SPORTING.

Wairarapa Daily Times, Volume VII, Issue 2181, 29 December 1885, Page 2

SPORTING.

MASTERTON-OPAKI JOCKEY CLUB, -i © SUMMER MEETING, Pg^SfDENT—Mr William Lowes; Hon. TpAsimßii-v-Mi' 4 JSlkjnß; JUDGEBtr A. W, Cave| Smip-pT, Parsons ;-Stewams—Messrs J, lorns, A, Elkins, T. Parsons, E. Dixon, G. Dixon, H', G, Williams, D, McLachlan ;• C£brk of Scams—Mi J. Harding j Clerks of Course—Messrs W. 'lorns and H. Yates; Handicapper—Mr H. MpMaster; SEORETARY-Mr R, J. Eitton. jSecond Day. Jootey OlubV Summer Sfeeting ye&teri of- riiost'' B'uocessfnjly. weather was'fine, there being, if'artythirig, too much' suhlight and wind. • The" only cause for complaint, howevov, was' the quantity of dust that ])lew over the'spect'ators frtjnj' tie" sa<}diii)g paddockand the gpoiw# Qi)' fe si<le/of |]ie' course. The attendance' was larger tlian ori' the first day, there being aboutl2ooor 1300 persons present, as compared' with about 1000 on the first day. The raoing, too, on the whole, was better and certainly more

exciting;. , The totalizator was freely patronized, but there were no extraordinary; diridends. The games, although they drew a crowd 'between the races, experienced a considerable-.falling pff, the experiences 'of many of/the'lvisitors on the first day being apparently sufficient to satisfy them,

The Hurdle Raco brought all the four acceptors to the post. It was the general' opinion that Cribbage had an eaay thine on, and he was therefore a very decided favorite in the totalizator; but he came in an indifferent third, Dan O'Connell showed that if he has the foot lie has not the .heart,, for he baulked no. less than three times, and was, of course, quite out of the running, The manner in which Walkover covered the ground and topped the timber showed that he is not' by any means an opponent who is to be despised, though it is open to doubt whether Halicore would not have won had lie been kept a little more forward earlier in the race. He was certainly making up for lost ground towards tlu finish, and another quarter of a mile at the same pace must have given him the moiiev, The Hack Hurdle race was one of the most sensational races ever run in the Wairarapa. Matamau, the " hack" hero of the previous day, was expected to have a soft thing on, and, with such a good rider as Hei!d on his back there was reason to believe that lie could win easily enough, provided he'jumped well. As' before, he took the lead from the very beginning, He also took tlie first hurdle, but only to Qoine down. So quick was his rider in remounting that he was second at the next hurdle, only to have another fall, and then the horse got in about fourth or fifth. Two other horses came to grief at the first hurdle, and left tho course. Two more followed the example at the second, and yet two others at the last, while the rider of a third clung to his horse's neck until it came to a standstill. One rider was severely bruised, but managed to walk off the course. The District Handicap brought five, to the post, Rumour being a decided favorite among them, Rollo standing next in public opinion, Rimour justified the qp'iptn of her baokers by winning rather easily, Lady Maud makins; a very unexpected second, Pasha started favorite for the Tradesmen's Handicap, and won it/ but Little Scrub stuck to liim, and did not allow him any timo for play. The following aro the details of the dav's events

Hurdle Handicap, of 40 sovs.; second horse 10 sovs. , 2 miles. Over seven flight of hurdles, 3ft 6m high, Nomination 1 soy,, acceptance 2 sovs. Mr J, Thompson's b g Walkover, 6yrs, 9st 61b Hockley 1 Mr K McKenzie's r g Halicore, aged, 9afc 101b Herd 2 Mr T. Ray's c g Cribbage, aged, lOst 121b Osborne 3 Mr T. Ray's eg Dan O'Connell, aged, , lOst lib Driscoll 0 The horses broke away twice before Mr Parsons got them together, when a fair start was effected. Walkover, however, at once drew away, and led over the first hurdle by half-a-dozen lengths, Halicore being second, Cribbage third, and Dan O'Connell last, At the third hurdle Walkover had a lead of at least twenty lengths, ant] the general opinion was that lie had either bolted, or that he could not stand the pace. He however took the timber steadily enough. Dan O'Connell declined to follow the lead the others had given him, but got over at the second attempt, Passing the stand, Cribbage had taken second place and led ijalicare by several lengths, ■ At the bottom turn Walkover oame back to the others, and the ohances of Cribbage looked remarkably well. He had, however, simply eased off a bit, for when wanted lie drew away again. Entering the top turn Halicore came up pretty fast but, after going to within a length of Cribbage he dropped back again. Only a few lengths separated the three as they entered the straight, and then Cribbage once more came up, but Walkover was good enough to skake him off. Halicore now made another try, and the whip being applied, lje passed Cribble qnd ijrew.lip towards the leader, , but failed to catch hini by about three lengths, Cribbage was .an indifferent third.. Dan O'Connell refused two moro hurdlos, and was never in the race. Time, 4min 24 2-ofchs sec. Totalizator, Cribbage 107, Dan O'Connell 40, Halicore 67/! Walkover 81, Total 295. Dividend, £3 ss.

Hack Hurdle Race, of 15 sovs, second horse 2 sovs. Once round the course, Not less than 10 stone up. Post entry, 1 soy, Tliere were no . less than thirteen entries for this event, Matamau (late Hinau) at once took' the lead,'but fell after clearing the first hurdle, the second horse following suit. Matamaii's rider was up again in a riioment, and away before the last horse had come up, but the sam e thing hap pe ned at the next liurdle, f here ]}e Ijad further company in misfortune. Nqtluug'daunted, he was tip again, and clearing the last two hurdles ho was well up at the finish. A' Maori horse named Puanga had kept going yery afceadily, and when wanted was in a very handy position, as he won with ease; Out of the thirteen starters only six passed the poist, the other seven having come to grief. Totalizator 227, dividend £6los, Disieici Handicap, of 55 sovs., second horse 10 sovs. lj miles,

Mr W, lorns' br f Rumour, 3yrs, 7st 91bs Avery 1 Mr Wainohu's g m Lady Maud, Byrs, 6st 61bs Hopkins 2 Mr T. Ray's b g Kakapo, aged, 7st J, Ray 3 Mr James Macara's bo Rollo, 4yrs, 6stßlbs ,„ E, Hayward 0 Mr J, Laing's b m Gentle Annie, aged, 7st4lbs ... Laing 0 Owing to the start being at the turn into the straight it was impossible to tell which got the best of it. • Passing the stand the first time the order was Rumour, Kakapo, Gentle Annie, Lady Maud, and Rollo, This position was maintained to the back of the course, whore"Rollo game up with a rush and passod Lady Maud and Gentle' Annie, He was, 'however, unable .to maintain his advantage, as Lady Maud soon repassed him. Rumour continued to hold the lead, although Kakapo madesevcral attempts to wrest it from dangerotiß,'6uV slie not gef further than second place, Rdniour' winning by two lengths, Kakapo coming in third, Rollo ■ fourth, and Gentle Annie last, Totalizator-Rumour 225, Gentle Anme 14, Kakapo 48, 110110. 103, Lady Maud 12, Total, $1; fjiyifjeiji), £1J2g,■

Hack Race, of 10 sovs. For hoi'sep in actual useas haoks, and 'whioh have never run for other than hack races. v Once round tho course. Oatch weights, Post entry, 10s, ■ Torea (late Roughcut) ... 1 '' Satanella ... • ... ' .... 2 There were eleven starters, and the race was closely contested. • Time, 2min, 03' and two-fifth sees. Totalisator $0(1, fjiyideiid £1 TsApisaretfs' Handicap of 100 sovs, ■ 'Second horse 15 bovb, third horao'Saova, l|'miles,: Nomination 1 sov., accept- . aiice 2 sovs,- and 2 sovs at post. Mr W. lorns' be Pasha, 4 yrs., 9st - 51bs' ... ... Hoskins 1 Mr T. Thompson's g g Littlo Scrub, * %rs. : , 7sfc J2lbs. §... ' ? Mr Waiifiblliiis g m Lady Maud,' Syfrs., .! 6st 61bs, incluling Bibs over. Hopkins 3 Mr P. F, Tancred's c f Revoke'3yrs., ' 7at 91b5... Vaile 0

. Revoke got the bestof the start, Lady Maud second, Paaha third, and • Little Scrub last, On the far side the last named shot ahead, and Lady Maud fell behind, , At the top turn the other three were all in a bunch, Revoke gradually showing in front. Paaha then came away, and haying got the lead maintained it -to the finish, Little Scrub sticking to .his quarters all the way; .Revoke eased off, and Lady Maud ran into third place. Time, 2min 17|secs. Totalizator 367, dividend, £ 110.

Novel Race, of 25 sovs. Once round the course. Catch weights. Te Whiti J Welcome Jack ... ... 2

Time, 2 min. 27 and four-fifths sec. Totalizator 183, dividend £1 14s.' The winner was sold for £l7, but the purchaser not finding the money, was again put up and bought by Mr Burrows for £l3. .

Consolation Handicap of 25 sovs., second horse 5 sovs. 1 mile. Post entry 1 sov. Revoke, 9st ... '... 1 Lady Maud, 7st 101b ... 2 Kakapo ; 9st ... ... 3 Time, 1 min 86 3-sths sec. Totalizator, 238.; Dividend, This concluded the meeting. "