SECOND DAY.

Tuapeka Times, Volume I, Issue 29, 29 August 1868, Page 2

SECOND DAY.

MOUNT BENGER PLATE, of 12 soys. En£7'- ?*• , Dlstanc c, one mile and a half Wweht lOst 61b. Winner of the Coal Creek Purse to carry 71b. extra. ' Open to Mr. Barberry's Renown (Learv) 1 „ Cotton's Dewdrop mSi 9 „ Williams's Viscount 7TSn3 1 „ Cox's Kitty Darling ..! (Drary) a The Start : Kitty Darling rushed to tho fore, followed closely by Renown, who soon deprived her ladyship of the lead. Dcwdxop improved her position and took second place, and on passing the post the first time was only a length behind Renown, who kept the lead, and sailed home the easiest of winners, with his 71b. penalty, by a dozen lengths. Mr.' Cotton entered a protest, asserting as hi* reason that the horse ran vmd,er a falsa name. The Stewards' decision was in favor of the original winner. HACH HURDLE RACE, of 10 soys. En*try Dls *t nce ' one mile a nd a half, over e lg ht hurdles, about 3ft. 6in. high. WeHit not lcsa. than ll 9 t. Post ent|r was advertised as open to the district only bufc ***• 5-°™. n>s Fourteen Mle Pet (Drury) 1 „ Williams's Viscount ... (Owner 2" „ Barberry's Renown ... (Leary) 3 Viscount and Renown made play, with Pet in attendance. On nearing the lust hurdle, the riders of Viscount and Renown tried a little jostling on, through wluch they missed the last hurdle, aud had to turn In the meantime, Fourteen, Mile Pet had cleared the last hurdle, ami came in an easy winner. CONSOLATION STAKES, of 6sov 3 . E-rrrr [■3. For all horse.n beaten during the m*»cl nig. Distance, one miie. Catch weizhti'-v Post entry. r^ -A Mr. Barberry's Mountain Bay ... (Loa^v) V „ Britton's Meg Merfileea ... (Owner) 2 -, Cotton's Dewdrop ... (Owner) 3 „ Snell's Flirt ... ... (MUuer) a . On the word "off," Me- llerrilees bounded aw*\y with the lead, being followed by Mountain Bay ; other two* well up. On entering the distance, Meg and Mountain Bay ran neck and ueck, and in the last dozen yards Mountain Bay managed to get in front by a neck : Dewdrop a good third.. HURRY SCURRY. Entry, 10s., with £2 added. Distance, one mile. Won by Mr. Williams's Vicount, beating Meg Mernlees, Mac, Jeanie, and Flirt. Thus concluded most successful Spring Meeting.

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