Thames Jockey Club Annual Meeting.
YESTERDAY.
For some time past it has been feared that we should have no race meeting this year, and many people felt keenly the disappointment they apprehended. The Jockey Club, however, hare been inde* fatigable in making arrangements for a good meeting, and no stone was left untamed to make the affair a complete success. The promoters of the races mast hare been folly rewarded for their laudable efforts by the excellent attendance on the Farawai race course yesterday. " All the world and his wife " were spectators, and the greatest interest was manifested in the proceedings. The bepkn of the river were dotted over with little picnic parties, and amorous ceaples, who preferred to watch the races from a res* pectable distance. There waj plenty of amusement provided, and the games of ohance were liberally patronised by the public who, wonderful, to relate, are as gcllable as ever, and seem to take an interest in seeing their money change to other (if not holier) hands. The " inimitable Barlow," with his American rifle saloon, received a considerable amount of public atte^ion, and the " crack" of the rifles were often heard throughout the day. The refresh* ment stalls also did good trade. Colonel Fraser acted as judge, and his decisions gave the greatest satisfaction. , The stewards were Messrs Darrow, P. J. Ferry, Gellion, Spencer, Casey and Butler. Mr John Towhsend acted as starter, and managed to effect an excel* lent start in each of the rqces. Mr M, Yaughan was Clerk of the Scales, while Mr F. Wells, Clerk of the Coarse, assisted by Sergeant-Major O'Grady and j his staff, succeeded in keeping the coarse tolerably clear, and- prevented people being hurt through, the skittishness of the horse 3. There were two slight casualties | in the course of the afternoon. In the j first race, Flying Stakes, Sunbeam and j her rider were third passing the judge's post in the first ?ap, in company with I Flora, but when a few yards past the post Sunbeam fell, throwing her jockey (Byers) violently, to the ground; He rolled over three times, and it wa-s at first feared that he was seriously injured; and hundreds of people congregated round the spot where he fell. Dr Callan attended to the lad, who, although not seriously injured, was severely shaken. In this place we would deprecate the action of those people whose sympathetic feelings outrun their discretion.' Iv closing in to see the lad after his fall they were undoubtedly actuated to do so from motives of sympathy, but in their eagerness to display their apprehensions for his safety they apparently forgot the fact that their assiduous attentions completely stifled any of that fresh air which is so necessary to a man suffering from the effects of a fall. The other misadventure was when Misfortune baulked in the
Hurdle Race Handicap, and bolted into the crowd. The following are the reiiltl of the races :— Fiying Stakes (weight for age), 20 soys. Distance, 1 mile. Mr J. Dirrow'i Batcatcher, Bst 4lbs (Howe) ... ... 1 Mr C. J. Winder's Skylark, 9tt 41bs (MoKonna) 2 Mr N. McDonald's Flora, Bst 91bs (owner) 8 Maobi Back, 5 soys. Distance, 1£ miles. Post Entry. Catch weights. Mr De Har's Mountain (Native) 1 Mr Murray's Totara Point (Native) ... 2. Hunia's Cannibal (Dufty).. . 8 Stewabd's Havdioap, 30 sots. Distance, 1| miles. Mr J. Byer's Golden C»wn, aged, 8»t 21bs (Byers, junr.) 1 MrKgakapa's Matlock, aged, 6st lOlbs (J.Ngakapa) ... 2 Mr J. Durrow's Batcatcher, 6yr», 9«t 41bs (Howe) .-:... 8 Hcedlb Race Handicap, of 20 §ov». Distance, 2 mile*, over 8 flight* of hurdles, of 3 feet 6 inches. Mr N. McDonald's Akeake, 5 yerrs, lOtt 41bs (Hoskings) 1 Mr J. Lennard'i .Tenua, 6 yean, 10ft (Harford) ... ... 2 l Mr J. S. Buokland'i Misfortune, 6 years, lOst (J. Aitken) ... 3 Hack Race Handicap, of 10 sovi. Distance, twice round the rourte. Post entries. Mr A.. De Har'i Kinakina (J. De Har) 1 Mr B. Kelly's Ohinemari (Kelly, ju«r.)... 2 Mr Daldy'i Dick (Siefwright) t Our report of this day's races up to the^ time of our going to press is unavoidably crowded out. -
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Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3745, 28 December 1880, Page 2
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692Thames Jockey Club Annual Meeting. Thames Star, Volume XI, Issue 3745, 28 December 1880, Page 2
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