RACES AT PLEASANT POINT.

Temuka Leader, Issue 1153, 18 March 1884, Page 3

RACES AT PLEASANT POINT.

The races at Pleasant Point passed off yesterday. There was a fair attendance, and the weather was good, only that it turned cold in the afternoon after 3 o’clock. The racing was very indifferent, and the arrangements of the most primitive kind. A great deal of turn "’as lost between each event. The races resulted ns follows Handicap Hurdle Race, of £ls. Distance 2 miles. Over 8 flights of, hurdles.Mr J. Lukey’a Fawn, lOat 101 b (Cornelius) 1 Messrs Burgess and Manaton’s Ashwick Lad, 10st71b ... (T. Burgess) 2 Mr J, Shaw’s Black Demon, 9st 81b (W. Burgess.) 1 Mr Moore's Little Dick, and Mr Melton's Myrtle also ran. Hack Hurdle Race, of 5 sovs and whip and spurs. miles. Over 6 flights of hurdles. Mr Hobbs’s Moody ... ... (Owner) 1 Mr Rulstson’s Oarrigeen (Hammond) 2 Maiden Plate, of 10 sovs. For district horses only. Weight for age. Mr A. M. Reid’s Castanet ... (Hobbs) 1 Mr Mee’s Tedmore... ... (Mee) 2 Point Cup, of 20 sovs. miles. Mr Struthers’s Scaltheen, Bst 41b • (Burgess) 1 MrLukey’s Vinco,7st9lbs ... (JonefA 2 Mr Hobbs’s Hiuerua ... (Hobbs) 3 Four others started. Ladies’ Purse, Welter Weights for age. 1 mile. 10 sovs. For horses bred and owned in the district. Messrs Burgesi and Manaton’s Ashwick Lad (Jefferson) 1 Mr J. Matthews’s Forsaken (Hobbs) 2 Mr R. Hunt’s Wild Rose... (Hunt) 3 A protest was entered against the first horse, on the ground that he had not been bred in the district, and it was allowed. The money was given to the second horse. Trotting Race, of 5 sovs. 8 miles. Time handicap. Any horse breaking to turn round. Mr Murphy’s Miss Nelly ... (Owner) 1 Mr Turkinton’s Dina ... (Owner) 2 MrG. Beck’s Brown Nell ... (Vickers) 3 Ten others started, amongst which was Mr Smithsnn’s Taffy, who in all probability would have woo only for falling. As it was Taffy came in a good fourth. There was great excitement over this race, and there was a dispute as to who ought to get the money. St. Patrick’s Day Handicap, of 15 bu vs. 1| miles. Mr Stmthers’s Scaltheen, 4yrs ... 1 Mr W. Moore’s Orange Lightning, aged 2 Five horses started. Hack Race, of 5 sovs. 1 mile. For horses that have never won public money. Ivanboe ... ... ... ... ... 1 Countess... ... ... ... ... 2 Seventeen started. Consolation Handicap, of 5 sovs. 1 mile. For all beaten horses. Messrs Burgess and Manaton’s Ashwick Lad 1 Messrs Hobbs’s Hinerua 2