TE AROHA JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Te Aroha News, Volume III, Issue 145, 13 March 1886, Page 2

TE AROHA JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

The first race meeting under the auspices of the above newly -formed club, tonk place yesterday, and it was piett} generally admitted to have been an unqualified success. The weather was all that coull be desired, and from an early hour in the morning- crowds of pleasuie seekers from all quarters might have been se*-n wending- tlwirway towards tin* race-course. The first event, Wiib to have started at one o'clock, but long befou> that hour had arrived there weio fully 400 people on the ground. The com>e was in splendid condition, and the Stewards left no stone unturned to earn out the programme in its entirety. The. proprietors of the publican's and tetu , perance booths did their very best to meet the demands of their respective patrons, and the totalisator was fairly patronised by the general public as well as the betting fraternity. At intervals throughout the day the proceedings were enlivened by the Te Aroha brass band which played an excellent selection of music, and the course was graced with the presence of quite a number of ladies, elegantly and tastefully attired. Mr Wainwright performed the duties of Judge in a manner that must have been satisfactory to all concerned, and Mr McNicoll's system of starting- met with general approbation \ Mr Reuben Panwas as usual to the fore as clerk of the course, and many an unlucky wight and tyke had reason to regret his temerity in attempting to cross the race-crurse at the wrong moment. The onerous duties of clerk of the scales were admirably carried out by Mr Adam Menzies, and the outcome of the day's sport showed pretty clearly that thehandicappers were not far out in their estimation of the merits of the different horses with which they had to deal, although of course it was uot to be expected they would please all parties. The following were the results of the meeting :—: — Maiden Race, 1£ miles, £10. Brown Joe, 9st (Somer) ... ... 1 Grant's Ma Petite Fille, Bsfc 12lbs (Williams) 2 Rowes Vera, Bst lOlbs (Goldsmith) 3 Joe led from the start, and won easily. Totalisator dividend 255. Te Auoha Jockey Club Handicap, £25, If miles. Brown's Kenil worth, 7st lOlbs (Hyde) 1 Tiernery's Auctioneer, Bst (Fugell) 2 J. Brown's Joey, 7st slbs 3 Nine horses faced the starter, who sent them off pretty well' together. Barney and Catch em led alternately for the first round ; Kenihvorth then came up, going through the ruck quickly, and winning hands down, Auctioneer i eing a good second. Ma Petite Fiile bolted after the nrat round, and was never in the race afterwards. Total dividend 30s MiNßiis' Purse, £10, 1 mile. Kenil worth, 9st 81 bs (Hyde) ... 1 *Vit>\i plate, 6st 41bs 2 Tyntax, ssfc lOlbs , 3 Ladybird was somewhat refractory, and never left the post. Fishplate led fcr tap first round, .tyrfc when opposite

Hi^ winning pn*t. on fcho fnr «i«lo nf the mur^e, wan p,,ssed by Keuihvovth, who , was landed an easy winner. Total divi- | end 18s. Handicap Hohdlks £20, I}j niilc-% 8 fliyhfs hurdles. Hecrnifc, ]()st 7il>s (Wyett) ... 1 13ric.a-.Binc. list (Aolnie) 2 Cnteh'em, <M, 7lu, 3 Auctionoor, Wheelbon. Tommy, arid Ilalcourt also ran. Auctioneer Veil at the tirdb hurdle, which put him out of the race. At the second hurdle sill the horses bnulked but Jieeruit, who now took the lead, but when rounding tin; straight ran inside a pole, and was obliged to pull up, in order to got baclc on the course ; and by the time this was accomplished, Halcourt, B ie a Br-oC and (JatcU'cm all managed to clear the second hurdle, and the four horses approached the third hurdle in Indian file. Halcourt had the lead, lut in taking the hurdle he struck heavily and fell, rolling completely over his rider (Laing), who was in an unconscions state for some considerable time after the accident, bat was promptly conveyed to the Club Hotel, where Mr Hobson, chemi&t, and others carefully attended to him. Total dividend 325. | Shlling Race, catch weights, £7, l I mile. Ladybird . , 1 |Tyntax 2 Little Ne\l 3 i Codlin Moth also ran. Tyntax kept ! the lead for some time, and would have I won easily were it not that he ran very j wide just when corning into the finish. i The winner was sold to Mr R. Parr for the sum of £10 immediately after the race. Total dividend 17s 6d. Maori Hace, L 4, 1 mile: Dinar's Navigator, Ist. Two other horses also ran, but I Navigator, had it all to himself from the 9tart. Consolation, L 5, 1 mile. — Fanny, Ist ; Fishplate, 2nd ; Catchem 3rd.