MOUNT IDA ANNUAL RACES.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 315, 12 March 1875, Page 3

MOUNT IDA ANNUAL RACES.

Second Day.

Mottnt Ida. Handicap of 65 e&'vs. Distance: one and half .mile. jour entries—Cot« ton's En»y, 9st; Fosfcer'sCoquet,9s! 21b; Laverty's Venus, 6st 101b; Keenau's Wild Mam Boy, Bst 71b.

Manx Boy appeared to get off the best, Envy lying behind, witJi Coquet and Venus outside. This order was kept till the horses came past the stand, when. Mans Boy, Coquet, and Venus were all together—Envy still close on tbeir heels watching a jiUanL'e to cut in. Manx Boy ; 'held hivowSi -and soon left Venus —Co? - ~qS.efc keeping Well up. At the mile Cotton put Envy out, but, finding it was not to, be, eased her. off, .allowing Coquet to fight it out up the straight. He could • not, however, get within a couple of * leugths of the Dnnstan Creek Lorse, who . vroa pretty easily. ; . ; .. :-;i. Wild - ...'ji/ 1 :;. . ... ... 2 / Envy ,-r-i .... ... ... 3 - District SellilngJEacb of 20 sovs. Beats. Distance, thiee quarters of a milel- Ecur j. ; entries —Blood-Royal, Bst 71b.; Inveresk, '>■ ; % Bsfe.7lb; Artful Joe, Bst; Wait a Wee, Bs{. • ' f •"■ ■- ■

For.the first he~at Artful Joe's chance was lost at the start, and Invereak and Wait #-Wee, whenever had a ehance, were not persevered with. For the second heat Blood- RoyaT and Artful Joe" only came out. It was little more than a :ean- * ter round. • Blood i ojal ... ... I'll Artful. Joe ' ... ... ... 22 Blood {Royal was put np for : bought in for £29, bringing #l4 to, the - club;a fund. . _ -"

Free Handicap, of 25 soVs.-Four - entries, Bambler, Bst Gibs; Wild Hanx Boy, Ssfc 41bs; Fireaway,-feafclier; Venus, 63t 51b. A good start wasobtained, Manx Boy leading-very past the -lfae* others fairly together, Venus outside. Another quarter ofra mile began to tell on Manx Boy, who fetfc back to' Venus, tha others tailing in proportion. Venus, however, did not succeed in- collaring Manx Boy till the last quarter mile flag, when a fine set to commeni&d, and as they eam&up no one could toll; Venus being outside at the distance post many thought she was first, and Richardson set to work A to shake up Mans Boy with a will. Wa hardly think Venus, ever got her jrose iti* front of the horse; M r ho wc i. Ae post by a short head after,:a;gaiv e .i; iggic. •; jjj Wild-Manx Boj IT.(H&Wdscm) 1-V~. Vends " ... ... (Wheeler) 2 ; .one'mile- " uiree Entries—Miiggie, 7sfe Gibs ; Miss Xing, 7*UlolbsCoquet, Sat ' 41bs. ' " .. .. Maggie jumped away with the lead, waited on by Coquet till the last turn home, when his strength .brought him' home an easy winner. Coquet ... ... ("Cotton) 1 Maggie ... ... 2 The Hospital Eace, 'which concluded the meeting, brought out three* horses"— Blood .Royal, Miss King, and Charley. This race was again won easily by Blood Eoj al. Through the energetic efforts of Mr. George Stephens, assisted by Mr. Inder, the handsome sum of £24 wasraised, including a donation of £lO by the club.