SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1616, 22 February 1884, Page 2

SPORTING.

WAJMRAPA JOCKEY CLUB'S AUTUMN MEETING, 1881. ITRSTDAY. ■ PflEsiDENi-J, V, Eussell Vice-Pkesident-H' S. Wardoll JoDOE-John Drummond Startek-J, 0, Vallauco Tkeasuher-W. 0, Bnchauan Stewakds-N, Grace, P. P. Tanered, J, C. Yallance, A. Mathews, H.MoMaster, % Lowes, B. Kimborly CiiEim ok scales—D, Donald TisiEEEEPEn—W, 0. Williams CIErXM 1 COUBBK—VV. lOMS Handicapper-B, Kimberly SEOBETAM-Ealph E. Armstrong The above meeting commenced ■yesterday at Tauherenikau, in weather that was all that could be desired, with the exception perhaps of a little too much wind.occasionally during the day. There were between 700, and 800 persons present, The grand stand was well patronised, especially by the ladies, giving quite an attractive appearance to that structure.. The means of reaching the course, from the Peatherston Railway Station were many and cheap, thanks .to the energy of the Jockey. Club Stewards, The train arrangements were of.. the most miserable description, and is another instance of the

successful'way in which, the Railway Department do not provide'for the publw j convenienoe. The extra train adVertisei.to leave Mastertoa at 9.30 .consisted; tif Cfe: second-class carriage, soine thirty or forty passengers had to squeeze, themselves, This was done by; sitting on each other's knees, and those -who could not oe accommodated that way, stood, on the. .platforms, at the risky.of being, .enveloped in smoke and spot", from ,the: engine, About 20 first-class tickets were refused at the Mastorton stalion, a fact that speaks volumes for the business'abilities of those in power, when sparo carriages could have;been obtained from either Grey town or Featherston, andleads us to suggest that in future "extra trains" be abolished unless something more 'creditable can be done by the. Department. 'Why the Jockey Club were refused excursion rates from .Wellington on this occasion when thoy offered to guarantee any reasonable sum to make up any deficiency that might occur is another case of departmental discourtesy, which has.to be answered. The course was cut up'pretty much opposite the stand, ■ causing. the horses and- sometimes-the spectators .to be covered with clouds of dust, and the jockeys who were unfortunate enough to;be in the.-rear. of. the' race had the appearance of Mng rolled in the dirt. A band (!) was provided, but the excruciating inauner. in, which some of 'the tune 3 were belched forth, both in time and harmony, led the question to be asked "Is' this the best musio the Wairarapa can produce J" If so, : the sooner it is abolished, or a decent band obtained, the better for the nerves of visitors to race meetings. The privilege holders in all departments were most assiduous in catering for the public, supplying .in all cases eatables and drinkables of the best description. A posse of police from Wellington, under command of Sergeant MoArdle, was present, but their presence was all that was necessary. There was a superfluity of games, some of them scarcely getting a spin throughout the day,;.notwithstanding the energetic manner in which the proprietors tried to drive business. Mr McFarlane was in his usual place with the totalisitor . and put through ,11339 during tho day, .the District Race having the largest total (3G2), the best dividend' being paid on Pasha in the Champagne Stakes, viz., £lol9s. The races were ran punctually to the advertised times, the officials of tho Club being most assiduous in the discharge of their several duties, the, Secretary as usual carrying out the work of his office in a methodical manner, and being as courteous and obliging as possible to everyone; The racing throughout was first-class, the horses came to the post in-splendid condition, and taken from a racing point of view, the meeting of 'B4 goes to show, the rapid strides the Wairarapa is making in the breeding of race horses. In the Derby, Consul, as was expected won with the greatest ease, Kopi being very bad with a cold, and not; able to go half the distance. Administrator proved himself a regular bulldog, in the" Stakes" and "District" winning them both without requiring the whip, Glaicks and Ninette being second and third each time, Pasha won the Champagne Stakes in a canter, Hollo not being able to get near the son of Mute, when the latter was sent to the front. Pasha is a fine upstanding colt with plenty of bone and muscle, and should his "hook" not prove troublesome, is of the right stamp of a horse to be heard more about as he gets older. Mr Vallance must be congratulated on possessing such a promising youngster, and as as he possesses Mute's half-brother, Voltiguer, by King Cole-Fenella, (Mute by FireworksFenelh) we may expect to hear something more of the breed. The following are tho events and tho order in which they were run :

Wairarapa District Produce, of 115 sovs, Second horse 10 sovs, third horse 5 sovs; 1| miles.

P. P. Tancred's b c The Consul, by The Premier—Princess Marv, Bst 101b (Clifford) ... ,",. 1 Toi's c g Rata, by Mangle-Stella, by Oliver Cromwell, Bst 51b (I. Winfceringham) 2 N. .Graces cc Kopi, by Danebury —Queen of Emd, Bst 101b (O. Winteringham) 3

Ada Yorke, Bst 51b, was scratched, Time—2min 53sec. Totalisatoiv-£217, £UB on winner; dividend, £1 6s.

Consul got the best of a.bad start, and led'the others, to the entrance of the straight, when they began to close up. On passing the stand Consul was leading Kopi_ by about half a length, Rata attempting to come up between them, Rata then came up on the outside, passed Kopi, who was beaten, and went up to Consul. Clifford, how-ever,-neverallowed the Mangle colt to get on" even terras, and -won with plenty to sparo by a neck. Kopi was distanced.

Tauherenikau Stakes Handicap, of ■ 50 sovs,, second horse 5 sovs. 1| J miles. P. f. Taricred's re The Administrator, 4yrs, by the Premier— Princess Mary, Bst 61b (Clifford) ... " ..... l. T. Hill's n,s, c g Glaicks, 4yrs, by Mangle-Zetland's dam, 7sfc, (Hill) 2 W, Strang's b m Ninette, aged, bySouthern Chief—Sir Watkin Mare, Bst 91b, (Carey) ■ ~. 3 Danebury 9st 31b, Mountain Deer 6sfc 61b, Swordsman 6st 101b, and The Field Bst, also ran, Tirae-2min 17|secs, Totalisator £232, £lO5 on winner. Dividend £ll9s. _Mr Miller declared to win with The 'Meld. Danebury and Administrator jumped away with the lead, the former going to the front and leading past the stand, with Administrator and Glaicks close % The Field and Swordsman last. Danebury led'to the bush, and occupied tbo same position on emerging. Going along the river Glaicks took the lead, and Ninette came up to second place. ■ On entering the straight Clifford let the : loan g«, who came his field in gallant style and won by about halt a length, Glaicks 2, Ninette -3, Danebury i, Mountain Deer 5, Swordsman 6, Field 7.

Champagne Stakes of 100 sovs, second i horse 10 soya., third horse 6 sovs,, from 1 the advertised amount. 6 i farlongg. , :■'■- J. 0. Vallance's b c Pasha, by the Mute—Rose D'Amour, Bsfc 101b (T. Wintering) .;.. 1 Jag. Macara's b c Rollo, by. 'Dane- ' .. bury—Sweetheart, Bst 101b, (E. Polling) 2. W. 0. Williams' br f "Waituataha, ' by : Danebury—Madoline, Bst.,"' . 51b (T. Haywardj ..; ... 3 N. Grace's Tawera, Bst 101b, P. F. Tancred's Princess Royal, Bst 51b, Pi Tancred's Misdeal, Bst 51b, also ran.' G; Bentley's Victory,- Bst 101b, and J7 Dnmimond's Senior, Bsfc 101b, were scratched. ; . • ~-.'; Time-lliiiii 23|secsi. : Totaiisator, iM,£l7'oil winner, dividend £lO 19s, Mr Tancred declared to win with Misdeal. .-After-.a little trouble'Mr Yallance got them.away together, Rollo at. once, going to the front, Pasha and -Taweraj,. however, soon went up, the former getting the lead along the river. On rounding for the straight Pelling called on Rollo who answered gamely and went up to the front, but Pasha again wrested the lead from the Danebury oolfc and won in a common canter by several lengths, Rollo 2, Waituataha 3, Tawera 4, Misdeal and -'Princess Royal last.. Lady's Bracelet of 20 sovs. First horse a gold bracelet value 15 sovs, second horse gold bracelet value 5 sovs, 1 mile and a distance, Mrs Jas Strang's Flycatcher, aged, by Southern Chief-Sir Watkhv mare, 12st lib (J. McMaster) .1 Miss Sheath's Zulu, aged, by Duke of Edinburgh—Dolly Yarden .. 12sfc lib ... (P. O. Sheath) 2 Miss M. A. McKenzie's True Blue, • syrs, by Premier—Dolly Yarden, list 51bs (0. Yallance) 3 Mrs Vallance's Buccaneer, Mrs John Buckeridge's Septimus, Miss Annie Knight's Uncle Tom,' and Miss M. Ray's Cribbage also ran. Miss Martin's The Native was scratched, Time 2min 12isecs, Totaiisator ,£175, £63 on winner, dividend £2 los, A good start was effected, the field coming, down the straight in a cavalry line. On passing the, stand True Blue, Uncle' Tom, and Cribbage slightly leading, Uncle Tom I lien forged ahead and maintained the lead to tho bush, Flycatcher being well up. On emerging Flycatcher was in the lead, which he kept to the finish, winning by about 2 lengths, Zulu 2, True Blue 3, Uncle Tom 4, Cribbage 5, Buccaneer 6, Septimus 7. Hack Race, of 12 sovs, Second horse! 2 sovs; weight 10si; onco round the course, T. Ray's Dan O'Connell 1 T. Hill's Frog ... ~, ... 2 Ten ran. Time—ilmin 54|secs, Totaiisator—Ll46, L 49 on winner; dividend, L2 13s, Torpedo made the running for a short distance, when Dan O'Connell went to the front and won easily, Frog (second) being tho only one able to keep Dan's company, Blanche third. Waihauapa District Handicap of 50 sovs, second horse 10 sovs, 1| miles. ■ P. F, Tancred's r cThe Administrator, 4yra, Bst 121b (Clifford).., 1 T. Hill's n s c g Glaicks, 4yrs, 7st 31b, (Hill) ... 2 W. Strang's b m Ninette, aged, by Southern Chief—Sir Watkin mare, 9st, (Carey) 3 J. O. Hay ward's Senorita, aged, Bsl 101b, andE. Buckeridge'sPutangltangi, 4yrs, Gst 91b also ran. Jas. Macara's Romp, 4yrs, 6st 131b, P. F. Tancred':! The Consul, 3yrs, Bst, N. Grace's Kopi, 3yrs, Gst Gib, were scratched Time—2min. 50secs. Totaiisatori L 462, L 192 on winner, dividend LI 13s. After several false starts, Glaicks was the first to follow the fall of the flag, and assumed a strong lead, On coming down the straight Administrator and Ninette closed up, and they passed the stand in the following order: Glaicks, Ninette, Tho Administrator, Putangi, Senorita last, This order was maintained on entering and lcav- ! ing'the bush, Going along the river Ninette "went" for the gelding, got on level terms, and then led him into 4e ' straight. Clifford again, at this point, called upon Administrator, who answered gamely, and came through and won by three-quarters of a length, Glaicks second, Ninette third, Senorita j fourth,' Putangitangi last. [ A protest was lodged against The \ Administrator by the owner of Glaicks for crossing in the straight. After about an hour's consideration by the Steward's it was disallowed,