UPPER WAIRAU RACING CLUB.

Pelorus Guardian and Miners' Advocate., Volume I, Issue 22, 11 April 1890, Page 2

UPPER WAIRAU RACING CLUB.

The annual meeting of the above club was held at Renwicktown on Easter Monday. The weather was all that could be desired, and the attendance was quite up to expectations. The fields for the Various events were numerous, and the racing on the whole was very good. One accident occurred, but luckily not of a serious character, M‘lver, who was piloting Jack in the Hack Hurdles, getting a nasty spill which rendered him insensible for a short time. Much delay and unpleasantness was caused by protests being entered against Flywheel who passed the post first in the Maiden, and Ada who won the Trotting Race—in the first-named case the totalisator money was impounded until two other events had been rim off, which gave rise to considerable dissatisfaction to speculators. The decision of the stewards, however, was that Flywheel be disqualified, having won public money previously, and Orina, the second horse, was declared the winner, and a nice dividend of £l6 8s was paid out at the totalisator; the protest against Ada in the Trot was not sustained. The sum of £956 was passed through the totalisator by Mr F. N. Jones in his usual accurate maimer, which is more than double the amount invested at this club’s meeting last Easter. The following are the results: — Handicap Hurdles, 25sovs ; 2 miles. Orient, list 71b (Death) ... 1 Reliance, lOst 61b (Tetley) ... 2 Sawdust, lOst 101 b (Alexander) ... 3

Clyde (list) and Stella (9st) also started. Clyde made play over the first obstacle closely followed by Sawdust, the rest in a cluster. At the end of a mile Sawdust led with Stella second. At the home turn Orient went up, and, stalling off a challenge of Reliance, won comfortably by a length. The win was & very popular one. Totalisator : £156 ; dividend, £1 18s.

Hack Hurdle Race, £7lO ;li miles. Leos (Alexander) ... ••• 1

Surprise ... ••• * Cyclone, Mazurka, and Jack also started. Jack fell early in the race. Leos won easily. Totalisator: £100; dividend, £2.

Maiden Race, lOsovs; w.f.a Orina (Manning) ... ••• J Leos (Herd) ... ... ••• *

Lady Jane, His Highness, Lassie, Wairarapa, and Flywheel also started. Flywheel came in first, but was disqualified, Totalisator: £138; dividend, £l6 Bs. EBNuhcK Plate, SOsovs; 2 miles. Orator, 9st (Wilkinson) ... 1 Gladstone, Bst 71b (Gillet) - ... 2

Barosma 9st 121 b (Herd) ... 3 Stella and Parvo also started. Barosma was first to move from a very good start, followed by Parvo and Stella, Orator lying last. At the end of a mile Gladstone showed to the front, Barosma second. At the turn for home Orator went up and got on even terms with the leader, a good race down the straight resulted in a two length victory for The Orator. Totalisator: £188; dividend, £2 6s. Trotting Handicap, lOsovs; 3 miles. Ada, 40sec ... ••• ••• 1 Bill Allen, scratch ... . ... 2 Tommy, 6see.,. • ••• 3 Shot, Jubilee Belle, Polly, Goldsmith Maid, Unknown, and Fildes also started. Ada had been treated too leniently by the handicapper, and won easily. Totalisator: £2B ; dividend, £3 3s,

Wairau Stakes, 20sovs; 1£ miles. Gladstone (Gillet) 1 Orator (Wilkinson) .., i 2 Barosma (Herd) ~, j ••• 3 Victress also started, Alt the fall of the flag Victress led, Barosma next, Orator last. At the back of the course Gladstone went to the front, and was never headed, winning hard held by three lengths.' Totalisator: £230; dividend, £3 6s. Hack Race, 6sovs; once round. Leos ••• ••• T Southern Star ... ... 2

Mero, Jack, and Dinah also started. Leos won very easily, but having been barred on the machine the dividend was paid on the second horse, Southern star. Totalisator: £25 ; dividend, £1 12s.

Consolation, 7soys | l|miles. Victress (Ward) .... .., 1 Barosma (Herd) ... .... 2 Parvo ... ... • 3 Stella was the other starter. This race was looked upon as a moral for Barosma by the knowing ones, but Victress coming with a wet sail at, the finish upset the pot. Parvo a poor third. Totalisator : £108; dividend, £2 11s.

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