GREYMOUTH RACES.

Kumara Times, Issue 463, 21 March 1878, Page 2

GREYMOUTH RACES.

The second day’s races took place yestei’day. A soraewha.t discouraging drizzle, the Argus states, set in early in the morning, and continued with intermissions of greater or less energy during the rest of the day, causing the course to be almost as,soft as the heads of some of those who staked their, money on the wrong: horse, and there were a considerable number of tlxese. But if the weathfer was bad,,the racing was good in each instance indeed, it*' may be said that the race for the Goldfields Handicap was one of the prettiest seen on the Greymouth course. The attendance of the public was consider-. ably less than on the previous*day, but much larger than might have'been expected, considering the weather. |

Hack Handicap Hurdle RACE,fof 20 so vs, 1£ miles ; over six flights of hurdles. Mr J. Stewart’s ch m Maori Girl, aged lOst ... ... !... 1 Mr A. R. Guinness’s ch g Stoker, 6 yrs, 9st 41b ... ... «... 2 Mr D. T. Faulkner’s gr g Salanxander, aged, 9st 71b ... j... 3 Mr J. Cassidy’s b g Sour, Grapes aged, lOst lOlbs 0 This was a race run over again from the previous day, owing to the alleged jostling of Maori Girl by Stoker’s jockey, and was well won by Maori Girl. Gold-Fields’ Handicap, of 75 so vs; 11 miles ; second horse to receive 10 so vs from the stake. Mr W. Cochrane’s ch g Banker, 5 yrs, 7st 51b ... ... ~, 1 Mr T. W. H anger for d’sb g Jasper, Bst 21b ... ... ... Hack Race Handicap, of 10 sovq; 1 miles ; entrance, 1 sov ; post entries. Mr Nottel’s b g Blazing Star, lOst • 2lh: ... ■ ... , ... I*. Mr Wolters’s b m Camellia, lOst ~ 71bs . ; v;... 2,j Mr Jones’s 'b in Little EoSevV ‘6sfc Tibs , ... ; ... ( i Mr I). Faulkner’s Wat regal,' jbsb ilbs*,' 1 and Mr. Keech’s blk g The Bab, lOst lOlbs, alsp ran. There is litt£ej!(ibubt j that but for infirmity pf teiiipe.i t v’aud-;j the fact that Warregal had to declare 1 161bs overweight, the prize wpuld probably have gone into , t)ie ( -pockets of its owner. . 1 Grey Valley Stakes Handicap, of 30,' so vs; lAmiles’’; nominations, Jsos ; acceptances, 30s :f i f: Mr H. Cassidy’s b g Elfin King (Barton) Bst ... ... 1 Mr G. Stevenson’s g g Grey Morn ns .(Hockey), 7»t 21bs ... 2 Mr T. Hun*i‘erford f s b g" Jasper (Bamber), Bst ... ... .. f 3 A “ moral” of a race, as a horsey fr iend assures us, and, when it is a fact j tliat a* table-cloth would have covered all the horses who were in the running, ' it may be gathered that the race went I to . the swiftest animal. Nutcracker, i Morning Star, Kensington, and Banker I did. not-accept. The following horsesalso ran Falcon, 6st lOlUs ; Native, 7st • and Eclipse, 6st lOlbs, ~, Handicap Trotting Race/ of 1 £ls; 3 miles ; entrance, 1 -sov; post entries; minimum weight, list. Mr Claughessy’s Polly (ridden; by Mr Wolters) 400 yards start. ... 1 Novel Race, of 25 soys; 2 miles. Mr T. Looke’s Rover /. ... 1 Mr Roland’s Doctor ... ... 2 Consolation Stakes, of 15 so vs; 1 mile; entrance, 1 sov; post entries. ' Mr Blower’s Septimus ... 1 Mr Cassidy’s Nutcracker 2 And this endefi one. of the best meetings ever held; in the Grey,Valley