CARTERTON-TARATAHI RACE MEETING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 3, Issue 981, 24 January 1882, Page 2

CARTERTON-TARATAHI RACE MEETING.

MONDAY, JANUARY 22rd. Judge, Mr Walter, Francis; Handicapper, Mr Wallace Smith; Starter, Mr J. Burrow; Stewards-Messrs A. Armstrong, H. H. Woltere, C. Giles, J. Smith, 11. Crawford, T. Walden, Dr "Watts, H. McMaster, and Tenuiorangi; Clerk, of Scales, Mr L. Nix; Clerks of Course, Mossrs R. Goodin and W. Long; Hon Treas., Mr. R, W. Muir; Hon Sec.,' Mr L Wilson. This annual gathering took place yesterday on the Taratahi Race Course, about, 800 people being preient The weather, which had been for some days very stormy, cleared upon Sundav,andltha' anniversary was a beautiful day, the heat of the sun beingUenSpered by a pleasant breeze. The 1 latter was very welcome at the Taratahi, where there is no shelter. The visitors'appeared to pass the time away vory pleasantly. The waits between .. -the events wero not too long, and in .each ..race;there were enough competitors to create a good interest in it. The Carterlon Private Brass Band, under Mr Lund* . qvist, played very nicely, throughout the day, and their presence was an appreciated item on the day's programme. Of course the gaming element was entirely absent, but; the usual private sweeps and wagers were indulged in. The booths did a good business, Messrs Giles and Elliotts serving liquid- refreshments, and Messrs Whyte and Barratt dispensing the solids, the " cup whioh cheers," while Mr 'S, •Hunter supplied the fragrant, weed and . .(>, ' all its etceteras. -Mr A, 6. Bayliss was the • proprietor of- the "Kreot Cards," and Mr Fuller, of the gate, and ,we .think - ' . tijey Were not losers by. their specs, Several improvements have been made 'thu year by the Stewards. The fence of '•••• the saddling enclosure has been made • ' higher, butthey would have' been wiser had they made the paddock larger at the • .same time,. A fence has been erected along the straight on the inside j> f 'V m. :cQurse, thereby preventing the ,of an accident there similar to took place last year. The Steward's Stand, too,' has been muoh improved, though wbjr they allowed it to be filled by a lot of youngsters, to the exclusion of some of themselves, is somewhat strange. A onvered.stand wag provided for the Band, and a better roonj for the Seoretary and Stewards, but this also served as the jockey's dressing room, and, when the Stewards wished to disouss any question they either had to turn the jockeys out or let them hear what was said. A trifling expense would have erooted a dressing tent,' and saved a greal deal of incon- ' venience. The judging waa' very effioiently performed by Mr W, Francis, but there was a great deal of grumbling abon{i the handicapping. Mr Burrows made an excellent starter; his sending'off of seventeen hacks on that narrow coqrss in the way ho did waa'something'tobe proud of. Mr Nix .wag efficient at his poat, and Messrs. R. Goodin and Long were moat energetic Clerks of the Course, thelormer espeoially—Mr-Kember-wted as Seoretary with hia uaiial courtesjTajfld the Stewards worked well to mafie«h» races go off smoothly.. They seemed,' however, to lack a direotinr JEirJtj a«4 each- worked aocording-.to.hii ideae. It was muoh to be regretteaUat'tfiey' allowed themselves tp ktglked avßd actually swoin at, ia ' ± ; v day, the starter haing ■ in bit trfSoQ, b» - < -

permitted for an instant, as it tended to I lower the authority and dignity of tho "towards in the eyes of the public, and other persona might bo tempted to follow the same courso! Ilovvevor, the racing did go off smoothly, only one protest ■ P BI PB entered, and that.,was for running ioside a post, the matter being promptly settled. There was the usual accident op th 6 course, which latter we have always CM)|jdM*d too narrow, find '.lio turns in gate at tlie f.r corner, Which noto "bulges in towards tho course, should bo taken out level with the fence, as horses make for it and givo great difficulty iii some cases for their jockeys to keep them on their running ground, The accident happened on rounding this corner. Young Hay ward, who was on Orphan, had just commenced to go up, and tho horsos camo round in a cluster. Being' pulled out to keep tho right side of tho post, Orphan cannoned against Senorita, and was knocked down, falling on top of his rider, who, it is feared, haß received a concussion of the brain. It waß pear this spot ivhero tho mare Ada broko her neck last year over a hurdle. The racing all through was very fair and well contested, and people came away ' well pleased with tho day's sport. The following woro the events Handicapllyrdle 'llaccol £25, second horse to receive £5 from tho stake; twice round tho course, over six hurdles, 3ft 9in high; nominationlsov,, acceptance lsov. T. Hill's General, list 71bs (Lyford).,. 1 R. MoFarlane's Kangaroo, 12st (Des--r.'mond) ■ .„ ... 2 Kohai; lOst llibs (S. Harris) also ran. • Kangaroo led, "wiuilCohai close at hand, all round the first time, General somo distance in tho rear, Lyford pricking him along and giving.)iipi .a reminder with the whip occasionally. Coming up to tho fourth hurdle Kangaroo and Kohai took it almost together, the. latter knocking it down taking the load from Kangaroo, and making tho pace pretty lively, General being considered out of it, He was kept going, howover, and after getting round the turn by.the gate.reduced the distance between himself and the leaders by several lengths. Kohai came.up to the last hurdle in a very unwilling fashion, Desmond ateadying Kangaroo, who was hot far behind. Kohai went nearly up to the hurdle and then ran round it, : Kangaroo taking it like a bird and'ehme for home; but General had been coming up while themanceuvreing of Kohai had been taking place,; and jumping the hurdle in tine style was soon up to Kangaroo. As General was , going up inside Desmond pulled in a little and Lyford wisely came round the back of him and at it they went, neck and neck far a few'strides, when General torged meatl anil won, after nn exciting finish,! Dy half a length, The race would without; doubt have been Kohai's had he taken the last jump. Hack Hurdle It act of £lO, mile heats, oyer 3 hurdles, 3ft 'Jin high; minimum-weight, 9st; post entries lsov. : - Mason's Lass o' Gowrie, by Duke of Edinburgh (Power) 1 ffiay's Taratahi,MoFarlane's Touch-and-JaO, Mitchell's Dan O Connell, and Hill's Torpedo also ran, but Lass 'o'Gowrie was the only honest jumper in the.crowd; some of the others would not jump at all, ' Taratahi won the first heat, but could not be induced to take the hurdles in the final trial. Maiden Plate of £ls, 1} miles, weight for age i open for horses which have never won apublic stako over £10; nomination, lsov, T. Ray's Kakapo, 9st lib (Hamilton) 1 J. Macara's Forest King, 9st lib (0, Winteringham).,. „, .„ 2 R. Crawford'sKonini, 9st lib ... 3 G. Golding's Fleetwood, 7b(, E. Heme's Kohai, 9st lib, also ran, Gulnare being scratched. Kakapo started a strong favorite, They left the post to a good start, Fleetwood taking the lead and racing as hard as he knew with his rider pulling double. Ho was closely followed by Kakapo and Konini, Forost King being kept in the rear. At a milo Fleetwood had had his say and retired from the front. \Had he been held back at the start, he would probably have (made the finish, rather warm work, Kakapo took his place, Konini and Kohai following. Coming along the straight run near the roast Winteringham oalled upon Forest King and he responded and quickly passed the horses till he reached Kakapo and he did his level best to pass him, in the straight, but he had been held tack too long to make a good fight of it and Kakapo won pretty easily, Time 3min, Pony Ram of £7los, for ponies 14 hands or under, catch weights; once round the coursd; post entries 10s. • Mr Grant's Hawk, by Duke of Edin'burgh(Eaton) ~, 1 Mr Ford's Cigafottb (F. Hi 11),,, '... ; 2 There were ten entries for this event, but two'were rejeoted.'as being over the stated height,.' There was a.great amount of dissatisfaction expressed by the owners thereat,' as" they coiildri't be convinced' their ponies' were not eligiMe,' and a lot of swearing was indulged in., Eight started and the above.was the..result after an ex-, cifijig finisKj' the.racers - coming into theBtraight' ' well together ■ and a - forest - of whips rising and falling. alUhe way along. TanilaU-C'MerlonHaMkqji.ol £4o,' second, horse to receive £s;from the stoke,: tmce; round. wise-' - ,: nomination £1 10s,-, acceptance.'ls'at, ' _ • • ... 1 it. Crawford's Littlejigabond; 6ab4lb 2 R, 6st .3' i Druminpn'd's-senori/ai!;9st 71b,; Dan, 6tft fMb, /£}.. Giles? Southern .Cross, 7 fet 81b; j.Haywardju Orphan; 9flt : 21b, and J. Macara's Maiw, Git, also.ran.' The Orphan' and^Senorita'/ feiit, what wiiiild-hatobeeqithp day. was-,marred.'by*iin Occident to one horse, and,another running inside a* post. Maire-and- Comu's -led,'-both being ■ ft heldhaXd^b^the^inck|v^^JM*|| lim juuoy who lay aHnleSP' W Frank Feist, who. observed the occurence from .his.shop opposite, went over and. carried tho unfortunate little feilow(T, Hay ward) off the course. The( otjier horses went on and Maire came in the straight first, Comus second, Little Vagabond- third, all whipping, They passed the post this way, Little Vagabond coming up gamely, and making a good -jace of it. It was shown that Maire had )|un inside a post, 60 tho money went to Mr Kay. tho third horse taking second place, to the great disappointment of many who were pleased to see Maire in front. Tlie Jockey (Pelljng) is to be blajnod for continuing to run after getting inside, as jf nothing bad happened. After- the .race was over people hurried to the scene of tlie accident wlicro ; Haywai'd was found to he-insensible, with Dr Watts in atten>>dapcfl. No'hones appeared to be broken,btjt iptef'nftl -injury find conpussiop of the jjjpin is feared. ~We trust, %t his in; ' juries are jjot.so severe as" they at first appeared. 1 , - tfoyd Ro-M 'tf £15,1J miles; catch weights '; the winner'-to* become"the absolute pro'-" petty Stewards, and s tn bq sold by public auction 10-minutes after the race, ? - the nro«sß to go.to-theracfi fund. "-Post / entrie»l% '• BaW«%tatau .-.:r--; v - : (Owger), .1 . Sold for to MtMflody. i.Six'etarted, Littl# ?ndfl'inaii»g!a.'good , fleoohd.-

Sapling Sialics of £lO, fi furlongs; colts, Bst 101b, goldings and 'fillies Bst filbs; entrance 1 BOV, James Macara's eh f Romp (Cook) 1 R, MoFarlane's br g Bamboo... ... 2 P. Tancred's oh f First Water (C. Winteringham) 3 The two latter ran nearly a dead heat, the winner being-about half a length in front. G. Golding's g. f Fawn, P. F. Tancred's c o Administrator and blk f Albany, J. Brown's br o Try Again, and E. Heme's b c Skylark also ran. The latter bolted off the course at the turn. They were a beautiful-looking lot of youngsters, amongst the most admired being Administrator, Fawn, Romp, and First Water. Hack Race of £lO, onco round the course; catch weights, open to all bona fide hack horses that have never won a nee of £10; post entries 10s. Papawai • ... i Diek ... ... 2 Thero were 17 entries for this vaco, .which was won easily by Papawai (ridden : by a native boy) Dick being second. One lad had a very severe spill in this race. He was unablo to hold his horse, which bolted with him, and ho fell o.ff,.;perforining an extraordinary number of 'surafnei'saults, but beyond a few cuts and bruisos lie did not appear tp be much hurt. The Consolation Race of v£ls-was won easily by Hayward's Orphan (list 71b), beating Forest King (7st 81b),' Lit tie Vagabond (7st Gib), Speculation (fist 81b),.and Maire 7st 121b. ; ' A match for £lO aside, arising out. of tho pony race, was run between the Hawk and Donald's Blind Pat, which resulted in the former winning easily.;." ■' : ; Topic won the extra and inaliaco of the day run-off after the Consolation, - ' ' This-Day.J Young Hayward is getting' round, but Doctor Farquharson having been called in, it was found-necessary to bleed hira la6t night, to relieve tho pressure on the brain. Young Todd, who fell off in the Hack Race, is not likely to be about for some time to come, as the injury to the knee bones js a. very serious one indeed, besides'a hasty scalp wound. The meeting of tlie Stewards took place in the White Hart in the evening, the only business being the paying oyer the' money won during the day. The race bail was a success at Carterton on Monday night,,commanding an attendance of some 120 couples of young men and maidens, who kept up dancing until after daylight on this morning.' The Hall was nioely decorated, and the musip provided by the Carterton Brass Band, who, after being on the course all day, must have been tolerably tired n hen they finished the National Anthem as a prelude to the dispersion of the dancers. There were several fancy dresses, including among others some half-dozen jockey' colors that had appeared in the races, a brace of men-of-war's men, so nearly of a size that they looked like the Siamese Twins disconnected, a Spanish don, and a footballer.