PIGEONGRAMS.

Thames Star, Volume XII, Issue 3781, 9 February 1881, Page 2

PIGEONGRAMS.

TE AROHA.

(FBOM Otra OWN COBBESPOJNDENT.)

This day.

THE RACES.

Stewabds

Messrs 0. S. Stafford, G-. Purchase, C. Gould,

J. Craig (jun.j, D. Morgan, Or. Lip.aoy, R. Parr, H. E. Whitaker, J. McQ-hee-hin, J. S. Buokland, a. S. O'Hallprari, W. Fraser, Jno. Wood, 0. McLean, P. Quinlan. .

Handicappeb : W. Percival, Esq. Oieekb of the; Cotjese : Messrs Reuben

Parr and John Woods. StaetlEß : J. S. Buckland, Eeq. Ciebk of Scales . H. E. Whitaker, Esq.

8.30 a.m

The races to-day promise to be a success, though the weather is dull, and already we have had a slight shower of rain—the first for weeks. Large numbers of Thames and Waikato people ttfe perambulating the streets, and gettingfup sweeps on the principal events. Mr Jacob Enco arrived from Cambridge last night, and ever since has be'en hard at work making a book He has -bjeen offering to bet against the favorites doubles—Yatapa and Harold 4 to 1, and Golden Crown and Harold 5 to 1.

Golden Crown's chance is considered excellent., though I cannot understand the amount of money wagered lerel that he will not secure a place. The* rgeneral opinion is that first honours lie between Yatapa, Crown, and Harold.

Amongst the strangers here I notice Messrs JVC. Williams, Kobt. Walker, T. Veale, James Thompson, H. J. Lee, Sawyer, Bucklaud, James Skene, etc., and Kobfc. Clementson, Blouse, Ml Hennelly, J. Finlay, J. Walsh, Taipari, and other members of the book-making and race game fraternity are likewise here; j Mr Patrick Quinian, of the JBritiah" Hotel, has erected commodious publicans* and refreshment booths on the course, he having purchased the right to do sb'frbm the committee. ■■'} .7.

A. curious fiasco has occurttß& with reference to the course. The comfmittee, it appears, were granted the use of. Jthe , race course from two of the owners 1 of the ground. The third, a Pakeha-Maori, was " riled " at not being consulted; I'and gave permission to an outsider.to erect a booth on the course. This offer 'wag availed of, though of course the committee can do nothing. Several owners'of race horses say that the course is badly laid off, some of the turnings being exceedingly sharp. Ifthe rain comes down heavy, it .will become a sea of mud.

11.30 a;nir

There are fully 800 people oofn f the.course and the boolhes are doing a good business. , . . ' ' *•

12.30 p.m

Col.'Fraser is Judge.

The coarse is now crowded, and the wheel-of-fortune men are accumulating small fortunes. , • -

Eeuben Parr is now clearing the course for the firstracr—the Maiden. Owing to some mistake or another-it was decided to receive post entries for this-race, and seven or eight have already tfeiglr'd in. Dewdrop and Taipo are the* favorites, some of ihe knowing ones even takibg the former against the field with'-small cidds.

MAIDEN TLAfE, of 20. sovs.—-lV "miles. Weight for age. For horses that have never won, au advertised race exceeding 10 sovg. Entrance, li soys... , Mr McNeish's Dewdrop ... 1 McNeill's Emu .... ....•.; 2 ■; Eamfield's Taipo ... j.. 3 { Ruapori ... ... ... 0 :. ' Beeswing ... ... ... ; 0 Piako ... ... ... ... 0 Highland Fling ... ... 0 ■''' Snowdrop „, Q Glerfern ... ... ... 0 Mr Buck land got the horses away together, and the first time round they were all of a cluster, Dewdrop having .the advantage. The field tailed^off at the back of the course, and Dewdrop passed the judge's box a neck ahead of Emu; Taipo a bad third. It was a good rape between the two first horses, and the winner was loudly cheered. The owner of Emu lodged a protest on the ground" f that Dewdrop had won a £10 race.

The following are the entries for tHe Maori race;— Mountain, Taipo, and Te Una. 3 p.m., MAORI RACE, of 5 sovs.—U miles. Caiih weights. Horses to be owned and ridden by natiTes. Entrance, 10s. Taipo Mi 7 ... ;'i'■;■ Te Ana ... ... •....: \2]j Mountain ... ... ... .3,'-«% TE AROHA CUP HANDICAP, of 75 aots. —2 miles. Nomination, 2 soys., acceptance, 3 sots. ■• ' • Golden Crown ..< ... 1 Yatapa ... ... ... • 2 Bundarra ... ... .. rA Dewdrop ... ' '^r- ''* Harold J..- (V V-. Sunbeam ... 00 rJ Splendid race from start to: finish. Crown won by a length. McGreehas just lodged a protest against Yatapa's jockey for foul riding, and it will be heard with other protests tonight at O'Halloran's. Byers was cheered right lustily. v