Thames Annual Races.

Thames Star, Volume IX, Issue 3079, 30 December 1878, Page 2

Thames Annual Races.

Second Day.

We conclude our report of the second day's race meeting which eventuated on Saturday. Pont Hace (Handicap); 6 soys; distance, 1 mile ; 14 hands or under. Entrance. 10s. Byers' Deception (Quinlivan) ... 1 Takerei Te Putu's Kinakina (Ritchie) 2 Dufty's Johnny (Williams) ... ... 3 Mernman'g Titokowaru (Montagu) ... 0 A false start was made, and after some delay the horses were again got to the scratch. This was a splendid race between the first three, Deception winning by about a couple of lengths. HusDLE Ea.ce (Handicap), 15sovs; distance, 2 miles ; entrance, 2 soys. Leonard's Venus, 9st 61bs (Williams) 1 Mills' Hurricane, lOst 21bs (Hoskins) 2 Aperahama's Native, 9st 61bs (Sam)... 3 De Thierry's Peter, 9st 61bs (De Thierry) 0 Haora Tareranui's Govt., lOst 51bs ... 0 Hennelly's Silvertail, 9st 6lbs (Rodgers) "... 0 < This race was a very good one and would probably have been won by Hurri- « cane had not he run outside the last / hurdle. Mr Leonard's mare won by about eight lengths. Rodgers, Silvertail's Jockey was twice thrown.Consolation Handicap Raci; 8 soys; : post entriesj, 30s ; for all beaten horses at this meeting. Distance, 1 mile. Takerei's Kinakina ... ... ... 1 De Thierry's Peter "• 2 McGuire and Me Williams' Te Eewiri. 0 Mills' Hurricane ... ..; '... 0 Hennelly's Silvertail ... ... ... 0 This was a good race between Kinikiria, Peter and Te £ewiri, and terminated as < above. , -, < This concluded the programme of a very successful two days' meeting, which gave the greatest satisfaction to all concerned. Settling up will take place this evening at the Commercial Hotel. >>