Second Day.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3078, 28 December 1878, Page 2

Second Day.

The second day's racing commenced at noon to-day, and at the starting of the first race there was a good number on the course, and also in the gardens, though there was hardly so many as yesterday or on the previous day, but the greatest interest was evinced. The booths were well patronised, and there was no : evidence that the district was in any way affected by commercial depression. The support of the public hat been liberal, and the stewards have made the most of the funds at their command to provide sport. - ' ■ TROTTING RACE (Distance Handicap), lOsots. —Distance, two and a-half miles. Mr Helleby's Creeping Jinny, soratch ... 1 Mr Oreo. Wilkinson's Fool, 100 yds ... 2 Messrs MoGuire and McWilliams Faugh- 0 a-Ballagh, 140 yds ... ... 0 Mr F. E. Crosbie'i Charley, 210 yds ... 0 Mr Brown's Bum One, 150 yds ... 0

Bum One did not come up! to the scratch, the other four were got well away, maintaining their handicap diitances until past the stand when Jenny commenced to creep up. The Fofl broke, and was soon passed, and Creeping Jinny forged ahead of the lot «ud came in a winner. A protest was entered, but the terms of the meeting were not complied with. COUNT* PLATS! (Handicap), 25iovs.— Distance, If miles. Mesira Taipari and Wilkinson's Skylark. aged, Bst7lbs 1, Mr Leonard's Venus, 4 yra, 7st 71b , ... 2 Mr de Thierry's Maewa, syrs, Bat 101b... 8 This was the best race of the meeting, a fine start being made, the little mare Venus taking the lead, and keeping it for a distance, closely pressed by Skylark, Maewa following not far behind. The race was an excellent one, Venus and Skylark keeping well up, and changing places once or twice, ote getting a slight advantage, then the other, and the race finished with Skylark three lerigthf ahead, Venus second, md Maewa. third. Mr Leonard lodged' a protest against Skylark on the groucd that the jockey crossed him, but the protest -was not maintained by the stewards after hearing the evidence. The decision appeared to give every satisfaction to the spectV'yrs when it was xaade known, although« Leonard was not without sympathises for the ill luck of hit game little mare. The next race was No. 3 on the .programme. , , L PONY BAOE (Handicap), 6*oTa.—pittance, 1 mile. Poet entry. • - ••'■"."" The following entries were made:— ' Merriman'a Titokowaru ... V.,... ... 0 Takerei's Kiria Kina ..', .-;. ... 0 Dufty's Johnny ... ,„. ... Q Wilkina'on'a Quarrj ''' ... ..'. ' '„', 6 ByerV Deception ... - ... ■'...••' <;.. '0

It was about to be run as our reporter left the course. - .-.'-../}■■