RACING INTELLIGENCE.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume V, Issue 265, 3 April 1874, Page 3

RACING INTELLIGENCE.

(Condensed from the '.'Dunstan ..Timesand ' Cromwell Argus.') black's backs. The Black's annual races came off" on the 17th and; 18th inst. Other attractions considered, the attendance of, visitors and : competing horses was good. The following is the result of the several events : FIRST DAY^ Matden Plate, of 'lO sovfc Distance, mile. ■ . . ; Miss King- - - -~. . Magenta - "■ 2i District Handicap, of 15 "sosbl Distance, 1| mile. Turpin - - . : - '•'i Hurry Scurry, of 10 sovs. l mile. Maggie - ' - ' '.-3 Hurry Scurry, of 5 sovs. three quarters of a mile. Pickpocket - - I •. SECOND DAY. 4, Flying Handicap, of 10 sovs. Distance, 1 mile." ' i ' - Pickpocket , - " - Bismarck- - : -. Turpin - - 3 Selling Race, of 10 sovs. threequarters' of a mile-heats. - <i Beeswing - - y.. .'<l Darkie - - 2 Turpin' - _ - - - % 3 .Hack Race, of 10 sovs," Pickpocket - -.1 Bismarck - - - :1 - - Consolation Stakes, of 5 sovs. Distance., three-quarters of a mile. , Miss Grant - '1 ' Bismarck- - 2 CARDROJTA BACES. ; : The annual race meeting was held. on the 17th and ■ 18th March. t Notwithstanding an attractive progjigimme had 1 been 'fsstied, tfafe attends®oe of horses was'very poor, and the meeting has been described as a The details of the various races are as under **j ■ • * FIRST DAY. ' < Maiden Plate,.of 10 sovs. "Weight forageDistance, 1 mile. . Little Dick - r ,' 1 Garryowen " - - • 2 Nellie - - - V 3 District Handicap, of 15 sovs. ' Distance,. one mile and a half. ' ■ Port Philip Buck - - * 1Lady Pembroke - - 2 Ladies' Purse; of 15 sovs. Welter- weights. ■ forage. Distance, one inile and a quarter. Little Hawea . - • 1 Cissy - —' : 4 : J2 . Port Philip Buck - • > - 3 Handicap Trotting Race, of £7 10s. Distance, three miles. Jessie (250 yards)- , „?\ • 1 ; Smoothy Jack (300 Bendigo (scratch) - - 3 second day. Mrrresa' Puuse, of 10 sovs. No weight lesa . than lOsfc.- _ ... & Black Bess - - 1' * Nelly Gray - 2 Cardrona Handicap, of, 30 sovs. Little Hawea - 1 Matilda - • - . 2 Hack Race, of £7 10s. Tbree-quarfcer.mifc heats. Np -weight under lOsfe. Cotter's Jennie - . 3 1 1. " M'Gregor's Garryowen- < 1 22. Welsh's Little Dick • 2 3ft Hurry Scurry, of 5 sovs. Port Philip Buck- - 1 Jennie - - - Si. Lady Pembroke - 3 . METIS EACES. On St. Patrick's Day, the first meeting of the newly-formed. Jockey Clubwas held, and was a great success, resulting as follows :-r~ PIRST DAYi 'VMaiden Plate, of 10 sots. Marie-Stuart * 1 Swell ,'iy -- ; - 2 District Flying ' Handicap, of. 20 sots.. Pillbox, 9st - V 1 Marie Stuart, Bst 21b 2 Swell, 7st lOlbs - - "" ,3 Hack: Selling Race, of 10 bovb.\ Jenny Lynd - - 1 Wallaby - - - 2' '""v." 1 ; Spec - - - 3. Nevis ECajsdicat, of 25 sovs. Fenian - - 1 • Wexford - - 2; Pillbox - - - 3r Horry Scurry, of 5 sovs. a Schoolboy - 1. Faugh-a-ballagh. - - 2, Kate - - - 3. SECOND DAY. District Miners' and Packers- Purse, o£ 10. sovs. Wexford - - - 1 . Spec - . - - 2 Marie Stuait - - 3. . Trotting Race, of 5 sovs. Nellie Grey; - -■ 1 Wildboy - -, - -> 2. Kate - - 3 Nevis Jockey Club' Handicap, of 25 so,v&_ i Roderick, 7st. - - 1 I Fenian, lOst. Sib. - - ■ 2:. Wexford, 7st. 811j. : -3 Open Race, of 5 sovs. Shepherd's' Daughter - - I Pillbox - ' - - 2: Wexford - - - '3 Consolation Handicap, of 10 sova. .Merrythought - I • Spec - . - - 2. - • An Hospital Sace for £lli wcca by Eenian, closed the meetings ' - _