KYEBURN RACES AND SPORTS

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume II, Issue 105, 17 February 1871, Page 2

KYEBURN RACES AND SPORTS

These races and sports came off o Wednesday last, as advertisedin <>i columns. The' early part of the <1; was fine and calm, and Naseby poim forth her population lo do honor to tli occasion. Soon alter midday, howcvc the,weather, as is not unusual in Lhj part of the Province, underwent-a dl agreeable change, and became tsUmnl with the dust flying in clouds. TI change in the weather, however, afl pean d to effect no change in t!u; dl tenn'naHon of the pleasure seekers J enjov their holiday to the utmost, -M the entire programme was satisfa.d.i jH and successfully gone through. H attendance, though not very a,s fully so as could have been and everyone seemed satisfied their day's sport. Ww should uieijH that creature comforts abounded, that the booth of Miu aa hostess of the Pass-Hotel, was libe/ila patronised. The following were t events of the day : Ist—lior<e race, for £lO, milt* an { half, oj to till Kveburn horses only. JCntranee, 1 Four (Mit ries • Forties Chance, (Jeor ; liailler, Cook's ot.ockman, tiare'b Jersey. Chnnee ... ... 1 ' Stockman ... ■ ... 2 A good sta» t was ejected, and l)cf( long it became, evident that the r; lav between Chance and >tockinnn* u passed the winning post /)n the li round—Ntockmnn leading: by about l ead. In this position they contiuu the race for some time when Clnu look the 1 ad, and maintained ii to t fiirsh. t 2ml—pony race, for £B, one mile unci qiw'. Kntruuco, Ba. Open to Kycburn hp only. Four , entries-Pow'a Lady 0 I Healv's Mis* Pew, M'VVhirter'a Uilly, J George's Hilly. Mifs Pew ... ... 1 > MW'hirter's Billy ... 2 Lady Crev jumped well to the IW>' at the starr, making a yood lead. S was afterwards collared by who then took the front place and k< it to the end, closely followed ftp Whirter's Hilly. 3rd —hprse rnt'p for& 15, two miles. Entrm l.'p, o\>en to id) the horses. Four tnu —C'o'leil's T nrniy, Messnnt'e Vanity, l'u ni:in's Wh ekey, uud F.rgie's Clin wee. Vui ity ... ... 1 Chancj ... ... "... 2 In this rflce Chance and Tpmmu , buf werestfon overtaken, and to take a fn.ck place. 'J bey, alter so runnin-/, a ain appeared in front, ri were leading at the second rotn .After passing the winning post Tom' bolt'-d off the ceurse, and t|s Whisk was nowhere, the race became one I tween Ciiance and Vanity. 'jttr horses ran well together, witji altxTy inur success. In the straight run<' J Chance lost ground, and was overhi; M and passed by Vanity, who ciuniAfl winner by about throe lengths. 4-th—horse rnce, fur £7, one niilef Ent.ni 7s. For Ku'burn scrubbers only. 'fwo tries—Cook's fctockmuri, Tumbull's Rnitr Stockman ' ' ... ... • 1 Fro in 'the fiHst Stockman was favorite, and proved himself worthy the estimation in which he whs lield coming in an easy winner by about fi yards. , , , ot.h—horse race, for £l.o, one iqlhjj mi 1 quai .Knir.inee, li's. Of.en to nil Iho lioives, \ liers of Ist nnd ttrd races oxeepted. Six tries—Col'eti's Tomipy, I : •; Cook's Slocknnn, J/uekui m's VVhiifk Packman's Proprietor, aiil Parker's i>i| num. ' Idleboy ... ... ... Stoektnsm' ... ... ... 2'M At the first -Idleboy took theyle®

which be kept to the close, coming in a \ by about -three lengths)' closely: - foH6\V&d; by 'and 'i. i 'K<pro tt?st y,La s entered; ja&ain st \A dl e <- ~. l)oy, sustained by# jfcnll V! Stewards. ' i / . SPORT'S. | Quoits—-15 nnd*2ryards ; Ist prize, 305., (2nd prize, lcs .and kyu.l .t*v I ';&> Handicap loot rAoe,<iot) £2;* 2nd, £I.—YV. 2.:}-, V -iauisrfAitf : ' ■■■ Huiiiu'jig Long Leap—lVt-prizej! 305.; 2nd do. ! Eaiidicap yiii-clsM-istX prize,) £2; . 2nd do. £l.— : l\ M'Whirter, 1; \V. Baxter,, A .. 2. vKOdKKi'Oii'- .'W' .'R ' ■ I ■■.;- ; - Kuniiiiig ; l, o pi^ e p Bn( j leap —Ist prize, |3os.;; ( . ,- K 2nd do. I^B.^—S. Baxter, 1-; W. Bitter, 2.j '* I r ute,? 11 )0 str ' jpiig, j £2 "i ivx;> s2n d-do, f £ ,1, —li a-rdacre and ;jd-- \-\*l» i rjife )> 1* r f-abo^Sclt i -race.,.lQQ f^i^|^)^J! do. ' £l.—Mewarr, l t ; M'W lurter, 'J,/ „ ' .