SPORTING.

Poverty Bay Standard, Volume X, Issue 1241, 6 January 1883, Page 2

SPORTING.

Match for £BO aside bstwssa Tartar aad Morala< StarThe two mile match for £5O aside, which took place yesterday afternoon between Mr D. Page’s. Morning Star, and Mr T. £. R. Bloomfield’s Tartar, resulted ifi .S victory for the former eventually, The horses were started shortly after 8 o’olucM, the Star with J. Brimner up, and with H. Honor in the pigskin. Mr J. Maynard who officiated as starter sent the pair away well together, but Star rushed to the front, and pulling double, led Tartar by about four lengths until the chestnut at til) back of the course raced up. The two horses travelled together for the remainder of the spin at a merry pace, Honor apparently endeavoring to get to the fore, so as to seeur) the inside running, Brimner was however matter of the situation, and by splendid horse manship maintained the vantage ground he i has won. Neck and neck the horses went to-1 gather, and passing the stand the first to shove his nose ahead was the Star. Still there was nothing to choose between the pail! and they raced sc closely that without a Idrg* nettte it was difficult to discover if one of two horses were going on entering the straight cries of “ the Star wins it " and “ Tartaf has it " were sounding from the lips of the large number of those who had assembled to witness the contest. Psssing the stand at the finish both jockies were hard at work. Honor " bored" Brimner so close that the letters whip was almost useless, howevsr the “ Onehunga boy " was equal to ths occasion and by a clever movement, just in the nick of time gave a “ tickler " to the bay in the region of the tail. The call was immediately responded to, and on passing the judge’s post, Mr Dufaur (the judge) gave forth his “ dead heat ” Naturally there was a nasti- I nets, as a good deal of money would have ** changed hands. Some asserted that the Star had won, and others that Tartar was ahead at the finish by a dear lead. Wo may mention that it is utterly impossible for mart than one man to know the result M so close a race, and that man is the judge, and the judge alone. Both jockies deserve ths greats est praise for the exhibition of professional skill they displayed, and the evident desire to win. The owners of the horses were however determined to test the merits of theft 1 animals, and arranged that in an hours tins they would again enter the lists, (about * hundred people felt thirsty just then, and wont un to Jimmy Scott’s pump.) Punctually at the expiration of the hour the two horses appeared on the course, and again were sent away to a magnificent start. The raoS however requires no description ss until entering the straight the horses had he»or a head difference between them until the run home was reached, when the Star, still full of going; camo away, and won by a couple of lengths > comfortably. Hie result was a complete boil ‘ over as it was considered a moral for Tartar when the second race had to come off. The weights were Ost Bibs, and the time i— lst eveut, 3tnin. SSJsecs i 2nd, 4min Oisecs. The contest was one of the best over witnessed in Poverty Bay and there could be no mistake at to the fact that they were " going for th) greed." Evon those who had lost felt pleased at the finish, and cheered as heartily as t' os) who had won, when Mr A. Davis, declared •' weight.”

A magnificent yearling colt, by Musket—Yatterina, purchased at the sale of the late Mr William Walters's stud fer one hundred and eighty five guineas, by Mr P. Butler, was on board the s.s. Wairarapa yesterday, on his way south. Agent the old veteran was also on board looking spruce and well. There is a general opinion that because Major Walmsley, Manager of the Auckland Stud Company, purchased Maid of Honor, who is stinted to Musket, that she was secured for that company. This is not so, as Mr Joe Bennett, a well-known lover of eport both in Australia and New Zealand, is the actual purchaser.