THIRD DAY.

Grey River Argus, Volume III, Issue 185, 21 March 1867, Page 2

THIRD DAY.

Fortune again favored the sportingßit ■ " munitywith a fine day, but the attenJßfec a .,^^H on the race course did nob show any ma Hp/ ( improvement. We calculate that therejw| | about 1000 persons on the groundMjli if sufficient to impart the conventional Jt* / 1 ness ■without the-idea of JKCWWS 1 The races on this day's progratnme^^refgM l culated to excite a good deal oi^jteK&fc J§ first event — the " Greymouth^&i^aJMJf "i^^| being looked forward to with esp«pi& riosity. It was hoped and believedgprKy.' the declaration of the weights, thajpfocln. s Bird'must of necessity win the Ll|t|stakes ; >^^fl bub the publication of the handicjplohsiderably disappointed Mocking Bird's supporters, -who freely expressed their opinion that she was overweighted. It is not our place to express any opinion on the judgment of the '{^^H Stewards but we may suggest that the result <; of the race satisfactorily justifies their calcu-^j B^H ion — in fact, the horses placed themselves. .^^B The following is a list of the events : — The- Grkymouth Handicap, of 100 so\fl^H open to all horses ; two mile 3 and quarter-; the second horse to have hi^^| full entrance money returned. 4 Mr ,6. Osborne's g g Don Pedro, 9st =81bs l^H Mr Garforth's brg Kohler, '9st 101 b ... 2^H Mr M. J. Paul's c m Mocking Bird, 10 71bs ■ ..; .. 3fl The other horses that run were Mr\B J. Knox's •Candidate, Mr Kennedy's Bella \H Do ana, and Mr Harrison's Types^Selim, H Hatter, Henwick Lad, and Waimra were S scratched. This race was really a gtjgN&pne, 11 and was fairly contested. Candidate l|pfe,the ! \ lead, followed by Bella Donna, - Mockinglßird ** ' being close on her quarter. Kohler^prtk ' third place, after about a mile and a fialfa running, and challenged Mocking BirdjSwit fell back. 7 The Don came up in the^feh, fought his way through the crowd/^md^isumed a commanding lead, which waaiSJfika. l . tamed to the finish. At the turn ImjMJJ^ 1 Mooting Bird was second, but no sooner WM»\ Kohler entered the straight than his riSßftj made a spurt, passed the mare, and ran yaßfeVl close on to the grey at the winning-post. 1 There was a suspicion of foul riding in tjjßgjj | race, Mocking Bird being apparently, v^r^ I deliberately crossed aud thrown on KW '•■ haunches. We understand this eircumstanda has done, or will form the subject of a protest by Mocking Bird's owner. Thk Cobden Plate, of 30 soys, under tb.4 sanie conditions as thb Trial Stakes ; but the winner of that race to carry 71bs penalty, and the second horse 31bs. The ' winner of the Local Plate to cany 51bs „ . penalty ; heats ; one mile and a quarter. Entrauce, &soys. This race was' declared to be won by Mr T. Harris's lied Rose ; but if we are to give ex- ■ pression to the general opinion we must say I that the nice was the only discreditable-affair I of the meeting. The firstheat was genuinely I contested, and was a capital bit of running. I Waimea got the start and kept it most per- I severingly for the second run round, but :3at •* J this poiut she was licked, and Kohler passed « her and won by several lengths, Waime/ jfl coming in second. In the second heat Kohle wsw evidently "held" and kept an infer? position almost throughout, the running be/^ '^| between Bed Rote and Waimea,, the for? " leading. When about fifty yards fron7 distance post Kohler's rider deliberj pulled his horse up as if ' for the pui-pdf saving his power for the next heat, Inv generally believed Avith the object of lied Rose a- walk over— as actually^ proved i^^| be the case. Kohler was declared to be di!^^| qualified on accounLof being distanced, an^^| Waimea not having won a heat was^nc^^l allowed , 4 i(» run^j^Ked Rose accordingl^^B walked over for the third heat, and was d^^H clarcd the winner. It was stated inexpbtv^^H tion that Kuhlcr's rider did not know^fl^H distance post — an excuse which r feas^K^^ genuine, but certainly one -which few perfßla will believe who saw the occurrence. If;fj§s. ■ affair Avas really what it is suspected to hive I been, both jockey and owner ought.to be lfli- " I quali/led for ever again runuino in tlii,^te» I trict. Bella Donna, Henwick Lad^B§d I Bliuk Bonny were scratched for this racel|t I The Ladies' Pubse,, of 25 soys, (presenpd I ,- by the ladies of (xreymouth and CobJlu)/ . I with a sweep of 5 soys each added ; I open to all horses ; gentlemen riders ; I welter weight for age ; one mile^»nd a - I half. Each horse must qualify byfbeiiiD I ridden, previous to the start; ove^hur- I die in front of the Grand Stand. *"r I Mr Knox's br g Candidate, list 111b' I (Mr F. Fisher} 1 '1 Mr Osbnrne's g « Don Pedro, 12st 41bs! I (Mr F, D. Hamilton) .... „„ 2' J Mr Harrison's br g Types, 12st 41bs' | !| (Mr P. Comiskey ... - f Only the above horses' started,' Seliri^ / Chas. O'Malley, and Hatter being scratohel T This run was perhaps the most interacting <Jf ll the series^ Each horse passed the pre- <l liminary ordeal satisfactorily," an<L as they ■ rode past the stand to the starting place it I was a difficult thing to make a confident se» I lection. Candidate was certainly the^favorite I but Don Pedro appeared in euchiexcellent ■ fettle, and being ridden by Mr^Hatnilton I that the betting was almost eve.n.seandidate 'M took the lead and kept it throughout easily I although a plucky attempt was ripe by tli^M Don to catch Jier up when nearing t^^H distance. ButHt'was no^s'e ;'Ca^&idate m^^H too well in advance^ anS, we nu^add t^^l well ridden, to leave his antagonist^ cham^^H We must compliment Mr Fisher of the real^^B masterly manner in which>he rooSthis rJ^^l Types did not run badly, but Mf Comis'k^^H •had an unsuitable saddle. . ' If* '^^^H Hi-bdle Handicap of 50 soys, w^h. a swe^^l of o soys each 'added ; the se^oud ho^^^l to receive 10 soys froniJfche stal^^^l Mr Allman's bg Brown Stout,' J^ T^^^H Mr Grogan's br g Shillelagh, Igfv ~^^^^| The other runners -were SeluHl. \ ( .^^H Bonny. Bliuk Bonny was dpuy Ai^^H favorite in the betting, altlioug^S r r was not without supporters .^mi'" ■ V^^l start was made, Brown Stout jeWrO- <tilfl^l vance, closely followed by SJjjjpf||' < ' l^^H being in pretty close neighb|^K was creeping ahead when anjpjifs 'i^^H put an end to his chance ; hi^^fe' i^^H remounted, and tried hard bul^Si for a place. Brown Stout kJ^K 'I^^H within about half the len|HHR . I B^H from home, when Blink Boumjg>\ 1 1^1 was coming in winning' TO^5 r * ji'A^^B lengths, when, atthe last hu#ps} '^^H and fell, and Brown Stouif|rasjj[] I], l^H lucky fluke, became the wiffiaJiK ! jA^H The race for the Consolat^H^l '. j n^H to the lateness of the b^^H^ K'^^H until to-day, iv addition I^l^' I lil^H stand, there are" to be aMsSßstalL match between Don Pedm^^^fH^," L2ooaside. '3HK^ A Sweepstake Matcj^^^^^L v , race for the Ladies'lra^^^R^ horses started, the t«S, ! Martin's Limerick L^^^