Sporting

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 26, 15 August 1889, Page 2

Sporting

FEILDING HUNT CLUB MEETING. As the morning broke cloudy and dull with every promise of a hard gale and heavy rain there was some fear thai, the races could not be held. A meetig «f • ste wards : was however held at 10 o'clock, and . as these, ■ were signs of the clouds clearing and a "rising glass indicated-dry weather ifi was decided to " $o.pi) witii .the business", a decision which gave, considerable satisfaction' to the owners of horses. A' considerable number of visitors" arrived during yesterday and their numbers were, augmented by the' train in the early morning from Palmerstpn-.-1. HA » DICAP HACK HURDLES; of £20; about 2 miles. Nomination, lOs. Acceotance, 10s The second horse to receive £2 10s out of the stakes. MrW. Simpson's b g ; Gladius, aged, - -, 9st (J. Cameron)* ... Mr Mcßae's b g Owhiti, 5 years, list 31b ... ... ... ... a Mr E. Hume's eh m Zag Zig, aged, 10st9ib '...* ... ... ... 3 Rata, Waokino and Vulcan a^o started. Gladius assumed the lead at the fall of the flag, and was never collared, winning rather easily by a couple of lengths. Totalisator— £Bß ; dividend, £3 Bs. .. 2. FklLDt G HULVT CLUB CUP HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, » piece of .Plate of the ralup of £25 ; about 3 miles. Open to members of Hunt' Clubs only. Nomination. IOs ; Acceptance. 15s. Mr D. G. Riddiford's g g Piako, aged, - list 71b (T. Cameron) :.. . ..... 1Mr D. Thurston's 6 g Sir Ganet, . A aged, list 121 b (A. Cameron) -„,, _5 Mr H. H. Marshall's c m Lucy Glit- .. .- ters, 6 yrs, 9st 71bs ... ... & Mangamahau and Neck-or-Notbingalso started, the latter being pulled up owing to his having missed a hurdle. All the horses jumped splendidly in this event, and a grand race home resulted in Sir Garnet being beaten by two lengths. Totalisator — 142 ; dividend, £3- 15s. 3. HANDICAP HACK PLAT RACE, of £20 ; a bout ; a;- mile «nfl "a distance. Nnminanon. 10s; Awptanep. !()■< Mr Hamilton's b g_ Angler, 4yearß,9st : I Mr ©.'Scott's c m"' Delphine, 4 years, 7stlolb ... ... ... ... .2. Mr Reed's b m Queenie, aged, Bsfc 31b .3 . Mingie, Oaklands, Nutmeg, Nap and. Dan started. Won easily. Totalisator— 146; dividend, £6 4s. A'-y---4. MA'DliiN HACK STEEPLECHASE, of £15 ; weight f r a_e' ; "•bout 2 miles. . For horses that have- . nevt- r won a Steeplechase nt date of ' nomination. Entranc**. 15*. Mr W. Simpson's b g Gladius, aged, 12st3fc ... ... ......: I Mr R. E. Mcßae's b s Owhiti, 5 years, 115t12»... ... 2 Spartan and Konini also ran, but retired early. Owhiti was leading 100 yardsfrom home, when Gladius crept up and. - won on the post by half a length. _ Total- - . isator — 88; dividend, JS3 Bs. . 5 HANDICAP WKLI'RH. HACK STEEPLECHASE, «>f £;0. _ Mi-ajV ; mum weight Il**t 7lbs; <iistance, about 2 miles. 0\ en to all- horse* ihat hare never won a race to the value of orer-' £15. Nomination, as; '•cceptaßee; b<. % A Mr H. Lance's b g Wairere, aged, list 12H> ... ... ... ... 1 Mr R. H. AHwortk's c g Ratu, aged, list 121 b... ... ... ...... 2-;. Mr R. Roake's blk g Hard Times (late ; Sa;;ron), aged, 3st 121 b... "''...' 3 Mangamahau and Cossack also took part. A grand race between the firs* „*£w ohorses. A protest was entered against : ' the winner for jostling and c_nßanning,. which was jupheld by the Stewards, ifche race being given to Ratu T and the jockey „ disqualified for the. meeting. Totalisator ' —108; dividend, £6 16s. 6. LA DIES" BK ACELE T HA'tfi sICA 1 ?' STEEPLE HASE. value about £2*o. Gentlemen riders. Horses lo be nominated by ladies ; about 2 miles. >. o_a- - ma tion, 10s; A crept a we', 10s. Mrs D. G. Riddiford's gg Piako, aged, 12st Btb (W. Simpson) ... ... 1 Miss Crawford's b g Neck-or-Nothing, -'- aged, lOst 101 b (Mr Lovejoy) ... 2' Miss Annie Roake's eh m Zag Zig, aged, lli3* 51b (Mr Hnme) ... S* Cashier, Hard Times, The Crock, and Sir Garnet also started. The latterspoiled his chance-by-faffing at tie "water jump. Neck-or-Nothmg 'stuck to the winner well, but. Piako was too. good for our local horse^ Totalisator — 135; divi-- •-- dend, £2 14s. A .■-; 7. HAND CAP F YINGBACKFLATW; RACE, fof t2O; about | bf u.mileu Nomination, IOs ; accefiianee-, 10s Mr D. Scott's eh Delphine, 4 years, 7stßlb .... ... „...: At.. Mr J. K. Hamilton's b g Angler, 4 "'-. years, 9st 41b ... ; ... 2 : Oaklands, Nutmeg, Nap, Porangi, Fair Helen, Yenosta, anid Farewell also ran.. A protest was entered ob the ground that it was not a fair start, bnt was disallowed* Totalisatoi>— 22o ; dividend, £6 15s. . : was put through the machine.