SOWBURN RACES.E

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume III, Issue 201, 3 January 1873, Page 4

SOWBURN RACES.E

The races took place here on Boxin» Day, the weather was beautifully fine, and the course perfection. The steward* were Messrs Hall, MichoU Brown, Loader and T. Foster, Mr. J. roster, -tarter. Mr. D. Messenfc, Judtre. and Mr. G-eor-jje Simpson made an efficient and picturesque Clerk of the Course.

The tir-t event was a Handicap Trotting Ka-e, for which seven started, Mr. Leden ham's Naney Till at scratch. After a well contested race, Nancy managed to win. a »out the time her rider's trowsers* bottoms had worked themselves ner r the saddle fl.ii»B. Bess was second

The foot r.«ce was won by VV. Baxter, Mast< r Barber second.

The Maiden Plate attracted five rather old-looking maidens to the post, and won by Xellv<Jr v, who jumped off with the lead, an I van never headed. Maijtry, who carried her owner, and about twenty pounds overweight, a good second. The Uu-Ile Foot Kaee was abvifc the most ofthed ly, 'for which seven smart-looking youths stripped, al! taking their jmn >s in Hue style. Baxter whs first, and More sec nd. Birber, while urnin j well, had his chance ;ut out, by a man stopping immediately in front of him at a hurdle.

Tin* Cup was 1 oked upon as th«». j)riuiMi,|«. «»vt*nt of tbe day, for wMe'i three only ?ntt»re<l, viz; Coquet, Charley, »iui Heroine, who passed the win-iiriir post in tSte order iitmed^—Coqtietan 1 Heroine rumiinirnpr-k and neck to the II ttni'ton turn, where the horse Ift ! ir>r to mutest for second honors wir't oid Cii»il<y\ who ju«t beat her at t;e post. beyond doubt, that a summer's sojourn <m the Cambridge Diggings had not improved her racing capacities. The Handicap Foot Kace was won by TCarber, Hore second. Seven sfarted for tha Hamilton Pl.'-ti', iui i a u'on.i rice %vis w»n by M'-. C'-ii'-ii-j M**s Polly. Mr. Bailey's llimerirk X |i, second. T:.- i|i-,p Mep and Jump, was won by Mr. J Howell, Mr. Bu liley, second.

Too Cons Nation Stakes, for which six started, »vas won by old Charlev, who gave each of his opp >uents lumps of weight. Maggy .was second. The Three Legged Kace, was won by Howell and J lore, who rolled rather than ran past the post. The Boys' and (iirls' Kaees camenext and to eager were they for the fray, that one of the Stewards, in apparent bewilderment, was observed appealing to some matrons, to assist him to distinguish the tunic* from the frocks.

Jt might he interesting to trention, that at the first races e er held here, when old Char lev scored his first win, there was, among the spectators, a merry little maiden, then in short clothes, whom T saw this year, while the old horse was still able" to pull off a race, standing with her husband, looking happy and proud, as her two little aons walked up to the Steward's table, to receive their prizes won in the Boy's Foot Race. There was to have been an old Woman's Race, but it lapsed for want of entries; the local talent refusing td run without com e* it ion.