SOUTHLAND JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Southland Times, Volume III, Issue 42, 12 February 1864, Page 7

SOUTHLAND JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

'/ Tho first day's moot for/^pldmg the Sotttli--ian4 'Jockey ..Club Races was -npfr-at' aUfayordd b/.'tlie weajther,' iai/d, although .tiJo -steTvarcW Kad /iriade every d^aogement ! f6r ! a ■ jjledsant' day's ' spore/ and 'evory 'meiiibet' ! 6£ the ; Qlub '.'oiitrusijed Tvitlii lii 3 ,aeVoral duties' 'had'dbne his tes'fc'to'c^rrytlientoiit— from the 'Judgo'd(3^ J f io~ tlie C'lerlj'of ' tlib s C&iin'se— a ' very' necessaryarrangement'' with 5 ' the' '&ict\i ! "of ; the "Weidther : 'tmisVhjiTe boehfomrfited; ! £ ; m6ro disagr;eoablo .day could hardly have been (selected;' It is ■true that the- r"ain,'\vhich coniirienbod ' shortly after daylight ; > yesterday • morning; ; ; abated '/somewhat abqufrthe ■middle of the; day ; /but 3 tho i continued' - rain' of the? early ipart : oft the • day I: ■shall "t soaked, the^-course and, : ; tjho. Aground on ;which-the grand stand' »; and; booth3> were placed,; had' prevented ninety .'persons, at least; 'out! ofJevery -hundred . who; .would have attended the course if the weather, had. : . been \ m.ore ; favorable 'frbra : going out^ ' and .'considerably damped" ; tho' 'spirits' ■6£- ; 'tlie ' five' * ' or' six ' ' htindred ' persons' ' i-sfho braved •* thoM elements ' and • draggled themselves tlirottgii iriud.andjjiiirc! .to- the , Eaeecoiirse.- . - Tlie iieayy. -rain of, tlie , morning had not improved the' naturally. ' spongey' nature ! 'of ; ' the' Aground on* 'the ' ■ course, some 'portions of '■ which were very soft* and 1 I slippery, and all parts' of !a; heavy, character, , so. : that -it .mayy.- be .still left n an ; open quest, i tipn . if ; any, of the. horses, won .on .their actual , merit'sl' or that the prizes' 'were carried ! bif' by tlie' : best' : horseflesh.:' 'lndeed, 'it ' was - the ; general opinion -that ''it wouldhave been more : j udicious ;for. the] stewards to t have; ppstppned the events. untiL the following; day, ratli'pr- than ; carry^ put;. the. original programme ;" Wt it ' Appears such a course was found .by them to 'be 1 impossible'; " •''■' • - ■• • " ! • H-Of the ; various : races, ■ it is hardly I possible to speak ■ generally ; in , terms of : great praise or commendation., Notwithstanding that the prizes offered "by the Club were of .'.considerable amount, the show of good'horses was iipf Very grand, and ! out of the thfce ■ greatest' events of the day, the. Maiden Plate,/ •the Town Plate, ;ancl the Ladies' Purse, there was only ona> really good race for the Puxse, in which the interest was elicited 1 by the, respective,powers of Bob Apples, and Sliingler: ; The first" 1 event for the Maiden 'Plate was a complete' walk-away by Melton, and for the ;TownPlate, Bob Apples had not any great diffijqxilty.iiv showing .in- front. For the Ladies' Purse,, the sensations of the interested lookerson were certainly heightened by the close' running of Bob Apples and Shingler,- — but 'with that exception,; there was not a great deal ' of interest evoked by the day's sport.. The extreme bad weather must have kept not a few of the sporting members of the community from the course, as the betting on 'any and all of tho races was never very spirited. For the refreshment of the few : ; persons who attended the coiu'se, we noticed the .following publicans who had erected their signs on- the ground :— Mr. Harris, Grand Stand llotel ; Mr. Yon Hammer, Rose'bf Denmark Hotel ; Mr. Shaw, Alham- : bra ' Hotel ; Mr. Connell, Commercial Hotel; Mr., Cameron, Albion Hotel ; and Mr. Young, Waverley Hotel, the niajorityof whoni must have complained of the paucity of customers din-ing the day. The following gentlemen efficiently performed the respective duties ; .apportioned to them, viz — Messrs. Carey, and A.. Smith, judges ; G. H. Fielder, Esq., sjtarjter ; , J. &. CiuT, Esq., clerk of the course ; tho only nial-arrangeinent appearing be in the weighing department, for which -little -convenience was provided; and which was indifferently, superintended. About halfpast one o'clock, the preparations being completed, the day's sport was commenced with ' '■'■■'• THE MAIDEN TLATE. Of-50'sovs. Once- round the conrse, and a (about a mile and a quarter). ; Weight for- age. JSntrnnce 3 soys. Mr. Brock's b.g, Me1t0n ......... (M'Kenzie) 1 Mr.' Brayton's The liebel -'(Gray) 2 Mr. Cnif's b.g. 501dier. .:...:.. . . . (G-. Sniith) 3 { Before starting the betting was not at all of a. spirited; character,- the only horse in call jbeing. Soldier at 2. to 1. At the stai-t,,Meltpn . I went away with a slight, lead, closely waited ; on by the other '.two horses, Soldier and'Ecbel. ! These' p'Psitioiis were 1 maintained •the' GrancL Stand until about halfway, ■when-Soldier was collared and .passed for the second; place , by Kcbol,. who neypr, however, had,. any ; show with tlie more loyal leader,. Melton, who almost 'a : i' a -canter passed the judge's chiiir, by any number of lengths. ■i' ' • '" TOWN PI-ATE. ;■ . .:;Of 100 soys. 3 miles. Weight for age. Mr. Brock's br.g. Bob Apples.. (M'Kenzie) 1 Mr. J. R. Davies' ch.g. goldfinch... (West) 2 Mr. Weston's cli.g. Hcnricli'Lad. (Owner) ' 3; ' Mr. ' M'Kenzie' s Litgar was scratched for ; 'this 'event. :i ''- ■ :'■ ■■ • • • ■•' '; t ■ At. starting, Henrick Lad had a few backers &p 2 .to 1, but . few taken ; Bob Apples was offered for 3to 2 ; while Groldfmch had no' mends. , 1 ; ■ Groldfirich : took' the lead at starting, but 'was soon ' collared and passed by Bob Apples and / Henrick Lad. On passing the Grand .Stand in the,. first: rpiind,, Bob Apples was leading by a clear length,' which he increased - before gbiiig far on his first ; time ' round the i coiirse. : J On coming' round to the Grand -Starid the seeondtimc, all three, horses ) were .pretty ;well .although. Bob Apples was still, leading^ and the , other two horses were evidently being hard pressed. In the! 'second' time ? round the course, and about half' ; distance T r fibni : : the' Stand, Goldfinch j passed; Heni'ick Lad', who,* from that point, appeared to; .haye.rlpst jail chance. ; . Within about ; a gouple, pf ; hundre,d, yards from the. turning into" .tlie straight running,' Goldfinch narrowed the ■' 'dis ! tance'.by J -vvhich J Bbb Apples was leading, 'arid^ on-'- entering' ''the '> 'straight . running his i fjockey^ied a little persuasion with ,wliip; and ispurj^^Utvit I T^asy of, -.little ;avail,.. ,M'Kenzie ianded his r h6rse an easy winner. It is stated "that'the jockey on Hcm-ick Lad broke' his stirrup'-leatheiv : which- destroyed i any; chance f 'Ke miglit'haveTiacl of showing as No. 2.mi the iiacerio f-- : >.l<;;-f ;-'.•■. V . : ■■;;!"•-■ '•' '. \ [..*•..,'! ■ ; iv!s;f -■,;•.< :•• rfffl^PlES I '■EXTESE. ■/),;., j ;,,.,. .pf-.Vi.75 ..sovereigns.. Distance,' two miles.' ''': 'Welter weights' (forage) i2s't.: 101 b. ! ( ; Messrs' Gray and Russell's'Shingler, (Gray) 1 : 'Mrl'Brocl^s'BobAppleS:::'.-. I.'/..(M'Kenzie)1 .'/.. (M'Kenzie) J 2; r MrJ TeschemaKers's ßirthday ,v... .;. . . . .; (Ppx) t ?; 3. : In this race^whichrWas r the best, contested, of^ the, day, four horses mustered at the start; thef three 1 above-inentionedf and M^r:. Cameron's ''isaafeV was' r th>' favorite at: start--) "mg, T arid- fdund="any;: amount' of: friends- and - and level : -a%a^iffier''fi;ei4"i\>na;"^dlMthstandmgthat, : h| hardly^ , hhjcl tuiie to 'spell ; after a _ long run! backers were'saiiguine of Tns r powers 1 against; .Shingler/'. '.'The- "good ppini6n' f 'o^'Bob^p^les was enhanced ,by a; J .Qoinparißwn' ! '' ; .'- ! 6F-'l I< tl&rV^o^ they V^verc ''out just '^before' being J /takeii' | 1^- if the ! "' i ßi»rjt J^ "'Shingled ■( lopkirig Httfe more ■'■^tMn^^ppny^albngside : of' his; (Bob Apples ;clit^mg''-'Be.T^'-'pounaß]inoire).iiy; kniVpVer.^Udlv'afea^CQtirs'eJ' did noij increase., little horse' in; fayor 1 ; and. a; few , 'bf 't]ie ' more knowiiig ' ones laid hinij 'p 7 rof bably* taking : wisely into'"' 'conslderatipn^that ;^he.niost ebduri^hprye^esh; migW;;yield ;in'a> trprd-imile race 'jtist- immediately, after S the; con-) !clusion,'of: 'itt^li 'racej; 'The jrepult; of. 'the raceY therefore/will' likel^ cause yoi a, jfew; W' 1 - dip -■■ d^ep "-'"s&> ■ )^eir^- l i)Bpkets/'- i Oh' • t pffj-j'HHth^ tiie 'lead, ;: v pifetty'velofeely^fbl^: i.b^edlby^.ob,'Muppies, ir flib' ' •otlier^twQh-hpiafesH .boih'tpget'Ker ! and"'bemg half 3 a dozen lengthy running7 v and' ofend,°fbf the

first; vomtiLi ihe still iapt jockfey*s,coldr9 in ifrpnti ,'. HM^way round Ike course,' M^Kenzie. 'm'adeVa push/ and' nearly ! bdllaved" the' grey •■ ; fu'rtHcr' bn,,aiiid just' before/ coinings \into ; the sfraightrunning the twohorses appeared to/ be ,-nock- and '< neckij-; :but. pn.entQring .the straight; -runningi Shingler, wasieadingby a clear .length. /About a couple; 'of hundred' yards from /the ' judge's chair, ' 'M'Kenzie Va's 'plying hife -whipcord^ and steelj but it was here that his pre- ' vious •n'ork was telling .on Bob Apples, ;and no i amount ,of persuasion, could, refreshen; his,flag■giug energies ; ; s he w^sbyidently/gottins baked,' and coulct noi lessen ilie 'length by'which' the' !; * : ' 1 /'=- ; -'-- ■-■'-:-'•: ;j- --■'■'--- •■■■■■• .'■;.:• :'HAOK KAOfi. ■•..'.•' • ;' \ ■ . Of -20 sovs. v. with,! a : . sweepstakes of 2 soys. ■ wlded ; ; ; catch, weights, ; once . round , the course ; hea<;s; The winner to be sold for £301, the surplus to go to' the Eace Fund; ' Six horses- were ■entered ; for this race," the' first heat of which was won, easily, by ;Mr. Connoll's Stranger,, who, again came in an easy. , winner in the second heat, for which prily two ' ran against him. / ' ''. .'' 'The' following^^ are the entries for to-day's ; ra(ies:^- ■ ' ■ ■■'■ •'■ r '-- ■'■ ■ < ■ J: ■..:.! iNVEKQAKGHLIi CUP. ... ! ;: [; ulr;;Cuff ! s, Forethought. „ ", „ .Mr. .Brock's Bob. Apples, i 'jVf l-l 'fe?qek's Meltdn- "'"'" Messrs. Grrrfy tod RusseH's Sliingler. ii ■:. Mi-.' Weston's Henrick Lad. r ■■•■»!■-! ■■'■■ Trotting Race. • ■■• Mr: Cousin's Black Bess. ;■■='■ • Mr. Brayton's Dozey. ' Mr, Sutton'd, Nelly. ". .:/ _Mr! &'. Smith's Daddy. Mr. Stewart's Yankee. 1 ; Mr. G-rcen's ; The Sweop. Mr. Henderson's Highland Mary. 1 Mr. Carry's Grarryowen. • , ; Publicans' Purse. Mr. Brock's. Bob Apples. Mr. Cuffs Forethought. Mr. Weston's Henrick Lad. ! " ' Mr. Teschemaker's Birthday. f ' Mr. M'Kenzie's Quickstep. Cheroot Race. Mr. G-. Smith's Peter. : Mr. Cameron's Isaac. Mr. Davies's Groldfinch.