TIMARU RACES.

Lyttelton Times, Volume XI, Issue 671, 13 April 1859, Page 5

TIMARU RACES.

: : 7 ; Ist april, 1859. We have, touch pleasure in publishing the following report of the sports in the South, the particulars of which have been forwarded to us by the kindness of a resident in the district.. Every trust may be placed in their accuracy, notwithstanding the sus-picious-date.-— MATCH £50 a side.. Distance 3 miles. Mr. McDonald's blk g Niger (Martelli) 1 Mr. Studholme's b h Sir Charles (Bradshaw)... 2 : Sir Charles led for the first mile and a half, but the race wasi too much for the old horse, and from that distance Niger had it all his bwnway. GERALDINE CUP. Entrance £2. 20 sovereigns added. Distance,. 1 mile. Second horse to save his stakes. Mr. James's blk g Jacob Faithful (Martelli) 1 Mr. Cox's b m Bolton (W. MePherson) 2 Mr. Gray's blk g.Glengarry (Brayshaw).... 3 Mr. McDonald's g m Camden (G. McPherson)... 0 MrLCampion'sb m ■ ' (Owner) 0 Mr. Campion's b m Peggy (Rayner) 0 Jacob Faithful led the whole way and won easily. The rest of the lot came in well together. PONY RAGE for horses under 14 hands high. Set of Breaking Tackle. Entrance 10s. each. Threequarters of a mile. Mr. James's b m Vanish (C. Williams) 1 Mr. Cox's b g Jack (McPherson) 2 Mr. Williams's g m Lucy ......; 3 Vanish won in a canter. HURDLE .RACE. Saddle, Bridle, and Gear. Entrance .£l. Second horse to save stakes. One mile. Four hurdles. Mr. James's blkg Jacob Faithful (Martelli) 1 Mr. McDonald's g m Camden (W. McPherson)... 2 Mr. Campion's b m (Owner) 2 The hurdle race gave great sport. All the horses got well over the first fence (post and rail) but Mr. Campion's mare refused the second, consisting of a bank and ditch, in the latter of which she planted her rider. At the third trap Camden's jock came off, and the race was left entirely t6-Jacob Faithful. TIMARU PURSE of 10 Soys. Entrances added. Entrance .••■£!. Second horse to save his stakes. Distance one mile. Mr. Studhohne's b h Sir Charles (Brayshaw) ... 1 Mr. Gray's bk g Glengarry (Poigndestre) 2 Mr. Cox's b in Bolton (M'Pherson) 3 Mr. M'Donald's g m Camden 0 Sir Charles won by several lengths. There was a close run for second place between Glengary and Bolton. FIRST SCURRY RACE. Bridle, Spurs, &c. Distance, half-mile. Mr. James's bra Vanish (C. Williams) 1 Mr. G. Rhodes's b m Smiler (Brayshaw) 2 Mr. Cox's g ra (McPherson) 3 Mr. Campion's b m- (owner) 0 Mr. Studholme's b m Crimea (owner) 0 Vanish was again victor, though the first place isvas for some time disputed by Smiler. SECOND SCURRY RACE. Bridle, Spurs, &c. Entrance, 10s. Distance, half-mile. Mr. Poigudestre's b g Wild Boy (owner) 1 jfr. Gibson's cli. g Taffy (Brayshaw) 2 ilr. Delamaine's bm Wildßose.(Martelli) 3 Mr. Guinness's bm Peggy (owner) 0 Mr. Campion's b m (owner) 0 Mr. Scott's b m — (C. Williams) 0 Mr. Batterby's b m Sinews 0 ' Very closely disputed between Wild Boy and Taffy, the former winning by a length. CONSOLATION STAKES, £5, entrance added. Entrance £1. Distance, half mile. I Mr. Gibson's eh g Taffy (C. Williams) 1 i Mr. Gray's blk g Glengarry (Martelli) 2 \ Mr. Batterby's bm Sinews 3 , In this eighth and last race Taffy consoled himself for his former disappointment, and won very \ prettily. There were besides these one or two small races, of which from the necessarily hurried nature of the account taken, no particulars have come to hand. The following gentlemen acted as stewards:—Messrs. F. G. P. Leach, M. Studholme, G. Rhodes, W. McDonald.. Judge,. Mr. Alfred Cox. Clerk of the course, Mr. E. Gibson.