MOUNT IDA JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 86, 7 October 1870, Page 2

MOUNT IDA JOCKEY CLUB SPRING MEETING.

FIRST DAY. The weather on Tuesday last was anything but favorable to the inauguration of the first Spring Meeting of the Mount Ida Jockey Club. For some time past it had been warm and genial, and the anticipation of a fine day for the meet seemed to be fully justifiable. On Monday evening, however, the wind shifted round to the south-west, blowing coldly and fiercely during the entire night. On Tuesday morning the ground was covered with a light coating of snow or sleet, and the probabilities of a fine day were any-

thing but encouraging. Nothing daunted, the good folks of Naseby betook themselves to the racecourse — some in vehicles, soine on horseback, and a very large number on foot. The day remained on the whole fine, though cold throughout, tending thereby to" diminish considerably the - enjoyability of the day's sport. Tn spite, of this drawback, the course was well attended, the programme gone through . most successfully, and each separate , race well contested. We should ima* - gine, after the very successful issue of i the first Spring Meeting of the Mount Ida Jockey Club, there can be little •-■ reason to doubt that the gathering may henceforth be looked forward'to. as" one of the annual holidays of the district.' The various events, with the results, will be found below, from which it will- * be seen that more than one prize was gained by local horses. We observed that the sole booth on the ground appeared to be doing a thriving trade, thecoldness of the day tending to induce a more than usually largo consumption of P. 8., the effects of which made themselves very apparent in not a few instances. The first was the '■ '■? Maiden Plate, of 15 Sots., open to all hor* # that have never won an advertised race (hacks or otherwise). Entry, one sbir.*; No weight under 10 stone. Distance, 1 - mile.—Six entries: Chapman's Quickstep, Messant's Kettledrum, Allen's Hawkdiin, Foster's Hamilton. Haridyside'iilComet, | Richardson's Fleur de Lys. i? On the flag being lowered Hawkdnn took the lead, but was soon overhauled by Hamilton, who then'kept ahead for , some time. When halfway round . ..* Hawkdun again collared hira and took *' the front position, which;he maintained for the remainder of the distance. Hamilton was a good Second, Comet? about twenty yards in the rear., .. -, •. • Hawkdun " '.'..'" " (Tiiiey),. % '*'■ \' 1' Hamilton ... (Bazlry) 2 '\ * Cornet '],.".' :IV.(Rdbertauu) :S : '" 1 , ... >. rMouKT Ida Plate?, of opra-to aUhonw that hare never won ~a nic» cer £SO. Efitrancej one guinea. Nb weight under 10 stone. Distance, one and n-half mile. * —Eight entries: Pntcrsoii* Nigger, HandysidVs. .Comet, Morgan'* Missllnners r - - llair* Teeumsvh, In In-'* Ladybird, Keenan's Snackuin, Ailcn i Huwkdun, ; Cox's Madam. ? "'' _ This was. an excellent race, and was keenly contested throughout. At the - start Hawkdun and Tei-umseh took & front place, and on coming opposite to the judge's stand, Hall's Tecuinseh wa» In advance,'closely"followed, by Hawkdun. The running for the nest mile .„, was almost neck and neck, the Xaseby horse still keeping the lead, and winning- > by about a length. Miss Tunes in thoJi> straight running overtook.. and came in second by a neck. Tecumseh ... (Laveriy) 1 Miss Inut's ... (A. M'Kay) jj Skllisg Race, of £2u, open to all horses.- " Entrance ,£1 Is. Distance, one mile and a distance. Horses entered to be sold. for £SO, to carry 10 stone ; £4O to csrryf 9 stone 7 lb.; £3O to carry 9 atone ; £2o* * to carry 8 stone 71b.; £lO to carry 8 atone. Any surpluß to go to the Rare Fund. ; —" Seven entries: Foster's Hamilton, Rich- , ardsou's Fleur de Lys, Inder'a Ladybird, - Packman's Daylight, Keenan's Topsy, Cox's Madam, Paierson's Regnum. On the signal for-the start being given Begnuni. who was the favorite, > J took the lead, Hamilton following closely; The half distance being run, Hamilton overhauled and parsed ;T*egnum, and came in the winner. Madam pulled up on the straight run, and eauio :; m a good second. r Hamilton.!. ... ißa-siey) 1 Madam .;. ... (Butler) 2 -'•'- Rt-gnuni (M\K>.y) is The fourth and last event was the Hack Race, for £lu. Entry, 10*. til., added. Distance, three quarters of a fiule heat*. Winners of £25, or over, and wumer»T at the present meeting not alluwi-d to start. Catt-h weight*. Post eut ry.—.N iue entries: Oliver's Kelly Gray, Douglas' Odd Stocking, Burgess' Polly, Messant's Kettledrum, -' Foster's Charity, Packman's Daylight;'" Bremner's Prince, Rouse's man s Quickstep. FIKST HEAT: , . Kettledrum ... ... 1 /', Odd Stocking ... ... 3 : \ BBCOSI> HKAT : Quickstep... ..... ~. \ * • - Odd Stocking ... "... J - l - TUIKD HVAT: Kettledrum 1 In the last heat Quickstep waa the first horse, but was disqualified through, running inside the posta. - V ' v SECOND* DAY. Considering the cold weather, strong wind, and dust, the was larger than was expected. During the night-the'.roof of the booth waa-blowoM-away by the force of the wind. The . fhsi event was a

Back. Distance; one mile and a- ' half. Entrance, 1 soy., added. Second horse to save his states.—Three entries: Roberts' Tecumseh,- 16st; Inder's Ladybird, Bst; Cox's Madam, Bst 41bs. Shortly after the start Tecumseh took ■a front place—Madam a close second. These two horses rati the distance well together, the. former horse, keeping a length in ; ad van re. On the. straight running Ladybird put on a spurt, and passed Madam. , Tecumseh ... ... ... 1 Ladybird ... ... ... 2 Secovd, B ace . Distance, one mile. Weights, 10st. Entrance, 10s., added. Second horse to save hie stakes." Open for all horses except winner of Handicap.—Six entriw: Foster's Hamilton, Chapman's Quickstep, Morgan's Miss Innes, Packi man's Whiskey, Howell's Shadow, Colleft's Tommy. The leading position was taken by Hamilton at the start, which he maintained throughout. Halfway- round Miss Innea took the second place.. ♦ Hamilton ... \ ;. Miss Innea 2 Quickstep -.-., ... .„ 3 ; ,•-. The third and last race was between Kettledrum and Quickstep. /When '2OO or 300 yards from the starting post and leading, the saddle girth on Kettledrum slipped, bringing his rider J" ***? ground." We are glad to say were trifling. " k~ A number of private matches came •off during the afternoon.