Sporting

Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 122, 8 April 1890, Page 2

Sporting

FEILDING EASTER MEETING. The weather was everything that could be desired yesterday by the keenest lover of sport. A cool breeze was blowing from tbe south-east which, although it smartened up sometimes into a small gale, did not interfere with the racing although it was trying occasionally to the ladies on the crest of the hill overlooking the course. The attendance wag very good, very nearly 1000 persona having paid at the gates so that the purchasers of the various privileges got. all their money .back with a margin for encouragement. Taking the racing all through, although the fields were painfully small, it was very good, the finishes being very close, which latter fact testified to the excellent work of Mr J. E. Henry, the handicapper. The only fault to be found was the weary interval between each race, and the consequent want of punctuality iii starting the several events. Of course the club benefitted by the extra time thus given to the totalisator to collect revenue, but still it is possible to go to extremes even in that, and the. general bad temper which .prevailed in the latter part of , the day may be ih. a great measure attributed to this cause. There was more fighting and. scuffling at this meeting than any yet held in Feilding. The Feilding Brass Band,, under the leadership of Mr R: F. Haybittle, played a selection of pieces during the day 1 ' and assisted very materially in relieving the. dreadful jmonotpny of • the There was "only one slight accident by which Jackson, the rider of Kissing Cup in the Winter Oats, was slightly injured in one of his legs by contact with a post. The total amount put through the.machine was £2754, The following are theresuits : — Hack Hurdle Race, of 30 soys; second horse to receive 5 sovs.;, 2. miles., . „ 70 Mr M.Cbkinafl's'b g Otairi, b-7 (Owner) 1 50 Mr E. Jackman's b m Aotea, 9-12 ; : (J« Cameron) 2 94 Mr D. Scott's eh m Delphihe, 9-1 3 35 Lucy .Glitters (9:5) also started. The flag fell to a good start, iOtairi goingto the front, leading all round to the straight, but was then supplanted by Lucy Glitters who led past the judge's boxr Otairi came again at the back; of the course, and continued his '-lead to the finish. Aotea made a game attempt, but the. gelding was rather too much for him, and he suffered defeat by a- neck. Time, 4min 30' 3-sfch, sec. Totalisator— 249 ;■ dividend, £3 4s. F.J.C. Handicap, of 120 soys; 10 soys to go to the second horse ;i^ -mUes. 125 Mr J. Paul's b tf Boudahger, 7-7 (Collelo) 1 223 Mr F. Hill's b g Cheques 8-6 : i * -% , '■'■' y - '7-. , (McCormick) 2 80 Mr D. Scally's b f Lady Ledger, 6-4 ' y..y;' ... ....(Price) 3 60 Sincerity (8-.£j, and' 25 Little Viven (6-0) also went to the post. The field got away fairly well, Lady Ledger and Cheque having slightly the best of it. The latter led his horses into the straight and past the paddock for the first time, with Lady Ledger, Vixen, Boulanger and Sincerity, in the order named. Cheque, continued his lead until a mile had been "traversed, when Collelo- gradually, brought^. Boulan- ' ger along, and at the bend for home had a length's lead. He led all up the straight, and appeared to be winning easily, but in the last hundred yards Cheque made a' terrific rush, 5 Boulanger just managing to catch the judge's eye by a head,- Lady Ledger a length away third; Sincerity pulled up dead lame. Time, 2min 48 2-sth sec. Totalisator— 4s3 j dividend, £3 13s. Hack Flat Race, of 20 soys; I£ miles. 143 Mr H. Ruscoe's eh g Jupiter, 7-7 (Collelo) 1 188 Mr J. Wilson's b g Pyramus, 9 r o , (Reid) 2 52 Mr W. Hunia's b m Tekena,.7-12 (Rider) 3 When the flag fell Te Kena went to the front, with Jupiter close up, and Pyramus four lengths away. Jupiter exchanged places with Te Kena at the half-mile post, and Pyramus, who had. not gained any ground from the start, came up at this point with a rush. , He and Jupiter entered the straight together, but the chestnut lasted longest, and scored a victory by haif a length. Time^'2mSnj 21$-86Ca Totalisator— 3B3 ; dividend, £2 la. Flying Handicap,. of 60 soys ;:thei;second ,;'-. horse, to receive. lOisovs ; 5 furlongs, a 97 Mr J. Hamilton's b g Angler, 7-6 . 7 . .■.::'•■■;■ (Chafer) 1, 108 Mr Fi Hill's b g Cheque, 8-9 a (McCormick) 2 .137 Mr F. Martin's b m Retina, 8-5 (McMorran) .. 8 29 Wanderer (7-9), and 56 Fleta (6-0) also ran. From a rather bad start Angler and Fleia g6t away from ihe others, the former going to the fore. Cheque, who was one of the last to get on his feet, made a determined efiort up the straight to get on terms with the leader, but Angler kept his lead, and passed the winning post .a. leug|,h'tp the. good. Retina two lengths ' third. Time, Imih 7sec. TotalisatorT-447 ;. dividend, £4 Bs. Hack J^yino Race, of 15 soys; f-mile. 758 Mr H. Ruscoe's eh g Jupiter, 8-2 (Collelo) 1 172 Mr J. Wilson's b g Pyramus, 9-3 • ■'.-■■;. 7;;,7.:» .;:.■', : (^eijj 2 48 Mr D. Scott's eh m Delphine, 7-13 77 7 / . 7 j'; ■•-. '^ . /(Rider) 3 57 Revoke (6-9), and 29 Mahaseer (6-0) also started. Pyramus; led' the field' until the bend for home, when Jupiter came up and raced with him, and gradually wearing the top weight down 'won by half a length. Totalisator^— 384 ; dividend, £4 Sb. Winter Oats, of 45 sovb ; 5 soys for the second horse ; 1 mile. 149 Mr J. Paul's be Boulanger, 8-4 (Collelo) 1 117 Mr Chapman's b g Montrose,: 8-4 (McCormick) .2 40 Mr D. Scally's, b f Lady Ledger, 6-10 ... ... ...(Prioe) 8 123 Angler (8-4), 14 Wanderer (7-0), and 8 Kissing Cup (6-0) also ran. After aseries of false starts, the field was sent away fairly well, with the exception of Kissing Cup, who was left a dozen lengths behind; Angler was taken to the, lead, with Montrose next, the latter supplanting Angler at the first 'bend. Along the back stretch a sheet woxild have covered the whole of the horses, and the Bight was worth while seeing' Boulanger wrestled the lead from Montrose turning into the straight, and a splendid finish resulted in a, neck victory for the former, Lady Ledger close up third. Time, lmin 55sec. , Totalisator — 451 ; dividend, £2 14s. > Hack Race, of 10 soys ; 1 mile. ; , 87 Mr J. Lambess' b g Joker, 7-10 - (Reid) 1 42 Mr E. Jackman's b m Aotea, 6-0 (Rider) 2 133 Mr T. Cribb's, Ngatokorua, 8-6 : (Montague): 8 85 Huia (7-6) also started^ Aotea arid' Joker raced together iall the way^ Ngato- r korua bringing upthe rear. V joker imanaged to forge ahead at the top of the hill, and was landed a winner by half a length; Ngatokorua three lengths away"' third. Totalisator--297 ; dividend, £3 Is.