CANTERBURY RACES.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume II, Issue 107, 22 November 1873, Page 3

CANTERBURY RACES.

Canterbury, November 11, 1873. The Race Meeting opened to-day, and was a marked success. The weather was dull, but fine. The attendance on the course was larger than had been seen on any first day for several years. The Governor, Lady Eergusson and suite arrived shortly after the first race. His Excellency was received by his Honor the Superintendent and the race stewards, the band on the lawn playing the National Anthem. Maiden Plate. — 100 sovs. added to sweepstake of 10 sovs., each; distance, one mile and a-half. Norscworthy’s b c Defamer, 3 yrs., 7st 41bs ... 1 W. C. Webb’s ch c ? 7st 71bs 2 Redwood’s hr f Batter, 3yrs, 7st 41bs 3 Free Handicap.— so sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 5 sovs each; distance, one mile. Redwood’s br c Kakapo, 3yrs., 6st lOlbs ... 1 Norsworthy’s b m Hatred, aged, sst 41bs ... 2 Campbell’s ch g Exile, aged, 7st 121bs 3 Time, 2min. 40sec. Canterbury Cup.— 2so sovs., sweepstakes of 15 sovs. Distance, 21 miles. Mr. Nosworthy’s br m Lurline, 4yrs 1 Mr. Redwood’s ch c Papapa, 3yrs 2 Mr. R. Ray’s b g Tamburini, syrs 3 Time, 4inin. 9sec. Hail trap Plate. —5O sovs. Entrance, 5 sovs. Weights for age. Distance, half-a-mile. Mr. Nosworthy’s b m Hatred, 6yrs 1 Mr. Redwood’s b f Paringa, 3yrs 2 Mr. Nosworthy’s ch m Calumny, 4yrs 3 Time, 49scc. SECOND DAY. The second days metropolitan races opened with glorious ■weather and an unusually large attendance. When his Excellency the Governor, Lady Eergusson and suite arrived on the ground, they were loudly cheered. They arrived just before the first race came off. Derby Stales, of 150 sovs., sweepstakes of 10 sovs. Distance, one and-a-half miles. Mr. Redwood’s ch c Papara 1 Mr. R. Campbell’s ch c Castaway 2 Mr. Delamain’s b c Templeton 3 Time, 2min. 46sec. Lottery Plate, of 50 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 3 sovs. each. Entrance, 2 sovs. Mr. Nosworthy’s br m Lurline, 4yrs 1 Mr. S. Haines’s No Gentleman, 4yrs 2 Mr. Nosworthy’s b m Hatred, 6yrs 3 M. Newitt’s br h Phantom, syrs 4 Distance, three-quarters of a mile; time, Imin. 22sec. Canterbury Jockey Cliib Handicap, of 150 sovs., added to a sweepstakes of 10 sovs. Mr. Redwood’s br c Kakapo, 3yrs., 6st 51bs ... 1 Captain Hutchison’s ch g Malabar, aged, 6st 101 b 2 Mr. Mallock’s ch m Gossip, syrs. Bst 541 b ... 3 Distance, 2 miles ; time, 3min. 45scc. Grand Stand Handicap, of 100 sovs. Entrance, 5 sovs. Mr. Nosworthy’c ch m Calumny, 4yrs 1 Mr. Redwood’s br f Batter, 3yrs 2 Mr. Newitt’s br h Phantom, syrs 3 Distance, one mile; time, Imin. 471 sec. THIRD DAY. The Christchurch Cup, 150sovs.,and sweepstakes of ssovs. each. Nosworthy’s Lurline 1 Redwood’s Kakapo 2 Delainaine’s Templeton 3 Distance, two Miles; time, 3min. 44sec. Redwood’s Papapa and Webb’s Revoke (colt) also ran. Tamborine, Gossip, Defamer, Traitor, and Earl of Lynne were scratched. The Handicap Hurdle Race of 50 sovs., with a sweepstake of 5 sovs each ; distance, two miles ; eight Hurdles. O’Brien’s Sir Tatton, 1; Lunn’s Alice Grey, 2; Campbell’s Exile, 3. Sir Tatton won easily.

At the Agricultural Dinner 170 persons were present. The Governor, in replying to his health, expressed great satisfaction with his reception at Canterbury, and spoke highly of the Agricultural Show, which, in almost every department would do credit to any similar show in any country. He referred pleasurably to the first prize Clydesdale entire having been bred on his family estate in Scotland. He spoke of the great progress made by Canterbury and the colony, and said he would do his utmost to preserve good relations and connections with the mother country.