BEAUMONT RACES.

Tuapeka Times, Volume 21, Issue 216, 21 March 1872, Page 5

BEAUMONT RACES.

The Beaumont annual races took place on Tuesday last. The attendance, although fair, was not so large as anticipated, owing, no doubt, to the threatening state of the weather, and the fancy fair and banquet taking place the previous evening. The racing was exceedingly good, and gave unmixed satisfaction. Mr. R. Lancaster had a refreshment booth on the ground, which was well patronised, as also was Mrs. Rogers' tea and coffee startcl. . Mr. Bastings officiated as judge inyW^ual satisfactory manner, and Mr. M^Le^Hw^tSrter was all that could be desired, as also was Mr. Kodgers as clerk of the course. The following are the results of the racing : — Maiden Plate, of 15 soys. ; one mils and a half ; weight for age. Young Swindle . , . .1 Wallaby . . . . .2 Dick V , , . .3 Jackamarv also started. A very good race. i 2* Beaumont Handicap, of 20 soys,, wi'h a sweepstake of one guinea ; two miles. Raven (9Bt. 81ba.) £? *. . (Butler) 1 Sixty One (Bst. lOlbs.)^ . (Owner) 2 Sultana (7st. lOlba.) / ".- (Monaghan) 3 A very good race, finishing in an exciting contest between the two first horses. After the race was over, when coming in to get weighed, Sixty One fell dead. A subscription was started for the owner by Mr. H. Bastings, and in a very short 'time £10 was collected. Hurdle Rune, of 15 soys. j two raijas. //~~~ Don Pedro (lOsfc. lib.) $ ._ ,1, Youns AbHallah (10*t. Wh.^l (Tjkti&£&%- T Play Boy (10^t lib) / . .(Owner) 3 Sir Charles (lOst. lib.) .(M'Pherson) 4 Another excellent race. Handicap Trotting Race, of 1Q tor*. ; three miles. Ranger (scratch) . (M'Pherson) 1 King (250 yards) . . (Davidson) 2 j Joe Cope (300 jards) . . (Gordon) 3 Hack Race, of 6 soys. Jackamary . . . . .1