SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VI, Issue 1874, 27 December 1884, Page 2

SPORTING.

MASTERTON-OPAKI JOCKEY CLUB'S RACE MEETING

PitEBiDENT-Mr William Lower A. W. Cave; StarterMi 1 T. Oha,n:berlHinj STEffARDS-Messrs Jv •Elkins,; ; T. Parsons, E Ve'nnell,,R. R. Welch, A. 'Btewart,'snfj E. Dixoa; Olebk ; opSpALKST-Mr I, te|^CLE v nk op'OonßSß-^Mr'W; lornfc^HAbfdAPPEß—Mr;.J; ; o.'

annual meeting' '.of • tl^e--" above...club was held on the o|Mi course yj^erdrty ; and... proved M^.wWul. #he; attendance was ,50 in' the. , *^iJ^l; : J.n?it'^4!^o^t.^the;ti'qfp:^wfi'en■ , ;l! e ut start fe.^ e . ;'*! l jS*l J??£ n .tfij'sw djfjSp'l eight v «nd nine people way .ahd.were rewarded, by *edng : .some:;bf i ' iili»^iit|a(^^eyer : ran ; no ffiifrfaf-'alter T2-'o'clock, bu£th§ ■<W thMpi|; ; br tnbre ; 'br|e£ ' the jaees an: Vehicle accornoo!ati^;^^npryrji'afc«rt c Jh)uldhavfebeenj'andtWfarei(iharged were altogether topbighi -pUink the iCJutja this respect.; as, if they cater for tie jmblioiat,' all; ■s* ^ t %? tendatifi from because they -cm^.'fining .gating' ; ; (itnW:tnan-'by , !-siank , «'• thrchavges were beyoni, their means. ! H6wever,.fr'om.g{racing point of view, there , should, be -rip cause of botppl9iot.;:;|lje': of r the' club did eyecytbing in.-.their power to.make things, pass pleasantly, and Mr Fitton, the energetic Secretary, of the Club certainly showed.he was not a "round peg in a square..hole," The' .va'riop booths appeared' to do a good ibiißinep, flqsts Tflohjir and JSlltotte ■supplying the thirsty souls to. their content,, whije ~]\{cGlaß|jan was kept.gqtog w{th customers for mW »übatsntial fare; There were" the tos'u'aT number of •'roundabouts," Ac,, io^,,,, Mr H,'Pearson's v ßrass Band; was in attendance, and helped consider-' ably to enliven the. proceedings by 'discoursing sweet music at 'frequent intervals during the r day and elicited 'jhwh/praise for its fine 'playing.' The were cqiispiouoii's- by their absence, a local" billiard marker beihg;about the only one to attempt to make a book, and he gave the thmga up: as a bad job, The.' tofalisator did a good business, something like £IOBB being passed through. The' largest total was on the Opaki Stakes, and the biggest dividend was paid out on Putangitangi for the same race, who again upset tho pot for this event.-. The only acoident, during the day was to a man who was wrestling, resulting, in a .broken leg. The sufferer was removed to the hospital where it Y , B f w a time tbs man's limb was broke* it two. places.' The pqlice j.were there'in somefo'rce'but their assistance; was nevercalled into requisition, aHher'e wan scarcely any drunkenness whjcjj is ratljep at' this festive seas6n of the year. > As' usual the Maiden Hack race brought" out a ■good field no less tljan fourteen facing .fte starter, and nqtne of tjiem,. shewed such quality that nq doubt we will hearmqre of tljem. The winner turned, up in Mangle, a fine upstanding: three-year-old by Mangle, , The fields for' the ' .other events .were good -and the finishes in at the last two of. them were very close, that of the A.B.C. Stakes being so much so that the judge was unable to. separate jthe first two, the patrons of the.saddling padrlqck'we Rqtiged an ajniond-eyed Mongolian' who put his money on the machine like an old sport, aqd had the aatjsfeption of pulling put two tipkets on Putangitangi for the Stakes, and pocketing something like i 23. Before the programme started, a match for £lO a side between Heroock'a Kaka..and Hansen's Steeltrap was. run, The distrance- was two miles, catch weightß, and proved a soft thing' fotifeejtrap (,H. Hill,).u before, theyyhaigone half' the .Kaka wasiwaton.and the little cbe6tWlENvoti : invroatfteft't The first jvejit oh the. .card: was .th' i4den, puts.

'. Of 30 soya; second horse l.iovsj weight lor age; entrance 2'Boyßi''-, : ~ ■'T, h J. Thompson's g" g'tittle t" Scrub, by the Pr'emiep, 4 yrs. (I, '".■■ *Winteringhani.)'.,, .„l ; ;i -- (1 ;,, j Karanama's g £ Lady Maud; by Ananias (Hansen) , „. ■■!■.'.„ ty - Hm'a* Himiona's ch f Huia, sire urjkjwwn,.3ys, •(Hartley)-'- .-..■ ' 3 Tansred's 1 rn f Princess Royal, also ran, C, F. Vallance's bgjngomar,I4d Mandeville, and True Ijlue was -nrotpMi, . "' '" ■'■•■:';.' '

Mr Chamberlain gpt tbeiq away well together/ Lady Maud being the firafc to show. la front with the Scrub nexty Princess-floya! • ]af t. In thiq order they came into the straight, where Princess Royal improved ber position.^. Turning the obrner out of Hie straight, Princess ran very wiije, and the Scrub cut in to the inside place with the little Jliua on his quarter, At the mile post, the positions were about the same. Here Princess -Eoyal began to go for the Were, and H-iia also closed up a bjt. Poming into the straight thejcru'b led : by |alfa.4engtli,

but.Lady Maud.answering to the. call ..gamely soon-got'pn terms with him, and a mbstlexciting race.eM»ied be'tween the pair, both at them/ Within, a dozenTeDgths from home Hanßen stopped riding the mare i andshe immediately, dropped back half, a lengtji,' apd though 'she .again answered -njost ganiejy ifc;.;was too late, and. the Scrub gQtibe judge's verdict by a short head.' 'if Hansen had. kept on at.hiicharge.ho. would have landed the money, but to stop riding, within such a'ahart.iistance from, .the poat. was.'aimply; riclwalous;

Hula, who carried . 141b overweight; was a good third; and had she had the right weight up would have made [lungs very lively for those ,in front of her. Gravestock bad all he could do to make Princess Royal race a'ynrd. The totulinator shewed 209, 91 of which

were on Princess Royal, and 75 on Mtfle Scrub. Dividend, Time, 3tafn.-593ec. ;••• ■••. .'-. ■•..;'

RAILWAY PLASE HANDICAP,!

OF 40'sov*s'} second horse 10 bovj t mile; nomination 1 sov, acceptance SOV. . '••;-. ,'-... r •■

T.'H; Bill's t,g..The Slave, by M ■■•'■ ] by Danebury- 3yrs (Haywa"rd) : .,;..' J , G. Bentley's bo ,Viotory, by Mangle, 3 yrs, (Poison) J Bucaneer 6st 41b also ran. Consul 9at4lb, Glaioks 7st 71b, and Doncastei 7st.were scratched. '.:•■■<■ -.-.■<?&,.,,.

- This pr'dved'a fpr' The .Slave anil it-h'atj WdwnuMf '|iiiiti : 2-l-Bec, .■;v-v,:-.,: 1 -.. ■ ■'*' : -c-''.*:■•; viii'jf'':■••■■'? *• *- /■•■"•w": '■ ■» ; '«ilpN ,;Y ■• K °^ ; l| fers&MaY never! mm ; catch'Wfjghts.; PB'ftStry 10s. ;iA. ,"' flourfcers'tarted, and "» good'race. was the result, the winner catching the; jujga's.eyfr.byj;ia length. 164 t 52 Oft the ; Winner • divictehd JB2 ,lBs; time, 2mfo V^pec.

OPAKISJAKES HANDICAP,

UOl 160 toys'; second :f jjt^C : ';?- •?#■ #.Wi!lian^' ; Grafiirinie^l •!lswick>'syrs ! t ''*■<?„. '" .-. r ~-' : ' : f Mute,' .-:' ■.■.£■•' ■-. : ;;- "v'^i'SConsul, Bst, The-'Slaved :js^l3ib, ■Kopi, Tst^llb^sq^^yttleSn],; was aoratohed, * ' '1..--'"

Kopi got rather the best of the start, Putangitangi next;' the others close up, 'They, .cam into" the straight together. • 'Gbirtg past, the stand Kopi waß'in front with Qonsul and Slave close at him, Gentle Annie last. Id

thisprdsr they went to the half mile where Gentle Annie began to go for her horses and cries immediately 'tytit' .lip "Qentle Anftie : wins," and-tney might all have been covered, with. a. cloth.'':: Then Putangi's colors began tto show in .front, and once into/the straight the race was haver in doubt, as she came away and. .won' with* lot to spare, Gentle Annie about 1 two lengths away second,- Pasha : third,' .Consul fourth, and -TheTSlave., last, totalisator hQnqrs were very evenly divided between Consul and Paaha for.

pride of place, 114 being on the former nnd 112 qn the-latter. . The total showed 340,29 on winner j £1115s; time, 3min llaep,,' •■.-> .'.■:. '■' > A;B.C, SUM. Of 25 aovs i second horse 5 sors; for bred in the district; colts 7st IQlb; fillies and geldings 7st Mj 6 furlpiigs; nomination 1 sov, and 10s atpos't, .'-'• I

P. F. Tancred's ch f Revoke, b/thtf Promior, 2jto (Grarestock) ~. : T. H.HillVH^.liumou^by » r (li;Hi)l)' ;; . ... Jas. Macafe's jn; { . by Tattlor, ; 2yrs (Hartley),., "';..' ..'.

.Thjs: proved a,, splendid struggle' between tjje flrjjt fap, the' Tattler filly beii)g unable, to make ujvf hat she jbßt : at the start.. to |nisb, they were locked, tqget^et:' ant} fj}e judge gave tfjeresqJtas'ftW heat,''the Tattler fjlly being lengths away. TotaKsator 99, dividend on Revoke ,17s; on Rumour $\ \K~ Time lmin. 19s. HACK RACE. _Of 10 sovs; once round the course j eight ttone up; post entry 10s. T.H. Hill's Jack Tar 1 T.Ray's Dan O'Connell 2 fjve taped the starter forthisr Jack Tar jpjw a clsqded fo*o>itfj. Someijelny wascausod by Dan bj'tyniyell breaking away and going more than halfway round, which apnearei to .take-a lotout of him. Mr Chamberlain-got them away well together. Bamboo showing well in front for more than three parts of the dlstand*,' when bis condition began to tell, oh him. At this point Jack Tar took command and was never Jw)llared,Dan'o'Cflnriell came fast at' the finish and ran 1 into .second place'. Ihis-Brbugljt'one of.the best.days, held onHhe.porse to a close M everybody .returned' home, well pleased'wif the 'dayV'outlng.':! I '. ■'•

•LOWEJtmLEY JOCKEY CLUB 1 \r.;■'-' RACE'MEETING. ■- '» iOXfGD4 DECEMBER-^ •.■ President,-:Coleman Phillips! Vioo President, John Martin, Jun; ■ Judge,'Wallace Smith :-.Startoi\J. MpMaster'j l Timekeeper, W. 0, 'Williams; Stew.ards, J. Orr, C. T. Tully, £• McDougaly 0. Pain, ,0. Harris,. J. Hodge, A. R. Macfarlane, % I Martin, G. Harris, W. Hut'ana, S, Makjjpujcu, J, Q'Keefe. Clerk of Scales, A jlirsbberg.'j (Dlerlf of Course. J, Campion; Handicappers, H. McMaster. A. %■ 3f&cFarlane.;. Seoretary,tf.F.; Evans. About a thousand visitors assembledyesterday at this popular gathering. The weather was unfavorable. during the early part of the day and in consequence; of the rain the first race was postponed,till Jialf-past one. ; ; MacFarlane's totalisator.: under ■ the charge of Mr Coqk was on the ground and passed £630 through in the course ,of the afternoon. '■' The ground was in gpo'fjprd.er, the re-arrangement of the;' course since last, year- being a grsa£ ; ;qpnyeniei)6e' tj ipßotstors.giving';i.. \natural grand stand on the alopV of a hill. ~ ... ,-...,.•, :■■ ; FLYING STAKES HANDICAP. <■ " • « : Of. 40 Vovb ; three-quartqfof a mile. , Nomination 1 sov; acceptance 1 so v. - T. H. Hill's chgGlaicks, fi years, . by Mamle-Zetland'e. daiil^Win-. - teringham);-'- ... .■,'.- •' •'•'- \ <. P.F.Tftncred'B : hkinQabble,s-yri by Albany-Telltale. (Chapman) 2 - Tt W.hgKakapo, aged) by : .. Kakapo—Nainai ... ' „. 3 ,

All the horses faced (he Starter, aiid-j "? after one or two false starts. Hit,; McMaster got them off when Glafeks went to 'the front and was never caught. Time, Imin 52Jsec. There was £U in the totalisator and M on the winner. Dividend,'£3los. ■■■'■'"

HANDICAP STEEPLECHASE, ~ Of 100 sovs;; second horsej 10 sovs. fronratakes; nomination lsov: accep. tauce, 2 sovs.v and 2 sovs at poit: about two and a half miles, ... , ""^y J. Prosser's g g Speculation (lateMgntitoa) aged ..., ... ,■ .. ; .r ;I R.Ropiha's b g Hauku, 5 yearsv2 T. Ma!uipuka'schgKohai,aged v 3 • Totalisator 150,, 5Q on the' dividend .time, : Tmin; 3Qseej/ '-.u ■ 'Che course; was" about' two and.,'* : half miles, over seyeit' pr eightfene'esji/ ? three banks,; ,As soon as".' tho;'flag'"feiliCri'bbage-weatit<i:tHo fronts ;.witb They %t''tßi|||ntioa" 9m\ % rdl§,, ;^hjsh ;^u|i?;JJiorߥ: { 'cleare(P jPaaaing the was j ie %jsM alt fhlWsetliaiiliyipt'. I'fhe /^d^MlJj^^eeulaiio^al^ir ifter'a-lotot jwysqasion : :;niade flaip^a 'i hors^; ap^ndidly,. , winriing')?y;aV6n't i a leiigth/ i:^sM^

■:;• : ■. handicap y ppwnians •/Donald "iMnnia.y ! Stnithsliarkgt Pool, Ottoea SpldnW '■;*•■■ ienney,.'Tulluoka; . Eureka; >Tilsona v ' Misstep,.Wittqna Solo,Cenfons Wei- '- Heotor, Tomt^-iljdpekas,.. jKjobire.'■;' "Misstep';was; the' ; Javositi? tztii before tta/ h4^nejvwy r ia'r.aniftheli #• it-,till .Miro*3ii& -->■'■ :Tomroy: 3rdn;:Totat M ■■ Wihner7;Div..B,9. *;a.-ff>;

: ■;.' ■ li,V.J.C, ..Handioap, .: .■•* •. > .9ri39> ',-.■:•'■":r-"■"".>.■"''' '■:.'.'.:< ~01 . from Stakesi.Sitnileij .spv.; adcjßptah'oel; sovi,', an Jsjq&'**•'at pdfat." ' "■• ''■^'H^f-x^;'*-

G. Osborne's b;'gy.rs. (Pelling) ;•.»•..;:...■.■-J: ;^i—' P. F. TaricreTs bkm.Gabbleft" yrs by Albany-Tell-tale (Tocld '■■ ■-* 41b overwei|ht) •.-,.'... ~. |-,-^2 : " : ' ;:: P. Salvage and'Eon)p : ; ; we^e. : scrktciied;' .. After a r few false '•_ Gabble taking • the lead, ■■■■■ On ''patting ; ■■ the post, the; first ;;timi ; - Gabble, and Klgriraago -were leading in the order-named;* At .the-:three- '." quarter post Firstwater came.up,.with ft.rab, but Pelling'was occasion and-sent Pilgrimage to the iB; front very nicely,. Gabble 2nd>'• Firstwater 3rd. . Totalisator 2J?, ■■■ on. winner'; and -107., on : Firatwater-j--i~" ; div L 4 10s: time 3min SUsec. - J " ''. NATIVE HANPICAP, • Of «saovs: one and a half miles.. For : horseg owned, trained and ridden •by, natives.-. srWi'Hutana's c g Forward, 4 yrs, dam. (Tokij 1 ( S,: br m Hukarere, 4 yrs, by Nanakia—dam's pedigreeunknown , ... ~.' • _;; 2 KaEuka'sbrf Chance, 4yrs,; bj '' ""''' 'Kingfisher—dam's pedigree uoknown (Hawai)... ... " im 3 Dan was scratched. ' As soon as the n>g fe|l plpoß went to t]je front w|t£ MBr.'eiene?t;but before they had ■ gone ; yeuy far. /Forward began to, show .his'form;-bu> his joolf ,n;anaged to, keen him-in hard until they had gone a "«% whenjiejet hiifl.go, when he came up and pasaed. the others and was nerer caught thus winning one of the bent 'a races qftho day, greatly to the exoitfl, m ment Of the Maoris, Hukarere 2nd and ■*' Chance 3min., 2seo : ' Totalisator i 50,, on the winner £22 Dividend ,£2. V

SELLING NOVEL RACE, 20 sovs; one and a half mile 3i ff f. a the winner to become the absolute property ofthe Club and to be sold by auction immediately after the race wag

<f% . .■•■"■ '.\: ; ■* Entries: Kimberleyls Donald: Dihnle QampbellV Thunderbolt,. Kane's- Pride •' of Erifij Martin Te Oro'sTopic, AperoV . v Qameboy, ■-..-■''"' Toplc.won 'this race easily and'waV sold back to 'his owner for £[{ 10a by Mr Coleman Pnillips who volunteered'" in the absence of a regular auctioneer ■ < to officiate,'

■, HANDICAP HACK'RACE.','.':,•,,;,• . Py 0 sovs Onco round the course;; !' .■.. Open to all horses that kve'v-aevtt. -:"{■ entered or,run for other,thau,hack ■'"''* j races, p ; qafc entry JQs, :;■..■-, ■.,'■ '->;|| •••' Eleven'entries;'Eton's- Welcotof A - P : Jack Ist, Cundys Tommy' 2nd, Tilson's.. - '.-.< • Misstep 3rd. '-■!■■."■• '■ \: '^''S:.. MARTINBOROUQH HANDICAP,-'•'•' ;'•'; 40 sovs;one mile. Nomination 1 \ Bov-j acceptance 1w,.;-,; •, 'V"..v; .. "' -WOsborne's Pilgrimage 1, The Field i '.. Glaicks3, :. •■■■' •.'•■■'■'■'.p? ■■•■■'■

went to the front.attha :, start and. v was never' caught:' iAn -informal, .protest was made ;by th'a':.. owner of-Field on a : question ' but it was 'not entertained.