MOUNT IDA JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACES.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 96, 16 December 1870, Page 2

MOUNT IDA JOCKEY CLUB ANNUAL RACES.

| • first diy: j Since our last, issue, and up to the ! evening of Monday last the weather. | had been cold and storuiy, the quantity ! of rain which had'.fallen having ren- | dered the racecourse very heavy. Fears. 1 began to be entertained that, in spite;, of the well known and well earned rej putati,on of many of the. contending i horses, the gathering 'would not He the- | success it was anticipated it would be. i On Tuesday morning t : ie weather gave j mi mistaken ble signs of improvement, j and even the croakers ami quidnunc* I were forced to admit that there was at i least a prospect- of the first day being l fine and favorable to t-«e. sport. Oil : "Wednesday VUrig rly b'-oket'ie morn." • ushering in one of the most beautiful. \ and enjoyable, days which we hive, for i some time experienced—warm, genial,, j calm, and bright, with sufficient air t<> \ keep v the heat from being oppressive. ! "Loiig before the time advertised, fur. ; the commencement of the sports the/ i good folks of jNaseby were on the quij vlvc, all horses and vehicles being got j ready to be,put into requisition. , In. I addition to the numerous private bugI gies, gigs, carts, and traps o\' every des--1 criptum, there were two or three ; coaches whose drivers ceased not -to I exert their lungs to the Old Country j tune, of Paces! "Races!! ii-a-c-e-s!! i. i To the races, sir? Oif directly, sir." i Jjuttvp up, sir, &c, &c. These ■appeared,. I to do, a thriving trade, being apparently. ! well filled on each successive trip to s ; the course. I.n addition to the equestrians and passengers, a very Ja'rgo.'. 1 nuniber.of- persons ava led themselves j of- that useful animal ** thanks' j pony," and trudged along the rorul ; trippinglv and merrily.' The good- | people of Naseby seemed for once to j have thrown, cafe.and business to the j winds, and to have made, up their minds "to, enjoy to the utmost the sport which j was. before them. Male and female, I had; on their, holiday attire, and if the ' ladies, had not the advantage of being | in the. extreme height of Paris, fashion,. j they alj all events looked remarkably i welj, dressed, and some of them reI pretty, too. , | The course was in fine condition, and i the. tout, ensemble, highly pleasing and j 1 attractive. The booths were well | Iniilt, and. well supplied/with comes- ] drinkables, and, s ; far as we j could observe, appeattedvto.be reaping. t a golden, harvest. The grand stand' under, conditions of contract ofj the Moun£ Ida Jockey Club, was more I commodious and better arranged than upon any preyipus occasion, was not so %vell filled as'iye should like to have seen it. ,We.remarked a very large, number of very neat hacks, and wondered whencess t much good horseflesh could have come, : "■. The attendance, on. the whole, was. not so large as that on previous gatherings, but this is, we fancy, to be attributed to'the fact bf- the; races taking, place so immediately before Chrißtmaß, a. season of the year during few. persons like to be. absent froni home. . The following were the events of the. day:— Maiden Plate of 40 sovs. for. all horses that, have never -won ati advertised prize of over, £2o. Weight for age. Entrance, £2 2s. Distance, one inile anda-half. Six entries Foster's' Hamilton, Princes Sir Tatton, Kay's Hawkdun, Weed* op's Colleen Bawn, and Grant's Pretender^ '' Pretender's preliminary canter showed

■at he was not in first-rate condition, Pd Staekpool was somewhat"*' flashy." P-awkdun looked well .'on being QstripP e d, and |laniilton showed signs of Rref ul training. ■ ' Colleen Bawn "appeared small,- and was .evidently out of place among her competitors. Sir jUtton's appearance was favorable, and le wa s freely mentioned on the grand tand as the" winning, horse. At the tart Hamilton jumped-, to the front, S'here he showed his colors till past the stand, .when Pretender wrested Qt>* lead, and came in a few lengths in jdvance of SirTatton, who mended his [ace at the last half mile. Hamilton a pod third. Hawkdun was well sp'oken j>>, but he did not come up to the execrations formed of him.' - ' Pretender ... ~.. 1 Sir Tatton ... ' '.. ' ... 2 Hamilton ... ... 3 ,

P-HxD Stand Handicap of 100 sovs. Distance, ] two miles. Six entries—Prince's Back- ?. > biter, Morten's Southern-Chief, PritcliarcTs Foretop, Ray's Misfortune, Keenan's G-ame Cock, and Laverty's Zoe. Q-ame Cock Backbiter looked Fell, and seemed as though they would >e the winning horses, and Misfortune -.8 though she meant to keep up her Imputation. Southern Chief, however, fas the favorite, and snowed well, aloough his movement was a little slow. h the fall of the-flag Southern Chief - 'as the; first on his legs, and" led the ■ 'ay, followed'closely by G-ame Cock, mo joined issue with the Chief halfvay round. Misfortune now began to 1 ve to the front, and took a leading l;i--'e on the second round. The Chief; •a-wnintjr to his work, soon made his ppearaneo in the front again, and ame in-ku easy winner; Misfortune a ood second place. Tlve pprformanees ' >'■ G-ame Cock disappointed many, as or some time he maintained a front dace till he bolted. The Chief's exellont; condition won tin's race. 'This vent was a most exciting one, from the character of the horses en3red. .; Southern Chief "... ... 1. Misfortune ... ... 2 H| Backbiter ... ... 3 Vwn_ Platk'o? 50 sovs. Weight for age. m Distance, one and a-half mile." Two en- ■ tries—Morten's Atlas, Williams' Duchess. ■ Prince's Biiekbiter was scratched. ■ Backbiter hnviri'j: run in the . last fcce wa-s scratched for this.' No odds HRfc*tL*idu<'e the backers of-Duchess to ■ct against Atlas. Both horses stripped Hi first-rate condition—Atlas' wellKnown Tame jrivinj; him the p-eference. ■V&the start Atlas t>ok-'a good lead, Rachels abou l " ten yards behind. On Bpassing the Stand Atlas showed three ■cngths a-head of his antagonist. In ■his order they ran for some time, when ■>n approaching the straight running, ■ic pushed r.-!icad and came in winner R\isily. by a couple of lengths. ' - I Duchess.- ... ... 2 ■kee Hant>iqp of 50 sot*. A penalty of 71bs ■ ' to be carried by the winners of the Grand W ,*stand 'Handicap and Town Plate. .: Disft tenee, one and a quarter miles. Six" en- ■ tries—Prince's Lyndon, Prince's Monk, ■ Keenan's Topsy, Foster's Charley, Stan- ■ ton's Little Mell, and Ray's Staekpool. [V Keenan's Topsy appeared to be in Mood condition, and was favorably ■poken of, but the favorite in the race iiras Staekpool. Foster's Charley did lot look as well as was expected from ■he grand Stand, and Monk appeared mo be drawn t jo fine. Little ZSlell -was lb capital condition, and was much adBg'red. Mr. Inder appeared to have Hue difficulty in getting" them fogeKer, and the riders of several of the" Borses persistently declined to occupy ■heir proper places. After three inef■sctual attempts to start them, the ■)uyth time was successful, and a good Rart was made. A tablecloth might ■ave covered them on passing the grand Itand. Little Nejl wa.s leading, with Ktackpool a close second. This was a rood race, and for the -remainder of the istance it lay between Staekpool and ,ittle Nell.' When near the straight |je roan was taken to the front, and jrried'on the running.to the end, runj n g home a winner by Tiatf a length. Staekpool ... ...• 1 •Little Nell ... ... 2 „ LINQ. RACjy of 20 soys. D|Btance, one mile.. Post entry." Ho weight under 10st. Winner to be sold for £2O. Surplus to go, to the Club. Three entries—Pritchard's Fire-eater, Bowse's JSteelboy, andM'Kay's Jfegawcay'ri Re< T num took a good lead, followed losely DJ Rre-eatcr,'who closed with jgo-num when, half round. A neck eck race now took place, wliich was without any perceptible dif-, iifece till* near the straight, when

Eire-eater made a clever push to the front," and" wun by a length. lire-eater' " '"" ;.V ... ~ "1 Begnum ... ... 2 -

. . .SECOND DAY . . . ( t . - This day fairly rivalled yesterday in. beauty and .-in brightness, and in its exact adaptability to the purpose in hand. !Naseby . again poured- out its eager seekers after amusement, and the admirers of the " manly sport" of horse racing. The great attraction of the day appeared to be the • Hurdle Bace, which, we fancy, invariably createsmore excitement than the ordinary flat race. The attendance did not equal that of yesterday. The stand was not, well filled, and less business appeared to be doing at the various booths. The events will be found below, and we cannot leave the subject without congratulating the Mount Tda Jockey Club upqn their excellent programme, and the unmistakeable succe-s which at- i tended- their, efforts to -s'arer for the i amusement of the puMie. . far ns ! the stamp of houses and the running ' itself a?*e- corcor.ed there can he no ; doubt that the late gathering was by '■ far the most t successful one which has, yet taken place under the auspice?' of the CI ah. * Hußpr,E "Race x)f 40. sots. Weight for age. - Distance, one mile heats, over four nights of hardies. -Five entries —-Foster's Charley. ! > Bay's Staekpool. Pritchardls Don-iPedro, \ Weeclen's JNiggei;,i and Prince's Sir Tatton. I Sir Tatton appeared in "fine form, and a good deal was said in his favor.' Don I Pedro, however, was the favorite. ' Charley was drawn too fine, but he was \ well spoken of as a' hurdle racer, and t Nisrger looked a likely horse. Stack- I pool started the favorite,'notwithstand- ' ing the previous performances of the Don. A faLse start was made, and the second start left Staekpool thirty yards , behind. Charley made the front, and took the first; Hurdle in fine style, closely'followed by Sir TaUqn. Charley kept his first till the fourth leap, when Sir Tatton's rider (Prince) fell, Charley thereupon bolting off the course. The Bon came in first; followed by Nigger*: At the second .heat Charley again took the front and the first leap, closely "followed by the Don. When half round the Don took the 'front, and led till the close, rle-irino-the hurdles in fine style. Charley pulled' up well, 'and came in a good so>f. cond. \} • Don Pedro •',,' Charxey... ... ... ' 2 Mount Ida Handicap of 75 sovs. Distance, two and a-half miles. Four entries;—Morten's Atlas, Ray's'Misfbrtune, Grant's Pretender, and Keenan's G-ame Cock. Backbiter was scratched for this race. Pretender and Atlas,- were freely mentioned as the winning horses. Game Cock- had. the start, but Pretender soon overhauled, and passed him. "On passing the grand s'tand~ Atlas was a close , second;-and Misfortune occupied a good third position, with Gaine Cock a number of lengths in the rear., On the. second round-.the same order was.jkept, till the. Cock gave in. Atlas now pusned' ahead within half a m'ile of the winning post, and rah with the Pretender for some time, whom he soon beaded. Mis., fortune, who was running third place, came up and joined the Pretender, and at the straight took his place. Atlas came in an easy winner by three lengths, Misfortune second' and Pretender a gbod third. This was a warmly conJested race between the three placed horses. ' Atlas ... ... ."■.'■■... i Misfortune ... ... g Pretender ... ... 3 Selling of 30 sovs. Distance, one mile. Horses not to be sold to carry lOlbs penalty ; to be sold for £SO, weight for age ; to be sold for £4O, allowed 71bs ; £3O 141bs ; £2O, 211bs ; £lO, 281bs. Four entries—Weeden's Colleen Bawn, Foster's Hamilton, Prince's Lyndon, and Ray's Thornie. * • Little Nell, Topsy, and Monk were scratched for this race. Thornie was spoken of- as the winning horse, although Lyndon's appearance was much in his favor. The Colleen Bawn and Hamilton were seldom- mentioned ■ At the start Hamilton and Lyndon jumped to the front. Thornie soon took the front, but was overhauled by Lyndon, who maintained it. Hamilton felt o,ff in his speed, but was making rapid strides to retrieve bis firsjfc position on approaching the straight, and. would have been the winning- horse had not the saddle slipped when within twenty or thirty yards o.f .the post, bringing his rider to the ground. Lyndon... ... .... " 1 Colleen Bawn ... ... 2 Tno'rnie,..'. ... ... y '

"Mouot? -Ida: Cup of 75 sov's. '"" lv"eiglit' for age. Second horse to save his stakes. Distance, two miles. -Three entries—Morten's Southern -Chief,' Prince's' Backbiter, Pritcharda Foretbp. ; - Misfortune and Duchess"" "were both scratched." ' The Southern'.Chief was the favorite, At the start Backbiter took the front, but "soon had to give place to the Chief aud For'etop. Halfway round the Chief was leading'by a couple of lengths, and on passing the grand stand Backbiter improved his position to within one length from the Chief, Fore-. top losing ground fast. This order was kept up for about three quarters of a mile, when the Chief gained on the black horse, and landed the Cup by five lengths—Foretop a bad third. Southern .Chief ....... 1 Backbi'.ei* ... ... 2 Foretop... ... ... 3 Consolation Handicap of. 25 soys. Distance, o,ne mile. Five entries—-Stanton's Little Nell, Williams' Duchess, Pritchard's ForeL tpp, Laverty's Zoe, Allen's -Hawkdun. Th# Duchess took the lead, and made the running for three-fourthsof a mile, and was then collared' by Little jSTell who, after a sharp race home s won easily. Duchess second. Little Nell ... - ... 1 Duchess: - ; Hawkdun .. ... .... 3 Selling- Eacjj of 20 sovs. Catch .weights. Dist'-mee, three quarters qf a mile. Win- - uer ro be sold for £lO, surplus to go to ■ the fund. Four ,entries—Cockney, Kettledrum, Thornie, and Vanity. i ' Vanity obtained the start, and kept | it for the first, half mi,le, but Thornie i then took the lead, and running gamely i won the race. . ' Thornie... 1 ' : Kettledrum ' ...' * .".."'"* 2 •; Vanity ... ... ... 3 " ..- Thornie was~ exposed for 'sale by Messrs. Inder and George, and fetched j £22. ' ■•' '" "