THE WAERENGA-A-KIKA BOXING DAY MEETING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1233, 27 December 1882, Page 2

THE WAERENGA-A-KIKA BOXING DAY MEETING.

aCTrEMtoaOI DougaU, T. E. R. BJqqmfeld. ~... . .. JudGt hW. Brawey, in the absence of . F. Crawford, i- !]. StahYEß ! b; D: Piti. i. i;■•> Clerk oi Course : A Priftlikfii. HANDiCArrsEf R. Austin. ■ ~ 11 - Hon. Sbc. and Treasurer . M, H. Smith. , ,- . j •dfimring ftty fhOrfiteif tbrelrt! fl«r ttd ftp’ of fair wsatlier promisas, but M the old Proverb says these are like pie-crusts doomed to be broken, and visitors to the course later in the day discovered this, Shortly after 10 o’clock Mr S. M. Wilson's five-horse brake, tooled by “Bob," started for WaerengA-a-hike With A good load of MSNnge-Si and before ttAohiJg we o»ir*e tne Jiutubte M thort Wid had driiitialfe, AfcledAW'lWflh iideralify augmented. The Slight rgfh whirl] had fallen had cooled the EtinOsphere, and gave all hopes of * most enjoyable day, On arriving at the course there were eeveral traps already there, and later on a large number put in an appearanoe, as well ai a crowd or horsemen. In an issue of th* Standard * lew weeks ago, we called ai> omitted to mention that the saddling paq dock and weighing yard instead of, as formerly being at the foot.of ,the «ds«i •• n»l* on it. An approach has been made to the enclotiif-e, aild altogether It la * great imKivement upifti the prevloiis arrangettiftl, e races, with one exception, Were although the starters were not The Handicap Hurdle Race wm tHMQB event on the programme, but did not start at the specified time owing to the absence of Wild Dayrell; Whose arrival was anfllKtisl'i’ lodkbd foh tflany fancying him fob thfl eveflti Director, who is a novice over sticks, au6 had a number of Admirers, but scarcely appeared to have the heart in him so neoegsary tor a hbfie to negotiate fences. Luck's AU was fancied by sonie; whilst otie of twq pinhed tlieit faith to Seagull; who althdiigW looking well, showed that the distance evfti with the light impost of Set 71b* i* too nidch for him. Th* Hack Hurdle* romilted in a splendid finish. Lizard, who wm most fancied, failing, to lower Gundogai’l colors, althbttgb the latftr biily fltiished slightly 1 more than a tongne a-head. In these raeef the jumping was excellent, end gave proof that we have some thorough “ good ,’uns ” 1 in tile district. The Maiden Plate resulted in AD easy win for Forest King, who wu I Ably Steered by Dhntoii; The HanfllcAil Wat) somehow or other, made a meet tffi Seagull wm scratohed, and left the struggle to the Cat, Morning Star and Tartar. The two former went to the post, and after waiting twenty minutes, Mr J. Maynard; Who . acted, m starter, sent them off. Tartar, aS ' the horsesjpassed the stand, Wm just potsltig out of the gate; At the conclusion of the raeb, Mr Bloomfield entered a proteat oh the ground that the second beU had not been rung. It wm a big sell to number* of backers, who rather fancied Tartar for this ' event. We doubt, however, even luui he started, if he could have whipped "The Cat;" as the little grey possesses A pelt Of beUow.* Which are hard to be beaten. Passing ovef the Selling Race, which was won by the Barb, we come to the Ladies' Purse, an# we tenet that thoee ladles who takesui interest in races will Indignantly disclaim having anything to do with such hoUow afisirs. , Three horses wete ehteted; tWb Of which I were the property of ohe oWn*t. and other, an animal that could not lu hi* ?ent condition give weight to a .’he owner of the two m a matter of deblared to win with ohe. The honw went to the post; and One of them WM flttietljr ridden Itito the encldsUrt; whilst the other pair cantered leisurely round Hit course. The Hack Flat Race and the Forced Handicap concluded the meeting, and a move was mad* ior home. The police under Sergeant Bullen prevented any dieorderly conduct, but their offices were sinecures as thsre wm almost a total absence of drunkenness on th* eoute*. Till* LpNCfieoN; Before the Handicap th* stewards, members of the press, and a few other gentiameii Mt down to luncheon. Scarcely nod they commenced operations when Jupiter Pluviu! discharged his torrent* On theif dtteote’l heads. Mr Craig had provided a mimptiioi! ■ repast, but Jupiter completely destroyed the catarerXcooking. The luncheon tent became a perfect shower bath, andl instead of enjoying what they were abeiit to eat their trouble Wm Simply to dodge the drops, There WM roast fowl served Ub In water, turkey with aoua pdra, rMst beef t la rivulet; goose in splash, mutton an bktaract, ham in waterfall, and pastry in an undeniable state of moisture. The seen* wm one which perhaps will never again be realiasd. A well-known hotel-k**i>er had commenced negotiations with a turkey st the end of the table, but in about four short minutes he wm standing in about four inches of water and soaked to the skin. A Mnin*nt metallician was once the happy possessor of a light pith hat, but that particular head covering is a thing of the past, and the last that was seen of ft wm at Burnand's hotel. Everyone more or less had to suffer, but each and all stuck to it manfully, [ and although they had to pour the water off their plates every minute, kept a stiff upper i lip and laughed. THE RACES. HANDICAP HURDLE RACE, 40 eo**.; second horse to save stakes. 2 miles over 8 flights of hurdle, 3ft 6in. Nomination, 2 sori., acceptances, 2 son. T. E. R. Bloomfield’s Wild Dayrell, 9st (Honor) 1 George Bumand’s Director, 9*t (Fox) 2 J. Harries’ Seagull, Bat 71b (Maher) 3 M. H. Smith’s Luek’s AU, 9st 71bs (Redman) 0 M. H. Smith’s Trovatore, lOst I2lbs (Doleman) 0 Tartar waa sera tolled. Betting—Even about Wild Dayrell, 2 to 1 against Director, 3 to 1 Luck’s All, 5 to 1 Seagull and Trovatore. The horses were sent away to a good start Luck's All and Seagull being the first to negotiate the hurdle in front of the stand, Director hitting it pretty hard. At the back of the course Trovatore fell to the rear, and ft wm apparent he had no chance of winning. The other* raced well together, taking every jump. Toward* the finish, and just before reaching the last hurdle, Luck’s All had somewhat the best of it, but he baulked at the jump and the race waa then left to Dayrell and Director. Coming up the straight it wm difocult to tell which would first pass the post, but the dark horae answering gamely to the call Honor made upon him, finished first by a length. Seagull a bad third. A protest wm entered by the owner of Director, on the ground that the race was delayed owing non-arriral of Wild Dayrell on the course. There were 30 subecribera in the totalisator 16 of whom were on the winner. Th* idem! was £1 13*. HACK HURDLES, 10 sov*. 1 nil* lOst. For all horae* not trainsd for ths November £ meeting. Post entries 1 sot. M. G. Nasmith's Gundagai (Brimner) 1 T. E. R. Bloomfield’s Lizard (Bodgsr) 2 — Rosa’s Sunrise (Cohen) 3

iin pwbjbu .■ .n Slim Jim »nd My *L.„ :Jri ' Snnrtte carried 1611 m overweight. Lisud was the fiverik in the betting, but Gundagai had several snpport-iy. Liiaid was the drat to pop over the timber, elossli fallowed by Bunnse, Gundugai, Slim Jim Ujd Fly. The flret three kept well together, tihen it the back of the course Gundagai raced nb ec Sunrise and Lizard. The weight fUijfr/abmiiithced ta tell, and Gundagai and the Lizatd were loqhed to comi pg trt the straight t they were, going head end bead but just before passing the post the veteran hfcik" shoved )>ig head jin front of the late holdie racer and won by a nose. > There ware seven on the winner in the totalizator, and thp div. £2 be. MAIDEN PLAT®, »O sore., second horse to gm. stakes. It miles. Weight for age. 2 yedn old and upwards. For all horses that have never won ah advertised race speeding £2O nett. Entrance £S 10?* J. Carroll’s Forest King ... (Durston) 1 M. H. Smith’s Luck's All ... (Harries! 2 I, K. R. Bloomkeld’s Wild Dayrell, (Honor) 8 —■?Taitarapq.fl»is&c4boy). alsoltSb. I This race may be caaily described, Dqrtwn sent hie horse to the front from the.lump, and although Wild Darrell made ah effort at the back of the ceurse, he could not collar the j leader who won comfortably ; Luck’s All second, and Wild Dayrell third. There were M Subscribers on the totalisator, and only four bn Hib winner. The dividend was £8 1 Is. Selling race. 20 sdvs. , setwi horse to Uta stales. li riffles. Weight for agewinner to be sold M 20 Sova., any surplus to io the - Club ; olbs allowance for every , 5 sovs. Poet entry, £2 10s. bkvis’s Barb (Honor) 1 "f. Oarden's’Carnival ... (Duration) 2 D. Malone’s Glenfera . (Harries) 3 —Tuparoa also ran. This was simply a reoe berween the Barb I and Carnival, but the old horse waa not equal . to the task, and the black one won comfortably, Old Carnival finished dead lame. The Barb was put up for Sale subsequently, and waa boilght for £27 by Mr 9. C. Caulton. There were 11 subscribers and four on the winder in the totalisator; the dividend being £6 9s. boxing Oat handicap, of so sovs., seooud horse to save stakes. 2 miles. Nomnktioh, 2 sovs., acceptance 3 sots. G. Burn and'a Cat, 7st 41bs ... (Maher) 1 D. Page's Morning Star, Bst 121bs (Adams) 2 .

There was some delay in the starting of this race, but eventually Mr Maynard, the starter, after waiting for some twenty minutes, sent off the pair at the past. The Cat had all the best of it from the jump, and won by several lengths. Some cavil was made on the ground that Tartar did not go for the event, and Mr Bloomfield entered a protest to the effect that the starting-bell had not . gone, and that consequently his horse did not go out. (Our reporter states that he was so busily engaged with his watery luncheon that he is unable to positively write the facts.) EADIE’S PURSE, 25 sovs.; second horse to save stakes. 2 miles. Welter weight for age ; 12st 41b« top. Gentlemen riders members of the Club only. Entrance, 3 sovs. xMr T. E. R. Bloomfield's Tartar (Mr W. w B Mill) 1 Mr T. E. R. Bloomfield’s Wild Dayrell Mr 8. C. Caulton) .dis Mr M. H. Smith’s Trovatore ...(P. Bond) dis Mr Bloomfield declared to win with Tartar. Trovatore went to the starting-point, and a afterwards (mediately sought the seclusion k "of the saddling paddock. The other two I did some gentle exercise, but Wild Dayrell was distanced. There was £1 in the Totalisator, but the money was returned without the deduction of the usual oommission. HACK FLAT BACK, 10 sovs. 1 mile. For all horses that have never won an advertised nee. Peet entry, 1 sov. For this event the horses were Progress, Lady Louise, Ericthonius, Walmera, X enus, and Sunrise, the result being J. Carroll's Eristhoniua (MeMenny) ... 1 D. DeUy's Venus ... .« 2 C. Ward’s Wsimera 3 This was a most exciting race, but the little bores with the big name managed to win it somewhat easily, although the cheenut mars waa well up, and Walmera not a bad thhd. There was £25 in the Totalisator. and only £2 on the winner, the dividend being £ll 10e. FORCED HANDICAP, 10 sovs. 1 mile Winners compulsory , hacks and beaten opt ‘ ® ntr&nc *' 1 *° T " on G. Bnrnand's The Cat, Set 41bs (Maher) 1 J. Certoll’i Forest King, 7st lllbs (Durston) 9 , These were the only two horses which *v started, end the little grey was mads a hot, He won easily, and justified the opinions of his admirers. This brought the meeting to a close, and we feel compelled to thank the Secretary for his courtesy to our reoresentative, and also to compliment the Stewards upon the success achieved.

“ Where the carcase is. there will the eagles be gathered together.” We noticed the advent of Mr William Coleman. Does this mean another £3OOO out of Read's Estate ? Mr Coleman has just arrived in time, as we hear Mr Robert Cooper is instituting legal oroceedings against the Trustees in Read's Estate, for the recovery of £lO.OOO for vexatious and malicious prosecution. There is very little doubt that Mr Cooper will finally pul a stop to the shameful and wilful waste of the monies belonging to this estate which has been going on only too long. The last action against Robert Cooper cost the estate over three thousand pounds, and now we are told that the Trustees are minded to repeat the doee. If we were in Mr T. E. R. Bloomfield’s shoes we should request the Supreme Court to interfere with such silly and extravagant administration. If the trustees would only tell him how much money in reality is swallowed annually in needless litigation, from which only lawyers derive a benefit, we fancy he would cut up rough. They are afraid to put the truth plainly before him. £3,000 for the last case is considerably under the mark. Their was an immense attendance at the Theatre Royal, Wellington, last night, to witness the second representation of The Tambour Major. Hundreds were unable to secure admission. Dr. E. Stone Wiggins, of the Canadian Finance Department, who some time ago published that the recent gale would sweep from east to west over the Continent, says a great storm will strike this planet in March He gives this warning “ It will first felt in the Northern Pacific, and will cross the meridian of Ottawa at noon (five o’clock p.m. London time), on Sunday, March 11, 1 1883. No vessel smaller than a Cunarder will be able to live in this tempest. India, the south of Europe, England, and especially the North American continent, will be the theatre of its ravages. As all the lowlands on the Atlantic will he submerged, I advise

1 shipbuilders te place their prospective resf •-» Mghuffldnuitoclifi, and formers having , loose valuable*, sftShJae, hay; cattle, <xC., to ■ remove them to a pfe?" of safgqjfrl I beg ’ fiirther most respectfully to appev to the. : honorable Minister of Marine that he wilt l peremptorily order up storm drums on all I the Canadian coast not later than the 20th of February, and thus permit no vessel to leave 1 the harbor. If this is not done hundreds of ’ lives will be loaf, and millions of dollars’ worth of property destroyed.”