GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB AUTUMN RACES.

Kumara Times, Issue 2358, 19 March 1884, Page 2

GREYMOUTH JOCKEY CLUB AUTUMN RACES.

The second day’s races at the Greymouth Jockey Club’s annual ’autumn meeting took place yesterday. The attendance was not nearly so large as on the previous day, but the enjoyment was quite as keen. The Argus remarks :—-I£ the public did not muster in such strength yesterday as on the first day, the money was just as plentiful, The totahsator did a roaring trade, £1143 being put through, a trifle more than yesterday, notwithstanding the larger attendance. The following are the events as they were ran : Handicap Hurdle Race, of 40 sovs ; 2 miles. Mr Clarke’s blk m Levant, aged, list 21b ... i Mr Cameron’s gr g Harkaway, aged, Bst 2 Levant was without her usual temptation to bolt, and won easily. The race occupied exactly 5 mins 11 secs, £76 was putin the totalisator, the dividend being £1 14s. Goldfields Handicap, of 100 sovs j If miles. Mr M'Gaffiin’s ch m Sincerity, 6yrs, Bst •... 1 Mr S. Osborne’s b g Jack 4yrs, Bst 9!b Mr S. Emmerson’s Marie Stuart, aged, 7st 111 b 3 This was one of the best and fastest races ever ran on the Grey mouth course. Six entered, but Dan, Maggie, and Lady Harris were scratched, leaving the trial to be decided between Sincerity, Jack, and Marie Stuart. Time, 3min. 24secs. Amount in totalisator, £368 ; dividend, £B. There was no hack race owing to insufficient entries. Grey Valley Stakes Handicap, of 60sovs.; 1J miles. Mr Clarke’s b m Lady Harris, 4yrs, 7st 31b 1 Mr M'Gaffin’s ch m Sincerity, 6yrs., Bst. 7a 2 Mr Cameron’s br g Happy Jack 5 V rs, 6s t 21b 3 Mr 13 tumble's blk m M-iggie, aged, 7st 2a ... ~, ~,

This was a gift to Lady Harris, who was full of running as compared with her condition yesterday. Shs surprised everybody by the way she ran and showed that the handicappers were quite deceived as to her capabilities. She won a very nice race, beating Sincerity by six or seven lengths. Maggie was clean out of it, and Happy Jack was not much better. It was a good race. Playboy was scratched. Time, 2mins. 52secs. Totalisator, .£348; dividend, £3l. Consolation Handicap ; of 25 sovs; 1 mile. Mr S. Emmerson’s b m Mario Stuart, aged, Bst. 65> ... ... 1 Mr Thoroughgood's b h Volunteer, aged, Bst. 12B). ... ... 2 Mr Brimble’s blk m Maggie, aged, 6st, 123 b. ... ... ... 3 Won easily by Marie Stuart. Amount on totalisator, £239; dividend £1 15s; Forced Handicap; of 30 sovs; Ij miles. This was practically a walk over for Lady Harris, Heketeraraea fell, and Happy Jack followed suit, and of course there was no show for them. This concluded the meeting, which was the best, taken from any point of view, that has been seen at Grey mouth for years.