Sporting News.

Feilding Star, Volume XV, Issue 220, 23 January 1894, Page 2

Sporting News.

FOXTON RACES. [By Our Special Reporter.] The Anniversary meeting of the above •was held on the Club's pretty little course at Foxton yesterday. We think Mr J. R. McMillan, the popular secretary must have made a compact with Captain Edwin to give him, what in sporting parlance is known as " the straight griffin " in exchange for a line day, for more i delightful weather couM not have been j wished for, a nice breeze tempering the heat. The sporting public took full advantage of the pleasant day's outing, there being about 1200 present, fully half of whom journeyed down by the Wanganni ti'ain. The course was iv splendid going order, the sand having been topdressed and sown down in English grass. The appointments to the course have also been improved and the arrangements under the able management of the genial and obliging Secretary were all that could be desired. Very fair fields faced the starter in most of tho races, but the favourites got home in nearly every case, and small dividends were the order of the day, the only one of any magnitude being .A' 9 18s o:; Strayshot in the Steward's Stakes. The starting iv one or two instances was not all that could be desired, and after the second race, a meeting of the stewards was held to consider a protest made by the horse owners against the starter, but the officials decided not to make any change for the day. Appended are the results : — Flying Stakes— Princess Cole (Herd), 7st 121 b, 1 ; Pumau (Hughes), 7st 71b, 2; Magazine (Holmes, 9st, 3. Lady Isabel, Eothen, Pihanga. Gold Cup, and Gun Boat also ran. Princess Cole got the best of the start and led all the \va) , winning easily without being called on Time linin 18sec. Dividend Jt'4 P-s. Trial Hurdles— Karamea (A. Hall), 1 ; Cruiskeen (Laing), 2 ; The DnnceJ(Morris), 3. The Barker, Heron, Dobney, and Merton also started. A grand race up the strait, Cruiskeen failing to overtake Karamea, being beaten by a head. Time, 2min 15 3 sth sees. Dividend i' 2 2s. Handicap Hurdles — Narrate (Morris). 9st, 1 ; Lonely (Holmes; lOst 41b, 2 ; Karamea (H. Walls), 9st 41b, 3 Slave girl and Omahu also ran. Lonely got away at the start and with Nurrate cut out the running, (he latter eventually winning comfortably in the straight. Time, 2m in 58 2 sth sees. Dividend, £2 9s. Foxton Handicap — Princess Cole (Herd) 7st 61b, 1 ; Eolhen (YlcKeagne), 6st 71b. 2 ; Hark (Schaffer), 7st 12! b, 3 Mako Mako, Lady Isabel, Stray Shot and Waituna also ran. Princess Cole again got the advantage at the stait. At the back of the course the field were all lying snugly together till nearing the straight when Princess Cole and F.othen drew away closely followed by Hark in which position they passed the Judge's box, the mare winning comfortably by a length. Time, 2tnin 48sec. Dividend, £2 9s. Electric Handicap — Magazine (Holmes) 9st 91b, 1 ; Gold Cup (Schaffer), Bst 21b, 2; Roll Call (Williams), Tat 41b, 3. Vlarnina was the only other starter. Magazine got the best of the start and won by half a length. Time lmin 6 3 Oth sec, Dividend £2 2s. Stewards Stakes — Stray Shot (Johnston), Bst, 1 ; Pumau iG Walls), 7st 111 b, 2; Princess Cole (Herd), 7st 121 b, 3 Mako Mako, Waituna, Hark, Freewill, and Hnia also ran Won by a length and a half Time 2inin 16 2- sth sec. Dividend £9 18s Anniversary Stakes — Trickery (McTaggait), Bst 131 b, 1 ; Beeswing (G. Walls), 7st 131 b, 2 ; Moenga <H. Walls), Bst 111 b, 3. Reality, Merton, Gunboat, Moenga, and Westoe also started. Won comfortably by nearly a length. Time, lmin 52sec. Dividend, £1 12s.