OAMARU RACES.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume IV, Issue 216, 18 April 1873, Page 6

OAMARU RACES.

i (By the ' Stars' special reporter.) i FIRST DAY. The good folk of Oamaru were certainly favored by the vreatker, which on Tuesday (Bth inst.), the first day of the meeting. .was splendid ; and advantage was taken of it, as the attendance was numerous, the ladies turning out in great force. The road to the course was rather dirty, but the course itself was in excellent order. The stewards and stai'ter performed their duties fairly, if we except a want of punctuality ; and Mr. Wheatly, in very natty costume, made a very efficient clerk of the course. For the Maiden Plate, Blackbird and Honest John were strong favorites ; while many fancied Morven and Coior Sergeant. Blackbird,:however, did not betray the confidence reposed in. him, but at the finish came away and won cleverly. The O.J.C. Handicap was a very tame affair, Nelly G-ray not being able to make Tambourini or Hatred ex--tend themselves, and Tam. won in the commonest of canters. The Hack Selling [Race was won easily by Bounce, who,was sold for £25 ; and the Ladies' Purse was a canter for Malice, who showed very clearly the difference between a hurdlehorse and a racehorse. The Hospital Race which was won by Stockings, very cleverly oh the post, brought the day's sport to a conclusion. The following is a detailed account of the races Maiden Plate, of 20 sovs. Distance, one and a half mile: y G-i. Balding'* blk g Blackbird, by Melea- ' ger, 5 yrs, 9st 21b ... (M'Kay) 1 R. Eraser's ch g Color Sergeant, 6 yrs, 9st 31b ... ... - ... .. (Gait) 2 R. M. Auly's br g Ringleader, 4 yrs, Bst Hlb ... ... " ... ... 3 H. Schleuter's b g Honest-John, 6 yrs, 9st 31b. . ... .. ... ... o L. Grant's br g Morven, 6 yrs, 9st 31b ... 0 H. Schleuter's ch g Guy Fawkes, 4 yrs, Bst 111b ... ..... ... 0 J. M 'Lean's ch g Electricity, 5 yrs, 9st 21b... ... ... ... ... .. 0 Q.J;C. Handicap, of 100 sovs: Distancestwo and a half iniles. R. Derritt's b g Tambourini, 4 yrs, 9st 101b, by Touton ... ... ...(Reay) 1 S. Nos worthy's b m Hatred, 5 yrs, 9st 71b... ... ... ... (Derritt) 2 L. Grant's gr m Nelly G-ray, aged, 6st 101b -. ... ... ... (Cotton) 3 A. Paterson's br m Maid of the Mill, aged, Bst 4lb, scratched. Hacil Race, of 10 sovs. Three-quarter mil a heats. Winner to be sold for £2O. Eight started. Both heats were won easily by Mr. Paterson's roan mare. Bounce. On being submitted to auction after the race, she was sold to Mr. Gibson for £25, benefitting the funds £5. Ladies' Purse, .of 40 sovs. Welter weights for age. Distance, two miles. This was a canter for Malice, the hurdle horse only getting near her on sufferance. The Hospital Race, for which five started, was won by Mr. M'Kay's;Stockings. '

SECOND. DAY. Handicap Hurdle Race, of 35 sovs. Two and a quarter miles. A. Paterspn's br m Maid of the Mill,aged, 10st 41b ... ... (Williams) 1 R. Eraser's b m Medora, aged, list .. . ••• ••• ••• . . R. Eraser's chg Banjo, aged, 95t... (Gait) 3 J. M'Lean's ch g Alarm, Bst 41b (Cotton) 0 H. Schleuter's L bg Honest John, 10st (Gay) 0 The first two flights were taken in capital style by all the horses. After the third jump had been surmounted, Honest Jolin and Alarm appearied to fall back, out-paced. At the last jump but one, the favorite struck heavily, but was cleverly saved by M'lCay. It appeared, however, not to improve her prospects; as it threw her out of her stride. Banjo then assumed the premier position, but, after a short distance had been traversed, gallantly resigned it in favor of the Maid. A good race then ensued between Medora, Banjo, and the Maid, to the last hurdle,: which was .taken together, but Maid of the Mill staying longest, improved her position gradually, and won a - well contested race by two lengths. Hack Hurdle Race of 10 sovs. Three-quar? ter mile heats. Winner to be sold for 20 sovs. Mr. M'Kay's b g Falcon, aged (A. M'Kay) 1 Elying- Handicap of 75 sovs. One and . a quarter mile. - sTosworthy's br m Malice, 5 vears, by Traducer, lOst 31b ... ;.. ... 1 Nosworthy's b m Hatred, syrs, lOst 71b ... v 2 J. M'Lean's ch g Electricity,' 5 yrs, 6st 101b ... _ ' ... ... 3 Consolation Handicap of 20 sovs. Once round. R. Eraser's-eh g Color-Serjeant, 6 yrs, 6st 51b... ... ... ... (Smith) 1 L. Grant's g m Nelly Gray, aged, 6st slbs ... ... (Cotton) 2

The submarine'boat, for clredging the M"lyneux, is expected to arrive at Clyde in about a fortnight. Owing to unprecedented drought,.' the water supply of'Nelsoii has been lately been giving out, the* pressure recently having-been very low. At a meeting of the 'Canterbury Jockey Club. Robert Reav, who was disqualified by the Tuapcka Jockey• CJub'for. jos'iling Atlas off the course at the recent races there, was disqualified from rannini: or ridinor a horse where the C.J.C, rules we e in force. A correspondent of the 'Prairie Farmer' tells " how ho cured a runaway horse" on which all previous prcscriplions Jmd been tried in.-vain.' 'At last he, observed that the fiery, untamed steed never gave any trouble at night, particularly if it was quite dark. On this hint he acted. He mnde a hood of leather, and -a ti ached to the head-stall in such a 'way that by pulling'a cord the hood came down and completely cut 'off his view. ' Adjusting this appliance, he drove to a favorable place and Jet him have his will. In a few moments he was under full sail, then the cord was pulled, and the hood fell. Mr. Horse could see nothing, began to slacken of his own accord, and finally stopped stock still. The hood was lifted, lie begin his pranks again, and again the blinder covered his eyes. He was guided against a cart standing in-the road, which hurt him some. In a little while he could not be whipped into a run, aud was completely cured of his bad habit. • We.a re' informed i.hat the residents at the head of Lake Wanalca are about to memorialise the' Superintendent with the view of geiting a sum placed on the Estimates for improving the track from Newcastle to the Makarora (via the Hawea Saddle)., The track, at.various points, winds along the face of precipitous cliffs, and being extremely narrow, has always been a dangerous road to travel. Numerous accidents, both to men and animals, have occurred on this track from time to time, and only the other day a gentleman on his way to Cromwell had a narrow escape from being killed by the fall of4\is horse on the slippery rock'. It \/ believed that £153 would do all that/Is absolutely necessary at present hue it should not be forgotten that this track affords the only access by land to the forests of the Hawea and Wanaka arid that it forms a portion of the far-famed West Coast route explored some eight years ago by Mr. Pylce.- Cromwell Argus.' There has been an amourit of discussion in the Australian law .courts as to what constitutes drunkenness. In the Juries of Four Court, Melbourne, latel}', Senior-Constable M'G-rath, at present stationed at Kew, gave a definition of the bibulous state that was novel and arutsing. He was a witness in the' libel case - of Power v. Harding, the plaintiff, an ex-sergeant of police, seekinaj damages because defendant had charged him will being drunk at the time of the general election on the 16th March 1871. M'Grath who was on duty at Brunswick on tlv-it day, said Power was not drunk for a civilian, but he considered his an unfit one for a sergeant of police. When questioned as to this qualification of his evidence, M'G-rath said ".I never consider a civilian drunk 1 ill he is lying down." Mt*. H iginbotham interjected. "Till he is holding ou to the Root, in fact P' ? " Yes," said M'G-rath, and added that he considered a policeman to be under the influence of drink if he smelt of it. Tiie definition caused great merriment in the Court. It will be presumed frohr this that the arrests of civilians for drunkenness in the police district of Kew ai*e riot numerous.

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