Foxton Racing Club.

Manawatu Herald, 23 January 1894, Page 2

Foxton Racing Club.

President : F. Robinson.

Vice -President : E. S. Thynne.

Judge : H. F. Davidson.

Stewauds and Committee : T. P Willinma, J. H Robinson, W. B Rhodes, J. R. Whyte, J. Ahem. I P Dudson, 8. Trask, W. T. Little, A. Strang, J. Davies. Handicapper: John Coyle. Clerk of Scales: Gforge Gray. Clerk of Course : F. R. Young. 3on. Treasurer: Walter G. Bobin son Timekeeper : A E. T. Nixon. Starter : H. Gillies. Yesterday's meeting of the Foxton Racing Club was the moat succespfn. yet held. The day was beautiful, very warnl but a gentle breeze from the sea tempered the heat. Thosi who occupied the Grand Stand wen pleasantly placed. The attendant was the largest on record, fully 2000 persons were present, the dweller? in the immediate neighbourhood as semb'.ing in greater force than heretofore, and the trains were crowded . We should say that the tram brought over 100 visi ors and the Government train nearly 1000. Therewere more ladies ou the course than we have ever seen, and their pretty costumes aided much in enlivening the picture. To show how much more the meeting was patronised by our immediate friends we have only to mention that we counted over 81 carriages and conveyances and noticed some 60 to 70 horses in thi horse- paddock. The racing was tfery good and was much appreciated by all, though the Blenheim man Pnncess Cole upset the calculationsif a very great, .number. .The onU arge dividend £9 18s was. obtained ■n Strnyxhot who put down our dis inguished visitor Princess Cole iv he Steward's ■ andicap. Ther••vas not a hitch in the proceedings:, hough the first race was delayed t< permit of a horse arriving by the mor.iing's train totake part in^itr There were no .protests, nor any nee dents, and- all the races were finished before the trains left. The ifficia s worked most pleasantly together, each one going about his j appointed duty punctually and | quietly. It is. difficult to pick out my for .particular remark, though, of course, Mr McMillan, the honorary Secretary was most prominently to tha front. His work was well in hand and carefully attended to, and all who had business with him were pleased with his attention and courtesy. His assistant, Mr Alf Fraser was also very obliging Mr Davidson acted as judge the greater portion ot the day and had no awkward decision tc make though two finishes were very close. After he had to leave, Mr J. G. Wilson very Kindly acted as his substitute. Mr Gillies was starter and did his work well, though the first race was not satisfactory, but it is hard to say who was ta blame. The starter?, .has a most unpleasant position to fill and the club is under mffeh obligation to Mr Gillies for undertaking this duty. Mr A. E. T. Nixon, gave every satisfaction as time keeper. Mr Young kept the course well clear and was wall mounted on th« well-known

acer Laitiere. Mr George Gray I carefully attended to his duties ap Cleric of tl.e Scales in which he was ■ ssisted by" Mr Little.' The handi•apper, Mr Coyle, was present and ; ras able to note, with satisfaction, he results of his work. The Presilent and Vice-President were also •resent and acted in capacity of ! iosts to the visitors to the meeting. I

The privilege holders mast have lone wel), excepting perhaps the MTchasers of the outside gates, bul. hat was from their wane of managenenfc. It appears that they hoped o do the work of collecting the cash

, the gates, but the crowd was too m patient and jumped the fences, ■orgetting to leave the shilling due. id has been the custom to send a nan to Carnarvon to sell tickets in be train, which thus lessens thf •ash at the gates. The Grand hand booth was under the management of Mr Smith, who provided a •apital luncheon, though late on in ■he day we heard 'here was a shortige, which shows he was better •atronised than he had expected. The booth run by Coyle and O'Halaran was kept very buny, as wa e tso McGUashin's refreshment bbbi.li' The Palmersion band gave some ' c selections during the day, but ••truck us that the music sounded ather faint. Mr Hill conducted the •■ofcalisator and put through £8445, he C ub only charging the investors »vith the ten per cent, paying the Government tax of one and a half ocr cent out of their receipts. Con •table Gillespie was ably assisted in loing nothing by two extra constables. This is no slight upon the .fficers, for though the crowd was he largest we have had on the iourse, and the dny very hot, and ill the booths did excellent business. et there was no drunkeness, no •ows, and therefore nothing in .vhich the strong arm of the law •vas needed. We have never observed i. more orderly and good tempered ;rowd and we have seen many. Mr JcMillan is to be heartily con.,'iatubited on his efforts as well as ho Committee of the Club. The lay was a big success and will probably result in £250 profit. The course was much admired as were tiso the improvements effected, and •so will help to insure still further the wood name the clnb possesses of catering for the comfort and pleasure if their visitors.

1. Flying Stakes Handicap, of 40 soys ; Rpcond hnrae to receive 5 soys from the stakes ; distance 6 furlongs. Nomination, 1 soy; acceptance, 1 soy. To start at 11.40 a m. 110 Mr R. Ross' Princess Cole 7st6b I Herd) 1 29 Mr J. Prosser's Purnau 7at 71b (Hughes) 2 85 Mr F.Tilley's Gold Cup 7st 5 b (Schaeffdr) 8 77 Magazine, 63 Lady Isabel, 143 Eothen, 29Pihanga, 12 Gunboat also started. Roll Call and Moenga were scratched. Magazine was first off the mark from a bad start, but was soon displaced by Princess Cole, Gold Cup, Gunboat, Eothen, Lady Isabel and Pihanga following in that order. \t the half mile post the Blenheim mave had a commanding lead with Gold Cup her nearest attendant. Pumau made a forward movement at the turn, but was blocked by Gold Cup, which spoilt his chance. Princess Cole led into the straight by two lengths, and won easily, Pumau beating Gold Cup by half a length for second place, followed by Magazine, Eothen, Lady Isabel, Gunboat and Pihanga. Time, lmin 18secs. Totalisator— s4B. Dividend, £4 9*. 2. Trial Hurdle Race, of 25 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stakes ; 1 mile and a distance, over four flights of hurdles Bft 6in high. Open to all horses that have never won an advertised hurdle race prior to date of entry. Minimum weight 10 stone. . Entrance, 1 soy. To start at 12 30 p.m. 116 Mr S. Messene's Karamea (A. Hall) 1 73 Mr W. Jenkins' Cruiskeen (G. Laiug) 2 28 Mr J. Green's The Dunoe (Morris) .. ... 8 23 The Barber, 24 Heros, 1 Dobney, 10 Merton also started. -A good start was effected in this race, all the horses rushing at the first hurdle together, which was j safely negotiated, although the jumping was not the best we have seen. At the second hurdle Karamea and Crunkeen were first over, followed by The Barber, Mertoo, Th^i Dunoe, Heros and Dobney. From this out the two first named had the race all to themselves, and after an exciting race Karamea won by a long neck, The Dunce a poor third, the r-sst.easing up. G Walls, tjhe rider of Merton. deserves special mention for the splendid recovery he made at one of the hurdle?. Time, 2rain 15 3 sfhs. Totalisator— 27s, dividend, £2 2^.

8. Handicap Hubdle Race, of 50 soys; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stakes ; distance, 1$ miles, over six flights of hurdles •Bft -6in high. Nomination, 1 soy ; acceptances, 1 soy. To start a 1.10 p.m. 187 Mr J. Green's Narrate 9*fc (Morris) ... „ ... 1

156 Mr C- Clvibbins' Lonely lOat ilbt (Holmts) n S

18 Mr tf. Messeue's Ke.rair^a 9st 4!b (H. Walls) ... S 98 Slave Girl, 62 Oiuahu, also started. Spreydou and Huia wert -scratched. Lonely wa3 first to move and let wer the first burdle, followed by Slave Girl, Oniahu, Narrate anc Kararaea. Passing the stand JNar ! rate improved her position, all thhorses jumping faultlessly. At th. I next hurdle a sheet wonld hav< <: covered the five contestants, Lonely -still holding his slight advantage. The third hurdle from home Narratand Lonely had a two lengths ad vantage, followed by Slave Girl, Karamea, and Omahu. From thi* out the contest was confined to Lonely and Narrate, but the chestnut mare with her light impost had too I I much pace and won all out by twe !' length, Karamea a poor third, Slavr Girl fourth, and Omahu last. Time. 2min 65 8 sth sees. Totalisbtor - oil. dividend, £2 9a. 4. Foxton Handicap, of 100 soys ; second horse to receive 10 soys I from the stakes ; distance, 1£ miles. Nomination, 1 soy ; acceptance, 3 soys. The winner of any flat handicap of the value oi 50 soys and upwards after declaration of the weights to incur a penalty of 71bs, not accumulative. To start at 2 p.m. 306 MrE. Ross' Princess Cole 7st 61b (Herd) 1 80 Mr W. Butler's Eothen Bst Tibs 'McKeaguej . . 2 81 Mr A. Morse's Hark 7st 12lbs (Schaffer) 2 | 25 Mako' Mako, 16 Lady Isabel, 116 Stray Shot, 269 Waituna also i started. All the seven aeceptors'faeed the ! starter and a fine specimen of thfthoroughbred they presented, with the exception of Mako Mako, who is a very plain but good UO rse. Thf starter had a little trouble with Princess Cole, but after one or two breaks away the flag fell to a good start. Mako Mako wa« quickest on his legs, followed by Princess Cole, Strayshot, Waituna, Hark, Lady Isabel and Eothen. Passing the j stand the order was the same, all the horses going well. At the three quarter mile post Princess Cole went to the front, while Mako Mako completely lost his position. StrayShot put in her claim for the coveted prize at the half-mi ie post but could not get on terms with Princess Cole, who was still carrying them along at a good pace. Waituna and Eothen now made a forward move and asserted their claim, but could not get on terms with the B enheim mare, while Lady Isabel and Mako Mako were hopelessly in the rear. Entering the straight H ark's cream jacket was noticed creeping up, while Waituna had retired from second berth in favor of Eothen, but Princess Cole was not to be denied pride of place, and won a splendid race by a length and a half from Eothen, Hark being half a length away third, Strayshot fourth, Waituna fifth, Lady Isabel sixth, and Mako Mako last. Time, 2min 48 1 sth sees. Tota isator - B*9, dividend, £2 9*.

5. Electric Handicap, of 30 so vs. second horse to receive 5 soys from the stakes ; distance, 5 furlongs. Nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 1 soy. Winner of Flying Handicap to carry a penalty ot 71bs. To start at 2.40 p.m. 227 Mr J. Better's Magazine 9sfc 91bs (Holmes) 1 87 Mr P. Tiiley's Gold Gup Bst 2lb CSchaffer) 2 36 Mr J. Wilson's Roll Call • 7dt 41bs (Williams) ... 8 188 Marama also started. Princess Cole, Beeswing, Barman, Moenga and Gunboat were scratched. After several false starts Magazine was first away, followed closely by Marama and Gold Cup, while Roll Call hung at the post. Magazine led all the way, and after a splendid set to with Gold Uup won by a neck. Roll Call came very fast in the straight, and scoured third pace. Time, lrain & 8 sth sec. Tola isator - 553, dividend, £2 2s 6 Stewards' Stakes Handicap, of 50 soys ; second horse to receive 5 soys from the stakes ; distance, li miles. Nomination, 1 soy; acceptance, 1 aov. Winner of Foxton Handicap to carry a pen alty of 71bs. To start at 8.20 p.m. 42 Mr W. -Butler's Stray Shot

Bst (Johnson) ... ... 1 74 Mr J. Prosser's Pumau 7sfc slbs(G Walls) 2 268 Mr R. Boss' Princess Cole

7st 51bs (Herd) 8 41 Mako Mako. 29 Waituna, 21 Hurk, 12 Freewill. 10 Huia. Eothen, Pihanga and The Artist were scratched. .

Prom a good start Mako Mako was first away and led past the stand, his closest attendants being JMucess Cole, Putnau, Strayshot, Waituna, Freewill Uark and Huia in chat order. At the three-quarter mile post Princess Co' e took command and led al>ng the back stretch. Turning into the straight the Bien-kt-ini mare was loudly hailed aa/ the winner, but her two previous mbS had told its tale and the mare succ imbed in the final effort,' both ScraystiotTafidPumau passing her in the straight, the I >rmer winning by a length from Pumau, Princess Oole a good third, followed by Hark, Waituna, Freewill, Huia» and Mako Mako in that ordett Tim«» imitt

l r A5-h sec. Dividondj M 18s.

AxNHTsiisAht StMbSj of 20 sofs i second horse to fedeive 5 «oV3 from the stakes ; distance, 1 mile. Open to horses that have never won au advertised race of any description up to date of entry. Weight for age. Entrance, 1 soy. To start -at 4.15 p mv- - - 147 Mr Gh Maddespn' Trickerf Bst 181bs (McTf.V 1*) , 1 51 Mr W. G."RnW'- £ ce gl wingßstlßu :j ./alls) 0 Mr J. Abern'sMoenga Bst lllbs (H. Walls) ... 8" ! Eeality, 1 Dobney, 8 Mertoti, 1 Heros, 32 Gunboat and 30 Westoe also started. Baurangi and Barman were scratched. Trickery, the favourite, vteMvab away from a straggling start, with B-ahty, Merton, Beeswing Gunboat, Moenga, and Weatoe ii a bunch. Trickery and reality leffo the half mile post, when Mpe|ga and beeswing joined issue, foltojifr by Gunboat, the rest being outjMecL Entering tho fright Tricker^^ Beeswing by two h&gths, ivhicji&e maintained to the finish, Mpeng^a poor third. Time, lmin. 52iils. Totalisator- 267, dividend, 'M>}'soi