RACING AT TAPANUI.

Mataura Ensign, Volume 7, Issue 400, 14 October 1884, Page 3

RACING AT TAPANUI.

SPRING MEETING. The above favorite meet was held on theTapanui course on Friday under pleasant circumstances and surroundingg. The weather was all that could be desired, the ground was in good order, and the sport was excellent. The Tapanui races have always been noted iov good sport, being managed by keen lovers of the pastime. For the public delectation seven entries were shown on the card. In addition there was a private match after the races— a scratch affair for a small sum and the Otago hounds weie 1o throw off on the course during the' afternoon. A. full report of the last mentioned event appears elsewhere. Tor the Hurdles seven started, victory falling ip Mortimer's Canary, Edelweiss and Leap Jew after him in the order named. Eight V Maidens " f aped the flag for fch next event, Kuriwap ;

i Maori and Novice being winners ', respectively. The Ladies' Bracelet attracted five aspirants — Mrs Perry's i Snider, Mrs dyers' Venus, ;and Bliss 1 M'Dormott's JSTimrod catching the judge's eye as repeated. The open Handicap contained fire names.^Trumpeter and Snider were Srst and secondEive silks »i\d satins went through their preliniin>uy canter for the district handicap, f-uid.-r, Venus, and Nun rod being duly elected. The Hack and Consolation races wound up on enjo}'able.meeting. The former was a boil over. Yankee beat iMeriyl.ird in the first heat, and the position was reversed in the second. In the third essay Merrybird pulled off the money, giving his admirers a good dividend in the totalizator. The totalisators did a middling trade throughout the day. There was » booth on the ground under . the c'i;*rg« j oi Mr B. Pacey, who appeared to pive general satisfaction. The rac ?« 1 assed of£ without a hitch, and were punctually s^nt away. Mr Quin was able as usual in his secretarial capacity- Following is the programme : — ■ Hurdles, of 12 soys. 1£ miles, seven jumps. T. Mori imer's Canary, lOst 1 J. K. Mackenzie's Edelweiss, aged, 9sfc 41bs 2 Dr Jones' Leap Year, aged Bst lOlbs ... 3 Four others started. Time, 3 minutes 17 seconds. Maiden Plate of 10 soys. 1£ miles. C. Facey's Kuriwao, aged, 9.«t lib ... 1 T. Mortimer's Maori, 3 yrs, 7s t 41b ... 2 G. Hewitt's Novice, 5 yrs, 7st 21bs ... 3 Five others started. Time, 2 minutes 5G seconds. Ladies' Bracelet — TJophy value L 7 7s. Welter weight 1 miles. Mis Perry's Snider, aged lOst 121bs ... 1 . Mrs S. Myers' Venus, aged, Bst 9lbs ... 2 Miss M ; Dermotl's Ximrud, aged, Bst lllbs' 3 Two others started. Time 3 minutes. Opek Handicap of 20 soys. If miles. Gait arid Oo's Trumpeter, 6 yrs, lOst. ... 1 J. Perry's Snider, aged, Bst6lbs 2 Three others started. Time, 3 minutes 30 seconds. District Handicap, for Dr Jones gold trophy value L7 7s and L 3in cash ; second. L2; third, to save stakes. l^mi'es. J. Perry's Snider, aged, 9st 71b 1 S. Myers' Venus, aged, 7st ... ... 2 M'ln tyre's Nimrod, aged, 7st 3 Two others started. Time, 2 minutes 30| seconds Hack Race of 7 soys. Mile heats. 9st upWinner to be sold for LI 2. Four started. First heat — Yankee, Ist ; Merrybird, 2. Second heat— Merrybird, 1 ; Yankee, 2. Final heat — Merrybird, 1 j Yankee, 2. Consolation Stakes of 7 soys. 1 mile. Claret 1 Little Fraud 2