TE AROHA RACES.

Te Aroha News, Volume V, Issue 234, 24 December 1887, Page 2

TE AROHA RACES.

- — - — -♦ — - - This incetin? w'.iich was heM yesterday was favoured l>y loruly weather neithor 100 hot nor too col.!, a slight shower late in the afternoon boi ,q sufficißnt fcojlnmp tlio coats but not the spirits of the spectators. The .atfcnn lance was oxculleut ami the spoil first ralo.

1. Handicap lluudlr3 Of 25 so its. Dlstnrce 2 mile.-*, over 8 flights of hurllos, 3ft (iiu.; nomination, 10s ; acceptance, 153. S. Porritt's Don t S. Tj iwson's J<>o ..» •" 2 N. Mason's Billy 3 D.im.sol nlso ran. Don jumped awaj with the l'.M\il, bub was soon brought buck to second place, leaving Jooin coinm.'in.l of tho rnnningf, which position ho miintainol (ill passing the stml tho spcon 1 Limo. Don thun beg.vi to shorten his dlstiineis Irrom tlie leader, and eventually won easily. Billy, so ue way behind, bv'uvj, tliii'd.

'•>. iM vi den Rack Oi 1 10 soys. DUt.mci*, 1:}- niil, i8;i 8 ; tmtianee, 10s; weight t\»i' uge. PanHl 0-wa- ••• •• " To Aiolui • • :5 OU-ncop, Satan, Euly Boy, and Wanton, nIM) ran, After one false start, Hie horses gob away well tugethtr, Early Boy assuming llio'letul, bat boing shortly passod ny Casca. Tito latter led at a good pace until coming into the struct when P.irnell shot ahoad and won easily, hard lu'ld. TUo rest of the field were le;t fuv behind at the Bnish, but some nniiHouient wns caused by a «jh irply contested luce for third place, To Aro.i.i pulling it oil by half a length.

3. Tk Aroha Jockey Cmjb H.v.kA. sweepstake of 1 soy., with 30 soya. adtle.i ; 2 ml horso to receive amount of sweepsfcak*. Distance, ]J mile 3 ; nomination, 15?; 'acceptance, lsd. J. AUwell's Britannia... ... M. K. ri.iUM'ows Pivl.!.u.l.«r ... 2 J.O Booth's E irnesl ... a ].)ou j,Uo ran. After an . cxoellont stait tlu» Urst to show in a proiniiient position wad Prcteiuler, who *&-, shortly however oblige 1 to vii'l I h's |>l »cc to Don, who in turn tpive way to JLJi it.mni.i shortly after pa^niij thw post tlio lirsL roimtf. Britannia cut out the running at a good strong pm.u un I Uuepin.^ lu«i position won «n oxuullont raco .iltcr ;i sharp s^ to with PreteiUm- up ihu slraiuht.

I 4. Poky Race OfSsovs. Distance, l£ miles. Enlraneo 03 ; 14 hiinds or un lor ; ['ost entry ; catch weight. Fanny Fisher disqiuliiiu.l Puthysic ... ••• 1 Billy" 2 Piako, H.ma, Robert tho Devil, a-i 1 Tim also ran. Fanny Fisher was (lie first to get away, aivl was never caught, winning easily, but was disqualified for being over 14. hands, and the race awarded to Phthysic who got away .badly but shortly assumed second place, which was immediately challenged by Billy. These two raced together all around the course Phthysio finally beating Billy after a really severe contest

5 Publican's Handicap Of 15*>v->. Distance, U miles ; no niu.uions, 10s.; aoci li»i»»w,l i»i»»w, ss. ,1. All well's Britannia 1 M. K. Hiilorow'R Preten>hr 2 ; Only two hoi-je^ Won U a canter.

tf. Hack lUtr. OF 5 soys. Distaiuv, I mile ; for im-h-ainel hones. No horso lli.it has won :m advertised priz-< allowed to eomp.Mo. Knlrauoo, 5s ; catcli \\ci'_;!it. " 0.50.a ... ... } Diina ... ••• 2 Barl-cr » 3 T.»m«iiy, Linlyluni, Larry, Laycock jin I IGiuoimlil also. An objection loil^oJ n^aiust Ousoji for eim? ti'.iineil an 1 hiving starto.l in the M.u.lon H'ice was not, sustained ami was i orerruk"! by <-'io Sfci-wards. Won easily.

7. C isolation Rack (Handicap) , Of 7 soys. Distance, 1 mile. Entrance 7s. Damsel 1 , Emerald .„ ... 2 Earnest also ran. Earnest was leading and would apparently have won easily but shortly after crossing tlu».lV Aroha road slipped awl toil Won easily. : This ended a thorough Ty enjoyable afternoon^ sport, which did credit to all concerned. Thn riding on the part of some of the jockeys was deserving of the hiscluist praise, and the racing was certainly better tl^an is Usually seen at" ft " country meeting ; tho finish for the J. C. Handicap beinir worthy of Newmarket Heath. Only one wsadltjr ocoufreJ, vis., when Earnest

foil in the Consolation Race, but fortunafcoly his jockey, Goldsmith, escaped with a severe shaking. Mr Pafitb ,1 o«erves 0 «erves every credit for the ablo mannoi in whioh ho liltal the post of score ary» and MrParr^ns all there as clerk or the conwo ; ami tho other s.-ownnla also ivorfce.l with a will, auJ oarrieU oat thenduties most satisfactorily.