CROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Tuapeka Times, Volume VI, Issue 318, 3 January 1874, Page 3

CROMWELL JOCKEY CLUB RACES.

Fiest Day (Feiday.) We extract the results of the running at the Cromwell annual races from the "Argus." The races took place on Friday and Saturday, the 26th and 27th December. There were some races also ran on Monday. The attendance Avas not so numerous as on former occasions, although it was numerous enough, according to the " Argus," to be termed a successful meeting. Maiden Plate : £30. For horses that have never won an advertised prize of over 25 soys. ; weight for age ; distance, l£ mile, Mr. Eivers' b g Wild Manx Boy, 5 yrs, 9st 91b (M'Gregor) 1 „ Tuohy's blk g Little Hawea, 5 yrs, 9sb 91b (Robertson) 2 „ Keenan's c g Pickpocket, 4 yrs, 9st lib (Malone) 3 „ Russell's c m Lady Pembroke, 3 yrs 7st lib (Hughes) 0 .. Hazlett's b m Brenda, aged, lOst lib (Waddel) 0 Becky Sharp did not start in the race. — Time, 3min 7sec. Geand Stand Handicap : £60. Distance, \\ mile. Mr. Hazlett's b g Atlas, aged, >Bst 81b (Waddell) 1 „ Atkins' br in Taffrail, aged, 7st 81b (Hughes) 2 Capt. Hutchison's c g Malabar, aged, 7st 12lb (Malone) 3 Mr. Ward's b g Tambuorini, 5 yr3, lOst 51b 1 (O'Brien) 0 Little Hawea and Brunette were scratched. — Betting: 'levol on Atlas, 2 to 1 agst Tambourini, 3 to 2 agst Malabar, 3 to 1 agst Taffrail. — Time, 4min lsec. Minees' Puese : £15. Distance, \ mile heats. No weight less than lOst. Mr.Batten'sb gßobby Burns (Partridge) 1 1 „ Mitchinson's c g Charlie (Swan) 2 2 Scott's Leader, Murley's Madam, Hazlett's Brenda, River's Peggy, and Orossan's Prince also ran. Flying- Handicap : £40. Distance, 1 mile. Winner "* tko Crand Stand Handicap to carry 71b. penalty. Mr. Hazlett's b m Brunette, aged, Sst 91b * (Waddell) 1 „ River's b g Wild Manx Boy, 5 yrs, Bst lib (Hughes) 2 Atlas, Mabel, and Pickpocket were not brought to the post, and the Jesuit was a match between Brunette and Wild Manx Boy. — Time, 2min 6see.

Second Day (Saturday.) Ceomwell Deeby : a sweepstake of £4 45., h. ft., with £40 added. Second horso to . -receive 20 per cent, of the stakes. Colts, ■*8stl01b; fillies Sst 51b. Mr. Cotter's b m The Maid (Robertson) 1 „ Russell's chm Lady Pembroke (Moore) 2 „ Atkins b g Bismarck (Hughes) 0 Betting : Ito 1 agst. The Mai.l, 2 to 1 agst. Lady Pembroke, 3 to 2 agst. Bismarck. Jockey Cltjb Handicap : £100, with a sweepstake of £3 3s. each. Second horse to receive amount accruing from sweepstake. Distance, 2 miles. Mr. Hazlett's b m Brunette, aged, 7st 41b (M'Nulty) 1 „ Atkins br m Taffrail, aged, 7st lib (Malono) 2 „ Ward's b g Tambourini, 5 yrs. 9sl 121 b (O'Brien) 3 Hack Selmno- Race : £15. Distance 1 mile. Wo weight under 9st. Mr. Mifcchinson's b g Charlie (Waddle) 1 „ Ciley's b m Caller-ou (Malone) 2 „ Devon's g m Cripple (Hughes) 3 Bobbf Burns, Native, and Hot Coffee also ran.— rTime, Imin 51scc. Stewaeds' Pitese : £50. Weight for age. The winner to be. sold (with his engagements) by auction immediately after the rice, and any surplus to go to the race fund, The winner to be sold for £50j if entered to be sold for £40, allowed 71bs ; fcr £40, allowed 141bs ; for £20. allowed 2Llbs ; for £10, allowed 28lbs. Distance, 1£ mile. Mr. livers' b g Wild Manx Boy, 5 yrs (to 4 be sold for £20). Bst 21b* (Hughes) 1 "Capt. Hutebinson's c g Malabar, aged (to. be sold for £50) lOst lib (Stanton 2 Mr. Dagg's b g Fenian, aged, (to be sold for £10) Sst lib (Moore) 3 „ Cogan's b g Rambler, 5 yrs, (to be sold for £20), Bst 21b (M'Niilty) 0 Lady Pembroke was scratched. The time was 2: 58. After the "race, the winner, Manx Boy, was knocked down for £iO, Mr. Rivers, the owner, being the purchaser. Consolation Handicap ; £25. Distance, 1 mile. Mr. Dagg's Fenian, aged, 7st 101 b (Moore) 1 „ Hutchison's c g Malabar, aged, Sst 21b (Malone) 2 „ Atkins' br m Taffrail, aged, Bst 71b (Hughes) 3 The betting was entirely in favor of Malabar and Taffrail. Time 1 : 50, The sum of £17 16s. was collected on the coiirse for the Hospital Race, but it was determined by the Stewards ia run for it on Monday, in connection with' a number of other minor races and sports which were on the board.