WELLINGTON JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

New Zealand Times, Volume XXXII, Issue 4980, 9 March 1877, Page 6

WELLINGTON JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

1 SPRING MEETING, 1877.—FIRST i . • DAY. , ~, Patron": His Excellency the Marquis of Norraanby. President; Hon. W. Fitzherbert, MJH.R. Vice-President : Geo. Hunter, Esq., M.H.R. - Stewards: Messrs'. J. Crawford, J.P., Joseph ■ Paul, J. Martin, J.P., J. McDowell, A". Braithwaite, J. S. M. Thompson, and Dr. Diver. Judge, E. Pearce, Esq., MJH.R.; Starter,.Mr. Andrew Young; Clerk of the Course, Mr. James Prosser; Clerk of the Scales, Mr. W. Bromley ; Hon. Treasurer, Mi. J. R. George. V ' Year by year it becomes harder and harder, to describe the concomitants of our yearly race /meeting.- .The public by this time must have by'heart the - usual phrase's,'attendant on the road, ground,[the games, and all the thousand and one items which, with the racing itself, go to make up one attractive whole. It is impossible to clothe a description of all these things in fresh language as every. meeting comes round, and we must , therefore ask the public to bear with us if they detect any iteration in our remarks on the subject. First as to that all important subject the weather. After the races had been postponed one day it naturally came to pass that, much eagerness was displayed when the eventful day arrived, and many were the congratulations which passed when it was found that the rain held off, and that there was every promise of a fine day. In the morning a stiff breeze prevailed, . which had the effect of drying the course to'a great extent,,and until three o’clock all went well. Unfortunately the clouds then began to gather, and ere long the rain was pouring down in the most ' persevering and spiteful manner, entirely.jputting a stop to the pleasure of all who remained; The stand gave shelter to a" large number, ;and those who could not find room in its precincts were obliged to be content .with such; shelter as !was afforded by vehicles and umbrellas. 'After the races were all over, hut . not before, the rain ceased, and the luckless pleasureseekers were enabled to reach home without any /‘further inconvenience beyond the mud. Long before .noon a stream, of cabs, traps, omnibuses, and carriages . could be ' seen.weirding their way towards the, Huttroad, and a still larger number of pedestrians bent on reaching the railway station. There was also a third route, which would have been employed by many —the direct road to the beach nearthe course—but on/this occasion the steamers, that had , been laid on for the occasion, the Napier and Manawatu, declined to run, as'the surf would have rendered it impossible for/ them to land their passengers. The, railway was equal to the demand on its resources as far as carrying people to the Hutt was concerned, and the, station was. reached in . good . time. Arrived, there was a rush for conveyances, and the 'busses were speedily filled and the journey to thej courses commenced. Along that narrow and uneven road it was no joke to occupy a seat in a crowded/vehicle, as the extra .weight oauSed every jolt .(and there .were ,many of them) to tell/with ./unwonted violence on the Unfortunate passenger., . Add to this the stoppages every moment" to allow a trap, to. pass, or to,extricate itself from an extra deep rut, : and it will be seen that the journey firom station to stand was no pleasant . matter. Everything has an-., end, however, and..the, troubles of the way, are soon, forgotten in an examination of the ground and stand., . The ‘first thing wu, notice is a long line of refreshment and .drinking booths, among ,which, the, names of Messrs. / Fenton; Dowsett, Morton, Murphy, and J. Barber are conspicuous, In the grand , stand w.e find Mr. Light, of Barrett’s. Hotel, ensconced,/ ~ and with his satellites (not too numerous. for the crowd) . busily engaged ,in quenching ; , the thirst of the excited votaries/ of the dark blue, or.the pink sash, and magenta cap,; as the - case may be. ‘ In the, rear of the bar are a huge fire burning , and , culinary; operations going on, betokening that Mr. Grey ( is actively; engaged in preparing the luncheon with which he afterwarks regales us.- >.On the lawn in front of the stand are stationed the/City, Rifle Bund, ■ some sixteen strong. Ever and anon some lively music invites a listening ear, and jthe' audience find strains to suit every ear in /the following list which was given at intervals, during the day : —I. March—“ Stranger.” ■2. Quadrilles—“ Gehdvieve de 1 Brabant.” i 3. Waltz—“ Pretty Bird.// 4-. March—“ Les Chaperons Blancas,” 5. Quadrilles—“ Universe.”-. 6. March—“ Every Land’s|my Home.” 7. Lancers—“ Victoria.” S. Waltz—“ Prairie Bird.” 9. Slow March—“ Prince of Walks,” 10. Quadrilles — “ Potpourri”; | 11.- Slow March—“Havelock.” Qutside the enclosure games of chance of every ' kind run riot, roulette tables, //lucky hags, Spanish and American “gold and silver,tables,”i “under and over,” and skittles crowding so upon one -another, that one „ ,was : compelled i to, wonder where the customers came from, and why the police were not down-on the/offenders against the' law hr, double-quick time.' In the midst of'all this medley of shouting vulgar gamesters, a refreshing contrast \vas found in the efforts i of ; a modest Ifttfe band, consisting, apparently l ofimother, son, and (fenghter3, to catch the ear I of the public with the plaintive soiinduf guitar and: violin. We hope they reaped a goodharvest, ; though'we are much afraid the weather did pot aid their, exertions; In .the -- saddling paddock was to be seen more than the usual muster of “ slaves of the.ring,” who- plied their vocation with their usual- vigour, though apparently riot' with an enormous amount of success/ ' The pubjic as to appreciate their efforts to promote tbe.oirculation of coin, and/ business throughout the day was, slack.

; ißy 2 o’clock- quite 2000 persons -were present, among whom were a large j number | of ladies. The stand.;was largely patronised, iespecially by the fair sex, and for some distance along the rails oh either side of! the course; were ..drawn, up , vehicles of- every {description. There can be no doubt that had the sky been fine; and the roads dry the attendancqrwould have far exceeded that number. Conspicuous ' amongst the visitors were the All England i Eleven, who had been driven to thie ground in ta' ispecial coach.. It, was. manifest that they enjoyed themselves as - much as any one; and it Was pleasing to see .thatdhe men who have come so many thousands'of miles entered, as heartily, into the fun: of a. poor little colonial meeting as though they stood on the course at Doncaster in their own native Yorkshire, or ob the downs of Epsom. The Governor was to 'haVe been present, but- he ; sent a telegram to say | that he would postpone his visit,, on account of the cold weather, until to-day. On this! account, and hy reason of Saturday being more of a holiday than other days, we may therefore look for-a large attendance on the course to-day, provided only the weather holds fine.' If there is, we hope the Government will make some better arrangements for conveying passengers back to town than they did yesterday. 1 The Inst trains were crowded to a most uncomfortable extent, and while, the tipper Hntt train had seme eight,or Jten,,carriages for la-small number of passengers, 400 or 500 people were crowded into the; down one, with about half the number. Surely a few more carriages might be despatched from town on an occasion like the present. We trust that the matter will be remedied to-day. To come to the racing proper. The sport commenced with the Hurdle Race, for Which Tommy Dodd (the veteran chaser) seemed w certainty at weight for age, for he was' in o-ood buckle and had a good horseman on his back. The lot opposed to him included several useful horses, notably le Whetumarama, a raking son of Traducer, who will make a grand cross-country horse, and Blue Jacket, who until his mistake was well in the race. The winner, St., Albans, is a Can-terbury-bred horse, and ran Well. Tommy Dodd was pretty well supported at even money, and losers were uncomplimentary in their ‘remarks about the way he was piloted. Perhaps Mathews did not come quite soon enough; but it was questionable whetherhe could havegot much more out of the old horse, tor he was riding him a mile from home, and Tommy onlv got where he did at the finish from the" fact that the winner was coming back to him every stride. For the Maiden Plate four entries figured on the card, Bribery and Tom Finn being absentees. Stirabout, a promising Touton colt, and Lady Mary dividing public fancy at 6 to 4. The latter is an

exceedingly nice/lookipg mare, and her jireecj--' ing is unexceptionable, she being by Teuton-out-. , of i Miss Nightingale, ' the dam of' Lady F!6i l rence. She' was manifestly short’ of 'work,' but will' score a win for her owner before' , her career is over. (The winner turned ./up ' ip Lady of the Lake, a Ganterbury-bred mare, purchased by Mr. Gilligan from Mr; Redwood alt/the last Christchurch meeting. She was quite cherry ripe so far as condition goes, and Frank Gay deserves a passing compliment on the way in which he brought her to the post." The race requires little description. Lady of the Lake made all her own running from the jump, arid won easily, St. ■ Albans, who was pulled; out again, was quite outpaced, and Stirabout’s performances did not come up to our expectations. The Flying Stakes w/as a capital race, Five acceptors faced' the starter, and backersr took the 6 to 4'offered about the old horse and Fallacy freely l enough. , Songster; was ' anything but friendless, but the others were not much fancied. .Mr. Young got them away to a beautiful start, and it.soon became apparent that there were only three in it. At the turn inlie the;straight Guy l looked all over like winning, but the weight told its tale in-the run in, and Fallacy just pulled it off by. b short neck. Glenavy, a very aristocratic looking daughter of Traducer,' ran a good , race, and with a little more condition would be dangerous in good company. The Derby was of /course virtually a walk over for Fallacy; and after a capital Hai:k Race, the bell rangup/for the Provincial Plate, which produced a field of six. Old Tam ; was made: a Lot, favjorite, but-most, of: the starters were well: supported by their various friends. The winner, Elsa, like Lady of the BakS in the Maiden, ■ made all her own running from start to'finish,., and won with a bit in Land; She is a neat looking Traducer, and has been already credited /: with several.wins in her own country.' Flora" Macdonald ran a very’’game race, but the heavy going did not suit her, and Tam's per- , fqrmance showed us that though a. bit? abort of work he is not the Tam of a old. The other three were outpaced. , i The .officers one.and all [ worked hard to make the meeting success-. ; fuli The arrangements made by Mr. Kerby, the] secretary, were excellent, and Mr, Young was very happy in his starts. We Lope the • 01u,b will be favored with better -weather, torday, when a very lathe attendanoe will, we feel sure, be ‘the, result. We append detailed account of the various events.

) ; ' HURDLE RACK, , Of 50 sots. Two miles,-over seven flights of hurdles,' | Weight for age. i ■ Mr.l D. Frazer’s oh h St. Albans, by Malton—[Mont rose, aged. 9st 13lbs (Campion) .. - 1 Mr.IE. Ray’s, b g Tommy,Dodd, aged, 9st IWbs. , ' (F. Mathews); ".v ;v. ’’ii ka; Victor (late Ireland), Blue Jacket, ‘.TV Whetumarama, and Cloud, all carrying 9at ' 101 b, also ran. Whalebone and Satellite were scratched. Betting: Evefion Tommy Dbdd, 4 and 5 to 1 the i;est,. i;l , ■At the fall,of the flag,Tommy Dodd went at once to the,front,.foUowed by Blue, Jooketr ]' and Victor, St. Albans and TejWhetumManuiv , lying back. All got well over the first hurdle, when St. Albans,came through lus horsey,-qjndj'p .at fefcie.tant,intp ,the straight..the.dot’,dosed.,, A Passing the stand ,St. Albans ,was; in; charge.of . affairs, Blue Jacket second, and' the favorite^! third, Ts lengths behind.,. St. Albans,, waited ; on,...bye 1 ■ Blfie Jacket,"'. increased , his. lead, r to dihe_, sixth .: hurdle; when the latter fell, and Tommy £4, ' Dodd, whonxMathews was already riding, began to' come up. Coming, ■to the last ..hurdle,but t. -oue'Te Wliietu.drew up„but.rushing thehurdle,!... fell! c From';this .home St. Albans kept,, the.. ■ lead, Tommyj gradually .closing with him, and; a capital finish' ensued, [resulting in favor -,qf ■ 'St. Albans by a short neck. ■... . v,: ‘ The .Hack, Hurdle ,Race, produced :five > starters, and was won , easily by McLparfs ; Straight Tip, the supposed “moral”, being. ‘second. .. 1 ...f ■ ;->■ ■■ ,- - h-u- ■ . i MAIDEN PLATE, • ' ! . Of lOOsovsc One mile and a halt. Mr. jjj GiJLigan's oh f. Lady of the Lake, by .Sled- ; ; . mere—Meg Merriles, Syrs, 7st 101 b (Harris) ' 1., Mr. (H. Redwood’s ch c Stirabout, 3 yrs, Tst 131 b 1 (Clifford)... .. ..-S' Mr. Rivers’, b m Lady .Mary,..Syrs. 9st 61b (Mat-.. :; haws).. .. .. ... ■ ..... .. ... ■ ■... 3 Mr. to: Frazer’s ch g St. Albans, aged, 9st Sib ' '.. . O', Betting :' 6 to .4 against Lady Mary and Stirabout, 3 to 1 against Lady of .the .Lake.. After a break away by Lady of the Lake,!';' the! lot got well away together. Lady;.of the' • Lake made all the mnninc, followed by Lady Mary and , Stirabout. At the. back of .the. course St. Albans was disposed of, ‘and Lady' , Maty was out of’ it before coming to the turn.' Stirabout made his effort in the run in, but he • never got on terms with the filly, who won. comfortably by two lengths. Time, 2min. 48sec. , : , - i FLTTNC STAKES HANDICAP, I Of 50 sovs. ■ Three-quarters of a mile. - Mr, Ray’s b f Fallacy, by. Traducer—Deception, Syrs, 7st 81b (toemuth) ' .. .. 1 , Mr. Redwood’s br b Guy Fawkes, Syrs, 9st 101 b (A. Lyford) .. .. .." , .. ... .:. 2 Mr. I J.; Walker’s ch m Glenavy, 1 6yrs, 7st (J. ■ Wjtlker) ... c.. 4. ... 3 Lady, of- the Lake (6st 91b), Morning;Star ' (7st; 31b), and .Songster (Tst 61b) also ran.’Betting : 6 to 4 against- Fallacy and Guy Fawkes, 4 to 1 against the rest. 1 ■ " Fallacy made play from the' jumpi'.dosely' attended; by Guy and Glenavy) ,To theae-suc- ; ceeded L’ady of the Lake, Songster, and Mom-' ing Star,’-in the order named. Before halfthe, distance had been covered, 1 it was clear.'that the ‘issue lay between the first 1 three, 1 and'that,, ' the rest w-ere’out. of ’ the-fiunt. , At" the turp Guy came with' a rush and looked very dan‘gerona. Demuth, however; who rodo'Vvith. great judgment, pulled 'Fallacy on the; outsidemnfiing, and eventually won by a sh'ort 'heclc, . Guy beating 1 Glenavy for 1 second place,,by the distance. Time, Imin. 2Tsec. I - r,WELLINGTON DERBY,. ’ ;.n . .. Of 100 sovs. 1 added to a sweepstakes of 10 sots. : h. f. for acceptors. For tbree-year-olda: colts, Bst lOlbr fillies, ,Bst 51b.,. One mile and a-half. • Mr. R. Ray’s b f Fallacy, by Traducer—Deception, ? -Bst; 51b (Watty).:- c , ..- .. .. ■ ...1 Mr. Ray’s ch c Danebury, Bst 10lb (Owner) .1 : 2;, Ray declared.to, win with-Fallacy, who con-i. sequently. cantered over for the stakes. - •, .• The produced a field of six, and ; a capital race, terminating in favor of Albert, , who 1 won from, Orupai by half a length. !, ‘ -..PROVINCIAL PLATE. ; -' Mr. C. A.fDnrie’s gr .m. Elsa.- by, Traducer-v. Troy—4yrs, Sst 121 b (Belcher) , -. ... I Mr. J. Walker’s' b pa' Flora Macdonald, 4yrs, Sst 12ib ( Walker) ..u - .. . 2 Mr. J. [Walker’s Tarabourini, :aged, 9st Sib (Ray) 3 Princess Mary ; (9st 61K), Voltarina (Bst l21b), andjTrcason.(Sst llb)j'alsp‘Tan’.; ■ _ . ”, Betting : 6 to 4 against Tam, =2 to 1 Flora ■■ ■■ Macdonald, 4to 1 the rest. . . i-r.■> At the fall of the flag'Elsa went,at once to the :front, followed by Treason..and Tam, Flora next, and Voltarina; and Princess Mary bringing up the rear. They ran .thus to the , back of the course, 'where Treason, fell hack beaten, and; Tam slightly improved his posi-, tion. He was shortly passed by Flora, who'’ , came with a rush a quarter of a. mile from - home. Elsa however kept a good . lead to the finish,, winning easily, by a length and a hhlf. Flora second, and Tam a fair third. Time, 2min. 56sec. This brought a very good day's racing to an end, hr good time for visitors toreturn to town. : - . SECOND DAY. The second day of the races broke, with more promising prospects than the first," notwithstanding that' the weather looked very black at one time,' and in the after part of the day there was what is sometimes playfully called a Scotch mist falling—a nasty drizzling rain that so frequently accompanies the thick , yellow' fogs to which Londoners are aeons-, tomed. The town wore quite a holiday appearance, business being almost entirely. sus-.‘ , pended, and, as usual on such occasions, there was from an early hour a general human inclination towards Thorndon, the people being for the most part bound for the railway en route for the course at the Hutt. ' But numbers travelled by the road in different ways ; and "as horse after horse, riages, carts, traps, and all sorts of Vehicles, , hot only too numerous to mention, but difficult ' ' of description, were seen to prooeeJralohg the road, the' question naturally suggested itself to one’s ■ mind '-that Wellington’ had on exhibition all its horseflesh and carriage stock The traffic on the railway was also considerable, each train up to 1 o’clock being crowded, which can easily be imagined w-h-.-u it is recollected that owing to the day being

Saturday a very largo number of people were ■ecessarily engaged during the morning. Ihe attendance on the c-iurse was more numerous than on the first day, and the grand stand received more attention, particularly from the ladies, of whom there were more present than on 'Friday. The races commenced with the Handicap Hurdle Kace, for which seven cried content. Tommy Lodd, in spite of his impost and defeat of the day previous, was backed at 2 to 3, whilst St. Albans and ,Te Whetu were,.,also pretty freely supported. The two last made the running the greater part of the di-tance ; but'at the last thru' Te" Whetu, who fenced beautifully throughout, and who was patiently , ridden' by Wattie, came away and won easily. Cloud would have occupied a better position but For his mistake in the , early part of the „ ratel His rider was cheered from the stand ; for,the plucky maimer in which he remounted after his fall. Tommy Doddlooked anything but - gay iu the paddock, and was never in the,race. The scratching of Fallacy, and rumors pf ; Templeton having'a suspicious legj caused ia rush to get on Guy, and at 6 to 4 he ; was freely supported. , Glenavy’s running on Friday made a few back her for a trifle, but tc. there' was little speculation about .the rMt.' The race is easily described. Guy waited the greater part of the race, but had all hiaihorses safe a quarter of ’a mile from home, except old

Tam j arid, leaving him at the last turn, won comfortably! Tambourini ran far better than we should have anticipated from his Provincial Plate performance, and Treason and Morning Star ran very fairly for the condition they were in. The HuttPark Stakes resolved ‘ itself into a match between Songster and ■; Fallacy, and may best be described as a cahtpr , round the course for the filly, as the colt was unable to pace with her from the jump. • When,; it was known that Guy was to, ; be pnlled out for the Jockey Club Handicap, there was again a rush to back him, and 4 to. lon him. was taken several times. He woh • again with something in hand. Flora Mae- ■ donald and-Elsa were on sufferance a respectable second and third. Apropos oi the latter, her 1 breeding was erroneously given oh Saturday. Her dam was Crinoline, and . not Troy. The Hack Kace was a good one, and 'when the ’weights appeared for the Consol 'tion, Princess Mary, at 6st 91b, was ’ spotted at once, and backed at even money. I; ..She:Won easily enough. Flora’ Macdonald's, rider got a fall at the last turn from the saddle t getting loose. Had it not been ,for this the race, would have been close, but the result would "-’have been the same. This brought a very suc- ; cessful meeting to a 'dose. There were no protests or disagreements of any kind.; The officials all worked and successfully to make " things go off well, and ,we can only wish the stewards as good sport and better weather next year. 1

HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, Of 100 sots., Becon l horse to receive 20 sovs. from the stakes. Distance, two miles and a half. Over . eight flights of hurdles. ' v ! Mr. T. V. Brown's ch h Te AVhotmnarama, syrs, i

by Tradncer, 9st 101 b (Wattio) ...... .. .. il s Mr. D. Fraser’s dig St. Albans, aged, lOst Clb,' i (Campion) .... .. .. .. .:: i2 ' Victor (9st 61b), Blue Jacket (9st), Satellite,; ■’ (9st 21b), anil Cloud'(Ost 91b),. also ran. , Betting ; 4.t0 l-agaiuss-Tommy Dodd, 3to 1 1 against Satellite and Te Whetu, and 4 to il against the rest. I Bine Jacket was the first to show in flout, followed by Te Whetu, Victor, and Satellite, r. Tommy Dodd ■ and St. Albans lying back. ■ They ran thus till opposite the stand, where „ Victor led, but he fell at the hurdle, and Te ■. Whetu took up the running, followed by St. ; Albans and Eloe Jacket. They ran thus to the ‘ back of the course, where Satellite’s.bolt was shot,and Cloud was done with. Victor, who had been remounted, then began to make up his lost gr6nnd,_and: Tommy Dodd .was .pulled .up.At 0 the/Sftb hurdle Blue'Jacket refused, and St. Albans went to the frost. - From that.out the ■ race: was left between Te - Whetu and St. Albans, the only other horse in. the hunt being . Victory .who was too far behind ever to get on tends with the leaders. A capital face ensued , to the last turn, when Te Whetu came away, and, w on as he pleased, St. Albans being second.. t , THE WELLINGTON COP. i A handicap of 300 sovs..; the second horse to receive ..... i- v . 60 sovs. from the stakes. Two miles. t Mr. Redwood's br.h, Guy .Fawkes,, by Kavensworth , Fidget, syrs. Bst 61h (A. Lyford) ; r.. II ■ ' Mr. 3. Walker’s b‘ g Tambourini, aged, Bst 91bs i .(Wattle) ... - ... i 2 1 Mr. Dreeth’s ch H. Treason, 4yrs 6st 71b (Donaghey). ,3 Templeton (9st • 21b), Morning Star ■ (4yrs, .'7BtJ, IGlenarey 1 (6yrs; 6at 101 b), and .Princess Mary (syrs, ost), also rap. ■■■. Fallacy and- Dane- < ~’huiy. were scratched.'. ■ . • j Betting: 6 to. 4 on Guy Fawkes, 4 tod , against; Templetou ’and.'Tambourini, ,6. to '1 •; against Glenavy jarid Morning. Star, 10 ,to 1 iiVagainst.Treasm, and 15 to 1 against Princess Mary. ’. ' _ I y. 1 -’-^terl'a, little; delay. at 'the post,.in which Treason’s colors were conspicuous,’Mr. Voun'g ■o'gqt’ the lot ’well' away together. Guy Was the' tb show In front,: but he; was'pulled .back* fcrjJinoßtisimmediately,;-and-Princess;; Mary. cut_ f."but ; -tho - Vvork, ; followed "by 'Morning Star,* ’’ ’■ Glenavy ' lying, third, i with .Treason and Guy ‘'Fawkes next, Tempietonc andl'-Tambourini a" bringing up the fear.' At the end of the .first r mile,Glenavy was ,in, command,, -.with Princess . - Mary, in attendance,’ and Tambourini - came n next,-with Guya length behind. r At.the.bdck y- of the; course iTempleton,’Princess Alary,. apd_ \ Glenavy. were, disposed of,; and ..Guy Fawkes ai went' up’ to' the- leaders, followed by old Tam■J’ bourini.; J At ■ the turn ,into, the straight Giiy } led by a length, Tam, Treason,' audi Morning 1 Star all .being-ridden.ina cluster.’ ‘‘''From'this I' -to tho’finißh the old hprse hehlTth'em .all ."sk'fe, . 'cocafoytably by jj a t short . length,, v -Taw.beating Treason ‘about’'.the'-’game ■ dis--1 tantfiffor' second place. Morning "Star'coining ‘■'in fourth, ’ and .the' "rest beittea off. Time, 3mm? iS2sec. .• i I 1 HUTT PAHfc STAKES, !

• - ' ' ■ ‘ Of 50 80V3. ', ~*) Mf B»y'« b 1 Fallacy, by Tra^lucer—Deception, ] ■ 3ym, 7at 1211) (Demuth) v, ; 1 Hr. B. EedwoodVb c Songster, 3yrs, Bat lib (Clif- j f«rd)' - .. . . .. . .. j 2 ‘ ' Betting : 3 to 1 Fallacy. . -‘I ■ .Songster was quickest .on his: legs, but he waa quickly supplanted by the favorite, who' made the, running allthe way, and. won inia canter.' . i;;o(c • I . C "J -; r jofcKEY CLUB HANDICAP, ” ■ .v"-i 01 150 80V3. I V T Mrl'TlAdWtfod’B W Ti~Guy.Tawkes,'Cyrs,' Ost" 101 b ; ... ' 1 (lyfortl).*. ' ■ ,«-• ■ !. Hr Walker’s b m Flora Macdunald, 4yrs, 7st 51b ■ - tA-.’Walker) -2 ' Mr.TOWies's gr. m Elsa, 4yrs, Bst (Wattle) .. ’ ~i 3 The ; following. also.ranLady of, the:Lake, 1 (TsfrlUb), Lady Mary'(7st), Voltarina (6at),- and- * Stinibout.(6st.lllfa)., . .. t ' < •Betting j,- 4 to IGuy Fawkes, and 5 toil. - .'agaihst the rest.- t ' ■ ' I,J A-good start" was." obtained;;Voltarlna being the .first to show. to; the front, with; Stirabout, <and the two led alternately for the first quarter 'of- a’mile,- ’when Lady of the Lake , went_to'.the‘,frout, l "and, with. Voltarina.and o ' Stirabout. jin/ close attendance, the post. To these succeeded Flora Macdonald, Guy, Fawkes,, and 'Elsa in,, the,, order namqd.' . Before.- a Anile .had been-covered . ..Voltarina and Stirabout were done with, and at the -back of ' the'course Guy ,came; through his; .horses, followed by Lady Mary. The latter was, hpw- . ever, quickly supplanted by ElsaandFlora Mao-, donald,who, being a length behind the favoritej followed; him ; into the straight. 1 Guy' then , came.away, and ,won with’Something in hand by a length; Flora, second, and Elsa a good third. ; Time,. 2min; 53secs; ; In this race. Lady [ of the Lake cannoned , against ; a . post coming ■ into* the straight, and Harris, the -'jockey, was •- .thrown.', The'fall gave the poor boy a severe shock,' from which ho 'did not recover for some time. He'was taken into the committee-room, and attended by Dr. Wilford. . " . HACK KACE .OF 50 SOVS. 1 There were eight entries for this event, ahd all’skirted. Myrtle took first place, Huripai ... second. .1...... . ■ ■ .1. ■ -:■ ■ ■ ' CONSOLATION HANDICAP i . . j ■ • 1 : "Of 50 eovs.' ■ Mr. Oillinan’H rn m Princt-M Mary, syrs, Gst 91b ..; 1 Mr. Baird's br g Blue Jacket, Cyrs, Cat Bib .., . .1 2 - The following also ran: —Satellite,, fist., 91b,; iFhira Macdonald, Bst. Gib.; Cloud, 9st. 21b. (including 2st. over weight), ; Letting;..Even,money on Princess Mary,; . 2' ’to 1 against Blue Jacket. Cloud made -play for the’first Half mile, followed by Princess Mary ahd Flora, Blue

Jacket lying back. Before the turn, Cloud had shot his bolt, and Flora took up the running ; but her saddle turned and threw hei rider, thus letting the favorite go iu an easy winner by three lengths, Blue Jacket second. Time, Imin. 52sec. .

j SETTLING DAY. A (fleeting of stewards of the Wellington t Jockey. OlulTwas held at the Empire Hotel on Monday night at ,8 o’clock. Present—Messiw.. 5 G. Hputor (in the chair), A. -Young, J. 3 Martin, E. Pearce, J. Paul, J. McDowell, W. • Bromley, Dr. Divey, . and Mr, Kerby, hon. I sec.■ j 7 PRELIMINARY BUSINESS. i Among the matters; considered was the adi visability of increasing the [amount of the 3 prize in connection with . the Wellington Clip 1 next year, and it waa decided to make it £SOO, [ being £2OO in advance of ; the prize recently ; run foy here,, and as - large,,as that given in Dunedin. This will,be hailed, with satisfaction by all sporting men,iwid should be sufficiently, attractive to induce, a large number of entries next year. ~ . , . ,‘Nominations fpr the Wellington Derby for 1878, and ,1879,were also,received, being 25. arid 22 respectively. : \Vri shall be able to give the names of the horses;so soon, as.the list is., completed. This concluded ..the business pf the preliminary meeting. , ! ’ [ . PAYMENT OP STAKES. _ ■ The following stakes were then paid over;---, Mr.’ Redwood— ", i Wellington Cup '.. .. .. £250 ! 'i i Jockey Club Handicap .. .. 125 | ...... ; ~ ; . , : ... £375< Mr. R. Ray— . Plying Stakes .. .. .. ' £SO i Wellington Derby .. ■■■. .. 137 Hutt Park Stakes ; .. . ..50 ; . • . . £237 • Sir, J. Gillioan— Maiden Plate .; .. .. .. XIOO Consolation Stakes . 40 Mr. C. A. Dubie— . . i : Provincial Plate .. .. .. £IOO . i . ■ ; ■ ' —-£IOO • ■; [Mr. J. Walker— , 2nd place Provincial Plate .. £25 , 2nd place Wellington Cnp .. 50 2nd place J. C. Handicap .. 25 •'! - £IOO . Mr. J.-Y. Brown— Hurdle Handicap ~ .. ~ £BO ........ - £80! ; Mr. D. Fraser— ;■ s ......... i , Hurdle Race ... .. .; .... £SO 2nd place, Handicap . .. .. , 20 . ■■ '■ ' ,—..£70. i Mr. Menus—' ■ • Hack Hurdle Race .. .... £ls i . Mr. Gillies—- . ... ! > Hackßace .. ’ .. v:" ,J "£lO i . Mr. Wheeler—;■■■■ ■ ' Hackßace .. £lO ;[ Mr.. F. M. Baird— ....... -■■■' 2nd place. Consolation Stakes ..■ £lO i , . , £lOl £1147; . The above were paid subject to the deduction of 5 per cent. . . . - t It must be admitted that this ends a very ‘successful meeting. The * arrangements made by the stewards and their, really excellent secretary, .Mr, Kerby, were m every respect adriiirable; the handicaps were all well con- ■ sidered, and that they generally gave satis- ; •faction the number of acceptances'. prove'd; ; no protests were issued, - and the accidents ] and casualities were trivial. Weather alorie - was against the financial success of the meet- ( ing, but that was a matter rather beyond the i powers of the stewards to arrange ; and, all j that can be done is to hope for, better luck next time. ... . ■ ■ ]