MAHIKAPAWA RACES.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 5, 7 February 1890, Page 3

MAHIKAPAWA [Mahakipawa] RACES.

OFFICERS : President: Mr A. E. Hyde; vicapresidentMr John Duncan; treasurer : Mr T. Galloway; judge: Mr A, G. Fell,; clerk of the course: Mr W. Taylor; clerk of the scales: Mr G. M‘Kay; starter: Mr R., Lyford; v stewards: The above officers and " Messrs E. S. Oliver, W. S, Gregg, P. W. Lockyer, Fred Heywood, R. Farrelly, D. Jones, P. Breen, J. . Fulton, and Alex Hill. Handicapper: Mr P. Rush. - The above races were held yesterday on the property of Mr Cawte. There were some 400 or 500 people present, and the weather was all that could be desired. There were about 150 came up from Picton and Blenheim and a fair number from Have-lock-one of Smith’s ooats having 25 in it and 15 in another. It is estimated that there were much fewer there than at last year’s races, but there was an improvement in the number of horses. There were the usual games of chance, and the totalisator did a fair amount of business. One of the features of the races was the large tent, evidently one used for a circus, in which Mr Oliver had his publican’s booth, and many took advantage of its shelter to get out of the rays of the sun. Everything passed off very smoothly, which reflects great credit on the good management of the

stewards., secretary, and all others who had the management in their hands. There were three mishaps, which were not so serious as they might have been. The first was when Tetley came to grief with Miss Mack at the third hurdle the second time round and when he had a good chance of winning, the second was in the Handicap Hurdles when Orient after he had started about fifty yards one of the other horses crossed him, and tripped him up. He turned right over with Shearsby, who was riding, under him. The latter got a severe shaking and for some time was unable to walk. The third was when Oceola’s jockey was thrown out of his saddle in the same*race just after clearing the last hurdle.

Maiden Hurdle Ract,

Of £2 10s, about two miles, over seven flights of hurdles, Bft Gin high. No weiglat under 10st 71b. For district horses only. Mr R. Daniel’s b m Winifred, aged ... 1 Mr J. K. Hart’s b g Southern Cross, aged ... •• • 2 Mr A. W. Dilion’s b m Miss Mack 3 Three started for this event, Miss Mack getting away with the lead, ijnd maintained that position until she fell at the last hurdle, thus spoiling her chance for a win, and leaving Winifred an easy winner. Totalisator—Miss Mack 20, Southern Cross 21, Winifred 81; total 72. Dividend £l. Tickets 10s. Handicap Hurdles, Of 25sovs., about 2| miles, over nine flights of hurdles, 3ft Gin high. A sweepstake of 10s each from each starter to go to second horse. Mr J. Cress’ b g Sawdust, aged ... 1 Mr. J. Armstrong’s, b g Reliance, aged ... ... ••• 2 Mr F. Green’s ch h Dangerous, aged ... ... ... 3 Six horses faced the starter for this event, Orient being the favourite. After two or three false starts they got away well together. Flywheel taking the bad, bat baulked at the first hurdle. Tetley soon brought him to ■ the fore again, but was unable to catch Sawdust, who took up the running closely pressed by Reliance, and won by a head. Orient fell at the start in this race, and Oceola, who was to the fore,' lost her rider just, after the last hurdle had been negotiated. ■ • ■ Totalisator —Orient 62, Oceola 37, Sawdust 23, Reliance 13, Dangerous IG, Flywheel 25; total 119. Dividend £2 18s. Maiden Elate, Of ISsova., about 1| miles. A sweepstake of lOs to go to the second horse. Weight for age. Mr H. Batherley’ s Pompey ... 1 Mr A Rayner’s g m Silvress 2 Mr H. Alexander’s b g Maori King 3 Four horses came out for this event, Rocket being scraehted. Pompey took up the running followed by Silvress, the latter a good second with Maori -King third. Honeygui.de also ran. . Totadisatoi —Maori King 30, Silvress 93, Honeyguide 15, Pompey,. 54; total 192. Dividend £1 12s,

Teoxting Race, /Of £7 103, about B miles. Second Rmrae to save his strke. Break and Only three horses entered, and Burgundy pulled up at the first mile, leaving the race between Green’s Flora and Simpson’s Polly, the former winning -by several lengths. Totaiisator — Total 6. Dividend 13s. Mahakipawa Cot, Of BOsovs., added to a sweepstake "of 10s from each starter. About 2J milesi Second horse to, receive £5 from Idle staae, and third horse to save jfljifl stake,

Mr D. Draper’s Barosma, 9st 81b 1 Mr A. Rayner’s g m Silvress, 4yrs, 7st ... 2 Mr H. Satherley’s Miss D’Or, Bst 81b ... 8 The whole of the horses entered faced the starter, and several false starts were made before the horses could be got away. Beggarman went away in grand style, with Cyclone close on his heels, but in the last mile Barosma took up the lead with Silvress second,-and Miss D’Or third, and they finished in this order, it being a good race between the two former. There was evidently something wrong with the favourite (Victory) as he, did not show up in this race at all. Diggers’ Purse, | Of lOsovs. About 1| miles. For district hacks which have not previously won public money. No weight under list. Horses to be .ridden by persons who shall have held a miners' right for a period of not less than three months prior to the race. This was won by Spindle, ridden by W. Pickering. He kept the lead from start to finish. Rocket being a good second. Totalisator—Total 28. Dividend £8 3s.

Hack Bade. Of ssovs. About one mile. No weight under ten stone. Six horses started, but the race was only between Maori King and Flywheel, and was a good race, the former taking first place, and the latter second.

Totalisator —Maori King 19; total 82. Dividend £1 18s. Consolation Eace. Of £7 iOs. About 1 mile. For all beaten horses at the meeting. For this event three horses came out, and after a lot of time had been wasted they were got away, with Cyclone in the lead, Beggarman second, the latter giving way to Victory in the last round. Cyclone won by about two lengths.

Totalisator—Dividend £l. Total put through the totalisator £498.

Sporting: Notes.

The first race horse that was ever held in New Zealand says the Napier Telegraph took place on Te Aro flat at Wellington. There was only one horse, the first that was landed in the future capital of the colony, but the presence of a horse suggested a race, A course was laid out, and hurdles put up, and six men to start at different points so as to take up the running, entered against the horse; stakes £3O. The horse lost through refusing the last jump, and the men divided the stakes—£s each. The stallion Carbineer was burned ;to death at Watioa (Auckland) on Monday last. Carbineer was by Mus- | ket—Una.

Now that the Mahakipawa Races are over, and though disappointed that Victory’s running was far below expectation, I shall thus earlyrecommend the sporting patrons of this paper to back for the

Handicap Hurdles, Sawdust or Flywheel. Handicap Gup and Stakes. Barosma.

I intend dealing fully with the probable starters next issue. Silvress is in good fettle, and will mike things warm. Sawdust jumped grandly, and, notwithstanding the mishaps .of Orient and Oceola, should win, I hear that Cynisca won the Wellington Cup, beating Dudu by a head, Wakatipu coming third. Considering that Dudu was so hot a favourite, considerable sums mast " have gone into the pockets of the bookmaker £493 went through the totalisator at the Mahakipawa races, yesterday. Erebus.

j A wonderful quantity of fish was sighted off the New South Wales coast, by the csptain of the barque Brunette when making the port recently. Gapt. D.ivis says that for 300 miles to the ast and trie sea was hjterally alive with bonita dolphin. Had he h"en prepared with casks and the requisite appliances for curing he could have brought tons into port. When 25 miles off the coast the fish were so numerous that large numbers were caught by the crew, and this continued up to about 15, miles off. land, There the current setting too strong to the southward put an end to the sport. It is said that the report by General Edwards already published is not the g-n'-ral’s only official utterance on the subject of the defence of tfie colony, but that it is supplemented by a confidential report going more fully into details. Two suspected New Caledonian escaped convicts, who have been brought down from Townsville to Brisbane, have been identified by M. Fucachon, a warder from Noumea, as being criminals, one of whom had been ' sentenced to imprisonment for life for murder, and the other to eight years for robb-ry. There are 10 others in the Brisbane gaol, six of whom have not yet been identified.