SPORTING.

Globe, Volume IX, Issue 1252, 23 March 1878, Page 2

SPORTING.

HAWKE'S BAY J.C. RACES. [peb pbess agency.] Friday, March 22. Second Dat. On the second day the weather was quite mild and pleasant, and the attendance large, but not so great as yesterday. The racing was, however, far better. Handicap Hurdle race, of 40 sbvs, with a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each for starters added. Distance, two miles, over seven flights of hurdles ; entrance, 2 sovs. Mr Roger's The Agent 1 Mr Canning's Express 2 Shamrock ... 3 In actual fact Wairarapa came in first, but the jockey dismounted without orders. This was a splendid race, all the horses taking the jumps freely, and with no baulks. Wairarapa led for the first round, but was collared by The Agent at the back of the course. The former however came in winner by three lengths from Express. The Agent second. Hawke's Bay Plate of 60 sovs; distance, two miles ; weight for age. Mufti 1 Lara 2 A protest was entered against Mufti on the ground of a cross, which was allowed, and the stakes was awarded to Lara. Provincial Produce Stakes of 60 sovs, with a sweepstakes of 3 sovs each for starters added ; for all horses bred iu the provincial district of Hawke's Bay that have never won an advertised race_ exceeding .£25 in value at time of entry ; winner of the Maiden Plate to carry 71b penalty; weight for age; distance, one mile. Lady Elizabeth 1 Day and Martin 2 A very good race. Tradesmens' Handicap of 100 sovs, and a sweep of 5 sovs each for starters added; one mile and a half. Mr McGee's Luna... ... ... ... 1 Mr Owen's Foam 2 Twelve started, and there was a splendid race, the first six horses all passing the post in a cluster; coming up the straight Luna's jockey put on the pace and passed Foam, who was leading, but eventually winning only by half a neck. A Consolation Handicap finished the events. TIMARU RACES. [By Telegraph] Second Day. [fboji the special cobbespondent op THE PBESB.] Timaru, March 22. The stewards were favored with very much more propitious weather yesterday, and the attendance was far larger than I have ever seen on the Timaru racecourse. The sport too was excellent, and from fctart to finish everything parsed off well. Business commenced with the Timaru Cup, for which five went to the post, of these Ariel, who stripped beamifully, was made a very strong favorite, in fact nothing else was inquired for. As it turned out, however, he did not succeed in even running into a pl-vce, fjr Maritana, who made all the mnning wou pretty eisiiy at the finish from Bide-a-Wee. Hippo, who is quite out of sorts, finished third, Ariel fourth, and Templeton last, Pakeha aud Harlequin being scratched. Five weighed out far the Hurdle race, and Eclipse, despite his not looking very pink, was the most'fancied, while Shillelagh had not a few admirers. Banjo and Merry Monarch both came to griet in the first mile and a half. Theodore, who made the running for that distance, was told out at the turn, and shillelagh, who then took up the running, and was well ridden by Pat McCoy, was never headed to the finish. Eclipse ran well, considering his weight, and would have runa good second, but he came down at the last hurdle and broke Watty's collar bone. For the Selling Hack Race, six went to the post, and a most amusing race ensued. North Kerry made the running at a clinking pace, and at the last hurdle but one wa3 leading by 60 yards. Here, however, he came to grief, but his jock, mounting the horse before he got off the ground, made a capital finish home with Jack. The latter, however, just beat him a neck on the post. Only Templeton and Ariel saddled up for the Tradesmen's, and the former was made favourite at 6 to 4. He made the running all the road, and won eventually by a short half length. A match for 50 sovs aside between Moose and Pakeha followed. Conditions. ]ost 71b each; two miles, over eight flights of hurdles Moose, with Dan O'rtrieu up, made play to the third hurdle, which both refused, but Pakeha was the first over it, and held a strong lead to the jump at the back of the course. Here he fell, and M .ose, passing h.m, led to the last jump but one, where Pakeha was close on him. The latter, however, was quite told out here, and Moose came on and won easi y. At the last hurdle, McCoy, fearing Pakeha was coming down, jumped off him in mid-air, landing on his feet. The Consolation was a match between Titania and Luna. The latter went to the front shortly after the flag fell, and won comfortably by threequarters of a length. I appe.id details : Timaru Cup, a handicap of 175 sovs, with a sweepstake of 5 sovs for acceptors, a-r.ount accruing from the sweepstake to go to the second horse ; nominations, 2 sovs; acceptances, 4 sovs; distance, 2.\ miles. Winner of the S.C.J.C.H. to carry 71b penalty. Mr J. H. Lunn's b m Maritana, by Traducer, from Hypatia, aged, tist 51b (J.Allen) 1 Mr Bay's b g Bidawee, aged, 6st 121 b (Nicholls) 2 Mr Walters's blk c Hippocampus, 4 yrs, 7st (Mulgrave) 3 Mr Ray's b h Templeton, aged, 9st 121 b (Owner) 0 Mr Redwood's b h Ariel, 5 yrs, 9st sib (Mathews) 0 Deceiver and Luna were scratched. Betting—2 to lon Ariel, 2to 1 ngst Templeton, 4 to 1 figst Hippocampus and Bidoawee, and 8 to 1 agst Maritana. After two unsuccessful attempts, the flag fell to a fair start, Maritana cutting out the work in front of Ar.elaud Hippo, iiide-a wee next, and ieuiphton last. They ran thus to the stand, where Bide-a wee took second place, Ariel fall-

ling back. At the back of the course M.irituna, full of running, still kept the command. Atiel i and Bide-a-wee lying together about a length

behind, Hippo next, and Templeton still last. They kept these positions, with very little alteration, to the turn into the straight, where Ariel's bolt was shot, and Bide-a-wee challenging Maritana, the two fought it out for the rest ,<)f the journey uuder the whip. The mate, wluj ran very gamely, just pulled it off on the pp9t by a short haf length, Hippo, who. came with a rush at the rail?, an indifferent third, Ariel fourth, and Templeton last. Time—4 min.

Handicap Hurdle race, of 80 soys. ; : distance, about 2i miles, over eight flights of hurdles; nomination, 1 soy.j acceptance, 2 sovs; second horse to receive .£lO out of the stakes. Mr S. Powell's brg Shillelagh, by Diomedes,

aged, 10st 51b,.... ... ...(Pat McCoy) 1 Mr P. Dunbar's blk g Theodore, [aged, 10st 121 b (Joyce) 2 Mr R. Mason's b g Eclipse, aged, list ?lb

(Watty) 0 Mr Andrew's ch g Banjo, aged, list 51b , (T. McKay) 0 Mr Innn's chg Merry Monarch, aged. 9st 101 b (Hankins) 0 Harlequin and Pakeha were scratched. Betting—fi to 4 agst Eclipse, 2to 1 agst Shillelagh, 3 to 1 agst Banjo, 5 to 1 ag ß fc Theodore. . <•..,. On the fall of the flag Theodore at once rashed to the front, and led by at least fifty yards Mgr the first hurdle. To him succeeded EclipslpP'Shillelagh, and Merry Monarch, in the order named, Banjo . whipping, in. Ihey ran thus,to the stand hurdle, where Merry Monarch took second place, and Banjo fell at the next Jump. Merry Monarch ran round leaving Theodore still with the le id, Shillelagh second,, closely/waited on by Eclipse. At the back of. the course the latter made his effort, but dying away in a few hundred yards the issue seemed to lie between Theodore and Shillelagh At the turn the latter cime away, and stalling off Theodore before the last hurdle, won easily from Eclipse, who came again inside the rails. Eclipse fell at the last jump, and Theodore finished second. Merry Monarch fell at the last hurdle but two, and, like Banjo, was never in the hunt after his mistake. Time — 6min. Tradesmen's Plate of 75 sovs., with a sweepstake of 3 sovs. for starters, amount accruing from sweepstakes to go to second horse; entrance, 3 sovs. ; weight for age; miidens at time of starting allowed 51b ; winner of S.C.J.C.H or Timaru Cup to carry 71b penalty; distance, If miles. Mr Eay's b h Templeton, by Traducer, from Belle of the Isie, aged, 9it 41b (Owner) 1 Mr Redwood's b h Ariel, 5 yrs, Pst 41b (Mathewß) 2 Bide-a-wee was scratched. Betting—6 to 4on Templeton. Templeton made the running, and led Ariel by a length and a half to the back of the course, where Ariel went up, and the two rounded the last turn together Ray now improved the pace, and the two raced together to the rails, where Mathews was riding, but Ariel raced to the finish with great determination, Templeton winning eventually by half a length. Time, 3min. lHsecs. Consolation Handicap of 30 eovs; post entry, 1 sov; distance, 1 mile. Mr D. O'B ien's ch f Luna, by Traducer from Flyit g Fish, 3 yrs, 6st 71b (J. Allen) 1 Mr Kay's br f 1 itauia. 4 yrs, Bst (Demuth) 2 Titania was first away, but Luna took up the running, and led by a length to the turn, where Titania went up, and the two raced together to the ra Is, when Titania's bolt was shot, and Luna came on and won by three-quarters of a length. This brought the meetitg to a finish.