THAMES RACES.

Te Aroha News, Volume VII, Issue 432, 28 December 1889, Page 2

THAMES RACES.

Thehe was a large atfendance on the Para' Tai course on B ixins* Day, <o witness the first day's meeting of the Thames Jockey Club. There were oviu 151)0 people on the coursp. Parawai Handicap, 20sovs. Di-ttance, 1 mile. D. Campion's roan s: IT tilsfono, fiyts 1 FI. Windsor's br in Yum Yarn, 4yrs 2 Bra-lley and Oo.'s br in Virginia, yyrs 3 HaiUtone won eas ly. Handicap Hukdlic "Race, 45 soy«., second lun se to receive ssovs\ out of the jßtdkes. 2 miles, over 8 flights of hurdles. C. Walkei'sgr m Seaweed, oyrs 1 R. Weal's blk q Dick Turpin, Gyrs 2 These were the only starters, and the mare won as she liked. Thames Platb Handicap, of 40sova., . .. secbrii! hoivo to receive ssovs. out of the' stakes, I£ miles. D. Camerons roan q Hailstone, 6yrs 1 C Weal's eh m Haricot, syrs 2 J. C. Hooth's br q Memorandum, syrs 3 , J.' Hand's Tawera also" ran. Tawera and Hailslone made the running to the back of the course when Haricot came up on oven term's 'with' the"le v ader's. The puce was too good for Tawera, and he dropped to the rear, the leaders ran a splendid, ' race i 't'o the finish, Hailstone winning by a neck, Memorandum a bad thitd] . ,f, f County Handicap S'rk^^LfecHASK, 41sovs., second horse to receive 5-.o\s. out of stakes. Distance, 2£ luiles. |R . Wai ker's gr th'SVa^edy syrsy rs ... - 1 'R, Walker's eh q Tairua, aged ... 2 These were the only "startfers and aY both horses* belonged to "the same stable, the interest in Ihe race was very small. Selling. Race, 30s>ovsi ' Weight for age. Distance, one mile and a quarter. N. Dickey's blk q Try Fluke, aged ... 1 Brudley and Co's br m Virginia, oyrs -.■..* ... ... - ... 2 W. Hi Wrights blk gPlatch, oyrs. ... 3 J. Townsend.'s ,br til Eva, .syrs., also" started. Virginia led to the baok of the coUrse on the second round, wjien Tiy Fluke came up closely followed by Plathv Tt»e latter, however, was unable to catdh the mare, and thay raced home in the order giv<>n, above. r Handicap Pony iticM, of 15 soys. Bia- • * tiiriue, twice r'ounil the couise. Fanny! Fisher ... ... ... 1 ilnyersoli ... ".,. ... ... 2 Little Dick 3 Wou ratlier easily. Mail Boy ulso started! but ran oAHhe course. " A Stewards' Handicap, of 35"soys, secoi d lior.-'e to receivu 5 &ovs out of fclie atakes. Drstiince, one hjilq and 1 a-qua'f ter." " H. Windsor's br m Yum Yum, 4yrs, 1 D. Camerons rda'n" q Hailstone;' 6 yrs, 2 This | was a well fought race between the tinit and tho'seco'iid.""^!,'' fJundV Tawera] also started, but- belted off the coursee." ri f\ * ■ > - \