EANGITIKEI EACING CLUB.

Feilding Star, Volume XII, Issue 83, 3 January 1891, Page 2

EANGITIKEI EACING CLUB.

Early on New Year's morning everything appeared as if the weather was going to be favorable for the Eangitikei Racing Club's annual meeting. This tempted a large number of visitors from all parts of the Burroundmg districts, a goodly number journeying from Feilding; but just as most of them were nearing Bulls down came the rain in torrents. Some were not to be denied, and proceeded to the course, while others turned back to their homes in disgust. Anyhow, the first race was run in blinding rain, and the Stewards then wisely decided to postpone the races for an hour. As the time drew on the weather cleared up a little, and not much rain fell after the Handicap Hurdles had been run. The racing on a whole was excellent, the finishes in some of the events being very close. About 1000 persons, including a large crowd of ladies some of whom were dressed in splendid costumes, were on the ground, and one and all were as uncomfortable as they could be, what with rain and a cold wind. Most of the wins were very popular, as they should be when such sterling sportsmen as Messrs J. G. Wilson, J. Paul, D. Scott and J. Wilson get to the fore with their horses. Eesults : — Maiden Plate, of 40 soys ; 1£ miles. D Campion's Josephine, 8-11 (Eeid) 1 D Scott's Retrenchment, 8-11 (Collelo) 2 Amina, 8-11, also ran. Won fairly easy by a length. Dividend, £2 16s. Handicap Hurdles, of 50 soys ; 2 miles. J Driscoll's Jacob, 10-10 (Pell) j Utiku Marumaru's Eere, 10-0 (Eitter) f Matchless, 9-0, also started. Jacob cut out the running from the start, and led to within 5 yards from home, when Eere, who had been gaining inch by inch down Jthe straight, just managed to get up and made a dead heat of it. Matchless fell at the last hurdle. Dividends — Jacob, 225 ; Rere, 235. In the run oft Eere led all the way and won easily ; dividend, 395. Hack Hurdles, of 30 soys ; 1 mile. J G Wilson's Doctor, 10-0 (Warner) 1 U Marumaru's Songster, 10-4 ... 2 I Jupiter (who baulked at the first hurdle) and Eaven also ran. Won by twenty lengths. Dividend, £6 ss. Eangitikei Handicap, of 200 soys; 2nd horse 20 soys, and 3rd 10 soys from stakes ; 1J miles, J Paul's Fox ton, 8-0 (Powell) 1 W Gibson's Montrose 11, 8-5 (Holmes) 2 J George's Vendor, 7-12 (Scbafer) 3 Also started — Pyratnus and Bangalore 6-13, Lady Ledger 6-10. Bangalore and Lady Ledger in turn made the running to the bend for home. The three placed horses here came away, and had the finish to themselyes, Foxton winning all out by a length. Dividend, £1 14s. Hack Eace, of 30 soys ; 1 mile. D Scott's Wairua, 7-10 (Clemens) 1 F Hill's Waltonia, 8 1 (McKeague) 2 J G Wilson's Hiamoe, 8-11 (Wilson) 3 Also ran — Jupiter 8-8, Kimberley 8-4, Corsair 7-12, Hokipai 7-0, Eustic 6-12, Viola 6-9, Waihi 6-8, Priscilla 6-7. Wairua led from start to finish. Dividend, £1 11s. j Flying Stakes, of 60 soys. | J Paul's Boulanger, 9-4 (Collelo) 1 W Gibson's Montrose 11, 8-9 (Holmes) 2 D Campion's Josephine, 7-0 (Price) 3 The other competitors were Weka 8-3, Cyclone 7-8. and She 6-0. Won in a common canter. Dividend, £3 23. Stewards' Plate, of 40 soys ; 1 mile. J Wilson's Pyramus, 9-5 (J Cameron) 1 D Campion's Cruiser, 9-13 (Owner) 2 Lady Wester, 8-7, also started, but ran off the course A big set-to down the straight between Cruiser and Pyramus resulted in Cameron landing the big gelding home by a nose. Dividend, £3 6s.

SECOND DAY. (PER UNiTLO PKKvSrf Af^^.GJ ATlOtf.) Bolls. This Day. The Rangitikei Racing Club's second day's races resulted as follows : — Clifton Handicap, of 50 soys ; 1£ mile — Boulanger, 1 ; Weka, 2 ; Pyramus, 3. Diyidend, £2 sa. Second Handicap Hurdles, of 50 soys ; If miles— Jacob, 1 ; Rere, 2. Dividend, £1 153. Second Hack Hurdles, of 30 soys ; 1£ miles — Jupiter, 1 ; Songster, 2 ; Yardman, 3. Dividend, £3 13s. Railway Handicap, of 100 soys ; 1£ miles — Vendor, 1 ; Foxton, 2 ; Montr ose 11, 3. Dividend, £1 I3sa. Second Hack Race, of 30 soys ; 6 furlongs— Omaha, 1 ; Waltonia, 2 ; Viola, 3. Dividend, £4 18s. Shorts Race, of 40 soys ; 5 furlongs — Boulanger, 1 ; Ruf us, 2 ; Fortune, 3. Dividend, 295. Consolation, of 25 soys ; 1 mile — Lady Ledger, 1 ; Montrose, 2 ; Weka, 3. Divideud, £4 3s. £2131 passed through the totalisator during the day.

LP"SS UNITED PBESS ASSOCIATION..! Sfdney, January 1. There was splendid weather for the holiday to-day. Tattersall's Cvp — Muriel, 1 ; Vespasia, 2 ; Lancer, 3. Fifteen others started. Time, 3min 3isec. M elsoohne, January 1. Bagot Handicap — Grey Gown, 1 ; Tarcoola, 2 ; Jebusite, 3, Time, 2min 50sec.