THE WAIRARAPA JOCKEY CLUB SPRING PROGRAMME.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 4, Issue 1147, 9 August 1882, Page 2

THE WAIRARAPA JOCKEY CLUB SPRING PROGRAMME.

We have received from the secretary of the W&ir&vapa Jockey Club a programme of the events to be run off on the Prince ot Wales'Binhday, when nine races are set for decision, the stakes for which amount to J2ot' j Encouraged,.by, the suecpsa meeting last year,, the stewards have, in-, oreased the value of ih'e 'rices froca ? to-rthe above-sumrand 'we believe' the' result will prove the wisdom pL their liberality., : Judged through, tjiej pro'giataifißS of other places our " bill" looks small,; likelihood to produce,tyfa fide'racmg without impoaiug a heavy - tax upon owners for entrance and acceptance.fees,..the. programme under notice will compare rery favorably Yfi th - those iwutd fromtioher alubs T than our feadiug ouel Therliqaii be possible liraty'ij a]pnd' hup^'to. -tlie... v atak6B ; onlyiin* .ppeftsed initancey olub is financially ablarttoidd!ao-?and not' ft the expense of horse owners, who have

3fl U mßml° Uf!h t0 m ' withuUL j P l ,; 3 011 or " c y oight and ten per cent ' 1 reductions on settling day. TheWaira. H Si y Cl ?" wi,h ito numerous and' / S increasing members' roll, is f as t Raining > ground, and with good luck we shall net A be at all surprised to find the next spring 4 P f r °lZ m8 J inc,udins eventa 10 'he wluS } of 4800, ana ao on gradually increaaioß, 7 1 j|ll.our.premierv club-.taiea that position 7) whioh the wealth', and influence of tho > "i Wairarapp entitle Wto. £( at 11.30 a.m, with the Handicap..Hurdles of 30 sovs,, tho 't| second Jioiwttf receive 5 iovs., distance, A •H. event we are likely ' to have some new blood the ?■ •fee[being only 1 gov., not very stiff; and the distance VAn the com- i iPWf.IO? jutapßrtiljlt « e refor6 not- VvJ very probable that Mr McMaitqr will despatch a good field for 'tb# owning event whioh precede# the Handicaffi Hack Hurdleß.°f 10 fova. and only lOientrance, f his will be sure to find favor with owners Who fansynheyihaw-Boytiling able to • jump a bit-' J - > <>'

The A.B.C. Stakes of 25 sovs. for 2-:year-olds:iB quite an innovation, and a concession to breeders who argue that one race, and that in t]ie nuturan. is not isufljqient induceineptjfpr lliem to take proper care of" their young stook, aud wumt the argument that November is too early for us, they point to otherplaces where the youngster's are'tat in tho 'spring,' and well able to do what is asked of them if properly cured for. We be. heve that the B [mjie eveni will t, fl s; n favpr, of jur^Jufiiig B fock coming to the post in the autumn in better form, ai)d certainly moro thoroughly broken than if ; tney .were only allowed the one race. Already there are several m hand for the ■WSv"? %«<'? n Q,danger of the A,I).U. Makes proving a ftfiure The Birthday Cup of 60 sovs.', 7 son for.second,, and. 3/BaVs, 'for' third, iB next on the list, and from tho number ot horiea already,workiii(( ia likely to r.mk with till best races'wo have yet seen in the dia- . ® nomination fee for this event lsonly l 'aov;, acceptance 2 sots., an d there, are three chances of getting the fea back. It requires no great foresight to Bupbjevqnts are,almost certain '"■,! l we "> 'h® acceptances reating entirely upon the handicapping, which wa trust-will be ao generally acceptable as to provide us with a dozen horses at tho post,'and a rattling good race from start to finish. ) f^? li; f°. 11 . bw ?; t N- Sp » n k Maiden Stake "f ft sovs., being open to winning 2 year /i rJ '" ltße3 not tiavin" won a stake of 120. There are at present quite f crowd" of maidens ".in the district, and some Derby 'caluidates are sure to bo mind undergoing their toilet..when the bell rings for i N ■; PheSpriri« Nursery Handicaps another opportunity for the. 2 year olds to fight their battle over again, under weights Bomowhat different from the A B.C. Stakes, and as tho Handicap 'ia to bg framed from the running iu the latter, this too ought to be very interesting. The County Plate Handioap of 25 sovs. is the) wind tup; land; Jiere m think an oversight has occurred, in not, penalising the'-Birthday Cup winner. It will, as it stands now, be well enough, should the winner, come from the top weights, but should aoiiie hitherto moderate with ijight weight electriify'us, as Gentle Anni(rdid ""last ye»r, we are afraid the County Plato" will be rather small ; True enough the journey is a mile as ngitinst but we ..think in.Die interestsofall <j "icetiied, an extra few pounds should be on the Oup winner; He would get it foi; a.certainty if the Handicap had to bo made after the oup, that is; why we. think ii- ought to .have been made a 'condition of,.the race. .'..With the two hack races,'one for welter weights | mile, the other catoh weights 1 mile, we have nine races to b& got through from 1130 a.m. to 5 p.m., the [iine buinij given ; .on iho tiir.ea'ch ractfto-start, anSVe''ar? to know that every effort will behiade to start the races punctually, , s f In-;looking ; through ' tho rules and regulations we notice thai the acceptances for the Nursery. Handicap.-close when those'for ihe Others, do ' It'will be observed that the enteranco foe, 1 aov., is the only contribution owners are called upon for, and that for that sovereign tltey can eil liar race otj not as they please, when the weights' are I; declared afior tho A.B C. Stakes. We have been requested by llto Secretary to call the attentiou of owners of ,2 year .olds to the tho omission of a lino'in the programme" stating when the acceptances for the Nursery would close, but this will be done later. Owners of bulla fide hack horses will .rejoice |t the amended rule which'defines wha't'a horse'really is,-and'we are not likely to witness any more exercise gallops BUcll as we have been treated to for a long jinie. We do not expect owners to race 'heir hacks, minusa feed ofcornora gallop, hut it.ia quite another thing to find an annual fota.cup, or handicap, made as fit aB possible! and then, became the weight is too much or the oompany too Beleot, them amongst our haoks, of course a sorry exhibition of everything opposed to them. We think the amended rule will give general satisfaction, and revive-the'genuine fun we ujod to have years ago, when animals more' evonly matched in condition wero enured for Ijaok races., .'

.l iWhen-.Bmall.poK watprovalent at Chicago, Colonel Mapleson decided tohavo albhis! opera troupe.. vaccinated. It was groat fun—to everyone but the troupe, Mrs Maplfe-<Mefl' one arm bravely. Four mademoisclleNach sacrificed a lower •limb (we cariuofrpartioularise), A valiant tenor had his eyes bandaged; he could not'look at the" deadly steel. Galaasi .prayed during the operation; at least he said the'words ' were " a' prayer. fainted. Monti insisted on his wife reading aloud from the Bible, about Nebuchadnezzar and the.fiery furnace, Riualdi keeps it a profound'secret what portion of jris, corporeal frame suffered. Mademoiselle' : Vacnot had to be persuaded for' two hours before, she consented "to be done." Most of th» orchestra were lanced on the calves because theirdeader wai/ ! : The U'dies of the ballet were most difficult to;deal with; they positively refused-'to submit to virus. They'd chance {he emall-pox, they said, The first performance after the vacination was, intensely ludicrous ; apt'oDn performer ventured'iiearer thaß yards to any other if he could help it; and if an accidental. touch occurred, there was a ''gag" of the,strongest;kind heard, quite unconnected with the play.