OAMARU JOCKEY CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

Oamaru Mail, Volume IV, Issue 1222, 17 March 1880, Page 2

OAMARU JOCKEY CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING.

President—Mr J. W. Humphrey!; , Vicer Pre^deht^-JM^j^J 1 . Y v Duncan ; tTifdge' sSefcrefcary-4-Mr _ W/'St. Sovran ; ..Treasurer—|Mr. ! J". > j Moss ; Hanm*<§jpp'er—Mr M. She Win ;i i Starter—MfeT.- ShaiHers j<"Clerfc Of !the *'.Course—Misaßi Smart; if the.; *' Scales-*—\V.- Bee :CommiStee-j-Messrs Paterson. Shaldera, Hardy, Greenfield, M. Grahtj M-Corkmdale, and P. W. O. Grant.

; ■ : : FIRST DAY. ; * —' ? 7 The autumn I Aeetirig of the Oamaru Jockey... Club was commenced - to-day, under very favorable auspices. A glorious day isjas by?a Cloudy atid iainy"; morning, but towards noon the weather entireily changed. The sky became clear, and the sun shone p.flt brightly, giving fresh life t$ the hope that a good day's spo.rt and a comfortable day's outing would be provided fo,r those who visited the cpurse. When it wa,s known that the §rgt raop would not start until after ■ the arrival of the first special train from Oamaru, the majority of those intending to visit the course postponed their departure from town till noon, and the result was that at the usual time of commencing operations thepe ssa,&, anly a small attendance on the ground. About halfrpast twelve o'clock, however, the traiiv arrived with a good load of persons of all ages and both sexes, and the appearance of the course became much more animated. Still the attendance was scarcely as large as might have been 0X r pected. There was a very fajr number of courjtry yisijiprg ppespnt, the wet weather having put a stop for the day to threshing atad lother faaming operations. On the ground there were the usual refreshment stalls under the direction of Messrs. Southan, of the North Otago Hotel, John.ston,' Commercial Hotel, Hannon, White .Hart Hotel, and Croft, Shamrock Hotel, while a temperance booth Wfts managed by a| combination p.f bjisiinpsa men. All • the usual swindles " were represented, but they did not appear to do much business; and the few bookmakers present were' only moderately patronised. The two totalisators located on the ground—one in the saddling paddock and one outside—were more freely patronised, but there was only a moderate amount of wagering upon the several events. During the afternoon the proceeding?! W-e en ~ liyened by so,me good music supplied by the band of No. 1 Company, which had been speoially engaged as an additional attraction, and helped to fill up pleasantly the intervals between the races.

, • Precisely at 1 o'clock, the three horse's on the card for the hurdle race were saddled, and . the day's racing wss commenced. Little tfqhn had decidedly the pall on the bptting book with the bookmakers and at tlie totalisafcor, while Thilo and Shillelagh had about an equal number of followers, Tfyp jagg ft' one, and was won almost on the post by Thilo, who; was ridden with great judgment by M'Coy. That. the race was.a grand one was evidenced by the fact that there was not more than half a length between each of the horses. All the horses carried m ore than the weights the handipapppr. Thilo declared 91b., Little J ( ohn ißlb., and Shillelagh 101b. over weight. Then followed the Hack Hurdle Selling Bace, for which only two entries pould be obtained. '"The race was agift'to old jTheodore, who added. pQtlwlo his many :.tl}o^gls-'-'-4 e H | ice4: to a liaclf-racer shq. % boyght ii\,by his j owner for L2O. Then what, according to the ambuntiTof Tthe stakes, must be cpnsider.ei the^rapejof. the meeting—the RedcasUe Handicap. For this only three cameio the pp3t, the Hon. R. Campfcell's Sir Modred being scratched. Goodman declared to win with Chancellor, who wfts. immediately, installed,.a warm •favorite,' but Luna' iia'd ; ■number of admirers, and justified the confidence of herlbackers by winning a grand race. At the totalisators Chancellor and Luna were about equally supported. .. . .

1. Handicap Hurdle Back of 40 sovs ; 2 miles; over eight flights of 3ft 6in

Mr.'?; Gottoji's b g Thilo, 6 yrs, 9st 61bs ' ' (P. M'Coy) 1 Mr. H, Schluter's b g Little John, 5 yrs, Bat 71bs C.i • ... : • (J.' Armstrong) 2 Mp. W. b g Shillelagh, £*ged, : . ■Bst ~, ... "... (J, Ofittan} £S Betting—6 to 4 on Little John, and 6 to 4 agst Thilo and Shillelagh.' The trio were despatched to a very good start. Little John and Shillelagh cut out the running, Thilo laying, about five or six lengths behind.' In this order the four first hurdles were taken, Little John Shillelagh taking the five first hurdles togeth&p. Thjlo tjien up, and the three were brought abreast. The two last hurdles were taken by the horses together, arid the' race became very exciting, and cries were alternately raised in favor of each horse. Entering the straight the : whips were freely applied by'all the jockeys. Thilo was fullest of running, and was landed a winner by half 'a length, about a neck' separating Little John and i§hijlgjagff for second pUcg- ■ 17sees. 2, Hack Selling Hurdle Rage qf 2Q sovs ; over -t— hurdles 1£ mile ; post entries, 2 sovs ; 'no weights "under 9st ; winner to be sold for L2O, surplus to the Club, Mr; Dunbar's b g Theodore ... (Ward) 1 Mr. H. Schluter's b m.Wild Rose (Arinstrong) § This was a hollow afikiii. .:Qld Theodore led frpm the start to ftiiish, won a,s he liked. ■' • ■ ;: 3. B.e.ppastle Handicap pf 80 soys ; 2 miles; nomination, 2 soys 5 3 sovs ; A swepp o{ § sgys %o sgcpnd horse. Mr, P. Butler's 0 to Lun», 4 yrSj 6st gibs (Martin) 1 Mr. H. Goodman's br h Chancellor, 5 yrs, 7st lOlbs (Rudings) • 2 Mr, R. Ray's b m Titauia, 5 yrs, 83t 81b, (Stuart) 3 Sir Modred was scratched. Betting: Even moneyabout Chancellor, and 6 to 4 against Luna and Titania. The jfcjriQ wepp to aiv indifferent start, imniediatply pt}t out the running, and quickly pjbtainea a strong lead) Luna being several lengths ahead of Titania. In this prder they P3ssed the stand the first time, the pace beifig yecy QofPg round the end of the Pfffirge ? fepgftO tfl plP9g HpPJi t}ie lpad,er, and Titania jjljgfytly imprpyed her position, bi}t still remained distq,ripe in the rear. At the bapk of the course Luna hftd. got upon almost even terms with Qhajipellor, who egged off somewhat Turning round the end of the course before entering, the straight, LuDa had collared the leader, and Titania, seeing that her stable companion was in difficulties, made an effort to catch the leaders, but failed. Turning into the straight, Luna had Chancellor beaten, and though his rider freely applied the whip, he could not avert a defeat, Luna bgipg I3,tided a winner by a short half Length. Titania wag 3, third. Time —Sjmjn. §?|secg' ;

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