THE WINTON EACE MEETING.

Southland Times, Issue 1354, 30 December 1870, Page 3

THE WINTON EACE MEETING.

(FBOM OTTB OWN COEBESPONDENT.) This meeting was held, as advertised, on Monday, and the attendance, all things considered, was large. Had there been — as was expected — a train from Invercargill, a large number of excursionists would doubtless have been present. As it was, only a few of the most " horsey " of your citizens put in an appearance and did their best to do credit to the community they belonged to. The race meeting was admitted on all hands to be a success. That it was such, is dve — so everybody said — to Mr Bremner, the hon. sec, of whose exertions many a subscriber — who had no intention whatever of subscribing, until his powers of persuasion melted them — bore witness. The races run were eight in number, the Maiden Plate, Winton Cup, District Puree, Trotting Eace, Ladies' Purse, Hack Bace, and Hurry Scurry. The entries were 37 in all, — the Maiden Plate, 6 ; Trotting Eace, 4 ; District Purse, 4 ; Winton Cup, 4 ; Ladies' Purae, 3; Consolation; 4; eight for the Hack Eace, and five for the Hurry Scurry. For the Maiden Plate, Mr Patterson's Anonyma was firsthand Mr Salmond's Warlock second. This was a well-con-tested race from start to finish, Anonyma winning very cleverly by a couple of lengths ; "Warlock a good second. In the Trotting Eace— won by Mr Patterson's Immigrant; — the pace was very poor. The District Purse was won easily by Mr dear's Butterfly. As the Wintonites were laying leng odds against the winner, the result created some surprise. The "Winton Cup was carried off easily by Mr Patterson's Prairie Flower. Warlock was favorite, and had he not unfortunately lost his rider, the general opinion was he would have won. The Ladies' Purse was won in a canter by Dalaway, easily distancing Prairie Flower, the winner of the Winton Cup. Mr Irwin, the rider of Dalaway, evinced great judgment in the way he handled the mare. Mr F. White's Tuturau won the Consolation, Warlock, again unfortunate, having bolted with his rider at the start, losing nearly a quarter of a mile ; but the way he, came up at the finish, though too late to do any good, showed what he was capable of. ... For the Hack Eace, eight horses started. The first event ,was easily won by Mr Smith's Tostboy, but owing to his crossing the other horses, he was disqualified. The winner of the two events was Mr C. Eaines's mare. If the speed was not great, they looked as if they meant business. If the success of the meeting might be judged by the number of happy faces on the course, I unhesitatingly pronounce it a success. Amid whisky, fine weather, and fair ladies, who could look gloomy ?_ Speaking of fair ladies reminds me of a tournament in the early part of the day. Two horsemen, displaying the metal of their steeds, and their own graceful carriage, approached each other at full speed, and coming into collision, the horse with the softest skull succumbed, and his rider's face, farther on in the day, could scarcely be recognised for sticking plaster.