast at the finish. , A protest was entered against the rider of Rere for dismounting before became to Weigh in. The Stewards awarded the stakes to Wanda. Totalisator— 99; dividend, £2 B*>________'