TENUI RACES.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume 6, Issue 1636, 17 March 1884, Page 2

TENUI RACES.

SECOND DAY. " (BY A VISITOR). . The weather looked anything but promising, but beyond a shower of two our comfort was not interfered'with. Business again 'commenced with the Hurdles, this event being open to all. Mountain Deer (H. Yenneli), Zulu, (T. Power), and Cribbage (T,' Winteringham), went to the post; the former bad not looked so. well since he ran such a good race and boat. Ned Kelly and Flycatcher twelve months ago, The' only question worth .considering was, could he be depended upon to jump honestly ? Zulu was the favorite, only a few pounds being invested on the others. At the first hurdlo Mountain Deer lost his good chance by running off, leaving Zulu to goon with the lead, which he maintained | throughout, Cribbage occasionally going tip to him. On' entering: the-straight, it looked like a finish, butPo\verdiw Zulu on to Cribbage,-" ran hinr'soine distance out,- then "caiii'e away and won easily, through'Cribb'age'failing at the last jump. After refusing, Mountain Deer was brought back, and gavechiise to the leader, Mr Vennell not forgetting to wake him up. His performance when raced at the hurdles left no doubt but that ho could have won as easily as Zulu did. Nearly everyone saw Power interfere with Cribbage, and a protest for unfair riding resulted in his being fined £5, and Mountain Deer declared l the winner. Zulu's s" owner was tho | first to reprimand Power, and expressed regret that it had occurred, his opinion being that Power had unnecessarily interfered with Cribbage; and so much was Mr Sheath's straightforward conduct appreciated, that on the conclusion of tho protest a subscription I 'list was started, and before the termination of the day's sport he was presented .with .£ls, and requested to purchase a souvenir to nrnrlc the estimation of his fellow-sportsmen. Power, who seemed to feel the result of his folly very keenly, paid the fine, which I heard was subscribed by his friends;' Most of us were sorry to see such a good horseman throw a race away—for Zulu could have won without any interference—and then be fined £5; but, as the Chairman expressed it, the stewards were determined not to tolerate foul riding, and would not fail to punish wherever it could be proved that an unfair advantage had been taken. This is the sort of administration to make racing fair and honest. It is thought that a clever horseman can do, almost what he likes at up county meetings, but the Tinni stewards think differently, and it will probably be a' long time before they are troubled with another such case. The Hack Hurdles was another win, for Frog, the only ono who had a show with him being Protestant, .placidly .ridden by G. Green, but he caniadownfieaViiy at the last hurdle. Then came the District Pace, for which Glaicks, Harebell, Whitau, Zulu, and Cany-the-News started. We all thought'Glaicks could fall down two or .'toe;, times and then win. lam afraid to say how much money could have-been'lost on this event. Pour, even 5' to' I on, him would have been snapped up readily, and it was only.when the odds were 8 to ■■! on that iaire^toi-s-"ceased; ' calling on Glaicks. I am notable to I half describe tlie look bf : a,'siizement (that followed the ,shout, : the I News wins'" The little mare had led I the field from the start, and instead of running herself out inlessthana mile, shehad'everythingi j but Glaicks quite beaten at the;.mile, and a quarter, where he too was being felt to keep with the leader. The ! enthusiasm, when the district: pony was seen to be holding her own, is past me to describe, and when:Glaicks was put under the whip, whilst the boy on Carry the News was not moving,'pic- , ture, if you can, the questioning looks/' of those who had backed the.certainty, while the few who had gone on the outsider could hardly realise, that the "crack had gone down." 'The winner ran almost half way round before she could be stopped, and on returning to : scale every man on the course was 'I waiting, When Mr Perry pronounced the welcome "all right," you should

have heard the cheers that followed

led off by probably the most disappointed of the lqt,,but losers and winners alike joined.in and cheered the little mare that had once more proved to us the" glorious uncertainty of the turf." They hoisted her owner up bare-backed, and gave, cheers that were pleasant to listen to. Although wo could, have, stood a, shire of the £2l 'dividend, I>did not hear l a single man .begrudge the victory'gained by the roadman's pony, who. was ;bred by Mr G'.'Drummond and is.byifattler—dam by Oliver Orpmwelt. A Hack Race for horses thebona fide property of working men was won.by Hurricane, but he, was disqualified: through not being a'district horse. -Subsequently a protest was entered against the second horse, but! did not hear how that was settled: lor the Ladies' Purse there was a good' race' netween Cribbage, 'Buccaneer, and Daniel O'Oonnell. Commencing slowly, I thought the latter must win, but thepace found him out before the mile and a half, as it did Buccaneer who made nearly all the running, and Cribbage' who came at the right end won, nearly all out, Buccaneer second, Daniel O'Oonnell third. Mountain Deer again showed us what a different horse he is when in condition by winnings the Forced Handicap with 7st" 71b; ; Shepherdess Handicap 7st 71b, and "i\ over being second, Whitaii third, Zulu.behind her.

This concluded'the fun, and what I regarded as" a circumstance" was that the winner had to be weighed in by the aid of a match, the weigher not being able to distinguish the figure" f the scales, but it ended a very pljkjt meeting and in a few minutes all busy preparing to travel homewards. I cannot close this without a line re ■the unfortunate and unexpected termination to Mr D. 0. McDonnell's accident. The sad knowledge that he SUCOambed on Saturday tt the injuries received'on Thursday was regretted by all who knew what a genial soul he was. . ■ ■'■'•■' ,