AGLION BY RACES.

New Zealand Spectator and Cook's Strait Guardian, Volume VII, Issue 580, 22 February 1851, Page 2

AGLION BY RACES.

SECOND DAY. Our expectations of Wednesday’s sport were fully realised in anticipating a livelier, if not a better, day’s racing than the previous day. The condnuance of the fine weather, and the general interest in the Hurdle Race drew a larger assemblage of visitors, especially of the fair sex, than on Tuesday. At twelve o’clock the bell rang for the Hurdle Race, for which the following horses started:— Mr. Skipwith’s Ancien/ Mariner. . Rowatt 1 1 Mr. Armstrong’s ßingcreevy, Wintringham 2 dr. Mr. St. Hill’s Tamerlane, MTntosh .... 3 fell Tamerlane took the lead, and made one of the finest leaps we ever witnessed at the first hurdle, Ancient Mariner and Ringcreevy taking their leaps together. Tamerlane took the side rails at the second hurdle, and bolted off the course; the other two made a beautiful race, and the Mariner won by about two lengths. Although Tamerlane lost an immense deal of ground in bolting, he ultimately picked up in a wonderful manner, and hopes were entertained that he would make a good race for the second heat, in which Ringcreevy was withdrawn, but Tamerlane rushing rather too hard at the first hurdle, struck it and threw his rider; the Mariner then cantered over and won the race, Rowatt riding him without stirrups, which broke at the first hurdle. The Petoni Stakes. The following horses were entered for this race;—

Mr. St. Hill’s Pastile Prince Mr. Burcham’s Camilla, Nicoll „ 1 Mr. Jillett’s Donald Carr, Ashdown, bolted t Mr. Skipwith’s Ancient Mariner, drawn Mr. Armstrong’s Ringcreevy, drawn Both heats won easily by Pastile. The Consolation Stakes. The following horses were entered for race: — Mr. Burcham’s Camilla Mr. Jillet’s Donald Carr Mr. J. M. Taylor’s Bullet Eye The horses entered for this race were to be handicapped by the Stewards, who d e> elded on the following weights - Camila 10 stone; Donald Carr, 8 stone; Bullet 6 stone ; but their owners not being sat j 9 ’ fled as to the weights, there was no race ' There was a Maori race, for which three horses started, and was won by Blackbiri There were several private matches, which added to the day’s amusement.

The arrangements were admirably Co|) . ducted by the Stewards and Judge, a/1( y gave universal satisfaction, and we happy to state that no accidents of serious nature occurred during the meeting