ST. BATHANS RACES.

Mount Ida Chronicle, Volume VI, Issue 359, 21 January 1876, Page 3

ST. BATHANS RACES.

(From our own correspondent.) This meetiug was held on the 6th and 7th inst, and although the prophets foretold that 'twould «ot be a success on account of its appointment from the usual date, viz., December 28t.h and 29th, the result proved the utter fallacy of their prophesies. The gathering on both days was large, the weather moderately fine, and the races, with one or two exceptions, were really well contested. In fact everything conduced to render this one of the most successful meetings ever held here. During the early part of the week a number of those vagrant gentry, who eke out a precarious existence on the gullability of their fellow men, put in an appearance, who, together with jockeyß, horses, and their attendants, furnished all the usual accessories to be found at a race meeting. By the bye, one of the first named fraternity, sometime resident at Naseby, came in for a good drubbing at the hands of an irate shearer, upon whom lie was trying to work the oracle a la " Heathen Chinee," the result being that " Bill Nye went for" that gentleman, and his battered countenance bore ample testimony of " William's" muscular superiority. The stewards desorve credit for the successful carrying out of the meeting, and more especially for their firmness in dealing with the selling race difficulty on the first day, in which the owner of the winning horse, while claiming the stakes, refused to submit the animal for competition. The Committee have, since then, had their action confirmed by a competent authority. The following is the result of the first dixy's racing.

{/at.; £ls, Bat. 5 £lO, 7st, ; £B, 6st; lu tills race bcrt.li hearts wen: won by Misa King, carfyina Bst; Wexford second, with' Pat. Frajjer's Patea aisti tan. Halley, owner of tHe winner, refused allow the mure to be sold—consequently the stakes werj not paid over to him. CaMbkils Stakes cf £ls. Distance, one mile atid a'-lialf: W tight for age. Parsons' Mystery .. ... 1 Keenan's Freestone ... ... ... 2 Parsons' Clyde ... ... ... ... 3 A good start was effected, biit it tv&a evideint during any part of the rack that Mystery had it well in bifid. Freestone ran a good second, but on sufferance only. Hack Race of £5: Distance, one mile. Catch weights. Phillips'Welsh Gir! .. ... i Davies'Tdff 2 Harrington's Mignonette \ 3 Five others started, arid for half the distance the race waa a moist exciting one, the eight horses being well together. Ofl rounding the turn for home Welsh Girl forged ahead, clobely followed by Tgft and Mignonette, who. however, had to' be contetit with seaond and third plaices respectively. - SECOND DAY ; Flyikg HAKKicAT of £ls. Distance, one 1 mile. Paraons' Clyde ... (Potter) 1 Keenan's Manx Boy ... (Malone) 2 Matheson'a Blood Royal . ...(Whesler) 3 Two' others started, including Welsh Girl; who, from her style of runniig on the first day, was fancied by a good many for this eveiit. Blood Royal arid Manx Boy also had their admirers, but tlie winner, turned up in the old veteran Clyde, wire vrt<n a fast race, hotly pffeased by Manx P>oy. Selling Race of £lO. One iaile heata: Parsons' Wexford ... ... ... ... 1 Paxsons'Clyde .. ... ... 2 Fraser's Patea ... .. ... 3 Mr. Parsons declafed to win with Wexford, and the old horse held his only oppon- . ent, Patea, safe from start to finish in both heats. He was bought in by his owner for £lB 10s., adding £3 10s. to the race fund; St. Bathans Handicap of £3O. Distance, two miles; Keeiiai's Gaineco'ck .. (Malone) 1 Keenan's the Flat ...(J I/onge'i) "J Harrington's Charlie .. ... Mf. Parsons' mystery also ran, and waa supposed, to be the duly one likely to push Gamecock in the iace. However, the distance proved too' much for her, aitd Mr. Keenan's horses wcta as they liked, although the impression wsa that they had received their full share of weight. Hack Race of £5. Distance, One Mile. M'lntosh's Tommy... ... ... „.. 1 BuckweU'a Foam .... . . 2 Five started for this event, resulting as above. This was the best contested race at : the meeting, being won by a nose only—the others close up. Consolation Handicap of £lO. Dibtaneer,One Mile and a-quarter. Keenan's Manx Boy ... (Si&b'nt') 1 Matheson'a Blood Royal ... (Wheeler) £ Gordon's Turpin ... ... ... .. 3 This event was also well contested, the horses alternately changing places and it would have been a hard matter to spot the winner. However, on entering the straight Manx Boy and Blood Royal singled out, and a regular % set-to ensued, which ended in Manx Boy winning by a length. Hospital Kace, of- £9 14s collected by Messrs Mulvey and Gilmore on the course. Parsons' Clyde (Ptfttef) 1 Phillips' Welsh Girl ... 2

Five started for this eveut, and all went at a great pace for the first half mile, when the field tailed off, leaving the conteet between the above-named two. This event brought the iiifcetmg to a close,and the stewards are to be congratulated oil the success attending all their arrangements in connection therewith.